It ain't easy being green...

Anyone else love that Kermit the Frog song? It's a favorite of mine. This time I'm talking about being green as being environmentally conscious. I love to recycle whenever I can. This tin is from Prima flowers. I love Primas and use them all the time, so I figured I needed to find a use for the empty tins. Also if you look to buy tins, they can be pricey, so this is not only environmentally good, but also a real money saver!

The stamp is Babs from Rubber Romance. She is perfect for this type of project. She looks so relaxed in her bubble bath, makes me want to go take one!
I made this little tin to use either as a gift for a friend, or maybe to leave out in my bathroom. I have one of those fabulous soaking tubs, that just doesn't get much use, maybe seeing a nice bath set near by would encourage me to soak.
I filled it with packets of oatmeal milk bath. My blogger buddy Marti shared the recipe with me. I scented mine with Eucalyptus Mint oil. It smells so yummy. I love this little gift set, and can't believe how little it cost me to put it together. I have several more tins I've been saving, so I'll probably make some of these sweet little gifts to give around the holidays.
Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you are having a great week, we're enjoying some crisp fall weather here.

Recipe:
Stamps: Babs from Rubber Romance
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: MME patterned paper, Bashful Blue, PTI ssw
Embellishments: MS ribbon, primas, twine, PTI buttons, stickles, copics, modge podge

Sugary Christmas Card

I made this one for the latest Sugar Bowl sketch challenge #20. The challenge along with the sketch was to do some paper piecing. I just got the latest Basic Gray Christmas paper, Eskimo Kisses and could not wait to use it! I used to hoard all my Basic Gray paper, don't know why, it was just too pretty to cut up. But I decided I won't buy anymore unless I start to use it. So the last two packs I bought, I used some right away. I've been doing a few Christmas each month, so hopefully I'll be caught up by December.

This card uses the Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Girl Flower Girl stamp. She is just so sweet, I've been loving all the Gorjuss Girl stamps I have, and think I need to add a few more to my collection!

Thanks for dropping by today. Hope your week is off to a great start!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Sugar Nellie, Gorjuss Girls Flower Girl
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI ssw, Scarlet Jewel, Pretty in Pink, Eskimo Kisses
Embellishments: Prima flowere, MS leaf punch, SU corner punch, gold mini brads, PTI ribbon and button, SU gold cord, copics, gold gel pen, Metalic dew drops

Cutie Pie Bird

Happy Sunday! This is my take on the SCS sketch challenge this week, SC248. I thought it was a fun little sketch. I love this new line from Rubber Romance, called Cutie Pie! You can check out this Cutie Pie Bird and the others here. The little chicks are perfect for girlfriend cards! I thought I might put a sentiment like "Hey Chick" inside. Actually I have an aunt who always calls people chick, maybe this will go to her. The chicks have some dimension from the popped up wings and brad eyes.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Hope you had a fantastic weekend!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Rubber Romance Cutie Pie Bird
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, PTI ssw, SU retired patterned paper
Embellishments: nesties, sakura glitter pen, copics, American Crafts mini black brads, EK success border punch, SU retired organdy ribbon, foam dots. Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder

Long Lean Witch

I hardly ever make long skinny cards, so this was a real challenge for me. This sketch came from Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge MTSC41. I flipped the sketch vertically, the original was horizontal. I knew I needed a skinny witch so I went with this Bella image, Witchybella. I've been on a Halloween card kick, lately. Now I have to make sure I actually mail out these Halloween cards, LOL!

Thanks for stopping by today, hope you are all having a relaxing weekend!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Stamping Bella, Witchybella
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI ssw, Basic Black, Green Galore, Almost Amethyst, SU designer Jersey Shore paper
Embellishments: MS border and bat punches, mini orange brads, copics, sakura glitter pen, stickles, crystal effects, foam dimensionals

Sweet Dreamers' Challenge- ASC2

Here is my card for Aly's second challenge on her Sunday Sketch challenge blog. You may remember I mentioned Aly last week. She is the ten year old daughter of a blogger friend. Aly has started a blog with a new sketch every other Sunday. Her sketch this week was very challenging, and her sample rocks. So check it out if you have time! Our blog group, the Sweet Dreamers, decided to have Aly's challenge as our weekly challenge this week. So this card serves as both. And if you think the paper looks familiar, it's because I used it on the last card I posted. I had a lot left on my desk, so I just went with it!

A little family news... During Finn's birthday party on Sunday he started to walk. He's taken a step or two, but not really walked. He was taking about ten steps at a time during the party. It was exciting, because we had family and friends here to see it. He's continued with the steps all week. He also has mastered the tantrum, he throws himself down and kicks his legs, it actually is pretty funny, because he's so little. And it doesn't last long. It is just so amazing how they do new things all the time when they are so little. Really fun to watch!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Card Recipe: Stamps: Magnolia
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: YoYo Yellow, Tempting Turquoise, PTI ssw, DCWV Citrus patterned paper
Embellishments: Nesties, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, copics, stickles, Primas, MM brad, ribbon, SU clear button

LuLu Blog Hop

Welcome to the LuLu Blog Hop sponsored by Stamping Bella! If you arrived her from Miche L Designs blog you are in the right place. If you've just happened upon my blog, you can CLICK HERE to start from the beginning at Bloggabella.

Here is my project for the blog hop. My sweet Bella sistah Lori just sent me this adorable Harriet LuLu stamp as a back to school RAK. How sweet is that. I thought she just needed bright fun colors, so I colored her to cooridinate with this DCWV citrus paper. Hope you enjoy my creation and all the others along the hop.

How about a prize? In addition to the fabulous eye candy, we have decided to hide a prize somewhere along the hop! One pre-selected blogger will draw a random winner from the comments on her post, and the winner will receive a $25 Gift Voucher to Stamping Bella!!! The fun part is...we're not telling you who it is! So as you hop, make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!! We will announce the winner on Monday in the Splitcoast forum. MWAH!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Now it's time to hop on over to Debi's Crazy Life.

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Stamping Bella Harriet LuLu and sentiment
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI ssw, Tempting Turquoise, YoYo Yellow, DCWV Citrus paper pack
Embellishments: copics, Sakura glitter pen, nesties, MM brads, primas, foam dots, grosgrain ribbon

Sweet Dreamers challenge with MTSC40

This is my take on Mercy's Tuesday sketch challenge for this week. I also combined it with my Sweet Dreamers blogger's group challenge for the week. That challenge was to use buttons. I've got a little button centered in my bow. I love these holiday Magnolia images. They are so much fun to color! Her boots are glossed with crystal effects and her coat is fur trimmed with liquid applique.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Hope you had a great weekend!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Magnolia
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI ssw, Basic Black, Gray, PTI Scarlet Jewel, SEI patterned paper
Embellishments: copics, Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder, MM brads, crystal effects. liquid applique, SU ribbon and silver cord, foam dots, SU corner punch, Sakura glitter pen, PTI button