Pensive Edwin

How come the weekends always go so fast? I can't believe it's Monday already. Love having everyone home on the weekend. We spent loads of time having UNO championships this weekend. I forgot how much fun UNO was!

This card is for MTSC55, last Tuesday's sketch. I just got this little Edwin in my Magnolia winter kit. He's so cute, just looks like he has lots on his mind.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you all have a great week.

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Edwin from Magnolia, and sentiment from PTI
Ink: Memento
Paper: PTI ssw, Choc. Chip, Mellow Moss, SU patterned paper
Embellishments: Nesties, cuttlebug argyle embossing folder, copics, stickles, EK success border punch, dimensionals

Tuesdays with Robin

I got a chance to play with the Tuesday Morning Sketch #27 this week. It was a perfect sketch to showcase one of the Rubber Romance ATC sized diva stamps. I used Retro Robin her. She looks fabulous walking her dog!

I finally broke into my Basic Grey Phoebe paper pad. Love the blues and greens in this piece. Need to try to use it more and stop hoarding!

Her pants are paper pieced, and her hat, shirt, shoes and leash are glittered with a copic spica pen.

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

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Rubber Romance Retro Robin ATC sized stamp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI ssw, Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky, Basic Grey Phoebe

Embellishments: PTI buttons, twine, dimensionals, copic markers and spica pens, rub on sentiment, cuttlebug embossing folder

The seventh sketch from The Greeting Farm

Here's my take on the seventh sketch from the 12 days of sketches over at The Greeting Farm blog. I still have a few left to post. They really got me stamping last week.


So glad I got something done last week, because this week has not been very productive. I guess that's the way it goes!


Thanks for dropping in today. I'm off to watch Jersey Shore, my guilty pleasure! Have a good one.


Card Recipe:
Stamps: The Greeting Farm
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Pretty in Pink, PTI ssw and Aqua Mist, Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly
Embellishments: nesties, sponges, MS punch, SU border punch and ribbon, dew drops, copics, crystal effects, stickles, dimensionals

How about a cup of tea?

I received a card in the mail not too long ago that included a tea bag inside. I loved it and was so tickled with the tiny treat inside, that I went immediately to SCS to search for a tutorial. I found this one on SCS to make a tea bag holder note card. Here is the link to Beate John's tutorial. It was quite simple, there are two versions to try. This is the second, I may give the first one a try later on. Cool thing is you can either include a tea bag or a flat chocolate square inside.

Here is the outside of my tea bag holder. I used Julia Loves to Read from Rubber Romance stamps, check out Julia and some of the new divas in the Etsy shop. I thought she looked perfect with her book and cup of tea or coffee. This little card will be for my son's preschool teacher. I always need to send a note about this or that to her and she likes home made cards. So I thought one with a little treat would be fun to send next time.

Here is the view of the inside. I chose my papers and cardstock to coordinate with the wrapper of my tea. This one is Vanilla Chai, and it's very yummy.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Have a cup of tea and stay warm!

Card Recipe: Julia from Rubber Romance, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, PTI Vintage Cream, Tangering Tango cardstock, SU retired dsp, SU border punch, copics, nesties, sakura glitter pen, MS ribbon, Bellas Baubles

Puddles of Love

I created this card for Mercy's Tuesday sketch challenge (MTSC54) and for Club Anya and Friends New Years Day challenge. The New Years Day challenge was to use two colors you normally don't use (Not the Norm). I picked Not Quite Navy and So Saffron. While I really like So Saffron, Not Quite Navy is not a favorite of mine. I think the name says it all! I really like navy blue and to me Not Quite Navy just looks not quite right, LOL. Any way, I think they worked out fine, and I used up a sheet of neglected cardstock.

Thanks for dropping by today. Stay warm!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: TGF and Hanna Stamps
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI ssw, Not Quite Navy, So Saffron, Patterned paper from a slab Christmas stack
Embellishments: copics, nesties, SU ribbon, EK success punch, dew drops, crystal effects, dimensionals

MoJo just in time

I'm trying to combine challenges this year. I love to do them and see that many people can incorporate many into one card, so I'm going to give that a try. This card was made for the MoJo Monday #119 challenge, the Crazy 4 Challenges polka dot challenge, (C4C18) and The Greeting Farm Club Anya and Friends Black Tie Challenge.

This Geisha Anya is so sweet, I love the book Memoirs of a Geisha and wanted her as soon as I saw her. She was sold out every time I tried to order, and then I received her as a gift from a stamping friend. So excited to use her!

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

Card Recipe:
Stamps: The Greeting Farm
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI ssw, Basic Black, MME black polka dot, PTI red polka dot
Embellishments: copics, stickles, dimensionals, offray ribbon, Doodlebug brads, MM black rhinestone

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to everyone! Can it really be 2010? Where did 2009 go. I remember time used to pass so slowly, it seemed. Now a year passed me by in the blink of an eye. I must be getting old, LOL.

I made this little cutie for the day four of The Greeting Farm's 12 days of sketches challenge. I actually got all twelve done, not really sure how I did that. This one is headed out to my brother who had a birthday on the 30th of December. Yeah, I know it's late, but if you know me, it's not really late if it comes within the month. Maybe that should be one of my resolutions.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: TGF Ian, PTI sentiment

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Basic Black, Going Gray, Basic Gray PTI ssw, patterned paper scrap

Embellishments: Mini brads, copics, sakura silver gel pen, dimensionals, quickutz embossing folder