fun birthday

I saw this layout in a Creating Keepsakes magazine and I really liked it. I used some {me & my big ideas} paper, some rhinestones, and a few neglected birthday stamps.

Sorry about the funky green paper in the background. Mason was napping while I took this series of pictures and my white paper was in the room. Yes, right now our bedroom, Mason's bedroom, and my craft room are one and the same room. But the end is in sight for the addition!

father's day with riley

This father's day is bittersweet for sure! It's the first father's day without my dad. I never really got to see him on father's day since we lived so far away, but I won't even be able to call him. I miss him.

This card is for Ryan's dad. We are very blessed that his parents live close and we're looking forward to spending the day with them. And of course celebrating with Ryan (his second father's day!).

I colored sweet Riley with my limited number of copics. I only have a few greens, browns, and pinks. I probably need to change that:) But for now, all Riley's accessories will be green or pink. Have a wonderful day. Give your dad a hug!

simple chick

See what I mean about the simple kick I'm on? I colored this sweet chick awhile back with colored pencils. He finally found his way onto a card. The little chick-prints are from a rubbernecker set (Kittie Kits Scene #3). I am really loving this pale yellow color. We are re-painting our kitchen and I think this yellow will have to find it's way into our house somehow:) Have a happy day.

purple bird

I love this bird on a branch stamp set, but I really don't use it enough. I've been making lots of simple cards lately. Using lots of stuff from my stash. The ribbon and embossed paper are from wish-rak. I love pale plum and perfect plum together. I'm sorta bummed that stampin' up is getting rid of pale plum.

We're off to the hot springs today! Mason is staying with Grammie. It's sort of a late anniversay celebration! I'm looking forward to lots of sun and diving into a good book. And of course spending time in the water. I'm thinking of making some veggie wraps and some mint lemonade to bring along.

pear thanks

This patterned paper is actually from my christmas cards a few years back, but I liked the colors with this fun pear. I popped the pear up on dimensionals. The circle images are from wish-rak. A simple thank you card.

little bicycle

Isn't this bicycle stamp fun? I wish I had a bike like that, but I'm not sure how it would do on our dirt roads:) This is a sketch from get sketchy, but it's a couple weeks old. The paper came from a pack (me & my big ideas) that I've had forever. I love how all the colors match though. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

hippo birthday

I made a couple cards with this week's cps sketch. I'm working on using up my stash and some wishes from SCS (I have a whole shoebox full of them).

I know that this school year is almost over, but I'm already thinking about next year. I have so many new ideas and plans. My notebook is full of lists and things I want to change. Another way to encourage me to use my stash is to give each of my students a card from me on their birthday. I usually let them pick a gift from my birthday box, but I thought it would be neat to set a card on their desk too. Aren't these perfect for little second graders?

This was a fun sketch. Make sure to check out the fun samples on the CPS blog. Thanks for stopping by!

cps sketch

I've been working on adding to my thank you card stash, but I've been sending them faster than I've been making them. Oh well. This is last week's sketch over at the cps blog. I wasn't sure where to put the thank you sentiment, so I put it inside. The main image is a simple flower and I wanted to leave it uncolored for a subtle look. I've already mailed this one off, so I guess I better get going on some more!

mother's day

Mother's Day is quickly approaching. I've been messing around with a few different mother's day cards here and there. But, mostly I've been locked in my craft room (ok, not really the craft room...it's spread all over the house!) working on a few projects. Nothing like waiting till the last minute. I guess I still have a few more weeks, but in it's hard to fit in craft time while playing with a little 10 month old. I love this paper! I dug into my stash of felt flowers and rhinestone brads for this one. Thanks for stopping by!

butterfly birthday

I love this paper. It has all my favorite colors in it and I didn't want to cover much of it up. I used my lace border punch and butterfly punch. Then I added some rhinestones. Pretty simple, but a perfect addition to my birthday card stash. I have a lot of birthdays coming up in the next few months. The weather here in Colorado can't decide if it's spring or winter. It is beautiful one day and snowing the next. I can't wait until the warm weather is here to stay. Have a happy one!

steep, stir, & enjoy

It's no mystery that I love tea! There's nothing like a good pot of tea shared with a friend. I made this card with some papertrey ink stamps. I love this little tea set. I am also loving the purple and cream color combo. Short and sweet:) Life has been a little crazy over the past few months, with lots of ups and downs, but I'm hoping to share some more of my cards here on the blog-o. Have a happy day!

thank you

This card is a little too cheery for the weather we've been having lately:) Lots of snow here, but that doesn't stop me from wanting to make a bright, fun card. I do have Christmas cards on the brain too though, so that might be my next project. You can never have too many thank you cards on hand. You never know when someone will surprise you...like last weekend when my sister and I went to visit my dad in the hospital and two of his friends opened their home to us....inviting us over for dinner and a short break from being at the hospital. What wonderful people! They even had a book for Mason and wrote a messege to him inside. They sure were a blessing during a tough time.

Have a wonderful day, friends.

I made this card with a color throwdown challenge from a few weeks back. I just haven't had time to get it posted:)

I don't have any rich razzleberry cardstock, so I only used the other 3 colors.

I outlined the image with my su marker and then colored it in with a watercolor crayon. Then I loaded it up with crystal effects! I love the shiny puffy-ness.
Thanks for visiting. Have a fun day.

mommy to be~mojo106

Here's another card using last week's mojo monday sketch. I sent this to my best friend, minnz who is expecting in March. I think she sent me this stamp set when I was pregnant, but this is the first time I've used it. I love the fall colors. The stamps are from Studio G. Everything else is Stampin' Up! Have a great weekend, friends:)

chicken mojo

I made this card with last week's mojo monday sketch 106. I just love these little chicken stamps from rubbernecker.

The paper and ribbon is su and the images are colored with copics and su markers. I like the little bit of blue with all the browns and rust:) Thanks for visiting!

coffee

Today is a good day for a nice warm cup of coffee (with cinnamon vanilla creamer)! It's so windy and chilly this morning. Here is the card I made for dawn's color challenge. I just love her sweet blog! I had no idea what to do at first, but after staring at the papers for awhile, this is what I came up with.
The stamps are rubbernecker and the paper is dcwv and su. Thanks for visiting! Have a blessed day.

mason robert

Well, Mason is almost 4 months old and I'm just getting started on his scrapbook. These pages use a scrappin' kit from SU. I love the colors and the cute little birdies on the background paper. It's been too long since I scrapbooked and it was fun to get some pages done.

color throwdown

Here is my card for this week's color throwdown challenge. We had to use olive, rose red, mustard, regal rose, and chocolate. I love this fall image:) I colored it with copics and popped up the pumpkins and the center of the sunflower. Thanks for visiting. Have a good one!

squirrels:)

Hello there. It's been a while since I have posted. I've been a little busy. This is a pretty simple card, but I love those little squirrels on the bench. I love this color combo too...rust, chocolate, and vanilla. Well, I should have some crafty time in the next few days, so stop by and say hello.

flower soft

When I got together with my friend Hillary on Friday I somehow managed to squeeze two cards out between a baby who wanted to be held all day and my eating of lots of pancakes (who's counting?) Yup our new tradition is pancake Friday...lots of fun.

Here is one of my cards. I got this flower soft at the scrapbook expo and finally got to use it. See it all over the trees? It is so easy, but so fun. I stamped the tree image in chocolate chip and used a watercolor pencil and blender pen for the ground. The bow is a little big I think, but it's all I had to work with. Thanks for stopping by! I'm off to start framing in our addition with the hubby:)