Happy Birthday, Peggy!

Happy Hump Day! I got DH out the door and came to sit in my craft zone and get a challenge (or 7) done *wink* My card qualifies for the following challenges today:

• Paper Works - "to use cupcakes anywhere on your card or project."
• Stacey's Stamping Stage - color combo - Act 27
• Lord Have Mercy - sketch challenge
• Fussy and Fancy Challenge Blog - make a birthday card with some type of "sweet treat" on it
• Pile It On! - "Make it Sweet"
• Stamp With Us - "Birthday"
• Stamping Royalty - "Use Your Punches"

...here is my cutie patootie birthday girl:

Stamps: Short & Sweet, Mimosa - Cupcake (Bildmalarna); Paper: Certainly Celery, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White; Ink: Versafine Black, Basic Black; Accessories: celery satin ribbon, button, linen thread, markers, white gel pen, dimensionals, oval punches, oval scallop punch, cuttlebug border embossers

The weather man says we are in a "winter storm warning" for our area and we can expect 12-15 cm of snow and/or rain today and tomorrow. I am hunkered down with candles lit, great tasting coffee and laundry has been started. I am hoping to be back later on today with more installments! My workshop has been postponed so I don't have to run out tonight...more time for stamping :) Yay me!! See you soon - stay warm!

TSTR - Embracing the White

I'm not sure about all of you crafting PEEPS out there in blog land, but I have difficulty "embracing the white" LOL...The challenge this week over at The Shabby Tea Room - hosted by my good friend, Melissa - is to "embrace the white." I will just say that I didn't really know *what* to do, so I went to my cuttlebug folders and just started embossing some different patterns and I came up with what I came up with. I used the "vanilla" color in the photo as my inspiration....I think it will make a great wedding card in various colors now that I've got it done! Thanks for the challenge ladies!!

Stamps: Whimsical Words; Paper: Whisper White, Barely Banana; Ink: Basic Black; Accessories: embossing folders, vanilla satin ribbon, punches, pearls, dimensionals, scallop trim punch

It's just the kids and I home tonight, so I'm off to magically create something for supper LOL...I'll be back later! Happy stamping!

Mother's Day frenzy....

I have been "muckin' around" in my craft room today getting some supplies ready for a friend of mine to take out to a Hutterite Colony so that they can make Mother's Day cards with the young ones out there. I got all the supplies ready to go for her and then I decided "I" wanted to stamp something JUST CUZ....LOL...So, this is what I came up with - yep, all by myself this time! hee hee...that doesn't happen too terrible often. Usually I need a sketch or color challenge to get my 'ol brain goin....so here ya go....a start to some Mother's Day cards I will be showing this week. Happy Stampin' :)

Recipe:

Stamps: Oval All, All Year Cheer (retired)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Wild Saffron (K & Company)
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black
Accessories: Scallop oval punch, riding hood red ribbon