Frosty Tuesday Morning 4-in-1....

Good morning from a frosty, chilly central Alberta! The ground, trampoline, vehicles etc. is all white this morning - sure sign that Fall is soon approaching....my favorite season :) The colors are so rich and warm and pretty.

Yesterday, I challenged my good friend, Tamie, to make a card and I had started and finished this one last night, but was too tired to blog it...so I am putting it on now - sorry Tamie! I wanted to do Little Paper Shop's color combo so I went on a search for a sketch - and I found one over at CardPatterns. My card also qualifies for this week's challenge at Sweet Stampin' for "distressed birthday cards and Papertake Weekly's challenge of "Just the One" and I used only one ribbon...

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, tractor - Little Paper Shop; Paper: Tangerine Tango, Kraft (Crumb Cake), Old Olive DP, Very Vanilla; Ink: Versafine Black, Chocolate Chip; Accessories: markers, brads, star punch, sponge dauber, kraft ribbon

Thanks for stopping in this morning - I hope you find some time to sit and craft today - happy stamping! Don't forget to come back Thursday morning for our opening act of 4 Crafty Chicks!!!

LPSC#80 - Enjoy The Little Things

Happy Tuesday! Today I wanted to make a card using Little Paper Shop's sketch challenge so I dug out some of my *NEW* DP and went to work! My card also qualifies for the "Clean and Simple" theme happening this week over at Meljen's Design Team and Challenge Blog :)

Stamps: A Dream (LPS); Paper: Choc Chip, Baja Breeze, Greenhouse Gala DP, Real Red; Ink: Choc Chip; Accessories: sewing maching, perfect dots embossing folder, choc chip satin ribbon, pearls

Calvin has a friend over today so I am hiding out in my craft room while they watch movies and play video games :) I should be back with another card shortly as my good friend, Tamie, threw out a gentle *crafting challenge* for us both...we are to make 2 cards today. One down, one to go....see you shortly.....

Tuesday Night 3-in-1

Hello again crafting PEEPS! The wind is still a howlin' out there, but at least the snow has quit. We are in for a chance of more flurries tonight, but a slim chance, so we'll see! DH and the kids were busy playing the Wii tonight so I decided to take that little window of opportunity and *RUN* to my craft room, shut the door, plug in my iPod and get inky!!! :)

I decided to do Julia's wonderful sketch challenge over at Little Paper Shop Blog. I flipped it on it's side and decided to use a sentiment as my focal point. My DH loved the saying! This card also qualifies over at Totally Stampalicious for their challenge of "Flower Power!" and Crafty Catz Challenge Blog for their challenge of "Spots"

Here is my card using all 3 challenges:

Stamps: Growing Old (LPS); Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Sweet Pea DSP; Ink: Brilliance Chocolate, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron; Accessories: paper piercer, nestabilities, flowers, brads, pearls, pumpkin pie ribbon, dimensionals, glue dots, sponges

Well, that is it for me tonight - I have a few challenges I am anxious to attempt tomorrow so until then, sleep tight!! G'night!

Blustery Friday!!

Wow, not sure if you are all keeping up with the weather in the past 24 hours here in central Alberta, but we've had quite a winter go-round! The main highway, Queen Elizabeth 2, was shut down from Ponoka to Airdrie last night due to numerous vehicles in the ditches and collisions due to the blowing snow and low visibility. I came home from Edmonton around 6:30 and it was NASTY! I had to stop a few times right in the middle of my lane on the highway cuz I could NOT tell where I was driving!! I hate driving in stuff like that when I have my kids with me....I was a bit stressed by the time I got home let me tell ya!! But...we made it home safe and sound and I had a tea, put my warm, fuzzy slippers on and crocheted on the couch under my warm afghan!!!

This morning it's windy, but no more snow has fallen. DH had to leave for about a 2 hour drive north to a job, so I got up with him around 5 and helped him get out the door, threw on the coffee pot, got dressed in my warm winter duds and got to work finding some challenges! Julia, over at Little Paper Shop, came up with a great sketch this week and Melissa and I were in Red Deer last week and popped in to see her! I bought some more of her wonderful stamps and decided that I just *HAD* to ink up this cutie!!!

I then needed some colors....well, given the image I chose, I needed some softer, "pajama-type" colors and Danielle over at Color Throwdown had a PERFECT combo for me!

The gals over at Crafty Creations Challenge Blog are wanting us to do some "paper piecing" for their Challenge #62....fits my card! :)

I hope you take the time to try out these awesome challenges - they are fabbie ones this week!!!


...and here is my little cutie-patootie girlie!

Stamps: Little Paper Shop (Beary Special?); Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Old Olive DP, Bella DP (retired), Going Gray; Ink: Versafine Black, Basic Black; Accessories: various markers, gray pearls, white pearls, paper flowers, nestabilities, Martha Stewart border punch, gray ribbon, sponge dauber

Thanks for stopping in this morning. I hope you have a fantastic Friday and I'm hoping to be back later on after school is done! Happy crafting!!

A Busy Spring Break!

Did you miss me?!? Woweee, it's been a crazy-busy Spring Break for me. My kids are homeschooled this year, so they've had various friends here off and on the whole break. Now we have their 2 cousins here from Lacombe. I've been a cookie-baking, bread-making, meal-plannin' momma and today I decided it's MY day to create some cards :o)

I've done one challenge this morning with Kazan's sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You and I used the very interesting color combo from Scrapmaster's Paradise. The images are from Little Paper Shop and I feel they fit the layout just PERFECTLY!


...and VOILA! here is my creation.....

I hope to be back a bit later with some more cards. I hope you are all having a super Good Friday - the weather here is beautiful. The kids are having a bite to eat and then they are heading back out to play! Yay! LOL....See you soon!

Got Dirt?!

I love this quad stamp from Little Paper Shop! It's so easy to color up and perfect for those boys in your life! Thanks, Julia, for creating such a great one! My sentiment and brads are a bit crooked though...maybe it's time for bed?!? LMAO....have a great night everyone! Thanks for looking!

Stamps: Quad from Little Paper Shop, Birthday Wish (SU!)
Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, "Brilliant" series from My Mind's Eye
Ink: Black Staz On, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: paper piercer, not quite navy marker, going gray marker, close to cocoa marker, chocolate brads, dimensionals, sponge dauber