hello chickadee

...what's up? I'm just popping in to share a card I made for this weeks CAS-ual Friday challenge - haven't played along with one yet, and thought it was about high time. :)

Adorable little E.A.D. Designs sticker...having so much fun playing with THIS set!

Some sweet twine...

Okay, so it's a rooster, not a chicken, but I needed some kind of sentiment...and I'm not much of a sticker person, but how can you resist this adorable rooster by E.A.D Designs? :)

Oh, I thought I should tell you that if you view some of my older posts, all you see a black image with a negative sign in it. This is because I finally got my photos organized in Picasa web albums, making the image location change. So I'll try to go back on posts when I see it, but I won't have enough time to go through each post over again.

One last thing - I finally added a couple more posts to the Knitted Tales blog - if you'd like to meet Mortimer and Keith, stop by! :)

Well, thanks so much for stopping in - ciao!

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Card recipe
Cardstock: LSS, Bazzil Basics
Sticker: E.A.D Designs 
Stamps: Lawn Fawn "Critters on the Farm", Hero Arts "Ledger"
Ink: Ranger 'Walnut Stain', Staz-on
Other: pearl (Core-dinations), twine (HERE)

Tools: trimmer, adhesive, scissors, circle punch

Birthday wishes

...sorry my post titles haven't been very interesting lately - it's hard to keep thinking up new, fun ones! ;)

A little something I made for this weeks Waltzingmouse sketch challenge - I haven't played along with one of their fun sketches in awhile, and Sarah Martina's fabby sketch finally gave me the push I needed. I have to admit, ever since the 2 Sketches 4 You challenges (which I loved) closed, I was pretty bummed. Then I discovered the Waltzingmouse challenges - now my favorite place to find sketches! :)
So I was a little loose with the sketch this time, but still had lots of fun! Thanks to the Mischief Makers for the inspiration and sketch!

Trying to use up these flowers I got from Michaels to use on the bridesmaids headpieces for my sisters wedding back in July - I removed the center of the flower and replaced it with an orange mini rose.

Oh, and I have to say - I got the banner idea from the PTI die that was released recently.

Wow, I feel like I haven't used my good ol' Martha Stewart butterfly punch in a looooong time (the card I last posted I made a couple months back, so yes, it's been a while!)

Anyways, I gotta dash - making school preparations, getting ready for a volleyball scrimmage tonight, gotta try getting some stuff out in the mail, and then tomorrow, off to Scranton to take my younger brother to his new high school! Only gonna be five of us at home, which seems soooo small after eleven. :(

Thanks so much for dropping in - I really appreciate your kind words, and once I get a little more time, I'll be sure to return the favor! :)

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Card recipe
Cardstock: LSS
Patterned paper: Crate Paper "Emma's Shoppe", GCD Studios "The Great Outdoors"
Stamp: Waltzingmouse Stamps "Fancy Phrases"
Ink: Ranger 'Walnut Stain'
Flowers: Recollection
Pearls: Recollection
Die cut: Crate Paper "Emma's Shoppe"
Doily: stash

Tools: trimmer, adhesive, scissors, sewing machine, Glossy Accents

A little love

A little mini card I made using this weeks Simply Scrapping Crafts challenge - anything goes!
This little card is perfect for slipping inside a purse, lunchbox, anything.

Using a digital image from Tiffany Doodles, our sponsor this month.


I decided to cut the front of the card shorter than the back - something different and interesting for me. :)

Well, gotta go! Enjoy your day! :)

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Card recipe
Cardstock: LSS
Patterned paper: Crate Paper "Emma's Shoppe"
Stamp: Love Letters

Tools: trimmer, adhesive, scissors, printer

Big, beautiful...

butterfly. :) I was so happy when I got this long desired Martha Stewart butterfly punch, and here is the first card made using it...

Using up some scrap seam binding here....

This card is for you, blog reader and putter-upper with my nonsense! I've so appreciated all the comments you leave me, and I keep promising a special giveaway and I keep not getting around to it. Soooo, while I don't have that special giveaway ready yet (it's still formulating), I do have a random, little giveaway here today!

Stella and Rose 6x6 Designer Paper Pad - I think this has most of the designs from all four collections, if not all. It's a nice little pad I picked up at my local craft store yesterday (the same one I get my white speckled cardstock from), and I thought it'd be a nice little thing to pass on.

So there it is! I've just cracked open this pad and made a super clean and simple card with one of the sheets - I'm loving all the sweet patterns in it, and I hope you will too!
Just leave a comment - I'll leave this open until...um, hm...well, until I feel like closing it. haha ;)
Oh, and feel free to let anyone else know about this little giveaway, if you think they might be interested in this paper pad - any random commenter is eligible. ;)

Have a blessed Sunday!

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Card recipe
Cardstock: LSS
Patterned paper: October Afternoon "Thrift Shop"
Stamp: Hero Arts "Dolls"
Ink: Staz-on
Die cut: Travel
Ribbon: Faded leather
Other: doily, rose

Tools: trimmer, adhesive, scissors, punch, glossy accents

Birthday wishes

I haven't participated in an Embellish challenge lately, and I was getting kinda antsy to try one. The latest Embellish challenge finally motivated me to do just that - how can you resist THESE colors? If there was some blue in there, you'd have my favorite card color combo ever.

Wanted to take a better pic of this, but didn't have the chance, so you're stuck with this crummy image. ;)

I've been so bad with sentiments lately....just completely forgetting them until the end, then trying to squeeze them in somewhere. Oh, and see the subtle stamping in the background? I thought the white cardstock base was too white, so I stamped it lightly a couple times with Starburst Lace and some Tea Dye ink - love how it mimics the white/cream doily paper in the Emma Shoppe collection.

A lovely flower and cracked wooden button that I glued back together....

And those flowers, colored in with those trusty Prismacolor pencils - these do the job well enough, so I'm determined not to buy Copics...at least until I marry a billionare. ;)

Anyways, a quicky post to squeeze this in the challenge deadline - gotta get back to my family. :)
Have a blessed day!

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Card recipe
Cardstock: LSS
Patterned paper: Crate Paper "Emma's Shoppe"
Stamps: PTI "Year of Flowers" and "Tag-It's 1", Hero Arts "Starburst Lace"
Ink: Ranger "Tea Dye" and "Walnut Stain"
Ribbon: Bearydo Shoppe "Drop of Sunshine"
Other: pearls (Zva Creative), button (Joann Fabrics), flower (Recollection), coloring pencils (Prismacolor)

Tools: trimmer, adhesive, scissors, PTI die, Cuttlebug, sewing machine