Purple Rose...

A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world. -Leo Buscaglia
Hello there! Sorry I have been so quiet lately...I had company from Norway for a week and then my power, TV and Internet were down for 2 days!!! ACK!

I finally got a moment to stamp a sample for Sunday's Cupcake Inspiration Challenge. I have wanted to try the technique where you emboss a line art flower and then drip in some paint...I think I chose the wrong paper to work with, but overall I am pretty happy with the results...
Of course, it is a birthday card, more for my Grandma's pile! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Roses in Bloom (Waltzing Mouse,) Swirly Greetings (Elzybells)
Paper: Kioshi (Basic Grey,) Brown, Cream
Ink: Versamark, Chocolate Chip
Misc: Stardust Stickles, Pearls, Floss, Buttons, Watercolors, Embossing Powder

Challenges:

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge:
Waltzing Mouse Sketch:
SCS Inspiration Challenge:
Moving Along with the Times: Glitter
Charisma Cardz: DieCuts
The Pink Elephant: Ribbon & Sparkles

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Birthday Betty...

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. -Mark Twain
Today is a very special girl's Birthday...she is turning 18 and we have plans this evening to go get our noses pierced together!!! Hopefully neither of us chickens out at the last minute!!! :) I pulled out my super sassy, pouty London by Simply Betty and I have even given her a teeny tiny nose piercing!!! :)

The colors were pulled from this week's Cupcake Inspiration Challenge, I just left off the raspberry and purples.
Inside view...
Supplies:
Stamps: London Digi (Simply Betty,) Cupcakes (sentiment...TGF)
Paper: Peachy Keen (KaiserCraft,) Dark Chocolate, Melon Berry, White (PTI)
Ink: Tuxedo Black & Rich Cocoa (Memento,) Copic Markers
Misc: Prima Flower, Button, Bling, Stickles, Polka Dot CB Border

Challenges:
Cupcake Inspiration Challenge:
BoBunny: Birthday Card
Kenny K: Bold & Bright
Challenge up Your Life: Celebrations
Your Next Stamp: Bold, Bright Summery Colors
Fab n Funky: Flower Power
Wild Flower Patch: Polka Dots
Stamp Something: Digi

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Summer Blog Carnival...

For some Seriously Awesome Summery Goodness you NEED to visit Craft Critique today for their Summer Blog Carnival! They have links to so many Amazing Summer Projects all over Blogland! (Including my Bombshell Aloha Angel)

Rainbow Ice Cream...

What's the point of havin' a rapier wit if I can't use it to stab people? -Jeph JacquesThis week's Woodware USA Challenge is to use your favorite technique. If I have a technique in stamping it would be Coloring with Copics...is that a technique? I always think of Batiking or Bleach Stamping or Heat Embossing as a Technique...but I don't do those things, so I guess coloring is the best I've got! ;)

I used the Birthday Fun set and made a yummy bowl of delicious Pistachio, Strawberry and Chocolate Ice Cream! Mmmmm, summer time treat! The polka dot paper is the last of the last 8x8 sheet I had of this delicious green polka dot paper, I added a scalloped piece of felt to extend the green below the image to match the sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You...

A small scrap of the larger scrap of my Favorite Christmas paper ever, Good Cheer by October Afternoon (I am hoarding it so badly!!!) went on the inside, cut with my new MFT Dienamics Small Scallop Border...
Supplies:
Stamps: Birthday Fun (Woodeware USA Clear Stamps,) Happy Everything (Verve)
Cardstock: Melon Berry, Dark Chocolate, White (PTI,) Tempting Turquoise (SU)
Patterned Paper: Good Cheer (October Afternoon)
Ink: Copic Markers, Memento Black
Misc: Stardust Stickles, Retro Flower Punch, Vintage Button, Embroidery Floss, Pop Dots, MFT Felt, MFT Small Scallop Border Die

Challenges:
Woodware USA Clear Stamps: Favorite Technique (Coloring with Copics)
2 Sketches 4 U:
A Crafty Little Place:
Etsy Inspired: Lover Dovers
Blogger's Challenge: Birthday
Frosted Designs: I used...Flower, Felt, Glitter, Button & a Punch
Fab 'n Funky: Flower Power
Paper Pretties: Summer (Colors and Ice Cream)
Wild Flower Patch: Polka Dots

Stories of Connor: How to make a 7 Year Old Happy...

Or...Dinosaurs, Cupcakes and Green...

And it sure did make him happy!! :) Yesterday was my son's 7th Birthday and he requested Green Dinosaur cupcakes. I made box cake cupcakes, colored the frosting green and then printed up some dino clip art. I punched them out and layered them on a scallop punched piece with a toothpick in between, Voila, Dinosaur cupcakes! ;)

And in other birthday news, I have a Card! I have many birthdays coming up And need to get some more Birthday cards to my Grandma, so you will be seeing a lot of Birthday stuff around here for awhile!

I started this card on my Girl's Retreat last weekend and just had to finish up some details once I got home, added the black roses and the gem in her hair along with some stickles on her skull shirt. The layout is for the Farm Fresh Friday Sketch last week.

For the inside I used just a Slice of a scrap of the PP and a sentiment from a retired TGF set...

Supplies:
Stamps: TGF Ebony, Talk Loud & Retired Set "Cupcakes"
Paper: Webster's Pages Garden Gala, Papertrey Scarlet Jewel & White
Ink: Copic Markers, Memento Tuxedo Black
Misc: Stardust Stickles, Prima Roses, Gems

Challenges:
Blogger's Challenge: Birthdays
FFF Sketch:
Challenge up Your Life: Celebrations
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge: Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers: Birthday
Your Next Stamp: Birthdays

Woodware Challenge #1...

Birthdays are like boogers, the more you have the harder it is to breathe. -Unknown

It's Thursday and that means it's my turn to post on the Woodware USA Clear Stamps Blog! Make sure to check all of the blog posts for this week to see the Design team Challenge cards!

The challenge this week is Red, Turquoise and Kraft. I just recently received some of the new Papertrey Ink Beautiful Blooms paper (Thanks Piali!) and thought it would be perfect!

The Cake is part of the Birthday Fun set and I colored it with Copics and for the red icing I used Koh-i-noor pencils & Gamsol. I like the lighter feel of the pencils for red. The confetti in the background and sentiment are both from the Cocktails set.

Supplies:

Stamps: Birthday Fun, Cocktails (Woodware USA)
Paper: Papertrey Ink Beautiful Blooms, Kraft, Pure Poppy, White CS (PTI,) Tempting Turquoise CS (SU)

Ink: Memento Black, Copics, Koh-i-noor Pencils, Red & Turquoise Liquid Chalk Ink

Misc: Stardust Stickles, Retro Flower Punch, Flower Trio Pinch, Gems, Button, Embroidery Floss

Challenges:
Woodware USA: Red, Turquoise, Kraft
2 Sketches 4 U #48:
Crafty Cardmakers: Birthday
Your Next Stamp: Birthdays
Stamp Something:
Challenge up Your Life: Celebrations
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge: Anything Goes
Frosted Designs: Celebrate Life

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Stories of Connor: Birthday Party...

Aloha PinUp...

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. -Jacques Yves Cousteau I tried stamping this weekend on my stamp retreat and didn't get much done. LOL :) Too much chatting, partying and movie watching. I did work in a quick card for this week's Cupcake Inspiration Challenge. I grabbed the orange (used a coral color) and the big brown bow for my inspiration. I used a Cricut for the first time for my Aloha...that was fun!!! Make sure and visit our sponsor this week, ippity by Michelle Woerner, I was too busy chatting to remember to pull out my container of ippity stamps for my card...DUH!

This lovely Pin Up girl is from Bombshell Stamps, LOVE IT!

Supplies:
Stamps: Bombshell Angel (Bombshell Stamps)
Paper: Seaside Retreat (Webster's Pages,) Melon Berry, Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento,) Copics
Misc: Cricut Sentiment, Stardust, Lace Ribbon, Vintage Button, Gems

Challenges:
Cupcake Inspiration Challenge:
Tuesday Trigger:
Meljen Designs: Clean & Simple
Dutch Dare: Anything Goes
Crafty Ann: Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer

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Woodware USA Blog Hop...

This is my 2nd Post today! Scroll Down for my Cupcake Inspiration Post!

Welcome to Woodware USA’s first eveR blog hop. Woodware USA is the producer of fine photo-polymer clear stamps, and the quality can’t be beat. We are so excited to be introducing our fabulous inaugural team to all of you today. We have a sensational team of 8 paper crafters from all over, and we want to show them off today. Please visit each team members’ blogs and leave them some love. They will have a letter for you that spells a very special word. But you have to go in order, so make sure you start with Dawn’s blog and end at the WoodwaRe USA company blog.

There will be a wonderful prize for one lucky winner. A stamp set from Woodware USA and some surprise goodies. Don’t forget to follow the hop from beginning to end and find the letters. As a bonus, become a followeR of the Woodware Blog, and you will get an extra entRy to win the prize pack!!

I am So excited to play with these new stamps! Here is a set of cards I made using the set Cocktails...

Dirty Martini...
Pomtini...
Orangesicle Martini...
Key Lime Martini...

And now more Blog Hop details...My letter is R. Next stop on the hop is Nancy! Have fun and good luck!!!

Lovely Sprite...

All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust! -Peter Pan
Happy Sunday! I am busier than a one armed paper hanger this weekend getting ready to go to Georgia on Thurs!!! I did make enough time to get a card made for this week's Cupcake Inspiration Challenge, though. This week we are sponsored by Stitchy Bear Stamps and everyone chose a different fairy image...I chose "Sprite" by Beary Dust Stamps...I Love her attitude...and her hair. ;)

I used this week's Oz Stampz Sketch then added some Prima & Zva roses and plenty of Sparkle. The clouds are done with a scalloped circle punch out, then I went around the edge over and over with an Ocean Green Copic marker, then colored the whole BG of the image panel once with the Ocean Green...it is called green, but it really is the Best subtle sky color. Her top and leggings are polka dotted with a white gel pen and her sassy pink hair is glittery with stickles...I used a rub-on I have had for Ages on the inside, plus a little scrap of the paper from the front...

Supplies:
Stamps: Sprite (Stitchy Bear,) Happy Everything (Verve)
Paper: DeLovely (Cosmo Cricket,) Green Galore (SU,) Raspberry Fizz, White (PTI)
Ink: Printer, Memento Black, Copic Markers
Misc: Polka Dot CB Folder, Stickles, Zva Roses, Prima Roses, Gems, Zva Swirl

Challenges:
Cupcake Inspiration Challenge:
Oz Sketch:
Digital Tuesday Challenge: Dazzle Me
Flutter by Wednesday: Butterfly, angel or Fairy
Creative Friday: Things with Wings
For Fun Challenges: Summer Colors

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