Manly Birthday

Creative Clear Stamps Time!!!

"Cake on Fire" Is one of those single stamp sets you can do so much with. Male or female it can work! I used this card set about two weeks ago with pink and made it a gift bag tag. So fun!

I like that with sinlge stamps you can do basically whatever without an image to work around - but I still love my images ladies!!
Today it is simple and manly. I keep the colors dark, the layout simple and that is my idea of a manly card!

Scraps, Tim Holtz Brads, Unity Stamping Pad, and Georgia Pacific White.

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Stick Alphabet "Luv"

It's Wednesday - so that means Creative Clear Stamps!

Today I am going to show you the fun side of the stamp set Stick Alphabet.

I decided to show the fun side of it.

Instead of it always being so manly and so outdoor themed use only - here is my version of sweet!

Think Unity Stamp Pad, Scraps, Ribbon, and Stamps.

A perfect night for me!

Now head on over to Creative Clear Stamps Blog for some more inspiration!

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Paper Cupcakes Challenge Time!!!!

I am loving all that Paper Cupcakes has to offer - have you checker out their store yet?

If not - go HERE immediately!

Then check out the most recent challenge HERE so you can join in on the fun!!

Vintage Tag is our theme - are you game?  You know why you should be? We have a FREEBIE for you to play along with!

Doodle Flower is perfect for the theme as well! See what I have done:

Bic Markers

Unity Stamp Pad to do the vintage look

Scrap Paper for my tag

Stmapin' Up for the ribbon and jumbo eyelet

You can do this challenge!!

See you over at Paper Cupcakes!!

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So Proud!

Happy Wednesday!

So I always love to make sure my kids feel loved...in everything they do which my husband thinks is silly sometimes! Abby (my oldest at 3.5 years old) is in dance. She is learning her recital routine now. She actually is paying attention and learning which I can't believe! I wanted her to know I was so proud of her and will be no matter what as long as she tried her hardest!

So I just so happen to be looking through me Creative Clear Stamps and found the perfect one!

"So Proud" is one of the single sentiment stamps that is carried in the store found HERE - or you can go direct to the stamp HERE.

I am still using up all my scraps so I an not aware of who the DSP is from, but the cardstock is Stampin' Up!, and the Ribbon is from Martha Stewart. The Ink I used is the Unity Ink sold through {Ippity}.

Hope you love and can't wait to see what is created tomorrow by more awesome DT members HERE!

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Party Time Tuesday! Challenge #3

Hello ladies it is that time again! Challenge #3 is going on right now at Party Time Tuesdays HERE right now!

This week you just have to play along with our awesome sketch provided by an awesome sketch artist! You could win a $20 store credit at Circle B Enterprises - where you can get items at 50% of retail price!! Who doesn't love that???

Now for my entry:

I used a Gina K $1 stamp I got for 40% plus my 20% military discount at AC Moore - yes folks I paid $0.40 for this $1 stamp....hehehe. I had to keep my freeze still in place and not fell bad about spending!

Ink is from the {Ippity} line at Unity

Cardstock is Stampin' Up, Close To My Heart, & Georgia Pacific

DSP is Close To My Heart

Stamp is Gina K

Ribbon is Martha Stewart

Now go on over to Party Time Tuesdays, see the awesome DT creations for inspiration

and then hope on over to Circle B Enterprises to start scoping out just how much that $20 can get you!!

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Creative Vision DT Blog Hop Today

Welcome to Creative Vision's Design Team 5 Blog Hop.

Together we will hop hop hop our way to each

new member's blog as they showcase their collective talent!

There will be random prizes awarded to bloggers who post comments.

Be sure to become a follower of the main company

blog HERE in order to be eligible for those prizes.

Today I used the stamp set "Hooked on Fishing" which I also used on my first card HERE!

This set is so versatile and cute - you can't go wrong!

BIC Markers to create the string and rod

Stampin' Up Cardstock and Scallop Edge Punch

Unit Ink

Thanks for hopping with me today.

Don't forget to leave a comment and good luck, I hope you win!

Continue hopping the rest of the team:

LAURA

D'ANNE

JENN

ME

JOAN

SILKE

 

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Its Party Time at PARTY TIME TUESDAYS!

That is right - you heard me! Party Time Tuesdays is back at it again under new ownership of the awesome Jenn!!!!  You have to go check it out HERE!

This week we are being sponsored by the fantastic THE CUTTING CAFE - please make sure you jump over there to see what they are all about - one word AWESOME!!  Their store has so much to offer - you won't be disappointed!

ANYWHO! Our theme this week over at Party Time Tuesday is Valentines Day Cupcakes!  Who doesn't love that?? Regina over at the Cuttng Cafe provided us some images to play with and boy am I having fun!!! I hope you will to when you join us and submit your wonderful creations!

Cupcake Image: THE CUTTING CAFE

Stamp: Stampin' Up Upsy Daisy

Ink: Unity

Cardstock: Georgia Pacific White, Stampin' Up! Old Olive

DSP: My Minds Eye

What to know a secret??!! This is my first time with paper piecing!

Go visit the rest of the girls in my sidebar, check out the challenge blog itself HERE, and please don't forget to show Regina at THE CUTTING CAFE some love!!

See you next Tuesday - same time - same place!

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January 31st Already?

Can you believe January is done today? This is craziness! Of course, I have been running around like a chicken with my head cut-off (which I don't necessarily hate!), but in a good way!  I have had some card business come my way and I couldn't be happier!  I have also made a couple design teams which has been such a dream for me! Please keep an eye out all this week for the new things that are going on!  Please, if you haven't already, go HERE to visit the Stamping Dragons Blog Hop for their Grand Re-Opening!  It was such fun!

For today I am going to show you the get well card pack I put together for a friend...'tis the cold and flu season my friends! Please remember to sneeze into your elbow and always carry a tissue!

Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers by Stampin' Up!
Ink: Stampin' Up! and Unity

Cardstock: Stampin' Up!

Embellishments: Cuttlebug and Making Memories

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Back to Normal

Back to my horizontal ways of car making :) .  Nothing really fancy today - just more scraps and more birthdays! Oh, but you do get three today!

Base Cardstock: Georgia Pacific 110 Lb.

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink Pink (Official Color Name ?)

DSP: Good Question - no idea

Stamp: Stampin' Up!

Embellishments: Making Memories Brads, Unity Stamp Company, Stampin' Up! Corner Punch,

Stampin' Up! Scalloped Edge Punch, Stampin' Up! Ribbon

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Scrap Madness

I am working with a new set of scraps....the scrap page from Sunday actually was when it started and it has just kept going!  All this week as a matter of fact!  I am still kind of in shock at the amount of scraps that I have and at no point did I ever stop and say "Hey I really don't need to buy anything for a long time - now do I?" Geesh shows how much this world has changed or how good the marketing is! :)

Yes - the BRAK's are done for this month - but I still have friends and family to send to - so I am not onto February BRAK cards yet.

Base Cardstock: Georgia Pacific 110 Lb.

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink Pink (Official Color Name ?)

DSP: Good Question - no idea

Stamp: Stampin' Up!

Embellishments: Making Memories Brads, Unity Stamp Company, Stampin' Up! Corner Punch

Did you notice I did this cared vertical?  I could have also just used this paper for the inspiration from the challenge I have going on - but I thought I needed to work a little harder in my own challenge! :)

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