Scrappy Card

Hi Friends! Yesterday I worked on a few cards primarily using scraps. . .and I mean scraps. Everything on this card except for the card base were created using scraps that I threw in a container. It's amazing what you can put together with left over stuff or stuff that you initially were going to use but decided not to. I have a ton of these hodge-podge of scrap and stamp stuff.

A lot of times, I'll start on a card with certain ribbons, embellishments, etc. . .then later decide I don't want to use those materials. I set them aside or remove them off my card and they end up in a collection bin.

Unfortunately, what ends up in the collection bin are odds and ends and nothing matches.

Anyway. . .maybe a good goal for you is to create a card using primarily stuff from your scrap pile and bin.

Well, if you have stories about your European trip, I'd love to hear about them or if you live in a European country, tell me more about your country. For travelers, tell me what met your expectations, what disappointed you, tell me what I should and should not do. . .I'd love to hear your travel experience.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

I-{heart}-2stamp Sketch Challenge

Hi Friends!! I had grand plans for the summer thinking I'll have a lot of free time to craft and it turns out, I haven't really been able to craft as often as I would like to. I guess being free doesn't really translate to just hanging out in my craft room. . . .it's more like I'm free, I should be doing other things . . .which I've been doing. It's nice. . .I've been spending a lot of time with my daughter and husband.

Last night we went to see the new Harry Potter movie. It was a good movie if you like the Harry Potter series. My husband and daughter are into the Harry Potter movies. I think they've seen each of the movies at least 5 times or more. They're always asking me to sit down and watch the movies with them and I always decline. I don't know. . .I can't watch a movie more than once unless the first time, I didn't pay attention to details and need to go back to see what I missed. Are you the type that can watch a movie more than once and still have the same experience or are you like me, watching a movie once is enough?

Okay. . .now to my card, I decided to participate in the i-{heart}-2stamp Sketch Challenge! This is my first time to participate in Jen's challenge. I really loved the sketch so I decided to play along!!

Do you see the image? Well, I had colored it way back when. . .I can't even remember when. I colored it back when I was using my SU Markers to color my images. I actually watercolored the image using the markers. If you look at the image closely, I colored the image on watercolor paper.

Anyway. . .right now I'm working on scrappy cards. . .I'm trying to focus on reducing my scrap pile and using materials that I threw in a bin . . .scrap stuff. I'll post a few of the cards I made later today. Hope you all have a wonderful Thursday!

Card Details:

Stamps: Inkadinkado

Paper: DCWV Designer Paper, SU Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink

Ink: SU Markers, Scribbles Iridescent Paint

Accessories: Nestabilities, SU Large Star Punch, Making Memories Ribbon, Fiskar Scallop Scissors

Blog Candy up for grabs at Mommy Scraps Alot

Hey Friends! Tina of Mommy Scraps Alot is offering a blog candy just because she's happy! Isn't that the best kind of blog candy? Go share in her happiness and check out her blog candy! It ends July 24th.

Inky Impressions Challenge #6 - A Stitch In Time

Hey Friends! Guess what today is? Well, it's the Inky Impressions Challenge! Yipee! The challenge is to add stitches to your card. . .real or faux. . .it doesn't matter . . just stitch it up! Well, I went all out with my stitching! LOL! I took this challenge seriously, can't you tell? You can't miss my stitches!

It's sort of funny because the only time I use my sewing machine is when I need to create stitches to my cards. I really should use it for it is intended for. Maybe one day I'll learn to sew. LOL!

I feel like my summer is moving through so quickly. I can't believe it's already midway through July already. There's so many things I want to do but my daughter starts summer school in 2 weeks. Bummers. She's taking a prep English course so that she'll be up to par when she starts her fall classes

That's okay. . .too long of a summer isn't good. Kids get lazy during the summer and have difficulties starting up in the fall. It's best that she don't get too comfortable. LOL!

Anyway. . now, to my card. I colored Inky Impressions "Lili's Secret" with my Copic Marker. The dots on the heart and the photo corner was created using Scribbles Iridescent Paint.

You can play along with the challenge too. . .stop by the Inky Impressions store and purchase their stamps and you can hop on board! If you have the Inky Impressions stamps, be sure to stop by the challenge site and play along

Be sure to stop by the Inky Impressions Challenge blog and check out the awesome samples that the DT created

Inky Impressions will be announcing their second DT Call some time this week so be sure to check in sometime this week at the Inky Impressions blog site for the details!

Card Details:

Stamps: Inky Impressions Lili's Secret

Paper: Stitched paper(?), DCWV designer paper, SU Lavendar Lace, Brilliant Blue

Ink: Copic Markers, Scribbles Iridescent Paint, Sakura Gel Pen

Accessories: Prima Flowers, Making Memories Chipboard, Making Memories Brads

Photo of the Day
Asian Pose - Devilish

Yesterday my daughter and I decided to drive around town to take photos but for the life of me could not find anything that inspired me. In the end we ended up at the duck pond park. We just hung out and I took pictures of the ducks and my daughter. Southern California is so dry right now . . .everything is brown. . Ugggh!

I came across this strange website called "Asian Poses". I was cracking up because it shows photos of people with different poses usually for their MySpace, Facebook or mobile phones. Go check out the site. It's totally hilarious! I told my daughter to pose for me! The photo above shows her doing a "devil" pose. LOL! We were cracking up as she was doing the different poses while I took photos of her. These poses are so stinkin' silly!

Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge #25 - 07-13-09

Hi Friends! Well, it's Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge time again and we are now on week #25. This week it's Debbie of "the Paper Garden" turn to host our challenge. This week, once again, is a fun one! Debbie wants us to create a card decorated both "outside and inside". How fun is that? Whoohoo!


I decided to use my Tilda stamp because I had already colored it a while ago so it was fairly quickto create this card.

The snowflakes are scrapbook embellishments by Jolee's Boutitque. I do have a lot of Jolee's Boutique embellishments because there was a clearance on Christmas embellishments last year and I bought a whole bunch of them. I was meaning to use them for scrapbook layouts but never had the chance to use them so they are sure coming in handy now. LOL!

Do you see the "brads"? Well, they're not brads, they're thumb-tacs. LOL! I snipped off the pointed side and glued them on to my card. I didn't have any olive colored brads so when I saw the thumb tacs. . I decided to use them . . .hey. . .whatever works!


Here is what I did with the inside of the card. I didn't really over decorate it because my card needs to fit into it's envelope and if I made it too bulky, it won't fit inside the envelope.

Anyway. . .I hope you'll play along in the challenge this week! Stop by Christmas Stampin All Year Long challenge site and check out the fabulous samples the design team created

Hope you all have a wonderful Monday

Card Details:

Stamps: Tilda, SU
Paper: DCWV designer paper, SU Old Olive, Real Red
Ink: Copic Markers, Sakura Gel Pen
Accessories: Nestabilities, Office Depot swirl clip and thumb tac, Jolee's Boutique, CB Embossing Fodler, Fiskar Scallop Scissors, SU Large Oval Punch, Grosgrain Ribbon

SCS Challenge IC188, TGF Fresh Farm Friday and Sketch Saturday Challenges

Happy Sunday, Friends! Gosh, it's almost the end of summer. . .LOL! It feels like that time flies so quickly that a whole month feels like a blink of an eye. I think time flies quickly because there are so many things to enjoy in life that I feel that I'm not able to experience all the things I want to do, see, and absorb. I think it's because when you're happy, time seems to fly quicker. I wake up happy all the time. I do have my moments, but most times, I just see life as full of fun things to experience. I wonder if it's because I don't work. LOL!

Actually, I read in a study that people have a "set" point when it comes to happiness. Some people's set point are at a higher level, some lower. What this means is no matter what life circumstance occurs in your life, whether it's good or bad, we eventually return to our "normal" level of happiness when that circumstance no longer exist or the novelty wears off. They did a study of people who won the lottery and initially, the people have a heightened level of happiness, with time they eventually return to their "normal" level which was similar to what it was before they won all the money.



Anyway, I'm on the roll with these challenges! I'm getting into the habit of looking through challenges before I create a card.

With this card I participated in two challenges the Greeting Farm - Farm Fresh Friday and Sketch Saturday. The Farm Fresh Friday challenge is to use two TGF stamp sets, add a little bling, and a punch.

You can't really see it but I have Stickle glitters all over the flowers. In person it's very sparkly. The two stamp sets that I used are "Dahlia" and "Fancy Fleurs". I also used my round corner punch.

I used the Sketch Saturday sketch to create this card.

Scroll down for my other card that I created using the SCS challenge.

Card Details:

Stamps: The Greeting Farm Dahlia, Fancy Fleurs, Pretty Hat

Paper: SU Parisian Summer, K& Co designer paper, SU Cameo Coral, Bashuful Blue, Apricot Appeal

Ink: Copic Markers, Sakura Gel Pen

Accessories: Stickles Glitter, Round Corner Punch, Nestabilities, Fiskar Scallop Scissors, Making Memories Ribbon, Joann Brads, Sizzix Texture Template


I participated in the SCS Inspiration Challenge - IC188 Chasing Fireflies Challenge. Using the Chasing Fireflies website, you need to pick an inspiration piece. This is my inspiration: Click Here I chose the colors of my inspiration to create this card. The SU new In Colors worked perfectly for this challenge.

I used the new Stampin Up Level 2 Hostess Set "Wings of Friendship". This is such a cute set. Unfortunately, you need to host a SU party totalling at least $300. Demonstrators were able to purchase the stamp set.


With this card, I used 2 of the new "In Colors" Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry. The other color I used is Certainly Celery.

Anyway. . I hope you all have a happy, happy Sunday. Be sure to enjoy life, okay!

Card Details:

Stamps: Stampin Up Wings of Friendship

Paper: SU Summer Parisian, Certainly Celery, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry

Ink: SU Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Certainly Celery, Scribbles Iridescent Paint

Accessories: Nestabilities, Making Memories Ribbon, SU Key Tag Punch, SU Scallop Edge Punch

A Whole Bunch of Challenges and SU Great Friend

Hey Friends! It was a good crafting day yesterday! I am so proud of myself! . . .why? Well, I made 3 cards and participated in 4 different challenges. With this card. . .I actually created it for the SCS Ways to Use It Challenge - LSC228 Crop It, Flutter by Wednesday Challenge and Friday Sketchers Challenge but I didn't read the SCS challenge correctly so this card is only for 2 challenges: Flutter by Wednesday and Friday Sketchers.

With the SCS challenge. . .there was a limit in the type of embellishments you can use which were suppose to be only brads or eyelets but I had used buttons for my embellishments. You know. . .t helps to read the challenge. LOL!

The other part of the challenge was to crop you images and create 3 or more of them on your card. I had cut the butterflies from the SU Great Friend stamp set.
The dots on the center of the butterflies were created with my Scribbles Iridescent Paint.










Card Details:

Stamps: SU Great Friend

Paper: SU Summer Parisian, SU So Saffron, Cameo Coral and Certainly Celery

Ink: SU Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Scribbles Iridescent PaintAccessories: SU 1 1/4 and 1 3/8 circle punch, SU Scallop Circle Punch, Round Corner Punch, Buttons, SU 1/4 So Saffron Ribbon

My second card is for the SCS Ways To Use It Challenge - LSC228 Crop it and SCS Sketch Challenge - SC235. Okay, I did this card correctly the second time around! LOL! I'm also submitting this card for the Our Creative Corner Challenge - Red, White, and Blue.

I again used the same SU Stamp Set "Great Friend". Wow, that's a lot of circles! LOL! Yeah. . .the sketch was to create all those circles.

It was fun creating this card. I never made a card with this layout before so it was nice to do something different.

Again, I added Scribbles Iridescent Paint to create the dots on the center of the butterflies.



I really don't have much to say as far as personal commentary. It's actual midnight right now so my brain is mush right now! LOL




















Here is the SCS Sketch that I used.

Hope ya'll have a wonderful Saturday

Card Details:

Stamps: SU Great Friend

Paper: SU designer paper, SU Bliss Blue, Real Red, White

Ink: SU Real Red, Scribbles Iridescent Paint, Sakura Gel Pen

Accessories: SU 1 1/4 and 1 3/8 Circle Punch, SU Scallop Circle Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, JoAnn Brads

CPS Challenge - CPS123 and SU Polka Dot Punches

Hi Friends! This is my second post for the day! I actually buckled down and created a card! LOL! I saw the CPS challenge - CPS123 and decided to participate. I really liked the sketch. I'm not much of a challenge sort but I'm beginning to find them helpful in getting me out of my creative routine.

I bought the SU Polka Dot Punches stamp set during the Sell-a-bration sale and like all the stamps I buy, they remain in the box and don't ink them up. I'm systematically going through my Stampin Up stamp sets and using the ones I haven't inked since buying them.

Just a little bit about my card. . .I stamped the images with SU craft ink and heat embossed them. Using a sponge dauber, I dabbed colors to the images using SU Tempting Turquoise and I believe Brilliant Blue for the background. For the flower on the main panel, I sponged Riding Hood Red and the heart, well, I had to color them with red gel pen because initially I tried to outline the swirls but it turned out ugly so I just colored in the whole image.

Anyway, stop by the CPS challenge site. . .the sketch is fantastic.

Hope y'all have a wonderful day!

Card Details:

Stamp Set: SU Polka Dot Punches, Lots of Thoughts

Paper: SU Bella Rose, SU Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red, Close to Cocoa

Ink: SU Close to Cocoa Craft Ink, Sakura Gel Pen, Riding Hood Red, Tempting Turquoise, Brilliant Blue, Tim Holtz Distressing Ink

Accessories: Clear embossing Powder, Designer Label Punch, CB Embossing Folder, Darice Rhinestones