We were all in egg decorating mode last weekend so after a romp in the snow it was time for hot chocolate and eggs. The kids loved a new coloring spinner thingy (does it have a real name?) I got and made some colorful designs with it.
It was my turn to design the board at Tic Tac Toe this week and I was definitely thinking spring. I went down the left side of the chart making an egg wreath using spring colors and twine. Hope you join us!
Stamp Set: Excellent Eggs
Paper: Lemon Lolly, Pool Party, Bubble Bath, Azure Afternoon
Diecut Bunny: Hippity Hop (TE)
Ink: Azure Afternoon
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Can't you just hear that Momma Bunny telling that little guy to stop fooling around in the egg and come out and help her? She has a lot of eggs to decorate in the next few weeks!
The inspiration for this card came from a picture taken in a photo booth at the Children's Museum in Rochester last week. We tried to explain to Will what was going to happen when he and Emma climbed in. I dropped the money in - or I should say put my credit card in because those photo strips are no longer a quarter nor do they take cash - $5.00 - yeow! Anyway I closed the curtain - Emma barked orders - and the lights flashed. And out of the strip of four pictures, this one is my favorite....
I would say we got five dollars worth of laughs of that shot!
So enjoy yourself and have fun with Cecile's unique sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches!
For someone who doesn't stencil much I sure do have a lot of stencils. So one of my stamping resolutions for this year is to use those stencils! The Fancy Floral from Gina K is simple, sweet and just perfect for this week's Tic Tac Toe Board.
Meanwhile an update on the Mush-Room! Will finally got to see his new room yesterday and was so excited - and he was even more excited when Auntie and Cousin Emma jumped out of the closet - lots of shrieking!
I went right across the top row of our Tic Tac Toe Challenge today! Lots of possibilities - hope you join us!
Stamps: Sentiment from Life Is Beautful (SU!)
Ink: Concord & 9th - Sorbet, Grapefruit, Parsley, Sprout
Stencil: Fancy Floral (Gina K)
Paper: Nature's Sweetness DSP, Delightful Floral DSP
]]>That bunny looks like he has already had a few cupcakes - I can relate! But he is a cutie and the perfect messenger on a birthday card! I start every year with a vow that I will keep up with birthdays and send cards and in January I did pretty well. In February I managed to keep up but I wrote most of them on the actual birthday so those cards were a tad late. Have to admit I rarely just sign my name - I always have a few things to say! We are only talking about four cards a month but I can only imagine what will happen in March......
I love the elements in Jen Brum's sketch this week! Hope you join us at Freshly Made Sketches!
So many possibilities with Kim's great sketch this week at Freshly Made Sketches! Hope you join us!
The colors on this designer series paper are so sweet! I am thinking that probably led me to sprinkle those candy elements around! It all came together to make the perfect Easter card! Funny what happens when you create because I sat down to make a Valentine - oops!
Always fun to make a square card so I stayed true to Jen Timko's great sketch! Hope you join us at Freshly Made Sketches!
Stamp Set: Excellent Eggs
Paper; Lighter Than Air DSP, Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lolly, Pool Party
Ink: Versafine Clair
Die Cut Bunnies from Taylored Expressions
Candy Accents from Stamps of Life
I love the Designer Series Paper called Everyday Details. Many of the patterns remind me of wallpaper and I am a huge fan of wallpaper. I truly have lost count of how many rooms the Big Guy has papered and repapered over the years. (Please note I just said Big Guy - not Big Guy and I have papered!) But wallpaper seems to have gone out of fashion and our two local wallpaper shops closed several years ago. So I get my wallpaper fix by playing with beautiful patterned paper on my cards!
Stamp Set: Everyday Details
Paper: Boho Blue, Basic Black, Granny Apple Green, Poetic Expressions DSP
Ink: Memento Black, Copics
That globetrotting grandson of mine just returned from another trip to the Philippines. Will spent the holidays with family there and snuck in a few touristy days in Japan, Taiwan and Hawaii! He had a great time and returned home just in time to attend his own 5th birthday party at Auntie's house. He loved his lego themed party! He just loves legos......and mushrooms.....which leads me to this card.
While Will was gone we decided to totally redo his father's old bedroom at camp with a mushroom theme. It's been a project and we are not quite done but the room is painted and the floor has finally been installed. We are waiting for some furniture and then we will be good to go. I made this card for Will so that all the people who worked on this project can sign it. Hopefully we can put the finishing touches on in a couple of weeks and have a grand unveiling party!
Reason #9724 to make cards - you can custom make them for any strange event your family may be having - like a Mushroom Themed Bedroom Reveal!
I love Judy's sketch this week - so many possibilities! Hope you join us at Freshly Made Sketches!
Stamp Sets: Snailed It, Share A Milkshake
Paper: Poetic Expressions DSP, Wild Wheat, Boho Blue
Ink: Memento Black, Versa Fine Clair, Copics
Karren has a great sketch for us this week - so many possibilities! Take a break from the Holiday Happenings and join us at Freshly Made Sketches!
I had to buy this set with the sweet thermos bottles because it brought back memories of oh so long ago. I don't drink coffee but I love the smell of it - it woke me up for many years! My parents both worked and carried a thermos of coffee every day. My dad would get up first, make coffee, fill each thermos and put them in the lunch boxes that my mother had packed the night before. Depending on the weather my thermos would be filled with milk or hot chocolate. Wow ancient history!
I am not a good cook but I am great at buying gift certificates at our local soup and sandwich shop. At my age I have many friends getting new knees or hips these days so this card is perfect to tuck a gift certificate inside.
Stamps: Warmest Heart (SU!)
Ink: Memento Black, Copics, Misty Moonlight
Paper: Basic White, Delightfully Eclectic DSP
In early October I was working on a card when the bee exterminator came to my house. I left my craft room to speak with him and when I returned the sentiment stamp for my card was missing. I am glad to report it reappeared yesterday on the back of scrap cardstock! No clue how it got there since I didn't use scraps that day but it somehow landed in the scrap bin.
I do use scraps to plan a card if I am trying to choose a stamp set. I can't do it in my head - have to see it in front of me. When I saw Jen's sketch I thought.....hmm....snowflakes? coffee cups? pumpkins? leaves? So I grabbed a few sets and pulled out A2 panels to do rough drafts. The second panel I pulled came with a bonus - yep there was my missing sentiment! I took it as a sign and put my four stamp sets away and found some bees!
Stamp Sets; Hey Honey (Pink Fresh), Welcoming Window (SU!), Bee My Valentine (SU!)
Ink: Memento Black, Versafine Black, Copics
Paper: Basic White
Being the dog person that I am I just could not resist this adorable set of ghostly dogs. The designer paper made the perfect setting for those two brave barkers. Then I stenciled a panel of "real" ghosts which must have scared that pup into dropping his candy!
Love the fun saying inside!
Judy created a wonderful sketch to play with this week at Freshly Made Sketches! So many possibilities!
Stamps: The Bark Side (Colorado Craft Co)
Paper: Basic White, Basic Black, Them Bones DSP
Ink: Memento Black, Versafine Clair Black, Copics
Ghost Stencil: Newton's Nook
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Oh you can take the elementary teacher out of the classroom but you can't take the elementary out of the teacher.......
I do miss those wonderful years in the classroom! So much fun and laughter.....and learning!