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Hi blog readers and followers. Sorry for my lapse in posting. I have not been participating in any challenges or blogging since the last post because I have worked on a 62 page family history scrapbook for my dad's 70th birthday. It took all of my spare time and I had to let other things go. It was worth it though. We had a party last night and all the family and friends really enjoyed looking at the book.

I did get a chance to participate in some challenges this week. I used them to make birthday cards for my mom and dad. Their birthdays are two days apart.

The first one was for my Mom and uses the Friday Sketchers sketch, a charm that fits the Simon Says challenge, and red posies that inspired my color scheme for the Flourishes Floral Finesse challenge.

Stamp: Posies (Flourishes)
Paper: K and Co.; Bazzill
Tools: Square punch
Accents: Brads, flowers, charm


My second card is for the sketch challenge over at StampTV. I rotated the sketch.

Thanks for looking. I hope to be working like a mad woman on Christmas projects now that the birthday is behind me. I'll pop in and post those.

Holiday box

I'm back with a quick post on a cute little box I just whipped up. Really, like in 30 minutes. I did two pages of that other project I mentioned and while getting supper together I made this box. It's for the Stampin for the Weekend challenge (I'm cutting it close) and for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge.





I used K&Co paper and a template from the Digi Chick. Flowers on top are Primas and the bells are stamps from GinaK Designs. The "For You" tag is from Flourishes.

Christmas mail

Don't you love getting Christmas cards in the mail? It's better than bills. I love this Sarah Kay image of Noel sending Christmas cards. The card I've made with her was made to fit in some challenges. I have a big project to work on so I have to limit the card making right now, and have combined several challenges into one. Somehow though, I just can't stay away.

Stamp Something has a recipe challenge- 1 ribbon, 2 papers, 3 embellies. My three are die cuts, glitter dots, and Stickles. I love the shimmery snow underneath Noel's feet. The sketch is from the Sketch Saturday challenge and the bling is for All Sorts. Here is my card:



Thanks for looking!

Happy Thanksgiving

I normally don't make Thanksgiving cards, but I made this one for a few challenges. Simon Says wants to see Thanksgiving or thank you cards and Cuttlebug Be Inspired Challenge #56 is for Thanksgiving. The layout of the card is based on the sketch for the Sweet N Sassy Stamps challenge at PaperCraft Planet.

Here is my card:



Paper: K&Co.
Stamp: SNSS Digi Harvest of Blessings
Accents: Cuttlebug vintage corners
Tools: Martha Stewart Punch; Nestabilities

Ring the bells

I finally managed to get in a card this week. This is going to be super short because it's really late. I made this card for the Mojo Monday sketch this week. The colors were inspired by the StampTV color challenge this week- dark purple, black, and gold. I would have never put these colors together on my own and definitely wouldn't have made a Christmas card in these colors, but I like it.



Paper: BasicGrey Wisteria; Bazzill cardstock,
Stamp: Very Merry Christmas-GinaK Designs
Accents: Brads, rubons
Tools: Sizzix, Nestabilities poseabilities snowflake, Star punch

Two for Tuesday

Whew! After a lapse in posting my features, I'm back today with a two for tuesday.


Need a fun gift? Give these cute cupcake pajama shorts by thepinkdesigns and



this cute cupcake card



Have a great week!

Treat bag toppers

Life is still busy and crazy! I'm trying to get some treat bag toppers made for the Halloween candy I'll be giving away this weekend. Since I was making these anyway, I squeezed in a few challenges with them.

The first one is for Stamp Something - Halloween. I used a digi image from Digital Delights by Louby Loo. (I'm using digi images because there is no clean, flat surface to stamp on in my craft space right now.) I did some pen detailing and that's about it. Oh, I colored the image with my Marvy Markers.



The next topper is for the Digital Tuesday challenge to use kraft, orange and one other color. It's also for Stampin for the weekend - Fangtastic Halloween. The digi image is a Dustin Pike freebie.



I colored this one with colored pencils and embellished with ribbon and a brad.

Thanks for looking. I hope you are having a great week.