Another Puppy post and a Card

Thank you everyone for your sweet comments about our new baby. We are very excited to have him here!! Some of you asked his name and breed. He is a toy Australian Shepherd and his name is "Buddy".  The girls picked his name right away. They love watching those "Air Buddies" movies, that's how they came up with the name. And it seems to fit him quite well. He's always by our side. LOL! Here he is playing in the backyard with the girls.

He loves to "herd" the girls in the backyard. He'll chase after both of them, but if one of them stops, he'll stop right next to her and wait for her to run again to chase them. It's so funny to watch.

So to thank you for putting up with my puppy posts, I have a card to share with you today. I made it a couple weeks ago for a very good friend of mine. (I still haven't been able to get away to my craft room yet. He IS like a newborn.) I was able to play with my two new PTI sets, which I just love! Hope to be back soon with a new card. Wish me luck!! ;)

Stamps: PTI Butterfly Dreams, Delightful Dahlia & Turning a New Leaf, Verve Because of You

Ink: PTI Spring Moss, Versafine Black

Paper: PTI Summer Sunrise, Bitty Dots in Spring Moss

Misc: PTI Spring Moss Satin Ribbon & Lemon Tart button, embroidery floss, flat back pearl, stickles, pop dots

Why I can't craft

Our new family member is only 6 weeks old and he needs A LOT of attention. He is so incredibly cute that it's worth it. Maybe when he takes a long nap I can sneak up into my crafting room and make a card. Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

Caught a Bug

PTI's newest release of their cute Bug car reminded me of a purchase that I made several weeks ago. I bought this adorable set and it has just the cutest sentiments! I thought I'd ink it up today for someone very special to me.

My brother Ed is still in the hospital with pnemonia. So I thought I'd try to bring a smile to his face with this cute car image. Both he and I owned Bugs at one point in our lives. Once a Bug lover, always a bug lover! I think he'll like this card. Please keep him in your thoughts as he is still struggling to recuperate. He is an amazing person who brings joy to everyone in his life. I can't wait to see him again!

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps "Sometimes You're the Bug"
Ink: Black Versafine, SU Not Quite Navy
Paper: SU Creamy Caramel, PTI Pure Poppy & Select White, misc blue
Misc: PTI Pure Poppy Buttons, Copics, Clear Embossing Powder

Queen Mother Mojo

My Mojo has returned!! I haven't done a Mojo Monday Sketch in ages. I had some time today so I was able to work on it while the kids were in school. I thought it would be a good idea to get started on my Mother's Day gift for my Mom. I had found this great coffee mug at a local gift shop and I knew I just had to get it for her. I know she will get a laugh out of it!

So this coffee mug was my inspiration piece. I was so excited to find matching cardstock. I barely have any SU, mostly PTI so I was really happy to see that the SU Regal Rose was a perfect match!

This card came together quite quickly for me, which is surprising. The only trouble I had was deciding what color to have the butterfly. I actually glued and ripped off three different ones before settling on the polka dot one. I used some new flat back pearls that I picked up today. At the bottom of the mug there is a line of pearls. I didn't even realize it until I was photographing it!

You can click on the pictures to see them larger. The back of the mug has the definitions for both Queen and Mother. Very funny! I should have picked one up for myself. I went back the other day and of course they are all gone.

Thanks for stopping by and reading my long winded blog post! Hope to be back again soon.

Stamps: Verve Because of You

Ink: Black Versafine

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, SU Regal Rose & Black, PTI Bitty dots patterned paper

Misc: Flat back pearls, PTI Butterfly Die, SU Regal Rose Grosgrain Ribbon, pop dots

I Need a Cupcake!

I bought this cute Greeting Farm stamp called Cheeky Rockabilly as soon as it was released last month and haven't been able to color her hair good enough to post a card. That is until I watched one of Amy R's copic tutorial videos. I've seen many other copic tutorials but for some reason Amy's "clicked" for me. If you are new to copics or you need more practice, check out all of her tutorials. They are excellent!

I was really excited when I realized that I had the exact Copic markers she used to color in Anya's hair. I used YR04, YR07 and Y38. I have a tough time deciding where shadows should go, for some reason I am really dense in that way. So I cheated and looked at the picture on the TGF stamp package and I just followed along. I love that her hair almost looks like my 4 yr old's hair!

I propped her up on a cupcake and added some bling. I also added a cute little flower to her hair. 

I was completely unmotivated to stamp yesterday due to some bad news. But I saw Amy's newest sketch and thought I really needed to give it a try. So glad I did, it was a great distraction! I used the sentiment "Cupcakes make everything better" because I thought it went well with the Greeting Farm image and I suppose because I needed a little cheering up myself. So I say if you are feeling down go do what I do...eat sugary stuff! Or go shopping. Heehee!

Stamps: The Greeting Farm Cheeky Rockabilly, Verve Cupcake Affair

Ink: Black Memento, PTI Hibiscus

Paper: PTI Hibiscus, SU Pumpkin Pie, SU DSP

Misc: Stickles, rhinestones, Copics, pop dots

Dancing With The Stars Inspiration

Last night I was watching the "Dancing with the Stars" episode that I recorded Monday night. I just LOVE all of those dresses! The frills, the sparkles, the colors, the designs...they are so inspirational. Maybe I am way too obsessed with paper crafting. LOL! I saw this dress on The Bachelor's partner and immediately thought of PTI's new Hawaiian Shores.

So then I started composing a card in my head and ran up to my craft room and played around. This is what I came up with. It was SO much FUN to make! I have been in such a slump recently and this definitely helped me get over it. I've wanted to try the ribbon technique that I see so many people doing. Mine isn't that great, but it'll have to do for now.



I used my ATG gun to adhere the glitter onto the cardstock. I layered the flower and used dimensionals. If you look at her dress she has a poofy turquoise flower on her shoulder. I can't perfect the poof just yet. I'll have to try out Dawn McVey's technique one day.

Inside of the card I stamped a couple of sentiments. And viola, done.

I'm eyeing a few other of the dresses from that episode so I might whip up another DWTS Inspiration card soon. If anyone is interested in joining me, I'd be so delighted!! (haha, get it?) Just put your link in the comments section so I can check it out. Thanks for stopping by on your busy day! :)

Stamps: PTI Delightful Dahlia & Mother
Ink: Versafine Black
Paper: PTI Hawaiian Shores, SU Black
Misc: PTI Hawaiian Shores Satin Ribbon & Button, SU Dazzling Diamonds, EK Success Punch, pop dots

Sugar Nellies Easel Card

I have wanted to try to make an easel card for some time now. It looked really cool to me but a bit complicated. Surprisingly it was a snap to put together. I wanted to get it entered into a challenge given by Sugar Nellies on SCS. So I threw this together while dh was cooking dinner and the kids were running amuck. I need to go round them up for bed now. Have a great night!

Stamps: Sugar Nellies Daisy, PTI Butterfly Dreams
Ink: Memento Black, Adirondack Lettuce, Martha Stewart blue chalk ink
Paper: SU Old Olive, PTI Sweet Blush, Imaginese & Chatterbox Patterned Paper
Misc: Sewing Machine, Nestabilities, EK Success Punch, MS Butterfly Punch, Prima flowers, PTI button, flat back pearls, Copics

Butterfly Dreams

I have wanted this stamp set since PTI released it in February. I just love how Niki designed it!! Butterflies are one of my all time favorite images. And they have a special place in my heart. Whenever I see one, I always think of my sister-in-law who passed away from Hodgkins Disease 15 years ago. It's like a sign that she is near me. It's funny, I just now realized that rainbows used to be the sign (long story) and here I made this card in rainbow colors. It was definitely not intentional! But I am loving the coincidence!!

Anyway this card was made for the PTI swap that I am in over at SCS. Angela gave us sketches to choose from and boy was this one a tough one for me. (Sorry, I can't find the sketch right now.) But once I got it together, everything fell into place. I love how that happens.

Stamps: PTI Butterfly Dreams
Ink: PTI Hawaiian Shores, Versamark
Paper: PTI White, Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, SU Old Olive, PTI Hawaiian Shores, PTI Bitty Dots paper in Summer Sunrise & Berry Sorbet,
Misc: PTI Butterfly Die, flat back pearls

Papertrey Peeps Challenge #4

This is my first time doing a Papertrey Peeps Challenge. You can find their blog here. This challenge was to CASE one of Nichole's cards made from one of the last two releases and using a set NOT from that release, make a similar card.

This is the card that I chose:

I used an image from the first PTI Anniversary set to create my background. I don't have the new Dies so I cut out my vellum with my Silhouette machine. This card was super quick and easy to create. I am so used to wasting time making decisions on color combos, which images to use, type of ribbon. I think I need to CASE more often!! As a matter of fact, I just might do that today. :)

Stamps: PTI Simple Little Things
Ink: PTI Sweet Blush
Paper: PTI White &; Sweet Blush, Vellum
Misc: PTI Fresh Snow Grosgrain Ribbon, Sweet Blush Button, Vintage Cream Twine, Silhoutte Machine

Masculine Thinking of You

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Hi everyone! I want to thank you for all of your comments on my blog. It truly makes my day!  I haven't had too much time to visit all of your blogs recently and I apologize for that. I've been either too busy or my 7 yr old is on the computer. I think we need to get her her own. We used to have a laptop but the hubs took it apart one day several months ago. And it still sits in a thousand pieces in the box! Although if it were fixed I think I wouldn't get so much stamping done. ;-)

This is my second card for the Manly Card swap I'm in over on SCS hostessed by my friend Jen. I'm not sure the ribbon belongs but at least it's not Satin. Or polka dots. Or pink. :-D

Did you notice that I used PTI's Spring Moss pigment ink again? I am SO happy that I now know how to use this ink properly. I am seriously getting more and more addicted to Papertrey products. Didn't think it was possible! Look for more cards this week. I should be getting the new release items on Tuesday!!!!
Stamps: PTI On My Couch & Homemade
Ink: PTI Spring Moss, SU Chocolate Chip & Really Rust
Paper: PTI Spring Moss & Vintage Cream, SU Really Rust & Chocolate Chip, My Mind's Eye Wild Asparagus Patterned Paper
Misc: SU Certainly Celery Twill Ribbon, Misc Button, Heidi Swapp Distresser tool