Sisterhood of the Traveling Stamps~ Day 2

Paper- PTI

Stamps: FTLOA

Ink: Memento

Sisterhood of the Traveling Stamps

For the Love of Art is a brand new message board, kit and stamp site.  There is a very cool set of stamps traveling around to scrappers all over the world and this is my week to play with these cute little stamps. 

As soon as I saw this cute little stamp set I need to make a card for my hubby to cheer him on. 

Paper: Webster's

Ink: Memento

Stamps: For the Love of Art

Other: Webster's trim, twine, sewing. 

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday

This weeks theme for CHALLENGE ME MONDAY is to use a star shape on your project. 

My friends husband is off at basic training and I wanted to send a note to say Hi! Since it will be arriving just in time for July 4th I thought a star shaped note would be perfect. 

Cricut Cart: George and Basic Shapes

Stamps: PTI

Ink: Momento, chalk ink

Other: twine, button

Pioneer Woman meets my style....

I love the web, it bring so many unique and talented individuals so much closer together.  Today I enjoyed an overcast moring outdoors picking some wild raspberries.  There aren't alot ready yet, but enough to make my girls a nice dessert for our Friday scrappy get together.  I happened to be searching for an idea of how to use them and came across one of my favorite sites to visit, Pioneer Woman and had to chuckle.  Looking at her raspberry cobler recipe next to her fence post auger story I had to chuckle.  With so many fence rows I can't believe she didn't go and pick her raspberries.  There on the counter were store bought containers.  I jumped on my horse (ok, Polaris 800 4 WD 4 wheeler) and headed out along the fence rows (ok, Christmas Tree fields) and came up with a nice little basket of berries to make something fabulous with.

I started with a white cake mix and added a few incredients to make some light an fluffy cupcakes.  The smell yummy!

1 Pillsbury Moist Supreme White Cake Mix (you can use any brand)

3 egg whites

2 T butter

2 t. vanilla extract (or lemon extract) next time I will add both.

1 1/3 cup water

I mix with a stand mixer on high until it's light and fluffy.  Then spoon into lined cupcake pans and bake for 16 minutes at 350*.

For filling I used a small container of heavy whipping cream and add 1/3 cup of confectioners sugar.  Whip until it forms peaks.  Don't forget to taste it while mixing to  make sure it's sweet to your liking. 

Set about a half cup of berries aside for garnish. 

Sprinkle a 1 1/2 cup berries with 1/2 cup of sugar.  Then slightly mash with fork.  Gently fold into the whipped cream. 

Place cupcake in serving dish.  You can cut them up or leave whole or half it.  Just make it look pretty, then top with a dollop of the whipped cream and garnish with a few berries.  Enjoy! 

I'll add the finished photos tomorrow when I finish putting them together. 

Fathers Day Mini for my hubby.

I made this mini while scrapping yesterday with Ellen and Andrea, always love when the girls can hang out!  I used a Punky Sprouts  mini that was part of the For The Love of Art June Kit. If you haven't checked out the new kits and stamps at FTLOA you are missing a fun new site, and awesome clear stamps.  The gallery is full of great inspiration and there are tons of challenges and contests on the forums!  See you there! 

Happy Father's Day to my Dad and wonderful husband!  Love you!

Fantabulous Cricut and a Fantabulous Giveaway!

Quick check in.......Check out Fantabulous Cricut Scrapin' Saturday post for your chance to win a cricut cartridge and also a yummy project as well. 

Adore

Challenges:
 Treasured Scrapbooking Sketch
Color Combos Galore 145 

Scrapfriendzy...

I thought a summer camp sounded like just the right adventure to kick start some creativity. You can join me at

All the fun starts today, so hop over and don't forget to post I sent you!

MMSC56, Using produts from your stash...

Sometimes I just like to play with items already in my stash.  For this project I wanted to try to make my own color wash type product.  Now I have a whole load of items in my scrap room kitchen that I pulled out to give a try.  First let's see how blending solution and odorless mineral spirits work . 

Add equal parts of ink (in this case I use a copic refill, buy you could use any alcohol reinker you  have on hand)  and blending solution to a mini mister (or any small spray bottle).  In the second mini mister I mixed equal parts of ink and OMS.  This is the result:

Pretty nice, but I like a little sparkle so I add some PK Glitz glitter to the bottles and this is what it looks like.  Kind of hard to see here, but it's yummy! 

Next I wanted to make a water based product so I pulled out the food coloring and mixed it with water, then used it to tea dye a scrap piece of trim.

I sprayed it randomly, then rinsed it under water and dried.  Then I made it into an embellishment to use on a card. 

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Papertrunk is giving away an iPod...

You can check it out HERE

Group Prom LO

PP: Websters Pages
Flowers: Prima
Jewels: Melissa Frances
Pearls: Martha Stewart
Chipboard: Webster's
Ribbon: offray
Trim: Trimtex
Butterfly: Making Memories

Flip Flops

These are my favorite flip flops.  Ashlyn got them for me for Mother's Day.  Aren't they sweet!

Product:
PP: Urbanlily
Cardstock: Coordinations
Offray Ribbon
Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch
Martha Stewart Butterfly stamp
Papertrey Ink  Polka Dot Basic Stamp
Sewing
Sketch: For the Love of Art
These are a Few of My Favorite Things Challenge

Cool Prom Pics

I spent just a little time in the studio yesterday after going to see Robin Hood with the hubby and created this lo for the CTS DT call.  I love how the kids personalities were shining through in these photos. 

Pink Paislee
thickers
Buttons
CTS June Sketch

Thanks for stopping by:)

Prom Mini

Prom pics were so wonderful I had to make a mini. 

 This is the mini album I completed with Pink Paislee products, stamps, glimmer mist and assorted embellishments.   

Kubota

My Dad and his new set of retirement wheels....and you would think a sports car would do the trick!?!?

Paper: Studio Calico
Punch: Fiskars
other: Studio Calico cloth stickers, twine
Sketch: Studio Calico Blog Sunday Sketch 5/23/10

Anouncements

Good Wednesday morning.  Hope you have a fabulous day!

So much going on.  First, my good dork friend Karen Lynn has been chosen as a finalist in the Midnight Madness card contest.  Please stop by and vote for your favorite, and be sure to take a look at Karen's wonderful card, she is #5. http://priscillastyles.blogspot.com/2010/05/midnight-madness-red-carpet-week-sketch.html Go Karen!  Wishing you the best of luck because we all already know you have got the talent! 

Second, another friend is starting her own scrapbooking/cardmaking website called FOR THE LOVE of ART and even has her own stamp line starting!  I'm so excited, everything looks so amazing.  Stop by and take a gander around when you get a chance and if you are looking for a fun online forum to call home would love to chat with you as well.  The first contest is sponsored by yummy SRM stickers, and the sketch is beautiful!  I challenge  you to check it out!

Sketch: CTS
Challenge: HMITM

What a month or so....

Thanks for hanging in there with me through vacation, Ashlyn's surgery, prom, Dad's retirement party and soon to be graduation and graduation party.  Then I hope to be back to scrapping something daily.  My studio is very lonely but I'm loading up on photos to keep me busy for the next year!  After all creating the moments to remember is what preserving our memories in a scrapbook is all about. 

My Dad's retirement party was the best.  I cried like a baby, and he got the best retirement gift ever.  His orange tractor sure was better than any gold watch and he will get so much use out of it.  He has never owned a new tractor and has wanted one forever. 

Then Ashlyn looked just beautiful for prom.  My baby has grown into a beautiful, smart, loving young woman and I am so proud of her!

FTTC67/MM46

Today I need to just take a minute and make a quick card, actually I as so far behind of Birthday wishes I really need to make a few more. For today's card I combined the Flourishes challenge FTTC67 with the Midnight Madness Challenge 46.  Thanks for stopping by:) 

Fantabulous Cricut challange #5

April showers bring lots of pretty projects at Fantabulous Cricut.  This weeks challenge should you choose to join us is April Showers~ Create a project that has something to do with "Rain or Water"
example: hat, umbrella, life preserver.  I can't help but thinking baby shower after this post at FCCB. 

This is what I created using the new Arrival Cartridge. 

and this is what I created with the New Arrival and Pooh and Friends cartridge and the sketch from the Midnight Madness Challenge.  

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you in May after our much needed vacation.


Happy Spring!

PTI spring swap package.

I was so excited to get this happy mail today.  Complete with a cute little notebook that is sewn together and an adorable list book.  And boy do I love lists!  And I can 't go without mentioning the adorable slider card.  I've never seen one like this and now am on a mission to find the directions.  Adorable.  Thank you Heidi (hrae)! The details in everything are just beautiful! 

Fantabulous Cricut challange #4

Hello everybody,
It's that time again and I'm so glad so many of you have been joining us for the Fantabulous Cricut challenges.  This weeks challenge is to use the word "Happy" and the shape is "Flower".  You can interpret that anyway you like, so come on and give it a go.
My Mom asked me to make a card box for my Grandmother's 85th Birthday party. I decided this would be the perfect opportunity to get started and here is the finished box.

 

Cartridges- Walk In my Garden, Caligraphy
Stamps-Flourishes
Paper-DCWV, PTI
Other-bling, prima flowers, assorted markers, Martha Stewart Butterfly punch, paint



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Lilly Bee`Lovely April Contes

Fantabulous Cricut challange #3

It's all about the bling!  Come on over to Fantabulous Cricut to see more of the dt projects and how they incorporated bling into their projects.  Thanks for stopping by:)

MMSC46

Woot! Woot! It's PTI Blog Hop Time

Todays challenge was to use buttons.  I used some buttons to make a friends birthday card.  Isn't it just too cute! I just love this stamp set! 

Stamps: PTI Studio Style

Paper: PTI

Buttons PTI Spring Mix

Other: copics, spica, twine

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #2

Some friend are joining me this weekend for a scrappy weekend.  Yeah! I can't wait so I thought I would make some cute little take homes for them. If you see them don't tell! 

For todays Fantabulous Cricut challenge I made one of the cute little PTI altered note pads.  I just love them for making all kinds of lists.  You can find many more examples in the PTI gallery.  They are yummy!  I also wanted to use a cartridge that we wouldn't usually thing of for spring.  But Winter Wonderland has this cute little bunny that just says spring to me.  Isn't he just the cutest!

Stamps-Studio G

Paper- PTI, MME

Ribbon-offray

Cricut- Winter Wonderland

Off white paint

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to join us for Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #2 and show us what you can do with your crict for Easter themed projects and pastel pallet.  Have fun!

Old Barn-Masculine Thinking of You

I don't have many images from Art Impressions but I did find this old barn that I fell in love with and wanted to enter their March contest.  This months contest was to make a Thinking of You card.  I chose to make mine in a masculine format as I don't have many masculine cards.  The sentiment will be on the inside.  I also used CPS 159 for the sketch.  Thanks for stopping by. 

Stamps- Art Impressions
Paper- DCWV base, My Creative Life
Ink- Momento, PTI snow white
ribbon- offray
other- copics, attyou, wood button, rhinestones

Challenges:
1.  Art Impressions
2. CPS 159
3.  Stampin' Sisters In Christ

Midnight Madness Cruise and Candy....

you can read all about the cruise HERE.

And while you are reading up on the cruise be sure to check out this cand. 

and enter to win it HERE.

Stamp: PTI

Carstock: PTI

Other: prima flowers, MMbrads, embossing powder, alphas

 
 
 
Challenge:
1. Midnight Madness #45

Bouquet of Luck

Stamp: Flourishes

PP- SU!

Carstock: PTI

Ribbon: Offray

Other: copics, atyou, cb swiss dots embossing folder

Challenges:
1.  FLLCCEL4 (sparkle)
2.  CTS Going Green Crop ( shamrock)

3.  Card Patterns #55
4. Cardvarks (white/green photo inspiration)
5.  Pile It On (pastels)
6. Copic Creations 24 (just click to join the bloggervarsary challenge)

Garden Birthday

                                                                 Stamp: Flourishes, PTI

Paper:  PTI Cardstock

Ink: Momento, PTI Snow White

 Other: Assorted Copics,offray ribbon

Challenges: 

FLLCCEL3 and I cased this card on Dawn's blog: http://mystampingthyme.blogspot.com/2010/03/flourishes-celebration-day-5.html

Plant Kindness

   Stamp: Flourishes

Paper:  PTI Cardstock

Ink: Momento, PTI Snow White

 Other: Assorted Copics, sewing

Challenges: 

                                                                        FLLCCEL5

Garden Gala

If you follow my blog you know how much I love a good challenge.  I'm so excited to announce that I have been asked to join a brand new challenge blog debuting on March 15th.  Fantabulous Cricut I just can't wait and hope you find the time and join us and put your Cricut or Cuttlebug (or whatever other tool you use to emboss) to work! 

I made this project for the debut challenge (you'll here more about that March 15th!)

Stamp: Flourishes

Ribbon: offray

Paper:  PPWebster's Pages Garden Gala, Cardstock

Ink: Momento, PTI Snow White, Chalk Ink

Cricut: Walk in My Garden

Other: Canvas, Paint, crackle medium, string, Prima flowers, Websters Journaling card, tulle, Tim Holtz hardware.



Challenges:
1.  MMSC44
2.  FTTC57, FLLCCEL2, and FLLC