Merry Christmoose!

Thanks for all the nice comments yesterday. The day was definitely harder on me and DH than it was on Kara. She did GREAT on her first day and loved it.....told me last night that she couldn't wait to go back. Yay!

Here's a sample card I made for CHA with OCL's new Merry Moose set. I LOVE moose (I have several moose decorations that I put out at Christmastime and one large one that stands at the top of my steps all year long...yeah, sorry, I got sidetracked there) so as soon as I saw this set, I couldn't wait to color him up!



The moose is colored with Copic markers, the scallop circle is up on foam tape, and I colored the white snowflake brad with a BG13 Copic marker.

Hope you have a GREAT day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Merry Moose
Paper: Vintage Cream, Glittered Patterned Paper
Copics: E25, E33, E35, E41, E42, E43, BG10, BG11, BG13
Accessories: Spellbinders Circle & Scallop Circle Nestabilities, May Arts 1.25" Crochet Ivory Ribbon, PTI Aqua Mist Ribbon, Bow Easy, Square Punch, White Snowflake Brad, Foam Tape
Card Size: 5" Square

First Day of Kindergarten

Kara starts kindergarten today and here's a bookmark I made for her teacher with OCL's new School Notes set. The apple and school notes rectangle are both up on foam tape. I know I keep saying it over and over, but these corner bookmarks are just SOOO fun to make! You can find Beate's tutorial HERE on SCS.

....and of course I just HAVE to post a picture of the kiddo on her first day of school and first day riding a bus. She's really excited and I hope she has the BEST day.





...I cried like a blubbering idiot after that bus pulled away, oye!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL School Notes
Paper: PTI Pure Poppy, October Afternoon Report Card DP
Copics: E00, E02, E47, G40, G21, G24, G28, YR21, YR24, R11, R22, R35, W5
Accessories: PTI Pure Poppy Ribbon, Circle Nestabilities, Foam Tape, Star Brad, EK Success Wavy Dot Punch

Adele

Hi all, I'm a bit behind but wanted to play with Taylor's TESC125 Sketch from last week. I love the circle elements.....FUN!



Our youngest will be starting kindergarten this week, so I made this for her teacher. The main image with Adele is up on foam tape. Stampavie stamps are available at Stamper's Dream.

Hope you're enjoying your weekend! I know I am......it's the first time in years that I'm enjoying a true, work-free weekend. Now that Kara will be in all-day kindergarten, I'm going back to working Mon-Fri and leaving my weekends free....ahhhh, that just sounds so normal to have the weekends off! Yesterday we all went hiking, geocaching (Kara calls it "treasure hunting"), and had a picnic lunch out on some big rocks. Fun!

I'll be back tomorrow to show you a bookmark I made for her teacher....it's sorta matchy-matchy to this card.





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Stampavie Adele Enjoying Fresh Apples
Paper: PTI Pure Poppy and Kraft, October Afternoon Report Card DP
Copics: E00, E02, E37, E41, E42, E43, 0, G40, G24, B000, B00, B12, R22, R35, R46
Accessories: Brads, Foam Tape, Rectangle and Circle Nestabilities, PTI Pure Poppy Ribbon

Beach pics

Thought I'd share some of my favorite pics from our vacation last week...

Good times! I miss it already!

Penguin Holidays

Yep, I'm back with another card using this sweet little guy from Penguin Fun. L-O-V-E him!



Pretty easy card. The scallop circle is up on foam tape and I added some Stickles to his scarf, ear muffs, and under his feet.

See ya!




SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Penguin Fun
Paper: White, PTI Aqua Mist, Glittered Patterned Paper
Copics: W1, B00, B000, E41, E42, YR21, G40
Accessories: Taylored Expressions Caribbean Satin Ribbon, Spellbinders Circle Nestabilities, SU Punch, Diamond Stickles, Platinum Stickles, Waterfall Stickles, Foam Tape, Sewing Machine & Thread, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Penguin & Tree

Awwww, check out this SWEET, plump penguin and tree! Oh my gosh, I think they're adorable! They're from OCL's new Penguin Fun set. I made this card last month for CHA.

The sentiment is up on foam tape and I added some Stickles to the snow underneath the penguin's feet.



Have an awesome day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Penguin Fun
Paper: White, PTI Aqua Mist
Copics: W1, BG10, BG11, YR000
Accessories: Taylored Expressions Caribbean Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Foam Tape, Spellbinders Circle & Scallop Circle Nestabilities, 1.25" White Crochet Lace Ribbon, Diamond Stickles, Snowflakes Embossing Folder

The cleanest antlers?

These Reindeer Pun and Reindeer Games sets are so much to play with. Here's another sample card I made for CHA last month.

....and the punch line.....



Hehe! These punchlines from Reindeer Pun are CRACKIN'.....ME.....UP!!!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Reindeer Games, OCL Reindeer Pun
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Black, White
Copics: E41, E42, E43, W5, G24, R22, R35, R46
Accessories: EK Success Wavy Dot Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Black Gingham Ribbon, Eucalyptus and Candy Cane Stickles, Foam Tape, Snowflakes Embossing Folder, Snowflake Punch, Word Windown Punch (inside only)

Bird Bookmark

*Edited to Add*....
I followed Beate's tutorial HERE on SCS to make this. She has step-by-step instructions with pictures AND a great video tutorial at the end.

My MIL loves birds....she has three parrotts, a miniature parrott, and a whole bird santuary in her backyard with bird feeders GALORE...so of course this Backyard Birds set from JustRite was just screaming her name. She likes to read too so I thought I'd make her one of these corner bookmarks that I'm addicted to making lately.

The image is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, colored with Copics (numbers are in the supply list below), and I added some Stickles on the thistle.

Hope you have an awesome day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: JustRite Backyard Birds
Paper: PTI Hawaiian Shores and Vintage Cream, October Afternoon Thrift Shop DP
Copics: E31, E33, E35, 0, YR000, R11, R22, G21, G24, BG10, BG11, BG13
Accessories: JustRite 3-1/4" Round Wooden Stamper, PTI Hawaiian Shores Ribbon, Circle & Scallop Circle Nestabilities, MFT Small Scallop Die-namics, Fruit Punch Stickles

Reindeer Games Winner!

The winner of OCL's Reindeer Games set is.....

** Jami Sibley **

Congratulations, Jami!!!! I'll get in touch with you to confirm your mailing addy. :)

CPS Sketch

Hi all! We just got back from a week-long vacation at the beach...ahhhhh, it was heaven! Now that I'm back though, I'm anxious to hunker down with a cup of coffee this morning and go blog hopping to see what I missed while I was away.

Our Craft Lounge is sponsoring this week's CPS Sketch. Here's the card I made for it...



The stamps are from the new Art of Nature set. The image is colored with Copic markers (numbers are in the supply list at the end of my post) and I added some Stickles to the centers of the flowers. The pearls in the trio of die-cut flowers were colored with RV13 and YR21 Copics. The black scallop mat is up on foam tape.

Have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Art of Nature
Paper: Kraft, Black, October Afternoon Thrift Shop
Copics: YR000, YR21, G40, G21, G24, R11, R22, RV13
Accessories: MFT Flower Die, Corner Rounder Punch, Sweet Blush Ribbon, Rectangle & Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities, Foam Tape, Platinum Stickles, White Kaiser Kraft Adhesive Pearls

OCL Blog Hop & Giveaway

Whoo-hooo, it's blog hop day with Our Craft Lounge!! A full list of blog hop participants can be found HERE on the OCL Blog. The set that I'm giving away is called Reindeer Games. Here's the set...



....What do you have to do to try and win it?....EASY....leave a comment on this post by Sunday at 3 p.m. Eastern (12 noon Pacific time). I'll draw a name on Sunday and the winner will be announced HERE on my blog on Sunday night.

Here's a card I made with the set. Note: The sentiment is from a separate set called Reindeer Pun (you NEED this set...oh my word, the sentiments are hilarious!)



The sleigh and sentiment are both up on foam tape, and I added some Stickles along the top of the sleigh.

Now, what's the punch line to the joke you ask? I put it on the inside of the card.............wait for it..................



Bwahahahaha! See, so fun!

Good luck in the drawing!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Reindeer Games, OCL Reindeer Pun
Paper: Bashful Blue, White
Copics: E41, E42, E43, R11, YR21, Y38, BG11, BG13, B12
Accessories: Circle Nestabilities, Foam Tape, Waterfall Stickles, Swiss Dots and Snowflakes Embossing Folders, White Ric Rac Ribbon from Sharon's Ribbon Store, Bashful Blue Grosgrain Ribbon, Square Punch, Sugar Brad colored with a B12 Copic, Oval Punch (inside only)

OCL Be Jolly Sneak Peek

Okay gang, I'm back with another OCL Sneak Peek! The set I want to show you today is called Be Jolly....sweet set!!



The tree, snowman, and sentiment are ALL part of the set. I stamped my tree and snowman in Memento Tuxedo Black, colored them with Copics (numbers are in the supply list below), added some Sugar Sparkly Fluff on all the snowy parts, glittered up the buckle on the snowman's hat with Gold Stickles, and added the sentiment to look like a sign hanging on the tree. It was cut with a deckled rectangle nestabilities die and glued down with foam tape.

Have an awesome day!....and don't forget to stop back tomorrow for the Giveaway!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Be Jolly
Paper: Pure Poppy, White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: E31, E33, E35, E25, 0, W1, W3, W5, YR21, Y38, G40, G24, R22, R46, R59
Accessories: Pure Poppy Stitched Ribbon, Sewing Machine & Thread, Sparkly Fluff, Flower Soft Glue, Foam Tape, Deckled Rectangle Nestabilities, Hemp Twine

OCL Art of Nature Sneak Peak

Hi all! Time to start previewing the brand-spankin' new OCL rubber that was just released at CHA.....totally gorgeous and fun sets! For a complete list of everyone participating in the sneak peeks today, stop by the OCL Blog. Each person has been assigned a different set to preview so hopping around will enable you to get a good look at everything.



The set that I'm showing you today is called Art of Nature. Beautiful set that I just LOVE! My card was inspired by Kendra's card that you can see HERE. I just LOVE the way she did the four squares with pointed corners and rounded ones. All four matted squares on my card are up on foam tape. The flowers and sentiment were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics (R35, R22, R11). Then I added some Gold Stickles to the centers of the flowers to go with the gold cord used in the button.

Pssst....today and tomorrow we'll be showing sneak peeks of all the newly released sets....and then on Friday we're going to be giving away free sets! Whoo-hoooo! I can't wait to show you which set I'm giving away. Stay tuned for that!

I'll be back tomorrow with another OCL sneak peek.






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Art of Nature
Paper: Hawaiian Shores, Vintage Cream, True Black, October Afternoon Thrift Shop DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: R11, R22, R35
Accessories: Lemon Tart Button, Gold Cord, Yellow Twill, Corner Rounder Punch, Sewing Machine & Thread, Foam Tape, Gold Stickles
Card Size: 5" Square

JR Week - Backyard Birds

Welcome back to Day 2 of JustRite Week! Today I want to show you a card I made with the new Backyard Birds set. There are four beautiful birds in the set but I just LOVE hummingbirds so this is the first image I wanted to play with. The image is stamped in Versafine Onyx Black and colored with Prisma pencils. The kraft circle with the sentiment is up on foam tape.

Be sure to stop by Cindy, Amy, Tosh and Cammie's blogs today for more JustRite inspiration. I'm sure they're going to knock your socks off with all their super creativity!

Have yourself an awesome day and I'll be back tomorrow with a sneak peak of a new OCL set!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: JustRite Backyard Birds
Paper: Kraft, Prism Herbal Garden, PTI Vintage Cream, October Afternoon Thrift Shop DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Old Olive
Coloring: Prisma Pencils with Gamsol
Accessories: Olive Ric Rac Ribbon from Sharon's Ribbon Store, Sewing Machine & Thread, Spellbinders Circle Nestabilities, Foam Tape
Card Size: 5" Square

JR Week - Whimsical Christmas

Hi all! It's JustRite Week at Stamper's Dream and today Cindy, Laurie, Michelle, Amy and I all have projects to share with you. For a complete posting schedule for the week, please visit Michelle's blog.



The stamps on my card are from the new Whimsical Christmas set. The pink circle with the sentiment is up on foam tape and the layout is Mojo Sketch #150.

Thanks for stopping by! I'll be back tomorrow with another JR card.





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: JustRite Whimsical Christmas
Paper: Vintage Cream, Pink Pirouette, Kraft, Jolly by Golly DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Coloring: Prisma Pencils and Gamsol
Accessories: 2" Wooden JR Stamper, Spellbinders Circle Nestabilities, Foam Tape, Pink Adhesive Rhinestones, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Snowflakes Embossing Folder, Corner Rounder Punch, PTI Sweet Blush Ribbon, MFT Ric Rac Die

Party Dress Bookmark

Hope you're not sick of seeing these things from me, but here's another corner bookmark (tutorial can be found HERE). I made this one for my daughter's best friend. She likes green, she's an incredible ballet dancer, and she likes sparkle so this is what I came up with. I haven't inked up this Impression Obsession Party Dress stamp since I was a dirty girl, but man I love it. I think it's SOOO girly and pretty. I added small accents of Diamond Stickles to the ruffled skirt.

Hope your day is awesome!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Impression Obsession Party Dress
Paper: Handsome Hunter, Afternoon Tea DP (Wild Wasabi), Vintage Cream
Copics: G40, G21, G24
Accessories: May Arts Ivory Crochet Lace Ribbon from Sharon's Ribbon Store, Scor Pal and Scor Pal Tape, Gold Cord, Diamond Stickles, Rectangle & Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities

Purple Tulip Bookmark

Hi all! Man, things are busy around here this week. Yikes!



I haven't had any stamping time yesterday or today, but here's a bookmark I made for my daughter a few weeks ago. After I made that New Moon-inspired corner bookmark (HERE's the post), she asked if I could make one for her. She wanted it to be similar to the one I made for myself with the Flourishes tulip but she wanted hers in shades of purple and ivory. Here's what I came up with. These things are SOOOO quick and fun to make....I'm thinking everyone in my family may be getting one for Christmas!

Beate's tutorial for making them can be found HERE.

Okay, that's it for me today. I have a bunch of work to get back to.......{sigh}. See ya!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Flourishes Thank You
Paper: Textured Perfect Plum, Almost Amethyst, Vintage Cream
Copics: BV04, BV02, BV000, G40
Accessories: May Arts Ivory Crochet Ribbon from Sharon's Ribbon Store, Purple Satin Ribbon from Taylored Expressions, Scor Pal and Scor Pal Tape, Diamond Stickles, Circle Nestabilities

For You

Hi all! Here's a card I made for Mercy's Sketch #85. Have you ever met Mercy?...my goodness what a riot she is!! I was lucky enough to meet her at CHA along with sweet Pam Varnell.



My stamps are from JustRite's Victorian Nested Frames, Borders & Centers. I stamped the sentiment and frame in black craft ink and heat embossed them with detail clear EP. The edges are sponged in So Saffron ink. The nested frame is up on foam tape.

Here's a picture of me with Mercy and Pam! This photo was taken by Sankari Wegman (thanks, Sankari!...you're a sweetheart!).....luckily she got a clear photo because mine came out all blurry...



Have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: JustRite Victorian Neted Frames, Borders & Centers
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, October Afternoon Thrift Shop DP, MFT Cork
Ink: So Saffron, Black Craft
Accessories: Gold Cord, Red Ribbon from Sharon's Ribbon Store, MFT Small Scallop Die-namics, Oval Nestabilities, Foam Tape, Detail Clear Embossing Powder
Card Size: 4" x 7.5"

MFT Sketch

Good morning! I wanted to play along in the MFT Sketch Challenge that Cindy posted yesterday. This is a REALLY old MFT stamp that I haven't used since 2008 (oh my!)...I really love it though and thought it would work well for the horizontal panel. I also wanted to use some new toys that I got at CHA....the cork and the small scallop die-namics!

I stamped the tub twice, once on the Vintage Cream CS and once on the DP. The one from the DP was cut out and popped up on foam tape. I added some Stickles spraying out of the shower head and added some more on all the centers of the flowers on the paper pieced tub. Oh, and because the cork is thicker than regular paper, the left half of the main image is up on foam tape and then I glued down the right side (over the cork) with some regular Ad-tech glue.

Hope you have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: MFT Take a Break (Annie LaPoint)
Paper: SU Pink Pirouette, PTI Berry Sorbet, October Afternoon Thrift Shop DP, MFT Cork, PTI Vintage Cream
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Coloring: Prisma Pencils blended with Gamsol
Accessories: PTI Sweet Blush Ribbon, Bow Easy, Stickles, Foam Tape, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punches, MFT Small Scallop Die-namics, Sewing Machine & Thread