Best Wishes!

Supplies Used: Melissa Frances patterned paper, Hero Arts flower stamp, ClubScrap "Best Wishes" stamp, Bazzill pink & blue card stock, Offray charcoal satin ribbon, ShortCuts frosted acrylic, mini Scor-It and vintage buttons.

For this card I layered the ShortCuts frosted acrylic over Melissa Frances patterned paper, cut out a triangular window, then scored lines vertically & diagonally onto the acrylic. I also used the Tonic distressing tool to slightly ruffle up the edges of the pink patterned paper. The stamped flowers were paper pieced with more coordinating patterned paper and a bit of crystal beads were put into the flower centers. I finished off the card with a few vintage buttons, a stamped sentiment through the triangular window and a neat bow along the top of the card.

Don't forget to enter the current sketch challenge at Caardvarks if you've got a little time to craft this weekend! The deadline to enter is July 17th; details on the lefthand sidebar. I hope you're having a fantastic weekend and thanks for dropping by! :)

Hello!

Supplies Used: Two Spotted Dogs "Feeling Groovy" May 2009 Kit, ShortCuts frosted acrylic, Cuttlebug "Argyle" Embossing Folder & Unity's May 2009 KOTM

Just one more ShortCuts card I wanted to share today! It's Friday and I'm hoping to fit in some scrap time later this evening. I've got a lot of fun projects that I want to work on with my July Two Spotted Dogs Kits. Plus I signed up for ClubScrap's Pro Scrapper's League Summer Camp (details on the sidebar). I've decided that it'll help give me a head start on creating mini albums for my family for this Christmas. I've also got a project for CHA using the new Provocraft Cuttlebug embossing folders and Marks Paper Co. collections. And let's see, the next Caardvarks challenge is on the 20th and our sponsor (Creative Cuts & More) sent us some fabulous diecuts to work with. So I've got plenty of things in the works to keep me happily crafting throughout the weekend. I wish my sister-in-law was here to scrap with me! We had so much fun last weekend.

Apart from my crafting endeavors (which usually take place during the midnight hours when everyone is in bed)I hope to spend some time with my Dad who's recovering from knee surgery (this past Wednesday). I'd love to go with the boys to the water park but our temperatures have been too blazing hot to enjoy being outdoors for any amount of time.

And at last, our insurance adjuster will be here Saturday morning to survey all the damage to our home from the storm we had several weeks ago. Here's a pic of the hail we got that night:

Living here in Oklahoma you kind of get accustomed to 100+ temps, tornadoes, hail the size of your fist and mosquitos the size of small birds during the summer. So you can understand why summer is NOT my favorite time of year! Wherever you're at, I hope you're enjoying balmy weather and clear skies!

Have a great weekend!

Sweet!

Supplies Used: Two Spotted Dogs "Feeling Groovy" May 2009 Kit, Unity's June KOTM, ShortCuts clear acetate

Hello! How has your week been going so far? It's Thursday which means tomorrow is Friday and that means that the weekend is finally here! What is your idea of the perfect weekend? Is it being out and about among friends? Or is it working in your garden and then sitting back relaxing with some sweet tea after all your toil and tending is done? I know you crafty gals are thinking of uninterrupted scrap time somewhere in the mix, that's practically a knee-jerk reaction for us when we think of a "good" time!
But for me, my weekend is much like any other day. It usually revolves around what my children would enjoy doing. Mostly because I really enjoy seeing their reactions, how they experience things with such unhindered enthusiasm. Something about the way they jump and clap over a simple announcement that we're going to get some ice cream. C'mon! Excited over ice cream?! Really?! But yeah, that does it for me. Life through a child's eyes is pretty awesome. So I hope that I will be having a weekend as sweet as the one my kids are going to have! LOL What about you? What are you doing this weekend? This summer? Spill! :)

Let's Hang Out!

Supplies Used: ShortCuts frosted acetate, Sassafrass Lass patterned paper, Prima pp, Basic Gray pp, Crate Paper pp, Bazzill card stock & Unity's June 2009 Kit of the Month "clothesline" and "let's hang out sentiment" stamps, Doodlebug ribbon, buttons, twine and Sakura Glaze pen.

I swear, the more Unity stamps I get, the more addicted I become! I love the images the artists come up with, they're perfect for paper piecing and fussy cutting. As if anyone really has the time to intricately cut each image and layer the pieces onto each other. I mean, c'mon! Those are some wee itty bitty socks on that clothesline! But they're so adorable and I found the task rather enjoyable. But I also enjoy stripping wallpaper off the walls, so don't take my rendition of fun seriously.
Anyway, I will say right now that you do not need Unity stamps. You can live without them. Do not go off in a rush to sign up for their monthly kits...that have the most adorable stamp images and sentiments on deeply etched red rubber and mounted on cushy mounting foam. Nope, don't spend your hard earned money on it. But if you're determined and hard headed to not listen to me then tell them I sent you. I don't know if they'll give me anything for it but it's your own hard headedness that got you in trouble in the first place. Certainly I did nothing to enable you. ;P
However, I will enable and encourage you to join in on our current sketch challenge at Caardvarks. Use up some of the stash you already have on hand and make something pretty with it! Now that is something that won't cost you one red cent! :)

Mark Your Calendar!

I've been eagerly awaiting the moment when I could finally share this awesome news! Caardvarks is having their very first Caard Hop in August! It'll be three fun-filled days of gorgeous card creations using Core'dinations card stock. The Caardvarks Crew will be joined by Core'dinations design team and we'll be serving up new creations each and every day to inspire our readers. And each day we'll be handing out stacks of Core'dinations card stock including their latest Whitewash Collection! You can visit Core'dinations card stock collections by clicking on any image below:









Please visit Caardvarks for complete details and to grab your own sidebar blinkie!

ShortCuts: Gift Card Holder Folders

Since our sponsor this week at Caardvarks is ShortCuts I wanted to highlight these adorable Gift Card Holder Folders they sent our team to work with. They come pre-cut and pre-scored. All you do is add a bit of adhesive, a little creativity and a gift card! The ones I made are chunky little things primarily geared towards children. But the Caardvarks Crew has a great variety of cards displayed in the Flickr Gallery to give you more ideas for decorating.
I do believe I'm going to place an order for the larger kraft folders using the 15% discount our Caardvarks readers are getting this week. The code is "Caard15" for anyone interesting in doing a little shopping with me today. I also need to replenish my clear & frosted acetate stash; I'm down to scraps! :)

Supplies Used: May 2009 2SD "Feeling Groovy Kit" & Crate Paper "Orbit" rub-ons

Supplies Used: May 2009 2SD "Feeling Groovy" Kit, Basic Grey "Lime Rickey" Card stock stickers & chipboard, June 2009 Unity Kit of the Month "Happy" banner stamp, buttons and twine.

Supplies Used: May 2009 2SD "Feeling Groovy" Kit, Basic Grey "Lime Rickey" Card Stock sticker & chipboard, Doodlebug Brads, May 2009 Unity Kit of the Month "Celebrate" sentiment stamp and wood dowels.

Thank you for dropping by today! I'll be sharing more of my ShortCuts creations throughout the week and then there's the Cuttlebug "Be Inspired" Challenge on Wednesday; it'll be a fun one for all our nature lovers! ;)

Caardvarks: I Can See Clearly Now!

We've got another fabulous challenge in store for you at Caardvarks today!

OUR SPONSOR

THE CHALLENGE

Create a card based upon this sketch, by SheetLoad of Cards. Challenge ends July 17th @ Midnight (PST). There's no limit to the amount of entries; so create and enter as many times as you'd like. Just make sure you provide a direct link to your blog post or gallery image!

THE PRIZE

Two (2) lucky winners this week will each receive a $15 ShortCuts Gift Certificate!!

SHOPPING DISCOUNT

Want to try ShortCuts for yourself, while saving money at the same time?!?! Just visit their Online Store and enter the discount code “Caard15” during checkout and receive 15% off your order! *15% will be taken off package price(s) only, not S/H charges. Orders must contain at least $5.00 in product and be placed before July 31, 2009.

Want to see more Shortcuts inspiration? Go check out the Caardvarks Crew ShortCuts Flickr Gallery!

Happy 4th of July!

Have a Happy & Blessed 4th of July weekend!!!

I got an early start to all our family festivities on Friday. My brother and SIL came down from Oklahoma City to celebrate. And on Friday night, my sister-in-law and I had ourselves an impromptu card making session! We had a wonderful time and I even managed to whip out a few patriotic cards for the Independence Day Celebration at Caardvarks. Yes, you'll definitely want to hop over there to see all the beautiful red, white and blue cards that our crew created.

For now, here's what I came up with:

And here's the card Kim made. She finally got to try out my Cuttlebug and Nestabilities dies. Poor girl is hooked! Now she's jonesing pretty bad for one of her own. I felt bad about enabling her so I hooked her up with a large amount of scrap goodness from my stash. I can't wait to see what she creates with it. Already I love the patriotic card she created last night:

And this is it for me today! I'm off to party with my family. Have a little barbecue, get roasted in the summer heat, take lots of photos, laugh with my family, see some fireworks and maybe get in some time to craft once the kids are tucked into bed.

***Tomorrow Caardvarks has a new challenge going on sponsored by ShortCuts and you are definitely going to want to come back and see what the design team created this round. I think it's the best gallery to date!***