Tuesday, October 27, 2009

... JOY to the world ....

Well..... this card I made a month ago.... I was going through my Christmas/winter embellishments and found the snowflakes and the chipboard stickers. I need to get some square envelopes to put this in, because I definitely see me making more square cards.

Get keys to the house today! Yipppeeeeeeee!!!!! It won't be till this afternoon, so we will actually be moving our stuff tomorrow.

Monday, October 26, 2009

vintage ornaments!

The other morning, my friend, Amber, and I got together w/ some new friends here to make cards. These are the two I came up w/ to make at our gathering....
PTI's smokey shadow and lavender moon. Lovely combo - and I NEVER seem to use lavender moon. I also used their shimmery white paper - it's awesome - makes the colors softer (in my opinion) when they are stamped. I also used plum pudding as the darker purple accent.
Next I used sweet blush and hibiscus on SU!'s basic gray paper. For the glitter, I used a glue pen and sprinkled Martha Stewart glitter on top. On the longer ornament, I used stickles at first, but it looked goopy and not very glittery, so I added the Martha glitter while they were still wet and this is how it turned out.
Have a great day! Happy Monday - I'm taking my boys to the hourly care on base, so will have 3 whopping hours to myself! Actually - part of that time I will have Levi, but he's the easy one! =)

Sunday, October 25, 2009

... pink & red stocking ...

Hi friends! Sorry for the "foggy" picture - my camera lens was a bit dirty when I took this, but I think you get the idea! I am smitten w/ red & pink this year! Since I doubt my hubby would want these for our Christmas cards, I used the sentiment "just a little Christmas note" from PTI's Signatuare Christmas set -my current favorite! I just love Dawn's handwriting and hope they release lots more from her!
Busy day cleaning here - gasp - story of my life! We get keys to our new house on base Tuesday and will be moving all day Wednesday. Fun fun. I think I'm most excited to have a washer & dryer at my disposal!
Hope you all have a fabulous day!

Saturday, October 24, 2009

IHP Birthday Bash - challenge "Birthday Greetings"

Our challenge for you today is 'Birthday Greetings (a birthday card for any age or gender)' Remember, everything this week has to do with birthday celebrations...so be sure your creation is birthday related!

Here are the hosts for each day. Be sure to check their blogs on their scheduled day to find out that day’s challenge. You can also check the main IHP Birthday Bash page at the store. It will be updated daily.

Day 1(10/19): Kate(owner), Sarah Anderson, and Dee Jackson
Day 2 (10/20):
Deb/Latisha Yoast
Day 3 (10/21):
Gretchen/Lesa Smaligo and Lynn/Asela Hopkins
Day 4 (10/22):
Cathleen/Kerri Michaud and Carolyn/Maria Fiscella
Day 5 (10/23):
Megan/Chris Veneruso and Kendra/Debbie Fisher
Day 6 (10/24): Tracy/Heidi Van Laar and Amber/Kerry Davis
Day 7 (10/25): Sunday, day of rest (finish up your challenges!)
Day 8 (10/26): PARTY! GRAND PRIZE (winners are announced)

The card I made is a 5x5 square using the Hero Arts set Birthday. Totally cute and I love how big the sentiment is! It’s got loads of versatile images, so you have to check it out!

I stamped the cookies in chocolate chip ink from SU!, and the little flowers in vintage cream from PTI. I used my nestabilites to cut out the circle and scallop. The pink striped paper & ribbon are both from IHP. The ribbon is sooo pretty! It’s suede down the middle and has those scalloped edges – my fave!! Flowers are punched, and leaves are ribbon, too.

So do you want to play along!!??

Before you begin, PLEASE take a few minutes to review the challenge guidelines! You’ll want to follow these rules to maximize your points and qualify for the opportunity to WIN the prize for today’s challenge and the Grand Prize, all announced on the last day of our festivities!

To qualify for the prize of the day, all you have to do is upload your challenge card/project to Splitcoast Stampers (SCS) and/or Paper Craft Planet (PCP) with the appropriate tag so we can find it. Today’s challenge tag is IHPBB6. The daily challenge winners will be randomly selected at the end of the week.

To qualify for the Grand Prize of being IHP Guest Designer for the month of November, here’s how it will work: Every challenge card/project you enter will earn you points (see below), and one with the most accumulated for the week the Grand Prize winner. So the more challenges you enter, more points you earn — and the better your chances of winning the Grand Prize (and the bigger the value of your Guest Designer box will be)!

You will have until October 25th to post your work, and you can enter as many challenges as you like, but you CANNOT combine challenges in one project. All winners, including the Grand Prize winner, will be announced at the Birthday Bash on October 26th.

Birthday Bash Points

For each project:

5 points for each challenge card/project you make, upload and tag to SCS

5 points for each challenge card/project you make, upload and tag to PCP

2 points for uploading to your blog and linking at least one IHP item used to the IHP website


One time points:

2 points for signing up to receive our newsletter*

2 points for joining our PCP group*

2 points for becoming our fan on Facebook*

10 points if you participate in all 6 IHP Birthday Bash challenges


*When you sign up, or if you are already signed up, a comment here so your points can be credited.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

... moving bella ....

Well, since we got our new address today, I thought it only appropriate that I post this card! I doubt I will be using her on ALL my *just moved* cards b/c she takes a while to color, but I sure do adore her!
Okay - lots to do, so this is super short. Card deets: sweet blus c/s & ribbon, mellow moss c/s,m swiss dot folder, nesties. Sentiment is from PTI.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

IHP Birthday Bash and A Special Gift

Get ready for the i {heart} papers Birthday Bash! That’s right, IHP is turning 1 year old this month, and a whopper of a party is planned! There's also a special gift planned to help others celebrate more birthdays. You’ll read more about that at the end of this post.

First, let’s talk about the party! There will be prizes galore (free stuff – you like free stuff, don’t you?), and a Grand Prize winner will be chosen at the end to be the IHP Guest Designer for the month of November!

There will be 6 birthday party themed challenges, one posted each day starting on Monday, October 19th. Each challenge will be hosted (and posted) by one of the IHP Design Team members. It will also be posted on the IHP Blog and on the store site HERE. Some special invited guests will be posting throughout the week, too! Each challenge will have its own prize.

To qualify for the prize of the day, all you have to do is post your challenge card/project to Splitcoast Stampers (SCS) and/or Paper Craft Planet (PCP) with the appropriate tag so we can find it. The tag (and the prize) for that day’s challenge will be posted on that day. You will have the full week (until October 25th) to post your work, and you can enter as many challenges as you like, but you can’t combine challenges in one project. The daily challenge winners will be selected at random at the end of the week.

To qualify for the Grand Prize of being IHP Guest Designer for the month of November, here’s how it will work: Every challenge card/project you enter will give you points (see the list below), and the one with the most points accumulated for the week will be the Grand Prize winner. So the more challenges you enter, the more points you earn — and the better your chances of winning the Grand Prize (and the bigger the value of your Guest Designer box will be)!

All winners, including the Grand Prize winner, will be announced at the Birthday Bash on October 26th.

So get ready to PARTY!!!! You won’t want to miss the fun!

Birthday Bash Points

For each project:

5 points for each challenge card/project you make, upload and tag to SCS

5 points for each challenge card/project you make, upload and tag to PCP

2 points for uploading to your blog and linking at least one IHP item used to the IHP website

One time points:

2 points for signing up to receive our newsletter*

2 points for joining our PCP group*

2 points for becoming our fan on Facebook*

10 points if you participate in all 6 IHP Birthday Bash challenges

*When you sign up, or if you are already signed up, leave us a comment on the IHP blog during Birthday Bash week so your points can be credited.

A Special Gift

Because i {heart} papers loves birthdays so much, they’ve decided to contribute 10% of sales, beginning on October 19th and through the end of October, to Hope Lodge New York City. Hope Lodge, run by the American Cancer Society, “The Official Sponsor of Birthdays,” offers free, temporary housing for cancer patients and their families who are undergoing treatment. The nurturing, comfortable environment at Hope Lodge allows patients to focus on what is most important - fighting cancer. What better way to celebrate a birthday than to help those who are helping more birthdays happen!

Friday, October 16, 2009

... card for a Marine ...

I got an e-mail from my hubby a week ago about a Marine who'd been wounded 3 years ago in Iraq and they are amazed he is alive today. They are hoping to send him 1000 cards to celebrate that he survived.
Here is the card I made.
If you would like to particpate, here is the address:
Colin Smith
PO Box 646
Amherst, OH 40001-0646

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

a few projects....

I got this cute letter N at Hobby Lobby in Houston back in August and got a chance to jazz it up recently. I covered it w/ paper and used mod podge to glue it down and covered the top so it's sealed all nice. I added some blue and brown buttons, too. I have a little collection of N's for the twins room.
Next, I have Mishie-style note pads to show off. I made these a couple weeks ago, and since PTI is coming out w/ a whole set dedicated to making these adorable little suckers, I thought I'd share my versions....
Not very chatty tonight - had a long-ish seeming day. Gotta tuck the kiddos in...

Sunday, October 11, 2009

... just because cherries ...

Oh, I've been slacking! I meant to be a super good blogger, but well.... I forget. I ought to have a day that I schedule blog posts for the week, but then I wouldn't be able to ramble on about whatever is going on w/ me that day.

So, about the card: raspberry fizz and spring moss paper, sheer white ribbon, raspberry fizz buttons. Easy peasey! Oh - the scallop punch is from SU. Although, the more I see the other fancy scallop punches, it makes me want more than just this one.

Tomorrow I am venturing to a scrapbook store in Palm Desert - Wootens. Anybody ever heard of it? I found their website and it looks pretty cool. The hubby and kids are off school, so I am getting a day ALL TO MYSELF. How lucky for me.

Anyhoo - that's it for today. I've been working on Christmas gifts already for my sisters' kiddos... I'll show you them soon.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

PUMPKIN EMMA

Morning blog friends! I seem to be stamping much more than usual lately! Shhh, don't tell my hubby. ;-)
Anyhoo - I think I am going to give this as a birthday card.... Pretty simple and to the point. I've really been digging digi images lately - this one is from CC Designs. Colored w/ tombow markers, avocado paper from PTI, polka dotted paper is from cosmo cricket. I think I love Cosmo Cricket more than Basic Grey now. I can use ALL the sheets in teh stack, and w/ BG, I tend to only use a third of them???
Okay - gotta take Kyle to school. Have a super day!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

head start on the moving cards


Hello blog friends! In 22 days I will be moving into a new house (not brand new, just new to me). We've been in temporary housing since early August, so I am really ready to get cozy in a place that will be mine for three years! Hence, I used the sentiment "home sweet home" rather than we've moved....
On this card, I was playing around mixing up some colors to get a different look. I also made a few that are more halloween themed since we move right before then...
It's finally feeling like fall out here in southern California. I sent the boys to school in long sleeves yesterday. At night we need jackets. Love it!


Monday, October 5, 2009

WCMD Challenge #2: Mexico

I actually am pretty happy w/ how this card came out -- it definitely made me stretch my imagination. In case you can't tell, I was attempting to make the card resemble one of those famous Mexican blankets....
I used the stripes from retro background and colored some of them in for variety, cut strips and mounted them on black cardstock. Sentiment is printed.
BRB w/ my India challenge card....l

Sunday, October 4, 2009

WCMD Challenge 1: Japan

I made a few cards to submit to Nichole's WCMD blog challenge. First up is a Japanese themed card. I *finally* got to use this little set from SU! - oh golly, I forget the name. I knew I wanted to use RED and then decided to add some gold (but really, the gold didn't look gold, so I used metallic copper color instead. That fancy button I dug out of my scarlet jewel collection. So cute.

... BFF cherries ...

Wow... isn't this a lovely card? I think it looks especially pretty because I didn't take the picture! My BFF, Amber, stamped me some of these cherry stems from everyday button bits and I just LOVE them, so I had to make her a little card out of them. ;-)
I used spring moss, avocado twill (to save on ribbon, I tied the knot, and just adhered it to the front of the card rather than all the way around. That paper is from basic grey -- lemonade, I think??? Sentiment is from TAC - it's a mix of tons of words that you put together to write whatever you want.

We are planning to take the kiddos to see the Toy Story movies today - wish us luck!!!

Saturday, October 3, 2009

... i heart owls ...

Oh, it looks like this pic is a tad dark, but you still get the gist of it. I *had* to have this paper, and was stumped on what to make with it. I'd gotten the heart nesties a few months ago and never used them (gasp), so it just kinda flowed from there. I'm sending it to my mom because everytime I'm *in* to something, she bombards me with gift items and trinkets of whatever it happens to be.
Today is World Card Making Day - I've been playing around w/ my stamps. Nichole is having a neat blog contest w/ great prizes. Be sure to stop by.

Friday, October 2, 2009

...loving the Christmas cards...

I made these two adorable cards like a day after I got my PTI order. I don't know what took me so long! ;-) I just love them.... AND, I'm completely and totally gaga for the Signature Christmas set. I want PTI to release lots more stuff using Dawn's handwriting!
Sorry this is short - I'm just glad to be uploading again!