It's a Birthday Party Hop!

Good Morning!

Today is a special day for all us There She Goes fans...today Jessica's birthday. Meredith (Crafty Math Chick) once again put together another amazing blog hop to help celebrate our favorite business owner.

For my card, I needed to make it plain and simple. I was trying to go for the "Debby" (Debby Hughes) look. I wanted it clean and simple. I used Scootin' By Accessories for the balloons and A Little Treat for the sentiment. I like it!! Believe it or not this card took me a few hours to complete. I don't feel well, so I am sure that had everything to do with it taking so long.

I won't keep you...enjoy the rest of the hop. Thanks for stopping by. Have an awesome day!!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #146

Good Morning TMS Fans!

I'm sorry I missed last week - just had too much on my plate. This week won't be much better. The end of the school year is always very busy and on top of it I woke up sick this morning and now I have a very serious sore throat!

We have a wonderful sketch this week and a returning sponsor - DRS Designs. A big thanks to them for sending me this gorgeous stamp to play with. I chose this gorgeous Dogwood Branch stamp. Next to daisies and orchids these are my favorite flowers. I was excited to learn that they come in pink! I had to add the brown because the dogwood I've seen has always been an dark ivory nearly brown color. I just love how these came out.

I'm thinking I should have taken another photo and gave you a side view. I layered the flowers and different levels and you really can't see that at this view. I know the bow is not part of the sketch, but I love bows on my cards. I love this brown - I need to shop for more!

I hope you'll play along with us this week. Here is today's sketch and be sure to check our DRS Designs. Also, please be sure to stop by the DT and leave a little love. 

Have an awesome day!! 

Mother of All Blog Hops

Hello, Stampers!


Welcome to the 3rd annual Mother of All Blog Hops sponsored by There She Goes Clears Stamps!  Over the next two days, we (customers and trendsetters) will be featuring some of our favorite There She Goes Clear Stamp sets! Not only that, we’re going to give YOU a chance to win some fabulous prizes! To find out how, please go to the There She Goes’ blog and read the simple instructions.

For my card today I chose to use Friendbots!! I wanted to go with something outside my comfort zone, flowers, so I chose this fun set to highlight. Isn't this just darling? I have a little guy in my class that I had from last year. He has been struggling all year and he asked if he could be with me till the end of the year. I think I'll give him this card. I think it'll brighten his day. 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope the you have enjoyed the hop. The prizes are so totally worth it!! Have an awesome day. 

Ribbon Carousel & There She Goes Blog Hop

We are thrilled to be teaming up today for a blog hop with the designers from The Ribbon Carousel!  If you haven't checked out the Ribbon Carousel Store, you TOTALLY should! From ribbons, to flowers, embellishments and paper, you can get ALL your stamping needs fulfilled!!
Now, who is up for some prizes?  

Hop along today and one lucky blog hopper will win a Ribbon Carousel and one lucky blog hopper will win a $50 gift certificate from There She Goes Clear Stamps!


But that's not all! 


The Ribbon Carousel will give away a $10 gift certificate to the Ribbon Carousel Store on our Facebook page and we will give away a $10 gift certificate to There She Goes Clear Stamps on their Facebook page!   

For my card today I went with a stamp set that is all about this blog hop ~ "Just For You." I it's the perfect set to present someone with some fabulous prizes! I used this week's sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches for my layout. I just love this ribbon. It was part of my one of the Kit Clubs that The Ribbon Carousel offers - the color is just lucious.

Here's what you need to do:

1. Head on over to the Ribbon Carousel Facebook page and say hello!

2. Head on over to the There She Goes Facebook page and say hello there, too!

3. Come back to the Ribbon Carousel Facebook page and tell us you've done it!

4. Share the post on the Ribbon Carousel or There She Goes Facebook page about this blog hop with a friend for an extra chance to win!  

Lets go!  Start hopping!"

Many Thanks

While waiting to do laundry - I needed to put together a thank you card together for a friend. I hate doing laundry especially when someone in the building forgets about their clothes and makes others wait for what seems forever!!

I made this card to apply for a DT position at Freshly Made Sketches and to play along with their current sketch challenge #33. I love working with sketches and would love to be a part of this team. Their rules are "clean" not CAS - they want to see clean lines and free of distressing. I'm beginning to like that style.

I appreciate your stopping by tonight. Have an awesome evening!



Stamps: There She Goes (Sentimental Thank You); Stampin' Up (Strength & Hope)
Paper: Bazzill Basics (Lilly White); Authentique (Bundle Collection - Uncommon)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Close To My Heart (Smoothie)
Accessories: My Minds Eye (Happy Go Lucky "Hello" Twine); Cricut (Art Philosophy); Recollections (Gem Stickers)

Tuesday Morning Sketches #144

Good Evening Crafters - Yes, I am late again today. I got home from school last night and got preoccupied and just lost track of time and what I needed to do. I think I need a calendar for my calendar!

This week I am totally excited that we have The Ribbon Carousel as our sponsor. They have a lot going on this week. They are celebrating their 1 Year Anniversary and offering 20% off through May 7th. I love their Ribbon Club Kit. I have so many fabulous ribbons and I hate to use them - I have a new hoarding addiction!! Not only does Corinna have ribbon, she has paper! Okay, I need to go shopping.

Marie designed the sketch this week. I just love this layout. I did add the sentiment (which was not part of the sketch). Normally I don't add a sentiment, but I love this one. Isn't that ribbon luscious? I broke into my Ribbon Carousel stash and I think the color is just perfect. What's interesting is my photo shows the buttons as red, but there really are a match to the ribbon color - photography geez!! 

I look forward to your cards. Last week's cards were amazing and I appreciate all the comments and players. 

Thanks for stopping by. Have an awesome day! 

Flourishes Blue Bells

At least I hope these flowers are blue bells. You know there are just days when you want to make a card just to make a card. Today was that day!! I miss coloring flowers - flowers make me happy. So I pulled out this gorgeous set from Flourishes called With Gratitude. I also thought I'd play along with the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #166 since I haven't played in a long time.

Heather is challenging players this week to a game of Bingo - not my favorite game, but how can I resist? I chose the bottom row of blue, flowers, and embossing. I bought this embossing folder probably a year ago and have never used it! How perfect is it for this flower set?

I hope you enjoy my card. I love it! It was soothing to just create. Thanks for stopping by. Have an awesome evening.