It's Beginning to look alot like Christmas ....in July?

LOL!  Ok not really because we've had lots of high 70's - low 80 temps and rain BUT this week we're celebrating the "getting ready" part of the holiday with inspiration over at ABC Challenge Blog #36 for Christmas Cards!  It's never too early to start getting your holiday assortment stamped and prepared so let the holiday MOJO and inspiration begin!  

Supplies:   CTMH Pear and Partridge Paper,  Cranberry CS,  Brown Glitter CS, CTMH Stamps, CTMH Olive Ink, CTMH Bitty Pearls,  CTMH Green Assortment Buttons, CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge

Stuck With You

Happy Monday!   It's time to start another week and what better way to do it than with some Valentine Love Inspiration from ABC Challenge Blog.   That's right ... it's time to get out those heart and love stamps, reds, pinks and all your other fave colors and design a valentine for your true love ... or a friend!   

My heart was cut with my CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge and covered with Washi Tape.   How cute is that?!   It was fun!    Be sure to stop back by my Blog starting February 1 as I start my annual 
Countdown to Valentine Love.  Every day I'll have a new Valentine Inspiration to share with you..

I hope you'll come and play at ABC Challenge Blog this week and show us your Valentines!

Supplies:   Bazzill Pink CS,  Misc Washi Tape,  CTMH Cricut Cart Artiste,  Verve Stronger Love 

January 5 - SCS Crafty Girls Blog Hop

Woot!  Woot!   It's the 5th of the month and that means it's time for the SCS Crafty Girls Blog Hop!   I can't believe it's going on our 2nd year together!   We said good-bye to some friends from 2012 and we have some new SCS Crafty Girls for 2013!   It's all good.    Stamping and scrapping are great hobbies but sometimes there is more time to spend getting cards, page and blog posts done than others.   It makes for a good flow.   

This month our Featured Crafty Girl is Jeannette  (SCS:  Forest Ranger).    She loves all things nature as you can tell by her SCS Forum Name.   I CASED this card from Jeanette's March 2011 Gallery.   I knew as soon as I saw it,  this was the card I wanted to make.   It goes great showing off my new stamps from "Your Next Stamp".   Isn't that little bird CUTE?!    It's called Holiday Joy Robin.   It was perfect for my Day #5 card for "100 by 100" Challenge ... after all, we're supposed to be using stash and now that he's in my stash, he needed ink.    This fun paper I picked up at Archivers, it's Doodlebug Sweet Tweets. 

Be sure to check out the other Crafty Girls Blogs to see more of our Featured Stamper,  Jeannette!

Supplies:  Archivers Red, Green CS,  Doodlebug Designs Sweet Tweets DSP,  STamp Your Next STamp Holiday Joy Robin,  Stickles, Copics, Misc Ribbon

Yippee

Well, it's not "winter" here yet but it's definitely starting to feel like "Christmas".   I love all the holiday lights and the Christmas Cards.   I'm especially HAPPY because my boys are coming home from college on holiday.   I'll actually get to have them here for next couple weeks and that's nice. 

I was doing some cleaning out this week
 and I went through some old magazines
 that I had tagged for ideas.   This card
is a CASE from one of those pages I had
marked.  This is from Paper Crafts
2006 Holiday Cards.  It was perfect idea for
this week's Challenge at ABC Challenge Blog -
paper piercing.  It's not something I do often but
I like the look once it's done.   I hope you'll come
and play!  

Supplies:  Cardstock SU Rose Red, Sky Blue,
Wild Wasabi Textured, DSP Basic Grey,
Cricut Cartridge Cricut Sampler, CTMH Artiste
Sizzix Emboss Folder Holidays

Sending Hugs

Lots of layers on this card!  These cute colors are in the adorable Basic Grey Paper Cottage I just got to finish a cute layout of my kitty Moo helping me in the garden.   The left overs were just too fun to throw away so I decided to use those on a challenge card for sb.com.   The stamp is from AMuse Studio and it's called "woohoo for you".   Isn't she sweet?    The rest are Cricut cuts from my new CTMH Artiste Cartridge.  

This card is for my friend Dot who I walked with yesterday in the March of Dimes Annual Charity Walk.  Her DGS was one of those kids on the poster that needed the NICU when he wsa born.  It made it very special to raise money knowing it helps great kids like Blake.  

Supplies:  Basic Grey Paper Cottage, AMuse Studio Stamps woohoo for you,  Copics, CTMH Cricut Cartridge Artiste, Crystal Stickles, CM Hearts

Happy Place

well ... since the paper was still laying on the desk,  I decided to do this week's Friends That Scrap Card Sketch with the Authentique paper I had out.   I'm not sure why this paper was marked for quick sale at PC's but I really thought the colors were cute and I'm glad I'm using it and it's not just sitting collecting dust ... LOL.  I used my CTMH Artiste Cricut Cart to cut the bird & leaves.

Supplies:  Paper Authentique Blissful,  Ink Momento Black,  Stamps SU! Cute Converse, AMuse Studio Black Buttons, Misc Ribbon, CTMH Gold Glitter Glitz