Fortune Cookies - MTME Pretty Patterns 07

Hello again!  It's time for another My Time Made Easy Pretty Pattern!  This week's sketch is perfect for a long card!  However, thanks to a massive migraine, I didn't get to stamp a long one and had to get mine done in about 15min.

I decided to use some pre-stamped and pre-colored images from MTME's So Fortunate set.  I love fortune cookies!  It's a good thing too since my family loves Panda Express.  I had decided some time ago I wanted to find a way to recycle those paper fortunes found in fortune cookies.  MTME's So Fortunate set makes recycling super easy!!

Once I had picked out the colored two different fortune cookies I wanted, I trimmed one set down to size and then pulled out my dusty Fiskars wave scissors and snipped a bit off of the bottom before sponging some Stampin Up! barely banana and bravo burgundy inks around the edges.  Once that was done, I cut out another set of fortune cookies for popping up later.

Once I had my main images set to go, I pulled out some vanilla ribbon I received from a secret sister and tied a couple of knots around the card before adding my image panels and cut outs making sure to pop everything up for added dimension. 

Taking a dusty Stampin Up! flower trio punch and some scrap burgundy card stock, I punched out a bunch of flowers to layer along the bottom of my fortune cookie saying (and to cover up the restaurant name since it looked tacky otherwise).  Pulling out some Stampendous Class-A-Peel stickers from my stash, I added some bling to the centers.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I really hope you'll play along with us at My Time Made Easy Pretty Patterns.  Have a great day!!


Stamps: MTME So Fortunate
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Bravo Burgundy, MTME Bold Botanicals Digital Paper
Ink: Stampin Up! Barely Banana, Bravo Burgundy
Accessories: Sponges, Prismacolor Markers, Pop Dots, Ribbon, SU Flower Trio Punch, Glue Dots, Stampendous Class-A-Peels, Recycled Fortune Cookie Saying

Coffee And Mornings

Hello again.  Today I have a card to share I made for a swap called - What's Your Poison?  Basically, what drink are you addicted to or crave.  Easy - Starbucks!!!  Now normally I'm a tea drinker, however I love a good Starbucks and I had this fantastic digital image and saying to go with the idea.

Once I printed out my digital image I bought last year sometime, I pulled out my prismacolor markers and got to coloring right away.  Once my coloring was done, I pulled out one of my stipple brushes and some Stampin Up! close to cocoa ink and lightly began stippling around the edges.  As I layered everything, I made sure to edge the layers with a Stampin Up! marker so each piece was finished off completely.

Once that was done, I stamped the card in Stampin Up! close to cocoa ink using a long retired set called What's Brewin and then the next layer using Stampin Up!'s Like It A Latte retired set in navy ink.  Pulling out some vintage brads from Stampin Up!, I made sure to add those to all of the corners before adding some vintage lace ribbon and primas with ice stickle centers.

For the final touch, I used an Art Impressions saying on the inside, however, the picture didn't turn out right.  The saying is "The early bird can have the worm, I'll see you around noonish with a latte".  I just love that stamp!!!  It's perfect for this sleepy bear.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you join some challenges or swaps over at Splitcoast or My Time Made Easy.  Have a great day.


Stamps: Doodle Dragon Designs Digital Image, Art Impressions Saying, Stampin Up! What's Brewin, Like It A Latte
Ink: Stampin Up! Basic Gray, Close To Cocoa, Night Of Navy
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Close To Cocoa, Night Of Navy
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stampin Up! Cocoa & Navy Markers, SU Vintage Brads, Stipple Brush, Vanilla Vintage Lace Ribbon, Glue Dots

Writing Home

Hello.  Today I'm sharing with you a card I made for the one of the Musical Challenges at Splitcoaststampers.  I love this retired Stampin Up! set called Godspeed since it makes perfect cards for our military. 

For this challenge, I dusted off my Stampin Up! Godspeed set and stamped it in memento tuxedo black ink onto white card stock before coloring with prismacolor markers and stippling caramel ink around the edges.  While doing the background, I pulled out Stampin Up! soft suede card stock and ink (a color I don't use often) and stamped the helmet in those colors.  Pulling out some vintage brads and  placing the image at an angle seemed to finish things off nicely.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: Stampin Up! Godspeed
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Soft Suede
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Old Olive, Soft Suede, Creamy Caramel, Close To Cocoa Scrap
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Brads, Stipple Brush, Dimensionals

Vintage Bookmark

Hello again.  Today I'm sharing a bookmark I made for a vintage swap over on Splitcoast.

For my bookmark, I pulled out a stamp set from See-Dee's I had bought from Lauren (mytime) when she cleaned out her stamp closet a couple of years ago.

Once I stamped my images in memento tuxedo black onto some vanilla bookmark cardstock, I colored the images using prismacolor watercolor pencils instead of using my markers.  I was hoping not using the markers would "lighten" the images and make the bookmark appear old and faded.  To help achieve the aged look I was trying for, I stippled some Tim Holtz old paper, tea stain and antique linen inks over and around the images.  After I was done layering everything, I pulled out some antique brass vintage brads to finish everything off.  Here's a close up of the details.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.



Stamps: See-Dee's
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Tea Stain, Antique Linen, Old Paper
Card Stock: DMD Vanilla Bookmarks, Stampin Up! Vintage Violet, True Thyme
Accessories: Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils, Prismacolor Blending Marker, Stipple Brushes, Brads

Growing Old Friends - MTME Pretty Patterns Sketch 06

Hello again.  I have another card I made for this week's My Time Made Easy Pretty Pattern Sketch challenge.  I'm not as happy with it as my first card and I'm not sure why.  Maybe the designer paper makes it look too busy?

Anyways, this card uses the Bizzy Bunny digital image and sayings.  After downloading and printing out my image, I colored it with prismacolor markers before stippling Stampin Up! bashful blue ink around the edges then layering.  I then pulled out some Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety designer paper and my Unity Garden Variety stamp set to match it.  After die cutting two scallop strips using a MFT die-namic, I stamped one of the sayings from the Unity set before sponging Stampin Up! rose red ink around the edges. 

Once that was done, I found some vegetable brads from my stash, added the carrots to the main image, then popped it up on dimensionals.  Cutting out the saying, I then popped that up on regular pop dots before adding a tomato/carrot brads to the bottom.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: MTME Bizzy Bunny Digital Image, Unity Garden Variety
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Garden Green, Rose Red, Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety Designer Paper
Ink: Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, Garden Green, Rose Red
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Dimensionals, Computer, Printer, Stipple Brush, Brads, Pop Dots, Sponge

Need A Hug? MTME Pretty Pattern Sketch 06

Hello!  Happy Thursday!! The week is almost over so that means it's time for another My Time Made Easy Pretty Pattern Sketch Challenge. 

Once again, I'm a rebel and flipped the sketch on it's side so I could use some K&Company paper ribbon and stickers I've had in my stash for a year or so.  I decided to use the Water and Waverly Wiggles digital images for my card.  After printing them out twice, and coloring with prismacolor markers, I cut two images out so I could pop them up later. 

Dusting off my Stampin Up! word window punch, I punched out the Need A Hug? saying and added it at an angle on one corner instead of using ribbon.  Pulling out the K&Company ribbon I wanted to use, I pulled off the waves and ran those down the center before adding some card stock stickers on both sides. 

After that, I layered my Water and Waverly Wiggles images, added some pewter seashell brads I received as a gift from Lauren a couple of years back, sponged some tempting turquoise ink around the edges, then popped up the panel on dimensionals.  Taking the cut out Wiggles, I then popped them up on dimensionals as well.

I'm really happy how this card turned out.  Here's some close ups of the dimension on this card.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!



Stamps: MTME Digital Water And Waverly Wiggles
Ink: Stampin Up! Tempting Turquoise
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Tempting Turquoise, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Computer, Printer, Brads, Dimensionals, Sponge, K&Company Paper Ribbon, Card Stock Stickers, Pearl Stickers, Stampin Up! Word Window Punch

April Blast From The Past!!!!!

It's that time of the month again!!!  Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Blog Hop!!  This month's challenge is to make something clean and simple.  When I saw the instructions this month, I immediately thought of JulieHRR cards!!!  She makes the best CAS cards. I never like making one layer cards, with so much white, until a Dare To Get Dirty challenges a couple of years ago on Splitcoast.

For this month's challenge, I decided to use the set I won last month, In The Park, to make my clean and simple card.  Using some scrap white card stock, I cut it down to just larger than 3x3 so it would fit into a regular envelope and not be rejected by the postal service.  After I stamped my images in memento tuxedo black, I pulled out my prismacolor pencils and blender marker for coloring. 

Once the coloring was done, I then stamped the dog onto some more scrap white card stock, colored it, cut out and adhered to the main card sitting on the bench. 

Here's a close up of the card itself.

For my saying, I pulled out the matching "Just sittin' here Thinking of you" and stamped it on the inside with an uncolored dog.



There are a lot of hoppers participating today, so make sure you visit all of the participating blogs (listed below) and leave some love.





Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day!



Stamps: Taylored Expressions In The Park
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: White
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Prismacolor Blending Marker

Stop And Smell The Flowers - Recycle Swap

Hello.  I hope you are having a great Tuesday.  Today I am sharing a card I made for the Forest Friends Recycle Swap.

For my card, I pulled out some Papertrey Ink sets that I thought would be perfect for the swap and for my recycle item - dryer sheets. ;)  I started out by punching some Stampin Up! white and green galore card stock using both the Marvy Giga and Mega Scallop Punches.  Once that was done, I started stamping the skunk, flowers, and saying from PTI's Forest Friends and Forest Friends Sentiments using various memento inks. 

Once all of my stamping was done, I began to assemble my cards; first by cutting the dryer sheets down to size and then layering them onto some white card stock using double sided tape.  Once all of that was done, I added some ribbon, primas and brads to hold the dryer sheets down a little more securely.  Then it was time to assemble the scallop circles.  After layering the stamped white one over the green galore, I then popped them up on dimensionals.

Here's a close up of the stamped area.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.




Stamps: PTI Forest Friends, Forest Friends Sentiments
Ink: Various Memento Inks
Card Stock: Stampin Up! White, Green Galore, Pixie Pink
Accessories: Giga & Mega Scallop Punches, Dimensionals, Dryer Sheets, Primas, Glue Dots, Brads, Ribbon

Butterflies And Roses - MMTPT142

Hello and happy Monday!  It's time for another Mothermark Teapot Tuesday challenge.  This week our inspiration teapot was a picture of a stained glass rose teapot and our cards are going to Kay in Canada.  I just love the effect of stained glass!!  Once again, fellow tea potter Leigh Grady, came to the rescue creating this wonderful digital image for all of us to use.

Once I had downloaded & printed the image, I pulled out my prismacolor markers and got to work coloring.  For the background of the card, I wanted it to match the main image so I dusted off my Stampin Up! butterfly set and matching punch, stamped the background and created the middle border.  For a little extra effect, I spritzed some lovely lilac marker over the rose panel before adding some Making Memories baby brads and Colorbok metal dots.  Simple, yet sweet at the same time.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great evening.


Stamps: Digital Image From Leigh Grady, Stampin Up Flight Of The Butterfly
Ink: Stampin Up! Glorious Green, Lovely Lilac
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Lovely Lilac, Pixie Pink, Glorious Green
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Computer, Printer, Stampin Up! Butterfly Punch, Metal Dots, Making Memories Baby Brads, Color Spritzer Tool, Stampin Up! Lovely Lilac Marker

Just Sitting By The Lake

Second post for me today.  If you're looking for my Taylored Expressions Sketch challenge, please scroll down one post.

It's been a while since I've participated in a MFT Wednesday Stamp Club Sketch Challenge and today I finally got one done.  I pulled out some Stephanie Fizer Sheltering Tree digital paper and picked my colors from there.  Pulling out my Fred Bear Goes Fishing and Inspired By Spring sets, I stamped them onto MFT white perfect panels twice in memento tuxedo black.  After coloring everything with prismacolor markers (and drawing a rock behind Fred), I cut out one of the Fred Bear images and popped them up on dimensionals and mini pop dots.  After I had cut out my waves using the Catch A Wave die-namic, I sponged Stampin Up! baja breeze ink around the wave edges to give them a little extra texture before pulling out some cloud dies that were already cut out, layered, then popped them up on regular pop dots.

Finally I pulled out some Making Memories white baby brads to add to the corners and then hand drew some birds behind Fred to finish everything off.  Here's a close up of the finished card.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great evening.



Stamps: MFT Inspired By Spring, Fred Bear Goes Fishing
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze
Card Stock: MFT Perfect Panels, Stampin Up! Garden Green, Baja Breeze, White
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Die-Namics, Stipple Brush, Mini Pop Dots, Pop Dots, Micro Pop Dots, Dimensionals, Black Marker, Stampin Up! Tempting Turquoise Marker, Always Artichoke Marker, Close To Cocoa Marker, Sponge

Vintage Jars - TE Sketch Challenge 136

Hello again; the weekend is almost over.  Sigh!  Tomorrow it's back to work again.  Anyhoo, I made the most of a semi-migraine free day and stamped my take on this week's Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast.  I decided to use my new Taylored Expressions set Treasure Life, Apothecary Shelf and the matching dies.

I started out by pulling out some October Afternoon Thrift Shop designer paper, and then matched my card stock & inks to it.  After stamping my apothecary jars in memento tuxedo black ink onto white paper and cutting out using the matching dies, I then pulled out my prismacolor markers and got to coloring.  I decided to make one of the bundles of "apples" into "peaches", and it turned out pretty good I think.  Once the coloring was done, I cut out the shelf, and put the jars to the side for popping some up later.

To make the background, I stamped the apothecary jar border into Paptertrey Ink ocean tides ink onto Stampin Up! baja breeze card stock.  Once that was layered, I pulled out some vintage brads and added some silk flowers from Joann's below the filled shelf.  Two of the apothecary jars are popped up on mini pop dots, with the one remaining jar layered on the inside with the saying.  Here's a close up of the center layer.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great evening.




Stamps: Taylored Expressions Treasure Life, Apothecary Shelf
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Papertrey Ink Ocean Tides
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Baja Breeze, Kraft, October Afternoon Thrift Shop
Accessories: Dies, Prismacolor Markers, Brads, Silk Flowers, Mini Pop Dots

Vintage Cameo - Ways To Use It Challenge WT318

Hello everyone!  It's been awhile since I've participated in a Ways To Use It challenge over on Splitcoast.  Since I've been wanting to ink up this StudioG cameo stamp from Michael's for a while, this was the perfect time. 

I stamped my image in memento tuxedo black on Georgia Pacific white paper and colored it with prismacolor markers before stippling Tim Holtz tea stain and antique linen inks around the edges.  Once that was done, I used a Stampin Up! marker to highlight the edges with each corresponding layer.  Pulling out some primas, I added them in little "bushes" around the cameo & ruffled ribbon.  The button is from PTI and the keyhole/key brads are from Oriental Trading Company from a few years back.  I just love re-discovering things in my stash!  Here's a close-up of the cameo layer.

If you haven't tried one of the Splitcoast challenges, you really should.  They have stretched my imagination over the years as well as teaching me new techniques.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day.



Stamps: StudioG
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Tea Stain, Antique Linen
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, Pretty In Pink, Vanilla, Designer Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stipple Brushes, Brads, Keyhole/Key Brads, Primas, Glue Dots, Ribbon, Button, Thread, Dimensionals

Faith Hope Courage Strength - MTME Pretty Patterns 05

Hello again!  It's time for another My Time Made Easy Pretty Patterns Sketch Challenge.  I'm hoping you're having a fabulous week so far and are ready for some stamping fun!  Here are a few deets regarding the challenge: Feel free to use our sketch on any project you want, we encourage you to get creative! And of course you can combine challenges. While participation with products from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC is appreciated, it is not required to participate. You can use products from ANY company.

This week the Pretty Pattern Sketch Team is using some digital images that are being released April 15th.  You sure don't want to miss the release on Friday because these new digital images are fantastic and so easy to use. 

Now, being the rebel that I am sometimes, I took this week's sketch and turned it sideways while re-arranging it...sort of.   After downloading the My Little Friend image, and printing it out twice, I pulled out my prismacolor markers and colored both images identically so one could be popped up later.  Once both were colored and one cut out, I decided to pull out my You've Got Mail set (which hasn't seen ink yet - yikes!) and stamped only the heart around the edges of the card with memento ladybug ink.  I then stamped the same heart on a white panel using memento rhubarb stalk ink.  I wanted the smaller sketch panel to match the A Loving Heart digital designer paper I had also downloaded.  Once that was done, using the omitting technique, I inked the saying from Bold Botanicals using memento tuxedo black.  By using the omitting technique, I could ink only parts of the saying at one time, clean the stamp, and ink the rest of the saying without having to cut the saying apart. 

After I was done inking and stamping everything, I outlined the red layers using a Stampin Up! ruby red marker so the layers would be separated somewhat.  Pulling out some under used Making Memories button brads, I added those to the center of my prima "circle" and to the corners of the digital image.  Once that was done, I added the cut out My Little Friend, popping it up on mini & micro pop dots before adding some Michael's gem stickers and a pre-tied ribbon bow to finish it off. 

If you haven't joined any of the My Time Made Easy Challenges, what are you waiting for?  They're a lot of fun, challenge you to try new layouts/color combinations and definitely stretches your imagination.  Hope to see you there.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!



Stamps: MTME My Little Friend Digital, You've Got Mail, Bold Botanicals
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rhubarb Stalk, Memento Ladybug
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Riding Hood Red, MTME A Loving Heart Digital Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Dimensionals, Primas, Glue Dots, Gem Stickers, Ribbon Bow, Making Memories Button Brads

Vintage Paris In Spring

Hello again.  Today I'm sharing with you a card I made using one of the Taylored Expressions digital images being offered in their Splitcoast forum.

Once I downloaded the image and printed it out, I used my prismacolor markers to color everything before stippling some caramel ink over it to "age" it a bit.  Pulling out my Making Memories Travel designer papers, I chose one that resembled a postcard to use as the background then hunted through my K&Company vintage die cuts to find appropriate matches. 

After my image and saying were layered, I added some vintage brads then popped both up on dimensionals, making sure the saying was slightly higher than the cuppie image before adding my chosen die cuts.  Once the card was finished, I had this crazy thought to stipple caramel ink around the edges of the card for some additional "aging".  Now why didn't I think of this before the card was assembled??  Oh well.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: Taylored Expressions Digital Cuppie In Paris
Ink: Stampin Up! Creamy Caramel, Bashful Blue
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Creamy Caramel, Garden Green, Making Memories Travel Designer Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stipple Brush, K&Company Vintage Die Cuts, Brads, Glue Dots

Missing Spring

Second post for me today.  If you're looking for my musical challenge card, please scroll down one post.
Hello again.  Today I'm sharing another card made with the GinaK Designs Bug Me Anytime set.  I love this set since it's so easy to use with bright, happy colors.  I used the dandelion stamp to create my card border using Stampin Up! green galore ink before using one of the leaves with Stampin Up! lovely lilac ink to create the middle border.  Once both of those were done, I stamped my images onto white card stock using memento tuxedo black ink and coloring with prismacolor markers.

Once my coloring was done, I stippled Stampin Up! bashful blue ink around the edges of the image layer.  After my entire card was assembled, I added some diamond ice stickles to highlight the flowers, butterfly, catterpiller, and mushroom before adding a small white pre-made bow with some glue dots.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day.


Stamps: GinaK Designs Bug Me Anytime
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Green Galore, Lovely Lilac, Bashful Blue
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Green Galore, Summer Sun, Lovely Lilac
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Glue Dots, Stipple Brush, Diamond Ice Stickles, Ribbon Bow, Stampin Up! Bold Brights Brads

This Little Light Of Mine - Musical Challenge #21

Hello again.  Happy Sunday everyone.  I'm finally getting a chance to upload a card I made for the musical challenge at Splitcoast a couple of weeks ago.  It uses a set I really like from Stampin Up!, mostly because it's a lighthouse.

I started out by stamping the lighthouse from Light Unto My Path in PTI Enchanted Evening ink before cutting down to size the image and distressing it before adding PTI Tea Duo ink to the sides.  With each layer, I used a matching Stampin Up! marker to edge the paper after distressing the layers.  For the background, I used a retired Stampin Up! wheel, Simply Shells, that I had forgotten was in my wheel stash.  I finished the card off with some retired Stampin Up! vintage brads, a couple of Joann's silk flowers stickers and then sponging Stampin Up! artichoke ink around the edges.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: Stampin Up! Light Unto My Path, Simply Shells Wheel
Ink: PTI Enchanted Evening, Stampin Up! Bravo Burgundy, Artichoke
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, Kraft
Accessories: Dimensionals, Sponge, Joann Flower Stickers, Vintage Brads, Stampin Up! Distressing Tool. Bravo Burgundy Marker, Artichoke Marker

Springtime Hi

Hello.  Thanks for stopping by again.  Today I'm sharing with you a spring card I made using one of my GinaK sets called Bug Me Anytime. 

I started out by stamping my card in Stampin Up! green galore using one of the tulips to make a border around the edges.  After that, I stamped my scene in memento tuxedo black ink onto white card stock; stamping some of the tulips onto scrap white paper for popping up later.  After coloring my images with prismacolor markers, I cut out the duplicate tulips and added them using pop up glue dots.  Once that was done, I stippled Stampin Up! bashful blue ink around the edges before adding some diamond ice stickles and a Martha Stewart pre-made bow.

I'm please with how the card turned out.  Thanks for stopping by today.



Stamps: GinaK Designs Bug Me Anytime
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Green Galore, Bashful Blue
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Green Galore, Pixie Pink, Brilliant Blue
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stipple Brush, Stampin Up! Bold Brights Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots, Diamond Ice Stickles, Stipple Brush, Martha Stewart Bow

More Migraines, Car Rides And General Ramblings

Hello everyone.  Sorry for the breaks in posting, I'm still dealing with these pesky migraines.  My doctor's are trying just about everything to help me out with the chronic pain and to try keeping me at work as much as possible.  They even got an authorization for botox injections (now FDA approved to treat migraines) a week ago, which so far have not helped.  In fact, the migraines seem to have gotten worse and are now moving into my upper shoulders where some of the shots go.  Where do we go from here??  I have no idea but it's getting depressing.

Speaking of depressing, my old man (no not my husband) is just about on his last legs, literally.  Tigger, my 17 year old cat, is having so many problems with arthritis, keeping food down, etc that I'm afraid it's almost his "time to go".  Tig's been trying to get out of the house as well as lot and hiding from people a bit more lately too.  Definitely not a good sign on a cat that's never been outside in his life. 

Our dog, Bella, on the other hand loves to get out and go for car rides.  Her favorite store?  PetsMart of course.  She loves just sniffing the entire floor and walking around like she's "something".  If she sees mommy putting on shoes, then she thinks it's time for another car ride and Bella will do anything she can to get out the door - with or without a leash.  In fact, today she made it out twice following my daughter outside before she was picked up and brought back indoors.  When we got back from our errands today, Bella made sure her displeasure at being left home was noticed....she left some "presents" in front of my son's bedroom door.  Crazy dog!! Even while being scolded, Bella kept giving my husband and I the "well you left me home" look. 

Thanks for stopping by today and listening.  Have a great day!

MTMEPP04 Challenge

Hi folks!  It's time for another My Time Made Easy Pretty Pattern Sketch challenge.  For this week's challenge, I decided to combine a few sets with some dies to make my card.

I started out by printing out some wonderful digital paper called Plum Pretties and matched the colors to some Stampin Up! card stock I have on hand.  Once the bottom half of my card was stamped using the All A Flutter and So Fortunate sets, I got to work stamping the center divider with the smaller butterflies from the All A Flutter set and two larger butterflies (one for popping up later). 

Once that was done, I die cut the layered labels using some pale plum & lavender lace card stock.  Once my background for the first label was done, I stamped the sentiment from the All A Flutter Sentiments before sponging plum ink around the edges and popping up with dimensionals.

After adding my layered butterfly, I decided the card needed just a little something else, so I pulled out some white pearl stickers from Michael's and outlined the oval label, butterfly, and prima center.  A purple clip tied into some ribbon makes the perfect final touch.

Here's a close up of the details.  Don't you just love all of those pearls with the white baby brads?

Why don't you join in on this week's challenge?  You can find it here on the My Time Made Easy challenge blog. If you upload to a gallery, please use keyword MTMEPPS04.  Thanks for stopping by today. 




Stamps: My Time Made Easy All A Flutter, All A Flutter Sentiments, So Fortunate
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, PTI Plum Pudding, Lavender Moon
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Lavender Lace, My Time Made Easy Plum Pretties Digital Paper
Accessories: Sponge, Dimensionals, Ribbon, Clip, Prima, Glue Dots, White Making Memories Baby Brads, White Pearl Stickers, MFT Layered Labels Die-namics