Piece of Cake

I tried another color combo that I found on http://www.closetomyheart.com/. This one includes Pansy Purple, Petal, Baby Pink and Sweet Leaf. The stamp set is D1407 Piece of Cake. This is the Stamp of the Month for February. The cake is paper pieced and I added a Sweet Leaf Button and a piece of retired Amethyst Waxy Flax.

This stamp set includes cakes and cupcakes decorated perfectly for any occasion. It won't be available after February 28th!

I'm Singing the Blues

Close To My Heart blues, that is. I decided to take the Monday challenge from http://www.jeanettelynton.com/ and make a card.

I used D1410 One of a Kind to make this standard sized card. My supplies were:

Crystal Blue, Outdoor Denim and Garden Green CS

Crystal Blue, Twilight and Garden Green Ink

White and Outdoor Denim brads, pop dots

I also used my Cuttlebug and Nestibilities to cut out the shape.

This stamp set is full of funky flowers and leaves to use for scrapbook pages and cards. Find it in the Spring Idea Book

Lucy Lu

You wouldn't think that something this little and furry could bring so much joy. This little Shih Poo named Lucy has been so much fun to have around. Even Jim has decided that she is here to stay. She has become quite verbal too. A little growl by the couch means "pick me up and put me on there", or just tonight, she was ready to go to bed before we were, so she stood by the bed and gave that little growl again. Not spoiled at all....... Love my little Shih Poo named Lucy Lu.

Tuesday Throwdown

I was visiting Kim Scherrod's Studio again today and thought I would try another card. I used some retired CTMH items on this one. I have to change my ways. Start using up that paper! I used Amethyst and Heavenly Blue, Victorian Snowflake and the retired Christmas Scripts stamp set. I also used a retired snowflake button, amethyst ribbon and Background and Texture Paper. The White Daisy ricrac is from the Ricrac Collection. I embossed the snowflakes with Silver Pearl Embossing Powder.

A Tri Fold Card

I finally tried making the Tri Fold card everyone was talking about. Once I got all of the dimensions figured out, it wasn't hard at all. I used all CTMH products.

X7116B Sweet Home Paper Pack (reverse side)

Textured Chocolate Card Stock (lighter side)

Chocolate Card Stock

White Daisy Card Stock

Indian Corn Blue Card Stock

Basic Buttons

White Daisy Grosgrain ribbon

White Daisy flower dyed with Indian Corn Blue reinker

White Daisy Waxy Flax

Chocolate brad

D1370 Welcome Home stamp set

All of these products can be found on my website

We spent a great weekend in October at the Hotel Pattee in Perry. The weather was gorgeous, all of the family was there and we had some good food too. I got Jim to stop and poise by this fellow on Sunday morning.

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I decided to try a color challenge. I have been looking at so many great ideas over the past years, and this looked like fun. Over at the Sherrod Studio, Kim Sherrod is having a Tuesday Throwdown Color Challenge. Mary Vogel, a fellow consultant, suggested we try this. The color challenge consists of: Brown Bag, Buttercup and Cranberry. So here goes:

I used:
Spot On Backgrounds
With Love
Cranberry ribbon
Colonial White ribbon
Colonial White, Brown Bag, Buttercup and Cranberry card stock
Pop dots
Coluzzel