Happy Birthday Alex!

Today, is Alex's birthday....he is 15!!!  Very, very hard to believe.  It has gone by so quickly.  I made him a birthday card today, and I based it around this weeks Skipping Stones sketch. 

Supplies

EK Success Border Punch - Binding Edge

Stamp by Recollections from "My Little Monsters" set

Cardstocks - DCWV

Emma (8) decided last night that she wanted to try the sketch too...

I just love her cards.  She has so much fun making them and it is fun to watch her when she really gets going on something.  You can see the little wheels turning and she just starts working away. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Michelle

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WOYWW!

It's that time of the week again. I have to admit that it is pretty addicting, snooping around at what everyone else has on their workdesk each week. So, here is mine this week, if you want a little lookie.

You can see right at the front there, the new 6x6 paper pads and stamps that I got in the mail today.  Hooray for new toys to play with!  It's a pretty good mess at the moment.  Got loads of stamps out that I have been going through to sell off some that need new homes, some of my Nestabilities are strewn about, those ink pads are still there that I have vowed to use....still workin' on that, lol!

Got another Nestabilities shaped card to share today....

Supplies

Nestabilities Lacy Squares

Stamp - House Mouse

Prismacolor Pencils

Dimensional Dots

Made this one the other day.  I am loving the card base made with the Lacy Squares die!  This is another one that will go in with our batch for Cards That Care.  

Now i'm off to see if I can clear some space and actually make something today!

Happy Wednesday,

Michelle

Monday Mojo on Tuesday?

Yes, my Monday Mojo has carried right over into Tuesday. Or maybe I am just slow and my mojo is just now getting going? Either way, I made a card for the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. Here is this weeks sketch...

And here is the card that I made...

Supplies

Nestabilities Small Classis Scalloped Circles

Nestabilities Small Standard Circles

Prismacolor Pencils

Sew Easy Floss

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Icicle Stickles

Snowflake Brad

This weeks sketch was lots of fun!  Will have to check back next Monday for a new one, for sure.  And, I have one more card done for Cards That Care!

Have a great day,

Michelle

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CAS-ual Fridays Challenges + Nestabilities = Happy Mondays!

I know, I know, Mondays are not usually such a happy occasion, but it has been a good one so far and I am happy for it! With it being Monday and all I decided to jump right to (or rather, back to) Friday, and do the current CAS-ual Fridays Challenge. The challenge this week is to do a CAS layout with a panel or element that goes over the edge of the card front.

Supplies

Nestabilities Small Classic Scalloped Circles

Nestabilities Small Standard Circles

Martha Stewart Snowflake Deep Double Edge Punch

Prismacolor Colored Pencils

Icicle Stickles

Foam Dimensional Dots

As you can see, I am still playing with the Nestabilities as card bases.  They just make FUN cards!  This one will be going off in a package with some other Christmas cards, to Cards That Care.  Don't know what that is yet?  You can read all about it here, on Vera's Blog .  Really great cause, and who doesn't need a reason to make even more Christmas goodies, right? 

I am definitely getting into the full swing of Christmas card making.  Nothing but Christmas on the brain!  Poor Thanksgiving must be feeling a little neglected right now.

Thanks for stopping by,

Michelle

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Playdate Cafe Challenge

Hooray for Friday! It is gloomy and rainy today in SD, which is fine by me, it is quite a nice change. Might have to put some soup on for dinner tonight, if this keeps up! The card I am sharing today is one that I did for this weeks Playdate Cafe Challenge .  Here is the picture for this weeks color palette...

Gray, Yellow and Pink!  These are vey soft colors and this is definitely not my comfort zone.  I like dark, rich colors, myself, so I have a hard time knowing what to do with colors like this.  Buried deep in my paper stash, I found a pad of papers that have been in there for a couple of years.  In it there were some floral papers that fit the colors for the challenge. 

I cut strips from the floral papers to make the background which I adhered to a gray card base.  Used the same gray cardstock to make the strip across the front.  I scored lines on it just to give it some extra texture/dimension.  The woman in the tub and the sentiment stamps are all from an old TAC set called 'Rub-a-dub-dub'.  I colored the main image with my Prismacolor Pencils.  The sentiment is stamped with pink and black ink. 

If you like challenges, you should really check these out.  Can't wait to see what everyone else does with these colors.

Happy Friday,

Michelle

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Ho, Ho, House Mouse!

Well, today is flying right by and I have not accomplished anything!  I did play around a little bit in the craft room and came out with another Christmas card. 

Very simple layout on this one.  The mouse is quite large so he is taking up quite a bit of space on his own.  This is one of my favorite House Mouse stamps!  This guy has been in my collection for several years.  Not sure if you can still get him.  I colored him in with my Prismacolor Pencils.  I need to go back in with my Gray Tombow marker for shadowing and put some ground in for him.  I used the Nestabilities Labels 1, and the snowflake punch is my old one from Stampin' Up.

The hubby is grilling tonight, so I am thinking that means I can get a bit more time in the craft room tonight!  Woohoo!

Happy Stamping,

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WOYWW & Skipping Stones Sketch Challenge

I had so much fun with the WOYWW pics last week, that I had to do it again! There is something really fun about getting to see what everyone's work areas look like and all the fun chit-chat that ensues. So, here is what mine looks like this morning...

This looks much cleaner than last week!  Got my morning tea sitting there.  Front and center is the RAK that I got in the mail yesterday from one of the Stamptoberfest challenges over on 2Peas.  Got a very cool, new set of stamps, and some new sticker gems to play with.  Thank you, April!  The owl card there is the one that she sent me with my RAK.  Back left is another Christmas gift box I am working on.  That stack of ink pads there, I just pulled out yesterday.  They are some old ones I got suckered into buying from TAC a few years ago and never used.  I am keeping them out and have vowed to finally use them!

The card I am sharing today is actually lying there too.  I made this last night after I came across a sketch challenge over at Skipping Stones .  This is the sketch:

And this is the card I made...

I used my Martha Stewart Scoring Board to score the lines.  The snowflake stamps and sentiment are from some older TAC sets that I have.  The flakes are stamped with Aegean Blue Brilliance ink, the sentiment with black.  I used some little blue gems for the centers of each flake, which I love!  I am going to have to get more gems...they are so fun!  Usually I don't make multiples of cards, but I might have to make a few more of these.  Very fun sketch!

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

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