Happy Monday!

I hope everyone enjoyed the first weekend of the New Year. I know I did (until I had to go to work yesterday.) I put my Christmas decorations away and got my house (somewhat) back in order. I finally had time to play with some stamps that I received in December. First up- My Unity December Kit of the Month Little Reminders. It is so adorable- there truly is not an image I don't just love. If you didn't order December's kit- don't worry. Unity now sells past Kits of the Month. You will also want to check out January's kit. It is even MORE adorable than December's kit. I know- you didn't think it was possible- but seriously it is! And you can sign up for the Kit of the Month Club and get it at a GREAT price!! It is perfect for stampers on a budget.

I got this cute little Band-Aid tin from my wonderful Secret Santa, Lindsay Spencer. It was in a huge box of wonderful goodies she sent. This project was very quick, easy and fun . I covered it with Basic Grey Urban Prairie DP and then stamped the sentiment "Whateva" from Little Reminders on white CS for the front. I used my Stampin' Up markers to color the image in before attaching to the front. You can't see it that well in the picture, but I also added just a little bit of dazzling diamonds to the image. I {heart} glitter. :) Then I wrapped some saffron ribbon around the tin and also added it to the handle. The saffron ribbon is also from Lindsay. She is such a sweetheart AND a talented stamper and designer.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope the first Monday of the New Year is a good one!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I hope everyone is having a great day (and not hungover)!! I have one New Year goody to show you and some special news!! I really think 2009 is going to be the best year EVAH!!

For the month of January I will be the Guest Designer for Unity Stamp Company! Of course I am thrilled because if you know me at all you know that they are my FAVORITE stamps. I hope to show you this month why they are too! One of my New Year's resolutions will be to clean less and stamp more-and this is the perfect way to get in that groove.

I hope everyone had a happy and SAFE New Year's Eve. Last night SCS had a party for those of us who opted to stay home and celebrate. It was so much fun- but if you were out partying last night you can still play! There are some great challenges to try. I hosted a challenge last night: A Black Tie Affair. You had to use Black, White and either Gold or Silver on your card. Here is my card:

I used the stamp set Cocktail Party from Unity. I stamped the sentiment in Black and then masked it before stamping the chandelier in silver on the white panel. This stamp set is so much fun- perfect for a party or a birthday card. I am really going to love using this set!!

Stamps: Unity Cocktail Party

Paper: SU: Basic Black, Silver, PTI White

Ink: Black Stazon, Encore Silver

Accessories: Black Satin Ribbon, Oval Nestabilities, Black Diamond Stickles

Thanks for stopping by today. As soon as I get my Christmas tree down and put away I plan on playing more of the New Years Challenges and I will post them tomorrow. Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful and Merry Christmas!! I just have one more card for Christmas- I made three of these last night. (nothing like waiting until the last minute, huh?) I am not sure I am totally in love with them- I think I should have used plain white card stock instead of shimmer white- but it was Christmas Eve and I had to get them done- so here is the card:

Stamps: Unity- Trinity Trio; Stampin Up- Warm Words

Paper: Baja Breeze, Chocolate chip, Shimmer White; Ski Slop DSP

Ink: Brown Stazon

Accessories: Top Note die, Brown 5/8 Grosgrain Ribbon; Red Stickles

Thanks for taking the time to check out my blog today- I know it is a busy time of year. Have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful weekend!

Last Minute Christmas Madness!

I'm a procrastinator for sure. This week I have been working like crazy to get everything done (and I'm not finished yet...) on time. Some of the projects I have been working on are Christmas cards and ornaments for my co-workers. I finished in the nick of time (last night) and gave them out today. I think they liked them. :)

My first card is made with Unity's Trinity Trio stamp. I love this stamp- I don't think I will ever get tired of it. I stamped it onto white card stock twice and colored the trees with Regal Rose, Certainly Celery and tempting turquoise (I used my ink pad and blender pen to lighten it up a bit since Soft Sky was too light and Tempting Turquoise was too dark...) Then the trees were cut out and popped up onto the original image. Silver Stickles decorate the large tree because for a girly Christmas Card like this- you gotta have some sparkle!

Stamps: Unity Trinity Trio

Paper: Kraft, Regal Rose, PTI White, My Minds Eye Be Merry Trim the Tree DSP

Ink: Black Stazon, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Nestabilities, Regal Rose Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Silver Stickles, Dimensionals

My next card was made special for my co-worker that loves Polar Bears. The image is from Inkadinkadoo Christmas Characters set. The bears are popped up for dimension and I added snow with white craft ink as well as with my white gel pen. I touched up the main image with Stickles in Xmas Red and Frosted Lace for a little extra oomph. (I have a hard time not adding some sort of glitter at Christmas time...I can't help it!)

Stamps: Inkadinkadoo: Christmas Characters

Paper: Kraft, Ski Slope DSP, Baja Breeze, Real Red

Ink: Night of Navy, Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Real Red, White

Accessories: Nestabilities, Stickles, White Gel Pen, Red grosgrain ribbon

Here are the ornaments I made with the same Inkadinkadoo stamp set. I made a total of 12 ornaments and I am giving them as gifts to my co-workers and neighbors.





I have more projects to work on and if I get them done in time I will post those as well.

Merry Christmas!!

Friday Fun #15, Unity Addicts and a little bit if Hip Hop Hangover!

Phew! Time to get things done for Christmas is running short so I had to combine a few challenges into one. I am sure you understand because as you are reading this you probably realize there's at least one more gift you have to buy or make, Christmas cards you meant to make and send out over a week ago still not finished...a pile of laundry....school parties for your kids, etc. Yeah, I know my fellow stamping friends "get it." :) I know I am not alone in my procrastination and feeling of being overwhelmed.

First this card is for our weekly Friday Fun challenge in which I am the hostess. My challenge is to make a New Year's card. That's right. Besides, you know that if you haven't made your Christmas cards by now and mailed them you may as well just make them a New Year's card because it just ain't going to happen. LOL. Please play along with us and use keyword FFC15 when uploading to Splitcoast. You can find more New Year cards on the following blogs:

Jimmi: The Stamping Shopper

Kim: Papertastic Creations

Kath: Blame it on the Mojo

My card also is for this week's Unity Junkies' challenge. Amy was our hostess and she chose to have us make a monochromatic card. I love this challenge because it's fun and easy! Thanks, Amy!

I also tried a new technique on my card- Ghosting. (I told you I was fitting it all in one, didn't I?) I stamped the Dream Tree from Unity in Pacific Point onto Glossy White Cardstock as well as the sentiment from SU. Then I stamped the snowflakes from Unity's Batch of Bitty Fun set in Versamark all over the glossy cardstock. Next I brayered Baja Breeze on the whole sheet and wiped the snowflakes dry. Then I assembled my card and added ribbon and a snowflake charm I've had for a long time with nothing to use it on.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a fabulous Friday and a wonderful Holiday!!

Friday Fun # 14

It's the 14th week of the Friday Fun challenge my Sassy friends and I do every week. This week it was Jimmi's turn to pick the challenge. She challenged us to use our Rubber Romance Stamps. You can still play with us even if you don't have any Rubber Romance Images- just use any Sassy stamp you have! We would love to see your creations so just use keyword FFC14 when uploading to the SCS gallery.

For more inspiration check out these blogs:
Katherine: Blame It On the Mojo
Kim: Papertastic Creations

Thanks for stopping by!!

Stamps: Rubber Romance

Paper: SU: Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red; Water Color Paper

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Black Stazon, Blush Blossom, Close To Cocoa

Accessories: RHR Taffeta Ribbon, Martha Stewart Border Punch, SU Word Window Punch, Cuttle Bug Holiday Embossing Folder, Nestabilities, Aqua Painter, Silver Cord, Silver and Lime Green Stickles

Friday Fun # 13 and a Hip Hop Hangover

I have lots of stamping goodies for you today! It's the 13th week of the Friday Fun Challenge with my Sassy Friends. This week Kim at Papertastic Creations is our hostess and she challenged us to make a card with snowflakes without using the color blue! We would love for you to play along- just link your card on my blog and use keyword FFC13 when uploading to SCS. You can find more Friday Fun on the following blogs:

Jimmi: The Stamping Shopper
Katherine: Blame it on the Mojo








Stamps: Unity Snowflake JOY
Paper: SU: Certainly Celery, Pretty In Pink; PTI White
Ink: Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink
Accessories: PIP Taffeta Ribbon, Circle Punches, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Silver Stickles



Now for Hip Hop Hangover cards. The first challenge was to use something gold on your card. I used Sheer gold ribbon and three gold brads.


Stamps: Unity: Ho Ho HO and Do Not Open
Paper: SU: Always Artichoke, Riding Hood Red, Basic Grey Wassail
Ink: Riding Hood red
Accessories, Nestabilities, Gold Brads, Sheer Gold ribbon


The second challenge was to use a phrase as the focal point on your card. I also combined this with the sketch challenge for the week (SC205)


Stamps: Unity: Jesus is the Reason
Paper: Riding Hood red, Basic Grey Wassail
Ink: Riding Hood Red
Accessories: RDH Ribbon, Nestabilities, Primas



Thanks for stopping by today!!

Unity Challenge Wednesday- My First Scrapbook Page

It's Wednesday and time for the Unity Junkies' Challenge. This week Joy chose our challenge and it is to create a scrapbook page. Gasp! I have never, ever made one- but I wasn't backing down from the challenge. I chose to scrap a very special day in my life: BLACK FRIDAY 2008!!!

LOL! (what did you think I was going to say- my wedding??...NOT!! LOL!) I used the Unity stamp set Shopaholics. I think it is definitely appropriate (especially the sentiment) don't you?

My friends Jimmi, Tiffany and myself got up at 2 am to go shopping this year- and it was GREAT! The picture of all three of us is at 4 am getting ready to go into our first stop- JCPenney. It was sooo cold but we were too buzzed on shopping adrenaline to care. :) The second picture is the back of Tiffany's GMC Acadia. You almost couldn't see out the back window for all the bags. It was great!!

Anyway- thanks for stopping by and checking out my first attempt at scrap booking. It was actually a lot of fun and I may try it again one day. Thanks for the challenge, Joy!!

Friday Fun Challenge # 12

I promised you that when I was recovered from the Black Friday madness of the morning I would post my Friday Fun Challenge card. This week Katherine at Blame it on the Mojo is our hostess and she issued a sketch challenge. Play along with us!! Just link your creation here on my blog or use keyword FFC12 when you upload to the SCS Gallery.

I turned my card on the side to compensate for the image I used. I knew when I opened this paper I HAD to use this stamp. It is Sleigh Ride from Unity. The only way to use it was to flip the sketch. I also added a circle element for my sentiment. But the basics of the sketch are the same- the tilted rectangle and 3 embellishments on the corner.

For more Friday Fun Creations check out the following Blogs:

Kim: Papertastic Creations

Jimmi: The Stamping Shopper

Stamps: Unity: Sleigh Ride; SU: AYC 1

Paper: SU: Baja Breeze, DSP, Real Red; PTI White

Ink: Real Red, Old Olive, Baja Breeze, Close to Cocoa and Black Stazon

Accessories: Rhinestones, Nestabilities, Baja Breeze Ribbon, SU Circle Punches and Scalloped Circle Punch

Thanks for being patient and stopping by- I hope you have a wonderful weekend- I will be back to work on Sunday but this sure has been a SUPER week off! Yay!!

I've been tagged!!

My friend Jimmi tagged me the other day and so I must reveal 7 random facts about myself. I hope I can think of that many....

1- I like quiet. Sometimes I get up (on my days off) and go to my stamp table and surf the internet or stamp without turning on the tv or radio. Also, while I love music sometimes when I go home from work I just ride in silence. I will be half way home sometimes before I realized that I never turned the stereo on.

2- I have to wear pajama bottoms to bed almost every night. I cannot stand my knees to touch each other when I lay on my side at night- it's like nails on a chalkboard to me

3- I can't stamp or relax or do anything fun if there are dirty dishes in my sink or my floor needs vacuumed. I honestly think I need medicine for this- it's getting ridiculous

4- I used to be a major shop-a-holic. Now that I am divorcedI have had to tone it down considerably. I still miss it sometimes....

5-I HATE getting up early even though I have a job that requires me to be there at 6 am

6- Even though I drink wine frequently it only takes about two glasses to get me "toasty" It is also the only alcohol that will give me a hangover if I over do it.

7- I am seriously trying to think of something else and I can't. I'm not that interesting. LOL!

Ok. NOw I am supposed to tag 7 other people....but I am pretty sure at this point everyone I know in the blogging world (which is limited for me) has already been tagged. So if you are reading this and you have NOT been tagged- consider yourself tagged now! Post a comment with a link to your list so we can learn more about you! :)

Also- I am out in the Black Friday madness this morning but if you come back later I will have a Friday Fun challenge card for you. If you don't want to wait for me to come to my senses and come home before you can play- check out my friend Katherine's blog- Blame it on the Mojo. She will have all the deets for ya! Thanks for stopping by!