a chalky silhouette

One show-'n-tell before I hit the hay tonight 'cuz I've been harassed that I'd not been posting lately! This was both mine and Pat's fav from this month's stamp camp w Angie. I mentioned that it'd been ages since I'd played with my chalks when I spotted this sweetie. I've not purchased a SU set but own some I picked up while at a Mega Meet that are barely used. My card's a bit more blurred than Angie's sample - methinks I'm just a tad to heavy-handed - but I still like the effect!

minimal deets tonight as all SU supplies were provided in class ... stamps: Inspired by Nature; paper: Naturals White card stock?; ink: Basic Black, Versamark; medium: Stampin' Pastels; accessories: Black gingham ribbon; tools: Curly Label punch

sending valentine wishes

Another Valentine's Day card, this one's based on the Papertake Weekly Challenge #31 sketch challenge. I made the paper flower last week to use as a prop, based on this August stamp camp fav but with a few additional layers of tissue. The label's a new dollar stamp I picked up this past weekend while Kimmi and I made a field trip to the Dollar and Two dollar store in Clio MI. If you're in the Flint area, there's another branch located on Miller Rd in the strip with the Pizza Hut near I-75.

stamps: Inkadinkado's Maison Frames (dollar stamp set), Lizzie Anne's So Much Love; paper: SU's Real Red and Whisper White card stock; ink: Ranger's Black Soot distress ink, Colorbox Lipstick Red; accessories: unknown mirror-finish bling; tools: Cuttlebug with Hearts embossing folder

whoo loves you?

My eldest brother's always had a thing for owls and in his late teens had a owl stone statue that he'd painted the eyes in day-glo colors. I think it's currently perched on a landing leading up to the 2nd floor of my folkes' house. Anyway, owls always make me think of him, so I made his Valentine's Day card today using one and utilizing the latest CPS148 sketch challenge. It's a 2-color card and both the smaller layers are matted and popped up using dimensionals. The ribbon was a close match but from a ribbon share of a couple years back. I'm a hoarder so have plenty remaining, LOL!

stamps: Hero Arts' Whoo Loves You, SU's Holiday & Wishes (inside Happy Valentine's Day sentiment); paper: SU's Soft Suede and Whisper White card stocks; ink: SU's Soft Suede; tools: Cuttlebug w Hearts embossing folder

thoughts of you ...

Hey, maybe I've got hold of something here?! I made a wintry card today at a make- 'n -take and it's turned into a beautiful sunny day! This is one of two cards made today at one of my two LSSs, Karen's Creative Stamping, where I've been joining a couple friends every other week (on the other weeks, I generally try heading to a make-'n-take at the other LSS, Capture-a-Memory ... aren't I lucky?!) for eats and treats! We used the marlbe-y looking light blue/grey card stock for the card base, then matted the cute snowmen DP on black card stock. Easy peasy!

no deets today ... except that the stamps are some of Karen's offerings. Her DH makes store and custom stamps on-site. Today we could use any of the following on our cards: "Thoughts of you ...", "... Warm my heart" (which is what I used on my inside sentiment), or "... Make me smile"

for the brewmeister

My DH is our household brewmeister and I'd picked up this stamp set used especially for the coffee mug stamp ... tho' I like all of 'em in the set. I love black, white, and red together. So, here's another Valentine's Day card - a CAS design with not many layers so it'd mail easily too.

stamps: SU's Font of You; paper: Paper Reflections' black, SU's Real Red, Whisper White card stocks; ink: Ranger black soot distress ink; tools: Fiskar's threading water border punch

an Avatar date night

My DH and I saw Avatar in IMAX 3D Wednesday and I'm giving it a 5/5 stars. My guy's a sci-fi fan and I thought he'd appreciate how well they're doing 3D movies lately by checking this one out on an IMAX screen. We're lucky in that there's an IMAX theater within a few miles of our house, and I took a few hours off so we'd have no problems getting to the 5 p.m. show early. I honestly thought we'd have the place almost to ourselves but it was almost a sell-out. I knew it'd been selling out in the weekends but hey, aren't all these folkes supposed to be at work?! My DH's previous experience with 3D had been back in their hokey days when the effects consisted of folkes screening a rope thrown that they'd 3D "throw" out into the audience, things like that ... well, the olden days are way gone. I've been to a few 3D flicks with my son recently but shown on regular screens and had shared that are special effects are subtle but made amazingly well nowadays. Well, I wholeheartedly recommend this one!

got 5 minutes? check this out!

FYI - used stamps 4 sale

Just a quick "heads up" to let you know that Vicki Garret of Summerthyme Studio has LOTS of used stamp sets for sale - head on over and check 'em out!

lovin' the sneak peeks

It's high time for another occasions mini - I'm always geeked to see the sneak peeks and I've started my wish list:

p11 - scallop trim - border/corner punches
p14 - I {Heart} Heart
p15 - I {Love} Love
p19 - Well Scripted
p26 - Vintage Vogue
p35 - Little Angel
p43 - Like-O-Meter

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so this is love

My first valentine of the year, this one's based on the first Paper Craft Planet sketch challenge of the year, sk010210, posted this morning. It uses some new DP and stamps I recently purchased so is for the ssnotime120 challenge too! We got together with local extended family at my sister's house this afternoon to celebrate my Mom's b'day with presents, followed by cake and ice cream - a yummy concoction and new recipe my sis' recently acquired - before she had to get ready for work. Since returning home, I've been cooling it and inking up some stamps I'd not used yet while watching t.v. These are a couple I got last spring at the Great Lakes Mega Meet in Novi MI.

Unlike me, my chocolate's been around even longer. My buddy Pat and I attended a stamping get-together last January where we were to stamp for the troops at a LSS; I'd planned to kit up some treat bags but when we got there we learned the plan was for us to stamp some quick post cards ... so we had some chocolate for snacks while we worked and I repackaged the remainder to take home. It's been by my PC ever since and every now and then I grab a handful. So, pardon me while I eat the rest of my prop chocolate ...

stamps: BasicGrey heart mini stamp, Heidi Swapp love, Lizzie Anne's So Much Love (inside sentiment); paper: BasicGrey's sugared DP, Bazzill's unknown pink card stock, SU's Whisper White card stock; ink: Ranger Black Soot distress ink, Tri-C watercolor markers; tools: Marvy mega heart punch, dimensionals

lacey's got blog candy

Just a quick "heads up" to let you know that Lacey of Hand Stamped by Lacey blog fame has candy - and if I don't win, wouldn't it be nice if one of my readers did?! So run, don't walk, to visit by January 4th to enter to win!

happy new year's!

I placed a couple early calls to family last night, as I could just tell that by midnight I'd be snoozing - and I was! Nope, no card this morning - and it's JUST barely morning - just a quick check in to wish you a happy new year, all!