TCP Tuesday - Stamp Challenge

Hi there :) This week Susan is our hostess for TCP Tuesday. She is challenging us to use any Penguin stamp from The Cat's Pajamas. I chose one of my favorite sets - "You Say It's Your Birthday". I paper-pieced the balloon and colored the rest of the details with markers. The patterned paper is "Urban Prairie" by Basic Grey. The layout is from this week's Sketch Challenge on Splitcoast Stampers.

I hope you can play along this week! All the details are over on Susan's blog - have fun!

Simply the best :)

I had fun putting this card together with all the little flowers; I find it very therapeutic to sit and cut out the shapes! The stamp sets I used are from Verve Stamps: "Petals & Stems" and "Feeling Groovy" :) The card is 5.25" square, and I used my Nestabilities dies to cut out the sentiment and the surrounding shapes. I hope you had a great weekend!

Nattie and cats :)

These are another couple of photos taken earlier this week; the one on the left is Pickle. Some of you may remember he's the cat who went missing for about a month in October 2007, and then showed up meowing loudly at the back door :) The little guy being held by Nattie on the right is Bailey. We got him and his sister (Aspen) from the Cat Protection League about 3 weeks after Pickle went missing; we honestly thought there would be no chance of him making it home, given the surroundings we live in (mountain lions, bears, other cats, etc.). All 4 cats (there's also Sally, the oldest of the 4) get along really well, though! We are very lucky to have them all :)

Owls and Bluebells

Here's a card I made with a new set from My Favorite Things. The set is called "Owls and Bluebells". Isn't the image sweet? For the sentiment I used the "hi (jj mix)" stamp from Odd Bird Planet, and colored the word with my white gel pen. The patterned paper is the "Brunch Collection" by Crate Paper.

Do you have any weekend plans? Iain finished painting the guest room this week, and he might start on the family room at the weekend...we don't have specific plans yet. I do have a paper due for school on Monday...

Hi There!

Here's a card I made last weekend. I used my Swiss Dots embossing template for the white background, and then stitched the pattern on to the paper using Bazzill's In Stitch'z templates and embroidery floss. I added a little ribbon, a sentiment and a butterfly (Hero Arts), and voila!

Smile!

I was taking some photos yesterday and got this fun shot of Nattie and Tasha - they both have a big grin! Nattie is going to be 13 in October, and Tasha will be 3 in December (but she still acts as if she's 6 months old!).

Artful INKables ATC

Here's an ATC (Artist Trading Card) that I made for my non-card project for Artful INKables this month. It measures 2.5" x 3.5". I used the "Boys Will Be Boys" stamp set :) Kristin also carries frog charms, which are a great match for this set.

Yesterday the kids and I went to see "Up". It was awesome! There was something for everyone in the storyline, and the animation was great :) We also went shopping for a new sleeping bag for Nattie's camp next week. She's going on a "Wildlife Biology" trip just a few miles away from Monday through Friday; it was organized through her school and she's very excited about the different activities they'll be trying out!

In our back yard last Friday :)

Oh, the places you'll go...

Isn't this a fun sentiment from the "Boys Will Be Boys" set from Artful INKables? As soon as I saw this set, I thought of Jamie and his cheeky little face :) I made 6 of these cards for an Artful INKables card swap on Splitcoast Stampers. Holly (our swap hostess), I'll get these out to you very soon!

On Monday Nattie, Jamie and I had a fun trip to Hobby Lobby! The kindergarten class I worked in gave me a $100 gift card on the last day of school :) So the three of us shared the gift card and picked up tons of crafting goodies! Then we went to Kohl's and got Nattie a few pairs of shorts (she has grown out of every pair from last summer), so she's all set for Maui in July.

Later this week we're planning a trip to Denver Zoo, probably on Friday. I have another school class starting this week, so it's time to hit the books again! Have a super day :)

TCP Tuesday Color Challenge

Hi all! Here's my card for this week's TCP Tuesday Color Challenge, which is being hosted by Jen. Isn't this a fun color combo? I was a little intimidated at first, but I really love how this one turned out in the end! The stamps I used are "Hula Cat", "Flip Flops" and "Fun in the Sun".

I hope you can play along this week! Get all the details at Jen's blog :)