hello {and some EXCITING news!!}

Good morning! Stopping in today with another quick one! I love this alphabet and never use it enough! So I had to pull it out!

Here is today's card...

Love the Melon Berry/Pure Poppy combo!

And that exciting news? My first ever published card is in Paper Crafts January/February!!! Go check out page 75!!! I am so super excited!! I will be back soon to show you my card close up!! Can't wait to hear what you think!!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Monday Mojo 168

I needed some mojo in a bad way so where else better to go than the Monday Mojo sketch...

Then I looked around on the web and found an interesting, out of my comfort zone sort of color combo (burgandy, gray, black and light green) and this is what I came up with....

Here again, I colored some Etsy purchased wrinkle ribbon with a Copic. I laugh now because I haven't used any of the ribbon I purchased, in the original color! Every piece I have used has been Copically altered! LOL!  (If that is not a word...it is now!)

And don't laugh at this one...I was really close to my Chi...flat iron...and didn't want to turn on the regular iron! My Chi just flattened out the seam binding perfectly! If you heat it up and flatten it out it gets so nice and flat and makes a fabulous bow! (Although the bow on this card is not ironed...just the piece in the back!)

Yes I used Argyle again! Sometimes when you pull out a stamp don't you want to use it over and over? Maybe I will use it again tomorrow! ;)

Thanks for stopping! Have a great day!

Color Cue {10}-Just Because

Stoppin' in with a quick one today! I haven't made a thing in several days and was starting to feel withdrawals! hehe! Here is a quick one I whipped up this morning!

ETA: Found out today this also works for The Kraft Journal Holiday Challenge!  Thanks Beth for the comment and linking this challenge!

So here is my card....

I had to use Savitri's color combo...it is one of my fave's!! 

Hope you all had a great weekend!  I am getting ready for our church's Christmas Tour of Homes tonight!  We are going to spend the morning making some yummy appetizers!  I may have to takes pics to share!



Have a great day!  Thanks so much for coming by!

A color combo that wanted to take me down...

I so badly wanted to play with the Embellish color challenge last week. Here are the colors...

I LOVE these colors together!  They are so warm and I knew that it would make such a fun card.  So I tried, and tried and tried...finally getting up and not sitting back down at my table for about 3 days.  I figured it was a major mojo problem and I had to  STEP AWAY from the cardstock.  Now here I am a day late and a dollar short....I had to post what I came up with.  This is again one of those cards that I have starred at way to long.  Just not sure what it is missing! 

The pink  panel is raised and just slightly bigger than the white base.  Looks fun IRL!  And of course, that fab SU folder again!  It just looks like a really great sweater!  I love it!!

So that is it for today!  I have decided to pick up and travel to Tennessee, so I can go stand in line for Eclipse with Keva!  (Keva has no idea that I have decided this!  And I am sure my husband would not be thrilled...so I better stay home!)  I am super excited to see the movie again!  (Yes I used to be a closet Twilight fan...but now its out of the closet I guess!)  How fun would that be Keva?  Then we could sit around and make cards!  So fun! 

Oh and check this out!!  Super fun stuff today....

You can check that out HERE!  Thanks Hannah!  (And thanks for the email Jamie!)

A Teacher Thank You!

My 6 year old comes home all the time talking about her teacher and how much she likes her! She also comes home every day, so much smarter than the last! And I have to be a little bias...she was pretty smart to begin with! She is a reader for sure and most of the time when faced with TV or a book, she picks the book! Cutie patootie! (insert big ole mommy grin here!)

So with this, I realize even more how we should show appreciation to our teachers! Here is a little thank you I made for her! I am sure she doesn't read my blog, so I am thinking we are safe! If not...don't look Mrs. Burkhart! :)

I love love that ruler impressed with the woodgrain plate! So fun!

So now, go make your teachers a note! She does so much for us and I hope she knows how much we appreciate her!

Have a great day!