Clear and Simple Group Post

It's Christmas in July here on the blog.  Our group post this month over at Clear and Simple is all about holidays!  I chose Christmas and made a fun little card to share...

I used the cupcake dies again to make some little snowy hills.  Then I added the Shapes: Triangle dies in for a tree after I stamped them with a little damask in Versamark.  Damask is a gorgeous new set from this latest release.  It's a must have!  :)

Don't forget to stop by and check out all the holiday posts!  Here is a list of all the links...

Jaclyn Miller 

Kim Duran 

Tracy Schultz 

Dana Grothaus

Laurie Willison -that's me!

Jennifer Rzasa 

Elena Roussakis 

Amber Kemp-Gerstel

Laura Bassen 

Suzanne Dahlberg

CSS Blog 


Thanks for coming by today!  Have a great day!

Splish Splash

So I bought a "new to me" Clear and Simple set last week. It has a cloud stamp in it. What? I waited this long? I know! It even has a die.  I have no idea why I waited.  You can never have enough clouds right?  Well, in this set there is a little ducky.  He is so cute.  And he made me think I needed some towels and bubbles and well...this came out of all of that...

I made these the same way I made the mat from THIS post.  I added some Light Chartreuse Green twine from The Twinery on these Berry Sorbet towels.  Then I added the little duck and splish splash sentiment from Clear and Simple's Spring set and of course, these DARLING dies!

The towel bar is made from a toothpick and then I added in the smallest dots of Glossy Accents for the bubbles.  

I hope that you are all having a great Monday so far!  We are off to see my parents since they are home for a minute.  Have a great rest of the day!

When skies are gray...

it's a great time to get crafty right?  hehe!  I always love a rainy day....not that we have had any here in Kansas lately...but the rainy days are good crafty days for sure.  Hope you are having a great start to your weekend!  I am stopping in with a new sketch over at Retro Sketches!  This week, the sketch is from my card, which you can see HERE.  Here is my new take on this sketch...

You know me.  I had to switch it up and turn the sketch.  I did a little PTI Chevron in the background with a little Rosie Posie and the most fun sentiment from the new set called We Go Together.  You can't see it in the picture but I sprayed some smooches sparkly spray over the whole card front and it really looks kinda fun!

Here is this week's sketch...

I can't wait to see your take on this sketch!  Stop over to Retro Sketches and see what the other girls have for us and then link up your creation too!  Have a great rest of the day!

More Flip Flops? Yep!

What? Another flip flop post?  Yep!  I made this one awhile back and look where its falling!  It's a flip flop frenzy here on my blog!  I said yesterday I loved them!  ha!  Ok this week's CAS-ual Fridays is all about paper strips.  When I got all my CSS stuff for this last release and then found out we had to use paper strips....this little banner and the flip flops stuck out for this challenge!  Here is my card...

I used the new Favor Flags banner for the mat, and the new CSS set Summer Fun for the sentiment and those adorable flip flops!

Here is this week's challenge badge...

Go stop by the CAS-ual Fridays blog to see about this week's Sponsor/prize and to see all the DT's paper stripy cards!  :)  Thanks for coming by!  I promise my next post won't involve flip flops!  hehe!

Flip Flops...

I live in them.  I do.  I shouldn't.  I had back problems awhile back and come to find out...it's most likely because of the flip flops.  I've heard it for years.  I didn't listen.  I love them.  So easy.  Cute.  A color for every outfit.  And then cute toes...a reason for a pedi every couple weeks right?  I can't not wear them.  So  all these flip flop stamp sets and dies make me smile.  Life is really better in flip flops...

I stamped the sentiment on kraft paper and then crumpled it up for some texture.  Then I made my own little rug.  Fun huh?  First, I impressed a piece of Hawaiian Shores with one of the new PTI IP's.   I have all this twine and figured this would be the best way to break free from the hoarding problem I have.  It hurt a little at first.  But then I realized how cute it would be so I kept going.  hehe!  

Here are a few pics on how I did it...

Just a little double sided tape and some loops.  Then I cut the end of each loop...

And trimmed up the edges.  Super simple!

So glad you could come by today!  I am thinking there may or may not be another flip flop post coming up soon for a certain Friday challenge!  :)

Have a great day!