Mr. & Mrs...

If you follow my blog, you know I love ampersands.  They are SO fun right now!  So naturally, I had to have Maile's Grand Ampersand set.  It's so fun and so versatile!

This week, I am the Muse over at the Muse Card Club, so I thought I would make a card, taking inspiration from one of my Muse's, Maile.  She does CAS in such an amazing way.  Her cards always amaze me!

Here is this week's card...



I went completely CAS with this one and left lots of white space.  I even managed to sneak in some pattern paper here.  Just a tiny piece.  I also added in a little strip of gray card stock right above the stripes.

I hope that you will be able to play along this week.  If you are inspired, please stop by the Muse Card Club blog and link up your creations.

Thank you for stopping in today! 

Grand Ampersand Stamp Set	Papertrey Ink - Grand Ampersand Die	VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Pigment	Fancy Pants 6 x 6 COLLECTING MOMENTS Paper Pad
Perfect Match Smokey Shadow Cardstock (12 sheets)	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets

InLinkz.com

Holiday Card Workshop and Giveaway...

Join instructors Kristina Werner, Jennifer McGuire, Laura Bassen, Shari Carrol, Debby Hughes, and friends for Online Card Classes Holiday Card Workshop 2013! This holiday card-focused class is sure to give you plenty of ideas for sharing the holiday spirit with your friends and family. With over 17 videos and even more cards, go-anywhere instructions, inspiring techniques, a helpful forum, an inspiring gallery, shopping discounts, and giveaways galore, this class is truly the pre-holiday gift that keeps on giving. 

I am so excited to be a guest this year!  The girls have given me one spot to giveaway for this years Holiday class.  Simply leave a comment below and I will announce a winner on 

Thursday, November 7th.  

The holiday magic starts on November 11, 2013 - we hope to see you in class! For more information, visit Online Card Classes.

Loving you...

Happy Saturday!  Are you in a sugar comma yet?  I just ate a piece.  I like to be honest about it.  I like chocolate.  If it is in the house, its bad.  It must go.  I made my kids a deal.  I told them if they wanted to give up all their candy, we would go buy a toy.  I told them they had until last night to decide and I have 1 of 2, that has decided to go for the toy.  When we actually get to Target, the other one will cave.  And then the candy will be donated!  And OUT of my house.

So today I am here with a new sketch card for this week's Retro Sketches.  I love this sketch.  SO many possibilities.  I took the sketch and turned it on its side and cam up with this....



I took a piece of paper from MME Adorbs pack and covered the card base.  Then I added a layer of white with a sentiment from SSS Talk Bubbles 2.  I added in a Nestie embossed top layer, popping it up with foam tape.  I added in a heart tied up with some white twine to finish it off.

Here is this week's sketch...

Head over to the Retro Sketches blog to see what the DT created for this week and to link up your own card!  :) 

I have 2 sickies in the house this week.  It is lingered since last Sunday.  Oy! I am ready for heath to come back to us.  Hopefully the antibiotics will kick in soon!

Thanks for coming by today!  

Simon Says Clear Stamps *TALK BUBBLES 2	My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 ADORBS Paper Pad Cut & Paste	Spellbinders Nestabilities CLASSIC SQUARE LARGE	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets
as pigment ink pad - slate

InLinkz.com

Welcome home...

Welcome to the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

What a wonderful way to embrace friends and family for our Welcome Home challenge!

photo credit:  marthamoments.blogspot.com

Paper Issues  is our sponsor for Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge:  Welcome Home!  A $20 gift certificate to the Paper Issues store will be awarded to the LEAD of the Welcome Home challenge!  Thanks so much, Paper Issues!

Here is my card for this week's challenge...

Stop by the other girls and see their "Welcome Home" creations...

Designers:

Cassie from Paper Issues

Amber Kroening, Bella Rose Cards

Barb Murphy, barbles

Christina MacLaren, SeaGlass Papercrafts

Debby Hughes, Lime Doodle Design

 Gayatri Murali, Handmade by G3

Jessica Kephart, Homespun Elegance

Kim Singdahlsen, Joyful Creations with Kim

Laurie Willison, Soapbox Creations--that's me!

Marisa Ritzen, Rosemary Reflections

 Maureen Plut, buttons & bling

Monika Davis, M.A.D. Stamper

Sheri Gilson, Paper Crafty's Creations

Stacey Schafer, Stacey's Stamping Stage

Tenia Nelson, Jazzy Paper Designs

Tracey McNeely, In My Creative Opinion 

Make up your own creation and head over to the Curtain Call blog and link it up!  :)

Thanks for coming by today!

Just Sayin'

Hey there!  It's time for my first challenge post for the new Reverse Confetti Challenge team.  Today we have a super fun sketch to share.  First off, here is my card...

I used the set called Arrows n' Elements.  I stamped the lines in gray for the back panel and then added in a little banner tail using Versamark ink.  I heat embossed the sentiment on the font yellow panel.

Here is the sketch....

I hope you can join us this week and try out this new sketch.  Stop over to the Reverse Confetti blog and link up your card too!  Thanks for stopping in!  :)

Arrows %u2018n Elements	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets	Perfect Match Lemon Tart Cardstock (12 Sheets)	Perfect Match Hawaiian Shores Cardstock
Perfect Match Berry Sorbet Cardstock	Perfect Match True Black Cardstock	Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD	1 oz. White Filigree Detail Embossing Powder
FRESH INK PROVINCIAL GRAY

InLinkz.com