Cold Turkey

Another crazy week in the White house. (our last name is White) So tomorrow I am running a 10K (my first) I have been involved with a running club that has been just great. I made the card for the woman in charge of the group. The race is called the Cold Turkey and each time we run she gives away a some kind of turkey to one person who did a great job. The group wanted to thank her for all of her hard work. After the race we are jumping in the van and driving 8 hours to Massachusetts for the Thanksgiving holiday. Not the best planning on my part but it should be fine. I will be out of touch for the week and then will be back to my blogging routine. I will leave you with a picture of my boys and their hats. Enjoy and have a wonderful holiday.

2 Sketches 4 You

I know it has been a while. Three weeks to be exact. I have been in a bit of a funk. A stamping one and a life one. I never know how much to divulge on my blog but since a few of you have sent concerned emails I thought I would be honest. I am just trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. :) I will let you know when I get there. Today is my 10th Wedding Anniversary. So much has happened in ten years, two kids, a new house, graduate degrees, death of a parent, new jobs...and yet through it all John has been my anchor. Okay enough mush. Onto my card and I will leave you with the beautiful flowers John sent me. You can find the sketch for the card here.

Elemental Doodles October Challenge

The challenge for the Elemental Doodles Design Team was to create something using red, black and white. I have to say I pondered for a while but then I saw Karen's sketch (you can see it here) and a card was born. :) The sentiment inside the card says "right next door or miles apart, friends are always close at Heart" How true is that? One of the things I love about Elemental Doodles is that most of their stamps come with a mini set, how cute is that? They fit really well with small punches. The other thing I like is that ED carries acrylic rods to put you smaller stamps on. You can look through the clear rod and know exactly where to stamp it.

Now with the picture you can see what I am talking about. I just checked and the rods are on sale for $6.38. Pretty cool. You can buy them here. Enjoy and thanks for stopping by.

2 Sketches 4 You

I made this card for my Mom to brighten her day. :) I used the sketch from 2 sketches 4 you. The Sweet Treat Cups were sitting on my work table so I thought I would play with them some more. All supplies are SU except the designer paper which was just a scrap in my paper drawer. It was definitely an interesting sketch. Enjoy and thanks for stopping by.

Stamping Group Projects

On Saturday I have my Stamping Group and I wanted to share the projects we will be doing. The first one I CASED from Kimberly Van Diepan I changed the colors but the concept is the same. I love how the Sweet Centers work so well with circle punches.

The second project also uses the Sweet Centers stamp set but I combined it with the Fancy Favor die cut for the Big Shot. How cute are these bags? I loved using the window sheets. I also have to add I am loving the 1 3/4 circle punch. Pretty cool. I CASED the Halloween box from Angie Kennedy Juda.
The second box I thought would look great on a Thanksgiving table. We always have chocolate turkeys on our plates this would be a cute box to put them in.


The last project is just something fun I found on Splitcoast. How about making your own bows for packages? So easy and super cute. I just raided my scrap drawer to make these. So what do you think? You like? Enjoy and thanks for stopping by.

So Very Grateful

There is a reason I love the Fall, the color orange. It just makes me happy. Big Sigh. :) The challenge over at The Pink Elephant is to create something Fallish. No problem. I used Kraft cardstock for my base and then stuck a piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock into the Big Shot and viola texture, how cool is that? You have got to love that ribbon and then some added bling for that little extra pow. Enjoy and thanks for stopping by.

Brown plus Something Challenge

Happy Monday! Don't pass out I have three posts in a row. Can I do one each day this week, we shall see. I combined two challenges this week. The challenge over at Stamp Something was to use the color brown and then something else. I love, love, love brown and pink together, so girly.
To achieve this card I used the Sweet Sunday Sketch #39, you can find that sketch here. All supplies use are SU except the stamps which are Gina K. Enjoy and thanks for stopping by.