Thankful Thursday - #9

I have thought long and hard all day about what I am thankful for and have yet to really figure it out. Could be that I have been having a really hectic and draining week and that it's been so gloomy here today, but that's no excuse! So, I have taken a minute and thought back on the day and I remember something that I thought was special and made me smile. I am thankful for:

"Cute things kids say & do"

Ben is such a sweet little guy! All day he kept asking "why rain? no outside? ride bike?" I felt so bad since it was a constant rain, chilly out and of course there was no way I was going out in that mess if I didn't have to. So after telling him that the rain is good for the grass and flowers and it helps them grow, he seemed satisfied and went about his playing. A little while later I hear the water running in the bathroom and I find him playing in the water saying "grow big".

Feel free to leave a comment on what you are thankful for - I would love to know! Until next time, take a moment to think of something you are thankful for, then smile!

Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #21

I struggled with the colors Kristina chose this week for her Color Inspiration Challenge #21- well that and I just haven't been too inspired either. I guess we all have those types of day(s). Anyway, here is what I came up with.

Inspriation colors:

Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, Regal Rose and Whisper White

This card is very basic and I think, for lack of inspiration, it came out cute.

Stamps: Fleur de Les

Paper: Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red and Regal Rose

Inks: VersaMark

Accessories: Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon, Unigel pen and adhesive

Sister's Purse Color Challenge #3

For this weeks Sister's Purse Color Challenge - #3 - I got to pick! This beauty can be found on eBags.com - HERE. I love the colors of this one and for only $245.00, I will continue to droll at the picture and dream.

Colors to be used this week:

Sahara Sand, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White

You can add a neutral color if you like, but it's not necessary.

This is my card. All the details can be found in my SCS 

gallery - click HERE to go directly to the card.

Stamps: Mindy's Zoo

Paper: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand and Whisper White

Inks: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Dimensionals and adhesive.

This is Becky's Card. All the details can be found on SCS HERE.

Stamps: Here Kitty Kitty

Paper: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand and Whisper White

Inks: Basic Black and Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Button, Dimensionals and adhesive

Just a side note: Becky made two cards for this week's challenge - I will post her second one later. I also wanted to say Thank You to her for sacrificing the back piece of her card so I could make mine - I ran out of Sahara Sand, so this challenge would of been really difficult for me had she not made the base of her card with that color.

Want to play along?: Leave us a comment on this post where your card is located. If uploading to SCS please use the keyword SPCC03 (Gallery HERE) for this weeks entry, so we can find your card quickly. We will pick our favorites and post them with next week's challenge. Should be lots of fun!

Change it up Tuesday #7

Here is today's installment of "Change it up Tuesday". I needed a card last week for Brad's parents anniversary and I liked the old card so much that I wanted to try it in another color to send to them - a perfect combo for a "Change it up Tuesday" card.

My old card - "Wedding Card" (details can be found HERE on SCS)

My "Change it up Tuesday" card - "Wedding Card - Take 2" (details can be found HERE on SCS)

How to play: Take a card you previously created and only change the colors used. The layout and the stamped images should remain the same. Then leave me a comment where your cards are located or if you upload to SCS use keyword CIUT07. For fun, I will pick from those commenting (with or without a card) on Monday (9/8) and I will send you my "Change it up Tuesday" creation. Have fun and I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Fun Time Sunday!

There is some fun times going on here! Alexa and Ben had tons for fun with a new toy we got each of them today. Brad and I are surprised about how long they have been content with it (it's been well over an hour since the FUN began). There has been no screams about hitting, stealing toys or anything else a 4 and 2 year old can complain about - so we are extremely happy with the purchase.  Here are some pictures of the FUN!

Alexa playing with the Rice Box.

Ben digging for treasures. 

Needless to say, the mess afterwards was well worth all the quiet fun time they had!

Swiftly Created Challenge #5

Tegan at Swiftly Created has been busy with school lately, but she still found a few minutes to challenge us. Her inspiration picture was so beachy - as you can see - so I wanted to use my Summertime Fun set by CC Designs.

Colors include: Very Vanilla, Ballet Blue, Bashful Blue, Real Red and Tempting Turquoise

It also gave me a chance to play with the sketch challenge (#14) over at the "All That Scraps" Blog. 

Here is how my intrepretation of the colors from Tegans Challenge and how I used ATS sketch.

Enjoy!!

Stamps: CC Designs Summertime Fun

Paper: Water Color Paper, Very Vanilla, Ballet Blue,

Bashful Blue, Real Red and Tempting Turquoise

Inks: Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip, 

Creamy Caramel and Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Spots & Dots Embossing Folder, Aquapainter, 

Real Red & Bashful Blue Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals and adhesive

Thankful Thursday - #8

Today's I am thankful for:

"A Good Movie"

The kids and I were supposed to have this hectic, crazy busy day today. We watched Maddy, a little girl down the street, this morning and then we were supposed to run all these errands before Dad got home. Well, after Maddy left we had lunch and then it started to rain a little (another thing to be thanful for) so we decided to wait until it stopped before we headed out. In the meantime, we all sat down on the couch and snuggled in and watched "The Little Mermaid". I had forgotten how much I really liked this movie and I was so happy that Alexa & Ben enjoyed it as well. I hope you all see a good movie real soon!

Feel free to leave a comment on what you are thankful for - I would love to know! Until next time, take a moment to think of something you are thankful for, then smile!

Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #20

I got some time to play in my craft room today and accomplished several cards that I needed to get done. YEAH!! The colors for Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #20 were perfect for an Anniversary card that I needed to do - so off I went.

Inspiration Colors:

Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery and Very Vanilla

This Big on Spring stamp set is one of the only ones that I have that will work fo wedding/anniversaries. The "Love" stamp has "you" in the letter "O", but I chose to leave it off and just make it a "Love" card.  I used my VersaMark stamp pad and Heat & Stick Powder to get the glitter on the heart. I think the whole card turned out so cute! Enjoy!

Stamps: Big on Spring

Paper:Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla and Bella Rose DSP

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose and VersaMark

Accessories: Heat & Stick Powder, Heat Gun, Glitter, Chocolate Chip Poly-twill Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Dimensionals and adhesive

Sister's Purse Color Challenge #2

It's Wednesday and that means that it's time for a new "Sister's Purse Color Challenge". Becky got to pick the purse today and here it is! This cute little Roxy clutch can be found on eBags.com. If you are interested in the details for it click HERE the price is a pretty reasonable $26.00.

The colors to be used this week are:

Orchid Opulence

Pink Passion

Gable Green

Basic Gray

You can add a neutral color if you like, but it's not necessary.

Becky's card is first since it was her week to choose (on SCS - HERE).

Stamps: Frolicking Frogs

Paper: Orchid Opulence, Pink Passion, Gable Green and Basic Gray

Inks: Basic Black

Accessories: Buttons, dimensionals and adhesive

Here is mine (on SCS HERE):

Stamps: Best Kind of Friend

Paper: Orchid Opulence, Pink Passion, Gable Green, Basic Gray and Whisper White

Inks: Orchid Opulence, Pink Passion and Gable Green

Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, Circle Punch, Glitter, Heat & Stick Powder, Heat Gun, Brad, Unigel Pen, Dimensionals and adhesive.

Just an FYI on this card - I used a sketch (HERE) that I came across from Mothers and Daughters Creations blog. If you get a chance check it out, there is some pretty inspiring cards to see. YES - I did put glitter on that little brad! I love how the whole card turned out. I may do a tutorial for the glitter brad at a later time. 

If you are interested in playing along, here's the details: Each week (on Wednesday) we will post a picture of a purse and list the colors for our challenge. Along with the challenge information our cards will be posted as well. If you would like to play along - and we hope you do - leave us a comment on this post where your card is located. If uploading to SCS please use the keyword SPCC02 (Gallery HERE) for this weeks entry, so we can find your card quickly. We will pick our favorites and post them with next week's challenge. Should be lots of fun!

Change it up Tuesday #6

I am short on time today - I am getting ready for a SU workshop this evening, but I did have a few seconds to pick a card and "Change it Up" for this week. The card I chose was a super simple one and really doesn't need any explanation. Enjoy!

My old card - "Birthday Wishes" (details can be found HERE on SCS)

My "Change it up Tuesday" card - "Birthday Wishes - Take 2" (details can be found HERE on SCS)

How to play: Take a card you previously created and only change the colors used. The layout and the stamped images should remain the same. Then leave me a comment where your cards are located or if you upload to SCS use keyword CIUT06. For fun, I will pick from those commenting (with or without a card) on Monday (9/1) and I will send you my "Change it up Tuesday" creation. Have fun and I can't wait to see what you come up with!