Wishing You, Like, Happy Birthday

It’s me again!

How’s your holiday weekend going?  I’ve been trying to get some crafting done before I have to pack up my crafting supplies to transition from our AZ house to our WA house.  We’ll get on the road on Tuesday, so today is packing day!  But before I go, I wanted to create one more project for the Paper Crafts Magazine Gallery Idol contest.

I would LOVE to have a pair of Chuck’s with a turquoise chevron pattern, wouldn’t you?!  I mean, how fun would these be in real life?!  I downloaded a sneaker cutting file from the Silhouette online store and went to town jazzing it up a bit.  The sentiment is from a super fun stamp set from My Stamp Box called Whatever.  That word “whatever” was heard around my house OFTEN when my girls were teenagers.  So I thought this sentiment was perfect for this card.  I’ll list the other products I used below my signature.

Well, the audition deadline for the Gallery Idol contest is up tonight.  Still crossing my fingers that I make the Top 20, but even if I don’t, I had a lot of fun playing along!

I’m off to start packing!  Thanks so much for stopping by again today!  I appreciate it more than you know.  Have a great week – I’ll be back on Thursday with the next CAS(E) This Sketch challenge!




STAMPS:  Whatever (My Stamp Box)
INK:  VersaMark (Tsukineko)
PAPER:  White OP CS and Bazzill Yellow (Bazzill Basics Paper), Turquoise Chevron DP (Snap! Collection – Simple Stories)
OTHER:  Mustard Embossing Powder (American Crafts/Zing), Sew Mini Sewing Machine (Janome), Sneaker Cutting File (Silhouette Online Store – Design #23338), Silhouette Cameo Electronic Die Cutting Machine (Silhouette America)

Gallery Idol 2013–HPY 16BD

Hola Chicas!

I had a super busy crafting weekend, and it felt soooo good!  Got some DT stuff done, got some pub call stuff done, and I got my entry for the 2013 Gallery Idol competition done.  Eeeekk!!  I’m not gonna lie – I’m a little nervous about entering into this competition.  But, I ultimately decided that it’s a challenge that I’ve always been intrigued with, and the worst that can happen is that I don’t make it to the Top 20 – I think I can live with that.  Right?  You can’t win if you don’t play – that’s my motto!  So the first challenge is to create a birthday card for a teen or a kid.  Here’s my answer to the challenge:

What’cha think?  I created the cut file for this sports car shaped card and license plate, and cut them with my Cameo.  If I were turning 16, I’d definitely get a kick out of receiving a sporty little card like this.  The car would be nice, too!  LOL  If you’d like the cut file to make your own sports car shaped card, just drop me an email – I’m happy to share!  If you’re interested in throwing your hat in the Gallery Idol ring, you still have time – the deadline is Monday, May 27th.  You can get all of the details HERE.

Well, kids, please cross your fingers for me.  I’d love your support if I make it!  Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I’m off to have lunch with my girlie and try on some dresses for my daughter’s wedding.  I gained a few pounds in Mexico, so I’m not sure how that little adventure will go.  I guess we’ll see!  LOL  Have a lovely rest of your weekend!




PRODUCTS USED:
PAPER:  White OP CS, Candy Apple CS, Beetle Black CS (Bazzill Basics Paper), POW Silver Glitter CS and Silver Foil CS (American Crafts)
OTHER:  Yellow Wink of Stella Glitter Pen (Zig), Sports Car and License Plate Birthday Card Cutting File (created and designed by me), Silhouette Cameo Electronic Die Cutting Machine (Silhouette America), Font:  License Plate USA (dafont.com)

Not In My Wildest Dreams . . .

 

. . . did I imagine that I would be sharing this secret (that has absolutely been KILLING me!) with you all.  When I say that, I’m seriously not fishing for compliments . . . I truly did not imagine that what I do (stamping) would even come close to being worthy of winning a contest.  But in fact, I have won . . . and now I get to share the most amazing news with you all.

 

Yes, my sweet crafty friends, I’m one of the three winners in the Thinking of You/Hello category of the 2011 Stamping Royalty Contest (there are 15 winners in all)!!  You can find the official announcement HERE.  Can you believe it?!!  I am still floating on cloud nine since I received that amazing email from P. Kelly Smith last week.  I screamed, then I cried, and then I screamed again!!  LOL  Sadly, no one was home when I got the email, and I had VERY EXPLICIT instructions to not tell a soul.  Are you KIDDING me?!!  LOL  Luckily, I got ahold of my hubby on the phone, who was on his way to the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, GA.  Here’s how our conversation went:

ME:  Honey!  Guess what?!!

HUBBY:  What?

ME:  I won!!  I won the Stamping Royalty Contest!!  Can you believe it?!!

HUBBY:  Great!!  But what does that mean?  Is it like you won the local club championship (yes – hubby is a golf freak)?

ME:  Ummm . . . NOOOOOO!!  It’s like I won the freakin’ MASTERS!!

HUBBY:  Oh!!  Well, that’s just great then!!  Congratulations, sweetie!!

Yeah . . . he doesn’t REALLY get it.  LOL  But that’s okay.  I am thrilled beyond belief, regardless.  I can’t share my winning card with you just yet – that’ll have to wait until the November/December issue of Paper Crafts Magazine comes out (on October 11th!).  But I will be sharing the other cards that didn’t make the cut with you in the next several days.

 

I am so incredibly humbled to be included among the other winners that have been revealed so far, and all the great stamping geniuses that came before us.  I’d like to thank the editors of Paper Crafts Magazine who chose my card . . . you’ll never know how much this incredible honor means to me.  I’d also like to thank all of you who have left me sweet comments that served to encourage me in my stamping journey.  I love what I do . . . I dream about stamping, I obsess about it, and I study others who inspire me so that I can become the best stamper that I can be.  Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

 

 

In honor of you all, I’ve created a card to thank you.  Consider this my personal thanks to you for all that you do to inspire me each and every day.  I’ll also be submitting this for the Moxie Fab World current challenge, In My Beautiful Balloon.

Source: None via allegra on Pinterest

 

I was inspired by this amazing photograph that I found on Pinterest (another obsession! LOL).  I love how the balloon is floating over the fog-covered cityscape, and knew that I would combine my love of cityscapes with this challenge.

 

Well, that’s it for my big news today.  Thank you, again, for all of your encouragement and support . . . it means the world to me.  Thanks, too, for stopping in today!

My Fave PTI Project, and some Pubs!

 

Happy Saturday, Friends!

 

I’m back today to share a couple of things.  But first, DID YOU SEE THE AMAZING GIVEAWAY ON NICHOLE HEADY’S BLOG?  Over $700 worth of product will be given away to a random commenter.  Holy Shnykies!!  The contest for today is to link up your favorite PTI project for 2010.  Well, I just happened to have made up a baby card for my neighbor a couple of weeks ago, and it uses one of my most fave-a-lave PTI sets ever.

 

It’s nothing over the top gorgeous, but I love how sweet it turned out, and without a lot of hoopla.  KWIM?  That’s one of the things that I love about PTI’s images.  Simple yet sweet enough to stand on their own without a lot of foof!  My neighbor loved it, and so did her daughter-in-law, so that’s all that matters to me.  I used Baby Button Bits for the image and sentiment.

I also wanted to share the three cards that were published in the January 2011 CARDS Magazine.  Yes, ladies and gents, I said THREE!  Aaacckkkk!!  To say that I was thrilled to pieces is an understatement.  So here ya go!

 

That’s it for me today, kids.  I hope to get some stamping done today.  Thanks so much for stopping by today – have a great day!

Card Contest Entries!

Hola! I've had a house full of guests the last several days, so I've been MIA. But I had a chance to make some cards for a card contest that's being sponsored by a stamp convention that's coming to Mesa on March 7th & & 8th. My friend, Terri, won this contest last year. She won $100 that she got to spend at the convention at any of the booths!! How fun would that be?!! There's a different theme for each day of the convention. Saturday's theme is "Front Porch" and Sunday's theme is "Mother and Child."





I really struggled with what to do for the Front Porch theme. I finally decided to create a "Welcome to the Neighborhood" card using one of my favorite October Afternoon clear sets and matching DP called "Weathervane." My coloring is a bit messed up, but it'll have to do because I mailed the cards off on Thursday. Except for the coloring, I'm pretty happy with how this turned out.


Welcome to the Neighborhood:






Stamps: Weathervane (October Afternoon); Pin Dot Scrapblock (Cornish Heritage Farms); Year Round Puns and Limitless Labels (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Snow Cap Pigment Ink (Ranger)
Paper: Kraft CS (PTI), Aqua Mist CS (PTI), Dark Chocolate CS (PTI), Vintage Cream CS (PTI), Weathervane DP (October Afternoon)
Accessories: Crop-A-Dile, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 7/8" Circle Punch, Bronze Eyelet, Button (SU), Brown Satin Ribbon (Target), Aqua Mist Polka Dot Ribbon (PTI), Sticky Strip, Fence Edge Punch (Martha Stewart), Scor-Pal, Label Die Cut (Spellbinders), Rectangle Classic and Scalloped Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, Corner Rounder, Scrapper's Floss (Karen Foster), Glue Dots, Copic Markers


The theme for Sunday was a little easier for me, understanding of course that I loosely interpreted the "Mother and Child" theme to include bunnies and birds. I bought this cute bunny image at the stamp convention last year - it's by Magenta. The bird image is from Pink Cat Studios . . . it's also one of my favorites.






Mother and Daughter Chickies:





Stamps: Tweet (Pink Cat Studios), Quilter's Sampler Sentiments (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Paper: Snocone CS (Poptone), White (Neenah), Wild Wasabi CS, Scenic Route DP, Linen Vellum (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Buttons, Scrapper's Floss (Karen Foster), Stampin Dimensionals, Labels (Spellbinders), Aqua Mist Polka Dot Satin Ribbon (Papertrey Ink), Copic Markers, Rectangle Classic and Scalloped Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, Dazzling Diamonds, Quickie Glue Pen, Piercing Tool, Mat Pack


Bunny Mother's Day:





Stamps: Bunnies (Magenta Stamps), Women of Life (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Paper: White CS, So Saffron CS, Sweet Blush CS (PTI), Spring Moss CS (PTI), Imaginisce DP
Accessories: Label (Spellbinders), Rectangle Classic and Scalloped Nestabilities, Stampin Dimensionals, Spring Moss Polka Dot Satin Ribbon (PTI), Lyra Colored Pencils, Gamsol, chalks, Dazzling Diamonds, Quickies Glitter Pen, Scalloped Edge Punch (SU), Scrapper's Floss (Karen Foster)

Terri had kind of decided that she wasn't going to enter this year . . . I hope she changes her mind. IF I win, she said she'd help me spend my loot! Woohoo!! I'm not going to hold my breath though . . . .


Thanks for stopping by!!