Happy Mother's Day!

I know I'm early for Mother's Day, but when I saw these 2 challenges, Sketch Frenzy Friday had the awesome sketch, and Stampin' Celebration had a gorgeous color combo, I immediately knew I wanted to use my bird punch and stamp. And, well...I just thought my mom would love this card from her "Robbyn", so the sentiment was added! ;0)

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Chocolate Chip CS and Classic Ink, Crumb Cake CS and Classic Ink, Wild Wasabi CS and Classic Ink, Sweet Little Sentiments Stamp Set, Woodgrain Background Stamp, Punch Pot Pourri (Level 1 Hostess Set), Scallop Square Extra Large Punch, Two Step Bird Extra Large Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Basic Rhinestones

A note in my pocket...

This card took me right back to grade 3 and sending notes to my friends in class! (maybe because I'd usually forget them in my pocket and have mom find them later when doing laundry! Oh, the horrors!)
Do you like so-and-so?
check below
O YES
O NO
O MAYBE
Hee! Hope it brought some fun memories back for you too!

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Very Vanilla CS, Night of Navy Classic Ink, More Mustard CS and Classic Ink, Bordering Blue CS, Made 2 Last Stamp Set, Sweet Little Sentiments Stamp Set, embossing folder from my stash.

Sweet Treats

Here is a little book mark/gift tag I made for a swap recently. Generally I like my bookmarks to be 2"x6", but when I made this guy that size (tapered in at the bottom, and with rounded corners)...he looked more like a carrot with chicken pox, than a strawberry! So, I shortened him up, and turned him back to a "Strawberry Short Bookmark" ;o)

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Ruby Red CS and Classic Ink, Old Olive CS and 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Sweet Little Sentiments Stamp Set, Scallop Circle Punch, hole puncher from my office supplies, embossing folder from my crafty stash

Sweet Little Pram

Hi all! I've been asked to design a baby card work shop, so here is the 1st of the 5 cards we will be making there.

Ingredients (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Whisper White CS, Pink Pirouette CS, Pretty in Pink Classic Ink, Sweet Little Sentiments Stamp Set, Sponge, Glue Dots, 1 1/2" Circle Punch, Scallop Blade, Embossing Folder and Buttons from my stash.

SPCC # 27

Hi Girlies! All I have to say is "DANG! That's one hot color combo!" Yay Samantha for picking it! I'm not typically a "blue" girl, but give me ANYTHING with a brown tone, and I can totally make it work. I luuuuurve browns!

A really good friend of mine requested a card for her daughter's birthday. Her daughter was born on December 26, so I can only imagine that over the years she received a TON of birthday presents wrapped in Christmas paper, or the proverbial "Here's 2 gifts in one" statement (sooooo sorry all you December babes, my birthday is June 9....almost exactly 6 months from Christmas. YAY mom and dad! ;o). So, what better way to celebrate her special day, than without any Christmas colors, and with a cupcake (vs. Christmas) theme!

Soooo....Happy Birthday Shannon!

Ingredients: (all SU! unless otherwise indicated)
Sweet Little Sentiments Stamp Set, Paper Salon's "Date Builder" Stamp Set, Button from Forever in Time, Ribbon from Michaels, Opal Shimmer from unknown source, Glue from Dollarama, Thread from unknown source, Kraft CS, Brocade Blue CS and Classic Ink, Bashful Blue CS.

EBKCC1

There's a new challenge in (my) town! Well, maybe not really "my" town....maybe the city 30 minutes away, but none the less, here it is! Julie has designed the Easy Breezy Kewl Color Challenges for us to play with! (click here for the link http://kewlstamps-n-morechallenges.blogspot.com/2009/08/hawaiian-breeze.html ) I loved the colors this week, but unfortunately I was a day late to enter her challenge. Anyway, I'll be back to check it out, and hopefully can hit the deadline! Life seems to be getting in my creative way this past week.

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Anywho...I've been told I'll have a new niece by Sunday, if not earlier. Her mom is an expert gardener, and I knew she needed something beyond "typical baby", so here's the card. I hope it's one they'll treasure! The template for the pot came from Andrea Walford's site "Sunny Stampin Inc.", click here to get your own template http://andreawalford.com/?p=2231

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Ingredients (all SU! unless otherwise noted):

Chocolate Chip CS and Classic Ink, Real Red Classic Ink, Very Vanilla CS, Sweet Little Sentiments Stamp Set, Flowers by Prima in colors that I tried to replicate Summer Sun, Cameo Coral, Tempting Turquoise, Buttons and Pearls from Forever in Time, Twine from unknown source.

MOJO 98, SPCC #9, and well, a little hint...

I have a good friend who moved from my street to a few streets over 2 years ago, and though it didn't make it impossible to see her anymore, our visits certainly declined. I missed her, and the kids surely missed each other. Well, she's back! They have just built a house closer than their original one on our street, and the move in date was two days ago. I didn't stamp the "Hello Baby" part to the sentiment, but did find the "{welcome home}" perfect for them...they are "home" now! So welcome back old friends, glad to have you so close again!

This card was made for two challenges, the Mojo Monday sketch challenge http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/2009/08/mojo-monday-98-contest.html and the SPCC color challenge http://spcolorcombos.blogspot.com/2009/08/spcc-9.html Go on over and check out both of these links to see the inspiration and all the other gorgeous entries.

And now for my daily hint.....Come back here Friday to get some exciting news!!! But that's not the ONLY place my excitement will be posted....start trolling through all my fave sites and maybe you can find it before it's posted here!!!! Hee Hee!

Ingredients (all SU! unless otherwise noted):

Sweet Little Sentiments Stamp Set, A Tree For All Seasons Stamp Set, Barely Banana CS, Pretty In Pink CS and Classic Ink, Orchid Opulence Classic Ink, Close to Cocoa CS and Classic Ink, So Saffron 5/8" Grosgrain ribbon, Slit Punch, Aqua Painter, Rhinestones from Michaels, Pop Dots and Adhesive from Dollarama, Twine from unknown source, embossing folder unknown it was just in my scrap bin!