Funky Floral

Floral, floral, floral... I NEVER get sick of flowers. I don't think I can own TOO flower sets.... although if you asked my family, they may disagree. LOL. This set is from Lizzie Anne Designs...have I told you how much I love Lizzie Ann Designs and all their flowers lately? I do. :)

This layout was inspired by a sketch over at CPS. Cool site if you haven't already checked it out. They have sketches.... very cool sketches.

Paper is from my Basic Grey Mellow Pad. I love this pad! It's 6x6 and is full of the whole mellow line of paper. The stones in the center of the flowers are Rhinestone brads from Stampin'Up!.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Funky Floral (Lizzie Anne Designs).
Paper: Mellow Pad (Basic Grey), Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Mellow Moss, Ruby Red.
Ink: Ruby Red, Handsome Hunter, Chocolate Chip.
Other: Jumbo Eyelets, Rhinestone Brads, Circle Punch, Marvy Rectangle Scallop Punch (purple), Crafter's Tool Kit, Dimensionals, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-pal.

OMGosh... you guys are SO nice to me! Thanks for all the nice comments and for the YUMMY recipes! I wasn't joking about that.... I appreciate them. I suck at cooking.... mostly because time gets away from me and then, I'm like.... shoot, dinner! I know that Domino's recipe all too well. I'm totally trying your recipes and thanks for sharing!! MORE.... give me more!! *wink*

There is still time to enter for the candy!! So... what's for dinner baby?????

Have a good day everyone! I'm off to run some errands. I played too many games of Wii bowling this morning with my husband and now I have to hurry before the bus brings Averie home! But hey... I won! And, now I have a pretty sparkly pink ball! How bad is that? We get the kids off to school and then sneak in some bowling in on their Wii.

Thanks for stopping by!!!
~Cambria

1 Yr. Celebration and Blog Candy!!

Whooo Hoooo... so it's been one year! I can't believe I'm an official "blogger". I'm going to give out blog candy all month long... once a week until the end of the month.

Leave a comment, any comment..... of course if you can't think of anything, you can share your favorite easy family recipe for dinner! LOL. Please put what number your comment is... it makes it a little easier to find who won when I put you all in to random.org. I'll draw on Sunday! Candy includes one Party Punch stamp set, One roll of Regal Rose Ribbon, and 12 assorted sheets from Accent and Element kits (with a tin).

I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for making my first year so much fun! Your comments truly make my days. I feel so lucky to have so many "friends" out there. It's been fun getting to know some of you. Your support and friendship means the world to me!

Have a super day and thanks for stopping by! Good luck!! Don't forget to check back next Wednesday for MORE blog candy! :)

~Cambria

All In The Family Thanks

I'm having so much fun with this set! My twins just had their 11th birthday last month. Today they are home from school (teacher training of some kind) and we need to get some thank you cards out. I also had a couple friends who went above and beyond to make my guys feel special after the dog attack. We are on a mission.

I used my Cuttlebug and this embossing folder. I used the stamp sets All In The Family, Family Phrases and Family Accessories.

I used the card stock Real Red, Shimmery White, Blue Bayou, and River Rock. I used the Copic eSsentials and a couple other Copics for the coloring. Everything else was from my Stampin'Up! stash.... my Crafter's Tool Kit, Word Window Punch, Real Red Brads, Jumbo Eyelets, Tag Corner Punch, Stamp-a-majig, Gingham ribbon and my dimensionals.

Can you believe I've been a blogger for a whole year now? I would have never started if it weren't for a little push from my friend Bethie... who whipped me up my banner and got things started. Thanks Bethie... it's been so much fun!!

Okay.... I'm off to get the boys started writing their notes, then I'm posting some blog candy for the rest of the week!! See ya in a minute!

~Cambria
©Stampin'Up! 1990-2008

All in the Family

I got this set a few months back and was thrilled to see the matching set Family Phrases in the new catalog. How fun is this? I love all the options for the body parts and the heads. I'm way behind in thank you cards, so that is what I'm working on today in between loads of laundry. Trust me... with three boys and one little princess, I have LOADS of laundry. :)

The background is the new Twill background stamp stamped with Craft White. I like how it turned out. The hearts are made with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. Speaking of which, eP has all the new embossing folders in their store now! I ordered a couple yesterday and can't wait to get them! I've been neglecting my bug.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: All in the Family, Family Phrases, Twill Background Stamp
Paper: Blue Bayou, Buckaroo Blue, Shimmery White, Real Red.
Ink: Basic Black, Copics, Stampin'Write Markers
Other: Word Window Punch, Dimensionals, Large Brass Eyelets, Cindy Ribbon, Crop-a-dile, Real Red Brads, Scor-Pal.

Hope you all have a great day and stay warm! Thanks for stopping by!
~Cambria

©Stampin'Up! 1990-2008

Domestic Goddess Indeed

Oh, that Hanna... what doesn't she do? I wish I looked that good with a vacuum cleaner! Have you seen the new set, Domestic Goddess? It's way cool... love all the accessories Hanna sets include. I am NOT a lazy stamper... that's all I have to say. SNORT!

The designer paper is from Chatterbox called Olive Parlor Roses. It's double sided so I used both sides for the vacuum cleaner. Paper piecing is SO much fun I can't resist on the Hanna sets.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Domestic Goddess (Hanna Stamps)
Ink: Palette Noir Black, Copic Markers.
Paper: Night of Navy, Shimmery White, Wild Wasabi, Chatter Box.
Other: Crafter's Tool Kit, Marvy Scallop Punch (yellow), Taffeta Ribbon, Sakura Glitter Pen, Square Rhinestone Brads, Dimensionals, Scor-pal.

Not feeling so hot today, sorry for the short post.... maybe it was the junk food yesterday. LOL. My one year blog anniversary is coming up this week. I can hardly believe I've been a blogger for a year now. I think I'll have to do some blog candy for sure!

Have a super day everyone!! I've got to get some stuff out in the mail... I'm on a mission today.

~Cambria

A Little Birdie Told Me....

Happy Stampin' Day..... er... I mean Superbowl Day! Kids are fed, dip is done, kitchen is clean.... it's stampin' time baby.

I LOVE this cute set in the new Stampin'Up! Catalog! I finally had some time to ink it up. I have to admit, I was inspired again by Danielle at Fat Cat Stamper. Girl is TALENTED! I love how she made the little birdie whispering in the ear of the big bird. To do this, just stamp the little birdie on your image, then stamp it again onto a post it note and cut it out. Lay it over the first bird and then stamp the big bird right over the top. Remove your mask and shazam... whispering birdie. :) Thanks Danielle for sharing your awesome ideas.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: A Little Birdie Told Me, Stitched Background
Ink: Basic Black, Purely Pomegranate, Pumpkin Pie, White Craft.
Paper: Old Olive, Shimmery White, Bali Breeze Designer Paper, Purely Pomegranate.
Other: Crafter's Tool Kit, EE Brads, Moss Tafetta Ribbon, Large Oval Punch, Stampin Pastels, Dimensionals, Blender Pen, Scor-Pal.

Hope you are having a fun day! I'm off to do some more stampin while everyone is full. :) Thanks for stopping by!

~Cambria
©Stampin'Up! 1990-2004

Once Upon a Time....

Isn't she cute? I love this sweet little princess. I am digging this new set from Lizzie Anne Designs. The frog and the dragon are SO cute... and can be used for boy cards too. I just want to pinch that princesse's cheeks!

This is a pocket cards of such. The inside is design is based on Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #33. This is what I did for the pocket part. I cut Berry Bliss Designer paper 12 x 5.5, I scored at 4 1/4 then again at 8.5, then I left about 1/4 inch and cut the rest off (and used it for the front and inside. I then folded it up and sewed along the edge and the bottom. The inside pull out part is cut at 5 x 3 7/8.



I covered the back of the pull out with a white scalloped piece of card stock from Stampendous, but you could use any card stock.... I figure that is where I can write my little note and it covers up the other side of the ribbon. The flowers on the side are stamped with chocolate chip ink with flowers from the set In the Background (Lizzie Anne). The frames are from the set Celebration Frames and punched out with my large square punch from Stampin'Up!. The crown is covered with Cotton Candy Stickles.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Once Upon a Time, Celebration Frames, In the Background (Lizzie Anne Desgins).
Paper: Pretty In Pink, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Berry Bliss Designer Paper (Stampin'Up!)
Ink: Palette Noir Black, Chocolate Chip, Copic Markers.
Other: Large Oval Punch, Three for You Flower Punch, Small Oval Punch (opening in the pocket), Round Tab Punch, Large Square Punch, (all from SU!) Marvy Rectangle Punch, Square Marvy Punch (Punched out and sent from my friend Beate.. thanks babe). Pretty in Pink and Celery Brads, Taffeta Ribbon, Crafter's Tool Kit, Dimensionals, Scalloped Post Cards (Stampendous), Cotton Candy Stickles, Sakura Glitter Pen, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-pal.

Hope you all have a super weekend... speaking of super, are you watching the Super Bowl or stampin? I get to stamp in the family room... where the big screen is. So, although I don't really watch the football game, I love hanging out with my boys and being in the excitement. They are SO psyched (my husband is a sport nut), so I'm excited for them. And, I am looking forward to some yummy chip dip and munchies. :) Thanks for stopping by!!

~Cambria

Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #33

Imadork! I was half way through this morning's post (up at O'dark thirty) went to upload the sketch, and DUH... Cams did the WRONG ONE! So... threw this together super quick. Let's start this Friday over.......

TGIF baby! Happy Super Bowl Weekend! I hope you get some stampin time in during that football game. *wink* Time for Beate's Sketch Challenge!!! This one was fun!

Check out these other AWESOMB Bloggers (I'm sure THEY got the sketch right.... snort)

Charmaine Ikach
Jenn Balcer
Laurie Schmidlin
Lori Craig
MaryJo Albright
Sharon Harnist

Here is the correct Weekend Sketch Challenge from Beate:

Here is the Recipe:

Stamps: Pun Fun, Family Phrases
Paper: Old Olive, Taken with Teal, Pumpkin Pie, Bali Breeze Designer paper, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Stampin'Write Markers, Purely Pomegranate
Other: Square Punches, Boho Blossoms Punch, Circle Punch, Crafter's Tool Kit, Dimensionals, Old Olive Brads, Tag Corner Punch, Scor-Pal.

I'm off to do some Super Bowl munchie shopping. The boys can't wait for Sunday! Hope you all have a super weekend!! Thanks for stopping by!! Don't forget to upload your challenge card at SCS and include the keyworkd WSC33!

~Cambria

©Stampin'Up! 1990-2008