Blog Candy!!

Hey everyone! Happy weekend! Today I'm offering up some "please forgive me for being a bad blogger blog candy!"

Blog candy includes two sets from Stampin' Up! Organic Grace hostess set, and Many Happy Returns stamp set. You get both!

Please leave a comment (favorite quick easy recipes are always appreciated), by Monday, October 27th by Noon Pacific.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #63

Hey everyone! Wow, it's Friday again, and another week went by with no posts from me... I'm so sorry. If it's not one thing, it's another for us lately. Yesterday we spent the day in Eugene where my oldest son went through allergy testing. He is allergic to grass, dust mites and household dust. So, now we know what's setting him off and hopefully we have his meds right so that he can quit missing school. Poor kid. Allergies are horrible! No one in my family has ever had them, so this is all new to us. Yah, DUST... can you believe that? So much for letting my pile get so bad you can write in it. And, so much for having him do dusting as a chore! How bad is that for Mom?

So, let's hear a whooo hoooo for Friday and the weekend! And another for Beate's Weekend Sketch!! Here is the sketch and the sketch team... hope you can play along over the weekend!


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






Supplies:

Stamps: Rockin' Holiday (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Paper: Pretty Papers (Lizzie Anne Designs), Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Neenah White.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers.
Other: Circle Nesties, Cuttlebug, Angel Wings Shimmerz, Fun Flock, Quickie Glue Pen, Dimensionals, Ribbon (retired SU!), Holiday Embossing Folders and Borders, Crafter's Tool Kit, Scor Pal.

Hope you all have a great weekend. I'm putting together some "please forgive me for being a bad blogger blog candy" this weekend, so stop by if you can for your chance to win. Thanks for stopping by!

Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #62

Good morning everyone! Happy Friday! I made Beate's Weekend Sketch! A little late (I'm so sorry), but I made it.

This card is a regular 4 1/4 x 5.5 card except I cut an inch off the side... so really it's 5x5 x 3 1/4. LOL. I used the new set from Stampin'Up! called You & Moi. Hearts and flowers.... they get me every time.

Please check out the rest of Beate's Sketch Team... I'm sure they were on time. :(


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

I wanted to show you the extra shimmer that I added with my very favorite product right now called Shimmerz. LOVE this stuff!! :)

I can hear my stampin gals right now teasing me about saying it's my favorite, but seriously, it is. I used the colors Coffee, Pumpkin, and Bubble Gum Pink... who can resist something called Bubble Gum Pink? Not me. :)

Supplies:

Stamps: You & Moi
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Sweet Always Designer Paper.
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose.
Other: Shimmerz, Chocolate Poly-Twill Ribbon, 1 1/4 inch Circle Punch, Marvy Round Scallop Punch, Paint Brush, Flower Fusion, Crafter's Tool Kit, Pink Brad, Scor-pal.

Here is the sketch... hope you can play along!

Okay, so I'm sure you can probably imagine that since I've been such a BAD blogger this week, that it's been crazy at my house. THANK GOODNESS I have not puked or even felt bad (knocking on wood... REALLY HARD), but almost everyone else in the house has.... including my puke cleaning man. :( I think everyone is done now. My oldest went back to school today because he's worried about getting behind in work (he is getting straight A's). So, we'll see if he makes it all day. Averie went back too, after she's been home all week. Not really feeling bad, but she had a really nasty cough and they all had early release for conferences and her class spend most of the time at swimming lessons. I did not want her in the pool with that cough. Although today, she begged and begged to take her swim suit. I caved... she didn't cough last night and seemed much better this morning.

So, that's it... sorry for being a slacker. I will try and make up for it this week. Thanks for all the nice comments and emails. I miss you guys!! :) Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!!

Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #61

Hey everyone! TGIF! It's been a long week and I'm ready for the weekend. The kids are home today from school for a In Service day, so it will be a long weekend too. One of my twins was really sick this week, so I didn't get a lot done at my stampin desk. I think he's on the mend, and I'm just hoping no one else comes down with it. ... especially ME, because there is NOTHING worse that blowing chunks. I'm not kidding, I think I'm puke phoebic. Man, I tried to clean it up and I end up hurling with the kids. Thank goodness for my man...... my puke cleaning man. Oh, I how I love him...... sorry, I'm WAY off topic. Yah, it's late... yah, I put the sketch off this week... I know, I just busted myself.

It's a super cool sketch this week... don't ya think? Make sure to check out Beate's Weekend Sketch!

And, don't forget the sketch team...they rock!

Charmaine Ikach

Jenn Balcer

Laurie Schmidlin

Lori Craig

MaryJo Albright

Sharon Harnist

Supplies:

Stamps: Le Jardin, Sketched Sentiments (Lizzie Anne Designs)

Paper: Pretty Papers (Lizzie Anne Designs), Mellow Moss, Neenah White.

Ink: Ranger Distress Soot Black.

Other: Shimmerz (Pumpkin, Rustic Red) Circle Nesties, Cuttlebug, Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-pal.

Have a great weekend everyone! Hope you can play along and stamp with us!

Quickie Gift Cards

Hello everyone! Hope you had a great weekend. Today I'm going to share the third project we did at my last workshop. This is a super easy, super fast, but cute little gift card holder. My friend Pinie shared this on her blog back in March. She received one in a Control Freak swap from Erin Blair. Thanks girls!

Okay, so I know it's not SUPER Christmas like, but I don't have any of the new Christmas paper yet. And, even though it's not "Christmas" paper, I'd totally send it as a gift for the holidays. Gift cards are THE BEST thing to give. Man, my kids love getting iTune cards. I love getting Starbucks or Human Bean Coffee cards, heck, doesn't everyone love gift cards?


You could totally dress this up if you wanted to make it really special. Add a main stamped image, run some ribbon under it that ties on the side. The possibilities are limitless. But, this one was super easy ... just think how many you could whip out and be done with your list of gifts to give? Oh yah baby.

Here's how easy they are:

Cut your cardstock 4 1/4 x 11
Score each end in 3 inches
Score in the center at 5.5
Make a W shape with the center (is that a mountain fold?)
Tape that inside portion on the sides only.
Fold the front and back flaps back and insert the center end into your Tabletop paper cutter. Slice off that center fold.
Take the Designer Label punch and insert half way to make a little slot to pull the card in and out.
Decorate.... you are done!


My front image was easy peasy. I took the stripped stamp from the Curly Label Bundle stamp set, stamped it with Riding Hood Red classic ink on Whisper White. Punched it out using the Curly Label punch. Then I grabbed the Merry Christmas stamp, stamped it with Basic Black, then used the Large Oval punch to punch out the center portion. Line them up and stick them together. Attach with brads. This time of the year, you have to appreciate easy. :)

Supplies:

Stamps: Curly Label Bundle, Snowflake Roller Wheel (the inside).
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Bella Rose Designer Paper, Whisper White, Textured Kiwi Kiss.
Ink: Basic Black, Riding Hood Red.
Other: Curly Label Punch, Large Oval Punch, Vintage Brads, Crafter's Tool Kit, Designer Label Punch, Scor-Pal.

Have a great week everyone.... can you believe it's OCTOBER? Can we slow down a bit please? Dang....

Thanks for stopping by!!

Santa's Card Making Workshop!

Happy Saturday stampers!

Have you started on your Christmas card making yet? It's the perfect time to get a head start! Today only, you can get a special deal over at Lizzie Anne Designs.

Check out Santa's Cardmaking Workshop and get an extra discount today only!! Plus, you can get directions and samples of beautiful holiday cards to tickle your inspiration.

Don't forget to check out Meridith's and Tricia's blogs for some blog candy!!

Have a super weekend.... hope you find some time to stamp!!

Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #60

Happy Friday Stampers! You know what Friday is..... it's Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge! Whooo Hoooo!

Man, this sketch was tough for me... thank goodness for the new designer paper from Lizzie Anne Designs. Have you seen their new Pretty Papers? They are SO pretty! Nothing like designer paper to make Christmas card making easier. Oh, and do you get the LAD newsletter? If you do, you'll know about their one day sale.... you'll definitely want to check out Santa's Cardmaking Workshop. Stop by and check it out.... you won't be disappointed, I promise. :)

Here is the sketch:

And the rest of Beate's sketch team... I can't wait to see what they did!

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


Supplies:

Stamps: Holiday Script
Paper: Pretty Papers (Lizzie Anne Designs), Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Vanilla Shimmery White.
Ink: Ranger Distress Soot Black
Other: Photo Corner Punch, Nesties, Cuttlebug, Dimensionals, Gingham Mellow Moss and Black Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Green Olive Shimmerz, Paint Brush, Janome Sew Mini, Vintage Brads, Scor-Pal.

I hope you all have a great weekend. We are suppose to get a lot of rain and wind... perfect weather for stampin right? As always, thanks for stopping by!!

Upsy Daisy

Good morning stampers! Today, I'm sharing one of the other projects we made at my class last weekend. My girls loved this one.

Super easy technique that is really pretty in real life. I'm not sure if it has an official name (for the technique), but it's fun. Just ink up your stamp with Versamark, stamp on your cardstock, emboss with clear embossing powder. Then, take a dauber, dab into Whisper White Craft Ink and smear all over your embossed image. Take a tissue and wipe off the ink on the image. We added a little paper piercing, and some ribbon and shazam, card is ready to go. :)

The Supplies:

Stamps: Upsy Daisy (Stampin'Up!)
Paper: Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss.
Ink: Versamark, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss.
Other: Versamark, Clear Embossing Powder, Embossing Gun, Crafter's Tool Kit, Scallop Edge Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Dimensionals, Embossing Buddy, Kiwi Kiss Ribbon, Sponges, Daubers, Distress Tool.

Hope you have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

PS.... join us in the Hanna Member Forums to see who won the Hanna Blog candy!