You know You're Old When....

Ha Ha... I'm old. Love this new line of stamps from Gina K. called Tickle Your Funny Bone.. they are hilarious!

This card was made for another Dirty Girl Challenge..... Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Here were the rules:

Challenge Focus: Girls Young and Old (your main image must be or include a girl.

Required Element: Something *SWEET* - you may interpret that any way you like.

Restricted Element: NO standard A-2 cards (4.25 x 5.5). Any other card size or type of project is ok.

Keyword: DCG108 (for Dirty Challenge Girls January 08 ) If you want to see all the cards for this challenge, go to SCS, click on gallery, then put the keyword in the search.


What could be sweeter than an old chick in a pink luv bug? LOL.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: You Know You're Old When (Gina K. Designs), Stitched Background (Stampin'Up!)
Paper: Berry Bliss Designer Paper, Basic Gray, Shimmery White, Purely Pomegranate.
Ink: Palette Noir Black, Copic eSsentials, Pretty In Pink Craft, Basic Gray.
Other: Eastern Elegance Rub-Ons, Boho Blossoms Punch, Key Tag Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Soft Subtle Brads, Crafter's Tool Kit, Sakura Gel Pens, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-pal.

Hope you had a great weekend and found some stampin time!! I had so much fun with my hostess gals yesterday... what a nice break after the week I had. Thanks for stopping by!!

Did you make a card for the eP birthday celebration yet? I hope to find some time this evening. Check my previous post for details. :)

~Cambria

eP Is Turning ONE!!!

Oh man... sorry girls, I meant to post today before my workshop, and the time just got away from me.

I don't want you to miss out on some fun stuff. Please check out Jami and Taylor's birthday eP challenges for chance to win some AWESOME prizes.

And... don't forget, it's eP's birthday, but WE get the gifts baby....

eclectic Weekend Offerings: Paper is on SALE We love paper! In the past year, we have amassed quite a bit of designed paper from lots of welll-love companies. Here are selected paper lines that we have on sale. 40% Off - We will be discontinuing carrying these papers. Final Quantities. Daisy D's Designs S.E.I. Tinkering Ink Papar Salon Love, Elsie by K.I. Memories Scenic Route K & Company Basic Grey (Figgy Pudding, Fruitcake, Obscure, Recess, Scarlet's Letter, Lilly Kate Romani, Periphery) Chatterbox 20% Off Crate Paper Cosmo Cricket Fancy Pants Basic Grey(Stella Ruby, Perhaps, Phoebe) My Mind's Eye

Please note: Quantities are limited and while supplies last. No rainchecks or backorders will be offered. Sale prices apply only to selected items. This offer does not apply to previous orders. Discounted prices are already reflected in the price of the items. No coupon is needed.

REMINDER: Birthday Blossoms for everyone! It can't be a celebration without some kind of party favor for everyone. So, all orders placed between Thursday, Jan 17th thru Sunday, January 20th will receive a complimentary Prima Flowers surprise package. We know you all love these pretty embellishments. Did you know that if you spray a little Glimmer Mist on them, you can change the color and look of your Prima flowers? We just love Prima Flowers and all their cute packaging, too. It may be our birthday, but you get presents, too! ***Prima package is 1 per order. Prima product will vary from order to order and will be selected at random. You may receive a Prima product that is not pictured online. No exchanges or refunds will be allowed for complimentary Prima Package. Offer good while supplies last from Jan 17th thru Jan 20th.****

I'll be working on my entries tomorrow!!! Hope you have having a great weekend!

~Cambria

Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #31

Is it Friday already? Wow, this week went by fast. Whoooo Hoooo, it's time for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge! I really like this layout!!(I really love it, but I'm trying to resist saying that I love things so much) You are all going to start teasing me like my stampin club gals tease me about everything being my favorite. I guess it's not such a bad habit to say you love stuff though... I could have worse habits.

All products are from Stampin'Up! Oh, well... except for the center of the flower in the main image. That is another one those cool stickers from Stampendous. I am addicted to those as much as rub ons. I knew this set had to be on my first order when I saw it.... I will use every single image! Pun Fun.... it's a must have for me! I stink you are sweet... how can I resist that?


Stamp with us!! If you upload to SCS, don't forget to add WSC31 to the keyword section so we can all see your card, or leave a comment with your blog link. If you want to see all the cards that are uploaded with this sketch, go to SCS, click on gallery, then add WSC31 to the search.


Want to see more samples of Beate's sketch? Check out the following FANTASTIC bloggers:

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

The Recipe:

Stamps: Pun Fun, For a Friend (hostess, level one)
Paper: Barely Banana, Certainly Celery, Watercolor Paper, Spring Fling Designer Paper.
Ink: Black Stazon, Watercolor Crayons Neutrals, Stampin' Write Markers.
Other: Pink Gingham, Boho Punch, Aquapainter, Colored Brads, Crafter's Tool Kit, Dimensionals, Uniball White Pen, Ticket Corner Punch, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal.


Okay...so this was a rough week for me and my family, I'm looking forward to a much less stressful weekend. I'm getting together with my hostess club stampers tomorrow and I can't wait! Let's hear a Whooooo Hooooo for the weekend!! I can't hear you...... come on, it feels great. Let it out baby!! Whooooo Hoooooo!!! Everyone is off to school this morning and I'm happy to report Baylor is feeling SO much better! The redness is almost completely gone on his leg. Another? Nah, you get the point (but you can whooo hooo again if you want to). Have a super day everyone! Thanks for the visit!!

~Cambria

©Stampin'Up! 1990-2008

Fabulous 40 Hanna

Just a quick post today, I will add the details later. I made this special card for a friend who is, indeed, fabulous and about to turn the big 40.

The happy inside the O and the celebrate on the ribbon are the new rub-ons you can get for free during SAB. I am loving rub-ons.... I told ya that right? More details to come. This is the new set from Hanna Stamps called Sweet Celebrations. Awesome set for Valentines or any time!!

I was back at the ER with my Baylor last night. I took him to his follow up Dr. appt. on Tuesday and the one wound from the bite that didn't get stitches was red. The Dr. drew around the red with a sharpie and said if it passed the line to come back in immediately. We were instructed to change the dressing once a day. Last night, my heart sunk when I took off the dressing and the red creped past the line about 1/2 inch.

I'll spare the details, but it was not a pleasant visit. After they were done poking and picking at his poor leg, they hooked up an IV and gave him some antibiotics. He started getting a rash and turning red shortly after the nurse left. I went to get him and when he took off running to the room, I started to worry a bit. He stopped the drip, then put something else in (Benedryl) and then Baylor's eyes got big and he started coughing and said his throat was doing funky things. It was over almost as fast as it started thanks to the Benedryl. I think I filled up my big girl panties. So, they had to mix up something else in the pharmacy, and that drip was fine. He slept through most of it. We got home late and he is exhausted but feeling better today. We have to keep it elevated and with moist heat so that it doesn't scab over. We see the Dr. again today at 4:30, but the red hasn't spread and the stitches even look better. I think the worst is over!!! He is taking double the antibiotics now, so I need to run and get a prescription.

A little enabling before I go:

Okay... so this morning I was skimming through my email and I got the eP newsletter.... did you see that cupcake set from Stampendous? OMG.... I had to place a quick order. You can also get the above Sweet Celebrations or other Hanna Stamps from eP plus free flowers to boot... see below!!

Check it out... eP is turning one!!

Birthday Blossoms for everyone!

It can't be a celebration without some kind of party favor for everyone. So, all orders placed between Thursday, Jan 17th thru Sunday, January 20th will receive a complimentary Prima Flowers surprise package. We know you all love these pretty embellishments. Did you know that if you spray a little Glimmer Mist on them, you can change the color and look of your Prima flowers? We just love Prima Flowers and all their cute packaging, too. It may be our birthday, but you get presents, too!


Okay... I'm going.... another busy day. I'll try and fill in the recipe tonight.
Thanks SO much for all the support and nice comments. You are all so sweet, it means the world to me..... THANK YOU!!
~Cambria

Friendship Blooms

Oh, how I LOVE Sale-a-Bration time! I finally got my sets yesterday, and of course the RUB-ONS!! How exciting that one of the SAB choices this year is my new favorite addiction. I was also thrilled to see that the stamp sets were die cut and ready to peel and stick baby.

I LOVE this flower set called Friendship blooms. LOVE IT!! How cool that you can get it totally FREE in February!! The stem, the center, and the flowers on the side are all rub-ons... another totally FREE item during SAB. You get four full sheets of rub ons.. and, they are black, white, BROWN and GREEN! How cool is that? COOL BEANS BABY!!

The flower is colored in with my Pure Color Pencils and my Stampin'Write Markers. The main flower is stamped with Basic Brown and the sentiment (included in the set) is stamped in Chocolate Chip and punched out with the Key Tag Punch. I added some dazzling diamonds glitter and SHAZAM baby... we are done!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Friendship Blooms
Paper: Berry Bliss, Whisper White, Shimmery White, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Basic Brown, Chocolate Chip.
Other: Stampin Write Markers, Pure Color Pencils, Love and Happiness Rub-Ons, Key Tag Punch, Pretty in Pink Eyelets, Cropadile, White Taffeta Ribbon, Pink Gingham Ribbon, Two-way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Dimensionals, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-pal.

Sorry about not posting for a couple days. We had a traumatic weekend. My twins were attacked by a dog this weekend. They were walking down the street and a dog came out between two cars and took Baylor to the ground instantly by biting his leg just under the knee. They didn't know what was happening.... they didn't even see the dog until he had already got him. His brother Jayce is terrified of dogs, but he stayed and helped fight the dog off. My hero. The police said if it wasn't for Jayce, it could have been much worse. Baylor had to have seven stitches in the biggest wound. It was horrible. He is fine, just very sore. We were all very shaken up and Averie had a hard time sleeping for a couple nights. Animal control took the dog and hopefully she won't be back. Unfortunately, it was a neighbor's dog and a known biter that had gotten loose. Later this afternoon, he has a follow up with our Doctor. I'm just hoping for no infection. I'm proud of both of them for how they handled the situation...... and me for not passing out. :)

Have a super week everyone! Thanks for stopping by!
~Cambria

©Stampin' Up! 1990-2008

Monkey Admirer

Oh, man.... I adore these cute little monkeys!!! Remember a while back when eP had that Stampendous Coterie Special? All those adorable stamps inside the can? Well... I've been neglecting my poor little monkeys and bugs. My friend Lana sent me the most ADORABLE card with the monkey and the flowers... and my friend Mounds made THE cutest card for her blog. They pushed me over the edge and now all I want to do is stamp monkeys! Monkeys, monkeys, monkeys... they are SO cute! I used two stamps on this card, one with the monkey and the flowers/vine(Changito Bouquet), and the other with his tongue sticking out (Changito Loco) .

This card is another gate fold... the instructions are on the back of my Scor-pal packaging, but I was finally pushed over the edge by my friend Leslie to make one.... she made a totally dreamy card. Now, I'm addicted to this fold with designer paper. This paper is from Chatterbox called PC Scarlet Summer Dots. It's SO nice and thick you don't need any other card stock. I turned this one on it's side, and like Leslie's card, added the little hodgepodge piece to keep it closed.

On the inside, I added that adorable monkey again and the sentiment. I inked up the flowers from the Changito Bouquet stamp and added them in the corners.

All the coloring was done with my Pure Color Pencils from Stampin' Up! I outlined the images with a Copic Marker that was in the Copic eSsentials bag from eP (BG10).

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Changito Bouquet, Changito Loco, Crazy About You, Secret Admirer (Stampendous)
Paper: Chatterbox called PC Scarlet Summer Dots, Bashful Blue, Shimmery White, Barely Banana, Blue Bayou.
Ink: Burnt Umber Palette, Pure Color Pencils (Stampin'Up!), Copic eSsentials.
Other: Hodgepodge Hardware Kit (Stampin'Up!), Grosgrain Ribbon, Colored Brads, 1/2 inch Circle Punch, Designer Label Punch, 3/4 inch Circle Punch, Sticky Strip, Stampendous Matte White Scalloped Postcards, Stampendous Class A Peel Stickers (center of the flowers... LOVE those shiny stickers!!), Crafter's Tool Kit, Janome Sew Mini, Score-Pal, Sakura Glaze Pen.

Hope you are having a great weekend! The sun has finally popped out on the OR coast... I hope it stays out for awhile today. My Stampin'Up! ordered arrived!! I can't wait to monkey around with my new stuff!! *giggle*

Thanks for stopping by!!
~Cambria

Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #30

Whoo Hoo, it's Beate's Weekend Sketch time! I am having so much fun with these sketches! I changed this card about three times, but I think I'm leaving it alone now. :)

Everything is from Stampin'Up! except for the little flower in the bottom corner, the use of my In Color Copic eSsentials, and the Ric Rack. The punch is from the Target Dollar Spot. As a demonstrator, we received this set as a gift from Stampin'Up! It's a level three hostess set called Time Well Spent. It's WAY cute and I'm thrilled to have it. I love being a demonstrator. :)

Here is the sketch if you want to play along over the weekend. I'd love for you to leave a comment with the link so we can all go and take a peek at your card!! If you upload to SCS, make sure and add WSC30 in the keyword section. :)

Don't forget to check out these other great blogs to see more creations with this sketch!!

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

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Time Well Spent
Paper: Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi, Shimmery White, Bali Breeze Designer Paper, Taken With Teal.
Ink: Basic Black, Taken with Teal, Copic eSsentials.
Other: Blender Pens, Paper Snips, Rhinestone Brads, Circle Scallop Punch, Circle Punch, Uniball White Gel Pen, Colored Brads, Janome Sew Mini, Ric Rack (Walmart) Scor-Pal.

Have a super weekend everyone!! Thanks for stopping by!
~Cambria

©Stampin'Up! 1990-2008

So Much

We got this set, So Much, at Stampin'Up! Regionals in Portland. I haven't used it much, so I decided to give it some ink. Boy, am I behind in thank you cards. I started out stamping and cutting out the flower that comes in the set, then got lazy and reached for my punch. I did stamp the flower on the inside of the card. :)

I'll try and get a better photo later this afternoon. It's rainy and gloomy on the OR ocast today.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: So Much (Stampin'Up!)
Paper: Whisper White, Taken with Teal, Purely Pomegranate, Bali Breeze Designer Paper.
Ink: Purely Pomegranate, Taken with Teal.
Other: 5-Petal Flower Punch, Three for You Punch Box, Earth Element Brads, Crafter's Tool Kit, Grosgrain Ribbon, Janome Sew Mini, Scor-Pal.

Off to the grocery store today.... yick. Have I told you how much I dislike going to the grocery store? My first new order from the catalog arrives today!! I only wish my UPS man hit my house before dinner time. Hope you all have a super day!!

~Cambria

©Stampin'Up! 1990-2008