SBS24 Blog Challenge #3: Harvest/Autumn

Stamps: Happy Harvest set by Lizzie Anne
Paper: Riding Hood Red; Kiwi Kiss; Chocolate Chip; White; Bella Rosa DSP
Ink: Black Stazon; Riding Hood Red; Kiwi Kiss; Chocolate Chip; So Saffron; Creamy Caramel; Garden Green
Other: Chocolate Brads; natural hemp; White Sharpie; Nesties;

I am so glad that I borrowed this Lizzie Anne set from my friend Kristen. The images are super cute!! I needed to make a b-day card fro my friend Tracey and I needed to make a Harvest/Autumn themed card for today's SBS challenge. Thanks to the cute sentiment that reads "Have bushels of fun on your birthday" I was able to multitask this one. Love when that works out!

Check out the SBS24 list on the right and see if any other "sistahs" participated in today's Autumn challenge!

We are off to go apple picking today!

Have a Super Dee Duper Sunday!

SBS24 Blog Challenge #1

Stamp: High Hopes
Paper: Lavender Lace; Certainly Celery; DSP by Quick Quotes
Ink: Staz On black; Lavender Lace; Lovely Lilac; Eggplant Envy
Other: rhinestones from Joann's; MM brads; grosgrain ribbon; White Sharpie; Nestabilites; aqua painters; pop dots
Card Measures 5x5


These Are a Few of My Favorite Things....I hope that you sang that like Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music! ;)

My SBS24 sisters and myself have decided to start doing weekly challenges. The first theme is A Few of My Favorite Things. Each participant is suppose to make a project/card that shows off some of their own favorites. Favorite colors...favorite stamp...favorite embellishments...whatever. I decided to start off with my favorite color: Purple (Lavender Lace to be exact). But you know what? I don't actually have a lot of purple patterned paper! I found a few, but they were pretty BUSY. And I had nothing to coordinate. Finally I came across this lavender harlequin paper. The nice thing was it had celery colored stripes running through it and I had celery paper that coordinate and celery is my second favorite color. In fact, this card reminds me of my bedroom. I have celery-ish (slightly darker) painted walls with Lavender accents, like my comforter. When our bedroom is really cleaned up and dusted and the shades are open to let the sun in and there are fresh sheets on the bed...I {heart} my bedroom. The colors and furniture and all is totally me. And I even let my dear husband in there to sleep each night. hahaha! (hey! his favorite color is green!)

Hmmmm....I got off on a tangent there...sorry. Anyhow, I'd say my VERY FAVORITE brand stamps are Whipper Snapper, but I didn't have any WS stamps that I wanted to use with this paper. I started looking through all my images that I have gotten from friends and came across this Elephant from High Hopes. High Hopes is right up there in my top 5 stamps and I thought he would look cute colored purple! I wanted to include as many of my favorite tools and embellies as possible so I needed to use one of my scalloped Nestabilities, bling, brads and ribbon. And of course I couldn't make a card of my faves without Star Dust Stickles! So I painted some in the ears.


Some other favorites that didn't make it onto the card:

• Bella Rosa by SU! cut into little patches like on this card
• Just about any Imaginisce paper
• Riley Moose Stamps
• More glitter :)
• a Cuttlebug embossing folder
• a fall themed card with fall colors
• Halloween paper

By the way-do you need to get yourself some Nesties? Sign up for a newsletter at Cut@Home and they will send you a monthly email with a 40% off coupon to purchase Nestabilities!


ATTENTION SBS24: If you have not received an invitation to the SBS24 Yahoo Group and would like to join please contact me at luv2craft @ charter.net (no spaces)



Have a Sensational Sunday!

Sisterhood of the Blogging Stampers Group 24

I decided to join the Sisterhood of the Blogging Stampers. It's kind of like a support group....not like for a tragedy or or an addiction (although stamp junkies could use a some therapy...but, you know, not me, I have it under control! hahaha!), but more like a cheering squad. Blogging can be rough. really! I mean as a blogger you are putting yourself out there. Kind of presumably thinking or hoping that others care what you are putting up there. Not a shared gallery...but just me. Yikes!! And really the only way as a blogger you can get the encouragement to keep blogging is comments. Otherwise, imo, why do it? I can ooooh and aaaah and think my cards are sooooooo great in the privacy of my own stamp room! LOL! And my DH...HA! I use to get the empty, unenthusiastic "Nice" response...then I complained that I tell him how great his shed that he built was...or how great the wall he painted looks...and truly meant it, but he couldn't give me the same...so now I get an exuberant "Oh wow! That is REALLY nice!" he even puts this face on like he has just seen the most amazing piece of art EVER. But now I just feel like he is mocking me. Hmph!

So for this post I am suppose to introduce myself to my SBS group. Although, I was the first to sign up so there is no group...but hopefully others will want to be in a group with me! LOL! BTW, if you want to join you can do so HERE.

I live in Massachusetts with my DH, Pat and three super cute (ok, so I am biased!) kids. I am a SAHM and many nights stamping is a needed retreat for me to regroup. Declan is 11. He has Down Syndrome and Autism. He can be quite a challenge. But he can amaze us and is a blessing. Orla is 7. However, she thinks she is 27 and second in command in the pecking order of the house....me being first in line...but only slightly!) It is not easy living with another woman who is trying to run my family! I can't complain too much because she is a wonderful wonderful sister to her siblings. She is also a blessing. Maeve is almost 20 months old. We adopted Maeve last year from Vietnam. She is as sweet as can be and can throw a tantrum like I've never seen! LOL! Definately another blessing. I can't forget about our Lhasa Apso, Penny. She is so good with the kids. They love her too. ( we also have 2 guinea pigs and 2 pygmy goats)

My mom and my DH Pat were born and raised in Ireland, so we really treasure our heritage. That is how I came up with those "weird" names for my kids, they are all Irish.

I call myself a "born-again stamper". I started stamping about 5.5 years ago...but lost my mojo and enthusiasm for awhile. (but somehow, I never stopped BUYING supplies! just using them. hahaha) Back in January, Mary Jo started doing her sketch challenges and got me motivated and I found my love for paper crafting again.

And that's about it.