Butterfly birthday wish

Hi everyone!  I have a card to share that uses the new and fabulous Spellbinders LF-006 Wonderful Wings die templates (available 8/31).  Sigh...  these butterflies are just stunning!  My card uses the second to the smallest sized butterfly.  The pattern papers are from the new Webster's Pages, Spring Market 6x6 pad and the sentiment is from Unity's, All Smiles stamp set.

This is short and sweet today, I am off to do some more yard work.

Before I go, I wanted to let you know today Splitcoast begins its annual Dare To Get Dirty week long challenges especially for Fan Club members!  I love these challenges.  I remember playing along when I first started stamping.  It made my day to play along with the Dirty Girl's challenges and have them comment on my card!

These challenges are a special perk for Fan Club members.  It's never too late to join in and participate - Fan Club membership details are right HERE!  I host a challenge on Tuesday, so be sure to check it out on Challenge Master Thread!!

Thanks for stopping by and here is a close up picture.

Beautiful birthday card

Hi everyone!  I have a quick card to share then I resume packing for my trip to Phoenix for my Spellbinders Retreat!  I leave tomorrow morning and am super excited!!  My youngest SOOO wants to come with me -he has never been on a plane and it didn't help that he saw me pack Red Vines, lol!

This card uses the new StampTV kit, Springtime Silhouettes.  LOVE this set!  I used a marker for the flower portion and inked the stems with Old Olive.  Then I "stamped off" the image a second time and used it as a soft background for the sentiment.  The paper is from the Webster's Pages Garden Gala triple pack.  I just love using the delicate 1/4" silk ribbon this color is champagne and it is my FAVIE!!   The rhinestones and tiny flower are from Pizzazz Aplenty. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  See you when I get back next week.  I'll leave you with a close up picture.

Card Deets:
Stamps - Springtime Silhouettes (GKD)
Ink - Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Brocade blue marker
Paper - PL Cream cardstock (GKD), Webster's Pages PP
Accessories - 1/4" silk ribbon, 2mm and 3mm clear rhinestones, 10mm open rose in 2-Tone Copper/cream, scallop trim edge punch

Happy birthday Charlene!

Hi everyone!  Today is my BFF Charlene Austin's birthday!! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRLIE!

My birthday card uses a Miss Anya image from Miss Anya Dressy, isn't she a cutie?  The papers are from Webster's Pages, Seaside Retreat (part of a triple pack) and I embellished with a couple prima flowers, some lovely lace trim, 1/4" silk ribbon and some punched branches and memory thread.  I colored the image with Copic markers and added stickles around the edges. 

Char, you have been a great friend and support to me and for that I say thank you and I love you!  Hugs to you on your special day!!

Card Deets:

Stamps - Miss Anya Dressy (TGF), Birthday Bash (Verve Stamps)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper - white cs, Seaside Retreat PP (Webster's Pages)
Accessories - Prima flowers, silk ribbon, lace trim, rhinestones, Circle nesties (all from The Stamp Simply Ribbon store), Copic markers, memory thread in brown (DMC), frond punch (MS)

Stamp Simply blog hop winner and another circle card

Hi everyone!  The Stamp Simply Ribbon store blog hop winner comes from comments left on my blog this month!  Woohoo!  Random.org chose:

Sabrina aka okimom2girlz said...

Michelle, this gift set is beyond words!!! So elegant....love it!! Hugs, Sabrina

September 14, 2010 7:03 AM

Congrats Sabrina!!  You win this FABULOUS Kaisercraft Utopia Kit:

Please contact Sharon at ssj@up.net and be sure to put "Blog Hop Winner" in the subject line.

I also have a card to share, yep another circle card!  Have you seen enough of these from me lately?  Well today's Fall To Layout sketch was A CIRCLE card.  So how could I not play along?  heehee! 

My card uses the lovely papers from Webster's Pages, Garden Gala Triple pack.  Can't get enough of these lovely prints.  The ribbon is the Wrinkled ribbon in cream, the thinness of this ribbon makes it perfect to make double bows with!  The perfectly matched Kaiser Pearls are in Blush, Latte and Bliss.

See the stamped border on both sides of the sentiment?  I used a rectangle frame stamp from the JustRite Stampers set, Victorian Nested Frames & Occasions.  Here's what I did with the stamp to get the borders that close together.  I cut the frame at all 4 corners and placed them closer together on the stamping block.  I've cut my stamps before, don't be afraid to do this!!

Because of the nature of JustRite stamps and their stamping blocks, putting the cut pieces back together in the original rectangle is EASY!  See?  Just snap them on and good as new:

That's it for tonight!  Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening!

Card Deets:
Stamps - Victorian Nested Frames and Occasions (JustRite Stampers)
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Paper - Cream cardstock, Garden Gala triple pack (Webster's Pages)
Accessories - ribbons, circle nestabilities, and pearls (Stamp Simply Ribbon Store)
 

Cupcake Inspiration challenge sponsor

Hi everyone!  I have some fun news to share today -

I am sponsoring this week's Cupcake Inspiration Challenge!  

Remember way back when, when Rachel had her store Hope Stamps Eternal, and I did a CIC challenge each Sunday?  Well, Rachel has continued with the CIC challenges and has set up a fabulous challenge blog.

So for this week's challenge, I have offered up the fabulous Ippity stamp set, Music of my Heart as a prize!  Being an Ippity Chick is FUN!!

 Click here to play along for your chance to win: Cupcake Inspiration Challenge blog.  Here is this week's cutie cuppie:

Here is my card - NO do not adjust the color your screen!  Turned out my card didn't really match the cupcake -LOL! 

OK, so I really wanted to use some of my sadly neglected Webster's Pages, Life's Portrait papers and they just didn't match.  Oh well... I used them anyway!  The flower is from the fabulous Ippity set, Now and Always.  I just love piecing each part of the bloom with a different pattern paper.  It was a lot to cut out (I stamped each striped petal separately to keep the stripes oriented the same), but worth it in the end.  And the butterfly?  How adorable are the wings in the stripes???  The sentiment is from the Ippity set, Just Wanted to Say.

All of these Ippity sets and more are available for purchase on my Ippity Sales Blog.  AND, Ippity is getting ready for the Summer 2010 release!  The sneak peeks and prize giveaways start TODAY and go through Thursday when the sets will be available for purchase!!  You can check out the peeks over on the Ippity Blog -cute stuff!  I will share peek graphics on my blog as well.  You all will LOVE this release!  Here is a snippet of the fabulous set, House a Home:

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Deets:

Stamps - Now and Always, Just Wanted to Say (Ippity Stamps)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo black
Paper - Vintage cream, black and Life's Portraits (Webster's Pages)
Accessories - Sweet Pea and black velvet zig-zag and 1/4" champagne silk ribbon (Stamp Simply Ribbon Store), black button, Sweet Pea rhinestone (KaiserCraft), tiny crystals (Zva Creative)

Some buttons, a prima and a glittered heart... happy sigh

Hi everyone!  While I was cruisin' around my Craft Warehouse the other day, I literally stopped in my tracks at the GORGEOUS Prima flowers (Camelot Roses Gwenlyn)!  Wha...?!?  SOOO pretty!

These inspired me to pull out my Webster's Pages Postcards from Paris, that I got from the Stamp Simply Store.  Sharon is out of this paper now, but she has some wonderful Graphic 45 papers that have the same vintage-y feel!

My card follows Jen's Sketch For You to Try.  I loved that 3rd panel on the sketch, I just HAD to use some of the fabulous chocolate Velvet ribbon that I have been hoarding.  It was almost painful to cut into that loveliness!!  Even MORE so because I messed up my first piece -  SOB!  The glittered chipboard heart is by Melissa Frances and the wonderful sentiment is from Verve's So Happy set - this set is an oldie, but goodie!!

Well, that's it for today.  Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT day!!

Card Deets:

Stamps - So Happy (Verve Stamps)
Ink - Old Photo Distress ink (Ranger)
Paper - Vintage Cream, Postcards from Paris (Webster's Pages)
Accessories - Circle Nesties, Prima flower, buttons (Pinkhedgehog Papercrafts), 3/4" brown velvet ribbon and Jute string (Stamp Simply Ribbon store), Glittered chipboard heart (Melissa Frances), sponge, sewing machine