New baby coming card...and a challenge at Paper Popsicles

One of my husband's co-workers is having a baby, and is taking her leave starting now. So I thought I'd make up a card for her and her hubby, and this quote from Erma Bombeck is timeless! I think they'll have this sense of humor! I hope so, when you start a family it becomes a necessity. This also works for a challenge over at Paper Popsicles I think.

More Blog candy arrived...

I just received today some more blog candy I won. It's the SU INk & More Inkies that I won at Scrap-Creations1 a couple weeks ago. Aren't these little stamps adorable. I can't hardly wait to use them. Soon I hope to show some cards I've made with them.

La La Land Crafts blog candy

OK, there's another cute stamp and YUMMY misc blog candy available until Aug 5 at the new store and you can get all the information at http://lalalandcrafts.blogspot.com/. I'd love to win this little cow to add to my animal collection, and there are plenty of other goodies too!. So cute!

Freebie Fridays in August

Don't you just love freebie images? Well, I certainly do. And starting in August, for the whole month, on Fridays you can get a freebie image by Cheeky Radish from Paper Popsicles. Now you love free, right?? The new digital stamp image will be posted on the blog and to get it for FREE you have to head to the Paper Popsicles store, go to the Digital Designs category and order it. Now, just to make this EVEN better if you post our Freebie Friday information on your blog you will be entered to win a nice big surprise package of goodies! You need to post on your blog the information about the Freebie Friday in August and link to their blog. You need to become a follower of their blog and put a Paper Popsicles blinkie in your favorites places. Simple. And Free.

Mailman arrived and guess what?!

I just got my blog candy wins from Stamped Smiles and boy was Vicki quick! I just won this on July 26! Besides the two new cutie kids stamps, I got some stamped images that are on my "wish list". And some flowers, clay chalk ink, some rubons and sticky alphabets and some cutie buttons! I'm happy today! So thanks so much Vicki, especially for the images and promptness! Wow!

Just a couple cards...

This first image with the ropes is for a friend who just received some really horrific news recently and he called to chat. I so want him to feel better today! He's a sweetheart.

**edited**
had to remove a card - shouldn't have posted it until after the Challenge at Simply Sassy Designs - It will be back shortly!

This third one, mostly purple, is for a birthday challenge at the Little Paper Shop. I used the stamps from Floral Frenzy added to the background paper and then some embossing to make some of them pop. The sentiment is from one of the Stamps and Smiles sets, Carl the Cupcake I thinnk.






The bee is from an image from Simply Sassy Designs and it's for a friend who's recovering after being in the hospital 3 times in 3 weeks. He's had it kinda rough and I've been sending him some cards to hopefully cheer him up a little.

Hope you enjoy these, I've been working on some others, but they aren't complete yet.

Happy Sunday!

Here's another card using a new image from Simply Sassy Design Studio! I really like this one, and the one I used last time, and the one before that!

Can you tell I like these images?!

Go on over to the store and check them out. The Creative Team is making new images all the time, I can hardly keep up with them. I thought with the Grand Opening over that they might take today off - but noooo! They've been busy working still loading up the store!

Simply Sassy Designs Grand Opening

Hey everyone, did you get a chance to drop by the Grand Opening and participate in some of the challenges and things? I hope so. There is still some time left to join in too.

But for all those who did come over and join in, Sassy has a special for you. To those who participated and joined in - Sassy has a gift certificate. You must have been registered during the Grand Opening, and get registered at the store also. To everyone who joined the Simply Sassy group, she wants you to contact her at http:/www.simplysassydesignstudio.com and she'll get it right to you. Just a TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION and as a Welcome to you!

We hope you had a good time at our event, enjoyed seeing all the new stamps and images (more will be coming practically daily), getting to chat and meet some of the team members, and that you will come back.

Let us know, give us some feedback either through the Design Team Members or directly to the Simply Sassy Designs site. We want this to be a favorite place to shop! We want to know what you liked, didn't like, want to see more of, or whatever. Communication is a great thing ya know!
Thanks again for checking us out!

Simply Sassy Design Grand Opening!!

Here's just a few of the "party" images available.

We're getting close to halfway through the Grand Opening at Simply Sassy Designs - come check things out! Here's a couple of the cards I put online last night and/or in the wee hours!

Go check some of the other artwork being shown, AND check the challenges too!

My fav card for the Grand Opening!

Happy Grand Opening Day at Simply Sassy Designs.
Here is a new card I made for this opening. It's my Michael Jackson tribute.
The first time I saw this little bear, this is what I thought of - or the image of Michael in this pose, so naturally I had to complete the card.
I love it! I had thought of putting a few song titles around the background, then decided that might be way too busy. I prefer the simple cards best. I think everyone can see "Michael" in this card, down to his glitter glove!

So let me know what you think of him. This stamp is available at the Simply Sassy Shoppe. I'm sure there are tons of other uses for him also. Just think about it, and then go get one of your own!

Simply Sassy Designs Grand Opening!!

Good Evening everyone.
I am SO excited to tell you that I am a member of Simply Sassy Design Studios Design Team and we are having our Grand Opening Party at midnight July 24th and into July 25th on the Ning Network of Card Universe (http://snrcardiverse.ning.com/) from Friday Midnight to Saturday Midnight.
There will be prizes, gift certificates and all sorts of goodies! Make sure you RSVP for our Challenges, Contests and so much more.
The first 10 people to RSVP will receive a free image of their choice!!
Be sure and swing by the Store and check it out... and during the rest of July you can get 25% off your purchase with the coupon code: fireworks4u
Hope to see you at the party.

Laura's joke... and Whachadoin Wednesday #49

My girlfriend Laura sent me this joke yesterday, and I couldn't resist.
I have a set of stamps with the pigs on it from DRS Designs, and this seemed to fit perfectly!
And of course, a turkey would rather you eat Pork, so he has to be in there!
Whachadoin' Wednesday Challenge #49 is also looking for something different in a birthday card, and I think this just might work too, for someone with a great sense of humor!

Fred She Said Challenge

Here's the card I made for the Fred She Said Challenge ending 7-27-09. I wanted to do a very basic simple card. I think the black helped the image Pop! And I love the ribbon which is green and yellow and I wish I had a ton more of it! It goes so well with flowers.

I don't know if I stand a chance against all the others, but hey, it was fun, it's a freebie image, and I like it!

Challenge - Blog candy too

Well, at Crystal's Crafty Creations there is blog candy up, but there is a twist. She wants to see a celebration card of some type. So... since I needed a congrats card anyway, I went right to it! Hopefully this will work (and I can win some blog candy!) We'll find out on July 31!

Oh what I got in the mail....

Well, hubby is on vacation and he and I finally got a chance to go and see the new Harry Potter movie (which we thoroughly enjoyed) and when we got home I checked the mail (assuming it would just be the bills from my shoulder surgery like I've been getting for the past two weeks) and Guess What?!! There was a surprise in my mailbox!

I got a package from Nikki (remember I sent her a belated birthday card that she liked and chose). Well she sent me these items! Wasn't that sweet! I'm not great at taking photos, but what isn't showing well is some pop-dots and some small bags and the bag of sparkles called Center Kisses is mostly flipped over, and that tube is a pink paislee pixie stix! I'm a happy Stamper today!! Thanks Nikki!

Another Challenge Entry

Here's an entry into CPS125 Challenge. I love Just Rite Stamps, and that's the prize this week! I had to enter! I'm getting to like these challenges! I was rather disappointed in the oval, as it's a vellum with ferns on it, but I couldn't get it to show up very well. In person it's cute! Honest.

Simply Sassy Designs is having a Grand Opening!

Hello everyone.
I want to let you know about a new store opening.
It's called Simply Sassy Design Studio, and I am a proud member of their Design Team.

We are having a Grand Opening Party on July 24 on the Ning Network of Card Universe (http://snrcardiverse.ning.com) There will be prizes and all sorts of goodies!

RSVP for our Challenges, Contests and so much more, and win yourself a $10.00 Gift Certificate for some Simply Sassy Creations!!! If you've been following my blog, you've seen a few of those creations over the past few weeks. I've also entered a few challenges using some of them as well!

Now here's something that Sassy just let us know, the first 10 people who register will get an image of their choice from Simply Sassy!!

And, don’t forget for the Month of July you can get 25% off your purchase with the coupon code: fireworks4u

Blog candy and new store

There is a new stamp company getting ready to open, and they have some blog candy! I just found out about this new store, and find it very interesting. Check out La-La Land (http://lalalandcrafts.com/) and see the new candy that's available on July 22nd. There is already a sneak peak up and more to come on that date. The store is set to open at the end of August with a release of 12 stamps! Go see what Irina has planned.

Sketch Saturday #60

Here's my entry for Sketch Saturday #60. This challenge just started today, so there's plenty of time to join in!

I used a new stamp from Simply Sassy Designs (the Crooner) and the paper is from Me & My Big Ideas pack. I love this little bear, he's so cute! And I'm not sure why, but he simply reminded me of Frank Sinatra and how he used to dip the microphone!
I remember from movies and such how the ladies used to call his name when he sang, so I just wrote that in! Enjoy!

More candy can be found...

July 18 blog candy - YUMMY and it closes quick!

And more candy can be found here! This one stays until Julyu 31!