Curtain Call

Ugh, this weather is blah and making my mood the same! We had a bit of snow when I woke up, but it turned to rain and a driveway full of slush. So I made a card and stayed in my pj's until 3....you can do that on vacation. Then I pushed the slush off the driveway. Except the whole day just put me in a funk of a mood so I'll have to change the routine tomorrow.

For this card I used the Pink Elephant Sketch and the colors from Stacey's latest Curtain Call. I've been stumped about which stamps to use lately, so I went to my trusty old Happy Harmony from SU. It took a bit to get there but I like the end result. Thanks for stopping by!

Smiles,

Pile on the Love

I'm headed to my MIL's for dinner tonight (I'm quite excited that I don't have to cook!) and I wanted to make her a fun Valentine's card to go with the box of chocolates I've got for her.

Since it seems that most challenges out there are for Valentines I was really able to pile on quite a few challenges:

Pile It On: To the One You Love
Just Us Girls: Split Negative Technique
Stars and Stamps Technique Challenge: Heat Embossing (heart stamp was embossed with red and white)
Curtain Call Color Challenge: Real Red, Kraft and Vanilla (or white in my case)
Card Positioning Systems: sketch
Cute Card Thursday: In the name of Love
Creative Belli Blog: Ribbons (XO behind the heart)
Our Creative Corner: Something Old (the ribbon has been in my stash for at least 2 years!)
Stampin' for the weekend: Valentine Theme
Creative Card Crew: Valentine
Penny's Challenges: Valentine/Love
AllSorts Challenge: 3,2,1 (I used 3 colors for paper, 2 colors of embossing powder and 1 ribbon)
The Pink Elephant: Valentine

Wow, I think that's all!

Anyway, I'm off to play with my nephews, but after work tomorrow it's a bit more crafting for me. If I'm good and get my schoolwork done I plan on making the most of my day off on Monday too. Thanks for stopping by, and if you have time check out this week's Unscripted Sketch!

Smiles,

I love to play @ PPA!

I was so excited to get up early this morning and find out all about this new challenge site that Mary and some pals started up. Pals Paper Arts looks like it's all that it promised to be and I dove right into the first color challenge.

It was a good thing Terri had sent me the new In Colors or I would've had a bit more trouble with this one!

It came together quick thanks to this week's sketch at The Pink Elephant. My camera kept wanting to make Bermuda Bay look more blue and less green than IRL but if I distored it much more I would've ended up with an odd shade of pink. Hope you find time to play at PPA too!

Smiles,

Paper: Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand (base)

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Stamps (SU!): Love You Much, Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Other: Cuttlebug embossing folders (swiss dots, paisley), Melon Mambo grosgrain ribon, word window punch, Making Memories brads