Hop on over to my pad!

Hi, there!  Today I am sharing a card I made with The Stamps Of Life set, sayings4froggy.  This set is a smaller set that works perfectly with the set froggy2love.  The lily and pad are from the frogy2love set and the sentiment is from the sayings4froggy set.
I stamped the lily in black onto patterned paper from Crate Paper's Random collection.  The lily pad is stamped in certainly celery and cut out.  I used foam dots to pop the lily up over the lily pad.

I plan on hosting a stamping party at my house soon for some girlfriends.  I plan on sending out these invites with the time and date stamped and written on the inside.  I used to host many classes at my house and kind of miss getting together with those ladies.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

FWF-JOY...

Hello! Happy Friday, everyone. Today I have a card for Friends With Flair using the ippity set, Gingham Christmas Greetings.  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this set.  I added a green, felt snowflake and some red, burlap twine to finish off the card.
I buy my ippity from the fabulous Noelle.  She has the best deals, free shipping and free twine with every order. You gotta love that!
I am hoping to get some crafty time in this afternoon.  I have had a couple of sick boys home with stomach viruses, so not a lot of stamping in my house this past week!  I am off to disinfect bathrooms, kitchen and tidy the house. Fun stuff...

Thanks for stopping by,

Emily

The Stamps Of Life and The Twinery Blog Hop!

Are you ready for some fun?

The {Stamps} of Life and The Twinery Design Teams are playing together for this hop!

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As you make your way through the hop make sure you comment on each and every post. There will be 2 prize winners chosen randomly among the blogs:

One winner will win 2 stamp sets  (winners choice) valued at $12.95 -total retail value: $26.90 per prize! from The {Stamps} of Life.

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The prize winners will be announced on The {Stamps}of Life and The Twinery Blogs on Wednesday November 16th. 

I used two different sets from TSOL for my card. The stocking is from the Christmas2build set and the sentiment is from the Penguins4Christmas set.  I stamped my stocking on white cardstock and then cut it out.  I applied a moderate coating of Tombow multi all over the stocking and let it dry for about 30 minutes.  I then used some red and green baker's twine to fill in the parts of the stocking.  I like how the twine gives it a "knit" kind of look!  I hung my stocking from some more baker's twine and added a couple bows on the end.


Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Emily Leiphart.  If you get lost along the way, check out the entire list of blogs below.

The hop list:
The Twinery Blog
The {Stamps}of Life Blog
Jeanne Streiff
Julie Ranae
Deb Felts
Monique Hansen
Vicki Garrett
Monika Wright
Emily Niehaus
Emily Leiphart
Beverly Sizemore

Hera Frei

Tami Mayberry

Stacey Winters

Lydia Fiedler

Caroline Stender

Kim Pargeter
Joana Studer
Katrina Hunt
Laura Williams
Jen Carter
Kim Howard
Jenny Suchin
Sheri Twing

Tradefish Designs-Out of This World!

Hello!  I pulled out my Tradefish Designs Out of This World set and paired it up with some October Afternoon Rocket Age DP.  I stamped the planet image on patterned paper and then used a copic to color in the ring.  I stamped my sentiment on cardstock and then cut out each word.  I used a brown marker to create the faux stitching and used some baker's twine from The Twinery for my loopy bow.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Emily

RIBBIT!

Hello!  Today I have a couple of cards I made using the new froggy2love set from The Stamps Of Life.  I used patterned paper from Crate Paper's Random collection.  The frog is paper pieced and I used a beaded circle nestie to frame my frog.  I love the little fly you can stamp with the frog! Too cute!

On the card above, I used some Copic markers to color the frog.  Patterned papers are same as above.  I added a loopy bow made with baker's twine from The Twinery and a paper rose from Prima.  The word bubble is from the TSOL talk2me set.

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Emily

Little Pro Super Bowl WINNERS!

WHOOT! WHOOT!  My oldest won his 5th grade super bowl game!  It was a beautiful day for football, and the boys were so excited after being runner up in the super bowl the past 2 years. GO RAMS!

Love You To The Moon and Back....

Hi, there!  Today I have a cute little treat box to share with you.  This was for the Free 4 All challenge over on SCS.  You can find the instructions and a lot more examples HERE.  I am going to stuff some money into this for my oldest son.  I just went to his first Middle School conference, and his teachers had nothing but good things to say.  He also has all A's and B's, so I am one proud mama.  I was worried about middle school being a big adjustment for him, with his ADHD.  He has been so busy with football and his First Lego League, and still managed to get wonderful grades.  I am beyond happy!

Onto the treat box....I used stamps from Tradefish Designs set, Out of This World.  It goes perfectly with October Afternoon's Rocket Age collection.  The moon is paper pieced and the UFO on the inside is stamped on patterned paper and also colored with some copic markers.  I added a little velcro for the closure.  These are so easy to make, and all you need is a 6x6 piece of patterned paper and a scoring tool!  You will find what the box looks like opened below:

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Have a "Hoppy" Good Day!

Hello!  Today I am sharing a card I made with the new release from The Stamps Of Life, froggy2love set.  I decided to make a OLC.  I stamped the frog in Spearmint ink and the flies and sentiment in Licorice ink.  I love Stephanie's new inks.  They are super juicy, and stamp a fabulous impression every time.  I colored in the centers of the frog's eyes with a black pen, and created the border with a black pen.  You will be seeing more of this set in the week's to come!
 

Thanks for stopping by today,

Emily

Birthday Butterfly....

Hi, there!  I played along in the sketch challenge over on SCS today.  If you would like to play along click HERE.  It will take you to the sketch and thread.  For this card I used my My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Two-Sunshine DP.  Love the yellows, blues, and browns in this one.  The butterfly is from ippity's Thankful for You set.  I stamped it in brown on some aqua, polka dot DP.  I distressed all of the edges of my paper with distress inks in Walnut Stain and Antique Linen.  I popped the butterfly image with foam dots and added a baker's twine loopy bow.

I am trying to get caught up on some household chores that have gone by the wayside the past week.  I feel like my mojo is in the toilet.  Sigh...difficult week.

Thanks for stopping by,

Emily

Go Fish Challenge #4-A Sketch!

Hello!  Today I am sharing a card I made for the Go Fish challenge.  I just love the sketch and will definitely be using it again.  I pulled out my Sentiments Of The Season set from Tradefish Designs.  I love this set!  I decided to use some of my Authentique Christmas paper. Love that stuff, too.  I was able to find the perfect sentiment for that vintage Santa image.  The kraft strip was run through my CB with the swiss dots folder, and I tied some baker's twine around it and made a loopy bow.  I used distress inks on the edges of all of the papers.

Hope you can play along in the challenge!

Emily