Butterfly Birthday...

Hello! It is a beautiful sunny, hot but breezy day here. I plan on spending some time outside reading while boys are at school.  I have to take advantage of those "quiet" moments that will be few when school lets out.  Yes, I will miss my quiet afternoons, but I am excited to have them at home with me all summer.  We recently purchased an RV, and I am excited to take them camping.  Camping was such a big part of my life growing up, that to share it with my boys is thrilling!

Okay...on to the card.  I participated in the color challenge over on SCS-Rich Razzleberry, daffodil, and pacific point (or close equivalents).  I used some scraps of pink paislee and Lily Bee designer papers, along with some ribbon from my stash.  I also used a PTI die that I won from my friend Lynn's blog a while back.  I added some burlap string and a memo pin and vintage button.  The decorative tab I created with a Tim Holtz edge die. The sentiment is from TSOL.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Moxie Fab Chevron Chic Challenge!

This is my card for the Moxie Fab Chevron Chic challenge.  I used some My Mind's Eye Lime Twist (Life of The Party) patterned paper.  I love dark brown and lime together.  I thought the dark brown woodgrain and the lime chevron together would give a crisp, modern/retro look.  I stamped my thank you circle with Walnut distress ink onto white cardstock and punched out.  This stamp is from The Stamps Of Life set, sentiments4circles.  I also added some baker's twine from The Twinery in honeydew.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Emily

FWF: Ladybug, ladybug fly away home....

Hello!  I am so excited to participate in a Unity FWF Friday!  I haven't been able to in a long time!  I decided to pull out some old school Unity.  The sentiment is from the May 2009 KOTM and the ladybug stamp is from the June 2009 KOTM.  I colored my ladybug image with Copic markers.  I added some red baker's twine and stamped the sentiment in the lower corner. Easy peasy!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you all have a great weekend!

Emily

Denim star...

Hello!  Today I made a card for the What To Use challenge over on SCS-stars.  I cut my star out of some old denim jeans.  My background paper is a page torn from an old book.  I used distress inks and acrylic paint on my papers.  I used a Quick Cuts die for the flourish.  I tied some baker's twine around the middle and made a double bow on my button.  I added a heart stick pin behind the star, and stamped "liberty" in the lower right corner.I lovee using denim on projects.  I always have a pile of old jeans from the boys to cut into!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Emily

What's The Scoop?

Hello! Today's card uses The Stamps Of Life sets, cone2dish and scream4icecream.  I decided to use the Tim Holtz waffle embossing die since it matched the cone!  I sponged distress inks on all of the papers-antique linen and walnut stain.  I used some old My Mind's Eye patterned paper-Beloved for the scoop of ice cream and stamped some "chocolate chips" on top of that.  Mint Chocolate chip is one of my favorites, and that was the look I was going for.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Emily

Plugging my gal, Noelle!

Hello!  I have been down for the count sick, and am lucky enough to have some cards I made a while back for the past week.  Today I wanted to let you all know that I am no longer going to be selling ippity stamps.  I decided that I didn't want to tied down to having to move my inventory.  I have recently made the decision to drastically cut my hours back at the hospital and spend more time with my boys. Hopefully it will give me so more time to stamp, too!

Good news! My girl Noelle has stayed on as an ippity chick, so I am asking that you buy from her. 

I met Noelle through the Unity/ippity forum on SCS.  I pretty much fell in love with her!  She is so enthusiastic and positive about stamping.  She became an ippity chick when I was kind of backing off of selling, so the last release I decided I was going to buy my ippity from her because I think she is probably one of the happiest ippity chicks out there!  Sometimes it is not only the product, but the exceptional person selling the product that makes it so worth while.

You probably remember me plugging Noelle's twine deals in the past.  She is still selling her twine at unbelievable discounts and shipping for FREE!

You can check out Noelle's ippity selection HERE.  She has all of the new releases to pre-order and yes....I already have my order in.  Below are my favorite sets of this release:

Hopefully I will have a card later on if I am feeling better. If not, definitely tomorrow!

Emily

Thank You, Teacher...

Hello! Today I have a teacher thank you card I made using the new release from The Stamps Of Life, letters2color.  I stamped the ABC in black and then used a red, yellow and blue copic to color in the dots.  I matted it with black and used some notebook looking patterned paper behind it.  The "thank you" I stamped on one of the notebook lines and then tied some baker's twine from The Twinery around.

I always get the boys teacher's some type of gift card for the end of the year.  I haven't decided on what type of gift cards but trying to think of something different besides Starbucks or Panera.

What do you do for your kid's teachers?  If you are a teacher, do you like receiving gift cards versus knick knack items?  I just figure teacher's accumulate so many trinkets over the years, which is why I do gift cards.  Let me know your ideas!

Emily

PAPER MANIAC IS CLOSING!

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It is with a heavy heart that I write this post today.  Paper Maniac is going out of business.  For those of you who have ordered from PM before, you know what a loss this will be to our community.  Patti always had the best prices, great customer service and fast shipping.  You can take advantage of a 30% off discount by using coupon code GOODBYE when checking out.

ALL STAR!

Hello!  Today I have another card today using The Stamps Of Life new release, all4stars.  I love this set!  I stamped the large star outline in brown on orange cardstock and cut them out.  I then stamped the little solid star in teal and cut those out and adhered them to the center of the orange stars.
I used the long border star stamp and stamped it once in teal (i think i used bermuda bay) and then stamped it again to get the lighter shade on the white cardstock panel.  I stamped the "ALL STAR" in brown on top of the patterned paper, and layered it all on a kraft cardstock base.
I used dimensionals to pop the large stars.  I think this would be perfect to send to a teenage boy or girl.  I have been trying to use some of the older product in my stash, and this collection from Making Memories is one of my old favorites!

Thanks for stopping by,

Emily

The Stamps Of Life-all4stars

Hello! Today's card uses the new release from The Stamps Of Life, all4stars.  This set is perfect for patriotic cards, and for congratulation cards, too!  I thought the above card would be perfect to send to a local serviceman who recently served in Iraq.  I stamped the outline star in night of navy (SU) and the "made in the USA" star in real red (SU).  The metallic border is a self adhesive die-cut from K&Company's Americana collection.  I love their self adhesive border dies.  They are great for CAS cards and super affordable

This is for the Wee Memories challenge, to use something that "sticks".  My patriotic border definitely qualifies! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily