I'm cheap.

And I'm OK with that. :)

I signed up for a ribbon share of SU!'s new In-Color Polka Dot Ribbon. My package came today. And what is the first thing I did? Well, compared it to the Ribbons and Bows Oh My color chart! I always love the fresh new In-Colors but like I said- I'm cheap. And I really don't know how much ribbon I will use of a certain color(the SU! colors come on 15 yard rolls). The ribbon at RABOM is fabulous quality and very reasonable. Anyway... here is a picture I took with comparisons for anyone interested. You should be able to click it to enlarge it.

And here is my opinion about the matches-
Rich Razzleberry- Festive Fuchsia- not a very good match at all but as close as I could get.
Soft Suede- Taupe- maybe just a shade off.
Bermuda Bay- Turquoise- pretty much perfect
Crushed Curry- Yellow- little lighter, Yellow Gold is a little darker
Melon Mambo- Hot Pink- pretty much perfect
Dusty Durango- Papaya- little bit lighter

So there you have it. And saving money on ribbon means more for stamps and paper!
And hopefully my SU! Demo won't disown me now... ;)

Baptism Cards

For a girl...
(Imaginisce papers, PTI cardstock and image)


And a boy...
(Chatterbox papers, PTI cardstock and image)

I only have one more card to show you that I've made with this set! I'll show you that tomorrow. Hope your day is super, thanks for stopping by!

Viva la Verve- Week 2

The second week of July brought a new sketch with a new {twist}. This weeks {twist} was to use either the Poppin' Pastels technique or the Burned Batik. I chose Poppin' Pastels. I started with a piece of Basic Grey paper from the Wisteria pad that had a subtle pattern. I stamped a couple of the flowers from Miracles Blossom on it in Versamark and then went over them with some bright pink chalk. Added some more BG paper, this time from the Porcelain pad. Stamped my sentiment from Floral Symphony, cut it out added a ribbon border. A bit more pink ribbon, a Doodlebug Paper Frill, a white button and I was done. Schwoo! :)

And I'd like to tell everyone thanks for laughing at me yesterday! At least it all turned out ok. And for those of you who don't know what an earwig is- Wikipedia. Ewwww.

Also the boys had their Dr appt yesterday. For now Owen doesn't need to go to the ENT Specialist. Our pediatrician thinks that he didn't have 3 ear infections in 6 weeks like it seemed but rather had one long lasting one that the antibiotics weren't taking care of. So for now we wait. Until he gets another ear infection. And pray he doesn't. :) And Adam of course is perfect. Can I say that about my kid? LOL! He's totally healthy and we're very thankful!

I think that's all. I'm off to the store, lots of errands to run today!
Thanks for stopping by, hope your day is fabulous!

Belli Challenge #69- Texture!

***Warning! This is a long post! Feel free to just look at the pictures and skip over my rambling!***

So this weeks Belli Challenge is to use some texture on your card. Flock, flower soft, mesh, etc. Sound pretty simple, huh? Here's my card. And then I'll tell you about my adventures making it.

OH MYLANTA!!! This card was certainly a challenge(that's a nice way of putting it)! First I had to find a stamp suitable for flocking. In all the stamps I own, it was ridiculously hard to find one that would work for flock- without using an entire bottle of glue in the process. Finally I settled on this tree image from Stampin' Up! I stamped it in Chocolate Chip in and then went over the leaves with my glue pen and covered it in flock. And in the process ended up spilling the green flock everywhere! It was all over my desk, in my hair, up my nose(ewww!), covering my clothes... you get the point. Everywhere.

Then I had to figure out a way to cut the darned thing out. Because I wasn't smart enough to cut it out before I started flocking. And I should have been smart enough because Holly had the same issue and warned us all, LOL! So I'm sitting there staring at the tree trying to think of a way to cut it out without smushing all the fuzz. Then it dawns on me, use a frame! So I dig out my chipboard stash and start looking for a frame. Finally find one I like. Decide to sponge some color on it in hopes I won't make a bigger mess trying to cover it in paint or paper or something. Wrong. Somehow I managed to get ink all over my desk and hands. Arg. By this time I'm ready to throw the whole thing out and start over.

But I persevered and went on to pick out some patterned paper. I pull out my crate of small paper pads and start flipping through them. While doing so, an earwig crawled out of a Basic Grey pad and ran across my desk(double ewww!!!)! Are you freaking kidding me?!? I hate earwigs. HATE them! So I killed it(ewww again) and picked out this stripey paper from the BG Mellow pad. Finally I got the whole thing put together. Ugh.

Here is a close up of all the texture I worked so hard for and had to kill a bug for(ewww).


So, there you have it. My adventures in texture. Sigh. This may be the last thing I flock for a while... :)

CBCC #40- Buttons!

This weeks challenge is all about using buttons! I have to say, I love me some buttons. I have collected quite the stash! I've had this idea in my head for some time now, to use buttons as the blooms on a flower. I figured this challenge was the perfect time to make it real!

I made a one layer card using stems from the My Cute Stamps- Spunky Nature Set and a sentiment from PTI- Green Thumb Set. The cardstock and ink are both PTI too. The ribbon is American Crafts.

I hope you will play along with us! The keyword for this challenge is CBCC40. Also be sure to check out what the other chicks have made for some extra inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by, hope your day is wonderful!