A FS Challenge and some west coast beauty!

Well I made it through the first day of K! I shed some tears and braved the mommy face for my boy but I tell you it was really hard walking home after that. I even had some of the local moms (my friends) poking fun at me "the new school mom" as I walked by them. His first day was good but I had to laugh when he came out of the classroom confessing "I was good for most of the time mom but I didn't listen at the end!" *lol*
I too had a new school year in full swing today. As many of you know, I am an online school teacher so I had the pleasure of talking with many of my families today, setting up their curriculum purchases and creating their learning plans. Not a lot of time for crafting today but enough time to download my vacation photos and upload my card as well as some recent photos of my west coast oasis!

I created this card for the FS Challenge on SCS. The original card by Heather
was the inspiration for this card. I choose to change the colour and ribbon along with stamp set. I am pleased with how it turned out. I absolutely LOVE this set Nichole!!!!



Recipe
Paper: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Soft Sky, Very Vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky, River Rock
Stamp Set(s): Beautiful Blooms (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Slit Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Ticker Corner Punch, Dimensionals, Heidi Swapp Ribbon, Polka Dot Ribbon (May Arts)

Note: I enjoyed creating my own DP today!

These photos were taken at sunset! How lucky am I?





Have a stamptific day. (do you like my made up word? *lol*)

Because I love to stamp and you do too!
Alli

The stamp room is calling me...

I have another creation from earlier this month that I wanted to share but I have to tell you...the stamp room is calling me (screaming actually..or maybe that is just me). I have new stamps from MFT, A*muse, Papertrey Ink, Cornish Heritage and even Copic Markers and ALL of these items arrived while I was away. I can hardly wait until tomorrow when I break into these new things!
Although it is nice to go away you always come home to a mountain of laundry, odds and ends that need to be sorted into their respective homes and a lawn that needs mowing! Oh and don't forget the cats that need some TLC. After two days of unpacking I think I can say my house is in order.




Recipe
Paper: Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, Really Rust, Whisper White, Old Olive
Ink: Basic Black, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Whisper White
Stamp Set(s): Faux Ribbon (Papertrey Ink), Baroque Motifs, Long Time Friend, Both Way Blossoms
Accessories: Polka Dot Ribbon (May Arts), Circle Punch, Scallop Circle (Marvy), Watercolour Wonder Crayons, Aquapainter

Note: Card size 5.25x5.25

Hope you are having a fun weekend with LOTS of stamping.

Because I love to stamp and you do too!
Alli

Hello and WOW!

First of all, I can hardly believe that I was chosen for the Guest Stamper for Papertrey Ink. I am SOOOOOOO excited.
I had a great time putting together this wedding combo. I wanted to create something simple and easily reproducible by others. As much as I like things to have many step cards *wink*, I also like to be able to show my friends and family how to do something quickly. Making wedding invites and accessories can be a daunting task so making it easier is better.
You'll notice that I used the rectangle Borders and Corners set for background of the card as well as for the frame around the table cards.







Recipe
Paper: Stamper’s Select White Cardstock (Papertrey Ink) Blue Bayou, Soft Skye, Kraft
Ink: Blue Bayou, Chocolate Chip
Stamp Set(s): Rectangle Borders and Corners (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Brown Striped Ribbons (May Arts), Rectangle Scallop Punches (Marvy)

Secondly, I just wanted to remind everyone I am still on vacation. It is incredibly hard to be away from my stamp room as well as posting to my blog on a daily basis but I must admit we are having a WONDERFUL family vacation. I do look forward to posting again VERY soon!

Because I love to stamp and you do too!
Alli

Some more DD Challenge Cards...

Let's get straight to the goods....
Today I have some more challenge cards for you and a quick card tip! Including FLOCK and of course some favs from Papertrey Ink, Amuse and SU!



Recipe
Paper: Basic Black, Soft Sky, Blue Bayou, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Whisper White Craft Ink
Stamp Set(s): Baroque Motifs, Bride and Groom (A muse), Happy Wedding Day (A muse)
Accessories: Flock, Corner Rounder, Rectangle Scallop Punch (Marvy), Polka Dot Ribbon (May Arts), Heat and Stick Powder, Heat Tool



Recipe
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Tres Jolie-Oui Oui DP (MME)
Ink: Blue Bayou, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Stamp Set(s): Butterfly Kisses (Papertrey Ink), Faux Ribbon (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Scalloped Circle Punch (Marvy), Circle Punch (Marvy), HodgePodge, Blue Bayou Double Stitched Ribbon, 1 3/8th Circle Punch



This is such a funny photo...it almost looks like I took a photo of my hands...this is the cover of the organizer. I will share a photo of exactly what I do in a few days time!

Card Tip: I usually work on my cards in stages. That doesn't mean to say I don't get some accomplished every day but sometimes I am ambitious and make 4-6 different designs in one sitting. If that is the case I work fast and furious to get them done but of course there is the interruption for "snack time MOMMY!" or "you need to make us dinner now because if we don't eat we might die you know!" or "can you find my Littlest Pet Shop...you know the dog (aren't they ALL dogs??? lol). Fortunately I have developed a system JUST IN CASE one of the above happens. I keep my cards in scrapbook folders. It is great to keep all the pieces together and then when I have a chance I will work on it again, hence my posts that say..."I have been working on this for a while now..."

Have a super duper stamperific day! I hope to see your designs in the DD Challenge gallery too.

Because I love to stamp and you do too!
Alli