Smiling Willow

Sorry that I have been a little MIA this past week!! Meredith has had some overlapping activities (spring ending, summer beginning), and I have been running hither and yon with her. Today is her dance recital, and it is the last activity for this past year. Now, she just has summer camp! My sister is also visiting, so we have been doing one of our favorite activities: shopping! It's exhausting! Also, we've been working on some sewing projects, so I haven't even made a card in the past few days! This card was for the Stampin' Out Alzheimers challenges from last week. I had to use one of my new Whiff of Joy stamps...she is so gorgeous! Enough rambling...it's a quick post today!

Card details:
Stamps: Willow in the Summer Breeze by Whiff of Joy; sentiment from Happy Chef by the Greeting Farm
Paper: Pink Flamingo, Real Red, and Tempting Turquoise by SU
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Real Red by SU
Accessories: Primas; Glitter Red brads; SU Word Window and oval punches; Gypsy ribbon by Basic Grey

Copic: R00, E27, E57, Y02, Y08, R29, G24, B12, B34, B37

Kind Thoughts-Color Throwdown #44

Hello all!! This is the last card that I finished this evening for the challenges on the Stampin' Out Alzheimers website for this week. In all, I completed 8 card challenges, and I really had a lot of fun for a great cause! This card is also for this week's Color Throwdown #44. It was a tough combination, but I love the way it turned out! This was also for the Little Paper Shop's sketch challenge on SOA (lpssoa), and it was a great sketch!

Card details:
Stamps: Kind Thoughts by SU
Paper: Bella Birds DSP, Barely Banana, Bordering Blue, and Elegant Eggplant by SU
Ink: Elegant Eggplant by SU
Accessories: CM circle cutting system; Cuttlebug embossing folders; Primas; Rhinestone brad; SU ribbon; Basic Grey Bling It

Dream a Little Dream

"Am I Blue? Am I Blue?" I guess I'm very song oriented today! This card is another challenge card from Stampin' Out Alzheimers, and it is for Lisa Kind's Copic color challenge (soablues) on there! Fun challenges, great prizes, and such a worthy cause!! There is still time to play along!!

Another busy day today!! I have my tap dance recital tonight...yes, I said "my" tap recital. My daughter's is next Saturday, and mine is tonight at 8:00. My intermediate adult tap class is dancing to "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen. We are tapping in jeans, so that should be really interesting! I'm hoping I don't trip all over myself and forget the part, but I think I'll be ok! I'm just glad that after all of these years I was actually able to learn how to tap dance.

Card details:
Stamps: Flutter Anya by The Greeting Farm
Paper: Pacific Point and Close to Cocoa by Stampin' Up; Marrakech by Basic Grey
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: EK Success Border Punch; Nesties Scalloped Circles; Under the Sea Blingz by Shimmerz; MS Butterfly punch
<>Copic Markers: R00, R01, E33, E57, B12, B16

SOA Challenge: Any Winged Thing

Here is my entry for another SOA contest called Any Winged Thing (PMSSOA), and it is sponsored by one of my favorite people, Katie Cotton and her company Paper Makeup Stamps. I hadn't inked up Arianna or the Fairy sentiment set yet, two of the newest releases from PMS, so this was the perfect opportunity! In addition, I also used some new Wisteria paper, and it is really is beautiful!!

Short post today as we have a million and one things going on: a makeup swim lesson, straight to ballet/tap class, lunch and then Gymboree school. YIKES!! I hope I pack everything that I am supposed to for this!

Card details:

Stamps: Arianna and Fairy sentiment set by Paper Makeup Stamps

Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Baja Breeze, and Always Artichoke by Stampin' Up; Wisteria by Basic Grey

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Elegant Eggplant by SU

Accessories: SU Circle punch; Pixie Dust and Gold Glimmer Blingz by Shimmerz; Evergreen and Deep Purple Shimmerz; Nesties flower; Basic Grey Bling It; Marvy Uchida Leaf punch

Copic Markers: R00, R01, R20, Y11, Y21, E33, E41, YG67, V15, V17, BV11

That's one classy Butterfly!

Well, it is, isn't it? I had fun with this week's Mojo Monday Sketch (MOJO88 and soamojo) because it was two-fold: a great Monday sketch and a challenge on the Stamping Out Alzheimer's site this week! It is not too late to join, and with a suggested donation to Alzheimer's research for only $5 (payable through paypal) it is well worth it. They have daily prizes, free downloads (digi images, papers, scrap packs, templates, etc) and weeklong challenges worth $25 and up...you simply can't go wrong!

There is actually no stamping on this card...that's unusual for me, but I love it when a card comes together like this! I used old paper, a scrap of ribbon that I took off of something, and a brand new embellishment I found on the clearance aisle! How great is that? Thanks for stopping by today and try to make it over to Stamping Out Alzheimers for all the fun that benefits a very worthy cause!!

Here are the details for you:

Stamps: NONE!!

Paper: DCWV designer paper; Basic Black and Real Red by Stampin' Up

Ink: NONE!!

Accessories: Rhinestone stickers; Red satin ribbon; Butterfly embellishment by Brides magazine (Michaels); Swiss Dots cuttlebug embossing folder; Fiskars 2 inch circle punch; Marvy Uchida Mega scalloped circle punch