Lucky 2 Have U

  "Lucky to have you" is my favorite sentiment to use for St. Patrick's Day cards because they can also be used for an anniversary card.  I planned my entire card around this typewriter that I fussy cut from Jillibean Soup "Sweet and Sour" paper.  All of the other papers and stickers are from Echo Park "For the Record."  I was drawn to the 2 and U typewriter-style stickers.

  I purchased everything to create this card from the Shop Pumpkin Spice store:

Supplies:  Jillibean Soup "Sweet and Sour" (typewriter); Echo Park For the Record "Fabric Store", "Newsprint", "Alpha Stickers", and "Element Stickers"

  Here are some previous cards that

 I have made using Echo Park "For the Record":

and I have another new "For the Record"
card that I will post this Saturday!

  I hope you shop at Pumpkin Spice for all of your paper-crafting supplies :)

Happy Thursday!

Happy St.Patrick's Day!

February is nearing the end and St. Patrick's Day is on the way!

I had fun perusing my stamp sets and papers to create a

spring card with a flower.

For my sentiment I chose the 

Joy's Life "Holiday Occasions" stamp set:

A festive font, don't you agree?

The Joy's Life design team has created

spring cards with a flower

for your inspiration this week.  

Please click here to see what my

design team sisters created!

Other supplies:

Echo Park For the Record "Apron Strings", "Lace Stripes", "Advertisement", and "Element Stickers."

Happy Tuesday!

Xs and Os for Jillibean Soup

  This week's challenge on the Pumpkin Spice blog is "Xs and Os."  I immediately thought of these papers that came in one of my Artful Delight kits from February 2012; I thought it only appropriate to also use them for the February challenge at Artful Delight.  The corrugated butterfly is also Jillibean Soup from my stash.  The twine and brad are from retired Shop Pumpkin Spice kits.

Supplies:
paper:  Jillibean Soup "Sweet and Sour"; Bazzill card stock
corrugated butterfly:  Jillibean Soup
brad
twine
punch:  5/8" circle (for "X O X O")

I hope you will link up with me for the "Xs and Os" challenge and/or the Artful Delight challenge.

Happy Saturday!

BasicGrey Clippings at Shop Pumpkin Spice

  I created this fun little card from BasicGrey "Clippings" 6x6 papers, snippets, and adhesive chipboard pieces.  The "LOVE" typewriter stickers are by Rusty Pickle.  And I added a few staples.  

  I showed this card to my husband and he said, "You No Love me?"  Oh dear!  Perhaps I should have chosen the number of years we have been together or the number of years we have been married for the red "No." snippet :)

  Do you have a creative faux pas you care to share?  Hopefully I gave you a giggle with mine today!

You can find BasicGrey "Clippings" at the Shop Pumpkin Spice store.  Don't forget to link up your love-themed cards, LOs, and projects on the Shop Pumpkin Spice blog.  (Link up love projects here by 9pm PST Friday, February 22nd.)

Happy Thursday!

Happy Birthday, Joy!

  This week the Joy's Life design team is celebrating 

the birthday of our leader, Joy!  

We are creating birthday cards this week.  

Please check out the inspiration here every day this week.

  My circular sentiment is from "All Around Sentiments":

I stamped my sentiment in white pigment ink

and embossed with white embossing powder.

I cut paper strips in various widths and 

glued them diagonally on white card stock.

My papers are all from Echo Park

"So Happy Together" 6x6 pad.

The butterfly framelits die, pearls, 

white gel pen, ink pad, embossing powder,

and foam dimensionals are all by Stampin' Up!

Happy Birthday, Joy!

Sketch and Love and good news!

  I have some BasicGrey "Hopscotch" chipboard pieces and die cuts strewn about my workspace leftover from my "Hugs & Kisses" card I posted on Tuesday.  I have a tendancy to put the extra pieces in a snack-size Ziploc baggie and forget that I own them, so I left them out in hopes that I will use them.

  I also recently perused my 6x6 pads and found a never used BasicGrey "What's Up" paper pad.  I chose a few "What's Up" papers to coordinate with seven bits and pieces on my desk and this Cardabilities sketch:

  My good news:  I found out earlier this week that I made the Cardabilities design team for March 15th-June 30th 2013!  You could have knocked me over with a feather.  If you are a follower, you may know how much I enjoy sketch challenges AND that it was my heart's desire to be on a sketch challenge blog design team.

  I have followed Cardabilities since April 2010!  The challenge for this particular sketch (#69) is open until February 27th.  Link up here.

  I will also enter this card in the "Love" challenge on the Shop Pumpkin Spice blog.  That challenge ends February 22nd @ midnight EST.  Link your love-themed projects here.

Happy Saturday!

A Doodlebug Lollipop Bouquet - teacher gift

  Happy Valentine's Day!  I created this lollipop bouquet for my daughters' teachers.  Last month I thought I was clever buying the girls' valentines early.  Earlier this week the school system announced that no candy valentines may be exchanged.  My daughter was distraught (she can be so dramatic and it is humorous!)  I told her I would buy pencils for the valentines and use the lollipops for her teachers.

  Target to the rescue!  I found this little box in the dollar spot at Target and a bag of brightly colored pencils too.  I covered the front and back of the box with Doodlebug "Sweet Cakes" 6x6 from Shop Pumpkin Spice store.

  There is still time to link up your cards, LOs, and projects for a chance to win on the Shop Pumpkin Spice Valentine challenge (link up by midnight tomorrow EST.)

Have a SWEET Valentine's Day!