Happy Happy Birthday!

New PTI goodies!

I am in LOOVE with this color: It's the new Hawaiian Shores from PTI / Papertrey Ink

Yummmm-ooooo!

Not only that, the Delightful Dahlia is gorgeous in this color -- whether you stamp it in white against the turquoise or you stamp it in the turquoise on white paper -- either way...divine!

recipe:

stamps: PTI - Delightful Dahlia and Fillable Frames #1

paper: Stampin' Up (SU!) kraft cardstock, PTI Hawaiian Shores cardstock

ink: Papertrey Ink Hawaiian Shores, Fresh Snow and New Leaf

misc: Stampin' Up (SU!) leaf die cut

twine from Walmart; pearls from Kaiser Craft, pins from Michaels

SU slot / ticket punch

I made this card for my bestie -- she was in town for the day and we went to the Farmer's Market downtown with her hubby and their little dog, Mac. So much fun! Can't wait to go back soon! ...Our birthdays are only 10 days apart....leave it to us to buy each other baking pans as our gift to each other...while in the store (Sur la Table)...and then exchange them with each other when we left the store. Priceless!! Definitely will make this a tradition :)

Papertrey Goodies!!!

....happiness is......

a montly routine of Papertrey goodies

this month's purchase:

-every accessory in the new color: Hawaiian Shores

(including buttons, satin ribbon, ink, paper and FELT!)

-plum pudding ribbon (yum!)

-the Ric Rac die cut - my favorite purchase!!

-Delightful Dahlia stamp set

-Year of Flowers: Violets stamp set

-Fillable Frames #1 stamp set

-Recipe Box Label stamp set (because I love the vintage type labels)

What did you get this month?!?!

Rubber Duckie....

Sorry for the unsightly picture! Since my husband installed Windows 7 on my computer, I haven't had photoshop :( It's coming soon, though!!

The rose is from my backyard (ya, gorgeous right?! AND it smelled aaaa-maaazing! Not only that, but it lasted like 5 days...can't wait for my next one to bloom :)

My husband and I went to our first co-ed baby shower a couple weeks ago for one of his buddies. It was so much fun!!

They are having a little girl, Ariana...who should be due any week now!

This card was super fun to make and here is the recipe:

stamps: PTI Retro Background, Bitty Baby Blessings and Scattered Showers
ink: Brillance - gold

misc: stickles, ricrac, PTI button, Doodlebug flock, Nestabilities die cut set

paper: PTI rustic cream and Berry Sorbet

Martha Stewart border punch

You're My Cup of [Peppermint] Tea

Ok...so this was one of my Valentine's Day cards that 1) never got sent out and 2) never got posted to my blog. lol, I am so bad!!

You should check out Unity Stamp's Kit of the Month Club...the stamp set I used for this card is from the December kit. Cute, right?!

Sorry to keep it short, but hubs and I took a nap on the beach today and I got sunburned, so I'm a little tired! (there's something wonderful about a sunburn, though, don't you think!?! ) It was just such a gorgeous day today that we couldn't resist spending the whole time outside!

Where are you and how's the weather there?!

recipe

stamps: Unity Dec KOTM, Close to My Heart - Lace

paper: PTI Pure Poppy and Rustic Cream

misc: Joann Fabrics lace; Basic Grey Bling

ink: PTI Vintage Touch inking system; CTMH red; staz-on brown

punch: SU! slot punch

p.s. peppermint is my favorite tea that my husband makes me...especially when i'm not feeling well. he's so sweet!

It's March....?!

Holy Cow, is it really March?

(Happy Birthday Month to me!! lol)

I keep going MIA on my blog and for that, I'm very sorry! I really, really want to be better at posting. We'll see what happens :)

So, I placed a Papertrey Ink (PTI) order and it came in the other day...very exciting! So here's what I made:

...Don't be too impressed with me (cause I know it's SUPER cute) because I totally scraplifted the whole thing from Lisa Johnson (Poppy Paperie). I changed the sentiment and tag layout slightly, but other than that, I pretty much copied everything (even down to the colors) lol! She's a much better stamper than I am, but I think mine came out ok anyway.

Enjoy!

recipe

stamps: PTI - Dot Spot (new!) and sentiment from PTI Everyday Button Bits

paper: PTI rustic white

ink: PTI - orange zest, raspberry fizz, lemon tart and plum pudding

misc: bling from Basic Grey and pearls from Kaiser

Sweet!

Oooh Embellish did it again! Fabulous color choice and super cute pics as inspiration!

My take on the challenge:

I've really been wanting to use this ice cream cone stamp from Unity Stamp's June '09 Kit of the Month. (Side note: If you are not a member of the KOTM you need to be! It's such a great deal and the stamps each month get better and better!! Go here to start getting yours!)

The only difference is that I added another layer to the cone -- thought it would be nice to have a "scoop" for each embellish color ;)

I was also reaaally excited to use my new corduroy button from Stampin Up!! So cute (new colors from the Sale-a-Bration perfect for Valentine's day in red and pink!)

Can't wait to see your designs for the newest Embellish Challenge!

Enjoy :)

recipe

paper: PTI/Papertrey (bitty dots) & (rustic white); Basic Grey (nook and pantry); American Crafts (craft fair)

ribbon: PTI/Papertrey

bling: Heidi Swapp

stamps: PTI/Papertrey (signature greetings), Unity Stamp (june 09 kotm)

ink: Staz-On (brown); SU/Stampin Up! (bermuda bay)

misc: SU! 3-dimensionals & corduroy brad

Let Your Love Grow....

I've got a couple Valentine's cards that I wanted to share with you all...

It wasn't my intention to make Vday cards, but Unity Stamp Co has such awesome lovey-dovey Valentiney stuff in their Kits of the Month that I just had to take advantage of!!

I thought this was cute...for like maybe a recently dating or married couple. Simple but sweet. All of the stamps are from the Unity January KOTM. Soooo cute!

recipe

paper: PTI rustic white

stamps: Unity January KOTM

misc: bling (from Michael's), 3-dimensionals and punch from SU!

ink: CTMH green and tulip; SU! mustard; Archival Ink in sepia