She Believed In Possibilities

I kind of love this sentiment. I grabbed it from the sticker sheet that comes in the Fancy Pants Me-Ology collection pack. It's a long sticker, but I trimmed it, then added a strip of coordinating patterned paper to turn it into a banner because that sentiment is TOTALLY banner-worthy. For reals, though.



The rest of this card is pretty much Spellbinders AWESOMENESS! Seriously, though, you guys. That Western Sunshine die? LOVE IT! And the background is created with the Contemporary Circles die set. And yes, that's a set...a frame and the actual background. And yes, you need it. Glad we had this chat.



A few sequins add some sparkle and accent the gold sun perfectly.

I hope you have a wonderful Easter!

Have a Happy!

Are You a Stalker?

'Cause these dies are!!!  HAHAHAHA!!!  Oh, it's Monday.  What can I tell ya?  That's all I've got for ya!  We do, however, have a fantastic new release coming from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and it is to DIE for.  Hee-hee.  Today's die set is called Stalk Up and I think you are going to LOVE IT!  I created this super fun card using this fabulous die set!



I combined the dies with the Bean Stalk stamp set, naturally, although, they are SO easy to use independently!  I love that!  I also uses some super fun Fancy Pants Designs papers!  SO CUTE!



Be sure to head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog to check out what the rest of the team has created!  You are so going to love these dies!!!

Have a Happy!

*CAS-ual Fridays BEANSTALKS Clear Stamps *Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad DOLL PINK ink016 *Fancy Pants 6 x 6 BE.LOVED Paper Pad 2169 *My Mind's Eye ANTIQUE Enamel Dots Lost & Found Record It LF4048 *Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Powder Blue & Teal 657900

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I Wear Polka Dots Now. Polka Dots are Cool.

I love polka dots.  I really and truly do.  Actually, as I write this, I'm totally wearing a polka dotted button down that I just bought over the weekend.  I love it.  It makes me happy.  SO... that may have, indeed, been the inspiration for this fun birthday card I created for CAS-ual Fridays Stamps!



I used a super cute 6x6 pad from Fancy Pants Designs for this one, too.  I LOVE the patterns and the colors in this collection so much!  They went brilliantly with this great big sentiment, too!  I also pulled out one of the new ink colors and a new cardstock color from Simon Says Stamp!  You can find links to all of these goodies in the inlinkz below!  YAY for fun stuff!!!



I wish you a happy and polka dotted Monday!  Because, after all...

...I wear polka dots now.  Polka dots are cool.

Jingle Out!

*CAS-ual Fridays BOLD WISHES Clear Stamps *Fancy Pants 6 x 6 BE.LOVED Paper Pad 2169 *Fancy Pants BE.LOVED Collection Kit 12 x 12 2170 *Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SWEET TREATS SWEET20 *Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye INK PADS Set SWEET TREATS INKSWTR5 *Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad DOLL PINK ink016 *Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# AUDREY BLUE AB19 *Darice 8MM CRYSTAL Sequins 10044-8 *3M Scotch ATG GUN 714 Use GOLD 1/4"" TAPE ROLL Adhesive Applicator Glue Stamp *3M Scotch GENERAL PURPOSE 1/4"" x 36 yd REFILL Advance Tape Glider Rolls *American Crafts FOAM DOTS Adhesive Circles 61709 This to That *Fiskars Compact STAMPING PRESS Stamp Entire Project at Once! 02958

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Simon Says BOO!

Hello, my ghoulish friends!  We have a brand new challenge for you over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog and it's a fun one!!!  This week it's all about Halloween!  You can create a project that is Halloweeny OR a project that uses Halloween colors.  We have this fun inspiration photo to help get you started!

I decided to pull out a bunch of different manufacturers for my fun little Halloween card!  It was SO much fun mixing and matching goodies from Simon Says Stamp!

YAY!!! Isn't it fun?  The ghost is from the Paper Smooches Spookalicious set and is just about the cutest thing EVER!!!  I highlighted him with a very pale grey Spectrum Noir pen that seems to have gotten washed out a bit in the photo, but it looks cute.  I promise.  LOL!  He is popped up, too, making him even CUTER!!!!  The little cityscape is from ON TREND by Fresh Squeezed Stamps.  I love that set!  I created the sentiment using Lawn Fawn's Cole's ABCs dies.  LOVE IT!!!



And, because Heidi is so AWESOME!  One lucky participant in the challenge this week will win a $50 Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store!!!  Woot!  Woot!!!

Head on over to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog for even more inspiration and then link up your NEWLY CREATED card!  You can enter up to 5 times!  Please be sure to turn off word verification so we can visit your blog and leave a fun comment!  Also, remember to link back to the challenge blog to be eligible for the prize!

You can find the products I used on my card in the links below.  \

Have a Happy!!!

*Paper Smooches SPOOKALICIOUS Clear Stamps Kim Hughes *Paper Smooches SPOOKALICIOUS Wise Dies Kim Hughes *Fresh Squeezed ON TREND 2013 Clear Stamps FSS0022 *PRE-ORDER Lawn Fawn COLE'S ABCs Lawn Cuts Dies *DCWV Cardstock 6 x 6 GLITTER NEUTRAL Paper Stack Printed Matstack MS-019-00032 *Bazzill LICORICE TWIST Card Shoppe Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock *Crafter's Companion 50 PACK ULTRA SMOOTH PREMIUM WHITE CARDSTOCK 752252 *Tsukineko Memento Ink Pad LONDON FOG Gray Grey *VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Pigment *Fancy Pants CHALK .5" Tape 1982 *Tim Holtz Idea-ology TINY ATTACHER Stapler Tool Mini Staples TH92800 *Tim Holtz Idea-ology TINY ATTACHER REFILLS Staples Mini Refill *Fiskars Compact STAMPING PRESS Stamp Entire Project at Once! 02958 *Crafter's Companion COOL GREYS SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 404577 *Crafter's Companion LIGHTS 24 SET SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 751743 *EK Success 1/16"" SQUARES 3-D Foam Dots Adhesive SPAF-THS *3M Scotch ATG GUN 714 Use GOLD 1/4"" TAPE ROLL Adhesive Applicator Glue Stamp *3M Scotch ACID FREE 1/4"" x 36 Yard REFILL Advance Tape Glider Rolls

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Happy Fourth of July!

Yes, I'm a day early, but I do hope you will accept my festive greetings, despite.  K.  Thanks.  'preciate it.

This week, the challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog is to go PATRIOTIC!  Fun, huh?!  I am from the U.S., so, naturally, I went with red, white, and blue!  The Design Team is playing with products from My Favorite Things this week!  SO MUCH CUTENESS!!!


I do believe I warned you that there would be anchors involved in yesterday's post!  :)  I can't help it.  I love them!!!  AND...even better... this particular die set from MFT has an anchor AND one of those neat boat steering wheel thingies....is that helm?  I think it's a helm.  I should look that up.  Hold on....

..... K.   So, after some research, it appears it is just called a steering wheel.  Hm.  That's less fun.  BUT...when combined with the rest of the steering mechanism, it is, indeed, a helm, which is much MORE fun, so we will go with that.  YAY!

So, what was I saying?  Oh, yes... the die set... it has the anchor, the HELM, a surfboard AND a seashell!  SO TOTALLY FUN, DUDES!  For reals.  Just sayin'.



AND, of course, Heidi is offering one lucky participant a $50 Gift Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store for playing along!

So, here's the deal.  Create a NEW project based on the Patriotic theme and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog!  You may enter up to five unique projects, but backlinking is not not allowed.  You have until Wednesday at 9am Eastern Time to link up!