NEW!!! Snow Much Fun!

Tell me this isn't the CUTEST snowman you've ever seen?!

I just LOVE him!!

This card was made for a recent hostess club gathering. Usually we focus on a specific technique every month but I wanted to let them ink up some new stamps so we used the snowman!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Courtney

GAB Challenges & DT Calling!

Hey Everyone!

I'm posting today without a sample as I have an invite to you all!

I own the Gimme a Break Challenge Blog, started in February this year, and we are currently looking for new Design Team members to join us!

I've posted all details below. Please apply if you're interested!

August is coming up soon and it'll be time to introduce some new DT members! We would LOVE to have you on our team! The term you're applying for will run from August - December.

The GAB challenge blog will be going to a Stampin Up! exclusive DT as of our August 6th challenge so please read the requirements listed below.

Design Team Members:
Must comment on submissions for each challenge
Must create a scrapbook page, card or 3D item for each challenge
Must use Stampin' Up Products for their DT projects

Please include the following in your email

Your Name

Blog Address

Attach 4 samples of your current work

Send your email to gabstampin@gmail.com by July 18th to be considered. (Subject: Aug-Dec DT)

New DT members will be announced with the challenge on July 30th.

Thank you!

Courtney and the GAB Team

It's HERE!

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School Time!

Hello all!

Just wanted to share a few school time cards I made recently using the Recess set from the Summer Mini Catalog with the NEW 2011-2013 In Colors!

Don't you just LOVE them!

They are:

Calypso Coral

Island Indigo

Pool Party

Wisteria Wonder

Lucky Limeade



Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stampin'!

Courtney

Caiden's 2!

Caiden turned 2 on June 6th!!

I can't believe he's already 2! Or maybe it's the fact that I'm a mother to a 2 year old? LOL

We held his birthday party at a park near us, don't ask what we were thinking having a party at a park in Phoenix's 100 degree weather in mid June... because we weren't!

No... it actually wasn't too bad since we did it in the evening. Everyone had a really good time and Caiden had a smile on his face 99.9% of the time!

We spent Saturday afternoon filling 400 water ballons, and my parents filled 225 (thanks Mom, Dad & Caitlyn!). I knew they would go fast... but I didn't think they'd go through 625 water balloons in 10 minutes! In addition to the water balloons we had pizza delivered to the park and had cupcakes (that's where the Lightning McQueen and Mater came from). The kids enjoyed playing on the playground with their party favors (sand bucket, shovel, beach ball, squirt gun & sand molds) once all the eating was out of the way.

Caiden had TONS of fun opening all his gifts too! He lucked out this year! He got a few new movies, puzzles, books, cars, a Mr. Potato Head, his own texting toy (VTech Text n' Go), a Cars couch that folds out for him to sleep on and a whole new wardrobe! I think there was more, but that's all I can remember off the top of my head...

ANYWAYS... I am hoping to have pictures developed soon and I'll be sharing more of the party over the next month or so... I'm a little slow with scrapbooking... I LOVE it, but I'm much more focused on my card making... LOL

Thanks for listening to me ramble! Here's the page finally!

Stamps: Introducing, Look Who's Turning

Ink: StazOn Black, Real Red, Pacific Point, Pear Pizzazz, Bashful Blue

Paper: Celebrations DP, Pacific Point, Real Red, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Accessories: 1 1/4 Circle Punch, 2 1/2 Circle Punch, Top Note Die, Blossom Bouquet Triple Punch, Dimensionals, Fine Cosmo Glitter, Scallop Square Punch, Daubers

Melon Wasabi Delight!

Finally had a chance to do a card with the color combo at The Paper Players this week!!

The color combo is Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Wild Wasabi.

I love love LOVE this Love & Care hostess set!!

I wasn't sure about it at first but after using it a couple times it's grown on me!!



Stamps: Love & Care, Occasional Quotes

Ink: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight

Paper: Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: 1/4 Vanilla Grossgrain, Rhinestones

Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge 207

I had a chance to sit down this evening and make a birthday card for my friend Chandra. Her birthday is this coming Friday so I used the RETIRING Birthday Bliss stamp set and created my card based on the Stamping 411 Sketch challenge.

Stamps: Birthday Bliss

Ink: StazOn Black, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo

Paper: Sunny Garden DP, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Watercolor Paper

Accessories: Polka Dots EF, Big Shot, 2 1/2 in Circle,

1 3/4 in Circle, Dimensionals, Blender Pens, Rhinestones