Is It Tea Time or Halloween??!

Hello Stamping Friends! I have two cards to share with you today - both from the weekend challenges over at Split Coast Stampers.

First up - for the Inspiration Challenge - Guest Hostess Anne had a great web store - Elizabeth Embellishments - to inspire us this week (thanks Anne!) I was inspired by this pretty Bird Table ClockI've been wanting to use this fun cuckoo clock from Rubbernecker Stamps and thought here was the perfect opportunity! I added a Spellbinders bird (used the smallest bird as the wing!) and a sentiment from the Rubbernecker Tea Time Set #457. My card is 6"x6"

Stamps: Rubbernecker - Spring Time Pals Cuckoo clock # 304-13, Sentiment - Tea time set #457
Paper: rustic white - unknown, dark chocolate, Library ledger, green boutique - PTI, baja breeze - SU
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Ranger Distress Tea Dye
Accessories: small oval punch - SU, spellbinders bird, brad - Basic Grey, foam dimensionals, sponge and applicator - Inkssentials Ranger

My second card was made CASEing a card by Stampingout (Emily) who was the featured stamper. I have been in her gallery a lot as she participates in many of the same weekly challenges that I do.

I chose this Flower Die Cut card to CASE. I recently unearthed this fun Cosmo Cricket Halloween rub ons set in my craft room - I purchased it last year but 'lost' it in my stack of DP's I guess!!! (Have you ever done that?!) I thought it would work well in my case of Emily's card.

I changed the topic from flowers to Halloween and added a piece to the top right corner. I sponged around all the edges with my trusty Ranger Tea Dye Distress ink (how did I ever live without that?!? LOL!!)

Today is my birthday (!) so Kent and I are off to Gloucester, MA to check out the Cape Ann Museum there and maybe to hike through Dogtown.

Stamps: none
Paper: Kraft - PTI
Ink: Ranger Distress Tea Dye
Accessories: Cosmo Cricket Rub On's - Haunted, sponge & applicator Inkssentials Ranger, paper piercer

Waltzingmouse Sketch #13 - Fall Blessings

Happy Saturday my friends! - and welcome to another Waltzingmouse Sketch challenge. Look how fun this week's sketch is! Claire designs the most interesting sketches for us doesn't she?
Even though it's been in the 90's here in New England this week -I'm in the mood for the crispness of fall!

I inked up one of last year's Waltzingmouse fall sets called Peace and Plenty for my card today. I did some stitching and sponging, added lace and a label with a little bling and added one lone falling leaf in the corner!

So check out the WMS Sketch Blog and see the great sketch cards the Mischief Makers and other DT members have created this week!

Then make up your own card using the sketch and link it there by Thursday 9/9 at 11:59 pm EST - you could be a Top Mouse next week!!

Happy weekend everyone! I'm on vacation next week and plan to spend a lot of time stamping in my craft room.

Fun Alert! I will be posting sneak peeks (along with the rest of the WMS DT) for the September release of Waltzingmouse Stamps starting Thursday - you won't want to miss the fabulous new sets coming out!!

Stamps: Peace & Plenty

Paper: Vintage Cream - PTI, Orange Bazzill, DP My Mind's Eye/Night Light Dotted Cream

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Ranger Distress Ink/Mustard Seed & Wild Honey

Accessories: Foam dimensionals, sewing machine, lace - Ellen Hutson LLC, Tiny gems - Taylored Expressions, Sizzix Sizzlet Lots of Tags Label 3 - SU, sponge and applicator - Inkssentials Ranger

What do you do with this.........

..........after you've eaten the yummy ice cream that was inside?

Why - you take one apart - make a template and decorate it with Halloween papers........

and fun Halloween images and sentiments from Midnight Feast by Waltzingmouse! Isn't that obvious???!

These fun Ben & Jerry's ice creams are little 1/2 cup servings that I found at Stop and Shop on sale for $1.00 each - the regular kinds of ice cream were pretty high in calories (with all that yummy cream and sugar!) but most of what I bought was Fro Yo (Frozen Yogurt) which was pretty low in fat and calories and really Yum (can anything called chocolate fudge brownie be bad?!)

Kent and I had to force ourselves to each eat 12 of these during this past month so that I could make these for my church fair - what hardships we endure so we can craft!!! LOL!

Oh - and inside I tucked two eyeball gumballs (as seen here) - and a gummy spider (seen here) along with some brown basket shred!

One more day until the long Labor Day weekend here in the US my friends! Whoo hoo!

You're So Delicious....... I Mean Sweet!

'Morning, Friends!
I made my little cuppie card for two challenges today. This week's CAS challenge over on Split Coast - the theme for our card was "Delicious". What could be more delicious than three frosted cupcakes, huh?? (hopefully they are chocolate inside!! LOL!!)

And I used Fridays Taylored Expressions sketch for my card design.

I used two nested long classic Nestabilities to cut my frame and popped it up on foam dimensionals. I colored my cuppies with copics and added a little bling to their flowers as well as the sentiment. My stamps are also TE.

Thanks for stopping by today! We're having a heat wave here in New England - in the 90's and sunny - after a week of rain - it's a great way to end the summer!

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Downtown Diva
Paper: Blue Bayou - SU, Vintage Cream - PTI, DP October Afternoon/thrift shop/collectors item Ink: Memento tuxedo Black
Accessories: quickie glue pen, foam dimensionals, Copics: YR00, BG10, YG63, R20, R29, R32, long classic rectangle Nestabilities, circle punches, tiny gems - Taylored Expressions, modern label punch - SU

Five Little Purses

It's that time of year for me when I start making all kinds of crafts to sell at the Card Stamping Table at my church's Harvest Fair in October. Two friends and I make cards and other stamped crafts for our table.

Here's one of the things I've made - little bucket purses! I used several different sentiments on them so people could use them for different occasions.

I got the paper flowers at Michaels in the wedding section - they come white and there were 9 blossoms in a package. I sprayed them with Walnut Inks by Tsukineko. I used Willow, CornFlower, Cherry Blossom and Lilac. (I've had these spray inks for more than three years and this is maybe the 2nd time I've used them!)
I made the purses out of textured Bazzill card stock that I got at Michaels - I love the embossed dots on it!
I used two different ribbons - some silk and some striped grosgrain both from Sharon's Stamp Simply Ribbon Shop.
All the sentiments are from the Fancy Phrases set by Waltzingmouse.

If you frequent my blog - you've seen this little bucket purse here several times - I think it's just so cute! - The pattern was designed by Mel and you can find it here.

Aren't these great little gift boxes?! You could slip something as simple as chocolate (Yum!) in these, a gift card, or some jewelry!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you have a great Monday!

Waltzingmouse Sketch - Happy Anniversary

Please scroll down to my post below to see my Speedy the Cats' Friends Challenge card - Friendship theme!



It's time once again for the Saturday Waltzingmouse Sketch - surprise! no circle this week!! LOL!!!

For my card - I turned the sketch on it's side and made it clean and simple with few embellishments to keep it a little bit masculine. The Love Potion label is from Rescue Remedies and the hearts are from Sweethearts.

And here's what I stamped on the inside. I drew my frames with a Sakura Gelly Roll pen that has a little glitter to it. The lines give some definition to all the white space!

So check out the WMS Sketch Blog and see the great sketch cards the Mischief Makers and other DT members have created this week!

Then make up your own card using the sketch and link it there by Thursday 9/2 at 11:59 pm EST - you could be a Top Mouse next week!!

Thanks so much for coming by today! Leave me a comment - I'd love to come by and visit you too!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Wanda's Pantry, Sweet Hearts

Paper: Vintage Cream - PTI

Ink: Ranger Distress - Tea Dye & Stormy Sky

Accessories: Ribbon - PTI, Labels Four Nestabilities, foam dimensionals, Sakura Gelly Roll Pen, Sponge & Applicator - Inkssentials/Ranger.

Speedy the Cats' Friends Challenge #18 - Friendship

Good morning everyone! It's Saturday and time for another Speedy the Cats Friend's Challenge. This week Vicki has challenged us to make a Friendship card!

And here's mine!

I used Mercy's Tuesday Sketch for my card and some pretty DP's from Cosmo Cricket. I just love this bird don't you?!

Come on over to Marks Finest Papers Blog and link your friendship card there. You could win an MFP stamp set!! There will be a winner for every 50 entries!

This is my last week as a Friends of Speedy DT member - I've had such a blast using these wonderful MFP stamps these last 3 months! Thanks for having me ladies!

Hope you have something fun planned for your weekend - summer's almost over!

Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers - Bird/Tweet Blessings, Sentiment/Pears & Hollyhock
Paper: Red - MFP, white - PTI, DP Cosmo Cricket Togetherness
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Barn Door
Accessories: Flower die - PTI, narrow silk ribbon - PTI, Foam dimensionals, Scotch quick dry adhesive.