Celebrate

Hey there! Hope your first week of 2013 is going well so far. I'm trying to enjoy the last few days of my Christmas break. Not sure I'm ready to go back on Monday...

I spent my afternoon crafting (& eating...& chatting) with some friends--all hosted by the fabulous JoLynn! I made these two cards using new stamps from Paper Smooches & Hero Arts, along with some new papers from My Mind's Eye.

I'm entering these in the Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes challenge as well as A Blog Named Hero's New Year, New You.

Hope you like them!

Stamps: It's All Good & Hey Y'all (Hero Arts), Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches)
Paper: PTI white & kraft
Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black
Accessories: dimensionals

Happy NEW Home!

Hello again! Hope you had fun ringing in the new year! If you missed the fun here on the blog, you still have time to enter my giveaway for the Seasons Giving Blog Hop!

Today I'm playing along with THREE challenges--two I've played along with before & one new (to me)--but all with the same theme: 365 Cards "New Beginnings," A Blog Named Hero's "New Year, New You" & CASology's "New" challenge.

I used my new Hero Arts stamp "Newspaper House" to create this very CAS card--just stamps & a glittered heart for a pop of color. 

A co-worker of mine experienced a badly damaging house fire just before Christmas, so she & her family are in the process of rebuilding & redecorating their place. I plan on giving this to her once the "new" house is complete.









Before I go, I just have to show you a close-up of the sweet little heart--check out that sparkle!

Hope you like it!

Stamps: Newspaper House (Hero Arts), Scattered Showers (PTI)
Paper: PTI Kraft
Ink: Close to Cocoa (SU)
Accessories: American Crafts glittered ribbon, SU heart punch

Better with Friends

Happy Friday eve! I've got a busy weekend with a couple of family gatherings planned, but I'm looking forward to spending time with loved ones.

Today I'm sharing the card I made for this month's Hero Arts challenge. It's my first time participating in one of their challenges...I love their stamps, so I can't believe it's taken me this long to join in on the fun!

The theme for June is "thinking of you." I chose to create a card for my best friend, Angela, who recently experienced a life-threatening stay in the hospital. She has now been moved to an in-patient rehab facility, so I'll be sending this to her there.

I used my new-to-me set, Hey Y'All, along with an oldie-but-goodie, Friend Definition. I really love the way this turned out. Hope you do, too!

Stamps: Hey Y'All, Friend Definition (Hero Arts)

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Green Galore (SU), PTI white, American Crafts pp

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Adirondack Pitch Black

Accessories: Nestabilities Labels 4, PTI heart die, Kaisercraft pearls