Hugs from Edwin

The Edwin stamps from Magnolia remind me of my boys, and I love coloring or paper piecing their outfits. Here, Edwin's outfit is covered up with the big heart, but it was still fun to color! The stamp is Edwin Wants a Hug, and I recently got it from All That Scraps. The color combo is from this week's Color Throwdown: Early Espresso, So Saffron, Bashful Blue and Crumb Cake. The dp is from an old pack I had from Target.

The Saffron panel is stamped with the French Script backgrounder (SU!) in Crumb Cake. Edwin is colored with SU! markers and the large heart is a die from the SU! Sizzlit. It is embossed with tiny hearts and has a sweet scalloped border. The Saffron hearts are punched with the SU! Heart punch. "Hugs" is from a CHF set of sentiments. The ribbon is from my stash!

I discovered the coolest upcoming online learning experience coming up, starting Monday!! I read a lot of blogs, but there are a few that are my crafty favorites. Polka Dot Cottage is one of those, maintained by Lisa Clarke. She dabbles in lots of crafts, but her "main" craft is making jewelry, buttons, and other fun things from polymer clay. She is running a 5 week FREE online Beginner Button Class. How cute would these look on a card? AND, you can customize the color combos! How fun is that?? If you want to check it out, the details are HERE.

I hope you are all doing well. We've had a quite a weather week here in North Texas and are happy to see the sun shining and temps rising above freezing here today! Thanks for looking!

Playful Color Throwdown

This is my Take One attempt at the Color Throwdown combo this week. I used the CPS sketch as a starting point, but I'm not sure of my execution. I have more papers on my desk and ideas in my head, so I'll try again later. Meanwhile, I have yet another card for the Christmas stash!

I used the patterned papers from the In Color pack from the SU! Hostess level 1. The stamps are Kitchen Sink Stamps, Playful Christmas. Ribbon is from my stash. The trees are embossed with a pattern over the color, but you can't really see it. Bummer.

We have another busy weekend ahead of us. Our neighborhood is having a Fall Festival on Sunday, and tomorrow we are headed to get our own pumpkins. I don't know if we'll get to carving them just yet, but we'll see. I hope you all have a great one!

Tackling the Techno Stamper Sketch!

It's been such a looooong time since I've gotten to play along with Mary Jo's Monday Lunchtime Sketch! Here is my attempt, using the French Script BG, I {heart} Hearts, and the Color Throwdown combo of Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, and River Rock. I don't love it, but I have another one in my head that I hope to set free later.

That's it for today. There's really not much to chat about. I did get out shopping a bit today and bought the boys some matching shirts for their holiday photos. I just have to book the photo session by the end of October and we'll be in good shape! Have a good rest of the week. Thanks for looking!

Father's Day, Color Throwdown Style...

Yippee! I did the Color Throwdown (#88) before the deadline :) Thanks to DH for taking the boys out for a bit this afternoon, allowing me some guilt-free craft time!

I didn't add a sentiment so this could actually be a Father's Day or other masculine holiday card. AND, I made two of them since everything was already out and being cut. Aren't I productive? LOL.

The base is Tangerine Tango and the dp is from Basic Grey, with a little So Saffron mixed in for good measure. Image layers are cut with the Deckled Rectangle Nesties. So fun!

I hope everyone had a good weekend! We got big news, but also had to sadly cancel our big summer vacation. I'm bummed, but good things are on the horizon :) Thanks for looking!

Follow Your Heart...

UGH, what a day to try to photograph a card. I chased all over the house trying to get some decent lighting, and this is the best I could get. Time to learn how to use the Photoshop Elements I got for Christmas.

This card is for two challenges - the Techo Stamper Monday Lunchtime Sketch (#112) and the Color Throwdown for this week. The Color Throwdown includes Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi and Marigold Morning. Love them together, and wouldn't have thought of them myself :). It is a big card, 6 inches square! I used my new toys - I heart Hearts and Whimsical Words along with the new Welcome Neighbor paper pack. LOVE all my new SU! toys :) I also unwrapped my Bermuda Bay ink pad. Why haven't I played with the In Colors sooner than this week?

Here's hoping for a tiny spot of sunshine this weekend. We are expecting a few inches of rain over the next few days and that probably means water in the basement. Let's hope the sump pumps don't die this time!!Thanks for looking!

Another Day Late...

I decided to do the Color Throwdown challenge this week, but lo and behold I didn't get it submitted by the Sunday deadline! Oh, to have my brain back would be nice. I failed to read that in their submission requirements. But I still like the card I made!

Mocha Chica supplies were still out on my desk, so I went with those, adding Old Olive ink and ribbon. The ladybug has two dots from Stamping Bella on her spots for some depth and the edges of the paper are punched, too. This card came together very quickly, and I love it!

Here's a question - have you submitted for a Paper Crafts contest? Should I, or is the competition too stiff? I'm itching to try a submission, but am holding back. Any advice is appreciated!!

Today is my day to catch up on laundry. Maybe I'll get to play later. I also have DH's birthday to prepare for on Sunday. Not enough time in the day!! Thanks for looking!