VLV CAS and PDCC

The last week in the Verve weekly challenges on SCS are clean and simple (CAS) new trend... new year! This month Andrea is the CAS hostess... bet, she was going through flower/bling withdrawal-just teasing! I used the PDCC133 colors of Baby Blue-Denim-Cherry.

Used Authentique Glory papers purchased at the Ribbon Carousel--- lots of products and great prices! Banner was made with Verve's Ribbon Tag A Cut Above Die. Outline and sentiment are from Verve's Best Dad Ever. Added some divine twine from The Cats Pajamas and popped everything up with foam dots from jodymorrow@confessionsofaribbonaddict.

Andrea's sketch...

PDCC colors...

Ahhh... long weekend and I've had unexpected company Friday nite and an unexpected "bug" after!! It happens! Hoping to do a family cook out tomorrow.... I'm the pie and mac-n-cheese girl!! Both of these take some work... grew up with mac-n-cheese in a box but, that is NOT real mac-n-cheese. It's cooking macaroni just right in a 13 x9 with sauce that you have to "worry over"!! I finally tried the real thing {aka southern thing} and mixed two recipes after asking questions and dang.... they LOVED it!! My oldest called tonite asking for the recipe... I don't know it... I piddled!

Hope you are having a wonderful long weekend if you live in the US- to anyone else any weekend is a blessing!

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ISSC17- Let's Mix It Up!!

Good Friday morn'!! Yippee it's Friday- I know I say this every Friday but, I MEAN it 'cause for me that means a weekend is almost here and a little free time!! It's even more special to me... Memorial Day weekend and I'm working half a day tomorrow (probly' will be later --- afternoon--- late afternoon--but, I'm off Monday too, WhooHoo!)

Kick starting the weekend with the 17th installment of I Spy Sketches. This is the sketch challenge where 
we come looking for YOUR cards for inspiration!! This week the sketch is based on this card  from Amy Rhol (rhola @ SCS)  


This is a Lulu image that I won from a Kraftin Kimmie stamps release!! These mages just make me smile... Lulu is like Pippi Longstocking to me... have a little one {well, she's not all that little- 19 BUT....} that is Lulu/Pippi combined!  Don't  y'all be telling me that you don't know who Pippi is!                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

It's your turn....have fun and get to Stampin!! Make a card using the sketch- you can take a bit o' liberty and link it up.... we'd LOVE to see what you create!! Make sure and stop by the blog to see what the other Special Agents created-serious coloring and creativity!!

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You're my favorite l'il space cadet

This weeks' Waltzingmouse sketch challenge is a "doozy"... just my humble opinion!! Actually, all the Mischief Makers and brave souls have made some fabulous cards... so, maybe it's just my small brain cells. A challenge is a challenge... and, I think I used more different DPs on this card than ever... my space ships are a little wild! Little Boys are wild... even a little girl--tomboy---works for me, I had one of those, LOL!!  We've got two... colored with copics and paper pieced. Wild and Wilder!!

The sketch is from Lynn Mercurio and based on a card she created for a WMS release...which is fabulous!! I stole the flag idea from Jean Martin... dang, I have fallen in love with tags and LOVE my WMS Bitty Banners!! Images and sentiment are from WMS Half Pint Heroes... now, there's a Half Pint Heroines that is definitely on my wish list!! Here's the connection to WMS.

Here's the sketch...

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1 is good..

2 is better! The Play Date Cafe Challenge this week is black/white with a splash of color, yellow... well, actually mustard but, any yellow will do. I went as dark as I could with the copics I own. Now, there isn't much coloring (just bicycle seats) but, it is the darkest yellow I had.

Used Nina B's Tandem set from The Crafts Meow. Loved this set when I first set eyes on it. When I was a kid (5 kids  in my family- 4 girls and then a boy) we had a tandem bike. Lived in a small town. My friends and I would "scoot" all over town and yonder on that bike with my friends!! Colored the seats and added some crystal effects along with the flower petals and added a couple tiny rhinestones. Since the front didn't have a sentiment and was "pretty plain" to me--- I fixed up the inside. This is about CAS as I can get, LOL!! One day maybe, I'll get the hang of it!

Here's the color story from PDCC- wonderful graphics as usual!

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P.S.  The Crafts Meow just released six new sets... LOVE them! Stop by and get out your card or "hit" that PayPal button, LOL!

TLC377-Debossing

Ha...not title as there is no sentiment on the front of my card!! Will be one of those versatile stash cards. Made this for the Technique Lovers Challenge on SCS- debossing. Had some "dittys" lying on the top of my craft table (you know rejects from previous cards) and decided to put them together. I like the way it worked.


















Corrugated heart was die cut with Verve's Wavy Hearts die and painted a little with a dauber. Lace heart and corrugated paper from thefunkiejunkie on Etsy. Embossing folder is SU's Vintage Wallpaper. Added some ribbon and a button from my stash. Background panels are two Spellbinders Labels 23 dies.

Hope you had a great weekend!! Mine has been enjoyable... a little stampin'... a little cooking... and a little laundry!!

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