SSSC58 Three Little Chicks

Yesterday I mentioned that I was trying to get some Easter projects completed, so I thought I'd use an Easter theme for this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. I chose the striped paper purely by accident, as it was the one that was on the top of the stack when I pulled it out this morning. I already knew that I wanted to do the three chicks and these colors are perfect for them. Sometimes, things just work out that way. I had some help choosing the cardstock and ribbon colors from my youngest, so this card was definitely a team effort. Thanks for visiting!

Stamps: A Good Egg
Inks: Black StazOn
Paper: Whisper White, Barely Banana & Chocolate Chip Cardstock, Sweet Pea DSP Stack
Accessories & Tools: 1 3/8" Square Punch, 1/4" Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain, Fresh Favorites II Buttons (So Saffron), Pretties Kit Flowers, Soft Subtles Brads (Barely Banana), 1/16" Circle Punch, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive, Barely Banana, Pumpkin Pie & Chocolate Chip Markers, Stampin' Dimensionals

MOJO 127 You Crack Me Up

I've enjoyed doing the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenges so much that I thought I'd try one of the Mojo Monday Sketches. Here's my card for Mojo Monday Sketch 127. I decided to go with a square format rather than round. I'm trying to get myself into Easter mode and get some Easter projects completed, but I didn't get much done today. I had a three-hour lunch with a friend, so this is the only stamping I did. I'm guessing that tomorrow will be more productive as far as the stamping goes. Thanks for visiting!

Stamps: A Good Egg
Inks: Black StazOn
Paper: Tea Party DSP, Whisper White, So Saffron, Almost Amethyst & Pretty in Pink Cardstock
Accessories & Tools: 5/8" Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, 1/4" Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, 1/16" Circle Punch, So Saffron Marker, Pumpkin Pie Marker, Soft Subtles Brads (Certainly Celery), Nesties (Non-Stampin' Up!)

Quote of the Week #8

After forgetting last week, I wanted to make sure that I didn't forget about my quote of the week again this week, so here it is:

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

SSSC57 Flight of the Butterfly

As soon as I saw this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge I knew that I wanted to use the Tea Party Designer Series Paper. This is such a springy card with the butterfly and this color combo. I'm still kind of waiting for winter to arrive where we are, but I know that some of you have had more than your share of snow already. Hang in there, Spring will be here before we know it! In the meantime, you can just make some cards like this one to make you think of warmer weather and everything good that comes with it. Thanks for visiting!

Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly
Inks: So Saffron, Certainly Celery
Paper: Tea Party DSP, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink & Almost Amethyst Cardstock
Accessories & Tools: Circle Scissor Plus, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1/16" Circle Punch, Soft Subtles Brads (Pretty in Pink), 5/8" Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, Butterfly Punch, 2-Way Glue Pen, Stampin' Dimensionals

Crazy for Cupcakes Birthday Card CASE

I made my card last summer after seeing this card. The minute I saw Chat's card, I fell in love with the layout and was inspired to make my card. I have to tell you that I LOVE this color combo; Yum! The cardstock and ribbon are not the same color, but you'd never know it; they're almost a perfect match. There is a little bit of cutting involved, but it's a pretty easy card to make. Thanks for visiting!

Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes, Think Happy Thoughts
Inks: Black StazOn, Chocolate Chip, Summer Sun, Melon Mambo & Pretty in Pink
Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Summer Sun & Melon Mambo Cardstock, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP
Accessories & Tools: Scallop Edge Punch, Word Window Punch, 1 1/4" Punch, 1 3/4" Punch, Circle Scissor Plus, Crushed Curry Polka Dot Ribbon, Pretties Kit (Halfback Pearls), White Gel Pen, Aqua Painter, Stampin' Dimensionals

Quote of the Week #7~Oops!

I don't know if it was the holiday yesterday or that it is vacation week, but I completely forgot about my quote of the week yesterday. Here it is, a day late:

"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it."

~Margaret Thatcher

SSSC56 Simply Said

Yay it's Sunday! That means that it's time for another one of Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenges. In my post for the card I made for last week's challenge, I commented on how the circles really have been a challenge for me, so Karen told me that this week's challenge would have an optional circle. :o) Even though it was optional, I decided to go for it and do a circle anyway since I'm getting more comfortable with creating cards that have circles (thanks in part to Karen). Believe it or not, this is actually the fastest that I have done one of these challenges since I started doing them. Sometimes I have Mom duties which have to come first, sometimes the work thing gets in the way, and sometimes I just can't get out of my own way. I'm sure you all know what that can be like.

Because I've been using so many accessories lately, this card seemed kind of naked, but there wasn't much room for me to accessorize it, so I decided to add some ribbon. Besides, with the exception of the Polka Dot Ribbon, I don't think there are any accessories available in Melon Mambo. Of course I added my ribbons as an afterthought, so my four squares were already cut which posed the small problem of how to attach them. I added a strip of black cardstock the same size as the ribbon to the back of the squares, which gave me something to which I could attach the ribbons. It worked; whew! I don't know if it's my monitor or what, but the colors look a little "off" to me this morning, so be sure to check the list of supplies for the colors I used for this project. Happy Valentine's Day! Thanks for visiting!

Stamps: Simply Said
Inks: Melon Mambo, Basic Black
Paper: Night & Day Specialty Paper, Melon Mambo Patterns DSP, Whisper White, Basic Black & Melon Mambo Cardstock
Accessories & Tools: Scallop Circle #2 Die, 5/8" Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Black Gingham Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals