Glitter Queens Blog Hop

I made this card as a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has made this blog hop successful. Thanks to all the visitors and the other Glitter Queens for organizing an participating!!!


I used:
Paper: Early Espresso CS #119686, Whisper White CS #100730, Spice Cake DSP #124003
Stamps: Day of Gratitude #101148, Thank You Kindly #111700
Ink: Early Espresso Craft #119719, Classic #119670, More Mustard #103162, Cajun Craze #119671
Other: Clear Embossing Powder #109130, Heat Tool #100005, Brads #119736, Satin Ribbon #nla, Stampin' Sponges #101610

Hopefully you arrived at my blog from after visiting with Dee Slater. Next on the hop is Bridgett Owens. To visit Bridgett's blog click here. Be sure and visit all of the Glitter Queens on this week's hop for more project ideas and chances to win BLOG CANDY!  Just in case you missed someone along the way, links to the all of the Glitter Queen blog hoppers can be found below in order from beginning to end. Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!!! 

Dawn Griffith

Deidra Williamson

Dee Slater 

Joan Robertson

Bridgett Owens 

Stephanie Lorenz

Jennifer Kay

Cely Havens

Tamara Gadberry

Candice Crawford 

Anji Clements

I will be offering a little blog candy during the blog hop. Leave a comment and sign up to follow my blog for your chance to win....

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment and sign up to follow my blog for your chances to win the blog candy!

Glitter Queens Blog Hop

I used:
Paper: Pool Party CS #122924, Soft Suede CS #115318, Very Vanilla CS #101650, Spice Cake DSP #124003
Stamps: Day of Gratitude #121148
Ink: More Mustard #100076, Pear Pizzazz #119801, Soft Suede #120973, Pool Party #123002
Other: Paper Snips #103579, Taffeta Ribbon #122967, Dimensionals #104430, Scallop Trim Border Punch #118402

Hopefully you arrived at my blog from after visiting with Dee Slater. Next on the hop is Bridgett Owens. To visit Bridgett's blog click here. Be sure and visit all of the Glitter Queens on this week's hop for more project ideas and chances to win BLOG CANDY!  Just in case you missed someone along the way, links to the all of the Glitter Queen blog hoppers can be found below in order from beginning to end. Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!!! 

Dawn Griffith

Deidra Williamson

Dee Slater 

Joan Robertson

Bridgett Owens 

Stephanie Lorenz

Jennifer Kay

Cely Havens

Tamara Gadberry

Candice Crawford 

Anji Clements

I will be offering a little blog candy during the blog hop. Leave a comment and sign up to follow my blog for your chance to win....

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment and sign up to follow my blog for your chance to win the blog candy!

Extra post.... Inkspirations Challenge

My routine is off this week. I normally make cards and prepare my blog on the weekend. I went to a birthday party with Joel on Saturday and worked on the blog hop on Sunday. Kids were home from school yesterday (school holiday) and all of my routine is out of whack. I found myself wanting to make a card but I didn't have a day to post.

I found a new Challenge... Inkspirations Challenge.
Challenges are great when you are in a rut or need a little directional push.
Color challenges are difficult for me. I figure it is good to stretch and try things I normally wouldn't. Last week all of my cards were on a Crumb Cake card base, so I think this challenge is a needed thing. LOL!

I used:
Paper: Pretty in Pink CS #100459, Chocolate Chip CS #102128, Whisper White CS #100730, Patterns DSP Stack Brights #117155, Watercolor Paper #122959, Flirtatious Specialty DSP #122360
Stamps: Little Friends #122667
Ink: Pretty in Pink #100045, Chocolate Chip #, Rich Razzleberry #, Baja Breeze #120965, Pear Pizzazz #119801, More Mustard #100076, StazOn #non-SU
Other: Orgaza Ribbon #114319, Button #119747, Bakers Twine #124262, Dimensionals #104430, Aquapainter #103954

Glitter Queens Blog Hop

Isn't she so cute? I love that our watercolor paper gives such rich, deep color using my dry aquapainter technique. It is so easy and it gives great results.

I used:
Paper: Pumpkin Pie CS #105117, Watercolor Paper #122959, Basic Grey CS #121044, Patterns DSP Stack -Brights #117155
Stamps: Greeting Card Kids #120633
Ink: StazOn Black #101406, Old Olive #100079, Pumpkin Pie #105115, More Mustard #100076, Basic Grey #120966, Rich Razzelberry #120970, Basic Black #100082, Bashful Blue #105111
Other: Striped Grosgrain Ribbon #125061, Brads #119736, Dimensionals #104430

Hopefully you arrived at my blog from after visiting with Dee Slater. Next on the hop is Bridgett Owens. To visit Bridgett's blog click here. Be sure and visit all of the Glitter Queens on this week's hop for more project ideas and chances to win BLOG CANDY!  Just in case you missed someone along the way, links to the all of the Glitter Queen blog hoppers can be found below in order from beginning to end. Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!!! 

Dawn Griffith

Deidra Williamson

Dee Slater 

Joan Robertson

Bridgett Owens 

Stephanie Lorenz

Jennifer Kay

Cely Havens

Tamara Gadberry

Candice Crawford 

Anji Clements

I will be offering a little blog candy during the blog hop. Leave a comment and sign up to follow my blog for your chance to win....

Thanks for stopping by....don't forget to leave a comment and sign up to follow my blog for your chance to win!

Sunday....

This has been a crazy week. I posted a color challenge card on Friday instead of my TGIF card I had planned. I have cards for Step It UP! Saturday but I was on a road trip yesterday with my #1 son getting new bedroom furniture from IKEA. I will post Saturday, I promise.

I normally do scrapbooking Sunday, but it is raining. What does that have to do with scrapbooking? I like to photograph my traditional pages outside. For 8 months that hasn't been a problem with our year long drought, but it has been raining! REAL rain since yesterday and I didn't think I would have to photograph in advance.

I have this fun card I made but haven't posted. There is a story behind it..... A teacher at the junior high told me about this restaurant in town with great burgers. We seldom eat out and I haven't tried a lot of the eateries in our little town. This recommendation came on the heels of my first butting heads with my daughter. So in the wake of all the drama, I wanted some mother daughter time with her. We left the men at home to eat leftovers and we headed to Busy Bear for burgers. Mrs. Kravitz was right they are gooood burgers! Abigail and I had a very nice supper and I made this card to remember all of that by.

The burger was made with punches.... oval, boho blossoms, circle punch. The fries are just strips of paper sent through the crimper. It is a silly card, I know, but I like it just the same.

Colour Q Challenge #105

This was my first attempt at a fancy fold card. Simply Scored made this easy peasy! I will be looking forward to attempting many more.


I used:
Paper: Chocolate Chip CS #124273, Whisper White CS #100730, Nursery Nest DSP #122347, Berry Blossoms DSP #122350
Stamps: Bring on the Cake #121958
Ink: StazOn Black #101406, Whisteria Wonder #122936
Other: Perfect Pennants Die #123126, Basic Rhinestones #119246, Organza Ribbon #114319, Dimensionals #104430, Stampin' Sponges #101610

Thursday.......Clean & Simple

I used:
Paper: Crumb Cake CS #12093, Pear Pizzazz CS #, Nursery Nest DSP #, Whisper White #100730, Basic Grey #121044
Stamps: Swirls & Curls Verses #retired
Ink: Basic Black #101179, Pear Pizzazz #119784, Marina Mist #119679
Other: Seam Binding Ribbon #122330, Owl Punch #118074, Decorative Label Punch #120907