Wishing you a bee-autiful day

Quick post to show you a card I made this week :) and to wish YOU a bee-autiful day! I used the OCL set, Bees Knees. I had so much fun with this set!! I'm in the process of making a bunch of cards to be sold at a local Relay For Life event, so I need to keep the post short and get back to stamping. This set works really well for mass producing projects, including cards and bookmarks :)

I used my SU mat pack to create some fun paper piercing along the bottom edge.

I'm also anxiously awaiting the new SU catalogs which should be arriving on my doorstep sometime today. For those of you who pre-ordered your catalog, it won't be long now!!

Have an awesome day :)

Supplies for the card (size 4 1/4 x 5 1/2) ~ Stamps: Bees Knees Paper: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Neenah White Ink: Ranger Distressed Walnut Copic Markers: E31, E34, Y32, Y35, YG82, YG11, C1 Accessories: Nesties petite circles, Big Shot, SU Mat pack & Paper piercing tool, Sakura glaze pen, Spica clear glitter pen, brown gingham ribbon

Beauty and the Beach

Today's card is my case of this week's features stamper at SCS (FS123) ... Roseanne! I love this image of Granny (Beauty and the Beach from OCL) and the way Roseanne used her nesties to create a small frame effect, so I tried both with my case. You can find her card that I cased HERE. I colored Granny with Copics (V06, E00, E02, YR04, Y08, Y11, E31, E34, R81, RV17, BG000, C3) and added some sparkly fluff to the beach (brown sugar) and her gray hair (platinum). If you double click on the photo you can get a great look at the sparkly fluff!!! I also added some Crystal Effects to add shine and dimension to her glass lenses, flowers, and her awesome jewelery.

Don't you LOVE how Granny is fully accessorized, even at the beach?? Speaking of love ... I have another sweet picture of Chloe to share. This shot really shows off her chubby little chins :) ! You can see a little more detail in this next photo of how I outlined Granny, cut her and the beach scene out, popped her and the sand pail up on dimensional, and used a background of white cardstock. The DP is from the new SU Razzleberry Lemonaide collection that will be available on July 1st in the new catalog along with the Rich Razzleberry cardstock that I used.
Thanks for stopping by ... have a great day :) !

Supplies for the card (size 4 1/4 x 5 1/2) ~ Stamps: Beauty and the Beach (OCL) Paper: Razzleberry Lemonaide DP, Rich Razzleberry, Neenah white cardstock Ink: Ranger Distressed Black Soot Accessories: Copic Markers, Spica Glitter pens, Crystal Effects, Sparkly Fluff, Lg Oval punch, Scalloped Oval punch, Kaiser orange self-adhesive rhinestones

Born to be Wild

Today is my brother-in-law's birthday and this is the card I made for him ~ Happy Birthday Bob !!!

I used one of my favorite new OCL sets, The Tribe. If you double click on the photo you can get a better look at this cute little native. This set has so many fun and unique images...perfect for man cards, which are always challenging for me. Plus, I love the native lady and accessory pieces that comes with this set too :) !! On the inside of the card, I stamped "Happy Birthday" along with a Cupcake image ... sorry, in my haste to leave for Corvallis I forgot to take a photo of the inside, but you can see the entire set including all those super fun pieces right HERE.

I tried out some of my brand new 09/10 SU in-color cardstock on this card ~ Soft Suede & Dusty Durango. Copic E08 is a good match for Dusty Durango (you can see that on his shield). I've heard E44 is a good match for the Soft Suede, but I don't have that color yet, so I don't know for sure. The DP is by My Mind's Eye and you can find it at eP along with a great selection of Copics ! The layout for the card is from this week's sketch challenge over at SCS ~ SC232. For the stitching, I just used my paper piercing tool and mat pack to create the squares then threaded some linen thread into a needle and stitched in some Xs. Which reminds me, I received a few inquiries about how I did the ribbon treatment on my Divine Design project a few days ago so when I get home next week, I'll take a quick photo and show you how I did that. Super easy once you see how it's done.

That's about it. I'll have some new photos to show you of my sweet grandbaby, Chloe, soon ... I'm going to spend the entire day with her tomorrow!!! She's almost 6 months old and the most adorable little girl in the entire world. Nope, I'm not a bit biased, LOL !

Supplies for the card (size 4 1/4 x 5 1/2) ~ Stamps: The Tribe (OCL) My Mind's Eye DP, Dusty Durango, Soft Suede, Neenah White Paper: Ink: Ranger Distressed Black Soot & Chocolate Chip Accessories: Paper piercing tool/mat pack, linen thread, Copic Markers, Crystal Effects, Nesties Rectangle, Big Shot

Swingin By with some awards!

Happy Wednesday : ) ! I have a couple of cards and some blog awards to share with you today . The cards were both made with the new OCL set, Swingin' By. This set includes a variety of SUPER fun images and sentiments. You seriously have to see the entire set.... check it out right HERE.

Over the past 2 weeks, I've received a few blog awards...

KellyJean, Dancing with Stamps, sent me this "Exalting Christ" blog award! I'd like to nominate Angel and Lori, Jami & Taylor for this award. These girls inspire me with their amazing creativity, but more importantly, in their relationship with Christ. Thanks girls, for all the inspiration you provide :) !!!
And...Beth, Big Sky Paper and Design, gave me this "Makes my heart smile" blog award! And Deb at Bee Bug Creations did too :) !! I'd like to nominate Kyla, Lorri, Silke, Debbie (this week's SCS feature stamper plus she designed the stamp set that I used today...she's pretty much a super star!), Judy & Lorelie (btw... she has some awesome blog candy up for grabs!) for this award. These girls all have fun and amazing blogs that I KNOW you'll love to visit!!! And a HUGE thanks to KellyJean, Beth & Deb for these awards...you girls have been a real blessing to me...these past 2 weeks have been extra busy weeks and these awards encouraged my heart in a special way.

Back to some cards :) ... You gotta love this clever sentiment, "You'll Owl-ways be my friend". This card was also made with the Swingin By set...I had colored the owl and planned on using him on the first card, but he didn't fit, so I punched him and a sentiment out and whaa-laaa....another card!

I used these Copic colors for my cards today: BG72, BG78, YG03, YG95, YG11, YG13, E25, E27, E31, E34, BG000 and, of course, a blender pen.These fun DPs are by My Mind's Eye...Eclectic Paperie has a great selection of MMI DPs as well as Copics - you can find 'em all right HERE.

Whew, that was a long post! There are links to a ton of fun blogs and shops & I'm sure hope you'll have a fun time visiting each and every one :) !!! Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day !

Supplies for the first card~ Stamps: OCL Swingin By Paper: MMI DP, Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Neenah White Ink: Ranger Distressed Black Soot Accessories: Copic Markers, SU Eyelet edge punch, SU horizontal slot punch, SU white taffeta ribbon, Paper piercing tool/mat pack Supplies for the second card ~ Stamps: OCL Swingin By Paper: MMI Dp, Certainly Celery, Choc Chip, Neenah White Ink: Ranger Distressed Black Soot Accessories: 1 1/4 & 1 3/8" Circle punches, 1/4" choc chip gg ribbon

And the winner is ....

Thank you :) to everyone who played along with the Our Craft Lounge Blog Hop. It was a lot of fun, wasn't it? I could tell by your comments that you love the Bubbles set as much as I do!

Random.org picked a winner for me......(drum roll please)....and the winner is Amanda , who said...

I love this set. I think it's my favorite new release. Your cards are wonderful and I love the little treat bag. Thanks for the chance to win!

Thank YOU Amanda & congratulations! Please email me your address (youcanstamp@hotmail.com) so Joy can get that super fun Bubbles set on it's way to you!!!!

And if you weren't the winner today, no worries, you can hop on over the OCL and check out all the fun new sets, fluff, sparkles, blocks and other cool stuff! You can find it all right HERE!

My cards today were made with the OCL newly released sets, Tribe & Sunkissed! I have a class in 15 minutes, so I'm going to need to dash. I apologize for not listing all the supplies today...thanks for understanding :) and thanks for stopping by!!! Have a great day.

OCL Blog Hop & Blog Candy!

Happy Friday and welcome to the ginormous Our Craft Lounge Summer Release Blog Hop! There's a list below of all the girls who are each showing AND giving away one of the new OCL summer release sets. I have the pleasure of giving away my this adorable set called "Bubbles" ... check it out ~ I used a some OCL Brown Sugar Sparkly Fluff for sand on my first card...that stuff is super fun and it makes awesome sand! The OCL girls are welcoming another talented illustrator, Debbie, to their already impressive lineup and she has a little surprise for anyone who wants to hop on over to her blog and say hi ... Debbie's Doodles & Designs! She's awesome and it's a blog you'll want to visit again and again!

Are you ready to do a little hopping? Before you go, be sure to leave me a comment so your name will go in the drawing for the Bubbles set. One comment per person please. I'll draw a winner at 3pm Monday :) !

Hop on over to these blogs and get yourself signed up for all the new sets . And, of course, you can always pop on over the OCL shop and check out all the great stuff (including the super-cool new acrylic blocks!)...it's right HERE! Alrighty then ... just click on the turquoise names listed after each set to visit their blogs and get yourself signed up to win, win, win !!!

Granny's Secrets - Diana Gibbs
Beauty and the Beach- Jeanne Streiff Summer Sweets - Heather McNally
Bubbles - Nancy Morgan
Oceans of Fun -Valerie Stangle
Sandy Sunsets- Vicki Garrett
Coastal Wishes- Denise Marzec
Garden Thoughts - Lila Holgate
Mice Friends- Holly McMillen
The Tribe - Pam Hooten
Flyin' Birthday - Jacqui Lines
Let Freedom Ring- Marianne Walker
Bees Knees- Carol Halvorson
Nailed It -Debbie Corbari
Sunkissed - Deb Felts
Life's a Beach - Joy Kennedy
Bring on the BBQ- Cindy Lawerence
School's Out- Sherry Cheever
Bookworm - Kendra Wietstock
Swingin By - Bethie Silaika
All About the USA - Roseanne Knowles
Dino-mite - Kisa Peters
Game On- Cambria Turnbow
Back 2 School- Amber Hillman

Supplies for "you're a star" card ~ Stamps: Bubbles Paper: My Mind's Eye DP, Taken With Teal, Kiwi Kiss, Neenah White Ink: Ranger Distressed Black Soot Accessories: Copic Markers,brown sugar & rockin pink Sparkly Fluff, Quickie Glue Pen, Crystal Effects, Large & Scalloped Oval Punches, Pink brads

Supplies for the fishy bag ~ Stamps: Bubbles Paper: My Mind's Eye DP , Real Red, Tempting Turquoise & Neenah White Ink: Ranger Distressed Black Soot Accessories: Medium cello bag, Scallop Edge punch, Designer Label punch, Red Spica pen, 1/4" real red, turquoise & old olive ribbons, Swedish fish (yum!)

Supplies for "love you more" card ~ Stamps: Bubbles Paper: My Mind's Eye DP, Tempting Tuquoise, Choc Chip, Neenah White Ink: Ranger Distressed Black Soot Accessories: Copic Markers, Crystal Effects, 3/4", 1", 1 3/8" 1 3/4"Circle punches, making memories silver heart brads, Amuse turquoise striped ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by ... have a great weekend :) !!!

OCL Sneak peek week!

This is sneak peek week for Our Craft Lounge, plus there's gonna be a HUGE blog hop on Friday! You'll be able to check out all the new sets PLUS have a chance to win each of the new releases! I'm giving away a SUPER cute set...you won't want to miss it!Today's cards were made with the soon to be released Bookworm set :) And what perfect timing, with the school year coming to an end soon, this is a wonderful set to make teacher appreciation cards.

I'm dedicating both of these cards to my daughter, Megan, who is in her 3rd year of college, training to be the BEST teacher ever! You go girl :) !! I'm SO proud of you.

The new sets won't be available till Friday, but you can find more sneak peeks right here ~
Cami
Joy
Heather
HB
Pam
Kisa
Kendra
Holly
Val
Debbie
Charmaine

I received some thoughtful blog awards this past week :) ... thanks girls!!! I'm so sorry I haven't been able to share those yet. I'll sure try to show you those and pass them along a little later this week. Lots of fun stuff happening in the stamping world! Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to check back later in the week for that BLOG HOP!!

Supplies for the first card ~ Stamps: Bookworm (OCL) Paper: My Mind's Eye DP, Choc Chip, Riding Hood Red, Neenah White Ink: Ranger Distressed Black Soot Accessories: Copic Markers, Crystal Effects, SU Large Oval Punch & Scalloped Oval Punch, SU Scallop Edge Punch, American Crafts stitched red ribbon, Paper piercing tool, NEW OCL acrylic blocks

Supplies for the second card ~ Stamps: Bookworm (OCL) Paper: My Mind's Eye DP, Choc Chip, Riding Hood Red, Neenah White Ink: Ranger Distressed Black Soot Accessories: Copic Markers, Crystal Effects, SU Scallop Edge Punch, Paper percing tool, Photo Corner Punch, Silver Brads, Circle/Scallop nesties, NEW OCL acrylic blocks

Pat The Bad Dog

Well...Pat's not really bad, just being a little silly :) ! I had a super fun time stamping with Cami (stamp a little love baby) earlier this week. She and her daughter Avery are the sweetest girls you'll ever meet (seriously!). We played with some of her OCL stamps and this image worked beautifully for this week's SCS sketch challenge (SC221). You can see the entire Pat the Bad Dog set right HERE. And, I have something new to show you. Do you see that sparkly, fluffy "dirt"? It's- Brown Sugar Sparkly Fluff and it will be available very soon,anyday now, at OCL!! It comes in a TON of colors and it's soooo easy to use. I love the texture and hint of sparkle it adds. I colored the area with Copic E31 (great for sand & dirt), then used a Quickie Glue Pen and drew glue onto the areas I want to "fluff", then sprinkled on a little fluff, tapped off the excess and whaa-laa! Super easy and I love the results. The DP is from the Penny Lane collection by My Mind's Eye. I'm really diggin' (as Pat would say) that DP! My finishing touch was adding Crystal Effects to the dog food,dog dish and Pat's nose. I can't seem to make a card without Crystal Effects these days. It adds such great shine and dimension.

That's it for today! Thanks for stopping by. I have more fun stuff to show you...soon :) !! Have an awesome day!

Supplies for the card (size 5" square) ~ Stamps: Pat the Bad Dog Paper: Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Neenah White, Penny Land DP Ink: Ranger Distressed Black Soot Accessories: Copic Markers, Brown Sugar Sparkle Fluff, Quickie Glue Pen, Sakura Clear Glaze Pen, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, SU 5/16" Brown Brads, Crystal Effects, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Pack

Hoppy Anna Mae

I'm back :) ! I've been out of town for a few days, visiting the grandbaby and picking up my youngest, Megan, from college. We're enjoying a little time together during spring break. I made this card for her last week (finals week) and when I got to her apartment she had it proudly displayed!! And now that she's received it...I can show it to you too. I used the OCL stamps,Hoppy Anna Mae (girl) and Pean-nut Bunny (sentiment). OCL just started a Spring Sale...all the Easter sets are 15% off !! Just in time for Easter!!! I used SCS Sketch Challenge (SC219). Really fun little layout, one I hadn't tried before.
Since I've been out of town, I haven't done much stamping, but I do have several projects on the workbench and a BIG Stampin Up box full of goodies to unload, ...so I'll have more to show you later this week. And, I have a new picture of Chloe to share with you, taken on the first day of spring :) ! 3 months old and up to a little over 10 pounds!! Look at those chubby little cheeks. I know I'm a little partial...but come on, you've got to admit, she is such a cutie!! I'm glad you stopped by, hope your week is extra nice!

Supplies for the card (size 4 1/2 square) ~ Stamps: Hoppy Anna Mae, Pea-nut Bunny Paper: Tea Party DP, Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst, Neenah White Ink: Ranger Distressed Black Soot Accessories: Copic Markers, Small & Large Oval punches, non SU polka dot ribbon & button brads (sorry, these were just in my collection...don't remember the brand), Sakura clear glaze pen, Spica glitter pens

Happy Birthday Ruth

My friend Ruth will be celebrating her 84th birthday next week. She loves cats, crafts and working with yarn, so I think she'll really like her card. Kit the Kat, from Our Craft Lounge, is covered in Gray Fluff (coming soon to OCL). I colored the cat with Copic N1 & N3, with some pink touches with R81 & R83...then added some 2-way glue, sprinkled with fluff, tapped off the excess and whaa-laa I had a soft, furry, fluffy cat :) ! If you double-click on the photo, you can see the fluff detail a little better. I've kept the Tea Party DP on my workbench all week. I'm really enjoying those fun spring colors. The Birthday sentiment is from the SU set, Bitty Birthday. Here's a close-up of that Kitty ~
That's it for today. I'm in the middle of doing a little Spring Cleaning, so I'd better get back to work. Thanks for stopping by... hope your day is blessed with joy :) !

Supplies for the card (size 4 1/4 x 5 1/2) ~ Stamps: Kit the Kat, Bitty Birthday Paper: Afternoon Tea DP, Regal Rose, Neenah White Ink: Ranger Distressed Black Soot Accessories: Copic Markers, Sakura clear glaze pen, Sm & Lg Oval punches, Gold Brad, 1/4" gg Saffron ribbon, 2-way glue pen, Gray fluff

Happy Birthday Katie

Super quick post to show you one of 3 cards I made last week. This one was for my daughter (Katie's) birthday! She loves dragons and she's very musical, so I combined 2 of OCL's super fun new sets, Drake the Dragon and Star Rocks. I also used some pink sparkle fluff on the dragon's wings...coming soon to Our Craft Lounge!!

Katie & her family have been visiting so I still haven't had much stamping time, but I'm having such a fun time with the baby :) ! Here's a picture of Miss Chloe. She's almost 3 months old and nearly 9 pounds. Such a sweet, sweet girl! Doesn't she look happy?

and here's a close-up of that dragon :) ~and the inside ... with a gift card tucked inside ~ and a close-up of the inside dragon image :) ~

Thanks so much for stopping by. I'm off to enjoy a little more family time :) !!!

Blog Candy Winner!

Wow! It was so fun reading your comments...I can tell you are as excited as I am about the new OCL stamps :) !! I hope you all enjoyed a fun Valentines Day! I had my son-in-law pick a random winner (thanks Ryan), for the Ducky Days set, and the lucky duck is...(drum roll please) ...

The Crafty Den said...
Hi Nancy, thanks for the chance to win this gorgeous stamp set. I love all the new sets but if I had to pick one it would be Kit the Kat. Have a great weekend. Hugs, Denise x

Congratulations Denise :) !!! Just email me (youcanstamp@hotmail.com) with your mailing address, and the OCL girls will get that Ducky Days set mailed out to you!

And...incase anyone hasn't seen that Kit the Kat set Denise picked as her fav, you can check it out right HERE. It's one of my favorites too!!

Chloe is really excited about the new OCL stamps and wanted to extend her congrats to Denise :) !!! The Valentine card pictured above is a super quick, simple one I made for Chloe and her mommy & daddy. It features one of my favorite OCL sets, Anna Mae. Not only do I adore that sweet little Anna Mae image, I also appreciate how versatile the set is. It's one I'll reach for all year. She's colored with Copics, Shined up with a Sakura clear glaze pen and matted with a Long Rectangle Scalloped Nestie.

And then there's Muffin......who doen'st know quite what to think of Chloe or the stamps. She got all dressed up for Valentine's day and even had her nails painted RED (by Megan)...but still, everyone seemed to be paying more attention to the baby. She's a little bit of a drama queen...you can see the sad eyes in the picture, but I assure you, she's still getting tons of love & attention :) !

Thanks for stopping by...and thanks again for playing along with the OCL give-away weekend! I'll be back to some sort of regular stamping/posting schedule soon...but for now, I'm off the enjoy some family time :) !!!

Blog Candy Friday!

Tomorrow's Valentine's Day...so how about a sweet treat? Yay, it's time for Blog Candy! A chance to win a brand spankin' new Ducky Days stamp set from Our Craft Lounge :) !!! And there's more. OCL is celebrating their Winter CHA Release by giving away a total of 28 sets this weekend! It's my pleasure to give away the Ducky Days set, and you can see it, along with the other 27 new sets, right HERE! Both of today's cards were made with the Ducky Days set. My favorite thing about this set are those rubber boots! Love 'em!! I colored the Duck's boots red with Copic R37, the covered them with Crystal Effects, so they're super-duper shiny. I added Crystal Effects to the boots on the 2nd card too.

So... you're probably wondering how you can get signed up for that blog candy. To sign up for my blog candy, just leave a comment on this post telling me which of the new releases is your favorite & why (one comment per person please). You can find 'em all right HERE. I'll pick a random winner on Sunday at noon (pacific time). And...to get signed up for the other sets to be given away, just pop over the CAMI's blog (stamp a little love baby!). She's got some fun up her little pink sleeve....something about a Surprise Hunt? You'd better check it out :) !

I'm looking forward to reading your comments. I'm going to wish you a Happy Valentine's Day today, because I have family coming to visit this weekend, so I won't be posting again until Sunday...when I pick that winner! Have yourself a wonderful weekend,thanks for stopping by!!

Supplies for today's cards (size 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 and 4 1/4 square): Stamps: Ducky Days (OCL) Paper: Baja Breeze, Pumpkin Pie, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss & Chocolate Chip and Neenah White cardstock, My Mind's Eye DP Ink: Ranger Distressed Black Soot & Chocolate Chip Accessories: Copic Markers, Sakura Clear Glaze Pen, Crystal Effects (SU), Ruby Red Brads, 3/4", 1", 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" SU Circle Punches, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" SU Squre punches, Rectangle Nesties, Baja Breeze Button

*Stampn Up products can be found online HERE

* Copic Markers, My Mind's Eye DP & Ranger Distressed Soot ink can all be found at Eclectic Paperie's online store, HERE

Lovebug, Chloe, Tags & Awards

Isn't this little bug adorable? It's from the Love Bug Set, by OCL. Here's the inside~ Perfect for Valentine's Day, or anytime you want send a "just bugcause" card. Those just because cards are fun to send (and receive!). That awesome DP is from My Mind's Eye, Just Dreamy 2 collection. That paper comes in so many super fun designs...you can check 'em out right HERE!

Thanks again for all your prayers for my granddaughter Chloe :) ! This picture of Katie & Chloe was taken the day before her surgery.The last couple days were pretty rough, but she's doing much better now. Got her breathing tube out this evening and is resting peacefully. She's still got some recovery to do, but she's getting better and stronger each day... thanks to those prayers! And a special thanks to Jackie who works here at the OHSU campus. She emailed me to offer her help if we needed anything. What a sweetheart! Stampers really are the nicest people in the world :) ! Which leads me to my next thought...

Many thanks to Sherri, Chris & Teresa for the blog awards and tag. These girls have GREAT blogs that I'm absolutely sure you'll enjoy visiting... I sure did! Each blog is overflowing with fun and inspiring projects. Here are those awards ~

I've been tagged by Sherri at Roses in My Heart, to tell you 5 things I'm addicted to and 5 things I really, really don't like.

I'm addicted to: 1) Kind people 2) Coffee 3) My new granddaughter, Chloe 4) Store bought cake 5) Copic markers

I really, really don't like: 1) Liver ...blech! 2) Slow internet connections 3) Waking up and not having fast, easy access to coffee 4) Being idle, sitting still with nothing to do 5) Disorganization

Next, a butterfly award from

Chris at Twinkles Glow with Stamps

And last, but not least...

Teresa, at My Life's Art , gave me this Lovely Blog Award~

I am running out of time, space and energy, so I'll have to pass these awards on in my next post. It's late and I'm getting soooo sleepy (must be Chloe's heart monitor, it's so steady and rythmic, it's lulling me right to sleep!). Thanks for stopping by :)