My $5 Find...

Occassionally, just occassionally I get to do something not completely horse related (big grin)... we managed to sneak away to a movie last week and on our drive home I saw one of my favorite little knick knack stores advertising a flea market that weekend...so I drug poor Kevin along and loll and behold, this wonderous beauty stood out, a swiveling shelf unit...with a price tag of $5...couldn't believe my eyes...what a deal! Now for the fun of filling it...apparently it held "dog supplies"... now it'll be my flower holder! Love it!

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Aperture

Happy 4th of July! How are you celebrating America's Independence Day? I think here at the farm we'll probably just watch the fireworks shows from our front yard...we get the best view and get to see 4 different shows!


This week on the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge the challenge is to make an Arperture card (ie. a card with a hole in it with an image showing through). Our sponsor this week is My Favorite Things who was generous to the Stamptacular Design Team and sent us products to use and the winner of this weeks challenge gets a $25 gift certificate. WOW! I LOVE the Heather Ellis line "Pure Innocence", her characters are just so adorable! The stamp I chose for my project today is called "Start Each Day with a "Whee"!

The minute I saw this adorable stamp, I knew I wanted her swinging from a tree...and since cork is so hot right now, I thought I'd give it a whirl. I bought a roll of it at Joann's and free hand cut my tree trunks. I then ran them through my little "X" Xyron and placed them on my card. I then punched out my leaves (SU Bird punch), and added my grass (Martha Stewart Icicle punch...don't you love it when you can find a different job for a tool than it's original use?) I then added my flowers and apples. I then added sticker pearls to the center of each flower and colored them with a red Copic.


Thanks for joining me today, hope you have a great holiday weekend and I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Recipe:

• Stamp: MFT Pure Innocence "Start each day with a Whee"
• Paper: MFT Summer Collection (flowered), all other scraps
• Die: Nestabilities Circle and Scalloped Circle
• Punch: Martha Stewart Icicle (grass), Stampin Up Bird (leaves and limbs on tree)
• Other: Cork, MFT Dew Drops, Pearls, Copics

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Stars and Stripes!

Create a card or project using stars and stripes. You're free to use any colors you choose, as long as you include stars, stripes and stamping!

SPONSOR: Susana's Custom Art & Card DesignsPRIZE:

One SHEET of Victoria Case SCACD Spring Collection Stamps

I just love this basket with the flag and stars coming out of it...such fun! I wanted a vintage looking americana card, so I kept it simple and added a rusted tin star I had left over from another craft project. Thanks for looking, I'm glad you stopped by and I can't wait to see what you've come up with!

Recipe:

• Stamps: Papertrey Ink Vintage Picnic, Fancy Flourishes
• Ink: Marvy Uchida
• Dies/Punches: Nestabilities Labels 1, EK Success Apron Lace
• Other: Small Tin Star, button, Ribbon, thread

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Cute as a Bug

Create a card or project that has a bug on it. If our participants make something for a baby then they will be entered in to our drawing twice!SPONSOR: Simon Says StampPRIZE: $25 Gift Certificate plus FREE SHIPPING
This week I was inspired by my Basic Grey paper to create this bee and honey pot easel card. I used my oval nestabilities and did some creative trimming to come up with my honey pot. I added my honey and used my Martha Stewart punch to create the honey drips! I then cut out my bee from the paper and added it to my honey pot and add a creative flourish. I also added some stickles to the bees wings and the flower centers. Thanks for joining me again today...and again, I'm at a horse show for about a week...so maybe I'll come back with more photos when I return. Happy Crafting!

Recipe:

• Stamps: Papertrey Ink Fancy Flourishes and Basic Dots
  Ink: Marvy Uchida, Mementor
• Paper: Basic Grey
• Dies/Punches: Martha Stewart, Nestabilities Ovals and Labels 4
• Other: K & Co Stickers, Stickles, Ribbon

Horse Show Life

So you've missed me...or maybe not... but it's "that" time of the year when I live on the road... a lot... with my horse show family...and most of the time...it's gone to the dogs...
Below is my mother in law holding my little chihuahua Bella...with some borrowed "Doggles"...yes, goggles for dogs...who woulda thunk it?
Well horse showing has gone to the dogs...and our dog walking crew...when we're on the road our fur families come with us...and this is some of them...we jokingly call it a dog and pony show...

Taking advantage of the showgrounds beautiful surrounding parks by "walking the dogs"...

Oh, Horses...you wanted to see the horses...well yes, we do that too...this is my ladies that show showmanship...all lined up in their pretty sparkly outfits and they're spit polished ponies....

This is one of our clients getting ready to go show for the first time on her new horse...

And this is my mother in law actually IN the showpen

So long days...sometimes wet, sometimes hot and humid...but we have fun...there's a little insider sneak peak of something BESIDES stamping projects!

Stamptacular Sunday: A Tribute to Fathers

This week for the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge, you will create a card or project with some sort of guy/man on it. If our participants create the card/project for their Dad then they will be entered in to the drawing twice!

SPONSOR: Meljen's Designs

PRIZE:

FOUR digi-images of Winner's Choice

AND SPONSOR:

Wink, Wink, Ink

This week I went clean and simple. Most the men in my life are simple guys with simple tastes...and enjoy some tv time. So I didn't want to fluff this card up with embellishments, I wanted this to be an extension of them... thanks for joining me today...I'm still horse showing...but I'll be back soon...

Recipe:

• Image: My Favorite Things
• Paper: Creative Memories
• Other: Ribbon, Copics
  

Stamptacular Sunday: I do, I do, I do..

This week at the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge the challenge is to create a wedding of anniversary themed card or project.

Our sponsor this week is:

There She Goes Clear Stamps

with a gift certificate for $24!

My card this week I wanted to keep simple...because I've got lots and lots of wedding's coming up and I need to mass produce this...so I decided to use my new Martha Stewart edger punch (doesn't that just scream elegant...definately worth the price tag!)...and do some embossing and add a few quilled roses (so easy to make with the quilling tool...I have a tutorial on here on how easy they are to make...check out the month of April!) I also decided to weave my ribbon through the edge...what fun...what elegance.

Thanks for joining me today and while I'm out and about horsing around (my job... as a horse show trainer)... I'm sure you'll create a beautiful card for this weeks challenge!

Recipe:

• Stamp: Studio G
• Paper: Pink from Basic Grey, others are from the scrap pile!
• Punch: Martha Stewart Garden Trellis, Leaves
• Die: Nestabilities Labels 4
• Other: Pearls, Organza Ribbon, Textiles Embossing folder, Pop Dots