Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Scallopmania!

Well for those of you following, the house is coming along quickly...surprisingly so! They pulled the mobile out and the next day were working on the foundation...monday they will lay the brick for the crawl space...the house will actually arrive on Friday, but I'm unsure as to when we will be able to move in...so we may get to stare at it for awhile...but still it's exciting and I can't wait to see it...

Onto today's challenge from Stamptacular Sunday...our challenge is SCALLOPS... currently I'm working out of boxes, so I'm limited in supplies, so I did what I could, with what I have on hand. Super simple card, it was fun to make though...and a nice break for the rest of the hectic days surrounding me! :)

Our sponsor this week is: Hobby Compleet "De Duif" and they are giving away a Fallish Magnolia stamp...what fun!

Thanks for looking!

Recipe:

• Stamps: Magnolia (from image swap), sentiment by Studio G
• Paper: The Paper Studio, and SU cardstock
• Other: Copics, Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities, Twine
  
  

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: 3-D

This week on the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge, the Challenge is 3-D, in any way or any form...so I decided to go 3-D with my pumpkin here! The inspiration came from my own garden this year, I've tried for 4 years (unsuccessfully) to grow pumpkins and one disaster after another, I never got them grown until THIS year...and unfortunately I put them next to our mobile home (before I found out we were getting a modular) and THIS year I had an EXCELLENT pumpkin crop...which I had to remove YESTERDAY (so we can move current home to put new one in), but I did get some really beautiful pumpkins out of there first...really BIG ones, I'm talking your $15 pumpkins...BIG ones...LOL

Anyway, since I had pumpkins on the brain I decided to do a pumpkin card... let's discuss the pumpkin itself...it's made of 6 circle punchies, I folded in half and glued to each other...now this will work with any other die or punch as long as it's the same on BOTH sides (for example, a star YES, a vine or an animal probably NOT)
The text paper I created with Word and just repeated Fall Blessings and Happy Harvest and cut that out with my Nestabilities.

Our sponsor this week is our very own Nikki with a fabulous Stampin Up prize for our winner (i have the same stamp set and love love love it!)

Thanks for joining me today!

Recipe:

• Stamps: Studio G
• Ink: CTMH Pepperwood
• DP: Martha Stewart and Word
• Punch: Martha Stewart Arch

New home share

I know many of our relatives wanted a sneak peek as to what our new home is going to look like, so I "borrowed" the stock pictures and here's what we have. I didn't realize until I JUST looked at the picture that we chose the same outside colors on our home (wanted to match the barn) as the one in the photo is...and I like it...so good for us :)

Here's the picture of the kitchen...we went with black appliances to go with our stainless steal referigerator (it's a scratch n dent model...love it!) The only thing we didn't get is the backsplash on the counters...Here's the floorplan (click on the picture for a better view), although we had to have it reversed so that we can enter the utility room on the opposite end...the model we went into was the floorplan as drawn, and I've seen OUR floorplan, now I just have to get my brain to ADJUST to the floorplan as we'll have it! LOL...

Anyway, our move out date is Monday and we're crashing with Kevin's grandparents (also our neighbors) for a few weeks...not sure what kind of internet connection I'm going to have...so bear with me for a bit while I try to get things sorted out! Thanks for looking...have a great weekend!

Reminder...Stamptacular is still looking for some DT Members...

Just a reminder that the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge is looking for some DT Members...you can find out all the details HERE...

As a DT member I can honestly say it's a great team and we have loads of fun and get lots of little "perks". I just love it!

So if you're interested, check it out!

Digital Tuesday Challenge: Masculine

This week on the Digital Tuesday Challenge our challenge was masculine cards. I decided to go with another image by Mo Manning (and psst, she's moved her etsy store...here's her blog so you can "read all about it!").

Our sponsor this week is Cutting Cafe who generously donated shapes to each of the DT members. Did you know that each of the Cutting Cafe files can be hand OR machine cut? I don't have the program to machine cut, but hand cut I did...and it was uber easy! Be sure to check them out...lots of wonderful card shapes! They are also donating this week's prize...3 images of the winners choice...ya gotta like that!

Anyway, onto my card, I colored my image in with Copics (and added the grass with a few flicks of my pens) and then I sponged the outside with ink to make it not so stark white, then cut out with my circle nestabilities. I then took a strip of black paper and made several small cuts into to make my "fringe" and added my tag (which is actually a recycled clothing tag, just flipped over) and added my fringe and tied it all together. I then cut out my frames for my actual card and assembled everything, easy peasy! Thanks for joining me today!
Recipe:

• Digital Image: Mo's Digital Pencil
• Paper: The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)
• Card Shape: The Cutting Cafe
• Other: Circle Nestabilities, Giddy Up Star by Flair, Twine and Recycled Clothing Tag

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: Beary Special

This week at the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge our challenge was BEARS! I found this adorable bear (I actually bought the entire set) on Etsy by a childrens book illustrator, Mo Manning. Isn't he just the cutest? (Check back on Tuesday, I'll have another image from Mo...just as cute!)

Our sponsor this week is our own Janneke who is giving away a Magnolia and tons of pretty flowers to go with her...so be sure to play! Be sure to check out all the other DT's creations...they are all BEARY CUTE! Thanks for joining me today!


Recipe:

• Digital Image: Mo Manning
• Stamps: Inkadinkado Swirls, Studio G Sentiment
• Ink: Tim Holtz
• Paper: DP Disney by EK Success
• Nestabilities: Circle and Scalloped Circle
• Punches: EK Success, Martha Stewart
• Other: Copics, Ribbon, Twine, Button

Well WHOOPS...

Well Whoops, I've been horrible with dates on my blog here lately...gosh...lots going on ... and I've been so proud of myself getting stuff done and then I blow the dates...so sorry...everyone!

So WHAT'S been going on...well I can announce the BIG one...

...we're moving...albeit probably 2 feet, but we're moving... we've been approved and we're putting in a modular home where the mobile home (single wide) now sits...so I've been packing... we lose the current home August 24th...and our move in date (say many prayers...) is the end of September...it is unclear WHERE we will stay for those few weeks in between, but we'll get it figured out... and we are over the moon!

...then the horse business is taking off...so we're putting in some ot at the family business, working most weekends and late evenings...and I got a part time job...so can we say...umm...BIZ...ZEEE??? LOL

So everything is good, just in.sane... so all I can say is whoops, I got the dates wrong...I'll try to do better...LOL... and I've got to get that notebook set up so I can take it to the horse shows with us so I can better stay on top of it...

LOL...