SOUS- We're all mad here!

Over at Stuck on U Sketches we are all feeling a bit MAD!  Not mad as in Angry, but mad as in crazy...think Mad Hatter!  

The idea is to use a top hat, tea cut, tea pot or saucer etc....

I don't have any cup dies or anything of the sort, so I kinda went a different angle.  I used my Top Dog Dies Vintage Frame Dies to emulate the fanciness of doilies at a tea party, then I jazzed it up with some super contemporary patterned papers.  Crazy?  Perhaps, but it seems to match my mood as of late! ;)  I used a couple of stamps, the first is the rabbit designed from Alice and Wonderland, the hearts and the red pair nicely together.  The sentiment says it all though... "Wishing you some stolen moments among the madness of the day."

I think I'll be giving this card, with that sentiment to myself... LOL!

Come on over to SOUS and check out the rest of the goods.

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hello and happy Monday!  You know the best and ONLY way to start off a Monday is with Coffee! I myself will be drinking an iced black and white mocha.  What about you?  What is your coffee drink of choice?  I don't really prefer hot coffee, the colder the better. 

So onto this fabulous hop put together by Amy Tsuruta and Chiatali.  There are HUGE amounts of prizes.  But first, here are two cards that I made for this hop:

I made this with a new Simon Says Stamp Coffee set.   I used some Allison Kreft paper and some Smash Washi tape.   I used my MME enamel dots and glossy accents in the heart.  I love the colors and the final look.  

Second, I made this card with one of Sweet Stamp Shop's new release Coffee Town.  I colored this sweet coffee shop using my SU! markers and again used glossy accents for the windows.  The DP is from Bo Bunny, I love the soft pastels.  I used my Lawn Fawn journal card for the white backdrop and hearts (also covered with glossy accents) and the blue twine from Timeless Twine.  

OK, onto the details.  You have until 11:59 pm tonight to link up to the hop to be eligible to win a prize.  They are FABULOUS so it is totally worth it.  Check this out:

• From Winnie & Walter – The Daily Grind Collection!
• From Verve Stamps – Giveaway 1: $25 giftcard to Verve store; Giveaway 2: Coffee stamp set, Coffee word die, Cuppa Joe die
• From Simon Says Stamp – $15 giftcard to Simon Says Stamp store
• From Lil’ Inker Designs – Coffee Cozy stamp set and dies
• From Hero Arts – Need Caffeine Clear Set, Cup O’ Joe Midtone Shadow Ink, Earth Mixed Fold cards
• From Reverse Confetti – $15 giftcard to Reverse Confetti store
• From Lawn Fawn – Love you a latte stamp set
• From Ellen Hutson – $25 giftcard to Ellen Hutson store
• From Sweet Stamp Shop – Coffee Town stamp set and Day to Day On Cherry Street kit
• From Catherine Pooler – 3 giveaways of 1 month subscription each to StampNation
• From Paper Smooches – Giveaway 1: Cyber Cafe stamp set; Giveaway 2: Hot Concoctions stamp set

Enjoy your morning coffee AND this fabulous blog hop!  Be sure to head on over to Chaitali's blog to join in!

Top Dog Dies Release Day

Happy Friday to you!  Are you glad the weekend is here?  Do you have any plans?  I'll be going to a kids b-day party, a soccer game, breakfast with a friend, and hangin' with the fam.  All things I love!

Speaking of love, welcome to the newest Top Dog Dies Release.  I am featuring the Top Dog Dies 

Finley Die here on my blog today. Isn't is fabulous?!  I think so and I love this chic color combo.  

The papers are Studio Calico and the plain is SU!  I cut the edge of the Finley Die in dark blue twice to get these thin edges and adhered them down.  It looks to me like lots of layers but that is the optical allusion. They aren't exactly the same side, but it looks intentional...right!?! ;)  The love this and banners is actually part of a Heidi Swapp sticker that I cut into pieces and used what I wanted.  Last the hearts are MME and I LOVE the shimmer they give.  

National Coffee Day is coming up and Chaitali is hosting a fun blog hop challenge.  On 9/29 at 6:00 am Chaitali will post on her blog.  You can link up with InLinkz until 11:59 pm for a chance to win some great prizes!!! I hope you join us!

Before I go, I'll enter this into:
IBSIC#86- GOLD

Happy Fusion Day

Happy Fusion Day!  Today is going to be wonderfully colorful and filled with sunflowers.  Yum, yum, love those flowers.  When I see them I think of friends and friendship and they just make me happy. 

With that, check out this amazing inspiration photo:

Prety kickin' right?!

So here is what I made for this week's challenge.  I used my sunflowers from Lawn Fawn Our Friendship Grows.  Because I didn't have a bee, I used the little lightning bug from Summertime Charm and colored stripes to make it look like I wanted.  The jar is a pre-made sticker with twine.  I embossed my circle and backdrop with an Anna Griffin Cuttlebug embssing folder that my DT friend Kimberly gave me (Thanks K!).    

 

The result makes me pretty happy, even the blue circle is on the mark with the inspiration photo and wasn't even planned.  Bonus!

So, please come and check out all the other DT creations and the Fusion blog so you can play!

entering this into:
Colour Me!
The Cutting Edge Challenge #10
Simon Says Wed. Challenge- Anything Goes

Girlfriends Challenge

Some of my crafty friends, Amy, Kimberly and Tonya, have been challenging eachother to do various color, sketch and other challenges out there.  It was my turn and I chose this challenge even though it isn't current.  I just loved the colors!  Aren't they fab?!

Basic Grey

Pool Party

Crisp Cantaloupe 

Lucky Limeade

So here is what I made for what I am dubbing the Girlfriend Challenge. A super sweet baby card AND I hardly had to do any of the work, I left it up to this fab DP by Bo Bunny!  I didn't have the Limeade color, so I used Pistachio instead.  Still love it.  The stamps are from Sweet Stamp Shop, so fun!  Finally the flower is from Freckled Fawn.  I filled it in with some glossy accents and used a MME enamel dot in the middle.

You can expect to see a lot of this paper line in the coming weeks, I bought a few sheets and have been using it like crazy!!!!  I can't get enough.  

So hope you enjoyed!   I know I enjoy crafting with my girlfriends and working on challenges with them...thanks ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am entering this into:

Curtain Call- Wishing Well

Case this Sketch #93

SOUS Die Cut Team 5th Anniversary Blog Hop

 Welcome to Stuck on U Sketches 5th Anniversary Blog Hop! To celebrate this month each team will be having a hop and today is the Die Cut Team Blog Hop! Our blog hop runs 5 days starting today through Tuesday September 23 at midnight EST. 

 You should have come from Julie's blog.  If you think you are lost or would like more info on the hop, head back to SOUS here .

PRIZES: To be eligible for our sponsored candy we ask you complete the hop by visiting EACH

blog, commenting and following EACH blog!  Once you’ve completed the hop you’ll be eligible to win this $30 gift certificate from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbon.

Also if you JOIN in ANY of our challenges this month

you will then be eligible for one of our 2 Grand Prizes! The more challenges and projects you share, the more chance to win! 

We’d like to warmly thank Fancy Pants Designs and 

 Zeus and Zoe for their kind and generous sponsorship! True Friend Collection Kit.  Check out their Etsy Shop here.  Remember to make sure you are also following SOUS!

Please finish at SOUS to let us know you have completed the hop and followed the gals blogs.

Let us know if you are following on Facebook or Pinterest for extra chances to win!

ALL winners (grand prizes and blog hop winners) from this month will be announced  on Friday, October 10!!!

Here is my creation for this hop and the Die Cut Challenge using stars as my geometric shape.  I used my tissue paper technique (check it out here) and then cut out the stars with Lawn Fawn and Memory Box stars.  The words are from PTI.  This is another fill in your own sentiment on the inside, so it can be an any occasion card. 

Here is the list of all my lovely DT sisters and their fabulous creations, please check them all out and go win some prizes!

Stuck on U Sketches

Helen 

Holly

Janis

Jessica

Julie

Katie-   << YOU ARE HERE>>

Katy

Leah

Mayra 

Nanne

Neela

Tracey

Vivian

Stuck on U Sketches

Thanks for joining us for this hop today! 

Inspiration is everywhere

Recently at work, one of my coworkers work the most beautiful scarf.  the light colored scarf with bits of pastel and bright pink was so eye catching and looked lovely on her.  I decided then and there that I would model a card after it...so I did. :)

Here is the card I made.  I took a plain base color and distressed with some brown around the edges. I used my Lawn Fawn Interlocking Backdrops to create my chevron look colored with markers. Though there was no gold on the scarf, I thought adding some was a nice accent color to go with the pink and so I made two tassles, one gold and one white with a bit of pink and anchored them with a bright pink button.  The sentiment is from Avery Elle.

I just sent this to a friend for her birthday and I hope she liked it!

Before you go, I am entering this into:

Cure for the Monday Blues #30

Simon Says Monday Challenge- Rock the Technique (masking and stamping)

Thanks for stopping by!