Hip2Be Cards

The [Stamps] Of Life released some new clear stamps today. I got to work with the "Hip2Be" set. Here are some fun cards I made using them. Hope you like them. This week has been busier than most so my post will be short. I would like to get to bed before 2:00 a.m. ;)

The [Stamps] Of Life April Release

It's April 1st and time for the new release by The [Stamps] Of Life. This month's set is called "Happy2BeCircles." Here are some quick cards I did with this fun set. Did you have any April Fool pranks pulled on you today? I made it thru the day without a single one. :)

Mix It Up Card

The challenge at Cupcake Craft Challenge this week is to have food or drink on your card. I had to ponder on what image I could use when I remembered a Crafty Secret booklet I had called "Homemade." It is filled with wonderful vintage images that would fit this challenge nicely. The papers are by Diecuts With A View, the alphabet stickers are by My Little Shoebox and the trim is by Chatterbox. It also has a flower by Prima Marketing, brad by Basic Grey and rub-on alphabet letters by Sizzix.
While we are on the subject of "food and drink", have you ever done "Baked French Toast"? It is one of those recipes that you can do ahead (let it sit in the fridge overnight) and then bake the next day. I did it this weekend for a special Sunday morning breakfast. My oldest daughter was home from college and I wanted to do something a little special. :) All of us loved it! I even fixed another one tonight and it is going to be our dinner tomorrow night (along with some fruit and sauage). We like to have "breakfast suppers" ever so often. :) Super easy (which is always a winner with me). Now I'll have more time to make cards! :)

Birdhouse Challenge Card

The challenge at Daring Cardmakers this week is to have a bird or birds on your creation. Perfect timing since I just got some cute stacked stickers by Basic Grey that had a birdhouse. :) The papers, brads and sticker are from the new Kioshi collection. The flowers are by Prima Marketing while the alphabet rub-ons are by Sizzix.
We had some beautiful weather here today and tomorrow is supposed to be even better.
It is definitely starting to feel like spring!!! :) Hope your week is going well and stop by again soon. :)

Garden Party

This card is one I did for the photo inspiration challenge over at Caardvarks. The photo reminded me of all the pretty papers in the new DCWV stack called Mariposa. It is filled with lots of beautiful butterfly and birdcage papers. It also has some flowers by Prima, a diecut by Sizzix and ribbon by American Crafts. The butterfly brads are some I have had for a long time and never used before. I thought it was time for them to take "flight." :) It also has a rubber stamp by Hampton Art, alphabet stickers by My Little Shoebox and a border punch by EK Success.
I hope your week is off to a great start. I've had a busy one and was looking forward to watching the premier of a new show on F/X tonight called "Justified." I managed to get everything done in time to get comfy on the couch. When we swapped over to our F/X channel, we had the best picture but the sound was messed up (cable was acting up for some reason). Needless to say I missed the first episode! :)

The [Stamps] Of Life March Release

I always think the first of March is a sure sign that spring cannot be too far away. Old man winter is not giving up easy though. There is snow predicted for us tomorrow. :) I want to share some cards I did with the March release by The [Stamps] Of Life. It seems I am always in need of a thank you card and this set is a great one for making up fast and easy cards. I'm going to keep this post short as I have a sick teenager with a stomach virus. Cross your fingers, toes and eyes (ouch) that "mom" does not catch it. :)

Friends Are Family Card

Mojo Monday has a pretty sketch this week that I wanted to try. The sentiment is some patterned paper by BoBunny while the image is by Lunagirl. I pulled out one of my older Hampton Art stamps and did the background on the cardstocks. The border punch is by Martha Stewart and the flower is by Prima Marketing. I added some ribbon, bling and black staples to finish it up.
The little snow we had yesterday afternoon was all melted by mid-morning. I know some of you have had more snow than you care for but it was so pretty falling. I wished it could have been more and stayed around a little longer. :) Not much else going on except that I saw the movie "Crazy Heart" last night. When I do my Oscar voting, I'm going to give the Best Actor vote to Jeff Bridges. He did a wonderful job in this movie. :) I downloaded the soundtrack to this one too. It has some good music in it!!!!