2013 Stamping Royalty Honorable Mention - Season's Greetings - "Shocked and Awed"!

Well I can't believe it! I sat down at the computer to post a couple of entries (3 if I was REALLY ambitious) for some online challenges, and in my typical fashion, I got distracted and began blog hopping from my Blogger list. (I spread two truck loads of mulch today while kids were in school and Hubby was at work, so I've been looking for excuses to sit down!). Anyway, one thing lead to another and I wound up back on the PaperCrafts blog and the results of the 2013 Stamping Royalty contest. I remembered there was still one category I had not looked for the revealed winners (sometimes I recognize the names of the gals from blog land or PaperCrafts pages. I read ALOT.). I stumbled across the blog post for Honorable Mentions, which I didn't really even realize were chosen, and lo' and behold, I saw my own name and then my card!!!!

That's right! I know - I can't believe it either! I am the Honorable Mention for the Seasons Greetings 2013 Stamping Royalty contest!!!!  Wow.

For fun, they are holding a vote to pick a winner from the 5 Honorable Mentions, one from each category. The categories are: Love, Hello/Thinking of You, Season's Greetings, Birthday, and Thank You. The winner of the voting gets the same prize package as the Royalty Finalists. Who wouldn't want that?!

Please feel free to take a peek at the blog entry, my card, and cast a vote!!! Instructions are included within the blog post. Voting is open until Thursday, May 2nd.

2013 Stamping Royalty Honorable Mentions Blog Post from Papercrafts

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Play Date #179

I'm back with another quick post! Trying to squeeze in pix of my activities this morning in my crafty space before I get home with the kids and it all breaks loose around here! :) It will go from quiet (and almost mesmerizing - I get sleepy sitting here now!)  to NOT so quiet and NOT so mesmerizing! It's comical some days.

I love the fun happy spring colors from Play Date this week.



Here is my card using these colors (CTMH: Pear, Cotton Candy, and Sunset):

I stamped the stripes using my stamp set held over from my CTMH "Wonderland" kit. I die cut the stars in matching paper and added the buttons and twine. The sentiment is from Paper Smooches "Sentiment Sampler".

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Freshly Made Sketches #83

Good afternoon!

I'm here to post a couple of cards quickly before I leave to pick up the little piglets from school. They will be so glad it's Friday and get to "stay up late" tonight. :)

I spent some time playing this morning in my crafty space enjoying a beautiful Friday myself.

Here is the Freshly Made challenge for this week:



Here is my card using the sketch -- I opted to make a tag for my "accent panel" to shake things up a bit.

I loved the "natural" look with the accent pieces backed by the Kraft card base. I embossed the Sweet Leaf cardstock panel with my Cuttlebug, stamped the Botanical Silhouettes flowers in Tulip and Sweet Leaf and the sentiment in Cocoa.

It was the most fun. (And, I'm still loving the embossing these days!)

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Colour Q #186 and Simon Says Challenge

Good morning!

I hope everyone is enjoying beautiful weather as we are here in TN. It's turned off a little chilly, but the sun is shining so beautifully, we can't help but feel blessed this morning! (Can you tell it was rainy and yucky yesterday? I wouldn't complain about freezing temps today as long as we could see Mr. Sun! Thank the Good Lord for sunshine!!!)

I'm popping in to post a card I made earlier this week for Colour Q colors.



They are such fun happy colors. I knew it would be perfect for a floral stamp set. I used mine from my "Pemberly" workshop kit.

 

 

My CTMH colors are Pear, Sunset, Cotton Candy, and Cashmere (inking edges). I layered my stamped panel over a piece of patterned paper from a DCWV 6x6 stack I have. And the card base is Kraft cardstock (FAVORITE!).

 

My sentiment stamp is from Verve Stamps.

 

I am also entering this card into this week's Simon Says Stamp "Anything Goes" Challenge.

 

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Dynamic Duos #49

Hello there!

I'm cheating with one more quick post right before bed. I was able to steal some crafty time today in my room. After a couple of days of strenuous yard work, I really didn't care if I did anything else today! :) I was going to craft or NOTHING!

Here are the Dynamic Duos colors:

This isn't a direction I would normally take these colors, but I kind of got a kick out of it - being different. (Even though the reason for the card is a sad occasion. :(  )

Unfortunately, I need this card for a dear, dear friend. 

I embossed my black cardstock in the Cuttlebug and then lightly sanded it. The striped paper is from the CTMH "Bliss" paper packet. I really like how the colors look once I backed everything with the Kraft card base. It was amazing how much it softened everything! It was just looking so harsh before I changed the background from white. 

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Play Date #178 - Revisited

Hello!

I'm doing a "double dip" tonight. (That's for you Gina!)

I've already made a card for Play Date, but I got a kick out of the colors and today ran across this gray mesh flower hanging out with the rest of my stash from my "Bliss" days. (CTMH) I told myself I needed to use those flowers up and realized I could squeeze it in with Play Date!

So here I am being prudent (for me) and getting my post in before I hit the hay! Planned to go to bed early tonight, but like my good plans go most of the time - It ain't happening.

Here are the fun colors:



Here is my card using my little mesh flower that I've always loved:

I stamped the flourishes from my "Love Life" set in Sunny Yellow and the sentiment from "Card Chatter - Sympathy" in Watermelon.  I also added the gray pearls. Everything is CTMH with the exception of the white cardstock from PTI. 

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Retro Sketches #60

I've got one more quick post - this one for Retro Sketches.

I've made this card for a gift set I'm using and want several encouragement/hello cards for the set.

Here is this week's sketch:



And my card with this sketch, resurrecting some old "Wings" goodies:

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