Aloha Birthday

Good Sunday afternoon to ya!!! Gosh this weekend has flown by so fast. I have been soooo busy. And still going. I was really hoping to get some stamp time in today but, everyone else has a different plan. I need to get ready in just a sec to take Grace to yet another birthday party. Oh, she had her recital yesterday. The girls did so good. I could watch them dance all day. Grace got one of the special awards called the Angel Award for working so hard and NEVER giving any of her teachers any trouble, always listening, and behaving. Awwwww, I am so proud of her.
This card is for the birthday party today. I used Mojo Monday sketch 86. Whoopsy Daisy paper pack from CTMH. The stamps are Imaginisce Penguin Chick and CTMH Extreme Happiness. I also used Label One die cut from Spellbinders and Treading Water punch from Fiskars. I hope you enjoyed the card. Have an awesome day the weather is sooooo beautiful here today. I also really love that you stopped by here today!!!
Cheers!
*Julie*

Cowboy Fathers Day

Okay, so I went from skulls and flames to cowboys. One extreme to another!! Sorry this will be really quick post. I am still super busy. Yesterday was non stop, today looks the same. When OH When will I get to play in the scraproom? I used the splitcoast stampers sketch challenge SC228
for this card. I used CTMH stamp Yee Haw and CTMH Sarsaparilla paper pack. The Happy Father's Day sentiment is from PTI Pond Life. Okay super quick like I said. Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope to see you tomorrow!
Cheers!
*Julie*

Dad You Totally Rock!

WOW! Long time no see. Sorry I have been away. Things are so busy here right now. I just finished the first layer of glitter on the stars we are making for the dance recital. I have them outside drying now so I am praying it doesn't rain!!!! I hope you all have enjoyed your week. I have had a couple of request from people at work that they need fathers day cards. Most of them want some that they can give to thier hubbies from the kids. So this card came to my mind. I pulled some flame photos off of the Internet and traced one out onto Real Red Stampin' UP! cardstock. It looked a little plain so I dragged the white and black ink pads down the flames for some dimension. That kickin' font is Excalibur SF. I did not have stamps of this sentiment nor did I have this font in stamps so I just typed it in word and printed it onto white PTI cardstock. The True Black cardstock is also PTI. The skull stamp is TAC Playful Pirates. So cute, that is probably one of my fav stamp sets. I colored his patch and do rag with a red Prisma Color marker. Got more things on the to do list so I need to run. THANKS SO MUCH for your visit today. I hope you enjoyed it.
Cheers!
*Julie*

Papertrey May Blog Hop

Hello!!!!
Happy Blog Hop Day!
Thank you so much for coming over to see my creation this month for PTI Blog Hop. Be sure to check out every one's entry as there is a TON of inspiration. This month we were to use yellow. Anything goes, a little or a lot. I had two ideas in mind so I went with both. The first card I used Lemon Tart and just the tiniest bit of Summer Sunrise. I also used the new Background Basics Text as the patterned paper. I stamped it with Summer Sunrise. I had tried to stamp with Lemon Tart but it faded into the paper so you really couldn't see it. The awesome flourish is the new Fancy Flourishes that I stamped and heat embossed with clear ep. I LOVE that look. Added some Lemon Tart grosgrain ribbon and a Vintage button threaded with Cream jute. I raised the entire panel on pop dots. THEN, for the second card I brought out the new Star Prints. I LOVE that set as I totally heart stars. This time I only used just a little Lemon Tart but again paired it with Summer Sunrise AND Aqua Mist. for the Summer Sunrise pattern paper I stamped it with lots of Happy Birthday sentiments from the PTI Birthday Basics. I had a little piece of the Aqua Mist made with Polka Dot Basics and clear embossing powder, so I added it for a little extra sumpin sumpin. The bottom panel was stamped with the little star in Star Prints. So that is it, thanks so much for looking have fun hoping!!!
Cheers!
*Julie*

OMG...AND Raspberry Suite Challenge Week 7

HI! Happy Saturday! It sure is for me because the infamous Dawn McVey pick my card as one of the In The Spotlight for the Raspberry Suite Challenge Week 6!!! Yea!! I am so excited. I am such a huge fan of hers and for her to recognize me makes me feel super special!! I am super busy this weekend, quite unexpectedly because at the last minute I was called upon by my daughters dance team coach for help decorating the stage for recital NEXT FRIDAY! What, really one week?? Just because I have one once of craftiness with paper, does not make me a stage decorator! LOL. We had a meeting yesterday, decided what we want to do then we meet today to shop for everything. We are going to be able to pull it off but we need to work our booties off this week. This totally cuts into my paper crafting time. SOOOOOO, that means I went ahead and jumped on this weeks Raspberry Suite Challenge Week 7. Fun colors again I tell ya. We have our oldest daughter coming over tomorrow for a BBQ so I wont be crafty tomorrow either. I hope you enjoy your day tomorrow. And for those of you who don't have to wake up early Monday for Memorial day I hope you enjoy that too. I however, will be working (insert frowny face here). Thank you for all your comments and for stopping by!!!
Cheers!
*Julie*

edt: I forgot to add that for this card I used PTI Raspberry Fizz, Spring Moss and Ripe Avocado cardstock. Stamp set is PTI Wishing You. The die cut is Nestabilities Label 4. I used the Scor Bug for the lines on Ripe Avocado. I stamped the back ground on Raspberry Fizz with Raspberry Fizz ink. Spring Moss Ribbon and the sketch is Taylor Expressions Cupcake Challenge 68.

Family Love

Good Friday Morning to you all!!! I hope you have a wonderful day today. I get to go to my friend Tina's house and play with her Anya stamps! woohooo. But first let me share this scrapbook page with you. I got this idea from a magazine, CK possibly. Just take a bunch of strips of coordinating paper to make a border around your focal point. So cute and a great way to use up some scraps. When I went on my scrapping weekend at the cabin ALL of us made a page like this. For the faux stitching I used CTMH Simple Stitches (i did not have the sewing machine at the cabin so i faked it) The patterned paper and that paper flower is My Minds Eye. Love that paper kit!!! The bar code is CTMH Code it. The family love was spelled out with American Crafts foam and felt stickers. I would like to see yours if you try it yourself. Everyone turns out so differently. I have already tried this morning to make more Father's Day cards and failed. I threw what i have done so far in the trash. I just have such a hard time with manly cards!! ARRG! I'll try again later. Thanks for stopping by. ENJOY your long weekend!!!!
Cheers!
*Julie*

Father's Day Foil

Happy Happy Wednesday!!!! So happy to see you today! Check out this little card made with aluminum foil. I got the idea from that crafty chick Gina K on Stamp TV here. I ran the Heavy Duty Aluminum foil through the Argyle embossing folder. Stamped the Car from TAC on PTI Stampers Select White cardstock. I also used PTI True Black. The brads are The Paper Studio.
Used a simple layout since it is a manly card. Are you going to watch the American Idol finally tonight?? I cannot wait! Therefore I need to run, gotta get some cleaning done before it comes on, I need to clean now so I don't waste my whole day off tomorrow cleaning. I need to get my Craft On for crying out loud!! Enjoy your evening boys and girls!
Cheers!
*Julie*

Miss Anya

Greetings!!!
How is your Tuesday? Mine was pretty good today I must say. OOOOHHH, looook at this cutie patootie!!!! My friend Angela let me stamp with her one day (and let me play with her Copics as well)!! Thanks girl! She is from the Miss Anya collection and I adore her! The card sketch I used is Mojo Monday #85. The paper is CTMH Floral Tapestry. The sentiments are PTI Birthday Basics. That is some retired Stampin' Up! French Blue ribbon you see there also. I need to run and get the chicken out of the oven for our salads yumm.... Have an awesome night folks and thank you so much for stopping by. I appreciate it!
Cheers!
*Julie*

Ric Rac Owl

HI-YA!!!
So why have I not played with ric rac more often? I love that stuff. This ric rac is from CTMH. I remember my mom always sewing it onto my clothes she made for me when I was little. humm... maybe that is why I haven't messed with it much. This super simple card was made with Wise Owl from PTI and PTI Kraft cardstock and PTI Dark Chocolate ink along with SEI patterned paper. That is pretty much it easy peasy.
I am sure glad to be home from work! Busy day today and my boss was moody. She needed to turn her frown upside down!! LOL. Okay I am off to eat my Honeycomb cereal! I have not had that stuff in years. Maybe I am trying to relive my childhood lately? ric rac, honeycomb what will be next???? Thanks for stopping by I sure hope you have a great night!
Cheers!
*Julie*

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge Week 6

Good Sunday Afternoon to you!!!!
Hope you are enjoying your day of rest. I finally talked hubby into trying a new church this week. I think he may have liked it. I definitely want to try it again and Grace loved it. Then we went to look for tile for the kitchen floor. When Grace and I go to Florida (with mom, sister and niece) hubs will put in a new floor for me! YEA! How awesome is that, Go to the beach for a week and come back to a brand new kitchen floor!!!! Love that man.
Anyway, Dawn McVey has another Raspberry Suite Challenge this week. I love these colors. I used Dark Chocolate, Berry Sorbet, Aqua Mist and White. Score lines were made on the ScorPal.
The Dots were made using PTI Polka Dot Basics and CTMH Clear Embossing Powder. The bird was made by stamping and cutting out CTMH Bird Basics I stamped the feathers in CTMH White Daisy pigment ink. Happy Birthday to you is from Around and About by PTI. That whole section is raised on pop dots. Thank you for looking and I appreciate your visit today!
Cheers!
*Julie*