Getting masculine on "The Open Sea"

Welcome! Today I have another July class to share with you. It seems everyone is always in need of more masculine cards. Lol, not cards that are more masculine than other masculine cards but rather additional masculine cards... as in, they can't get enough. Sheesh I am cracking myself up here haha!

Without further adieu...

This is a super easy drawer box. It holds all four of these cards plus envelopes. I suppose if you weren't obsessed with layers the way I am, you could probably get a set of eight cards in the box. The designer paper I used is called Nautical Expedition, it has retired, but not before I could scoop up enough for this class! I love it, it pairs perfectly with The Open Sea stamp set I have also used... along with the Word Play stamp set.

Can you believe this is not all I have created this week!?! I have lots more to share with you. Check back tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Sara~

Hello there...

Hi there friends! I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. I sure did. On Saturday we celebrated my daughter's 15th birthday here at our house... (warning! this is a photo heavy post!) after her party we went to my brother's house to celebrate his kids birthdays! Busy birthday weekend.

The birthday girl with Nick

 My brother Jeff and his wife Amie

My niece Abigail and her brother Caleb

 My silly husband and my beautiful mother... Hey, they are sitting on the new piece of furniture I was going to show you!

 My dad with my brother Jeff

 Saved the best for last, haha! Me and my wonderful husband Daniel

On Sunday I took Hannah, Justin and Nick to Cedar Point. An awesome amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. It is about two and a half hours from our house but so worth the trip. It was a blast!

 Nick and Hannah

Me, Justin, Nick and Hannah



On Monday we went to see Men in Black III, which was awesome! Better than the first two hands down. When we got home I had to get to work because I have a crazy busy week! I am preparing for my catalog launch party on Saturday which means party favors, make and takes, door prizes and preparing for my July classes so that I can showcase those as well that day! Phew!! Since Monday I have gotten quite a bit done... let me show you a couple of things.

This is another card for my Christmas in July stamp-a-stack class. (See the previous post if you missed the first card in the set.) I gotta tell you, I am loving the new Layered Labels stamp set and coordinating dies. They really layer beautifully. The sentiment is from the Christimas Lodge stamp set. I cut it out and popped it up once again covering up the "For You" sentiment that is on the green label.

This is the final card for my Christmas in July stamp-a-stack class. Once again I have used the Layered Labels stamp set and coordinating dies and another sentiment from the Christmas Lodge stamp set. I love these cards and hope my girls will too.

Well, I think that I have rambled on long enough here tonight. Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Sara~

 

Happy Monday!

Happy Monday everyone, and a happy belated Mother's Day to all of you moms out there too!
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. It sure was lovely weather here in Howell, Michigan. Daniel and I had a great time working on our "To Do" list over the weekend, probably because it included lounging around at Art Van on various love seat recliners, had to test them all out before making our decision! We currently have two black leather recliners in our living room sitting side by side with a small table between them. We were wanting a reclining love seat so we can sit riiiiight next to each other instead... we are just kind of touchy feely like that I guess! So Wednesday the new piece of furniture will be delivered... yippee!! If I remember I will take before and after pictures to share with you.

We also shopped for some new pans, inquired about fixing our garage door, which we fixed by ourselves. Nothing too exciting, some how the sensor that prevents the door from closing if something is in the way got bumped so it wouldn't close. It still counts as a check off of the "To Do" list though in my book!  We also spent some time in our current recliners watching movies. We saw The Thing, which was dumb and a tiny bit scary... mostly dumb, and we saw Milk which we both really liked. I decided I am a big fan of James Franco and Sean Penn... both tremendously talented actors!

Ok, on to this weeks Mojo Monday sketch.

Before I even saw the sketch I knew I was going to use this new Be of Good Cheer designer series paper. It was the only new sneak peek paper from the brand spankin' new 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! catalog that I hadn't used yet so that was an easy decision.  I also knew I wanted to incorporate a few more of the new things I purchased from the sneak peek, take a look!

Isn't that a lovely label I have used for my focal image? It is from a new set called Layered Labels. My favorite thing about this stamp set is that it coordinates with the new Apothecary Accents framelit dies!! Yippee, I didn't have to cut that out by hand! Also, the stamp I used actually says "For You" in the center of it but since it coordinates perfectly with the large oval punch I was able to stamp the sentiment from Petite Pairs and punch it out to layer on my label.... so cool! I created a rosette to put under my label, then added a little row of sticky strip around the outer edge (before assembling) then dipped the edge in Dazzling Diamonds glitter, it really turned out pretty. I used the four petal flower from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack to create the tiny flowers, curled them up a bit and added a small pearl to the center of them. I really love this new paper, I think I will get a lot of use out of it this holiday season! This card will be part of my Christmas in July stamp-a-stack. I'll post the others as soon as I have created them.

Have a wonderful day. Thanks for stopping by!

~Sara~

Long time, no see my friends!

Hello there, gosh it has been a long time since I updated my blog! I think since January! Where has the time gone? I wish I had some great reason for not posting but I just don't... mostly I think it is simply because I am the type of person that needs to know that what I am spending my time on is worth while and in the blog-o-sphere (is that a word?) it is hard to know if anyone is really out there noticing little ole' me! However, here lately I have had several people ask me why I am not blogging and it certainly isn't because I am not creating! I am a creating fool!

So I think it is fitting that today I show you my MojoMonday creation for this week, you all know how I love my Mojo Monday sketches!

Here is the sketch...

And here is my first take on it... (actually my second take because I made a card for my dear friend Sue's birthday yesterday with this sketch but I neglected to photograph that one!)

I used a few of the brand spankin' new sneak peek items from the upcoming Stampin' Up! catalog, such as that stunning new blue... that is called Midnight Muse and it is so lovely! The yellowy green color is also new, it is called Summer Starfruit. It is a very different color and I am not sure I love it just yet but I do like how it looks on this card. The designer series paper is called Comfort Cafe, it reminds me of old wallpaper... I really like it. The flowers are from a new stamp set called Betsy's Blossoms and the sentiment is from a current set called Pursuit of Happiness. I really don't think the picture does this card justice, it is very pretty in real life!

Here is my second take, erm third take on this Mojo Monday sketch. (Can you tell I ♥ this sketch, gonna get lots of use out of it!)

This card I made for my niece, Katie, who is graduating from high school on Friday. The designer series paper is another sneak peek item. It is called Floral District. It is super bright and cheery with colors such as Lucky Limeade, Rich Razzleberry and Daffodil Delight. The sweet ribbon is also new, it is a 1/4" stitched grosgrain. I am sorry to say the sentiment on this card is retired. I don't have any other great sentiments for a graduate other than "Congratulations!" and that just was not going to fit on the little flag I created.

So that is it for today... phew, that wasn't so hard. I'll have to come back more often! There are a lot of new and exciting things happening with Stampin' Up! and I will be back soon to share them with you.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Sara~