Happy Halloween + Birthday Card!

Happy Halloween everybody! I am having a GREAT day! I have learned to love my Sundays. They are great days for getting things done, baking, cooking, spending time with my family, crafting and today....trick or treating!!! I can't wait for tonight! Here are some pictures of what I've been up to today:

First, pumpkin pancakes! (orange food coloring and chocolate chip faces)

Next, pumpkin carving of Tinkerbell and a scary face (My husband did these, aren't they impressive?!?!?!) He broke off Tink's nose at the end, so he was creative and put it back on with a toothpick, ha! My daughter loved it since she is Tinkerbell for Halloween.

Then, we made apple crisp! Mmmmm my favorite and it's so easy! I am also making chicken noodle soup in the crock pot so we can eat that before trick or treating :)

And now, I just finished a birthday card for my Grandma during my daughter's nap time....

Another easel card! I had a VERY hard time not using my Peachy Keen Stamps Laughy Taffy Face on this, but I just got Everyday Faces and I really wanted to show ya'll how cute these little faces are! So cheerful and sweet. I used my new Sweet Treats cartridge, Stampin Up card stock, PKS Everyday Character Face Assortment, Pink By Design stamp, stickles, ribbon, white gelly roll pen and The Paper Studio patterned paper. 

Have a SAFE and fun Halloween bloggies!

PKS Let's Face It Friday! Ornament Challenge

Good morning bloggies. It's Friday, which is a great thing: Halloween weekend to spend with my little Tinkerbell and family ;) It also means today is another Let's Face It Friday Challenge over at Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog! This week, you're sure to get inspired for the holidays (you know, it's just around the corner) with an ornament challenge. So break out those cute Christmas cartridges and festive Peachy Keen Faces and get your holiday cheer on for a chance to win a super special PKS prize!

Recipe:
Winter Frolic cartridge (girl and ornament)
Peachy Keen Stamps Princess Face Assortment
Stampin Up card stock
DCWV Christmas paper
Papertrey Ink stamp
Crop-a-dile with white grommet
ribbon, stickles, Stampin Up markers

Side note: I found out some horrible, saddening news this morning about the passing of a friend. She had a 2 year old little boy with another baby on the way. Please be sure to always say I love you to those that you truly love each and everyday, because you never know what life will bring you. xoxo friends.

Pink By Design You're Electric card

Whoo hoo! My first Pink By Design design team project! I think it turned out so retro-y cute! This stamp is from the Rock On set, it's perfect for me. I used Peachy Keen Stamps Retro Face stamp and the From My Kitchen cartridge. This is also Stampin Up's new color Cherry Cobbler...I love it! I wanted to keep this easel card simple since I was going for Retro. It's electric - boogie woogie woogie! Have a great Friday friends :)

Back from Kansas + Challenge winner + Designer Announcement

Hello Bloggies! No project today, sorry about that. I am back from my trip to Kansas. I had such a great time back home visiting family, friends and the Jayhawks! (Rock Chalk) I did a lot of shopping (of course) and even hit up Archivers. Love that store! This is a picture of me and my daughter on a hayrack ride. She had a blast and loved riding on the airplane too. She's such a good little girl!

I wanted to let ya'll know who won the Laughy Taffy Sassy Challenge! Thank you all so much for entering this challenge, it was so fun looking at everyone's sassy projects. Random.org chose.....

Raven B!!!

Congrats Raven, please email me your address and I will get your PKS Laughy Taffy Assortment Set in the mail to you, you are going to LOVE this set, it's my favorite!

More exciting news.....I am the newest designer for Pink By Design! Sarah over at Pink Cricut has produced some super cute stamp sets and I can't wait to showcase them in my projects along with the rest of the fabulous design team. My first post will be Friday.

I hope to get back into my craft room tonight. I have a few purchases to put away, so look for a craft post tomorrow!

How to Make an Easel Card video

Hey ya'll from Texas! I'm in cowgirl mode after making this card :) I hope you enjoy my video on how to make an easel card, they are just so cute (and super duper easy).

Here's the recipe in case you missed it on my video:

Card base is cut at 4 1/4 x 8 1/2. Scored at 4 1/4 and 6 3/8. Card front piece is cut at 4 1/4 square. Red front is cut at 4 x 2.

Country Life cartridge
Peachy Keen Stamps - Laughy Taffy Face Assortment
Pink By Design Stamp - Rock On set
Stampin Up card stock (red and Crumb Cake and black)
Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream card stock
patterned paper from JoAnn's
EK Success border punch
twine

First Easel Card + DVD Winner!

I am in LOVE! In love with making easel cards that is. Last night I decided I wanted to try a different style of card. Momo's blog inspired me to try the easel card and I'm so glad I did, now I'm hooked! (Even though my pumpkin looks like an orange tee hee) It's a Halloween Birthday card. I will do a video tutorial on how to make one in the next few days, you will be surprised how easy it is!

Recipe:
Simply Charmed cartridge
Peachy Keen Stamps Laughy Taffy Assortment (of course!)
Stampin Up card stock in Concord Crush, Rich Razzleberry and Only Orange
Papertrey Ink card stock in Simply Chartreuse and "birthday wishes" stamp
Martha Stewart silver paper with Cuttlebug circles embossing folder
Martha Stewart border punch
stickles, Stampin Up markers, white gelly roll pen, irock with orange bling

Now...onto the winner of the My Pink Stamper Cricut Fun DVD Volume 2, congratulations to....

SpantastiKreations said...

I wanna squeeze that Santa. :)

TFS.

My favorite paper is probably a tie between DCWV and K&C Co. Great quality and great selection. 

whoo hoo! Congrats, please email me your mailing address!

 

Laughy Taffy Sassy Challenge!

Recipe:

Simply Charmed cartridge

Stampin Up Pink Passion card stock and ink pad

PKS Laughy Taffy Face stamps

Papertrey Ink Fillable Frame stamps

Stampin Up markers for faces

stickles, bling, enamel accents, ribbon, white gelly roll pen

Guess what? This is probably my most exciting blog post EVER! As most of you know, I am in love with Peachy Keen Stamps Laughy Taffy Assortment. They are sassy, sweet and just so cute! I like to sing "Laughy Taffy make me feel crafty!" Anyway. Peachy Keen Stamps is helping me host a Sassy Challenge! And guess what one lucky random winner will receive?

YEP! The Laughy Taffy Assortment Set! Whoever wins is going to be sooooo happy! All you need to do is make a "sassy" card. It can be a sassy princess, animal, fruit, anything! ***You don't have to use Peachy Keen Stamps, but it is encouraged! Link up your project below by Sunday, October 24 at midnight and I will choose a random Monday, October 25.

Good luck Laughy Taffy sassy crafty friends!

It's a Zoo! Three Animal Kingdom Cards

Ok, these just make me laugh. What would I do without Peachy Keen Stamps? They add so much character to my projects. These three little animals are from the Animal Kingdom cartridge. Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge this week is animal themed, and while I was tempted to reach for Create a Critter, I just KNEW Animal Kingdom had great potential. I used PKS Critter Faces and Animal Faces (2 different sets). 

I made these cards just in time to get me in the spirit of going to the Texas State Fair tomorrow, they have an awesome petting zoo and I know my daughter is going to LOVE it! Have a great weekend bloggies!

PKS Let's Face It Fridays: Fall Decor

Good morning and happy Friday! Thanks for hoppin over to check out my PKS Let's Face It Friday project! I really do love Fall. It is finally starting to get chilly here in Dallas and love hot cider, hot cocoa, pumpkins and the crisp air. I also LOVE tights and boots! I think boots might be one of my other guilty pleasures besides craft supplies :)

This week, the PKS LFIF (Let's Face It Friday) challenge is to create some fun fall decor. As I was digging out my Halloween decorations, I came across this wreath I had bought last year at Target. I think it's so pretty, but I decided it needed a little something more. So of course I decided it needed some cute PKS leaves, what do you think? I used Snow Cuties (this set really is so versatile), Dolly Dumpkins and Simple Sallies.  The leaves are from Create a Critter and Give a Hoot.

Head on over to the PKS challenge blog to get your fall decor on and Happy Fall Ya'll!

My Pink Designer Day + Giveaway!

Here is my winter project for My Pink Stamper, isn't the Santa so cute? He makes me giggle! The faux fur really was a challenge, you should've seen my craft room afterwards, it looked like a white bunny had been run through a fan! hee hee.


Recipe:
Bazzill card stock
Stampin Up card stock
My Pink Stamper Christmas Wishes
Peachy Keen Christmas Character Faces
Simply Charmed cartridge
MS Loopy Ribbon punch
stickles, enamel accents, ribbon, faux fur


I feel so honored to have served on My Pink Stamper's Design Team, it has been such a blast! I've had so much fun using these awesome stamps and can't wait to see what Robyn comes up with next! In honor of my DT term with Robyn, I am giving away My Pink Stamper's Cricut Fun Volume 2 DVD, it's packed full of Cricut inspiration! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite paper company is and why. 

You have until Sunday night at midnight and I will pick a random winner Monday morning! Thanks for checking out my Winter project for My Pink Stamper!

Reach for the Sky card + Wednesday bits

Good morning my beautiful bloggies! I have a GREAT outlook today (perhaps it's the delicious coffee I made). A couple of things since it's Wednesday bits day....

1. My girl Emma is hosting her first UStream tonight at 8 pm CST. Here is the link, join us for the fun!

2. You have less than 24 hours to participate in the Peachy Keen Stamps Let's Face It Fridays Challenge. The winner will receive the newest face stamp sets, so get to crafting!

3. Tomorrow is a My Pink Designer post day, so be sure to check out My Pink Stamper's site for mine and the other talented design team's projects.

4. Friday is another Let's Face It Fridays Challenge post day. You have to check this one out, it will really inspire you for the fall season!

Now onto my project. I have decided I am a little OCD when it comes to choosing the perfect Peachy Keen Stamp, would ya'll agree? Hi, my name is Erin and I have a PKS addiction....

Anyway, last night I got to unpack all my wonderful Stampin Up goodies from the clearance sale! How exciting! I got so many ink pads I'm going to buy the color caddy. I'll let you guys know how I like it when I get it. This card is made with my new stuff. Have a great day everyone!

Recipe:
Give a Hoot cartridge
Stampin Up card stock
Stampin Up designer paper series (pink dot and tan swirl)
Peachy Keen Stamps - Simple Sallies and Dolly Dumpkins
Papertrey Ink stamp
fun flock in pink
SU Pink Passion stamp pad
SU punch - this is awesome, it has two slots and I threaded the ribbon through to make a bow.

Crafting with Koko

One of our nicknames for my daughter is Koko, and I needed a matching "C" sound to go with Crafting, hence: crafting with Koko :)

This weekend, my daughter got to experience the Fort Worth Stockyards, soooo much fun! She loved it. I am a HUGE animal lover and I want to teach her to love animals too. One day it is a dream of mine to own a horse! She loves them, just a little nervous on them still (as you can see in these pictures) HAHA

Tonight, I let her pick out everything for a thank you card for her uncle and aunt for her birthday gifts. She was feeling under the weather today, but after basically sleeping all day, I'm hoping she is well rested. I am posting this as part of Robyn's challenge over at My Pink Stamper. From the Cricut cut to coloring the inside to addressing the envelope, she had a say in everything about this card (with some help from me on the stamping). She loves picking out all the details! She learned what a Peachy Keen Stamp is, which is essential in my book! We used the Simply Charmed cartridge for this one.

Erin + Papertrey Ink = love!

I hope everyone had a great weekend, I know I did! As you know, I'm a big fan of Papertrey Ink. While I love my Stampin Up too, I just love Papertrey Ink for different reasons. I love their colors, the quality of their card stock and I especially love the color coordination system, especially the ribbon. Their stamp sets are reasonably priced and really cute as well.

I put in an order about a while back and received my shipment on Friday. I didn't plan on these colors coordinating, but when I pulled them out of the box, I thought "wow, these colors look beautiful together!" and wanted to challenge myself. The colors are: vintage cream, smokey shadow, true black and simply chartreuse. If you are new to Papertrey Ink, you can try out their Perfect Match cardstock sampler pack, 50 sheets for only $10 (this is what I did my first purchase).  The stamp set I purchased is Fillable Frames #8. For $5, I am definitely buying more of these fillable frames!

They are not paying me to say great things about them (I'm not that popular) I just really love them! Here are a couple of cards I made with the colors.

About to Hatch card: Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge

Good morning lovely bloggies! I hope everyone is having a great start to their Thursday. Tomorrow is Friday - yippee hooray! Love it. Isn't my little chick card cute? For Emma's challenge, we had to make a shaped card using the color orange. My favorite is her feather hair :)

Recipe:
Simply Charmed cartridge
Stampin Up card stock
Peachy Keen Snow Cuties stamp
Papertrey Ink Favor It Baby stamp
yellow feather, white gelly roll pen, ribbon from JoAnn's

Wednesday bits

I've struggled with how much I should "talk" on my blog, does that make any sense? I know a majority of my followers are fellow crafters and they want to see projects, not shameless plugs for products, etc. However, at the same time, this is (after all) my blog. So I thought I would save Wednesdays for random thoughts / updates / info I want to share with anyone willing to read :) So a couple of things....

First (non craft related): my bestie since age 5 has THE most hilarious, pee your pants from laughter blog. I mean it is seriously just so funny I can't even begin to explain. It's her ramblings of events that occur in her life. If you need a good laugh during your day, check her blog out here.

Second (craft related): Stampin Up is having a HUGE clearance right now. I went a bit crazy yesterday with it but I got some insanely good deals. We are talkin $2.49 ink pads and $2.49 punches and $1.49 card stock. GREAT deals. My rep Barb is amazingly awesome if you don't have one. I of course LOVE Stampin Up and use their products in almost every project. You can buy from her here.

Third: The Dave Matthews Band album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King is amazing.

Here is a card I made some time ago but realized I never posted. It is a baby shower card using New Arrival cartridge and a Papertrey Ink stamp. Have a great Wednesday bloggies!

Winner of the PKS September Release Blog Hop!

WOW - I was amazed at 335 comments on the blog hop! So glad everyone loves Peachy Keen Stamps as much as me. Congratulations to.....Jessica who won the AWESOME Snow Cuties Face Assortment Set!

Jessica said...

Amazing Project!!! I love the new releases this month! So cute!! Thanks for the great giveaway opportunity!! I LOVE PEACHY KEEN STAMPS!!

Jessica
http://scrapobsesswithjess.blogspot.com/

Lucky girl, check out the faces she won!

Onto my project for today. I wanted to start using some of my scraps, I have a HUGE box full of em, and they need to get used. Especially since I keep acquiring more more more. This was made completely from scraps. It's a mini card at 4.5 x 4.5. I used the Mini Monsters cartridge, Stampin Up card stock, K&Company Spooktacular candy corn paper, Peachy Keen Stamps Retro Faces and a stamp from the Target dollar spot! Have a great day everyone.

Popsicle Card and 400 Followers Winner!

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope everyone is having a nice relaxing afternoon. I am getting ready to go make some chili! YUM! I made this quick card today using Simply Charmed and of course my Peachy Keen Stamps.....speaking of PKS, do you want to know who won my 400 Followers stamp giveaway? 

The lucky winner is.....

Cheryl B!!!!! Congrats Cheryl, please email me your mailing address so I can get these cute pumpkin faces to you. Thanks also to everyone that entered, I'm over 500 followers now which is super exciting for me! So thanks to my awesome followers, I'm so thankful for your sweet comments!

Peachy Keen Challenge Let's Face It Fridays: Music Rocker!

This week's challenge: create a card or scrapbook layout that shows your inspiration. Mine? Well, my inspiration comes from many places, but I think one of my biggest influences is music! I love music. I listen to music everyday, everywhere and all kinds of it. It makes me happy, sad, nostalgic, optimistic. It makes me get up and dance. It invokes lots of feelings and inspiration. So this chick is livin loud, just like me!