FTL #86

Another of my favorite blogs is the Clean & Simple Stamping blog. Every Friday is a new sketch(Fall To Layout) and examples. For these cards I used FTL#86 and cased Becky Carafa's beautiful card. These are completely flat for easy mailing and I'm pretty sure I need to make some more! :)

Ingredients!
Paper: misc cardstocks
Stamps: sentiment- CHF Birthday Centers; leaves- My Cute Stamps Spunky Nature
Ink: CTMH- Garden Green; Momento- Tuxedo Black
Etc: Fiskars flower punch; circle punch

New Little Monster

I have a friend who is expecting baby #5(!) in a few weeks. While browsing the aisles at Target I found this super cute little monster outfit. Since she's having a boy, I just had to get it!



Then I made this card to go with it and packaged it up in a PTI Timeless Template to match.

I used the Eeek! A Monster stamp set from My Cute Stamps and some 3 Bugs In A Rug patterned paper. The cardstock is all PTI.

I'm hoping to get time to blog hop today! I've been so busy getting ready for back to school, I haven't had any time to do anything else! Thanks for stopping by today, hope you have a fun Friday and weekend!

Lazy Days of Summer?

Has anyone seen mine? Because our summer has been anything BUT lazy!


Here's a quick little note I stuck in DH's work bag yesterday. He had a big meeting and was stressed out so I wanted to leave him a little encouraging note.


I used stamps from My Cute Stamps and paper from PTI. It turned out kind of girl-ish. Not my intention, but when you're up past midnight you go with what you've got! :)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great Tuesday!

Oh! And if anyone is interested I'm cleaning out the crafty room again. I've listed some sets for sale on SCS. HERE is the list if you're interested!

CBCC #40- Buttons!

This weeks challenge is all about using buttons! I have to say, I love me some buttons. I have collected quite the stash! I've had this idea in my head for some time now, to use buttons as the blooms on a flower. I figured this challenge was the perfect time to make it real!

I made a one layer card using stems from the My Cute Stamps- Spunky Nature Set and a sentiment from PTI- Green Thumb Set. The cardstock and ink are both PTI too. The ribbon is American Crafts.

I hope you will play along with us! The keyword for this challenge is CBCC40. Also be sure to check out what the other chicks have made for some extra inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by, hope your day is wonderful!

CBCC #34- Inspiration

This weeks challenge is to be inspired by TOYS! Your kids toys, neighbors, nieces or nephews, brothers or sisters, any toys you find inspiring!

Owen has this little hedgehog we got at Ikea. He loves it. Sleeps with it every night. It's what he asks for when he's tired, hurt, sad, etc. He named it Hedgie the Hedgehog. Original, eh? :) Anyway, when I saw the Little Forest Friends set from My Cute Stamps, I had to get it! Not just because it's cute, but also because of the little hedgie.



The patterned paper is Imaginisce- Twitterpated. The cardstock is all SU! and the ribbon is PTI. I think the button is My Minds Eye, but I'm not totally sure. :)

Now go check out what the other chicks have created, the links are on my sidebar. And be sure to link back to Courtney's blog if you play with us, for a chance to win a little prize!


And just a side note- I am SO far behind on blog hopping. So, I apologize. I'm not ignoring anyone, just haven't had 5 minutes to sit down and look! Forgive me, I'll be there soon! :)

Jelly Beans!

While at the Scrapbook Expo last month, Deb and I came across this fabulous new company.
My Cute Stamps! Seriously adorable. Seriously. I spent more money in their booth than I did the rest of the expo combined! LOL!

I'm in full-on Easter mode at the minute, trying to get everything done before Sunday. I thought the boys' teachers might like a little treat so I put these together:


The stamps are all from My Cute Stamps- Jelly Beans set. I used my Nestabilities to make the shape and scored them down the middle to make a bag topper. The ears would have been folded over so I took my exacto knife and cut the tops out before I scored them. The bags are from PTI and on the back of the topper is a spot for a little note to the teachers.

These were super fun to make! Now I'm thinking I might need to make some more to give our family on Sunday... if I can find time! :)

Thanks for visiting, tomorrow is another Created By Courtney day!