Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I'm not Irish, but I love wearing green and having fun on St. Patrick's Day! Thanks for stopping by. I gave these out at my Workshop last night. Just a little sweet on a holiday!

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Mother's Day Monochromatic for April Pals Blog Hop

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for April 2016.  We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our new 2016 Blog Hop monthly themes.  This month we are featuring projects that are all about our families. This is a great time of year to think about what to make for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, or upcoming graduations. And, family vacations are just around the corner… how would you want to remember those special family moments? We hope to provide you with lots of ideas and that you enjoy our creations.

You may just be starting the Blog Hop or may have come from the previous link from the Line-up on the Pals Blog Hop listing shown below.  The full lineup will help you move along from blog to blog so you may see all the projects.

I chose Mother's Day for my theme. I wanted to give a nod to one of the soon-retiring 2014-15 In Colors--Tangelo Twist.
I made my Mother's Day card using just that color, so monochromatic. My neutral coordinating card stock color is Very Vanilla, because I think it looks better than Whisper White with the very bright Tangelo Twist.

So then, the perfect accents for my colors are 5/8" Striped Cotton Ribbon in Tangelo Twist, the Very Vintage Designer Button, Very Vanilla Thick Baker's Twine and Venetian Crochet Trim.  My sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. The background "splash" stamp and the banner stamp is from Timeless Textures, which I have heard will be carrying over in the new Annual Catalog in just a few months!

Thanks for visiting. To continue with the hop, please refer to the Blog Hop Line-up below. We hope to see you on next month’s Pals Blog Hop! 

1. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
2. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
3. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
4. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
5. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
6. Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards
7. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
8. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
9. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin
10. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
11. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
12. Becky Volpp at InkBlossomwithBecky
13. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
14. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
15. Pam Dotts at Clearly Southern Stampin'
16. Beth Beard at My Little Craft Blog
17. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
18. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
19. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
20. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
21. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
22. Natalie Bradley at NatalieBradley.com
23. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
24. Karen Zaring Browning at Karen Zaring Browning
25. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin'
26. Debbie Crowley at Expressivley Deb

Happy Birthday Sprinkles for PPA267

Card created with Sprinkles of Life Stamp Set

This card is for the Pals Paper Arts Challenge this week. If you stop by the Pals blog, you will see a newly designed set up! I hope you enjoy and that you will play along!

Sprinkles of Life Photopolymer Stamp set 139971 $21.00

I added some White Organza Ribbon for a vertical element.

I added some flowers and pearls onto my scoops of ice cream, which were created with the Tree Builder Punch. Those scoops also make excellent clouds and trees! 

Tree Builder Punch 138295 $18.00

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10 Days? Oh, Happy Day!!

 Vacation and this sweet face are the reasons I have been absent for 10 days!! Our puppy has been with us about 8 weeks and in that time we've taken three trips. So, when we got back from the last trip, I really had to slow down and take some quality time (ALL the time!) to be with her, train her and make her part of our daily life. Her name is Winnie and she is a Sheltie. This is the photo that captured our hearts! She is much bigger now and a very mellow puppy, but she still needs constant watching in the house. I'm having a time of training her!

Consequently, I don't spend a lot of time in my carpeted craft room. She does have her own bed in there, but I can only guess when she is worn out enough for me to have a few moments in there while she sleeps.

I CASEd this card and I'm so sorry that I don't know whose original card I was inspired by. I mostly changed the color scheme and the "celebrate" element. It did take quite a few tries to put it together, but it isn't hard at all. I LOVE these colors!!

I'd love to know what you think! Please leave a comment below. 

There are many things going on in the Stampin' Up! world, like a Big Shot and Bundles Special (get a free set of Framelits when you purchase a Big Shot thru August 31st)... 

...and all of the Blendabilities color sets are available for purchase!  Also, Demonstrators are able to pre-order from the soon-to-be released Holiday Catalog! There are so many great things in the catalog that I'm overwhelmed. I'm still trying to choose what I want to preview. Stay tuned! I hope to bring you an assortment of cards that other people have sent me, plus there will be a new Pals Paper Arts Challenge this week, too! Lots for you to come back for! Thanks for your patience!!

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Oh Happy Day Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Smoky Slate, Pumpkin Pie

Designer Series Paper: Neutrals DSP Stack

Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge, Starburst Sayings, Good Greetings Hostess

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry

Big Shot: Starburst Framelits, Banners Framelits, Fancy Fan and Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folders

Punch: Banner, Word Window

Embellishments: Rich Razzleberry Cotton Ribbon

Celebrate #200 With Pals Paper Arts Giveaway!

To celebrate our 200th Challenge, Design Teams 1 and 2 are posting their sketch challenge today! That's 20 cards using the sketch below. (*Illustrated Flower Instructions PDF available, just email me.)

Use this sketch to play along!

Each of the 20 Design Team members picked a color to use to make a monochromatic card. Check out the post on Pals Paper Arts! You need to play along because....

In honor of the Pals Paper Arts 200th Challenge, both Design Teams are offering a CARD giveaway! ONE lucky participant in our 200th challenge will be randomly selected after the challenge closes on Tuesday, April 22nd. This person will have 24 hours to email Pals Paper Arts with their address. The winner will receive all 20 cards from the Design Team. You must play to have a chance at being picked to receive the cards! Good luck!!

Supplies Used For My Fabulous Real Red Card:

Big Shot Die-Cut Machine

$99.95

Fabulous Phrases - Clear-Mount Stamp

$26.95

Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die

$7.95

Spiral Flower Originals Die

$17.95

Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Chalk Talk

$25.95

Chalk Talk Framelits Dies

$24.95

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

$4.75

Heat Tool

$29.95

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

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