St. Valentine's Day

Hello all you lovers out there...Lovers of people, lovers of books, lovers of animals, lovers of the great outdoors, or even just lovers of chocolate...Happy St. Valentine's Day! 

I know this is a silly Hallmark holiday, but I've been making Valentines since I could hold a crayon, so we always celebrate our love for each other in my house!

These quick cards went out to a few friends this week. Hedgehugs stamps and dies by Lawn Fawn, striped paper by MFT, polka dot paper and banner dies by PTI. 

These two small lunchbox notes went to school and work (respectively) with my youngest son and my fiance. Otterly in Love stamps by MFT.

This card for my mom was a case of Melissa Phillips' card here. Sentiment stamp from Cupid's Arrow by Cas-ual Fridays Stamps. Love die and background stamps by PTI. Patterned paper by MFT. 

This card went out to my BFF and is a case of Cherion Brandon. All stamps and dies from Love Notes by Neat And Tangled. 

And just because I couldn't let my kiddos and sweetheart go off to school and work without SOME sort of sweet treat, I whipped up these mini brownie bites with real strawberry frosting. Here is the recipe I use for the ABSOLUTE BEST strawberry frosting ever: recipe for strawberry frosting. 

Hope your St. Valentine's Day is a sweet one:) 

Thanks for stopping by, 

10 Minute Craft Dash

*gasp* I'm posting on a weekend?

Yes.

I had some spare time in between loads of laundry, making meals, and running errands. I created this last night and still had time to read to my boys and sing them a song before bed.

And because I had so much fun the last time I played along, I wanted to participate in the 10 Minute Craft Dash once again.

Everyone has 10 minutes, right?

Stamps from Lawn Fawn

Blissful Botanicals and Hello Friend

This card took me 9 and a half minutes to execute. The heat embossing was killing me and almost put me over the edge! *chuckle* I was getting seriously stressed out that I might pass the time limit! And then fussy cutting too!

Silly of me I know *smile*

I really enjoy this new challenge though and hope I can continue playing along with the Craft Dash!

Thanks for stopping by,

XOXO

CAS-ual Friday (punches)

Ok. Confession time.

How many of you have these very same flower punches and HAVE had them for so many years that they are just gathering dust? *grin*

I think every papercrafter out there began by purchasing punches! Seriously.

But now is the time to dig them out!

Because this week's CAS-ual Friday challenge is to "get punchy!"

Sure, if you read the small print, you can also use dies, but that wouldn't be a challenge now would it? 

We use our dies all the time, it's the punches that need some love. *smile*

I used a delightful stamp set called Blissful Botanicals by LawnFawn to create the border around my card front (and the sentiment too). Then I just used some punches to create the garden in the middle! It was fun...and a bit nostalgic too. *wink*

Lawn Fawn happens to be our sponsor this week, and they gave each of us our choice of stamp sets!

 How generous, right? 

If you are looking to purchase some fabulous clear stamps, I can highly recommend them! They stamp like a dream.

So pull out those dusty old punches, or grab some new ones and join in this week's CAS-ual Friday challenge. You won't want to miss out on the inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by,

XOXO

Hi!

Coming at you today with a new CAS-ual Friday challenge!

I loved all the samples from last week's "color" theme...what a great turnout.

So this week is a bit different. We have a sketch for you!

And we are sponsored by the awesome LAWN FAWN again!

I used the Hello Friend set for the card above. 

Sometimes a simple sentiment is all you need on some pretty paper, right? *smile*

I hope you'll join is this week and submit your cards using this fun sketch by Laura to the CAS-ual Friday challenge!

Thanks for stopping by,

*mwah*

Denami/Lawn Fawn blog hop

Welcome to the Lawn Fawn/Denami Design Blog hop.

This 2-day event (today and tomorrow) will knock your socks off!

These two stamp companies are the perfect combination of fun, fun and more fun!

Both design teams were challenged to use stamps from both companies, and we have some amazing things to show you. *wink*

You should have arrived here from the uber-talented Teri Anderson, but to start at the beginning and see a list of each blog participant, go here.

 I used three Denami stamps:

 Open Box

Heartfelt Greetings

Harlequin Border

and one Lawn Fawn stamp from: 

Hello Friend. (yes, I cut it apart, but that's the beauty of clear stamps, right? *grin*)

This sweet card uses the large flower spray from Denami, and the sentiment from Lawn Fawn's Hello Friend! A perfect match, don't you think?

Lastly, I used 3 stamps from Denami:

Moon and Stars,

 Star Burst, 

and the Double-lined Square (makes a great frame!), 

and 3 stamps from Lawn Fawns set, How Delightful.

Your next stop on the hop is Lynette Kauffman.

Remember to comment on each blog both days for a chance at a $25 gift certificate to Lawn Fawn AND a $25 gift certificate to Denami Design. 

There will be a winner on BOTH days!

Now that is an awesome prize.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, I hope you enjoy the hop and get lots of inspiration!

Good luck,

*mwah*

CAS-ual Friday

Hi Everyone.

Happy Friday!

We have a real challenge comin' at you this week at CAS-ual Fridays! 

Your 'assignment' (and I use that term loosely!) is to create a 4 x 9 card.

The challenge comes in with the idea that this is a CAS blog, so you need to resist the urge to fill it up and embrace the white space!

And in case you couldn't tell, we were sponsored by the indomitable Lawn Fawn this week! WOO HOO!

I used two different Lawn Fawn sets to create this fun card.

Clear to See, and How Delightful.

I also used the super fun rays from Practicing Creativity's You're Dandy.

If you are feeling up to the challenge, join us this week at CAS-ual Fridays!

Hope to see you there!

*mwah*