Monday, October 3, 2011
Sweet Ava Christmas
Friday, May 20, 2011
Vintage Christmas Stampin All Year Long
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Sunny Birthday Flowers
My darling daughter needed a birthday card for her best friend and of course, she didn't wnat any of the many cards that I have in my stash, so I made this one. I've had this color combo in my head for about a week now so when I had no problem deciding on that. I picked up a mat pack earlier in the week and it had these wonderful papers in it. Perfect for making sunny flowers.I inked up the stems only on my Garden Poems stamp (Penny Black) with Basic Brown ink and stamped them on the gingham paper. The leaves were colored with Copics.
The sentiment is from Inkadinkado's Birthday Cupcakes set and I stamped it in Basic Brown.
This was a pretty simple card and I think she's gonna like it.
Have a great day! TTFN
Hugs, Becky
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Late night stamping!
It's late and I'm up and I felt like stamping so I browsed over to SCS to check out the challenges they had posted. Since it was late, I decided to combine the Limited Supply Challenge with the Inspiration Challenge and this is the card I came up with. I decided to make it a Valentine card since I hadn't really made any yet. I ditched the traditional V-Day colors and opted for these rich, earthy tones and I have to say, I like it!
The images are from Inkadinkado's Hearts & Love and Flower Garden sets. I inked my FG stamp with Really Rust Ink and then colored around the image with my Copic and Really Rust markers. I used Glossy Accents on the center image. I added the love birds to give it a little more dimention and finished it off with a cut out heart from my Cricut and Storybook Cart.
Well, like I said.......it's very late and my fingers keep hitting the wrong keys so I'm gonna say good night for now. I'm not very good at sleep typing! LOL
Hope your having a great weekend and if you're not, stamp something! That's a sure fire way to pick up your spirits!
TTFN!
Hugs, Becky
Monday, January 4, 2010
My first card in the New Year, Classic meets Country..

Hello, hello, hello! I've missed you all! It's a brand spankin New Year and one of my goals this year is to get back into stamping and blogging about it. I'm gonna take it slow and easy so my posts will probably be weekly rather than daily, but I'm gonna give it my best shot.
The classic part of this card would be the elegent embossed stamping and the textured background. The country part of this card would have to be the black and white checked ribbon. I think they look pretty good together, what do you think? I couldn't resist adding some scallops and that big black button to finish it off. I also added a cuttlebugged sentiment at the bottom using my With Love Border folder. I heat embossed it to make it pop a little more.Have a wonderful day! TTFN
Hugs, Becky
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Sketch # 90
Sketch # 90:

My card:

I used another cupcake image from The Cutting Cafe and colored it with my Copics, cut it out and popped it up on dimentionals. I added a little ribbon and prima to the cupcake just for fun. The color inspiration came from a piece of DP that I didn't end up using. I liked the color combo, but the design was just too busy for what I wanted to achieve. It was a good decision and I really like the way this turned out, don't you?
I've already been over to the Sketches blog and checked out what the design team did and I have to say, I like it. Why don't you stop in and check it out. We'd also be thrilled to see what you can do with the sketch. If you do the sketch be sure to post a link on the Sketches site so we can see what you did. You could be selected as our featured stamper and have your picture and bio on the site. How fun is that?
That's all the stamping stuff I have for you today. I've been uber busy with design stuff and family stuff and American Idol. Can't miss American Idol. The competition is tough this year and I have my faves. So far they're still in and I'm pretty sure if they were to get the least votes for an off week, the judges would save them. Do you wanna know who my faves are? I thought so. I love Danny cause he's just so darn cute and talented to boot, Chris cause he's just too sexy and Adam cause he's an amazing artist. I like the others too but those are my top three.
I need to wrap this up and get going. I have to get back to work. Gotta love those split shifts!
Have a fabulous day and thanks for stopping by! TTFN
Hugs, Becky
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Another cupcake card
Here is my fun and bright cupcake card. I love these colors together.

Still playing with the cupcake images from The Cutting Cafe. (I just love them, they're so fabulous.)
I added one small detail, a candle from Tags & More. I just used my craft knife and cut along one of the lines and inserted it.
Keeping with my usual, I used the swirl & swiss dot folders for texture.
I've been challenging myself to use up some of my stash of hoarded papers. This one is from Provocraft and is probably retired I've hoarded it so long. The star border was made using a Fiskars star punch and threading water punch .
I was wondering something? Do you like it better when I add the recipe at the end of the post? If so, let me know and I'll bring it back. I value your opinion!
I'm headed off to blog land to see what I've been missing. I'm sure there's some good stuff I need to see.
Have a great day and thanks for stopping in to see me. TTFN
Hugs, Becky
Friday, April 3, 2009
Happiness is Friday and a Cupcake Card
I am getting ready to head into my favorite place in the world (my stamp room. It's a good thing I didn't write the script for The Wizard Of Oz or the line would have been, "there's no place like my stamp room".)
Before I head into my happy place, I wanted to post the card I did for this week's sketch challenge on SCS.
I used another one of those yummy cupcake digital images from The Cutting Cafe. I colored it with my Copics and paired it with some fun bright colored DP that I've been hoarding for a while. Throw in some primas, buttons, cuttlebugging and cool borders and this is the end result. Very bright and cheery!!!
I'm off to my happy place now. Hope you get to do the same! Click your heals together and repeat after me. "There's no place like my stamp room, there's no place like my stamp room!" TTFN
Hugs, Becky
Saturday, March 28, 2009
I just saved a bunch of money by switching to Geico
I was playing around with my Humorous Birthday set from Inkadinkado while doing Jen's Sketch For You To Try and came up with this card:
Isn't that lizard cute? Reminds me of the Geico lizard.
This card was super simple. I just stamped the image and colored it with my Copics.
This is the only card I have for posting today. I spent the better part of the morning catching up on the last three week's of Grey's Anatomy (they are so good). I haven't been watching it because I thought they were showing reruns. I'm such a goof.
I still have this week's episode to watch, so I'm gonna run for now! Don't tell me what happens!
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by! TTFN
Hugs, Becky
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Cuttlebug Be Inspired 20
You can find the sketch on the Cuttlebug Challenges Blog along with the amazing creations the team has for you. Here is my interpretation of the sketch which I have to tell you, I love, love, love (the sketch that is)!

Stamps: Expressions. Papers: Nana's Nursery It's A Boy, White Textured. Inks: Brilliance Graphite Black. Extras: Cuttlebug, Welcome Baby Folder,Just My Type Folder, Cricut, Mini Monograms Cart, Threading Water Punch, Ribbon, Say It With Crystals, Black EP, Corner Punch.
I love this polka dotted paper from Nana's Nursery and thought it would look great paired with black accents. I like it, what do you think?
I have a bonus to add to this. I made a matching basket to go with the card.
Last night I was cleaning up my stamp room and got a little distracted because these papers were still sitting right there on my desk and they were screaming "play with me". What was I to do? I tried ignoring them but just like one of my kids, they only got louder. *Hee hee*
I caved in (just like I do with my kids, I'm such a pushover) and made this cute little weaved basket.

and filled it with Peppermint Patty flowers (no, not the one on Charlie Brown, the candies).
Here is a closeup of the flowers for you. The candy is sandwiched between two flowers and attached to skewers. Cute huh? Here is a picture of the happy couple together.
Sorry, I got a little distracted. Let me get back to what you came here for, the Cuttlebug Challenge.We would love for you to do the sketch with us so be sure to visit the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog and check it out. You could be picked by Valerie Salmon herself as our card of the week and win a subscription to Got Sketch! Pretty cool stuff!
Be sure to stop by Saturday for a basket and flower tutorial!
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by! TTFN
Friday, February 6, 2009
Texture, texture and more texture

The big embossed flower and the hearts were made with the Cricut and George Cart. I'm still giving my Hearts & Love Stamps a run for their money. They just magically appear every time I get ready to stamp.
I'm off to stamp. I picked up another mat pack today and can't wait to break into it. It's got some really cool spring colors.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Sketch #81
Good morning and welcome to this week's Sketches card. Tamara gave us another awesome layout to work with and since I was working on Valentines cards I just kept to that theme. I am totally in love with my Hearts & Love stamp set and just can't seem to put it down.I inked the heart with red pigment and heat embossed with clear ep. The birds were inked with black pigment ink and heat embossed with black ep.
Another thing I just can't seem to put down is my All Occasions Mixed Media Pack. It just screams romance to me. I love the gray and black with just a *pop* of red.
It's been a while since I've torn paper but that was my interpretation of the layout and I really like the way it looks. Here is the layout for you to try.
We would love for you to join us in doing the sketch. Remember if you do to post a link to your design on the Sketches blog. You could be chosen as our featured stamper for the week. While your over there, check out the awesome cards by the other design team. As usual, they rocked this challenge.Stamps: Hearts & Love. Paper: Black Textured, All Occasions Mixed Media Pack, White, Vellum. Inks: Black Pigment, Red Pigment. Extras: Black EP, Clear EP, Paper Flowers, Rhinestones, Fern Punch, Threading Water Punch, Red Stickles, Thickers, Cuttlebug & Swirls Folder.
I've been a little under the weather the last few days so I've been a little quiet on here but I am feeling a little better today and should be back in full swing soon, I hope.
Thanks to all who participated in the blog hop this weekend. Wowee! What a huge success that was and so much fun. I am amazed at all the comments I recieved for my door hanger. You guys are awesome.
So glad you stopped by today! Have a great day. TTFN
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Cuttlebug Be Inspired 17

Sunday, February 1, 2009
CPS 100 Card Contest

Good morning my crafting friends. Have you been over to CPS lately. They are celebrating their 100th sketch with a contest. You still have time to enter but time is running out. This is my entry for the challenge.
I started by stamping my image from the Tim Holtz Collection in Choco Chip and then again in White Pigment and heat embossing with White EP. I then stamped the Saldigo Sprig and sentiment in Black Pigment Ink and heat embossing with Black EP. Layering one image over the other. I also stamped, heat embossed and cut out the birds from Hearts & Love. I love these colors with the Kraft card stock.
Stamps: Tim Holtz Collection (Stampers Anonymous), Saldigo Sprig (Rubber Stampede) Hearts & Love (Inkadinkado). Papers: Kraft, Gray Textured, All Occasions Mixed Media Pack. Inks: Choco Chip, Black Pigment, White Pigment. Extras: White EP, Black EP, Ribbon, Threading Water Punch, Dimentionals.
So how many of you all are gonna be watching the Superbowl today? Usually I watch just for the commercials (I don't really get into football unless it's my son playing) but since my Cards are in it this year I gotta watch a root for them. Sorry if you are a Steelers fan. I love them too but I grew up in Arizona and have hoped year after year that the Cards game would improve. I'm ecstatic that they made it so far this year. GO CARDS!!!!!!
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by! Hugs to you! TTFN
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Limited Valentine

I've been popping in and out of SCS today when I wasn't cleaning my stamp room, and came across the limited supply challenge from Friday. The challenge was to make a card using black as your card base. Well, while cleaning the stamp room, I was putting away my Thickers (which just so happen to be black)and was inspired to make this card.
I am in love with this stamp set. (No pun intended) The stamp set is Hearts & Love (Inkadinkado). I stamped the sentiment using black pigment ink on vanilla and heat embossed it with black ep. The hearts were stamped with red pigment on black cs and then heat embossed with heat & stick powder and glitter. The birds are also embossed using black pigment and black ep.
Stamps: Hearts & Love. Paper: Black textured, Vanilla, Mixed Media Pack (All Occassions). Inks: Red & Black Pigment. Extras: Ribbon, Threading Water Punch, Button, Black EP, Heat & Stick Powder, Thickers.
Time to get back to cleaning the stamp room. I love how cleaning spurs my creativity. I wasn't really in the mood to stamp today until I started cleaning.
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by! Hope you get to stamp something today! TTFN
Friday, January 23, 2009
TECC #52 A Year Of Cupcakes
Here is the card I made using her awesome sketch.

I thought it was only fitting that I use one of my Changito's for this challenge since it was a Changito image that won me the honor of being a Featured Cupcake Stamper in the first place. I also wanted to do something unique and different. The idea to do the whole card in black & white with the exception of the cupcake came to me on Sunday. Isn't it cute? I printed the sentiment on the background using my computer and Bart font.
Look at that cherry! I used my embossing pen and clear ep to get the cherry to shine. Isn't that yummy?
Stamps:Birthday Cupcakes(Inkadinkado), Changito Bouquet(Stampendous). Paper: All Occasions Mixed Media Pack, White. Inks: Brilliance Graphite Black, Going Gray. extras: Cuttlebug & Just My Type Border Folder, Copics, Sponge, Cricut & George Cart, Clear EP and Embossing Pen, Threading Water Punch.
Check out the list of ladies doing this same challenge! I have to say I'm awestruck to be included in this list. Hop on over to their blogs and show them some inky love!
Lynn Mercurio: http://www.stamperosity.blogspot.com/
Cindy Haffner: http://cindyhaffnerscorner.blogspot.com/
Sherrie Siemens: http://sherrie-cardcreme.blogspot.com/
Don't forget to check out Taylor's blog, the anniversary celebration headquarters, for all of the sketch challenges as well as an awesome grand prize for one random winner who participates in ALL 9 sketch challenges! We hope you'll help us celebrate this yummy occasion!
Hugs to you and have a great day! TTFN
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Sketch # 79
Tamara created another awesome layout for us this week and I had such a great time coming up with this week's card.
Here is this weeks sketch:

Here is my card for this weeks sketch:
I've been thinking about my mom a lot lately so it was easy to decide what my focus was gonna be, butterflies. I inked up the butterfly from Expressions (Inkadinkado) with Cranberry and stamped it on the white textured paper. I then punched a swirl in the wings and around the edges of the butterflies. I went back overthe punch areas and wings with a Copic marker to add a little more depth. The sentiment and corner flourish were stamped in white pigment ink and heat embossed with white ep. I added some adhesive pearls (Elements) just to give a little something extra. Mom would have loved this one for sure.
Paper: White, White textured, DP from Wild Asparagus (My Minds Eye). Stamps: Expressions. Ink: White Pigment, Cranberry Extras: Scallop Border & Butterfly Punch(Martha Stewart) Piercing Tool, Cuttlebug & Just My Type Border Folder, White EP, Adhesive Pearls, Copic.
Make sure to stop by the Sketches site to see the lovely cards from the other members of the design team. We would love for you to do the sketch with us and if you do, you could be our featured stamper. Just leave a comment and a link to your design on the Sketches site. Happy Stamping and hugs to you!
That's all I have for now. Gotta go to work. Thanks for stopping by! TTFN
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Sleep challenged and a couple challenge cards
I guess sleeplessness can have it's perks.
Here are a couple of the cards I made while trying to wear myself out.

This one is for Julee's Mojo Monday challenge and uses the Expressions stamp set (Inkadinkado)that I got for Christmas but has just now seen ink.
Papers: Caramel and Cranberry (SU),and Retro Mat Pack (DCWV). Inks: Basic Brown and Caramel. Extra: Punches(Scallop Circle, Scallop Border, Butterfly, Fern),Cuttlebug & Circles and Flowers Folder, Ribbon, Buttons, Stickles, Piercing Tool, Sponge.
After playing around with all the rich earthy tones, I decided I wanted to make something fun and bright.

This one is for Taylor's Cupcake Challenge. What? There's no cupcakes on this one?
I know, I started with full intentions of doing a cupcake image with these cute little bees standing on top. Try as I may, I just couldn't make it look right, so I ditched the cupcake and just stuck with the bees( I had spent a good bit of time cutting those suckers out, of course I wasn't going to ditch them). LOL! Anyway, Taylor's guidelines say you don't have to use cupcakes so it still fits the challenge. Yeah!!!!!
Isn't is nice and springy?
Stamps: Bee Trio (Stampendous), Expressions (Inkadinkado). Paper: Bright Punch Out Pack and Best Occasions Textured (Colorbok), White. Inks: Brilliance Graphite Black. Extras: Cuttlebug & Swiss Dot Folder, Copic Markers, Primas, Buttons, Ribbon, Slit Punch, Dimentionals.
I'm finally getting sleepy! Yeah! Stamp therapy was a terrific success. Who knew?
I think I might be able to sleep now. You all have a fabulous day! Thanks for stopping by to see me! TTFN
Friday, January 16, 2009
Love is in the air.
I have a couple V-day cards to show you today. I've been playing around a little more with my Hearts& Love set from Inkadinkado. I sure do love this set and it's quickly becoming my favorite V-day set. That is until the next one comes along, but I'm sure you all know how that goes. LOL This first one I kept pretty simple and used rich papers from my coordinating print mat pack (DCWV). The hearts were stamped in Cranberry and the sentiment in Choco Chip.
For the second card I chose to go with non-traditional V-day colors. Mainly because I chose the backgroound paper first. It's also from my coordinating print mat pack. I used my Just My Type border EF's to give the background some texture. The hearts were heat embossed by stamping the image first in Versamark and then in Choco Chip on white card stock, and then embossing with UTEE and coloring the heart with a Copic marker. Extras are ribbon, border (MS punch), scallop circles and sponging. Yummo!
That's it for today! Time to do some much needed blog hopping! Gotta show some love to my cyber friends. Have a great Friday and thanks for stopping by! TTFN
Friday, January 2, 2009
Hearts and Love

I stamped the heart in Red Pigment Ink on white cs and then heat embossed it with clear EP. I colored in the flowers using my black marker (SU). The sentiment is from SU's All About U set and is also stamped in Red Pigment Ink and then sprinkled with heat& stick powder, heated and then sprinkled with red glitter and heated again. The papers are from my All Occasions Mixed Media Pack (Walmart). The Vellum is dry embossed using my Paisley EF and Cuttlebug. The red dots around the scallops and chipboard are done with Red Stickles. Oh and I almost forgot. Ribbon. That is ribbon you see top and bottom of the panel. I just love the contrast of colors here, don't you?
The layout is from this week's design layout on Card Positioning Systems. One of my goals for the new year is to participate in the blog challenges I love and CPS is just one of many.
Stamps: Hearts & Love (Inkadinkado), All About U (Stampin Up)
Paper: All Occasions Mixed Media Pack
Ink: Red Pigment
Accessories: Scallop Punch, Red Stickles, Chipboard Accents, Red Glitter, Ribbon
Now that I've gotten this posted, I really need to get some work done around here. My desk looks as if a big paper & stamp eating monster threw up all over it. Seriously, I have about a 12 by 12 space that is not covered with stuff. I know I'm not the only one who does this cause I've seen some of the pictorial confessions on your blogs. I'm just not courageous enough to show pictures. LOL
Have a wonderfully creative day! Hope you get some time to stamp something. Thanks for stopping by! TTFN


