Snowy Cottage

For those that check today you get a sneak peek at the Christmas Challenge this month. This months DD/DDA challenge is winter cottage. Most people are planning their summer trips to the beach house or cottage, well let's think winter instead. Create using a winter house scene, chimney scene or even a door front that is ready for christmas. Anyone can play, use keywords SCSCCJUN12 if you load to SCS. We would love to see your creations.
This stamp I am told is from PSX called Snowy Cottage, as the stamp was a gift and the info is no longer on the wood stamp. I believe the company no longer is in business, sorry. I really do love this image. The fancy design on the bottom is using Spellbinders Classic Decorative Inserts three edgeabilities. The look it gives a card is fabulous I think. Some sparkle was added to the snow and ofcourse who could resist these beautiful primas made by my friend Pat. hee hee Hope you can play along with us this month! Have a great day.

Congratulations

Happy day! Yep I told you I spent the extra day this weekend stamping with my new Whiff of Joy Summer secret kit. I am having a blast with these images.Talk about adorable. I really think I might have to order all the secret kits if they are anything like this. This is a wedding card for my SIL that is getting married in June. She got the bridal shower card that I made and loved it. I know you are tired of the Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles already, I can't help it. Just look how beautiful it creates a frame. Used yes... Cherry Lynn flourishes on this one as well. And yes my Pat Primas. Do you see a pattern lately? Well.... when its all on the stamp table sometimes you just have to go with it. ha! I did add one of the mini doilies I bought to the back for some flair. I love how this turned out and I know my SIL is going to love it. I think I have found a new mouse to love. Now I have these and House Mouse. yea!
Well I spoke to soon on Monday. Now the kids are signed up for a week of soccer camp, basketball camp and then VBS right after. So the month of June is full. ;0) Atleast these are only 2 hours each day. We will start the summer off with a bang as they say. Thanks for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day.

TPE150 Just a note

Happy Tuesday! Did you have a nice extra long weekend? We sure did as we were busy, however I got time to stamp yea! This is for the Pink Elephant challenge 150. They have a awesome photo inspritation.

The polka dots were easy as I knew I would use the Swiss Dots folder for that, the red's and creams were the colors of choice. The stamp is from Whiff of Joy's Summer surprise kit that I got last week. I have had so much fun with this set you will see in the coming days. I just adore the whole set and have inked up just about each one of them this weekend. ha! I got my Cherry Lynn Flourishes and I can't seem to put that down either. I really like how this turned out. Thisis the last melon as Ice age would say with my brown Pat prima. Yep used my very last one, I wonder what that means? Pat???? hee hee You know I am kidding! The frame shape is with Spellbinders Labels Eight one of my favorite shapes they have. Hope you have a fabulous day! Thanks for stopping in with me today!

Summer Sports

Totally Stampalicious is ready for summer! Yep the challenge today is summertime. Create a summer themed creation. I bet you are wondering what is she thinking with this summer creation. WELL.... the boys are usually in sports for the summer and I make the coaches thank you cards. So I am ahead of the game as they say and have my first thank you card done. Only problem is we don't have them signed up for any sports yet. EEK! They can't decide what they want to play this summer. If I am lucky we might be sport free for the summer, whohoo! Bad mom I know, but sometimes a break is a good thing. We just got done with soccer as much fun as that was for two seasons I am ready for a break. Back to my creation, this is using the adorable A+ Bears for my card. The sketch is from CardPatterns sketch 167 this week. My main panel might be a hair smaller than the sketch but it works I think. Easy Peasy!
Hope you can join us this week! Have a great day.

FS277 It's a Shower

This weeks Featured Stamper is Susanbri. She has a darling gallery with lots of CAS style creations. Lots of Christmas ones also, but I needed a card for a bridal shower so I cased this Baby Shower card. Kept the colors, oval frame and simplicity. Changed the stamps, didn't have shimmery paper but I used my swiss dots folder and added pearls. This image is in my new Summer Kit from Whiff of Joy! I got it on Thursday and I ADORE the set. Oh my goodness.... all the stamps in this kit are totally adorable. I have never done a kit without seeing all the images, so I thought why not. I loved seeing all the sneaks with this image alone. I am so GLAD that I ordered it as I already have a few images colored up and working on the cards. hee hee Doesn't a new stamp set just get you all excited? Well it does me. ha! This was for my SIL who can do an english accent very well. She just loved the card. Ofcourse put a few of my Pat prima's on here to make it extra special. I hope you get to play along with us this week. Have a wonderful day!

April Showers brings May Flowers

Whohoo! It's Friday! We have a busy weekend planned with the extra day and I can't wait. Just as the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers and at Flourishes -- we are watching the daisies sprout! Just take a trip to see all of our designers today and you're sure to be inspired as they show off their creations using our set Gerber Daisies! And, if you like what you see, you should know that today and tomorrow only - you can add this set to your collection for 20% off! Just use the code DAISY at the time of check out!
My creation is pretty easy peasy as I stamped my Gerber Daisies on the beautiful Romantic rectangles from Spellbinders. These awesome Candi iced gems make for a great accent for a simple card. Again easy peasy lemon squeezy.

Be sure to check out the gorgeous creations from the design team and have a wonderful weekend!
Christine
Cindy
Julie
Dawn
Danielle
Barbara
Tammy
Sharon
Jan Marie

Top Shot Birthday Party

Our family really likes the show Top Shot. Of course since hubby does competition shooting that is not a surprise. In some of the major matches for USPSA we have meet several of the contestants before. Remember when I posted (HERE) about Vegas? We got to meet some of the contestants from Top Shot that are not in the competition world, but were on the show.
The twins wanted to have a Top Shot Birthday Party. I made the invites below and included inside to please bring eye protection. Most parents would probably freak out if they saw that on the invite, not our kids friends. ha! They are pretty familiar with our families hobby. I made the bullet holes with my piercing tool and copic E25.


Here is a little video we edited from the party of the kids shooting their stages.



The birthday boys and their bullseye cupcakes from the party. The placemats are targets we cut out and placed at each kids seat. Curtis still has his safety glasses on and Nathan is making a silly face. The kids had so much fun!

Thanks for taking a peek at our biggest joy in life! This sure was a fun day. Have a wonderful day.

For my sweet coffee friend Pat

This gift was made for Pat aka Blooms in the box. Pat introduced me to *Da Man* as he has been dubbed, which in turn started my wild adventures of the West Family Saga. This set is from SU called Wild Wild West. This scriptures speaks to my heart, hence the heart frame. I painted this frame chocolate brown. Once it was dry I added my brown lace trim to the outside of the frame and the inside the heart. Of course my blooms are from Pat's beautiful handy work. Da man was stamped out and colored with copics, then mounted him on dimensionals for the frame. I really like how this turned out and I am hoping Pat likes it as well. Thank you for my morning coffee breaks each week Pat! They are so special and I look foward to them in my week! Hugs....

House Mouse Challenge #120 Circles and Dots

Today on the House Mouse and Friends Blog Challenge #120 its all about Circles and Dots, All around fun. Our challenge is brought to us by Sue D. The sponsors this week are: House-Mouse Designs; Pizzazz Aplenty. The prizes are : A $25 HMD Gift Certificate; Pizzazz Apleny $10 Gift Pkg . Hope you get to play along with us this week.
We celebrated the boys birthday this weekend so my creation is quick and easy. Not that I put a whole lot of fluff into my creations, but this is much quicker for what I had planned for the challenge. This is the adorble new Poppy Cot from House Mouse Stamps. I just adore the poppy and he looks so happy sleeping there. Added a few jewels and a simple sentiment. Easy Peasy today.

Don't forget to load your creations over on the Hand Stamped By Me page on the official House Mouse Stamps Site. They would love to have your creations in their gallery. Have a wonderful day!

FS276 Merry Christmas

Happy Sunday! The boys Top Shot Birthday party yesterday was awesome. We had so much fun and I got lots of video and pictures. Those will be coming later this week. If you watch the show you will adore the party, the kids LOVED it!
This is for the Featured Stamper challenge 276 Candylou. Candace has a wonderful gallery. I cased her Merry Christmas card. Kept it a Christmas card, layout and very similar paper design. Changed the sentiment to a poinsettia flower from Flourishes Poinsettia and Boxwood set. Also changed the colors. This also fits the Dirty Dozen Christmas challenge this month Flower Power. Anyone can play along and we would love if you did. Use keyword SCSCCMAY12 when you load to the gallery.
Hope you have a wonderful day!

Motherhood Hydrangea frame

Happy Friday! I am READY for the weekend after this week! Flourishes release last week was fabulous if you missed it you will get to see some creations today from the design team using the new sets. Our New Release Bundle ends tonight. Your chance to get an extra 10% off the whole release ends. Don't miss your chance at these fabulous sets.
My creation is a gift that I made using the new set Hydrangea. I bought this $1 frame from Walmart and painted it white. Once it was dry I took some of the beautiful white lace trim and I glued that to the inside of the frame from the back. This was perfect as it has a little ledge that the photo sits on, that is if you use it for photo's. ha! I then took some lavendar cardstock as a backing. Cut out my sentiment panel which I used a sentiment from Motherly Love and popped that up on dimensionals. Around the frame from the front I used the delicate satin dot center lavendar ribbon as well as the bow in the center. A few of the Iced Candi gems in the corners and my Hydrangea's I colored and cut out to the corners. Voila a beautiful Mother's Day frame.

Be sure to see the creations from the design team today. Have a wonderful weekend!
Christine
Cindy
Julie
Dawn
Danielle
Barbara
Tammy
Sharon
Jan Marie

Prima Donna, Blog Hop and New Release

Welcome to Totally Stampalicious MAY NEW RELEASE and BLOG HOP! If you just came from Joanne's Blog you are in the right place. Just joining us, head back on over to the TS Blog to start hopping.

We have FOUR BRAND NEW STAMP SETS from our fabulous Bugaboo line by artist Jodie Mackrell! AVAILABLE NOW at Totally Stampalicious!
As always we'll be giving away PRIZES as well to THREE lucky Hoppers!!!
1st Prize - All 4 New Sets
2nd Prize - $15 Gift Certficate
3rd Prize - $5 Gift Certificate
All you have to do is Hop along with us and leave your comments along the way and maybe. YOU could be a WINNER!!!!
My creation is using the new Bugaboo Brat. Darling isn't she. hee hee I added a bit of lace trim to her tu-tu and a few jewels. A girls gotta have her bling. After I cut her out I popped her up on dimensionals. Easy Peasy creation.

Before you head on over to Angel's Blog for your next hop. Here are a few details you might want to check out!!
DESIGN TEAM CALL!!!!
We are on the lookout for a few new designers for the Stampalicious Dream Team!! Think you might have what it takes?! We are a fun and fabulous group of ladies who love to color, create and, of course, LAUGH!!! ~We usually release FOUR new sets a month and we ask our designers to make TWO creations per stamp set that they choose! (You only pick the ones you want, but be forewarned....you'll probably want them all!!!) ~We also ask designers to participate in ALL of our Blog Hops and, as often as possible, our weekly challenges!
If you want to be a part of this incredible team, please send 2-3 samples of your current work, with at least one showing us your coloring skills totallystampalicious@gmail.com Please put DT CALL in your subject line. All entries must be in by Wednesday May 23rd!

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Dirty Dozen Puppy

The new Dirty Dozen reveal is today over on Splitcoaststampers. The new girls have been working up some gorgeous creations for you. The theme this month is AWESOME! Be sure to check it out. I don't have anything new to show you today, however here is one of my Dirty Dozen creations I made when I was still dirty. hee hee This adorable puppy is called Autumn Fun. Oh such a cutie pie isn't he. Such a joy to color as he made me smile the entire time. This Spellbinders Fleur De Lis was a favorite of mine for ever and I think some got tired of me using it. ha! Anyways, thanks for stopping in today. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Stampalicious Design Team call and CAS

Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day yesterday. Mine was relaxing and wonderful. Today on the Totally Stampalicious Blog the challenge is CAS aka Clean and Simple challenge. My creation is showing you a sneaky peek at one of the new sets coming out this Thursday at our New release Blog hop. Joy gave me the okay to show you a sneak peek. hee hee This new set is called A+ Bears. Isn't he adorable? Talk about a CAS and quick card this couldn't get any easier. Hope you get to play along with us this week.



DESIGN TEAM CALL!!!!
We are on the lookout for a few new designers for the Stampalicious Dream Team!! Think you might have what it takes?! We are a fun and fabulous group of ladies who love to color, create and, of course, LAUGH!!! ~We usually release FOUR new sets a month and we ask our designers to make TWO creations per stamp set that they choose! (You only pick the ones you want, but be forewarned....you'll probably want them all!!!) ~We also ask designers to participate in ALL of our Blog Hops and, as often as possible, our weekly challenges!
If you want to be a part of this incredible team, please send 2-3 samples of your current work, with at least one showing us your coloring skills totallystampalicious@gmail.com Please put DT CALL in your subject line. All entries must be in by Wednesday May 23rd!
Don't forget about our May NEW RELEASE and BLOG HOP!!!! Thursday, May 17th at 9pm EST Join us and you might be the LUCKY WINNER of one of the awesome PRIZES we'll be giving away!!!

FS275 For Baby

This weeks Featured Stamper is Tracy Mac! I have appreciated Tracy's work for awhile as she has great layers, details and colors... I mean what's not to like! I chose tracy's sweet cow for my case. Changed the layers, ribbon, colors and animal yet kept it with a farm animal. I used the Moovelous lamb in the set for my card. I hope you get to play along with us this week!

Happy Mother's day to you all! Enjoy the day and hopefully it is relaxing and with family and friends.

Meet me On The Porch...

Today is shopping day as Flourishes release is available now. We are showing the last of the release called On the Porch. My creation is a porch scene that I created using On the Porch and Windows to the world. I first stamped out the chair, then I used a sticky note to cover it then stamped the window. I hand drew the floor and the wall line. Now be easy as I have not created a scene in a really long time. Kinda turned out cute though I think. Added a little pearl to the pillow and voila!
The Spring Clean Sale ends on Sunday. Don't miss your chance at getting those Embossing folders and other goodies you have been waiting for!My wonderful designer friends have beautiful creations for you today:

Christine
Cindy
Julie
Dawn
Danielle
Barbara
Tammy
Sharon
Jan Marie
Heather
New Release Reminders:
Home Sweet Home Challenge: Your chance to win our entire new release.
Mystery Blogger: Comment on all the Design teams blog and you might win the set of the day.
New Release Bundle: Purchase the entire new release bundle at a discount of 10% Limited time!
1,2,3 Create Kit called Genuine is available while quantities last.

Let's hear it for the boys

Welcome to Flourishes Noon challenge Let's hear it for the boys. I was excited for this challenge. I used the new set Father's Day and the set Moments in Time which I stamped out the large image as a background filler. Tied off a little bit of ribbon with a button twine combo and added some Gelly Roll Stardust Pen to the My Dad, it is hard to see in the photo. Easy Peasy guy card.Check out our sale! Sale is good through Sunday!

Challenge Details: This challenge is all about the men in your life -- no matter what the age! All you need to do is make a more masculine card for this challenge and you will be in the running! If you upload to Splitcoaststampers, please use the keyword FLLCMAYRW2. Entries must be in before Friday, May 11th at 5PM EST. To enter, make sure you link up your creation over on the Flourishes Blog using the Inlinkz Widget! I hope you get to play along with us. Some fabulous creations from my designer friends:
Christine
Tammy
Jan Marie
Maki

Introducing Father's Day...

If you love Flourishes silhouettes line you are sure to love this new one as well. We are introducing today Father's Day! This is a wonderful set for those guys in our lives. Masculine cards are one of my favorite to make if you follow my blog at all, so this set was a sure winner with me.
My frame is using Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles , doesn't that name just draw you in already? The image is used is is the sweetest image of dad coming home and the kids clamoring for his hugs and kisses I think. Take a few of the new embellishments called Candi in Metallique Steel, add those to the corners. You have yourself an easy peasy masculine card. Be sure to check back at noon for my noon time challenge creation.
***Don't forget about our Spring Clean Sale happening through Sunday. ***

Need some more inspiration today? Check out my designer friends:
Christine
Cindy
Julie
Dawn
Danielle
Barbara
Tammy
Sharon
Jan Marie
New Release Reminders:
Home Sweet Home Challenge: Your chance to win our entire new release.
Mystery Blogger: Comment on all the Design teams blog and you might win the set of the day.
Noon Time Challenge: Check back at 12 noon for our challenge and your chance to win the set of the day.
New Release Bundle: Purchase the entire new release bundle at a discount of 10% Limited time!
1,2,3 Create Kit: Our new 1,2,3 Create kit is available called Genuine.

Meet Hydrangea...

Happy Wednesday and welcome to Flourishes May new release. As always Flourishes has a beautiful design of stamps that will make you drool. Today we are showing you the new set called Hydrangea. My oh my does it get any better than this? My creation is using the large flower in the set. After my image was colored and dried I cut it out and popped it up on dimensionals. I set that aside so that I could work on the frame. Spellbinders Floral Ovals die is beautiful and would make for an elegant frame so I cut one out. Then I took Spellbinders Classic Ovals and cut out the center so I have a frame, add a few dimensionals to the back. Insert my Hydrangea that I cut out, add my sentiment and a ribbon bow. Voila! I love how this turned out. All that white space and framing really brings out the flowers don't you think?
We are so excited about this release that we are having a Spring Cleaning SALE!!! 15% off all embellishments, papers, spellbinders, paper and embossing folders. Just use the code SPRINGCLEAN at check out to apply your discount.

Don't forget to check out the gorgeous creations from my Designer friends:
Christine
Cindy
Julie
Dawn
Danielle
Barbara
Tammy
Sharon
Jan Marie
New Release Reminders:
Home Sweet Home Challenge: Your chance to win our entire new release.
Mystery Blogger: Comment on all the Design teams blog and you might win the set of the day.
Noon Time Challenge: Check back at 12 noon for our challenge and your chance to win the set of the day.
New Release Bundle: Purchase the entire new release bundle at a discount of 10% Limited time!

I can't hear you....

We Want Da Man.... We Want Da Man.... We Want Da Man.... We Want Da Man.... We Want Da Man.... We Want Da Man.... We Want Da Man.... We Want Da Man....

Cindy aka Mothermark is on a mission to get the Wild Wild West set brought back for a 25th anniversary special from Stampin Up. I have to agree I want it back also! So if you are a Wild Wild West FAN... check out the thread (((((((HHHHEEERRREEE))))))) and leave your comment and follow all suggestions to bring back da man! hee hee