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So Vintage - Shabby Chic

Hi There! Here today for the Friends of Waltzingmouse Stamps August Blog Waltz. This month Claire challenged us all to create a project based on a Vintage-Shabby Chic theme (as you probably have guessed this happens to be my fave :) For complete Waltz details please visit the The Play Room. Here is myVintage-Shabby Chic card full of FRUIT...

Glittered Kindness

Hi Friends! Happy Labor Day if you are celebrating here in the US :) Hope you don't have to work! I feel fortunate to have had most of the weekend off besides an 8 hr shift on Saturday. Just a quick lil' card here to share. This week, Sharon is challenging us all to pull out our JustRite Stamps & make some Glitter Magic for this week's JustRite Friday Challenge...

with Love...WMSC11

Hi There! Thanks so much to all who played along with last week's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge! So many fabulous projects! Here today with an all new sketch. Rather than making a card, I made a lil' home decoration wall hanging for my dear sister, Tina who takes care of my fur babies while I am out of town using the new Spellbinders™ Grand Nestabilities®...

Happy Birthday Mother...WMSC13

Hi Friends! Time for another Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge! Thanks to all who played along last week, there were once again so many gorgeous projects!I made this card for my Mother-In-Law, Barbara, who will be celebrating her 79th Birthday on September 10th. I pulled out both the LF-127 Grand Scalloped Squares & the LF-126 Grand Squares die templates to create the 1st mat of the card then using the S4-127 Classic Scalloped Squares LG....

WMSC15

Hi Friends! Thanks so much for the sweet comment on my Halloween banner that I made for the Friends of Waltzingmouse Stamps September Blog Waltz. Here today to share this card I made for this week's Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge. This card is rather Clean And Simple for me. I inked up Musical Backgrounds to create the background for the top layer & paired it with some pretty My Mind's Eye DP.....

Hi Girls! It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas....I have been decorating & stored away in the ornament boxes were my fur babies Santa & Mrs. Claus's suits!!! :) I couldn't resist this "Kodak" moment!

In case you haven't heard the news, Pam, my Just Us Girls team mate has been featured on the cover of Gina K's Holiday Treats Design Team Cookbook! Who knew she was as great a baker as she is a paper-crafter?! Please visit Pam's blog &/or Gina K's & show my dear friend Pam some love & while you are there, be sure to check out what all the other gals created as well!

I had the day off from work today, so I had a chance to play with my

stamps & stuff :) I combined a few challenges: For sketch inspiration, I played with Kazan's fun sketch #41 @ 2 Sketches 4 You & for color inspiration, I played with these bright, cheerful colors offered up by Broni at The Colorthrowdown, CTD72. Thanks for stopping by & looking! Be Sweet!

***REMEMBER: tomorrow is an all new challenge at Just Us Girls :)

Here is my Jingle Bells card:

I bought the gently used SU Block Party stamp set a few years ago at a rubber stamp show & this is the first time I actually used it :) I can't seem to put down the various Ranger distressing inks lately!

Ingredients Used: Stamps: SU Block Party, PTI Holiday Button Bits Paper: Bazzill Pomegranate, Guacamole, Sea Salt, SU Whisper White, Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses DP Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, SU Wild Wasabi, Ranger Antique Photo Sprinkles: Spellbinders Labels One, Scalloped Circles & Circle dies, American Crafts buttons, Offray ribbon, generic jingle bells