Leave a light on for Santa 'cause it's Summer CHA!

Hello! I had such a fun time today at CHA! I was seeing so much Holiday product, that I had to post this card that I made a while back! I used How Delightful and clear heat embossed the shade, cut it out and adhered it to the stamped lamp. I wanted it to look like an old timey lamp :). I really like the wonkyness of the card. It makes me smile!

Okay, speaky of wonky, my camera was being all crazy and diva like today at CHA, so I only got a few photos, but I still hope you enjoy them. I put them up at my Flickr here. It's hard to pick a favorite, but I just love American Crafts. They are my happy place! All of their new lines are fabulous! I also just adore Elizabeth Kartchner. She is just the sweetest! I also just love Grant at American Crafts too. They are just so nice! I hope I can take some pics tomorrow or Thursday of their new product!

Okay, I am off to bed! Tomorrow I FINALLY get to meet Lynnette in person. I am so excited! We have been blog buds for so long! Yay!

Hugs to you all!

Card stock: Neenah
Patterned paper: October Afternoon

Stamps: Lawn Fawn (how delightful)

Ink: Ranger Distress Ink, Versamark

Etc: October Afternoon stickers, Cosmo Cricket stickers, clear embossing powder, A Muse gem, black pen

Thank you so much for visiting!

Have an amazing day,

Letterbox Lovely

I just love the American Crafts Letterbox line, don't you? It's just so pretty! I love pairing it with Sew Lovely. I actually hadn't used Sew Lovely for a while (for shame!), when I started making this card as a sample for our first Malaysian store! I am so excited about that!

The Copic class was fun today! Mike keeps joking with me that I am now certified in coloring. Haha! :) Tomorrow I will be at the trade show walking around, going to some meetings, and hopefully meeting some of you!

I hope you guys have a wonderful Tuesday! Hugs!

Card stock: Neenah Paper
Patterned paper: American Crafts (letterbox)

Stamps: Lawn Fawn (Sew Lovely)

Ink: Ranger Adirondack (espresso), Versamagic (turquoise)

Etc: Flower from my stash, Spellbinders Labels 9 dies, Copics

Thank you so much for visiting!

Have an amazing day,

Bon Voyage!

I thought this little card was perfect as so many people are traveling to Chicago for the big Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) trade show! Today I am taking the Copic Certification class, and I am so excited! It should be such a blast! I also can't wait to meet some of you at CHA! Wooooo!

I hope you are all having a great day!

Card stock: Neenah (desert storm)

Stamps: Lawn Fawn (Harold's ABCs)

Ink: Papertrey Ink (orange zest)

Etc: Studio Calico baker's twine, Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride chipboard

Thank you so much for visiting!

Have an amazing day,

2 sketches 4 you 57: Hi!

Hi! Welcome to 2 Sketches 4 You day! I hope you guys are all doing well! I am writing you from Chicago! Wooo! I have been here a few days early visiting my parents and my grandmother, who is also visiting from Miami! It's been fun and crazy, and so was making this card! I thought my Mom had a paper trimmer, yeah, she doesn't! Haha! This card was made with a box cutter and a ruler. It was quite the adventure! Our sponsor this week is My Favorite Things and this is one of their fun digi stamps that I colored with Copics. I just love those dogs!

How fun is this sketch by Laura?! LOVE it! Oh, how I wish I had a punch for that white heart area! You guys are going to rock this! :)

I had to get creative with my ribbon and I round some bright yellow rafia with my Mom's wrapping paper. I distressed it with antique linen ink and a foam pad and it really gave it a cool color! I separated it out to get the fun bow shape. I made the background using Judy's Blooms, Versamark, Copics and more antique linen.

Head on over to the 2 Sketches 4 You blog and play along with us! We can't wait to see what you create!

Card stock: Neenah (solar white, desert storm)

Stamps: My Favorite Things (let's go for a walk), Lawn Fawn (judy's blooms)

Ink: Versamark, Distress Ink (antique linen)

Etc: Studio Calico stickers, Copics, raffia

Thank you so much for visiting!

Have an amazing day,

CHA, Fun teaser for August, Whales, Beach Balls, and Mr. Lawn Fawn

Hi everyone! I have so much to go through in this post!
First thing first, did you sign up for the Lawn Fawn Hearts Cards for Kids blog hop yet? Click here to get all of the details!

Next up, I am leaving for CHA! I am heading to Chicago early to spend time with my parents there. It should be a blast! I am also taking the Copic certification class on Monday. I cannot wait for CHA. I really hope that I get to meet lots of you! I am horrible with faces so please yell at me. As for finding me, I'm 5'8". That seemed to help at the last one! I am going to be taking LOTS of pics! I am going to post them to Flickr and link to that from here. I hope you guys will enjoy that!

Now, even though I am gone, Lawn Fawn is still shipping orders! My wonderful hubby and Lawn Fawn partner, Mike, will be sending orders! Get ready for thank you notes from Mr. Lawn Fawn himself. Hehe! :)

Next, I have a super fun teaser for you! Something really exciting is happening August 1st and it has to do with how much Lawn Fawn loves Cup Cards To Go, and this is just a sneaky little peek:


Do you see what I see? ;) Keep your eyes on the Cup Cards To Go blog for more sneaks and details! :)

And, finally, a fun card!

Critters in the Sea and Swimsuit Season are really fun together! My whale is an October Afternoon whale because he's classy like that. Even though he is classy and fancy he loves beach balls, but only bejeweled ones. Hehe. (Can you tell I am lacking sleep?) I curved the sentiment on my block. Don't you just love that you can do that with clear stamps?!

I made an ocean of ribbon using my Tiny Attacher. I just hid the staples in the pleats! It was actually really easy and fun to do and I only almost stapled my hand to the card once. That's a score one for Kelly in my book :).

Hugs to you all. I will be blogging from Chicago! Let me know what you want to see! :)

Card stock: Neenah
Patterned paper: American Crafts, October Afternoon

Stamps: Lawn Fawn (swimsuit season, critters in the sea)

Ink: Memento (tuxedo black), Ranger Distress (broken china)

Etc: Making Memories ribbon, American Crafts brad, Copics

Thank you so much for visiting!

Have an amazing day,