Don't Forget The Giveaway!!

Hey Readers!

I will be MIA the next few days as I am attending my sister's wedding.  I'll be back sometime on Sunday for my Sunday Share, and I'll try to have some pictures to post of the wedding then.  We had the rehearsal and groom's dinner last night, and the wedding is on Saturday.  SO looking forward to it. Hope you all have a great rest of your week.

Andy and Emily at the Groom's Dinner

Don't forget--there is a giveaway on Tuesday's post.  You can find that here  Leave your comment in order to win.

See you soon!

What Energizes You

The 52 Lists Blog last Tuesday was "What Energizes You?" I definitely get my energy mostly from being with others.  I'm an extrovert.  I love a get together, I love book club, stamp club and all the other opportunities that my hobbies afford me to connect with people. I also love nature.  A walk in the woods, down to Lake Superior to throw rocks in, a pontoon ride at the lake...a trip to Bayfield, they are all energizing, too, in the downtime they provide me.  Definitely what keeps me going each day is my husband and two wonderful boys.  How about you?  Here's a collage of a few of the things that energize me made in MDS.  (My Digital Studio)  LOVE being able to create something quickly that still looks great.  

We've made it half way through the week readers!  I'm headed out for a hair appointment this afternoon and to pick up my dress for my sister's wedding.  Thanks for checking in today!  Tune in tomorrow for a new Retro Sketches.

New Product Tuesday AND A Giveaway!!

Hey Everyone!

Today I am using two new products at Stampin' Up!  One of the stamp sets from their new photopolymer line--Bomb's Away Birthday.  Have you tried photopolymer stamps yet?  If you love clear stamps, these are clear stamps but better.  They are completely clear so you can see straight through where you are stamping.  They are extra sticky, and they give a crisp stamped image each time.  I hope they continue this line because they are inexpensive and they work great!  I will definitely be buying more of these stamps.

I love the witty sentiments of Bomb's Away Birthday. Above are two of the seven sentiments included in this set.  I made a set of 6 cards that I am going to keep in my stash for a quick gift tag card.  I am thinking about making up a set of each of these for some friends, too.  I'm going to link it up at The Friday Mashup 109 Challenge.

The other fun product here is washi tape.  I know that it's been out there for awhile but I haven't crafted with it until now.  I wish I hadn't waited so long--it's SO easy to work with and it builds a fun background.  (It's great for those of us who can rarely wheel straight!) Just yet another product I hope Stampin' Up! releases more of!!

So...now the giveaway.  Leave me a comment on this post for your chance to win a Designer Typeset Photopolymer stamp set.  Here's a picture of the set you will win.  Sunday I will choose a random winner (by the no fail method of having my sons choose a name out of a hat!) and announce them here on the blog.

Here's a picture of what you can win:

Thanks for stopping in today!  Tomorrow a 52 Lists post. Have a great day.

Clean and Simple 240

Happy Monday Everyone!

It's a busy week here at my house!  It's my little sister Emily's wedding on Saturday.  I will be posting during the week and I will post pictures as soon as I can of the big day.  

Today is a fitting card as Emily and Andy start their new lives together.  It's the Clean and Simple 240 challenge.  Here's a picture of the sketch:

Here is my card using the sketch (and more sneak peeks from the catalog in the colors, stamp set and Washi Tape):

What do you think?  I LOVE the background and ink color in this card--Bermuda Bay.  It's such a pretty color with brights or neutrals, I bet it would be fabulous with orange.  Washi tape I was a little scared of using at first-but it's so easy to create with and FUN.  

Thanks for stopping in today!  Have a great start to your week.  

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Just popping in quick to say Happy Mother's Day to all you Mothers out there!  I hope you are taking some time on this day for just you and enjoying your families!

My sweet boys got me some beautiful flowers, and a really neat copper bird cage that holds a plant.  My husband and I bought a beautiful lamp (which you may have seen in yesterday's post) and we are grilling teriyaki porkchops for dinner tonight.  MMMM!  Whatever you are doing, I hope you are enjoying it.



Here's some pictures of me and my Mom.  Mom-I love you.  Thank you for being the best Mom I could have asked for.  You have always been a shining example of motherhood, and I can speak for Emily, too, when I say we know how much you love us and that you have always put us first.  I hope you are enjoying your special day and know how much we love you and are thankful to have you as our Mother and friend! xoxo

See you tomorrow with a card!

Estate Saleing and Junk Hunt

Happy Saturday All!

I spent my morning today at the Semi-Annual Duluth Junk Hunt and an Estate Sale at a home I've always admired from afar on Park Point.  If you ever find yourself in Duluth during the weekend of a Junk Hunt-you should definitely check it out.  Next one is coming up in September.  Here were my finds:

One of my friends that I went with got a really cool looking Matador statue.  I saw all kinds of cool jars and vintagey trinkets and glass that I'd have loved to scoop up, but my room isn't built yet and I don't really have the room to store a bunch of treasures without them getting wrecked, so I didn't want to go crazy.  There's always next time, right?

Then we headed here:

This is the last house on Park Point.  I have always loved the lodgy look of this place and thought what a fun "summer place" this would be.  I invented what it might look like inside, and thought about bonfires on the beach behind here.  (Its back yard is the beach with Lake Superior as a view) We went to the estate sale there (check out Leanne at Estate of Value) I was hoping for some of the vintage maps they had of Duluth, but I think I should have gotten there earlier.  The fireplace and wood was amazing in this house.  With a lot of TLC it could be restored back to its original beauty.  The rooms were smaller than I was expecting, but there was a lot of character to the house, and you wouldn't find a better view!

Thanks for stopping in today.  I hope you are enjoying the start to your weekend, too!

CAS(E) this Sketch #26

It's Friday!  We've made it through another work week!  The weather has warmed up a bit here, hopefully the rain will stay away and we'll be able to keep some windows open this weekend and get out in the yard and do some work in it.  My husband can hardly wait until we can get our garden planted.

Today I am combining two challenges.  The CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge #26 and the CAS-ual Fridays 100th challenge.  Here is the CAS(E) sketch:

For the CAS-ual Friday 100th sketch, I used the top row: Polka Dots, Kraft, and Punches/Dies

My card looks like this:

The colors are Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Gumball Green, Melon Mambo, and Bermuda Bay.  Bermuda Bay is in the sentiment, and is part of the new color refresh in the upcoming catalog.  You may be wondering where the adorable sentiment came from.  This is from a new set of greetings that will be available May 31st.  It's full of fun fonts and multi-use sayings.  That strip of pink pattern across the middle of the polka dot paper (that came with the This and That bundle) is new Washi Tape.  Really fun to create with and easy to use.  I will for sure be using it in packaging and card making in the future. I embossed a heart I cut out with the heart framelits and then embossed it with the Fancy Fan folder.  Finally--the adorable heart clip from "Cute Clips"that are available in the Spring Mini.  

Thanks for stopping in today.  Hope your weekend is off to a great start!