It's almost Turkey Day!!!

here in the US, that is.....I can not believe that tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I'm happy about it, but I still can't believe we are about to move into December!!!! I will be back tomorrow with a fun Limelight sketch and product focus challenge. It'll be up at midnight for all you night owls!!!! Here was a super quick card, had to be quick, I've got some deadlines I'm workin' with ;) I played along with Dawn McVey's Raspberry suite color challenge #19 . I keep going back to this card Dawn made for the release and I just LOVE it. My card is based off that one! I used all PTI products and colors here-man I'm bummed you can't see the polka dots on the spring moss butterfly, it's there, I promise. The butterflies were cut with the Bigz butterfly die and a Martha Stewart punch.
Just so you know, and if I haven't said it recently, Thanks for all your wonderful comments. This blog and all of YOU make me smile each and everyday! I'm so thankful for you!!!!

Hugs, Lisa

A Card for WCMD!

soooo, we'll see if I actually get to stamp and make a card on this day. My WCMD might not happen until Sunday. I did make a card just for this occasion, and for Dawn's Raspberry Suite color challenge #17..
This was really close to the DCBD challenge earlier this week and I really liked the colors together, so I played along with this challenge, too. This was the one of 3 cards I stamped all week and it's my favorite. It was a labor of love with all the extra details I added. Just a special treat for you on this WCMD of fun! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping, Lisa

Stamp Something My Favorite Stamps!

TGIF, and it's a long holiday weekend. We are off to an out of town wedding in good 'ol Ann Arbor, MI! Not only do we get to squeeze in a little family time, attend a dear friends wedding, we also get to take the boys to the Big House and watch some U of M football! Go Blue!!! Before I leave, I've got a little Stamp Something Challenge-use your favorite stamps and create a card. Link it the Stamp Something Blog for a chance at a wonderful prize from our sponsor, Christian Papercrafts magazine. Wanna know what the prize is?.......They have generously donated a set of nesties! Who wouldn't love that? I reached for my current favorite set by PTI, Everyday Button Bits. I just love buttons, they make me smile! The color combo comes from Dawn's Raspberry Sweet color challenge #16. This card is going to my mom, her birthday was almost a month ago and I haven't seen her since. I love the richness of these colors together and the happiness of the hot air balloons and polka dots and a touch of gingham! ahhhhh! Enjoy the weekend. Stop by later for my Unity, Friends with Flair Friday! It's new and sure to be fabulous! Hugs, Lisa

More Buttons for Raspberry Suite Color Challenge!!!

Today's the last day to add your creations to Dawn's blog for her 15th Raspberry Suite Color challenge. I made this card for it, using Everyday Button Bits. I finished it on Monday and finally am getting around to posting it. Nothing like waiting till the end, but hey, it's done.

Okay, so I don't know what else to say today, so I guess that means I should just post this. No chit chat, today, it's going to be a busy one. Hugs, Lisa

An half hour late...Oh well!

I finished this card this afternoon and decided to wait to photograph it and upload it. It's for Dawn's Raspberry Suite color challenge #12. Well, we ended up spending the evening with friends and I didn't get the kiddos in bed and asleep until almost 10:30 (EST). I still thought I was good, so I photographed it (sorry for the bad lighting, I'll try to re-shoot later with some sunlight) and then checked her blog. I missed the deadline by 33 minutes. Shucks!!! But, of course I'll share it anyway....I used all PTI-spring moss, raspberry fizz, and the new scarlet jewel. Oh, and the layout is this week's Card Patterns sketch 24. Check that!OMG! This new set is soooo stinkin' CUTE!!! You know I love buttons, but now I can use them for other things than embellishments for my ribbon or centers of flowers. I'll have more to share this weekend, since I started a few other cards I didn't get to finish today! If you haven't seen the new Everyday Buttons and Bits stamp set from PTI, GO LOOK here, too! All right, I'm off to bed. Actually I'm going to finish watching the Bachelorette: The Men Tell All from Monday night. Man I love our DVR, what did I ever do without it??? Hugs, Lisa

Raspberry Suite CC no.9

It's the 9th color challenge Dawn McVey has posted on her blog. I got a few minutes this morning, okay, more like 20, to pull this card together. Here's the inspriation piece. And here is my card! I used textured Vanilla cardstock along with PTI's bitty dots in black and white and some new leaf cs. The embellishments are some vinatge prima flowers paired up with New Leaf vintage buttons. The sentiment is from Green Thumb.
Thanks for taking a peek! See you tomorrow! Hugs, Lisa

More PTI-Rapsberry Suite Color Challenge!

I'll leave the chit chat to a minimum today. I made this card for Dawn's Raspberry Suite #7 Color Challenge. Check out all the details HERE!

I knew right away I wanted to ink up the yummy strawberries from my Green Thumb set. I have to revert to my "old" PTI sets since I haven't had enough money to buy any of the new ones. You know, why? Because I am addicted to their ribbons and colors and other accessories (ummm, can you say, buttons!). By the time I add up all the PTI accessories I want, I have nothing left to spend on stamps. I'm okay with that, though, I am just using what I have! So, here's my card. I added a bit of Damask designs to the strip of Spring Moss (I thought is looked kind of leafy, and went with the strawberry theme. Made it a bit more elegant, than cute-sie!). The layout is this week's Card Patterns sketch! It is a very cool layout that can be flipped and turned in any direction and still looks great! Thanks for stopping by! Hugs, Lisa

Finally! A Raspberry Suite Color Challenge

For whatever reason, I have not been able to get Dawn McVey's color challenges completed. She comes up with the best combos of colors and it has only taken me six challenges to actually do one. I made sure to play this week. I used the PTI colors she suggested, but you could use whatever you have that is close. I used, Chocolate chip, berry sorbet, aqua mist, and white. I made it easy on myself and worked with a sketch posted on the Clean&Simple blog. Check out the Fall to Layout #42. I pulled out one of the first PTI sets I ever got, Beautiful Blooms and came up with this. I've gotten lots of new goodies this week so I am having fun playing. The first person to tell me what is new-to-me on this card will get it (the card, not the product). Thanks for looking.

Hugs, Lisa