Owl Always Love You

Hello and happy New Year's Eve!  We're settled in for a fun family night and I'm crossing my fingers the kids can hang in there until Midnight. 

I wanted to make one last card for 2012 and how fun is this Hoot Hoot Hooray set for New Year's Eve??

I went pretty clean and simple for this card - these owls are just too cute not to take center stage.  I started with a card base and matte of Choice Snow White Card Stock and then cut out a circle from a sheet of Gnome Sweet Gnome 6x6 Paper from My Mind's Eye.  I used the dies from the set to cut out the little owls and the branch, which is cut from more of the Gnome Sweet Gnome paper - super easy!

Thanks so much for stopping by today - I hope you all have a fun and safe New Year's Eve!

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recipe - 
stamps: hoot hoot hooray (te)
paper: choice snow white (te), gnome sweet gnome 6x6 (my mind's eye)
ink: memento tuxedo black
accessories: copic markers, circle dies, hoot hoot hooray dies (te), foam dots, foam tape  

Sweet Sunday Vacation

Hello!  Are you looking for the latest Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge?  Since it is a super busy time of year, we will be taking a break this week and will return to our normally scheduled program on January 6th.  In the meantime, if you are itching to get creative with any of our previous sketches, you can view them all in one place in our Sweet Sunday Sketchbook.

Enjoy your weekend and thanks for stopping by!

A Bittersweet Farewell

Hello and happy Thursday to you!  I'm still in my post Christmas coma - you know, the mess is slowly disappearing and we're working on all of those left overs (tamales and green chili!) and we're starting to get back into our normal routine.

Today, Taylor has announced on the Taylored Expressions blog that I will be leaving the Baker's Dozen at the end of December.  It's such a bittersweet moment for me - I have loved this team from day one and I will miss working with each of them so much!  When I first started following Taylor's blog, she was selling ribbon and her handmade cards - and now she has this amazing company and has blessed me so much with her friendship.  She is so sweet and beautiful and I am very happy I was able to meet her and her amazing family while helping at several CHA conventions.

I remember how nervous I was to create cards for my first release as a Baker's Dozen member!  GASP!!  Here's a peek at one from March 2009 -

Hehe!  It's like looking back at baby pictures!  I love looking back to see how much my style has changed and stayed the same, and how I've improved on my coloring too! 

Here are some of my favorite cards over the years -

Taylor, thank you so much for giving me my very first DT gig - you are truly the most amazing woman and I have loved working with you and getting to know you over the past few years.  What an amazing experience and I will cherish it always. 

MFT Wednesday Stamp Club

Hello!  It's Wednesday and that means it's time for another fun sketch challenge from MFT!  Here's a look at the sketch:

I made a card using Complimentary Greetings.

I love these big, bold sentiments and this set works perfectly with this sketch, don't you think?  I stamped the sentiment in Wild Cherry Ink on some Sweet Day 6x6 paper from Echo Park and then added a little Mini Scallop Edge Die-namics border between the two papers.  I cut out a Paper Doll Border Die-namics in Wild Cherry Card Stock and then cut out another doll in the Sweet Day paper and added that one to the chain of dolls so she kind of stands out a little bit.  The arrow is from the Lead the Way Die-namics set, which is popped up with some foam tape.

I added another sentiment from the set in Wild Cherry Ink on more patterned paper inside the card as well.

Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog for a complete list of designers playing along in this week's Stamp Club.

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recipe - 
stamps: complimentary greetings (mft)
paper: wild cherry (mft), black licorice (mft), sweet tooth (mft), sweet day 6x6 (echo park)
ink: wild cherry (mft)
accessories: champagne rhinestones (kaisercraft), sewing machine, thread, foam tape
mft die-namics: paper doll border, mini scallop edge, lead the way, mix & match banners