Scrap Stack Diving

Just a very simple little card today.  I fell for Unity's Comfy Cozy when it first came out and I finally got my hands on it.  I can't decide if I like the chair or the couch better.  Today I used the chair so I could use this sweet sentiment.

Doesn't that look like the coziest chair?  I could totally spend an afternoon there with a book.

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 Today I'm grateful for:  football, watching Bridesmaids with Scott and both laughing like crazy, buckeyes from the freezer, kids' dance party, crisp fresh sheets

Stamps:  Comfy Cozy
Paper: dibs of scraps
Extras: Copic on lamp

Scrap Stack Diving

Today I took down our Christmas tree. sniff  It's a big job packing each ornament away carefully so they don't break on the trip to the garage rafters and back down in December.  We don't have a fancy matchy-matchy tree.  Instead, our tree is covered with memory ornaments.  Emily had to help me and say goodbye to all her ornaments.  This made the job take a bit longer, but was a lot more fun.  After the boxes were hauled to the garage and the carpet vacuumed....the room feels bigger!  That's my favorite part of the 'pack up the tree' day, the room expansion. lol

For today's scraps, I decided to gamble.  Currently, I have my scraps sorted by color family, but I used to just make a pile of them.  I'm in the process of trying to better organize the craft room I moved in to umm last summer.  Anyway, I found another stack of scraps in a box labeled 'scraps'.  Don'tcha love great organization skillz? haha  So, I pulled out three pieces, put them on the table, and decided to use two of them.

I split the checked paper in half, but it was already the width of the card.  The funky dotty paper is the same size I pulled out, I didn't trim it at all.  Meant to be, I guess.  Stamps are from Unity 12/11 KOM, but I split stamped the sentiment.

Wow I'm wordy today!

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 Today I'm grateful for:  memories in Christmas ornaments, an 'instant' free room expansion, warm sunny weather, family pizza and movie night, silly diva letting me beat her in XBox dance games

Stamps: Unity 12/11 KOM
Paper: scraps from lost and found pile
Extras: glasses are on pop dots

Scrap Stack Diving

I was happy to have some time to play at my table today.  For some reason the kids were busy playing with their new toys. ;-)  I decided to play along with MFT's Wed Stamp Club.  Here's my take on Sketch #52.

Yeah, my panel's a bit big, but I think you can still see the spirit of the original sketch.

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Tonight I'm grateful for: family traditions, a great 2011 for my family, hope for the future, sparkling apple cider, 4 amazing people to kiss at 12

Stamps: Let's Get Physcial WTG
Paper: Studio G (sick of it yet?  apparently I'm not lol)
Extras:

Scrap Stack Diving

Simple birthday card for a friend:

Lots of sparkle....'cause a girl needs cake AND sparkle!

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Today I'm grateful for: Toffee Mocha yum!, sunshine, all the colors of fall leaves, laughing with kids, and snuggling Diva watching Project Runway

Stamps: Studio G

Paper: scraps! yay

Extras: Ribbon from a box of chocolates, Spica

A new start!

After a nice long break (miss me? lol), it was sooooo nice to get back to the craft table and just play.

Verve's first sketch challenge of the year was perfect for my first Scrap Stack Diving card of the year.

I wanted to use purple, so I rummaged in the stack and found a green and blue that I liked with the purple. I grunged up the blue a bit by inking my 'Bug folder. You can't see it in the photo, but the center of the flower has black stickles. It's subtle, but very cool in person.

"Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul" This card is for Em's ballet teacher. Of course Emily loves purple and flowers and glitter. When she saw the card she squealed as only a 4 year old diva can and said 'good job, Mom, I like this one'. snicker I guess she hasn't liked others? hahaha

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Today I'm grateful for: time with extended family, another holiday with my grandpa and grandma, silly kids, amazing husband, and none of my friends/family were hit by the twisters

Stamps: Verve's Beautiful You

Paper: from the stack yay! Small pieces, yes, but pieces!

Extras: 'Bug folder, Stickles, BG pearls, MFT die