2nd post for today

Here is my card for Kristina's challenge!
~Maryann

{Supplies}
Paper - Pure Poppy, Lemon Tart, Stamper's Select White (PTI), Blue (Joann's loose paper)
Ink - Brilliance Graphite Black, Versamark
Stamp - Errol, Yo! Ho! Ho!, Skully (The Cat's Pajamas)
Other - Copic

M.I.A

Hello everyone!
Sorry I have been M.I.A! I have just been so out of it lately. The time that the girl's nap is usually when I stamp and post here on my blog, but all I've wanted to do was sleep as well. Today is no different, but I want to make a quick post to show off some cards I made. Here is a card I made for Dawn's challenge. Simple card but I think it's really cute. OK...gotta run!
~Maryann

{Supplies} All Papertrey Ink unless noted otherwise
Paper - Ripe Avocado, Raspberry Fizz patterned paper, Stamper's Select White
Ink - Raspberry Fizz, Spring Moss, Ripe Avocado
Stamp - Scattered Showers
Other - Spring Moss saddle stitch ribbon

Feels like summer...

It's hot and sticky in our house right now, which means summer is close by. =)
Unfortunately we don't have air conditioning so the summers can get brutal in our house. Especially last year when it was like 100 degrees for a record number of days. This year though we are determined to get to the beach as much as possible and have the girl's swim in the pool also!! We're excited for Memorial Day coming up, which is officially our beginning to the beach season. We plan on spending the whole weekend at the beach, BBQ-ing, and just hanging out with family and friends.
My card for today is another 2 for 1. I used the sketch from CPS 116 and the color challenge from Kristina's Color Inspiration #52. I don't have any SU! colors so I usually have to just work with what I have. The patterned paper is from Cosmo Cricket's Ever After line. I just love the colors in their paper. The rest of the paper is a mix of Martha Stewart and Bazzill. The butterfly punches were made with my Martha Stewart punch, love that thing!! The ribbon is PTI and the baubles are from Stamping Bella. The sentiment is from Damask Design stamp set. Have a great day everyone!
~Maryann

{Supplies}
Paper - Teal (Martha Stewart), Tangelo (Bazzill), patterned paper (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink - Summer Sunrise (Papertrey)
Stamp - Damask Design (Papertrey)
Other - Summer Sunrise grosgrain ribbon (Papertrey), Butterfly punch (Martha Stewart), teal baubles (Stamping Bella)

Two for one!

Hey everyone!
Hope you're all having a great start to your weekend. I had a blast this afternoon at a tea with my aunt, sister and mom! We had the tea at my aunt's house. We all dressed up and my mom and aunt even made big hats for the tea! We made all the traditional foods, like finger sandwiches, scones, fruit, and some mini quiches. Then we made some fun origami. The card today I made for my aunt to thank her for hosting the tea. I combined both Dawn's color challenge and Jen's sketch. I really love this color combo and the sketch was so fun to do. There are so many different options when it comes to the circles on the sketch. I'll have to try this one again! Well I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far! Take care and have a great night!
~Maryann

{Supplies} All Papertrey Ink unless noted otherwise
Paper - Dark Chocolate, Aqua Mist, Stamper's Select White, Bitty Dot Basic patterned paper in Berry Sorbet
Ink - Berry Sorbet and Dark Chocolate
Stamp - Damask Design
Other - Aqua Mist vintage buttons, Aqua Mist swiss dot ribbon, Creative Memories circle cutter

Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #68

Yeah for Friday!!! I am so glad it's the weekend. This week completely flew by, I can't believe it. I have plans to go to a tea at my aunt's house tomorrow with my sister and mom, which I think is going to be so much fun! I can't wait. Nothing like some fun girly time, and my husband is nice enough to watch the kids! Bonus!
My card today I made for Taylor's sketch. I'm not completely thrilled with how the card turned out. I think I might have been pushing myself to finish it even though I had no stamping mojo left. =)
Maybe I'll try again later with another card! The patterned paper is the Amy Butler line from K & Company. I love all the paper in that collection, such pretty color combos. The stamp is from the set Scattered Showers by Papertrey. This set is so cute and can be used for so many occasions. I find myself wanting to use it all the time, but don't want to get too sick of it. =)
The flowers are from Prima. I love the selection that Michael's has of Prima flowers! Every time I go back I feel like they have more. Anyways...hope everyone is having a great day and looking forward to their weekend!
~Maryann

{Supplies} All Papertrey Ink unless noted otherwise
Paper - patterned paper ( K & Company), Berry Sorbet, Spring Rain, Stamper's Select White
Ink - Berry Sorbet and Brilliance Graphite Black
Stamp - Scattered Showers
Other - Scallop circle punch (Martha Stewart), paper flowers (Prima), rhinestones (Michael's)

Naptime and my CPS 115 card!

Hello everyone!
So both of the girl's are napping and I had a little extra time to make my card for today. But this is going to be a quick post as I want to take a nap as well. =)
My card for today was a quick one I put together using this sketch. I really liked the easy layout and am happy with how my card turned out! The paper is from K & Company's line by Carolyn Gavin. I love the funky colors and designs. Anyways...hope everyone is having a great day, I don't have much else to say...sorry =)
~Maryann

{Supplies}
Paper - Carolyn Gavin ( K & Company)
Stamp - Birds of a Feather (Papertrey)
Ink - Brilliance Graphite Black
Other - New Leaf vintage buttons, Raspberry Fizz saddle stitch ribbon (Papertrey), rhinestone (Michael's)

Hello Monday!

After such a nice weekend spending time with the family, it's hard to get back into the swing of things. My card for today is from Jen's SFYTT. I love this sketch. It came really easily. Sometimes I have a hard time figuring out how to make them work but I really like this one. The color combo is nice and clean and fresh. My favorite part of the card is the picture in the middle. I had bought some perfume a little while ago and that was the box it came in. I thought it was so pretty that I saved it and knew I could use it some way. So I cut out a piece of it and put it on my card..easy peasy! Hope you enjoy my card!
~Maryann

{Supplies} All Papertrey Ink unless noted otherwise
Paper - Berry Sorbet, Aqua Mist, Vintage Cream, Bitty Dot Basic patterned paper
Ink - Berry Sorbet
Stamp - Damask Design (sentiment)
Other - Aqua Mist swiss dot ribbon, Aqua Mist vintage button, hemp twine, perfume box

Happy Mother's Day

Hello!

Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day, I sure did. My Mother's Day was extended from yesterday thru today...how lucky am I!! Yesterday my husband cooked us breakfast and then we went to Balboa Park and let the kids run around and just enjoy being outside. Then we also went out to dinner! Today our youngest daughter was dedicated in church which was really special. Then we went out to breakfast with my parents, sister and her husband, and my aunt, uncle and cousin. Then we just hung out at my parent's and let the kids play in the pool. Wow...what a great weekend I had! I am so blessed with two beautiful daughters! Right now as I am typing this I am listening to my husband give my older daughter her bath as he teaches her the alphabet. Life can't get much better.
Onto my card for today. I actually made two cards for Taylor's challenge. The first one I really like the color combo of Ripe Avocado, Pure Poppy, and Ocean Tides but kind of thought it looked a little too busy. I stamped the background with my new Guide Lines Two stamp set. The second card I really like. Last week I talked about how I was planning on giving my daughter's cards for mother's day, so the second card is one I made for my older daughter. The cute little card stock picture of the little girl is from K & Company's Amy Butler line. Isn't she just so cute!! The other card says "10 reasons to smile" and I stamped "you" with my Fresh Alphabet stamp set. The close up picture, it's kind of hard to tell, is of the most gorgeous button. I got in the mail last week my package from Papertrey and one of the things I ordered were the Sweet Blush vintage buttons. As soon as saw the bag I spotted this button. It's big and shiny and looks like a crystal. I knew I had to use in on my daughter's card!
Well I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day!
~Maryann

{Birthday card Supplies}
Paper - Stamper's Select White, Ripe Avocado, Ocean Tides (Papertrey)
Ink - Ripe Avocado, Pure Poppy, Ocean Tides, (Papertrey), Brilliance Graphite Black
Stamp - Guide Lines Two, Wishing You (Papertrey)
Other - Pure Poppy twill (Papertrey), rhinestones (Michael's), scallop dot punch (Martha Stewart)

{10 Reason to Smile Card Supplies)
Paper - Sweet Blush, Aqua Mist (Papertrey), patterned paper (K&Company)
Ink - Berry Sorbet (Papertrey)
Stamp - Fresh Alphabet (Papertrey)
Other - Aqua Mist swiss dot ribbon, Sweet Blush button (Papertrey), scallop dot punch (Martha Stewart), die-cut card stock (K&Company)

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge - Week 5

This is the card I made for Dawn's challenge this week. I really am so excited that she is doing this. She is a real inspiration and I love her color choices. OK...I have to say that I love love love this card. Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I really like how it turned out. I finally got to use my Guide Lines 2 stamp set. I had been wanting to order it for awhile and it was always sold out, so as soon as it came back in stock I ordered it! I got it in the mail yesterday and I didn't waste any time using it. =)
I love being able to make my own patterned paper with whatever color scheme I want to.
Today I went out and bought a pool for the girl's. Just one of those round plastic ones but I am so excited to put them both in it and see them play together!! They are too cute! The weather is really warming up and I have a feeling we will get a lot of use out of the pool this summer.
Alrighty hope you are all having a fabulous day!
~Maryann

{Supplies} All Papertrey Ink unless noted otherwise
Paper - Hibiscus Burst, Stamper's Select White, Dusk (Bazzill)
Ink - Raspberry Fizz and Hibiscus Burst
Stamp - Guide Lines 2 and Wishing You
Other - Raspberry Fizz saddle stitch ribbon, tag punch (Marvy Uchida), rhinestones (Michael's), scallop dot punch (Martha Stewart)

Kristina's Color Inspiration #51

OK....I wanted to add this because I forgot to put it in my original post, this sketch came from Jen's Saturday Sketch!
Hello!
So...I have to admit to a little obsession of mine. I am totally addicted to American Idol! I've really gotten into it this season and think Adam is, by far, going to win! Well I found out that tomorrow he is going to be in San Diego cause this is where he grew up. So I'm totally trying to find out where he is going to be and stuff like that...hehe. I'm such a dork!
So my card for today is one that I made for my daughter. I decided that I want to give both of my girl's cards on mother's day because they are the reason I get to celebrate that special day. Both my girl's are so precious and such blessings in my life. I was totally born to be a mother. I love every moment that I get to spend with them and feel lucky that they were given to me.
I love how this card turned out...I like how the polka dots on the ribbon and paper match the giraffe's spots. It's kind of hard to tell but the sentiment says, "You make my world a better place". What a perfect saying for my two little girl's!
Have a great day!
~Maryann

{Supplies} All supplies Papertrey Ink unless noted otherwise
Paper - Raspberry Fizz, Summer Sunrise, Dark Chocolate, Stamper's Select White, Bitty Dot Basic patterned paper
Ink - Dark Chocolate and Raspberry Fizz
Stamp - Mindy's Zoo (Autumn Leaves)
Other - Summer Sunrise grosgrain ribbon and Swiss dot ribbon, Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol

Happy Trails!

Hello hello!! How is everyone doing? Things here are moving along. The weather is getting really hot and muggy, which is kind of unusual for San Diego. I took the girl's to the park yesterday and it was so hot we had to leave! I'm really looking forward to the summer and spending plenty of time at the beach. My husband says we are "beach contractor's", because we go there and set up for the whole day...haha. We have the canopy, the tables, a grill, we even got a wagon for Christmas that we are going to bust out this summer. We don't joke around!
Anyways, so I have started getting into The Cat's Pajamas challenges. I don't have a lot of their stamps but their challenges always seem fun so I try them out. This week was a color challenge and I'll have to say these colors are something I've never used before. I didn't even have anything Navy Blue in my stash so I ran over to Michael's to pick up some paper. =) I kept my card pretty simple but I like how it turned out. The navy paper is Bazzill and the green is Papertrey. The paper flowers are from Making Memories. They come in a jar with a ton of different size flowers in 3 shades of blue and there are also a bunch of buttons in the jar! I love them, I have them in brown also. It's a great way to get a bunch of embellishments all color coordinated. The glittery brads are something I picked up at Michael's also. They are by a brand called Recollections, which I think is a Michael's brand. There are 21 brads in the container and there are really cute ones, like glitter, pearls, and gemstones. They come in different colors too!
Ok...well hope you enjoy my card!
~Maryann

{Supplies}
Paper - New Leaf, Stamper;s Select White (Papertrey), Great Lakes (Bazzill)
Ink - Brilliance Graphite Black
Stamps - Havin' A Pow Wow (The Cat's Pajamas)
Other - Copics, paper flowers (Making Memories), brad (Recollections)

Sketch For You To Try

Hello!
I wanted to post my card today for Jen's Saturday Sketch...a little late I know! This card I think is super cute and kind of has a vintage-y feel to it. The beautiful patterned paper is from Cosmo Cricket's new line Ever After. I love the color scheme! The stitched adornment is from K & Company's line Que Sera Sera, as well as the dragonfly chipboard sticker. And of course the beautiful lace is from that great pack of trim I got from Webster's Pages. I can't get enough of their trims!! I bought mine at my local scrapbook store, but if yours doesn't carry it you can order it from their website! How amazing is that! Anyways....just a quick post for today...got to go get the girl's up from their naps. Hope everyone is having a great start to their week...I know I am!
~Maryann

{Supplies}
Paper - Melon Berry (Papertrey) Ever After patterned paper (Cosmo Cricket)
Other - White lace (Webster's Pages), Melon Berry grosgrain ribbon (Papertrey), Stitched adornment (K & Company), Chipboard Sticker ( K & Company)

Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #66

Morning!

Everyone in the house is getting ready for church and I thought I'd take a quick minute to post a card I made for Taylor's challenge. I really love how this card turned out! I paper pierced the umbrella's using Guide Lines patterned paper. I have never paper pierced before but I love how fun it is to do. It is a little time consuming to cut out the images, although the umbrella was pretty easy to do. I added the rhinestones to kind of look like rain. Hope you like the card!

~Maryann

{Supplies} All Papertrey Ink unless noted otherwise

Paper - Spring Rain, Lavender Moon, Stamper's Select White, Guide Lines patterned paper

Ink - Plum Pudding and Brilliance Graphite Black

Stamp - Scattered Showers

Other - Lavender Moon grosgrain ribbon, Rhinestones (Michael's)

Spring Fling Challenge

Hello!

So over at Nichole's blog, she posted a challenge, create a card using inspiration from some of the elements used by her design team. Wow, there was some great inspiration! I made a card that was pretty simple using inspiration from the project that Lauren did. I love the color combo of Hibiscus Burst, Pure Poppy, and Summer Sunrise!! Anyway hope you enjoy the card!

~Maryann

{Supplies} All supplies Papertrey Ink unless noted otherwise

Paper - Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise, Pure Poppy, Stamper's Select White, Friends 'Til The End patterned paper

Ink - Pure Poppy and Summer Sunrise

Stamp - Wishing You...

Other - scallop edge punch (Martha Stewart)

Raspberry Suite Color Challenge - Week 4

Hello!

Today is kind of a dreary day, although it's cloudy out it is still kind of hot and muggy. They say we're suppose to get rain tomorrow. Today my husband took us all out for brunch which was a nice treat. My husband works for himself, so being able to go out to brunch on a weekday is one of the great perks! We really are very lucky. Our older daughter loves going out to eat, she shoveled down 2 eggs, a couple of pancakes, and a sausage link, and she is only 2 1/2!! She must have been really hungry. =)

When our family is out and I get to look at my kids and husband just hanging out and having fun I get really emotional because I feel sooooo blessed to have such a great family. My husband is so great to us and our kids are a real blessing from God.

So, onto my card. Dawn posted a new color challenge and I love the combo! The cute little card on the front is from the new Cosmo Cricket line; Ever After. They have sheets with cards that you can cut out, very cute! The ribbon, it's kind of hard to tell, is velvet and it's another kind of ribbon from the set by Webster's Pages that I was talking about yesterday. The flower and button are Making Memories and the rest is Papertrey. Hope everyone is having a great day and looking forward to their weekend. I know I am!

~Maryann

{Supplies}

Paper - Dark Chocolate, Aqua Mist, Friends 'Til The End patterned paper

Other - Ever After element (Cosmo Cricket), velvet ribbon (Webster's Pages), paper flower and button (Making Memories), pearls (Michael's)