Boss's Day

If you go to work 10 hours a day, I hope you have a boss who's as wonderful as mine!  (She likes to stamp, too :)

stamps:  my favorite things, stampin' up
papers:  crate paper; my mind's eye; stampin' up
dies:  my favorite things; stampin' up; papertrey ink

Non-traditional Holiday Colors

I'd be the first to encourage fellow stampers to, "use some color and pattern, think outside the box, have fun with it," but I still want my Christmas cards to look like Christmas cards :)  A few years ago I thought about mixing things up a bit with our traditional Christmas decorations - my daughter wasn't too excited about the idea and warned, "Mom, don't mess with Christmas!"

stamps:  papertrey ink, stampin' up

papers:  stampin' up

die:  spellbinders

embellishments:  buttons - my stash

Merry & Bright

Here's a festive card for this week's retro sketches challenge:

stamp:  stampin' up

papers:  echo park; stampin' up
dies:  large scallop - sizzix; scalloped rectangle - spellbinders

embellishments:  ribbon - offray; rhinestone - stampin' up

taking a little break

I've just about had enough of orange & black projects . . . cutting out leaves, etc . . . so I treated myself to a little creative break to make a few fun things I've been putting off for quite a while. This card is a simplified version of a Melissa Phillips creation - she just seems to have creativity flowing from every fingertip, doesn't she?  I visit her blog often - especially when I'm looking for a new little twist to incorporate in my own projects :)

stamps:  papertrey ink, stampin' up, inkadinkado

papers:  stampin' up, close to my heart

punch:  flower - stampin' up

embellishments:  ribbon - stampin' up; crocheted trim & button - my sewing stash

another challenge:

It's a cinch to create a feminine card, so making another masculine one was probably MORE of a challenge than just creating something for a sketch challenge - here's my take . . .

                                                  

stamps:  stampin' up
papers:  plaid - october afternoon; cardstock - stampin up
punches:  border & star - stampin' up 
embellishments:  button - papertrey ink