Off to the Races!

Well, not quite yet...first I have to show you the card I created with Tuesday Morning Sketch #13. It's world cardmaking day - so get on over to SCS for some great challenges!

Stamps: Fabulous Flowers, GinaK Elegant Flowers

Paper: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Green Tea DSP

Ink: Old Olive, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Dimensionals, Blue Bling Rhinestones

And now I'm off to the races! My sister got us a stock car test drive experience as an early Christmas present - 10 laps on the track after five warm up laps following the pace car. It's at Alberta's only Nascar sanctioned facility and I'm pretty pumped to give it a try...although I'm absolutely certain that I'm going to be breaking NO records =)

On another super happy note, Jules over at Jules Junk, one of the Digital-Ink Co stamp designing all-stars created a gorilla for my request and I can't wait to get it colored & onto my anniversary card for MrP!

And don't forget to check out yesterday's post for a chance to win a $10 g/c for Digital-Ink Co and a set of rubber stamps. Just leave a comment on that post letting me know if you've ever used a digital stamp & I'll enter you in the draw!

Tuesday Morning Sketches - on Wednesday!

This was the card I created for last week's sketch, which I was SLOW to finish =)

Stamps: Verve Beautiful You, Stitched Bkgd

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Hologram Highlights Embossing Powder, Mini Brads, Corner Rounder

Head over to the Tuesday Morning Sketches Blog to get challenged this week because Sketch 10 is a goodie and I was too excited when my newest stamp arrived...and was perfect for this sketch. This is for Hallie at Wonderful World of Weiners, who's been bugging me for a weiner card....now if only I had her address to ship it to her, I could make her a collection =)

Paper: White, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Autumn Vine DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Going Gray
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Latte Button 

In honour of the laughs I get every time I head to her blog, I found this stamp at Kritters in the Mailbox and had it shipped to me. I'd say it's a winner of a stamp.

Speaking of winners, on Sunday, we enjoyed the racetrack for my brother in law's birthday and guess who picked a winner in the first race we arrived in time for? Yep - that'd be me. At just over 10-1 odds, Classy Too came through for my like the champion she is and I won $20.50 on my $2 bet! Love when that happens. MrP had two winners and I had two winners of the six races we watched, so we came out on top with our little bets.

Don't forget to head over to Digital-Ink Co Challenge Blog & play along with our challenge - you even get the poppy as a freebie to have fun with!

Rockstar Anya for TMS7

Stamps: Rockstar Anya
Paper: Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate
Ink: Memento Black
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, Ribbon, Crystal Brad, Opaline Half Pearls
Techniques: Gamsol Magic

Whew! A little sleep in today =) I needed it!

I went for clean & simple with Rockstar Anya that I'd received in my swap with Susie. I love all of the Greeting Farm's adorable stamps and I'm sure I'm not alone. I used the Tuesday Morning Sketch #7 as the basis.

I also completed three other cards yesterday amid house cleaning & other routine business. Looking forward to sharing them with you =)

Tuesday Morning Cherries - on Monday!

I'm almost a week behind with posting this challenge, but tomorrow's Tuesday Morning Sketch is one I'm looking forward to. I stumbled upon their site a few weeks back and finally had a chance to play on Friday.





Stamps: Tart & Tangy, Sentiment from Pink Cat Studio
Paper: Summer Picnic DSP, Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Read Red
Ink: Old Olive, Read Red
Accessories: Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds, CM Wavy Cutter, Birthday Cuttlebug Folder

Since my niece is in love with cherry images, I thought she'd like this - it's sparkley, has texture AND cherries! (She's three, afterall) My only problem - it might be too heavy for her. HAHA! Well, it's not THAT bad, but it is quite heavy with all the layers.

Survived Day 2 of my cross country clinic, as well! Yesterday, we completed little bits of a jumper course, then put it all together at the end of the morning. In the afternoon, it was assembly of the entire cross country course and completion of it, jump by jump. LONG day but oh so fun! Thankfully, only two spills and neither of them was me! I did, however, manage to pull up some stinging nettle (at least that's what we thought it must've been) and give myself a sore finger. I guess it will match the rest of my body by the time today's over. Then Pilates tomorrow and another riding lesson on Wednesday. On Thursday - can you say REST DAY!?!