Hi!!! Happy Friday!!
Today is a great day!  It's the start of PAX Prime here in Seattle!!!!  It's been 4 years since we've been able to attend any sort of convention, and we are so excited to finally be back to an area that has some of the best conventions around!  And one of the best parts is Matthew's company has a very large booth set up for people to sit down and play their game!

I've had the opportunity to play the game twice, once being last night with a couple of my best friends.  It was So. Much. Fun!!!  If you happen to be going to PAX this weekend, seek out this desk and PLAY THIS GAME!  You won't regret it!

If you aren't at PAX, visit their site:  Gigantic
Beta will be opening up soon so get your name in for the chance to play!!  Woot!!

Since we were in downtown Seattle last night, the joy of being back to our home in Washington sort of re-flooded me today.  It's an overwhelming love for this state...something I can never find the right words to say.  But being here never gets old and I'm reminded each day that this is home, and it's only going to get better.

So of course, I had to make a card to reflect that :)

 And of course that card has to have a cat :)  The kitty stamp is from Newton's Antics.
Matthew bought me this amazing die cut of the space needle for my birthday last month and I'm finally getting the chance to sit down and play with it.  It's from Impress Stamps, and it cuts so beautifully!  I absolutely love it!

I did a bunch of distress ink blending on my card to keep it all soft and sweet.  Since everything on here was die cut, I decided to do no-lines coloring for my kitty.  This scared me a bit, but I think my little Stormie kitty turned out super cute!  I impressed myself!  Considering my time at my craft desk has been super limited lately...picking those markers up was intimidating, but inspiring :)

I added little bits of detail to the hills around the space needle and kitty.  It was looking a little flat without all those flowers.  Then stamped out my awesome sentiment and placed it over the space needle!  It felt so fitting for how I'm feeling right now :)

A little heart above the sentiment and everything was done!  Love this card so much!!!

I hope you are someplace that fills your heart with joy and love!  I am learning just how important that really is in life :)

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
    Chocolate, Coffee, Cards #98-Use A Sentiment
    Craft Your Passion #276-Anything Goes
    Newton's Inky Paws Challenge #24-Sketch
    Simon Says Stamp-Anything Goes
    Word Art Wednesday #198-Anything Goes

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Hi Everyone!
Happy Tuesday!  Chilly morning here in Washington, but the cooler temps are very welcome!  Just wishing they would help with the wild fires on the east side of the state.  Please keep everyone in your prayers as these fires have been brutal and unstoppable so far...and it's hard to watch my state go through something so difficult...

It is time for a new challenge at Tuesday Throwdown.  This weeks challenge is "Just Because!"  I love sending these cards because they have no purpose other than to just say Hi :)
Our awesome sponsor is A Random Fan, and they have provided our team with some adorable images!
I've chosen to use Sweet Honey Bee.

I've been so busy the last few weeks with other projects that I completely forgot that it was my teams challenge week.  So this card was one of those last minute "oh-my-gosh-get-something-done" type of cards.  But I think it turned out super cute!

I colored in this cutie with my ShinHan markers and added touches of glitter brush for some fun sparkle.  The orange background paper was embossed with glitter embossing powder in a fun dot pattern, but most of that pattern got covered up...so now it's just sparkly :)

I added a quick sentiment and some hand drawn stitches and called it good on this quick and sweet card!
Be sure to stop by Tuesday Throwdown and join in this super fun challenge!!

Thanks for visiting! <3

Hi Everyone and Happy Friday!!
We are finally back from our wonderful vacation in Hawaii!  What a magical place!  I loved everything about being there and can't wait to go back again some day!
This week has been super busy helping my best friend get ready for her wedding reception this weekend, so my time ran a little short to get anything created.  But I squeezed a little time in to get something done for our Sami Stamps re-release this week!

Sami is re-releasing her Back to School collections!  It's perfect for this time of year!
I got to work with the adorable My First Day image.

This card was created at my friends house, so I didn't have my usual craft supplies with me.  But she had some awesome stamps that fit perfect with this image!
I kept the coloring pretty simple and used my Spectrum Noir pencils.

While there isn't much detail to the card, I actually really love it!  The simplicity of it makes it that much cuter :)

So be sure to stop by Sami Stamps to see these fun releases from the past!!

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Hi Everyone!
I'm currently enjoying the warm beaches of Hawaii!!!  I hope you are all doing well!

We're starting a fun new challenge today at Tuesday Throwdown.  We want you to make a card for your favorite occasion!!

I have lots of favorites, so this was hard to choose.  But with my sister having a baby soon, and several other people I know being pregnant, right now my favorite occasion has to be babies!!  So I made up a sweet little card to go with that.

I adore this sweet little cuddle bunny from our sponsor - Digital Delights.  I tried to keep the card pretty soft, but I just loved this background paper so much I had to use it!  The bunny is colored in soft grey's with little touches of pink, and I added my little sentiment banner with a sweet little bow.

Pretty simple card, but full of sweetness!  Be sure to stop by Tuesday Throwdown to see what occasion is the rest of the teams favorite, and then join in the fun!!

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Hi Everyone!
Sorry it's been super quiet around here.  We have been super busy preparing for a big vacation to Hawaii!!!  I am currently on the plane so this post is scheduled :)

We have a fun new release for your today from Sami Stamps - Beach Fun!  Such a perfect release for this time of year!  We are finally seeing a little bit of relief here in Washington from all the heat.  So the beach has been our friend this summer!

I've used the super cute image A Friend From the Sea!

Still working on getting my creative mojo back, so I kept this card pretty simple.  Our challenge starting today is to use 2 patterned papers.  So I pulled out this fun pack from Lawn Fawn and found a couple patterns that worked well together.  I also stamped out a few star fish from the So Jelly stamp set to add around my sentiment.

My image was colored in with pencils.  I used a border die around the outsides to get that fun x pattern.  It overlapped funny in the corners and cut a few off, but I still think it looks cool!

Be sure to stop by Sami Stamps to see the rest of this awesome release!  And don't forget to join in the fun new challenge!!

Thanks for visiting! <3