Two versions "you're a classic" Tami Mayberry hop...

 By now I'm sure you must know of the Gina K release party.

It starts a 11:00am central time over at Stamp tv (HERE's the link)

You still got a good two hours to go so while we are waiting for all the fun Tami Mayberry and her design team wanted to celebrate with a little hop 

"Think of it link a pre tailgate party"

We're all using awesome Tami Mayberry stamps and some of us are sharing from the soon to be released "Ticket Trio" set.

Today I'm featuring the "Masculine Tags" set.

because let's face it friends fathers day is fast approaching...

This is the CAS manly version

 Originally shared this on my flickr for the CAS-ual Fridays challenge #54 "masculine cards using designer paper"

 Thought I could reproduce it for a more girly touch, because who said this set was just for the boys!?!

 So here's the girly shabby look

 Hope you were inspired, your next stop is the awesome

Regina Hardy
And if you miss the beginning head on over to the fabulous

Tami Mayberry

(find this stamp set and the rest of Tami's designs HERE at Gina K along with the newbie too)

Rocking with Masculine tags

 I'm totally in LOVE with my new "Masculine Tags" stamp set design by the fabulous Tami Mayberry for Gina K

 Here is why...

  It really does rock doesn't it !!!

 Get your "Masculine Tags" set HERE just in time for mothers day!

Today Gina K will be having a blog hop so you can see all the awesome cards you can make with the new stamps to be released on Friday.  Check out the hop today starting over at Stamp tv

And here's a little sneak of Tami Mayberry's new stamp set to be released this Friday.  It's super awesome and works with spellbinders Labels and Tags die set.

A "man-tastic" card for your "gill-friend"

I know craaazy title but what else would you call this card!?!

No pattern paper here just some great fishy stamps from Paper Smooches

and inspiration from these two

Moxi Fab World: Trigger Tuesday "Man-tastic"       &       Paper Smooches SPARKS: Picture Perfect

Paper Craft Gallery Idol 2012 Parade

 After years of oohing and aweing I finally built up the courage to join this years Paper Crafts Gallery Idol.

Oh man the competition is crazy awesome and some cards are just blowing my mind!

Check out the flickr pool HERE

Trust me it wont be a waist of time

 soooo

 Here's a parade of my entries with some random Gallery Idol thoughts...

 Random thought 1:  "Am I good enough?  I'm ready!  Am I ready?  Just do it!"

 Random thought 2:  "What do they mean by encouragement?  Is this encouraging?"

Random thought 3:  "Okay try and remember Heather Campbell's Gallery Idol tips" 

(read them HERE, Thank-you Heather)

 Random thought 4: "Thank goodness for google images" inspiration galore!

 Random thought 5:  "These aren't encouraging sayings" Then realizing spell check help me look up engorgement sayings ooops! (yes they're really are such things)

 Random thought 6: "Is it really almost 12:00am?  Put the paper trimmer away woman and get to bed!"

Random thought 7:  "What the heck, now I have to redo this card for a fourth time!"

"Shine brightly" lantern

 It's about time I do some lawnscaping around this here blog

I've got some awesome goodies from the awesome Ling's design studio (thank-you Vera)

and one of them was my very first Lawn Fawn set.  "WHAT YOUR FIRST?"  Yes yes my very first!

And it was the perfect set for

Lawnscaping challenge #34

I went with dry embossing using a ruler and embossing pick (I know that's not it's name but who really knows what it's called). 

For the teachers...

 Yesterday I posted goodies for the kids and today it's strictly for the adults.

My kids teachers are AWESOME and I wanted to give them something special.

So what's in the box...

 It's a desk organizer 

post-its

Thank you cards

binder clips

paper clips

 Made matching mini "Thank you" cards for each set...because all teachers need thank-you card right!

 Here's two of them with their gift all wrapped up.  My oldest dug out before the picture.

It's just a simple brown lunch bag with a little note flag stapled to the front.

Summer is almost HERE>>>

 Tomorrow I the last day of the school year and soon I'll have a house full of kids.

Planning on a lot of hanging outdoors and kid projects galore

  But for today they are spending their last school days with their friends.\

Sharing their end of the year goodies

These are for my kindergartener's class

 Debated on having a tag or a flag

In the end I went with a flag

For my first grader

She's a rockstar so these glasses totally fit her personality!

Spent less then $30 and had enough goodies for 50 kids plus extra caprisun of the summer.

So just wondering... What are some of your plans this summer?

WOOP WOOP!

Okay I know this is my second post today but I just had to POP in to share some good stampin' news.

I just found out I'm going to be apart of the 

TAMI MAYBERRY

design team

 Along with these awesome talented ladies

Jamie Cripps

Regine Hardy

Jennifer Ingle

Ceal Pritchett

Donna Bowman

Check out Tami's awesome stamps over at Gina K designs HERE

Doilies, Lace, and a CASE...Oh my

 Yes this card has all three...

 A closer look

So what is this card casing?

CASE Study challenge #91

Well this awesome card from uber talented Aga

This ones also for the

Doilies & Lace Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

I used a doilie as a mask on the embossed wood grain paper.  The lace is peeking out from behind the saying. 

It's back!

I'm feeling super burnt out in more then one way.  Spent the whole weekend at the beach sunup to nightfall.

My two older boys did the grom-fest surf competition.  It was fun but now we are all tired!

and now to all you squiggle fans out there 

It's back

This two-weeker challenge is Ribbon & Roses,

here's a little sneeky of something I made.

If you use ribbon and roses on a project then link up!

Three little birds

 Happy Monday and belated Mother's Day

I had a relaxing Mother's Day at the beach with my four awesome little kiddies!

But today it's all about threes...as in three little birds

Didn't have little bird stamps or die-cut so I sketched one out and cute it out...three times.

 This ones for this weeks 

CAS-ual Fridays 

"BIRDS"

Playing with sentiments "the original"

Ever had one of those cards where what you're thinking in your head and what turns out is two totally different thing?

Yah that happens to me a lot.

Although I was happy with the card I posted yesterday, it wasn't what I was planning so thought I would try again and this card is closer to what I was thinking

A one-layer sentiment image

 Once again this one's for

A Blog Named Hero

 There's still time to play so head on over and linky up!

Playing with sentiments

 I'm sick as a dog and we're moving around our house for electrical work...waaahhh!

(pity party for one...that's me)

But I still have a little room to craft and frankly need to take my mind off this cold so...

 Playing with 

A Blog Named Hero

Using my sentiment stamps and thinking outside the box...odd because my card is kind of box shape!

 You should see all the other awesome things you can do with sentiments...really cool stuff!

Stamps + no coloring

= these two cards for 

Young Crafters Unite

 No coloring no problem for me since my copic skills sucks :(

So did this two ways

 The One Layer

When I first saw this weeks 

 Moxie Fab World: Tuesday Trigger

"Vintage Vogue"

I was drawn to the soft colors and feel, and the lace!

Take a look

Tried to create the same feel in this one layer card!.

Paper pieced version