Lawnscaping Challenge #41

Hey there! Happy Labor Day!

Hope you all are out celebrating the last day of summer!

Today we're bringing to you Lawnscaping Challenge #41.

We have this awesome sketch drawn up for us

by the lovely Vera Yates.

And we are once again sponsored by the generous

Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon!

They've donated a $25 gift certificate to the winner!

Here's my card:

I hope you like it!

All the papers and card stock used were from the

Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit.

Please head on over to the Lawnscaping Challenge blog

and check out the other awesome design team projects

and find out how you can play along.

Can't wait to see you there!

Mission KitPossible Part Deux: Wrap-up and Winner!

Hey everyone!

Are you enjoying the last weekend of summer?

I sure hope I'll get to!

We have some fun plans, but it will depend on the weather.

Hopefully the sun will hold out. :o)

Anyway, I wanted to do my wrap-up post for the

Mission KitPossible Challenge that I was invited to participate in

by the lovely Melissa Shea and Jen Harris.

If you haven't checked out their wrap-up posts, you simply must!

So much crafty goodness.

This week has been a hectic one, with doctor's appointments

and vet appointments, my kids first full week of school,

and just not feeling that well, but I managed to eke out two cards.

One, I did for the upcoming Lawnscaping Challenge

on Monday, so I'll share it then.

Here is the other:

I hope you enjoy it!

In thanks for leaving all your lovely comments,

I offered up a $10 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp.

The winner of that giveaway is:

Anita!

Anita, please email me at penciled whimsies at gmail dot com

to claim your prize.

Thanks so everyone who came and viewed and left kind words.

I hope you had as much fun as I did!

Mission KitPossible Part Deux: The Reveal

Hey everybody!

If you stopped by my blog this past Saturday,
then you know that I teamed up with Melissa Shea
and Jen Harris in Mission KitPossible, where we challenged
each other to make a card from our Simon Says Stamp
Card Kit using the three cues we contributed.

Here's a look at the kit:

The cues we gave each other were:
1. make any card OTHER than a standard 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
2. use at least three patterned papers
3. use the chalkboard

And here's my card:

From the kit I used three sheets of the woodgrain paper,

the chalkboard, the mini ruler, twine, washi tape,

a Jenni Bowlin sticker tab, and did a little selective stamping

with the stamp set designed by Kristina Werner.

I hope you liked it!

Melissa, Jen and I will each be giving away a $10 gift certificate

to Simon Says Stamp to thank you for stopping by.

All you have to do for a chance to win is:

1. be a blog follower

2. leave a comment

 I'd love it if you'd subscribe to my YouTube channel as well!

I'll announce the winner on Friday

and hopefully have a few more cards made from the kit to share.

Hope you enjoyed September's edition of

Mission KitPossible! I know I did!

Have a great day. :o)

Mission KitPossible Part Deux

Hello everyone! 

I'm so excited to bring you a special featured post tonight!

I recently signed up to begin to receiving the 

Simon Says Stamp Monthly Card Kit.

On an evening of blog hopping, I discovered that my sweet friend

 Melissa Shea had teamed up with the effervescent Jennifer Harris

in what they called "Mission KitPossible" which was basically just

 a super fun way to make sure they were using their kits

and getting the most out of them.

I commented on how awesome I thought it was, 

and to my absolute astonishment, they asked me to join them

for the month of September!

Let me show you this incredible kit:

The items in the kits are hand-selected by the incomparable 

Kristina Werner and are a real value at only $19.99 a month, 

considering the great assortment of product that is included.

Oftentimes there is an exclusive Simon Says Stamp stamp set,

also designed by Kristina Werner herself, such as in this month's kit.

Just looking at all that beautiful product gets me excited to create!

So this is how Mission KitPossible works:

Melissa, Jen and I have each come up with one cue,

giving us three cues altogether that we must use on one card.

The cues are:

1. make any card OTHER than a standard 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

2. use at least three patterned papers

3. use the chalkboard

We've given ourselves a deadline of Monday evening

for our project reveals, so please be sure to come back for that.

Melissa, Jen and I will also be doing a giveaway on each 

of our blogs, and what's more -- we'd love for you to play along!

If you receive the Simon Says Stamp kit, 

please feel free to use our cues to make a project of your own

and link it up in the comments of Monday's reveal post.

Until then, I wish you all a fabulous weekend,

and happy crafting!

Hey There, Soldier

Hello, happy Friday!

Today I wanted to share a card I made a little while ago

for the Heroes Card Drive that Lawnscaping was hosting

through the months of June and July.

I used the stamp set Our Heroes

from the absolutely adorable Deasy Designs,

who by the way, is releasing two brand-new stamp sets!

Be sure to check those out.

I kept the card flat for mailing purposes,

using paper from Simple Stories Awesome 6x6 pad

and a sentiment from Paper Smooches.

I hope you like it!

Have a great weekend!

Sour Cream Container Teacher Gifts

Good morning!

Today is my kids first day of school!

I'm just as excited as they are.

I loved having them home all summer,

but just like last year, I never got so much as an hour

to relax all by myself.

Back-to-school time brings with it a slightly different 

hectic schedule, but between school drop off times and work, 

I have about an hour to myself every morning.

I take a book to Tim Hortons, grab myself a mocha 

and a muffin, and have some ME TIME.

*happy sigh*

Can't wait.

Anyway, I thought I'd share a video tutorial

on how I made my teacher gifts this year. 

They're super quick, easy, and inexpensive --

I made the whole lot of six gifts for $5!

Plus, the sour cream containers are so easily customizable

for party favors, stocking stuffers, and any other kind

of holiday gift or treat you can think of.

I hope I inspire you to make some of your own.

Enjoy!

Haul Video #2

Hey all!

I just wanted to stop in and share a (not so) quick haul video

I filmed over this past weekend.

It's a compilation of products I've purchased over the last 

two months or so, from MossyMade, Butterfly Reflections, Ink,

WPlus9 Design Studio, Simon Says Stamp,

Monkey Business Scrapbook Lounge, A.C. Moore,

and TJ Maxx.

I always like seeing the product up close and personal,

and I hope you will too.

I also tell you a little bit about the newest addition to our family,

our dog Zadie that we adopted from our local shelter

two weeks ago Monday. She is the sweetest, most beautiful dog

and we just love her to pieces already.

Watch through to the end for two pictures of her.

Enjoy!