It's Raining Daisies! 46

It's Raining Daisies!

Hi Girls! I want to thank Kazan, Laura & all the girls on the DT for naming my Sympathy card to the Fab 5 on 2Sketches4You last week! I am soooo honored & thrilled to have had one of my creations make it :) Yeah! If you want inspiration or a sketch to get your Mojo jump started, I encourage you to visit 2Sketches4You :)

As I previously mentioned on my blog, my sister takes great care of my Westie babies when I travel. This is Gretchen (right) & Griffin (below) :)

To express my appreciation & gratitude, I made Tina this Thank You card & gift basket using the PTI Pack a Picnic Timeless Template to hold her gift from Maui. My sketch layout inspiration came from CPS124 & the color was inspired by this week's Splitcoast's Inspiration Challenge 188, IC188 where we had to select an item on the website Chasing Fireflies. I found the Daisy Rainboots to be very cute, happy & perfectly fitting for my project. I hope you like the set :) If you have a favorite PTI Timeless Template or any sort of gift basket / bag template, I'd love to hear about it! Be Sweet!

Ingredients Used:

Paper: SU Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Whisper White

Ink: SU Basic Black, Certainly Celery, VersaMark

Stamps: PTI Beautiful Blooms, Everyday Classics

Sprinkles: Spellbinders Scalloped circle & rectangular nesties, EK Success Daisy punches, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF, We R Memory Keepers eyelet & brads, generic white embossing powder, SU ribbon & cord, Offray ribbon

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Expanding My Collection 27

Expanding My Collection

Hi Cyber Girlfriends! Thank you all so much for commenting on my Maui photos. I am happy that you enjoyed them as much as I did :) All has settled down for me, my car has been repaired, (the clutch had to be replaced but the part had to come from Germany. Crikey! Thankful it is under warranty!!!). I finally had some free time to sit down & stamp :) My DH knew I had been eyeballin' PTI products for awhile now, so he took it upon himself & ordered some goodies for me! I loooove new toys :) My introduction to stamping began with SU. I am very comfortable working with red rubber stamps & have been leery of clear stamps. After making my first card using PTI clear stamps, I am hooked! I am curious, what material do you girls prefer to stamp with, red rubber, clear or both? You know how I love comments, so please let me know! Our dear friend, Bill, lost his 82 yr. old mother this week. I made this Sympathy card for him & his wife, Cathy, expressing our love. My color scheme was inspired by this week's Splitcoast Color Inspiration Challenge, CC226 (I had to use SU Tempting Turquoise, Apricot Appeal, Creamy Caramel & Bashful Blue) & the sketch layout was inspired by Kazan's Sketch 30 at 2 Sketches 4 You. Be Sweet!

Ingredients Used:

Paper: SU Tempting Turquoise, Apricot Appeal, Creamy Caramel, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Ink: SU Tempting Turquoise, Apricot Appeal, Creamy Caramel, Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip

Stamps: PTI Everyday Classics, Spiral Bouquet

Sprinkles: We R Memory Keepers hardware, Offray ribbon, SU distressing tool

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Reality Check! 16

Reality Check!

Hi Girls! My DH & I took the "red-eye" flight home last night from Maui to Phoenix. :( I spent the day doing hum-drum chores - dragging my dear sister, Tina around town with me! One exciting thing on my to-do list was to replace my broken Sidekick, making good use of that 50% off coupon :) I was a happy lil' scrapper, skippin' out of Michael's with my new toy :) Life was good! I started to back out of the parking lot, to continue on with my endless list when my unfortunate event occurred! :( While in Reverse, my car just suddenly stopped. The engine continued to run, (Thank Goodness because it was a toasty 101 degrees outside). My car would not engage in Drive, Reverse or Neutral! The shifter was stuck in Park in the middle of the main entrance into the shopping plaza! While waiting over 1 hr for a tow truck, Tina & I visited with the A/C in overdrive :) My car has some fancy electrical work so when the tow truck driver arrived, he did not know how to release the gears! Ugh!!! I made several SOS phone calls to the dealership requesting help but noone seemed to know the magical trick! After another 1 hr of phone calls, Tina & I read the manual. Success!!! :) After dropping my car off at the dealer & picking up a loaner, our adventures continued :)

I wish I was back on that magical Hawaiian island with my DH, relaxing on a pool-side chair under an umbrella, sipping a phoo-phoo drink, with my biggest concern being making a choice on what restaurant to eat dinner at :) This has been my first Reality Check upon arrival from vacation!

Here are a few more vacation photos that I wanted to share with you girls... I hope you enjoy them!

These are the 7 Sacred Pools located in Hana. To see them you have to drive "The Road to Hana" which is a dangerous curvy drive with over 600 turns and 54 bridges. A must do once in a lifetime drive but BEWARE, motion sickness is quite common to say the least! :(

My DH & I at the point where the 7 Sacred Pools meet the ocean! AMAZING!

The two of us parasailing in Kaanapali! What a thrill ride & incredible view!

This is the 2 mile path that winds along the ocean starting at our resort that we ran everyday :) The shorter white buildings in the background is the resort we stayed at, The Fairmont Kea Lani. Extremely friendly staff, gorgeous grounds & views.

These are the lava fields on Maui. Makes me think of the moon's surface. Really cool!

This is The Hali'imailie General Store. One of our favorite restaurants located in Upcountry. They serve the BEST Mangoritas! :)

These two photos of the Hibiscus were taken with my DH's iPhone 3GS while on one of our strolls! It had just finished storming - check out the rain drops on the flowers :)

Gorgeous Maui sunset photos taken from our hotel. Wild color schemes!!!

Please share your thoughts with me & let me know what you think of these pics. Hope to hear from you. Be Sweet!

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Delicate Dahlia 17

Delicate Dahlia

Hello Girlies! First, I want to share something very special with all of you. My cyber girl friend & fellow blogger, Julie Ranae, named Cupcake's Creations on her blog! Thank you Julie! :) While relaxing in the room last night, I created this card. My sketch inspiration came from last week's MOJO week #93 layout (a lil' late) & the Dahlia was inspired by the Splitcoast Inspiration Challenge #187, IC187. For the inspiration, I had to select an item from the website Posters.com, so I chose this beautiful print, "Dahlia". If you get a chance, you should stop by & browse all of these sites for great inspiration. Thanks for looking! `Olu`olu (Please) feel free to leave a comment! I really enjoy hearing from you & I respond to all questions, so be sure to check back. :) Be Sweet! Until next time...

Ingredients Used:

Paper: SU Sage Shadow, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, K&Company DP

Ink: SU Sage Shadow, Blush Blossom, Basic Black

Stamps: SU Carte Postale, Flowers for a Friend, Best Yet

Sprinkles: Making Memories hardware, Offray ribbon, Spellbinders Dahlia die, SU distressing tool, Waxie tissue paper :)

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