Despite the Holiday season, I was able to complete Lauren’s Saturday Sketch challenge.  I just got this stamp today. My husband and I were at Jo Ann’s and he found it. Our first dog (we have 2) is a Golden Retriever named Izzie. My husband loves Izzie more than I have ever seen somebody love a pet and he thinks this stamp looks exactly like Izzie when we first brought her home. He said that every card I ever make him should include this stamp. I don’t  know if that will happen but I thought I’d ink it up for the challenge.

The Woof and bones were cut from paper pups cricut cartridge and the ribbon came from Target’s $1 spot. Sadly the entire spool was used on this card.  Not much ribbon but hey what do you want for  $1. I should mention that it came in a tube with 3 other spools of ribbon and I’m sure those spools have only a few inches on them. I really need to get some Copics and learn to color with them. I have seen some amazing coloring done with those expensive little guys. The colored pencils just arent doing it for me. Other than the coloring, I think the card turned out cute.  I added a picture of Izzie to this post so you a face to put to the name.

                   

Paper: Kraft from Paper Try Ink, brown yellow and red card stock Embellishments:  yellow ribbon with brown stitching                         Stamps: Baby Retriever Rubber by Inkadinkado

This isn’t a paper craft related post but I wanted to share a few pictures form my offices’ Boss’s day celebration. After A LOT of inner office politics and un needed drama, I was happy to see the day go but in the end we were able to sit down together and enjoy a meal together while honoring our bosses. A wonderful local place catered and we went with a fall theme for decor. Being the queen of all things fall I was able to help out with most of the decorations.

This centerpiece to the left is borrowed from my dining room table.  I love using real gourds. The cats love them even more. They are constantly licking them – weirdos! We had 3 tables set up for people to sit and eat at. One is much larger than the other 2 and this basket was placed in the center of the large table with 2 fall topiaries on each side. 

To the right is a pic of the whole table.

The luncheon was held in the board room where the school board holds their stuff. That’s why you can see random odd things on the walls around the room  and the big ugly blue chairs 

Here’s a nice shot of the other table setting. This was the setup for  2 tables. We used a beautiful (yet plastic … imagine that!)   gold table cloth with a maroon plastic runner. Placed 3 topiaries on each table with fall colored votive candles between the topiaries.  Scattered leaves put a nice finishing touch on the whole thing. 

I loved doing the decorations for this. It was fun and turned out beautifully. We had corns stalks wrapped in amber lights in one corner and a scarecrow in another. The Banquet tables were also outfitted for the season.

That’s it for today. Happy Bosses day to all of you  bosses!

I love INKADINKADOO stamps! This card was made using the Flourishes set – a clear stamp set. Its by the very talented Brenda Walton. I stamped the swirl twice – once in its entirety and partially second time at the bottom of the card. The small flowers have diamond Stickles added to their centers and the bird is covered in black diamond Stickles. I cant seem to master getting them into photos.  I rarely use black as a card base but I think it paid off this time.

Of course I had to add a ribbon. It matches the mauve card stock used as a mat for the cream card stock with the stamping.

I’m anxious to see what other creations I come up with with this set. 

Paper: Black cream and mauve card stock
Embellishments:  Stickels and ribbon
Stamps: Inkadinkadoo’s Flourishes

So this is my first attempt at a nugget box. It’s a 3 piece box. The original intent for this box  was for it to be a favor for a shower that a co-worker and I put on for a fellow Co-worker. We ran out of time and ended up with no favor. No biggie…. it was a pretty informal shower. We were showering the babies father. The baby is a girl she due tomorrow and her nursery is pink and brown which was the inspiration for the colors of the box.

The box cover is a beautiful sparkly pink and the insert is a sable brown. I used primas to decorate the box and used iridescent seed beads for the flower centers. Unfortunately the glue used to secure the beads discolored the primas a bit. I kept going back and forth on the brown ribbon / bow but I think keeping it was the right choice

These are pretty easy and I wish I had been paper crafting when I got married, these are adorable favors for weddings or showers!

Paper: Sable and Rosebud by The Paper Company
Embellishments:  Primas and ribbon
Stamps: Merci from Paper Trey Ink’s Birds of a Feather

This is my first Sketch Challenge Click Here to view the sketch set forth by Lauren. I’m going to attempt Lauren’s sketch each week. I always check out everyone’s else’s work so I thought why not join in.

I love Halloween and fall and thought this would be a good opportunity to start on my Autumn Cards. I used the spider from Papertrey Inks’ Spooky Sweets I. Can you see his web??? I made it with Diamond Stickels. I added black Stickles to the spider to make him pop. Happy Halloween is embossed so that it would stand out better. 

Speaking of Halloween, I am anxiously awaiting Papertreys Spooky Sweets 2. I ordered a few days ago. I already have lots of good ideas for it!!!!

Paper: Black and Orange card stock, Halloween black dots patterned paper from K& company
Embellishments:  Stickles and green ribbon
Stamps: Spider from Papertrey Inks’ Spooky Sweets and Happy Halloween from CMC