Eighteen25 is having a picture challenge for the snapshots of life scrapbooks. This is us at 8:00 am. Izzy is ready for preschool and Cece is dutifully waiting until we are hitting the door. I am so blessed that Cece is much more laid back than Izzy! I am loving the challenge to take the POD at different times. It really gets me thinking about our every day. I think we are going to get some good family shots!
On to the card. I made this card for the Papercraft Stars challenge blog. It was a Simon Says challenge this week. Here is the challenge

Simon Says

Simon Says Make a Card
Base 4.5 x 5.5
Double Mat #1: cut at 3 3/8 x 4 5/8
with another color cut at 3 1/4 x 4 1/4
Double Mat #2: cut at 2 3/4 x 4
with another color cut at 2 3/4 x 2 1/2
Add Ribbon
Add Button(s)
Add Punch or Die Cut
(Add anything else you would like to add)

Here is my card

I am in love with these little pure innocence images from MFT. They are yummy! My daughter was up helping me and she decided on the stripes. How fun tha we can do things together. I also wanted to add a little bling to her, so I used dazzling diamonds on the balloon and stickles on her shoes and dress as accents. The PTI dies are also something I am LOVING right now.

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are PTI unless noted

Stamps: MFT Pure Innocense

Ink: Momento Black

Paper: SU basic grey, stampers select white, gkd pure innocense, basic grey oliva dsp
Accessories: Mat stack die #4, su dazzling diamonds, zyron machiene, satin ribbon, pink buttons, button twine, glue dots, stickles, glue pen, copic markers

Flying fall birthday

Well it is challenge central here at our home. For this one, I used the color throwdown challenge and the sketch from clean and simple

Here is the falling leaves pop up element

Here is my handwritten sentiment

Since I am a blogging slacker, this was supposed to go up 3 weeks ago LOL! Needless to say these challenges are all gone, hopefully you will still find something fun here.

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are Stampin Up unless noted

Stamps: Ippity Right Where you Should Be
Paper: Kraft, dusty durango, so saffron, old olive, chocolate chip, stampers select white

Ink: Choclate chip

Accessories: terra cotta tile ribbon, 1 3/4 circle punch, glue dots

Remembering Dad

Well, I have a fun card to share with you today. I am working on getting ahead of my cards for the holiday season. I used this sketch from Stamp TV. Although I didn't get to play along often, I adore this CAS approach.
Here is my card

I have two friends in my bible study that have lost their Dads recently and they sure will need some love this holiday season. Hopefully they will find some joy in this season. I used a PTI die to cut out the dsp for the sentiment. I then emobssed with white to make this sentiement pop.

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are PTI unless noted

Stamps: GKD Not Forgotten

Paper: Stampers select white, su basic black, basic grey dsp
Ink: Versa Mark

Accessories: FF die #3, white embossing powder

Halloween Fun!

Here are our girls. Izzy was Belle inspired by our recent trip to Disney and Cece just rocked a pumpkin outfit. (There was a pumpkin on her toushie and it was one of the hits of the day LOL).
For some reason I adore this picture of the girls

Here is Izzy right before she went to her pre-school party. I made little monstors for all of the kids. I was so inspired by Betsy when she did them that I had to give them a try. Izzy helped and she ADORES hers, hopefully the other kids did as well.

We did 15 and although that was a lot at the time, I am so glad we did them.

We also whipped up some spider cupcakes for the kids.

Finally here is the card Izzy designed and created for her Papa. It was a big hit and I am so proud of her creativity.

Hope your halloween was just as much fun as ours!

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Wish Big Curtain Call

I had a mad dash to make my Dad's birthday card. Why is it that I know in a year in advance and I am still scrambling to put it all together LOL! Thankfully I saw this fab color combo from Curtain Call!
Here is my card

This was a fun card to put together and Dad loved it. He has a Halloween Birthday, so it is always a fun day at our house. I will share our Halloween pics and Izzy's card tomorrow. This card was quick and it really let the colors shine.

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are PTI unless noted

Stamps: Round and round, Big & Bold phrases (I think LOL)

Ink: su more mustard, pumpkin pie, cajun craze and early espresso

Paper: su Dusty Durango, su Early Espresso, Stampers select white

Accessories: Dot embossing plate

Papertrey October Blog Hop Challenge!!!!

I missed last month somehow, but I am so excited to be sharing with you today for the PTI Blog Hop! The challenge was to

There is always a lot of focus on Christmas in our industry this time of year, as that is what the majority of the population celebrates. However, this month's blog hop is dedicated to those that celebrate winter holidays other than Christmas. Create a project that celebrates Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or some other winter holiday as we embrace everyone's beliefs in a celebration of diversity through paper crafting.

Here is my creation

Well, as you can see I am celebrating winter! I adore the fun sets Heather designed a few years ago and don't seem to get them out nearly enough, so this was perfect! Actually if there was a mitten die I might use these cuties for some mass producing LOL!

It is hard to see in the picture, but there is some glitz on every mitten and then a strip by the sentiment as well. I used this weeks CPS sketch and the Curtain Call for my inspiration. Have a great day hopping!

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are PTI unless noted

Stamps: Rustic Snowflakes and Snowfall

Paper: Stampers select white, SU basic Black, SU dsp

Ink: su pumpkin pie, su so saffron, su basic grey, momento black

Accessories: button twine, score tape, su dazzling diamonds, 1/4 circle punch, glue pen

Praying for you!

I am so excited to play along with the Curtain Call for this week. When I saw these beauties I knew I just had to bust out some fun stamps.
Here is my card

Didn't this card turn out fun? I was so excited to break out Damask Designs. It is one of those sets I keep coming back to again and again. For me the funny thing is I didn't even like it and didn't buy it for a few months after I had it. If you haven't taken the plunge yet, it is a must do!!!!!

Also, you will see a lot of praying for you, thinking of you cards soon. I have a lot of friends who are going through some major hurdles right now. Hope you all are going to have a crafty weekend!

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are PTI unless noted

Stamps: Damask Designs

Paper: stampers select white, bermuda bay, tangerine tango, star prints dsp
Ink: bermuda bay, chocolate chip
Accessories: white buttons, button twine, terra cotta twine, glue dots