Happy Birthday

Well I am almost done with my Birthday cards needed for this year. Wahoooo!!!! I wanted to get done this month so that I could coast if needed through the holidays. I think I have one more card to do for this year and then I will be starting on my January group.

This is another of my cards that I made using the Verve sketch challenges and didn't get it up in time LOL! I also used the Embillish Magazine challenge here as well. Although I must say I like this card, but I don't feel I have nailed this challenge yet, so I am going to try it again soon.
Here is my card

It really turned out fun. What I don't love is the raspberry fizz element. I really would have liked to keep the gray. I really need to make another LOL! What I did love was the bling. It was a lot of fun to put in those different elements. This is either going to be for my Grandma or for my Aunt, I haven't decided yet.

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are Papertrey Ink unless noted

Stamps: Handwritten Notes, Vintage Labels, SU fabulous flowers

Paper: SU Basic Grey, Sweet Blush , PTI stampers select white

Ink: SU Basic Grey, Sweet Blush, Raspberry Fizz

Accessories: Bling, SU basic grey ribbon, PTI stiched sweet blush ribbon, stampin dimensionals, nesties

Tired and BEHIND!!!

Well can you believe it has been so long since I posted. I am embaressed to say I made quite a few cards for challenges that I never got posted :( I have been tired and hungry for weeks (wink, wink), so needless to say the time to upload has been limited.

For todays card I used a Verve challenge sketch and a color throwdown combo (both of these I didn't get it uploaded in time LOL). I also made this for JoAnne's anniversary blog candy. That I am acutally able to enter LOL! Here is the color combo
Here is my card

The fun Buttony Bow LOL!

Isn't this card a riot? Okay there won't be a lot of explaination, but hope you are all having a great weekend and I will be uploading a few more this weekend, hopefully. I am going to bed in a little bit myself, so it will be a good night LOL!

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are Papertrey Ink unless noted

Stamps: Handwritten notes, background basics retro

Paper: SU bordering blue, SU basic black, PTI stampers select white

Ink: Snow White, SU Bordering Blue

Accessories: Black stiched ribbon, basic grey button, dmc floss, nesites, SU stampin dimensionals

WCMD Pony

I still have a few cards to share from World Card Making Day. It was a riot!!! I loved seeing all of the challenges and getting my creative groove on. What a hoot. Splitcoaststampers had quite a day planned with all of their member companies. I even won a year long pass WAHOOOO!!! I was a memeber there for a few years and then when things started to slow up at work I had to do some cutting, so that was one of the things that had to be cut. It is so much fun to be able to upload whenever you would like. Onto my fun card, it was based on the sketch you see below.
Here is my card

Can you tell this was another one of Izzy's Brithday thank you notes? Another great part of the day was that Izzy was able to stamp with me all day. She loves to be up in the stampin room, so it was a ton of fun. I can only hope she still likes it in a few years.

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are Stampin Up unless noted

Stamps: Pony, PTI faux ribbon

Paper: Mambo Melon, razzleberry lemonade dsp, rich razzleberry

Ink: rich razzleberry

Accessories: white gel pen, stampin dimensionals, mambo melon ribbon, nesties, PTI lavender moon buttons, glue dots, mambo melon marker, Orange maker

Ain't no sunshine when you're gone

Good Morning! Hopefully you are all able to spend some time with your family today. We are lucky to not only be able to spend time with my family, but also time together at church. Does life get any better than that?

Now onto my card. I was able to combine a few challenges. Have you been over the the JUGS challenge blog? It is a lot of fun and they change it up every week. This week it is a color combo. I used the sketch challenge from Unscrpited Sketches. I haven't played along with them for a while, but I really liked their sketch this week. Here is the sketch

My card
Well what do you think? I really like the pop of red. It just seemed to brighten the card. Not that this will be any surprise to any of you, but I LOVE Papertrey Ink's buttons. It is such a fun mix of sizes, shapes and in the case of this aqua mist one bling. Isn't that fun? Oh, if you haven't tried the new ink pads from PTI you really need to. It is fabulous and I can't wait untill they change them all!!!


Have a blessed day.


It's a good life!
Terri E.


Deets: All supplies are Papertrey Ink unless noted
Stamps: Scattered Showers Additions
Paper: Aqua Mist, Vintage Cream
Ink: SU Real Red, Aqua Mist
Accessories: Pure Poppy Buttons, Auqa Mist button, Pure Poppy stiched ribbon, gel pen, dmc floss

Blog Candy Winner and card

Wahoooo!!! I have a blog candy winner from the group who sent Izzy a card. First I wanted to thank everyone for you kindness. Izzy LOVED getting all of her fun cards and packages. Everytime she got one she said "For MEEEE?" and then treasured all of the cards, stickers and book. Actually Jena, the winner, sent a map that her daughter made and Izzy has been carying that along for the last 3 weeks. Everytime we get in the card she says the map says to go right Mom LOL!

Congrats Jena!!!! Please e-mail me your address again (of course that is the envelope that Izzy ripped open real good and I only have a partial address) and I will get those goodies to you right away.

On to the fun card for today. I used the SPCC color combo and a year cards challenge from Kristina and two peas in a bucket found here.
Here is my card

Okay isn't that layout fun? It was a sketch challenge for this months cards and I loved this one. I will actually work on all 3 of them at some point this month, but this was my favorite by far. The vellum was an idea I lifted from Kristina as well. I did dry emboss rather than heat emboss. The colors came together nicely and as always, this is a combo I would love to use again. I must say Samantha is FABULOUS at picking colors that I rarely use and making me want to pick them up again.

I am actually going to use this for a birthday card for my Aunt. I have 3 more Birthday cards to go for this year and then I am going to start on January as well.

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are Stampin Up unless noted
Stamps: PTI Handwritten Notes

Paper: Chocolate chip, PTI vellum cardstock, Au Chocolate dsp, almost amethyst dsp

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Chocolate Chip, almost amethyst

Accessories: Bermuda Bay, Green Galore, Almost amethyst markers, stampin dimensionals, bermuda bay ribbon, spounge, swiss dots embossing folder, large corner rounder

The sun will come out tomorrow

This was a card that I made for my Viva La Verve sketch. It is going out to Eric and his family. I have Izzy making a few cards as well. If you have a few minutes to make a card and drop it it that would be wonderful. Here is the sketch and the twist was speciality paper. I didn't even know I had this pack, but I went searching.
Here is my card

Isn't this card stinking fun? I really wanted to send something encouraging and hopefully uplifting. Although I don't have a sick child, I can't imagine my life without her. It is so hard to understand what God asks of us at times. To see his plan and the big picture while we are in the middle of it. I can only hope that this card brightens up the day if only for a moment.

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are Stampin Up unless noted

Stamps: PTI Scattered, PTI Scattered Showers Additions

Paper: glitter dsp, PTI Stampers select white

Ink: SU Chocolate Chip, PTI Summer sunrise

Accessories: bermuda bay marker, PTI summer sunrise ribbon, nesties

We're in this together!

Well I have a fun card to share with you today. I saw this sketch from CPS, so that was my starting point. I have been thinking about the Verve encourging challenge and also the JUGS paper piercing challenge. After thinking about all of those for a few days, here is what I came up with.
The card

Isn't that fun? I really liked being able to switch up the clothes for each woman. It really does fit the idea I was going for. I reallly like the idea of women helping each other and I am always amazed at how different we can be and yet how supportive and loving we can be. I paper pierced the gal on the left and the gal on the right was colored with copics. Add a little stiching and there you go.

It's a good life!

Terri E.

Deets: All supplies are Stampin Up unless noted

Stamps: MFT Going pink

Paper: Thouroughly Modern dsp, Soft Suede, GKD pure luxury 120 lb white

Ink: Momento Black

Accessories: White gel pen, glue pen, pink flock, copics box A&B, Crushed curry ribbon, stampin dimensionals