April 2017

I have recently started a new business venture and it has been taking up ALL of my time lately. Pair that with a part time job and a full time household to manage and it doesn't leave you with much time to do anything let alone stamp. *sniffle*

My nephew is turning eleven on Monday and since I am having to miss his birthday party today, and his birthday on Monday, we met up for a special pre-birthday lunch for him yesterday afternoon.

I love being an aunt and I love my nephews more than they know. To show my love, I stayed up WAY too late Thursday night (or should I say VERY early Friday morning) putting together this card to show my sweetie how much his Cici adores him.

I am SO sad that Carousel Birthday is retiring from Stampin' Up! It has to be one of my favorites from the Occasions catalog this year and I hate that it didn't make it to the annual catalog. BUT that doesn't stop me from giving it more love. ;)

This week's Mojo Monday sketch was the perfect sketch to show off my Cupcakes & Carousels designer paper (which sadly is also retiring). I sponged each panel with Chocolate Chip to give it a more grunge feel. The sentiment is also stamped in Chocolate Chip onto Whisper White cardstock and used the Triple Banner Punch to create the banner.

I recently purchased the Large Number Framelit Dies and I couldn't wait to put them to use! I added a few gold sequins to give the card some bling but still keep it more boyish. Making masculine cards is SO hard but my nephew loved it. He also loved the "present" that was inside. ;)

Happy birthday my sweet Payday! Cici loves you!! xoxo

Product List

Carousel Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack	Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad	Banner Triple Punch
Metallics Sequin Assortment	Sponge Daubers	Stampin' Dimensionals	Large Numbers Framelits Dies

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I cannot believe how insane this week has been! I have recently started a new "adventure" and it has taken up a lot of my time (more on that later) plus with tax time upon us my job has been nothing short of craziness. Not to mention having a 6th grader that has waited until the last minute to do a research paper. Who does he come to for help? Mom!!! I can't really complain. Despite being so busy, I love every second of my life. I wouldn't want it any other way.

The only problem with being so busy is I don't get any time to stamp. SO I decided to make this little card in between questions about force and cause and effect. *wink*

I was so excited to see this week's Freshly Made Sketch challenge because it has all those squares and I JUST got my Layering Squares Framelit Dies in yesterday and couldn't wait to play with them!

Since On Stage is going on this weekend, and I know a lot of the designer paper is going to retire, I am planning on using up as much as I can in the coming weeks. A Little Foxy is my choice tonight because it makes me happy. Pool Party, Cameo Coral, and Smoky Slate is just such a yummy color combo!

I used one of the hearts from the Sweet & Sassy Framelits set for my heart and tied a Coral ribbon from the Cupcakes & Carousels Embellishment Kit. The little sequins are also from the kit and the sentiment is from Lift Me Up which is now one of my favorite sets. I just can't get enough of it!

For those lucky ladies who get to go to On Stage this weekend I say: be safe and have fun! I can't wait to see what Stampin' Up! has in store for the future!

Product List

Lift Me Up Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock
A Little Foxy Designer Series Paper Stack	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad	Cupcakes & Carousels Embellishment Kit	Layering Squares Framelits Dies	Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies
Up & Away Thinlits Dies	Stampin' Dimensionals