A Little Something for Saturday

It's the weekend and although I personally find it a bit

quiet in the blog world, I thought I would share a

few of the fun things I have been working on.

Paul and I took one of our favorite daytrips to Madison WI

where we spend the day scouring used book stores and

stopping at a few of my favorite places, which include

Archivers and an LSS or two.

Before I share my projects, I just want to say....

If you have not become a part of the Groupon

or Living Social set yet, you really should.

We have gotten some terrific deals and one of them

happened to be for the Claddagh Irish Pub in Madison.

We paid $10 and received $25 for our meal and

it was terrific!  We will most definitely make plans

to go back and as Archivers is within eye-view from

the parking lot, it's a no-brainer : )

If you need more information or a link to either of

these money-saving sites, please email me.

I love...love...love Webster's Pages and I could not wait to

dig into the stash of 6 x 6 packs I bought.

(all told, I think I purchased at least five of these fabby

mini-decks from a variety of designers)

This one is part of the 

'Spring Market' & 'Yacht Club' Collections.

I loved that I had the EF from Cuttlebug for the backdrop to

the fun rhinestone cherry that became the focus of this card.

I thought that my baker's twine from The Twinery was the

perfect 'tie-on' for these little jars.

I don't know about you, but I always match my envelopes

with my cards before they go anywhere.

I had this little $1 Studio G stamp that was perfect!

I must say that I treated myself to some really great stamp

sets and most of them were from Hero Arts.

I've always been a fan, ever since the days I sold them in

my store.  Of course, that was back in the Stone-Age when

they were still wood-mounted and color-indexed!

Inspired by the banners & the 'Yacht Club' papers, 

I went to work....well, had a play.

I love adding dimension on my cards and this was

an easy one.  Along with the flags & the stars, I also

added Stickles to the fireworks, although it's not

that clear in the photo.  I also distressed the edges

of the blue frame just to give it a ragged edge.

Now for a little somethin' Clean and Simple....

This I actually did post-daytrip.  I was playing around with a

stamp set from Lizzie Anne Designs and came up with this

simple design, full of texture and dimension.

The sentiment is another $1 stamp from Studio G.

Speaking of Lizzie Anne Designs, they are the cool

sponsors of this week's challenge over at 

The colors are really cool and great for getting

in the mood for Spring.  Lizzie Anne is giving away

a prize package worth $40!  So come check out

all of the inspiration from our design team and

play along!

And...speaking of design teams and Clean & Simple...

Have you heard about the new challenge that I am proud

to be a part of?  CAS-ual Fridays is a nod to those who

love to design in the CAS~style.

The Design Team Call is still going on, but only

for another week or so....

We are looking for our first 'Girl Fridays'!

If you love to design with the CAS~Style, then we

may have a space for you.

Come check out the CAS~ual Fridays blog

for all the details you need!

Well...that's my 'stuff' for today.

I have a whole bunch of new things to share

and will look forward to posting them soon.

Thanks so much for coming by....

'Homemade' Recipe:

Designer Paper: Webster's Pages

Stamps: Studio G
Ink: VersaMagic in Bamboo Leaves & Rhubarb Stalk
Tools: Big Shot, Cuttlebug 'Mixed Fruit' EF
Spellbinders 'Scalloped Circles' & 'Basic Circles'
Martha Stewart Border Punch 'Eyelet Lace'

Embellishments:  baker's twine by The Twinery

Rhinestones by Recollections

'Time to Celebrate' Recipe:

Designer Paper: Webster's Pages

Stamps: Hero Arts
Ink: Memories in black
Stickles in Stardust
Tools: Distress Tool by Tim Holtz

Embellishments:  baker's twine by The Twinery

Rhinestones by Recollections

CAS Recipe:

Cardstock: American Crafts

Stamps: Lizzie Anne Designs, Studio G
Ink: Memento & Memories 
Tools:  Fiskars Corner Rounder punch
Embellishments:  American Crafts ribbon

Rhinestone Flourish by Prima