You Are My Sunshine HMFMC219

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

** NEW CHALLENGE, HMFMC#219 **

"YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE"

I had fun making this sunny creation! 

I love that song "You Are My Sunshine"--it reminds me of my Mom singing that song to all her grand babies-including my children! You could certainly use any inspiration at all for your Sunshine creation!

I cut this sun with my Silhouette and added a Lawn Fawn pierced circle in the center. I used my new cling  Forget Me Nots stamp-cut out with my ScanNCut2. Isn't this image just sweet?  The sentiment is from  Technique Tuesday Bring On the Sun by Ali Edwards-one of my favorite sentiment sets.

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♥ Sue 

WOYWW 208-4 year anniversary!

Thanks to all my fellow What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday friends! You do bring sunshine to my life! It has been 4 years since our leader Mzzz Julia started WOYWW! Where has the time gone??? I did not get around to making any ATC's, but I would love to send one of these cards to a fellow WOYWW'er(one must go to the Mrs. of course.). Please leave me a heads up in your comment if you would like me to send you one!( I will draw to see who I send to.)

I have been playing along for a little over 3 years now...I had to go back and look at all my WOYWW posts over these last years(here is my very first post)-pretty funny to see the progression of my desk/craft area-through crafting and wedding preparations for my daughter too! I love to see the chronicle of my life in terms of my desk! What fun! A person can not ask for better friends than I have met hangin' at Julia's house!

This week I have been rearranging my crafty area again...slowly bringing my upstairs craft room down to my family room. I have mixed feeling about the move...I LOVE my upstairs craft room, but it is so isolated-and I  love being in the family room-that way I can craft everyday. A catch 22-who thinks they will end up with a craft room within a main space...leave it up to me!

 A neat technique I saw on a challenge a while back. The sentiment is stamped on the base card and then stamped again on the sun and then aligned to give a 3D effect. Cool huh?  This lovely stamp is a Technique Tuesday stamp by Ali Edwards-I told you you would see more of this stamp set. This lovely quote stamp plays nicely into the Inspiration Emporium Quote Challenge for May. You can see the challenge here . You all would love this challenge-a lot of altered art in this May challenge, and I know how you all love your altered projects!

I had to make a couple to see which one I liked the best!

My desk this week not too messy, but do you see anything new? Not saying-will wait to see if you can figure it out! You can see The Voice on TV at the other side of the room,  some cute little school bus boxes sitting on my desk that I made a while back...just lots of schtuff......now--have you figured it out yet?

Well here we go-on to year 5!!! Thanks Mrs. Dunnit!

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Card details:

Stamps: Ali Edwards/Technique Tuesday Bring On the Sun (10% discount with code suestamps 13)

Cardstock: Basic Black and Rosy "Love" blossom yellow dots by MME.

Ink: Versafine Black

Misc: pop dots

Silhouette cut files were the sun and the pinked circles

Hello Sunshine---A Penny Black Stairstep card

Hi There!

 I have been stamping a lot this week and hope to have more fun things to show you later in the week!

I stamped up this adorable slapstick Penny Black stamp 'Hello dear' and matched it up with a wonderful Ali Edwards/Technique Tuesday sentiment from Bring on the Sun. I had to take another look at the sentiment set as I was typing this-yep it has 8 sentiments plus 3 other images in the set. I reaaallllly like it- so you will be seeing more of it! Both these stamps can be purchased from Inspiration Emporium and if you use the code suesstamps13 you get a 10% discount.

This stair step card fold is a Silhouette file designed by Lori Whitlock.  I enlarged it so that the finished card is 5x7-large enough to fit this cute Penny Black image. I added red matting to it also. Ha-I have a hard time making a card without red!

I started this card with the the green designer paper...looked blah so I added the red mat. Much better. Cut the green flower stems...looked blah so I added a red shadow...and so it goes....

I am entering this in the following challenge:
Penny Black Saturday May Challenge-Anything goes
A Gem of a Challenge-Bring on the Sunshine
One Stop Craft Challenge-Furry Friends
Our Creative Corner-Anything Goes
Crafty Catz-Fancy Folds
Sister Act Card Challenge-Anything Goes Always
Challenges for Everybody-Anything Goes
Southern Girls Challenge-Going  Spotty Dot

I am off to continue on with the rearranging of my crafty space. I guess it is a never ending process!

Thanks for stopping in to say Hello-I love hearing from you!!!

♥ Sue

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Stamps from Inspiration Emporium:
Hello dear-Penny Black
Bring On the Sun-Technique Tuesday
 Cardstock: Crumb Cake and Real Red (SU!), MME Designer paper

Ink: Memento black and Versafine for the sentiment
Misc-twine and dimensionals
Copics:
Overalls-B 91,93,95,97
Watering Can-BG 70,72,75 and shaded with W3 and  YG 41,67
Flower-R 24,39
Meece-YR 20,21,24,18  R20
Sky-B 0000,000,02
Flower pot-E 13,07
Grass-YG 25, 67
Silhouette cut files- Side Step card-Lori Whitlock
Flowers-Rivka Wilkins
6 Banner Set-Lori Whitlock

Creations by AR July Blog Hop

Welcome to Creations by AR July Blog Hop! 

This blog hop will feature the two new July release files-

Folder Organizer 

and 

Scalloped Card and Bag

This first creation I made as a gifty to give to my crafty friend Linda. She came to visit during cherry harvest, but since I have to work every day, she bonded with my Silhouette machine instead. I am sure it won't be long before she is whipping up creations like these on her own machine! 

The top picture shows off the Folder Organizer all filled up with sets of Christmas cards and in the bottom picture I  took one of the folders out so that you can see what each folder looks like!

Each folder easily holds four A2 card sets-envelopes and all! Adela filled her folders up with embossing folders...I am going to make this file for my embossing folders too-what a cool idea!

Here you can see the banner file that is included in the Folder Organizer template. It was  jiffy to enlarge and use as a card topper. I stamped my friend's last name on the banner to personalize it a wee bit. I can tell you from experience that Adela's files are the easiest templates to use-especially if you tend to be a little techie challenged (not admittin' nothin' here). All of her files include a pictoral step-by-step pdf on how to put the file together, along with measurements if you need to size each piece! I so love that feature!

 Scallop Bag and Card

(and Stackables)

 I made two sets-of course each with a cherry theme-the perfect gift for co-workers during harvest. (yes, I parted with some of my beloved cherry paper)  I made two cards (size approximately 3 x3) with envelopes to put inside the bags. This template includes the envelope file as well! This bag takes about 5 minutes to make-if that! These would be perfect to make in quantity if you wanted to use it for party favors!  I used the Stackables file to stamp my sentiment on...gotta love those-you can make them any size-just right to fit any stamp!




I hope you can take a few minutes to hop along with us today. Although I am the last in line, you really should start with Adela's blog!:

ONE random winner will win their choice of one of the new templates-all you have to do is leave a comment here. (or for more chances, stop by all the blogs and leave a comment)

Design team blog hop list-(and please make sure to welcome our new teamie Jilia Aston!)-

Adela Rossol:   http://cbyar.blogspot.com

Julia Aston: http://www.createwithjulia.blogspot.com

Lisa Somerville:   http://www.lisasomerville.com

Lori Brown:  http://savingmine.blogspot.com

Lyn Bernatovich: http://lynspaperpetunia.blogspot.com

Magdalena Cortez:   http://axesdesigns.blogspot.com

Patti J. Gilliam: http://www.cherisheachpreciousday.blogspot.com

Sue Kment:   http://suesstampingstuff.blogspot.com- (that's me!)

Details:

Project #1

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Folder Organizer Template

My new Christmas papers from SU, Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler cardstock

Stamps: Penguin In A Box by Great Impressions , SU Merry Christmas sentiment, Technique Tuesday clear alphabet

Copics: G 21, 24 - R 24,39 - YG 67-  Y 38- YG 09 

Misc: Glitter, oval nesties,  SU organza ribbon, dimensionals

Project #2

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 Scallop Bag and Card Template and Stackables Template

Stamp: Printworks sentiment

Cardstock: SU cherry DP (red and blue) and  Bella Blvd #436 Juicy Good Time DP (pink), Melon Mambo cardstock from SU!

Silhouette file: dear lizzy cherry heart on small card front

Misc: dimensionals, SU red satin ribbon, Melon Mambo polka dot ribbon

What's On Your Workdesk ? Wednesday #116-Peel Better Soon

My crafty room is such a mess, do you think I can use this excuse ????

What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday #116

I thought I might change things up a wee bit and show you this shelf that is to the left of my desk. I have been stacking all my new stamps there so I won't forget what is new...OH MY, I think I better get stamping! You can see some new Penny Black stamps, some new Peanuts, A brand new bicycle Hero Arts stamps set and a whole pile of House Mouse (no surprise there right?) Oh and looky at that fun little Great Impressions Halloween stamp right up front! (some little ghosties lounging on a fence) I think I need to get busy!  The old wooden pop case used to hold my copics, but now holds some SU circle punches and some misc tools.

I am also going to show you the card below that I was working on for last weeks' WOYWW. Finally finished it up and it will be flying to one of my stamping friends whose sweetie is sick. Tried to make it a little more manly than my normal cards. A funny thing happened tonight...I was putting the finishing touches on this card and who should leave a comment on my blog but my friend with the ill sweetie. We must have been sending vibes to each other across the USA!

I picked this little stamp set up at the CKScrapbook Convention this spring.  I used the Monthly Sketch For You To Try for August 2011.

peel better soon

Well I am off to bed...a long day. Went to the big city for my daughters wedding dress fitting...oh she is so pretty! She is getting married on 11-11-11.  Should you have any neat wedding ideas, please feel free to share!

Stop over and say Hello to Julia at The Stamping Ground, she always loves to hear from new players!

Card details:
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Stamps: Going Banana's from Technique Tuesday
Cardstock: Dusty Durango and Very Vanilla (SU!) and Basic Grey Life of the Party DP
Ink: Memento Black, copics...(I forgot which ones...that was so last week)

Misc: Circle and Pink nesties, misc brads, May Arts vine ribbon