Forever & Always

Well, my time off of the computer was much less than expected.  I took both computers to my friend, Jerry, who takes care of all of my computer problems, on Saturday and by Sunday late afternoon I had them back.  What a relief, especially since the laptop issue was something I thought I did but really didn't.  Unfortunately, the desktop was fried but was given a different one that has more than my old one.  I'm so blessed with such good friends.

So, it's now after midnight here and I need to get some sleep so I'm going to keep this post short.  I'm up so late because I wanted to get in on the weekly challenge over at My Favorite Things.  Here is what I did with the sketch.

Stamp Set:  Loving Thoughts (Stampin' Up!); Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento); Card Stock: Basic White (Darice), Charmed Metallic Print Paper Pad (My Mind's Eye), Gold Foil Sheets (Stampin' Up!); Accessories:  Rhinestone Trim

Now HERE is where you can find all the details for My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Heartfelt Thanks

My very first My Favorite Things order came last Tuesday and Wednesday a new challenge came out so I have been having lots of fun playing with all of my new goodies!  I simply love the balloon hearts.  They also have another balloon set that is on my wishlist.  Oh, and they have matching dies!  Now how cool is that!  I'll share those projects later but for now here is the card I made for their current Wednesday Stamp Club Challenge.

Stamp Set:  DC Heart Balloons (My Favorite Things);  Ink:  Baked Brown Sugar (Stampin' Up!); Card Stock:  Baked Brown Sugar, Bermuda Bay (Stampin' Up!), My Girl Paper Pad (American Crafts), Glitzy Glitter (DCWV), White (Bazzill); Accessories & Tools:  Staggered Heart Border Die-namics, Delicate Doilies Die-namics (My Favorite Things), Crystal Effects (Stampin' Up!)

The doily die-cut was just too pretty to cut off, so I simply used the whole thing.  There are four dies in the set and I can't wait to use the other three.  They are so pretty.  I'm thinking they will make for some sweet Mother's Day cards.

Now here is the sketch from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club Challenge.  Just click on the image for all of the details.  I love their sketches!

I spent the afternoon over at my friend, Heather's, stamping some of the balloons from the DC Party Balloons stamp set.  They will work great for some birthday cards I have to make in the days ahead. 

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

MFTWSC156

Despite the snow, the rather slick roads and the seriously crazy drivers, I made it over to my friend, Heather's, for a Panera lunch and some fun crafting time.  It was a real treat for me as I have been wanting to use some of her My Favorite Things stamps and dies since I don't have any, yet.  We played along with this week's MFTWSC sketch and this is the card I made.  My oldest grandson, Rodney, has a birthday next month and this was a perfect sketch to use for his card.

The dies used were MFT Die-namics Stacking Stars and Die-namics Blueprints1.  I don't remember the name of the stamp set that the happy birthday came from but I love the cursive.

Now here's the sketch from the MFT blog.

It was such a good day!  I am looking forward to the next time Heather and I get together. 

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe.

Marsha

Merry Christmas Plaid

Plaid is one of my favorite designs but I never would have thought of stamping in plaid.  A combination of old colors, Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive along with new color, Baked Brown Sugar and Pistachio Pudding were used to make this pretty Christmas plaid.

Stamps:  Christmas Lodge (Stampin' Up! - Retired), DC Plaid Background Builder (My Favorite Things); Inks:  Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Baked Brown Sugar (Stampin' Up!), Tuxedo Black (Momento); Card Stock:  Baked Brown Sugar, Pistachio Pudding and Cherry Cobbler (Stampin' Up!), Classic White (Flourishes); Accessories & Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch, Curly Label Punch, Brights Old Olive Button (Retired) and !/8" Silver Ribbon (Stampin' Up!)

Since I used the sketch from My Favorite Things, I decided to play along with this week's challenge.  If you'd like to join, you can click HERE or on the image below to go find out all you need to know to play along.  And, I also entered the make your own background challenge at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge.

Until next time...happy creating!