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So I finally have my card for the Market Street Stamps' Special Edition Block Party !! I know I am cutting it close to the end, but sometimes {as we all know} life gets in the  way. Anyways, here it is! I had lots of fun making it, especially since I have been working constantly on things for my sweet sister's baby shower coming this weekend. The two awesome stamps that I used today are the new Night Owls set and the Argyle background.  If you haven't gotten the chance to enter a project, you have until the end of tomorrow {Wednesday} night. I hope you are all enjoying the beginning of your week!

Hello! Here is the challenge for 365 Cards : So if you saw a card that made you think of the word "sophisticated" what would it look like?  That should be your card. So, when I think of the word sophisticated I think clean and simple yet stylish. How about you?

Today's 365 Cards challenge is: Stamp a tone-on-tone background, so that the pattern you stamp is roughly the same color as the paper/cardstock it's stamped on. In order to achieve this, I used VersaMark ink to stamp the Gingham background. I have not used this technique for a while, but have now re-realized how cool it can look. I will be doing this more often in the future! Make sure to check out all of the other great challenges from earlier this week!!

Thanks for joining me today! There is a brand new Color Challenge over at the Market Street Stamps blog today!! And here is my card: I used the new releases of Argyle and Night Owls for the card. Both of these sets are super fun to play with!! They seem to constantly be on my table lying about. There is a bunch more inspiration waiting for you over at the Market Street Stamps blog, so make sure you go check it out!!

Here is today's card for the 365 Cards Challenge. The prompt for today is:  to use 5 layers on your card, anyway you want to. I used one of the 6x6 paper pads from My Mind's Eye Lost and Found 2: Rosy for all of the patterned paper. The scalloped circles are punched using an EK Success 2" punch and the circles are punched using Paper Shapers 1 1/4" punch. The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up stamp set called "Bring on the Cake" and the buttons are from my button stash. The twine is American Crafts. Hope you all enjoy World Card Making Day today!

Hope you all have had the chance to make it over to the Market Street Stamps blog to check out their releases for this month! They have started doing  a link up party where you get a chance to win some stamps and such, or even a Guest Design Team spot for next month. The set I used on this card is called Night Owls and is absolutely adorable! You can find the set here . The paper, Autumn Splendor, comes from a 6x6 pad from We R Memory Keepers. I also used the Card Patterns sketch for this week as inspiration. I love to go over there when I need a fresh perspective on ideas, and they also have some of the most amazing talent on their design team. Go check them out!!

Woohoo! Welcome back to another night of Market Street Stamps releases!! Tonight my card features a brand new background stamp. Check out this loveliness! I've got to tell you that this is one cool background that has so many possibilities! Now, go on over and check out the rest of the amazingly talented design team girls projects here at the Market Street Stamps blog. And don't forget, Angelica is running a sweet deal for her customers, and here are the details: After the all of the sets are revealed on Thursday at 7 pm Central, for one whole week, the new sets will           be 15 % off, or if you but them in a bundle {all sets in the release} you receive 25% off!

Hello all! Tonight is the first night of sneak peeks for Market Street Stamps . And, of course, as always, they are absolutely fabulous!! I have two cards to share with you. Hope you love them as much as I loved making them!!! Head on over to the Market Street Stamps blog to check out some more amazing sneaks, and I will be back tomorrow with more sneaks!!

So I thought I would try my hand at playing along with Moxie Fab's Vertical Sketch Challenge . I love to go over to the blog whenever I get a couple of free minutes. Whether the posts are a single inspiring picture, some fun contests, or a kick-in-the-pants challenge, they always seem to pump a little life into my creative juices. Here is the sketch: and here is my card: This particular challenge goes on until midnight on 9/19 if you are interested in playing along. Check out the other awesome cards that people have linked up, too! Card Recipe Patterned Paper and Sticker Strip: Little Yellow Bicycle Letter Stickers: Authentique Ribbon: My Mind's Eye

Today's Saturday Challenge prompt over at 365 Cards is:  What's at the top of your playlist right now?  Pick a favorite go to song  and let that inspire your card.  The song that is currently my favorite is Lighters by Bad Meets Evil featuring Bruno Mars.  Though Eminem is often controversial, I love the core message of this song. Don't give up on your dreams, even when everyone else doesn't believe in them, because if you still believe, they will come true. Life's too short to be who everyone else wants you to be, be who you want to be. And if you are not sure what 365 Cards is, it is a blog that gives you a new card challenge every day of the year !!! So if you are in need of some crafty inspiration or just want to check out how others are working the challenges, this is the place to go!

Welcome to another beautiful day in the neighborhood! I have another wonderful {and totally fun!} challenge today from 365 Cards . Today's prompt is to go back and take 3 different 365 challenges from the past, one from May, one from June, and one from July and put them together for your own unique challenge. The dates that I chose are: May-Day 84-Ruffles June-Day 118-Sunday Sketch July-Day 148-Sentiment Background I hope you enjoy and have the creative inspiration that this brought me! Card Recipe Stamps: Market Street Stamps { Compass } Patterned Paper: Glitz Designs Crochet Trim: My Mind's Eye Heart Punch: Fiskars

Hello and welcome to this beautiful, sunny day! Market Street Stamps sponsoring the challenge over at The Play Date Cafe this week and so I thought I would make a card for it. The color story this week is simply amazing, using colors that I absolutely love {especially being the mom of two daughters!}. So here is the prompt {Isn't it gorgeous?} And here is my version of the color story: Hope you have the chance to play along!!! You could win the two newest background stamps that are being officially released tonight!