A fond farewell to Shop Pumpkin Spice - I even colored!!!

Good Sunday morning to you!!!

This week at Shop Pumpkin Spice the challenge is coloring.... let's just say Courtney wasn't made to color. I tried really hard on this one! So please participate in the challenge and if you are a terrible color-er then I would especially love it - I'll be in good company! :) 

I made this for one of my Godchildren. I wanted it to be totally non-spooky and fun! 

Well, Denine (the owner) of Shop Pumpkin Spice was my first sponsor. I called her because a big online store told me they had a stamp set that I needed for a DT project. I ordered it. And two weeks later they emailed to say it wasn't in stock (my project was due 5 days later.). eek! I called the number for Shop Pumpkin Spice (by the way, it's her CELL PHONE. She's a one woman show - but how many store owners list their cell!?!). Anyway she had the stamp set, I explained what was going on, and she went to the post office and put it in the mail that day. We've been fast friends ever since.

I will miss Shop Pumpkin Spice a lot but it is time for me to slow down a little bit and take care of baby #2 which is in my belly! With purchasing a foreclosure (a LOT of work) and flying over once a month every month this year, it has been busy - but for ALL good reasons and I feel sooo blessed that these are the reasons I am worn out! Anyhow, you will still see me linking and supporting Shop Pumpkin Spice because a: I LOVE supporting small business. b: I love supporting Denine and appreciate what she does behind the scenes to run a business literally all by herself and c: because I LOVE that design team. They will be friends for life. 

Please stop by her store and check it out and see if there is anything on your wish list! Her prices are fabulous! The link is HERE.

Recipe:
Paper: Echo Park: Chillingsworth Manor™
Stamp: Penny Black
Brad: My Mind's Eye: Lost & Found Halloween™
Pumpkin: from a past Pumpkin Spice kit
Stickers: Echo Park: Chillingsworth Manor™
Pens: Promarker
Ribbon: May Arts

3-D Wednesday - Emmaline's cupcake toppers

These are the cupcake toppers that I made for Emmaline's bunny first birthday party. You'll be seeing quite a few objects that I made for the party as the days go on. :)

My Creative Time is hosting their 3-D Wednesday. Check out what the other ladies have made here!

I used my 3x4 Stitched Journal Die for the carrot cupcakes sign. I then ran it through my 5" Creative Station by Xyron to laminate it. in.love.

Recipe:
MCT: To My Best Peep™
MCT: Stitched 3x4 Journal Die™
Xyron: 5" Creative Station™
Xyron: Laminate Cartridge for 5" Creative Station™
Echo Park Paper: Be Mine™

May Arts Up and Live and a Giveaway Notification

Hey all! I am under the "Prima Ribbonista" section. Head on over and leave some love for the girls to win some fabby ribbon! :) 

Link is here! 

MCT- Designer Challenge with Cassandra

So this month it was Cassandra's turn to pick the challenge and she chose black and white. Check it out and play HERE! :)

Recipe:
MCT: Stitched Round Tab, Arrow, And Tag Dies™
MCT: Stitched "Capture" Frame with Arrow Dies™
MCT: Chunky Jar Accessories Set™
MCT: Stitched Heart Layering Dies™
Teresa Collins: Summer Stories™

Congratulations to the Perfect Couple

Hello and welcome to my Shop Pumpkin Spice post for today. 

I am away at a wedding that I am the matron of honor of!!! Congratulations Michelle and Bryan! They got married yesterday! 

This week's theme is sunshine at Shop Pumpkin Spice. I planned this - this is not cheating - although I feel like it IS sneaky. I used My Mind's Eye: Good Day SUNSHINE papers for this whole card! It was quite a challenge to turn it into a wedding card, but I did it! :)

Recipe:
Good Day Sunshine "Head in the Clouds" Paper™
Good Day Sunshine "Seaside Stripe" Paper™
Good Day Sunshine "Boardwalk" Paper™
Good Day Sunshine "Not So Bad Plaid" Paper™
Stamps and Dies: My Creative Time
Cork shape: Little Yellow Bicycle Naturals
Ink: My Pink Stamper: Texas Chocolate™

Congrats on Your New Arrival - SPS Blog Hop!

Good morning and welcome to my Shop Pumpkin Spice post for today! 

My friend is having her second baby and it's a baby girl! So I made this for her and I think she will really like it! 

This week's challenge theme is "sunshine" so I used some Good Day Sunshine paper AND got a sun in there and some sun-shaped ribbon too! oh yeah!

You should have gotten here from the lovely, talented, and super sweet Saundra's blog!

Recipe:
Good Day Sunshine Girl: "Daytime Digits" Paper™
Good Day Sunshine Girl: "Up Town" Paper™
Good Day Sunshine Girl: "Head in the Clouds" Paper™
Good Day Sunshine Girl: Die Cuts
Ribbon: May Arts Ribbon™
Stamps and dies: My Creative Time™

Next you are onto Marlene's blog! I don't know if you have been by lately, but her mojo is flowin'!!! 

I mustache you a question...

Check out Thrifty Thursday over at My Creative Time! This Random paper pad was down to scraps but I was able to find a few big pieces to put behind my cards! I should have taken a picture of the black piece - it BARELY fit the dies and I was so thrilled to use  up that scrap and throw it in the trash! :) The brad was also a "leftover". Isn't it darling though? Pretty perfect for a birthday card. I just want to caption it "say cheese!"

I made this for my co-dad (father-in-law). He always has his mustache and wears his glasses when he needs them and is just too darling for words. He will like this card! Inside it says, "Hope you're be-shaving yourself!" :) :) :) I know. I know. I'm so cheesy. 

I used my 1.5" Xyron Create-a-Sticker to adhere the glasses. I didn't feel like getting my hands dirty with the liquid glue and these dies fit PERFECTLY into the machine! :) love it!

Recipe:
MCT: What's Growing On?
Paper: Crate Paper: Random 6x6 Pad™
Xyron: Mega Runner
Xyron: Foam dimensional tape made with the 9" Creative Station
Xyron: 1.5" Create-a-Sticker