Baby Talk - FMS204

This card is headed to a fellow stamper who welcomed a sweet baby boy this week. My baby boy turns 34 this week - yikes!  And his babies are the furry kind!  I have posted pictures of them before and I have received many questions about those adorable pups and their names. So a recap.......

Corduroy is the new guy.....called Cordy for short....three months old, part poodle, part shih tzu, part dachshund.  He is named for a certain snow condition skiers call corduroy! 

Adirondack is a toy poodle named for the Adirondack Mountains and is called ADK for short.

Silas McConkey is named in honor of the late freestyle skier Shane McConkey. Silas - Si Guy as we call him - is half poodle and half dachshund.

And you've figured it out by now.....my son loves to ski!

I used Something for Baby and Sweet Talk DSP on my card. I changed Jen Timko's wonderful sketch from landscape to portrait to accommodate my hanging onesie!  Put your own spin on our sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!

Emma Is Three!

Emma is three today! It's been a big birthday week for her - she started pre-school AND got her first pair of skis!  The Big Guy (or Hey Hey as Emma calls him ) has been a ski coach for a zillion years and three is the magic number for him - that's the age he thinks a little one is ready to ski. So Emma got her first pair of skis and boots yesterday.  She was so excited and told me all about them and ended with ".....and then I am going to stand on the water and Daddy is going to pull me with the boat...."  Hey Hey has some work to do......

    The Fusion Challenge has a Back to School Theme going on - perfect for this time of year!

                                     

Snail Mail! GDP001

There's a new Design Team in town - the  Global Design Project - featuring some very talented Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around the world!  Their first challenge this week is a sweet color challenge and my first thought was baby card!  But then that little voice in the back of my head took over and I decided to have some fun with my design. The animals from Zoo Babies are definitely losing the race with the snail from Better Than E-Mail. After all who doesn't love snail mail?



                                          

               Stamp Sets Used:  Better Than E-Mail, Zoo Babies, Chalk Lines, Banner Banter

Clean and Simple? FMS203

The seasons are changing and Halloween will be here before we know it! Our final summer weekend at the lake was highlighted by a trip to the county fair and a bonfire on the beach.  Delightful!

I consider this a clean and simple card but as I sat down to write the post I am starting to rethink that simple part!  It took 7 stamp sets and some Winter Wonderland DSP to make this card come together! There are images from:  

Celebrate Today

Holly Jolly Greetings

Frightful Wreath

Among the Branches

Holiday Home

If The Broom Fits

Endless Birthday Wishes

That amazing Jen Mitchell has a delightful sketch for us this week at Freshly Made Sketches! Hope you play along!