Tea-riffic.......PPA282

I am a tea drinker - never a coffee drinker. So I thought this new SU! set A Nice Cuppa was tea-riffic as soon as I saw it! You have to commit to drink tea - no grab it and run allowed. It takes time to steep properly.  Then there's that mucking about with the tea bag (as my coffee drinking mother says) Decisions need to be made concerning lemon, sugar, cream and what to do with that tea bag when it is out of the cup. (Don't get me started on tea made in the microwave or with a Keurig!) And we tea drinkers definitely prefer real cups as opposed to the cardboard ones.  I hope you take the time to brew up what ever your preference is this morning and check out our DT cards at Pals Paper Arts......there has been some changes since we saw you last!

Pals Paper Arts has a fresh new look for the 2016! Our group has been divided into a sketch team and a color team.  We will now alternate between a sketch challenge and a color challenge with no off weeks so you have lots of chances to play along! Hope you join in this week with this tea-rific sketch by Mary Fish!

My Little Chickadee......FMS218

My list of resolutions for 2016 is very short - I don't want to overwhelm myself  :-) And I try to keep them short and simple so I have a good shot at being successful! Resolution #3 pertains to stamping:  "Work on coloring skills!"  I received a lovely set of Zig markers for Christmas and I need to start practicing! But in the meantime my little chickadee needed some color. So yes I really did stamp his belly with the balloon dots from Balloon Celebration.........

SU Sets used:  Talented Trio, Balloon Celebration, Honeycomb Happiness

The amazingly talented Kim Singdahlsen has a fun sketch for us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!  Hope you join us and put your own spin on it!

Always Time for Tea and One More Card......CTS153

I was working on my design team cards for this week and when I finished there were stamps scattered everywhere.  I rarely use just one set so I had quite the job of cleaning up and putting away ahead of me.  And somehow another card was in the works......yes I get derailed easily!  This image from A Nice Cuppa worked perfectly with the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch.  I added a few cup rings from Timeless Textures and I was done!  Think I will make a cuppa for myself and settle in to finish up the book I started on the plane ride home........perfect aftenoon!

                                   

Fun sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch!

                                

Celebrating 2016....PP276, PPA281

It feels good to get back into the craft room after a blogging break due to holiday happenings and a trip to Florida!  And I do have some crafty news to report.  I am honored that the talented ladies on The Paper Players asked me to join them as a guest designer from January to June!  I am excited to ring in the new year with them!

Joanne is starting us off with a challenge to use a number. I used the date from December's Paper Pumpkin and a sentiment from a new set called Balloon Celebration on my star.  A bit of silvery thread, silver sequins and some black glimmer paper add some sparkle to the celebration!

             


I drew some inspiration from our holiday trip - no other place sparkles like Disney World!

But it was a quick week.  One day we were enjoying this view in Seuss-ville.........

and the next day Emma was shoveling her sidewalk in Backhome-ville!

Wishing you all a wonderful 2016 - looking forward to more crafty......and not so crafty.....adventures in the coming year!

I also used the sketch at Pals Paper Arts for my card.