Smell the Coffee

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COFFEE... I just love the smell of coffee. Don't you think that it always smells better than it tastes? I still drink it though:) Ever since I got pregnant I have not been drinking any:( Oh, don't get me wrong I still treat myself every once and a while. I'm actually on a Chai Tea Latte kick, they are really good!
Today's post is a card for my sister-in-laws birthday, which was last weekend. October and November is proving to be a busy birthday card making two months! My son's is this next weekend then my mother-in-law. October was a couple of my grandma's:) Well anyways on to the card. She really likes coffee so I decided to use MFT's Hot Stuff. I participated in this weeks sketch challenge at SCS:) The cs is DCWV and the dp is Cosmo Cricket. I used my watercolor pencils and blended the mugs and then popped them up. The ribbon is from the dollar bin at Michael's.
Stop by My Little Stamp Shack to shop, shop, shop! Great deals everywhere!
Also a big BLOG CANDY ALERT! Suzanne over at Scrap Bitz is giving away some great blog candy, make sure to stop by and check it out.
Happy Stamping!
Carrie

What Can Brown Do For You?

Hope everyone had a good Halloween. We sure did. My son dressed up as a UPS man:) What can brown do for you? He was very cute! Although he would not leave his hat on.
I made this card for my great grandma, she turned 93 last week! The stamp is Sweet Moments by Hero Arts. I stamped it on white cs and used watercolor pencils and a blender pen. I used my Liquid Applique for the frosting and the cherry has some Stickles for some glitz. The layout is for the Beate's weekend sketch challenge, yeah I finally did one, just a little late in posting it:) All paper is SU! and the decorative punch is Martha Stewart. Hope you all like it.

We are still having a huge sale over at My Little Stamp Shack. Most everything is on sale! You must check it out if you haven't:)

Hope everyone has a wonderful week! And Happy Stamping! ~Carrie~

Liquidation Sale!

Let me start out by telling you that starting today we are having a HUGE liquidation sale at My Little Stamp Shack!!! Almost everything is 25%-35% off. Brands such as Crafty Secrets, Hero Arts, Impression Obsession and Stampendous. This is a can't pass up, get out your stash cash, kind of sale:) Also if you haven't used your 40% off coupon you can still use that on any of the non sale items.

For my card today I used one of my favorite sets from Pink Cat Studio. This one is the Billy Plate #1. I thought he's perfect for a pirate Halloween costume. I colored him in with watercolor pencils and blended. The Background Plate #4 set that coordinates with this set is on sale for $10.99 MSRP $14.00. Other select Pink Cat Studio sets are also on sale for $10.99!

Also some of you have asked for some sort of icon to place on your blogs. I have created one:) So feel free to cut and paste to your blog:)
Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!
~Carrie

Smile Crocodile!

I made this card for one of our good friends son. His first birthday was on the 14th of October! I kept it very simple. I used the Hero Arts set Playful Animals and colored the images with watercolor pencils and blended. The DP is SU! On the inside of the card I made it so the animals popped up as the card is opened:) A little ribbon and some brads... a simple and to the point card:)

We will be having a huge liquidation sale starting Monday October 20th. Don't miss it, you won't believe some of the prices!

Happy Stamping!

Last Chance Coupon!

Well it is your last chance to get 30% off you entire order! This is a "must take advantage" offer:) Just enter CARD04 at checkout to receive your discount, please see website for details. This offer is good through tomorrow

Some very exciting news here in my family. We are expecting our second child!!! Yep, Tanner is going to be a big brother. It looks like we will be having a June baby. Tanner was born in November, so it will be nice to have a summer baby too!

Hope everyone is doing well!

So a few different things today:) First of all meet my new niece! Alyssa Lynn! I finally got to meet her last week. She was even more precious in person and she was wearing one of the onesies I made for her. To see them look at my previous posts. They fit her perfect for now:)

This card I made for a co-worker of mine. I used Hero Arts Cupcakes. I also used the liquid applique to give a little frosting. The DP is Stampin Up!

Lastly one of my very good customers has started her own website! She makes amazing cards, artwork and has her own line of stamps that are adorable! Go check out Susana's site.

That's all for now, have a great day!
Happy Stamping!

Lot's of News!

Summer time is always busy I guess:) We had a wonderful time camping over Labor Day weekend. Once we got home on Monday my son started getting sick:( Over the next couple days he got worse and worse. He had a terrible cough, runny nose and a fever. So on Friday I took him to urgent care, since his doctor was out, of course. Urgent care told me he had a virus and to give him Tylenol and let it run it's course. Well Saturday morning (my 30th birthday) he was running a temperature over 103 degrees, so I called his doctor and luckily got a hold of her. She met us at the hospital and she checked him over. Come to find out he had croup. Ever heard of it? I hadn't. It is the toddler form of bronchitis. I have NO clue on how he got it. It's been close to 1oo degrees outside! Maybe the air conditioner in the trailer when camping?? I don't know. She prescribed him a steroid and some antibiotics, because the steroids could make him get a bacterial infection and he is much better now. He still has quite the cough and runny nose but the fever has past and he is up and about:) Back to chasing and throwing things at the dogs! So as you can read my 30th birthday was NOTHING like I thought it would be! But it's okay, I can celebrate at another time. My son needed me to hold him that day, so I did:)

Some good news, I have a new niece!!!! She was born September 8th at 10:49pm. She weighed 8lbs 11oz, big girl! There was some complications when she was first born, so she is in the NIC unit at the hospital. She is COMPLETELY okay now, they just want to monitor her a little longer. She had a pin size hole in her lung which is believed to have already closed on it's own now, thank God! Her name is Alyssa Lynn and I have yet to see a picture. Everyone's cell phones are dead, go figure and no one has a laptop. Arggggh! Patience right:)

For today I am posting a card I made for a friend/ co-worker of mine. Her birthday is this week, so I wanted to give her something sweet:) I used the stamp Sweet Moments from Hero Arts and colored it in with my Copics. I used Liquid Applique for the whipped cream and used a heating tool to make it fluff:) I used two different Cuttlebug folders for the background to give some texture. A little ribbon and voila a sweet card!

Last little note we are getting new items in every week so keep checking. Remember if there is something you don't see, just let me know and I can order it for you!

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Edited to add: OMG, what was I thinking? I forgot some other big news. Pink Cat Studio released a new set today! It's called Christmas Kitty Plate #1. Check her out, super adorable!

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Thanks for stopping by and as always Happy Stamping!