My Crafting Buddy

I just wanted to share a picture with all of you of my crafting buddy :) My kitten Shadow loves to sit in the container, that I store all of my stamps in , while I craft me cards. It makes me smile!

Card Challenges...

I have roughly 50+ blogs that I read thanks to the Blog Reader feature on Google. I always see these women that inspire me doing challenges. I never have the guts to try one because compared to them I am an amateur. But lately, I have had this urge to experiment with some of them.

The first card I created was based off of a layout challenge that Taylor issues every Friday called "Taylor's Cupcake Challenge". You do not have to use a cupcake stamp when creating your card, but you can. This particular layout is Cupcake Challenge Number 23.

The second card I created was based on a quilt picture that Michelle had used over at her blog Mish Mash. She was inspired by the design of the quilt and I was inspired by the colors :)

So I am slowly getting into these challenges, however I think it will be awhile before I actually submit my work for any of them!

July Already????

Can you believe it? It is already July! Time is surely flying. Last night is the first time since the craft show that I got out my stamps just because and did some stamping. My stamping mojo just isn't here at the moment. Hopefully in the next couple days, I will feel a bit more motivated and get to enjoy some of my time off with some creativity. Until then though, I will share a card I made for the craft show. It is not too complicated, but it turned out quite elegantly!