Pink Paislee is sponsoring us at Paper Issues!

wellie wellie wellie...  Mother's Day in the U.S. was this past Sunday, and even though i haven't seen my mother in, well, 24 years, i have to say i'm super lucky because i have the most OSS of Mothers-in-Law!  she loves popcorn as much as i do, she got into the cardmaking thing with me a few years ago and accumulated a bunch of stuff that i will inherit when i move into my new home, and no matter how many times we go visit my in-laws for dinner, it's still not enough.  :)  she's spunky and wears the pants, and i can spend hours and hours with her and still not want to poke my eyes out with a butter knife.  that's a GOOD SIGN.

so, in honour of my MIL, a card for our current issue at Paper Issues!

this one features one of the mini-kits from the Paper Issues Etsy shop - the Collectable Journey kit isn't available anymore, but there are always similar ones with fun little papers and embellies (mmm, twine), like THIS ONE!  so the twine and papers are from my little kit, the circle and flower stickers are from BasicGrey's Fact & Fiction line (get more yummy BG goodness RIGHT HERE), the chevron and SMILE stamps are Some Odd Girl, and the Happy Mother's Day sentiment and buttons are from SP & Company.

okay.  so did you make something for Mother's Day?  have you made anything using Pink Paislee products?

welllllllll...  Pink Paislee is generously giving away 2 fabby prize packs - one featuring the gorgeous Hope Chest collection (which the Paper Issues girls rocked for the hop!), and one from the Cottage Farms collection.  so go COMMENT!  HOP!  and give us a little Facebook LIKEY action!  and for an added bonus, LINK UP!  share your project featuring anything using Pink Paislee products, or any Mother's Day project, and you're bettering the odds you'll be one of our lucky winners!  CLICK HERE to check out the Issue, and to see the team's amazing creations.  OH, and go shopping!  use my code for 20% off everything!

okay, so my post has been SUPER wordy.  i think it's time to call it a day and get back to my online courses for the American Bankers Association and fall asleep in front of my computer.  BRING IT!  :)

Color challenge at SP & Company - I'm guest blogging today!

hey hey hey!

it's late, but it's been a NUTTY day, and i am so pleased that things are moving along so well for the new house.  settlement is scheduled for MAY 29th, and i couldn't be more excited!  not only that, but we showed our condo to a lady last night, and she came back tonight with her son, and she asked us to call her as soon as the house is listed and she wants to make us an offer.  we disclosed our asking price, and they said it's well within their price range, so it sounds like a match made in heaven!

anywho, today there's a brand new color challenge at SP & Company, and i showed you a little Skating Girl a couple of weeks ago, and today i have another sweet little set to share.  this is the Best Mom Ever set (the image and sentiment come from the set, and there are SIX sentiments in total!):

 

here's a close-up of "Mom", colored this time in Copics
(and honestly, i liked how ALL of it came out, except for her hair!):

 

the SP & Company stamps are seriously wonderful - they stamp boldly and cleanly, and the impression is consistently even.  i kinda seriously love 'em.  and OH MY GOOMIE, Sami has a slew of seriously oss new sets from Gill Roberts (like this set and Skating Girl), but wait until you see what's coming soon!  the next couple of months are HUGE, and you'll want to set aside a few dollars for some shopping.  :)

are you as obsessed with wood veneer as i am?  MMMMM:

and if you happen to see any more of those Heidi Swapp mirrors, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
i have been hanging onto mine for dear life and the packages are nearly empty.  they're dreamy!

okay.  SO.  challenge!  CLICK HERE for all the deets - it's a color challenge, so we're looking for RED, PINK and GREY on your creations.  you have until May 31st to enter, you must use at least ONE SP & Company product on your creation (and you really should check out the shop...  there are also freebies HERE), and you could win a nifty $10 to spend on pretties at SP & Company on anything you'd like!  WOOT!  (check out the DIES...  they're on sale, and they're UH-MAY-ZING.  just sayin'!)

 

playing along with challenges at:

Crafty Creations - they're looking for something old and something new (the mirror is SO OLD, and the stamp set is new!)
Papertake Weekly - it's Anything Goes over there!

and i shall be back tomorrow to share my challenge card for Charisma!  :)  happy hump day!