Fishin' Around Birthday Card (**& CONTEST**)

Hey Stampers,

What a whirlwind of a week it has been! In addition to working a lot more than usual, in order to save for a second car, I've also been squeezing in some craft time. 

I got the adorable Fishin' Around stamp in the mail with my totally customizable starter kit, and I immediately started working on this project. I came up with this cute card, and made a video showing you how to make it! It actually took me so many tries that I now have three of these cards! :)

So, what does that mean for you? It means it's contest time! Like and share my video, comment and share this blog post, and for each like or share or comment you'll receive an entry into the Fishin' Around Contest. After one week I'll pick two winners at random, and I'll be mailing them their very own Fishin' Around Card. 

I'm giving the third to my almost THREE-YEAR-OLD son for his birthday. Gosh, I can hardly believe he's nearly three! Where does the time go!

Charles Jacob, 1 week old

Products used on my Fishin' Around Card:

Fishin' Around Stamp- Item #131118

Jet Black Stazon Pad- Item #101406

Word Window Punch- Item #119857

Mondern Label Punch- Item #119849

Simply Serif Alphabet- Item #126360

Blender Pens- Item #102845

Simply Scored- Item #122334

Borders Scoring Plate- Item #126192

Island Indigo Cardstock- Item #122923

Visit my store to purchase any of these great products for yourself!

Thanks for reading guys, and good luck with the contest!

-TNT, your dynamite Stampin' Up! demo

CCMC263 Sketch Challenge

Hey stampers,

Today I set out searching for inspiration for a card and came across this sketch challenge from Create with Connie and Mary. I always love doing challenges, they really help you get a card started when you can't think of anything to do. Here's the challenge...

And here's the card I made this morning. My four-year-old daughter, Audrey, helped me decide on what stamp set to use. She adores horses, so Horse Frontier was perfect. 

I used watercolor paper and Stampin' Ink with my Aqua Painters to make the background, then I stamped the horse in Stazon' Jet Black (permanent- no smears) ink. Then I cut it up, placed it on a black mat, added some (of course) blue jean ribbon and a little hello on the side. Voila. I haven't entered very many challenges. How cool would it be if I won this one? Either way though, I love how this card turned out. I'm thinking of sending it to my cousin who's a cowgirl through and through. She's an excellent horse rider and roper, and she's starting eighth grade this year.

Well, there you have it folks. That's my sketch challenge entry. Hope you've enjoyed this post. Leave some love, and have a fabulous day.

Happy Stamping!