Hambo's Sing Your Art Out Blog Hop!!

Hello and welcome to Hambo Stamps' SING YOUR ART OUT blog hop!!! This time around the Bacon Bits and friends of Hambo Stamps are hopping with creations inspired by SONGS!! What fun!! You should have arrived here by way of Karen's blog. If not, go back to the beginning and start with Hambo's blog, Talk to the Ham!! You don't want to miss a note!

Now let's get down to business, here is my card:


Any idea what song?? I'm actually quite sure you'll never guess it, LOL! I was inspired by my fave singer, Pink!! This is her song "Perfect". Because really, if you're a Ballerina Hippo and you're confident enough to be dancing around in a leotard & tutu, you TOTALLY get what Pink is singing about! :-) (Disclaimer: I cannot watch this video without getting a little teary...)

I chose the "Rock My World" sentiment mostly because Pink rocks my world. I adore her. LOL! I also had to bling up the ballerina's tutu a bit. Just cuz.


The color scheme was inspired by my beloved Play Date Cafe challenge. *sniff* I can't believe the challenge went on without me this week! (Ok, yes I can, but it still is hard to see the sidebar over there without my mugshot anymore. Waaaaah!) But aren't these colors fabby??


Ok, now it's time to get hoppin'!! Dance on over to Carla's blog and check out what she's singing. And be sure to visit ALL the blogs and leave lots of love, because rumor has it there will be a prize for one lucky hopper who leaves comments on all the blogs!

Thanks for stopping by today!

• Stamps: Ballerina Hippo - 1722 and Rock My World - 2910 from Hambo Stamps
• Paper: Bazzill cardstock, DP from my stash, GP white
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers
• Other: Hero Arts gems, American Crafts ribbons, Martha Stewart glitter, machine stitching

The Play Date Cafe Challenge #98

For this week's Play Date Cafe post, I made a card for Texas.


No, I don't live there anymore. But I did until two months ago, and before that for sixteen years. Seeing Texas in distress makes me realize I still consider it home. My heart is aching for Texas this week. And for my old neighborhood. One of the fires in Austin was in the subdivision we used to live in. The fire came within about three blocks of our house. Unbelievable!! I heard from the new owner (she's a fellow stamper and super sweet) - what they went through the past few days sounded absolutely terrifying, but thankfully they made it through ok. They were some of the lucky ones.

This week's challenge is sponsored by DRS Designs, and naturally I chose their Cowboy Silhouette image to work with. Little did I know how much I'd be thinking about Texas when the time for the challenge rolled around! I thought this week's colors could sorta give the effect of cowboys riding (and roping!) off into the sunset...


Also a bit ironic that I talk about anyone riding off into the sunset, as I'm very sad to report that this is my final post as a member of the Play Date Cafe design team. As you have probably gathered from the amount of posting on my blog (not much!!), I just haven't had much time for stamping lately. We have a lot of life stuff going on around here - getting settled in our new home & community, my son starting kindergarten, etc. It's been a struggle to juggle it all, so I decided it would be best not to have stamping commitments until I get back into a groove. I am forever thankful to Julie Ranae for giving me this opportunity, and honored to have served on this team with this wonderful group of ladies. They are truly THE BEST.

Thanks for stopping by today and reading my sad post!!

• Stamps: Cowboy Silhouette from DRS Designs, alphabet stamps (unknown)
• Paper: Watercolor paper, SU cardstock
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Chipped Sapphire & Vintage Photo Distress Ink
• Other: Watercolor crayons, string, staples, scallop edge die

Fall Fun Blog Hop!

Hello and welcome to the Fall Fun Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from the fabulous Lydia Fiedler's blog! If you didn't, head on over there, you don't want to miss what our fearless leader came up with! So... a group of online buddies decided the holiday weekend in the US would be a GREAT time to get inky together, and so we've put together a fall themed blog hop to inspire you as the autumn approaches. As you meet our stampy bloggers today, you may discover that some have goodies for you, so be sure and visit everyone on the list. We have hoppers from all over the globe today, and they are amazing artists.

Thanks for visiting us - grab yourself a nice fall beverage and enjoy!

Here is the full list of our blog hoppers today:

Lydia Fiedler * Libby Hickson * Kim Williams * Michelle Single * Lee Murphy * Sara Henton * Yapha Mason * Lisa Adametz * Jimmi Mayo * Jeanne Streiff * Bev Gerard * Shannon * Dana Keith * Joan Ervin * Maren Benedict * Teresa Kline * Hannah Clark * Dina Kowal * Wanda Cullen * Korin Sutherland * Taylor Usry * Monika Davis * Harriet Skelly * Kim Schofield * Cathy McCauley * Mary Marsh * Julia Aston * Bridget Finlay * Alison Habetler * Leslie Hanna * Sue Farrant * Michelle Hanway * Misti Oblander * Judy Rozema * Jenna Barber * Tammy Hershberger * Eva Dobilas * Kerri Michaud * Cheryl Navarrete * Neva McMullen * Marianne * Samantha * Cindy Wallach

And now for my card! I was having a bit of stamper's block, so I turned to my stash of embellies for the main elements on the card!


I've had both that cute little tree and the background canvas flower for a while now. They both moved with me from Texas to Georgia. Kinda nice to actually use some things I've had hanging on my wall, taunting me. :-) And since I claim to be a stamper, I did do a wee bit of actual stamping too, pulling out the Hero Arts Cling Dots for the background. I chose the sentiment from a Thanksgiving-themed set, I figured it was kinda perfect since so many of my good stampy peeps are doing this hop, and I'm so very thankful for all of them!

Alrighty, now head on over to my friend Kim's blog and see what she's come up with!

Happy Stamping,

• Stamps: CG139 Cling Dots, CL466 So Thankful from Hero Arts
• Paper: Pumpkin cardstock
• Ink: Versamark, Memento Rich Cocoa
• Other: Tree from Pebbles, Canvas Flower from Jillibean Soup, Spellbinders die

The Play Date Cafe Challenge #97

Well last week I said "life sucks", and today I'm "feelin' crabby"!! Geesh, guess I need an attitude adjustment??


Well I couldn't help it, I was playing with this cute set from Trade Fish Designs, who happens to be sponsoring this week's Play Date Cafe challenge! And, it's a color splash - black & white with a splash of RED! Nice, bold, CRABBY red! :-)


I hope you'll play along, Trade Fish Designs has wonderful stamps - I know I wish *I* could win more of them!Happy (not crabby!) Stamping,

• Stamps: Pass the Sunblock from Trade Fish Designs
• Paper: Cardstock from Stampin' Up, DP from Canvas Corp
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers
• Accessories: Star Dust Stickles, machine stitching