First Day of School!

Hi there! Sorry for the absence....I was so busy last week getting the kids back to school and getting errands done! I also am getting over mono, so have been moving a little slower and napping a little more often!

I wanted to share some pics with you of the first day of school! I will be back later today with some PTI cards. Here are the boys the morning before school. They are so proud of their new lunch boxes and backpacks!

Parker is going into 1st grade. He is obsessed with pulling up his socks! I try to bribe him to fold them down, but it does not work! I guess it will be great blackmail material for his high school girlfriends!
This is him with his teacher!
Katie is going into 8th grade and was so ready to get back to her friends, etc!

This is my baby, Carson. He is going into Pre-K. This is his sweet teacher! He liked school and was mad when I got there to pick him up b/c he wanted to stay and play longer!

That's all, folks! ~Tori

More Chocolate!

Good Wednesday Evening! I just got back from my daughter's rainy soccer practice - luckily I sat in my car! It has been a tiring week trying to get everyone back on their schedules - including me!

Here is another Riley card! This is a birthday card for my Aunt's Birthday - the same one I made the PTI card set for! Here Riley is pigging out on bon-bons on the couch - oh, the life...not a care in the world! LOL! Anyway, I used some new Basic Grey Lemonade along with some Aqua Mist (PTI), Kiwi Kiss (SU), and Stamper's Select White (PTI). The ribbon is Purely Pomegranate. I used my oval nesties to layer and sponged some Kiwi Kiss ink around the edges. I ran the Kiwi Kiss through my CuttleBug using a paisley print embossing folder. The sentiment is computer generated.

Here is a close-up of the piggy...I mean, moose! I popped Riley up using 3-D foam tape and added some Liquid Glass (CTMH) for his chocolates! Here is a look at the computer generated sentiment on the inside of the card. I sponged some Kiwi Kiss on this too.

I did not snap a picture of the Copics, but I used: E30,31,33,35,37, R20, Rv11, 14, BG10, 11 & 13 - I think that's all of them! :)

Have a great night - I am turning in early tonight! ~Tori

Updated Scrap Room Pics

Happy Saturday!

I snapped a few pics earlier this week of my updated punch storage and organization on my desk.

**Warning** - messy pictures!

I finally hung the rest of my Bygel rails from Ikea. I moved my SU ribbon in the baskets off of my desk and hung them on the rails. As I add more punches, I will move the ribbon baskets.

I wanted to show you where the punch storage is in my office. It's a perfect location for me. I am a lefty, so all I have to do is lean over and grab what I need! See, I told you messy!

(click on photo, for a better view)

This is where most of the magic happens! LOL! I do tend to make a huge mess when I craft, but I do have a 'place' for everything! :) I was in the middle of working on some PTI cards and did not feel like clearing it off...you caught me, I am messy!

Over & Out! ~Tori

PTI - Floral Fusion Card Set

Happy Friday! Today was the last official day of summer vacation for my kids and they had orientation. They had fun seeing their friends and meeting their new teachers!

I have a Thank You card set to show you that I created using PTI's Floral Fusion. This is the free set that was only available at CHA. It is so pretty and easy to work with! I cranked out 5 cards and decorated the box in no time....and I am slow! This is the outside of the box. I stamped the belly-band using Guide Lines One on Guide Lines One paper in Hibiscus Burst & Ripe Avocado - I {heart} this color combo....so bright & cheery! This was the first time I had ever used the pre-printed GL1 paper and it is incredibly easy to work with! I will definitely be keeping lots of it on hand!Here are two of the cards in the set - I stamped the same background paper and used some bling from Kaiser Craft to finish off the flowers. On the left card, I used the CB Swiss Dots Embossing folder on the card base.
For these, I used the Guide Lines two set - I do not have the GL2 pre-printed paper, but will definitely be ordering it soon. I also used the Ripe Avocado ribbon and the Ribbon Tag Trio Nestie.

This set is a gift for my Aunt's 75th Birthday! She loves flowers and writing notes, so I am sure she will love it!

Thanks for stopping by! ~Tori

Safari Riley....and some BIG news!!

Good evening! Hope everyone is well!

I have some BIG news to share tonight....so without further adieu, here it is:

I was chosen to be the Guest Designer for Hanna Stamps for February & March 2010!!

It is such an honor to be chosen out of the talented pool of ladies that tried out! I am looking forward to getting to know the Hanna Stamps DT ladies!

I had some time today to play along with this weeks Hanna Stamps Challenge over at SCS: Distressing HSC82. As the title hints, the challenge was to use distressing on your card. I inked up my brand-new Safari Riley and colored him while I was at the Orthodontist's Office - my dd got her braces put on!

I pulled out my stash of Basic Grey Archaic along with some Mellow Moss and Chocolate Chip papers. I inked all of the pages using VersaMagic Chalk Ink in Jumbo Java. The sentiment was computer generated and punched with a SU oval punch. Riley and some of the 'ground' are popped up using foam tape. I hand-drew the tree on Chocolate Chip and cut out. I punched the branches using a Martha Stewart Fern punch in Mellow Moss and BG paper, inked them and layered. See below for a close-up of the tree - I am really happy with how it turned out!
Here are the Copics I used:

Thanks for stopping by tonight! ~Tori

Warm Happiness Thanks....and an unwelcome guest!

Good Monday evening! It was a busy one for me. This is the last week before school starts and there is a lot to do to tie up loose ends!

Here is another sample using PTI's Warm Happiness.

I stamped the inside of the mug in Aqua Mist on Kraft (SU) and then stamped the outline in chocolate chip. The background paper was stamped on Aqua Mist in the matching ink using PTI's Guide Lines two stamp set. This is the first time I have used this set and it is incredibly easy to work with! The sentiment comes from SU's Live Your Dream set. I layered the Aqua background paper onto some Dark Chocolate and stitched the edges together. I made the scalloped edge using an EK Success border punch. To finish it off, I used some brown polka dot ribbon and an Aqua Mist button.

Here is the mugshot of the very unwelcome guest I found in my craft room yesterday while cleaning out!!

Ack!! I hate scorpions!! We have found about 7 of these in our house in the last 2 years. From what I am told, these are not poisonous and the ones I have seen are only a little bigger than a quarter. Still, I do not like them! Luckily, I yelled for my hubby and he came right up and killed it! Hope I did not traumatize you with that image! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by! ~Tori

PTI - Warm Happiness

Hello again - long time no see!! LOL!

As promised, here is a card using another one of my new PTI sets - Warm Happiness.

Look Ma, NO COPICS!! Can you believe it? I did not use Copics on this card at all! I know, I am just as shocked as you!!

I used Aqua Mist, Stamper's Select White and Bitty Dot Basics in Dark Chocolate. I {heart} these colors together! I stamped the mug in Aqua Mist and then stamped the outline using Chocolate Chip (SU). I sponged around the edges using some more Aqua Mist. I added some stitching and Aqua Polka Dot Ribbon to finish it off.

Here is the inside of the card:

The sentiment stamped a little light - next time I will do it in the Choc Chip. I still think it turned out really cute!

I tend to give a lot of Starbucks gift cards and I think this set is perfect for making a gift card holder!

Thanks for stopping by again tonight! Have a great one! :) ~Tori