Paper, Pansies and Pachyderms

January Scrapbook Club Pages 3 & 4

2012-02-01T11:00:00.000-08:00

Howdy All! I have for you today pages 3 & 4 from my January Scrapbook Club. This is my Cold Days Layout and I am very pleased at how it came out.

I can't wait to get my photos on these pages! The colors I used are Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, Whisper white and I punch of Real Red. All products used are Stampin' Up!

I just love snowmen so I had to put one on my pages even though we don't get a whole lot of snow here in Las Vegas!

Well, it's a short and sweet post for today! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! Check back again soon to see what else I have been up to!

January Scrapbook Club Pages 1 & 2

2012-01-31T17:03:00.000-08:00

Howdy All! So, I am finally getting around to posting pics of the first 2 pages from my Monthly Scrapbook Club that I am hosting for a bunch of my girlfriends. For the past few months we have all been talking about getting some scrapbooking done, but of course, we never do! So my solution was to have a Club that would meet once a month at my house and I would provide everything. I am designing all of the pages and I am prepping all of the materials! We met for the first time last week and we had a great time! Everyone loved the pages and I was able to give them a sneak peek at 2 of next months pages. We did two 2-page layouts and here is the first set.

Of course, mine aren't completely done yet because I haven't put any photos on them! I told my girlfriends that I would have that done before next month's meeting. All of the products used are from Stampin' Up! The stamp sets are retired though. the colors I chose for my New Year's theme are Basic Black, Soft Suede, Pacific Point and Whisper White. My style is pretty much clean and Simple. I like that the elements can be moved around if needed.

Well, that is it for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! Check back tomorrow to see pages 3 & 4 for January!

Mojo Monday Sketch #226

2012-01-30T12:43:00.000-08:00

Howdy All! I thought I would start off this week with today's Mojo Monday sketch challenge. I know the challenge was to create a round or square card, but I cheated a little by making a regular 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card instead, while still sticking to the sketch. I have been playing around with some more of my goodies from Stampin' Up!'s new Occasions Mini and Sale-a-bration catalogs. They are both packed full of gorgeous products and stamp sets!

Here is my complete supply list (all products used are Stampin' Up!):

STAMPS: Elementary Elegance (SAB)

PAPER: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Riding Hood Red, Island Indigo, Baja Breeze, Twitterpated DSP

INK: Riding Hood Red, Island Indigo

THE REST: Curly Label and Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punches, Beautiful Wings embosslits die, Big Shot, Basic Rhinestone Jewel, Dimensionals

Well then...that's about it for today! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! Please be sure to stop by again soon!

Nifty Hats I have been working on

2012-01-19T20:18:00.000-08:00

So, for those of you who know me well, know that I have to have several projects going at one time. I have been busy with all kinds of card making and I will eventually get to posting some pics, but I also have been busy crocheting. Just before Christmas I had a couple of my girlfriends ask me if I could crochet some animal hats for their daughters and without hesitation I said, "Sure!" Now, I am a visual learner, so I am not very good at following patterns (though I have been successful on a few occasions), but I can look at something and usually figure it out on my own. So, here are the hats that I created in the colors and characters my girlfriends requested.

I actually went on Etsy and did some searches and then took bits and pieces of hats that I liked and came up with my own designs. I didn't write any directions out as I went along, not sure I would be any good at it. At some point I think I might have to figure out how to write a pattern so that I can share with others.

Currently I am working on a baby afghan for a girlfriend's first grandchild who will be arriving in a few weeks. I've got a good start on it and should hopefully be done in a few days. I also have a handful of scarves that I have been working on for the Scarves For Special Olympics project. I've gotta finish those up and get them sent out soon!

Along with all of my crocheting I am preparing for my first Scrapbook Club class which is starting on Jan. 26th. It should be lots of fun! And, again I will make sure to get some photos up soon.
Well, that's about it for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by to say hi!
Be sure to stop back soon!

p.s. All my hats were created using Red Heart Super Saver yarn!

Mojo Monday 224 On Wednesday

2012-01-18T19:45:00.000-08:00

Here is my card for this week's Mojo Monday sketch # 224. I used some of my new Stampin' Up! products from the upcoming Sale-a-bration! The DSP is called Everyday Enchantment and is just beautiful! The stamped images are from the Fresh Vintage stamp set and both of these products will be available during the sale-a-bration promotion that runs from Jan. 24 - Mar. 31!

Here is my complete supply list (all products are from Stampin' Up!):

STAMPS: Fresh Vintage (available Jan. 24)

PAPER: Soft Suede, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP (available Jan.24)

INK: Poppy Parade, Pool Party

THE REST: 1-3/4" circle punch, 2-3/8" scallop circle punch, Circles #2 die, Big Shot, Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, Dazzling Details (used on the poppy parade stamped flower image but it is hare to see in the photo)

Thanks for popping in today!

Halloween Wreath

2011-10-03T11:36:00.000-07:00

Howdy All!
I am so glad to be posting today! I have a really neat project to show you that I worked on over the weekend.
I'm not sure what they are called - Lollies/Rosettes/Paper YoYos - but they are made using the new Stampin' Up! Simply Scored tool! My inspiration for this wreath came from page 6 in the new SU! holiday mini. All of the products used are from SU! or finds from the dollar store. I had planned on letting more of the wrapped grapevine show but I just kept adding more and more lollies!! The best part about this project is that I spent less than $10 at the dollar store and I have enough stuff to make 2 or 3 more! All of the 'Lollies' are made from strips of dsp or cardstock measuring 3/4", 1", 1 1/4", 1 1/2" and 2" wide.

Here is what I used:

SU! Products:
STAMPS: Spooky Bingo Bits

PAPER: Frightful Sight dsp, First Edition dsp, Old Olive, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Cajun Craze

INK: Basic Black

ACCESSORIES: Simply Scored, Circle punches, various buttons, brads and hardware(some retired), hemp and baker's twine

From the Dollar Store:

Plastic Skeletons ( 4 pak), sparkly spiders(3 pak), bag of spider webbing, roll of ivory tulle, black creepy cloth (you get lots in 1 pak), grapevine wreath(they come in 3 sizes - I used a 13", straw basket filler, and black pipe cleaners

I started out by covering the grapevine wreath with some Creepy Cloth using my hot glue gun. Then I went to town making my 'lollies' and I laid them all out before hot glue gunning them onto my wreath. Last I hot glue gunned all the extra stuff on. It came out a little lop-sided, but I am still pleased with it!

Well, that's all I have for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! Stop back again soon to see what else I have been up to!

Halloween Treats and My Grandson's Visit

2011-09-20T20:43:00.000-07:00

Howdy All!

I wanted to start off my post tonight with a quick photo of my adorable grandson, Leland! He came to Las Vegas to visit Grammy and Grampy at the beginning of the month. I hadn't seen him since he was 4 weeks old and now he is 4 months old! Don't you just want to kiss that face?!
Okay, so now to my project! Tonight I have the last of my 4 swaps that took to the SU! Regionals last month. I created some quick treat holders for Halloween using the Two Tags Bigz Die and some fun punch art. The ghost was made using the Owl builder punch - can you see it? I just punched the owl out in Whisper White cardstock, cut off the little feet and turned him up-side-down! FUN! The little pumpkin next to my ghost was created with three 3/4" cirlce punches and the Boho Blossom punch. For the large pumpkin holders I punched 3 Extra-large ovals from some Tangerine Tango cardstock, sponged the edges with the same color ink, layered them and then ran them through the Big Shot with various embossing folders. The stem is just the Jewelry Tag punch and the leaves are from the Bird builder punch. Here is a complete list of supplies used (All products used are Stampin' Up!):

STAMPS: Jack of All Trades

PAPER: Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Frightful Sight DSP

INK: Basic Black, Tangerine Tango for sponging

ACCESSORIES: Two Tags Bigz Die, Various ribbons, Punches- Boho Blossoms, Jewelry Tag, 3/16" Corner, 3/4" circle, Extra-large Oval, Owl Builder, Bird Builder

Alrighty!! That's what I have for you tonight! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by and I hope to see you again soon!

Regional Swap #3

2011-09-02T16:41:00.001-07:00

Howdy All!
I have for you today my third card swap from last week's Stampin' Up! Regionals here in Las Vegas. Since my first two swaps were holiday themed I decided to go with a thank You card for my third design. I absolutely love the colors in the Berry Blossoms DSP! So, I just had to use it for this card! I really liked how this card turned out and it was pretty easy to put together! Here is a complete supply list (all products are Stampin' Up!):

STAMPS: Butterfly Prints, Short & Sweet

PAPER: Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Early Espresso, berry Blossoms DSP

INK: Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Early Espresso

ACCESSORIES: Scallop Circle BIGZ die, 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Butterfly punch, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, dimensionals, Big Shot

For the butterflies I stamped the image using the same color ink as the cardstock and then punching them out.

Welp! That's it for today! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! Hope to see you all again soon!

Regionals Swap #2

2011-08-30T18:36:00.000-07:00

Howdy All!
Today I have for you my second swap card from last week's Stampin' Up! Regionals here in Las Vegas. This is my Halloween card using the Spooky Bingo Bits stamp set and the Frightful Sight DSP. I had such a hard time deciding which 4 little images I wanted to use for my card! They are all soooo cute! I wanted this card to be Bold with clean lines. This is a pretty straight forward card. The only challenging part was heat embossing the spider, cat, pumpkin and bat! Here is a complete supply list (all products used are stampin' Up!):

STAMPS: Spooky Bingo Bits

PAPER: BAsic Black, Gasic Gray, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Whisper White, Frightful Sight DSP

INKS: Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, VersaMark

ACCESSORIES: Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Basic Black 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Decorative Label punch, Black embossing powder, 1" circle punch, dimensionals, heat tool

Well, that's it for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

SU! Regionals 2011 Swap #1

2011-08-27T18:11:00.000-07:00

Howdy all! I realize it has been a few months since my last post. I was experiencing issues with my old pc and then I was out of the habit of posting anything anywhere. I have also been busy with lots of visitors and I even have my 4 month old grandson coming next week!! I can't wait to hug and kiss him!! After going to this year's Stampin' Up! convention in Salt Lake City in July and attending Su! Regionals here in Las Vegas, I have been inspired to get back to my blog! I have been doing lots of stamping between convention, regionals, family and friends' birthdays and anniversaries and OWH cards. The card(s) I have for today I created for swapping at Regionals yesterday. I made 35 of these winter cards using one of my favorite sets in the new Idea Book and Catalog, Snow Much Fun! I love this snowman and there also is a tall skinny snowman in the set that I will be using lots! The layers on my card are pretty basic. I ran the Early Espresso layer through the Big Shot with the Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder. I used the tearing technique for the Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade, and the Crumb Cake layers (I am a texture freak!) I stamped my snowman with Early Espresso ink and used an aqua painter to color him in with ink from the tops of my ink pads. I then spritzed over it with some Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz! It's hard to see in the pics, but looks shimmery in real life! After layering all the pieces I tied some yummy Cherry Cobbler Baker's twine around some cute mini brads! Here is my complete supply list (all products are from Stampin' Up!):

STAMPS: Snow Much

Fun

PAPER: Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler,

Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade

INK: Craft Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso

ACCESSORIES: Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder, Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz, Aqua painter, Mini brads, Baker's Twine, Dimensionals, Big Shot and Color Catcher
Well, that's it for today! I will be back tomorrow with another of my swap cards for regionals! Thanks so much for stoppin' by!

Some Cards I Made Recently

2011-04-26T19:47:00.000-07:00

Howdy All!

Just thought I would post some pics of some of the projects I have been working on! I have been very preoccupied as my oldest son and his wife spent the weekend working hard to bring my first grandchild into the world! Leland Nelson was born on Easter Sunday and I couldn't be prouder! I can't wait to travel to Syracuse in 2 weeks and hold him in my arms!

The silly bunny cards used SU! products along with some pattern paper from MME. The sentiments were computer generated. The other 2 designs are all SU! I will try to stop back tomorrow and possibly post a pic of my grandson if I can...I was having issues trying tonight!

Thanks so much for stoppin' by!

Petal Pizzazz For You

2011-04-12T18:44:00.000-07:00

Howdy All! I've been gone for a few months, but now I am back!! I've got a quick card tonight using today's SCS color challenge, CC318, to use Pretty in Pink, So Saffron and Pear Pizzazz and Stamping 411's saturday sketch challenge SSC198. I haven't used my Petal Pizzazz stamp set in a while and I loved this set when it came out! I still do! Here is my supply list(All products are Stampin' Up!): STAMPS: Petal Pizzazz, Happy Moments PAPER: Pretty in Pink, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White INK: Pretty in Pink, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron THE REST: border punch, tiny tag punch, ribbon, linen thread, Polka Dot embossing folder, big Shot It's kinda hard to see in the pic, but the Pretty in Pink layer is stamped with PIP ink and was run thru the big shot with the polka dot embossing folder. Welp! That's what I got for tonight! Thanks so much for stopping in and checking me out! See you again soon!!

Mojo Monday 175 Sew Suite Birthday Wishes

2011-01-25T09:34:00.000-08:00

Happy day to you all! I played along with this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge #175. I wanted to make a birthday card for my new SU! demo friend, Jeanna, to let here know how much I appreciate her for inviting me into her home and letting me stamp with her and her wonderful group of ladies! I just know I will be forming some lasting friendships! Jeanna has the most wonderful projects that that I will hafta take some pics of and get posted! Sew...I decided to go outta my comfort zone a little and I took the cover off of my sewing machine and decided to stitch a little on my card. I did a little zigzag stitchin' around the the designer paper panels, can you see it? Not to shabby for someone who does not sew. It was as hard as I was anticipating!I used one of the sets from the new SU! Occasions mini catalog called Sew Suite, it's just sew cute! Here is my complete supply list (all products are SU!):

STAMPS: Sew Suite

PAPER: Sahara Sand, Pacific Point, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla, Blueberry Crisp dsp

INK & MARKERS: Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy

THE REST: Crochet trim, corduroy button, circle die, big shot, blender pen, sewing machine, sponge

I did do some distressing on the tape measure and sponged along the edges of the panels with sahara sand. I just love the colors in the Blueberry Crisp dsp, it's yummy!

Welp! That's it for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again real soon!

Two Challenges, One Card

2011-01-23T16:23:00.000-08:00

Happy day to you! I've got a quick post today with a set of cards that I created earlier in the week. I used 2 different challenges to help me along the way. First, I started with the S&S sketch challenge #52 and then I chose my colors from the SCS color challenge, CC306 to use Bravo Burgundy, Pear Pizzazz and Baja Breeze. Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Nature walk, Well Scripted (SU!)

PAPER: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz, Bravo Burgundy (SU!); wild asparagus patterned paper (MME)

INK: Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz, Bravo Burgundy (SU!)

THE REST: Scallop edge punch, polka dots embossing folder, brads, Beautiful Wings embosslit, Big Shot (SU!); circle punches (Marvy Uchida)

Welp! That's it! Short and sweet! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

WT306 Wonderful Mother and Some B-day cards

2011-01-21T11:05:00.000-08:00

Happy day to you! I've been working on lots of cards as well as crocheting a baby blanket for my soon to be born first grandchild! I hopped on SCS yesterday to check out the Ways To Use It challenge and came up with these cards. WT306-absolutely GRADIENT -challenged us to use either a Gradient ink pad or make our own by combining more than one color of ink to our stamp. I chose the later and used Rose Red, Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink to create this lovely image! Supply List:All products used are Stampin' Up!

STAMPS: Upsy Daisy, Well Scripted

PAPER: Whisper White, Rose Red

INK: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink

THE REST: Pretty in Pink satin ribbon

For my second set of cards I needed a birthday card for my brother-in-law and I created this card and then decided to go ahead and make 4 more to send on to OWH. It was the first time I inked up this yummy hostess level 1 set, Birthday Bakery. I combined it with this rockin' patterned paper to make it 'guy giveable'!

Supply List:

STAMPS: Birthday Bakery (SU!)

PAPER: Night of Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Bravo Burgundy, Whisper white (SU!); everyday tango patterned paper (MME)

INK: Night of Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Bravo Burgundy (SU!)

THE REST: punches, blender pens, dimensionals, Crystal Effects (SU!)

Welp!! That's it for today! I hope to be back soon to show you more of what I have been working on!! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!!

Mojo Monday 173

2011-01-11T20:26:00.000-08:00

Happy day!! I was able to play along with this week's Mojo Monday sketch #173.
I needed to make a birthday card for my father-in-law. I wanted it to be masculine so I used jute twine instead of ribbon. I hope it's okay. Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Spring Song(SU!)

INK: SU!

PAPER: Pattered paper (MME); Very Vanilla, Mellow Moss (SU!); brown textured(DCWV)

THE REST: Nestibilites, jute twine, tiny tag punch, brads, cuttlebug, embossing folder

Well, that's it for now. Short and Sweet tonight! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

Hats, Mittens & Scarves

2011-01-08T13:11:00.000-08:00

Happy day! So today I have some pics of the cute hat, mitten and scarf sets I crocheted for my sweet nieces, Aaliyah - age 4 and Bianca - age 1 & 1/2. Each set was completed in a weekend while watching tv and I decided to use variegated yarn so I didn't need to change colors and weave in lots of ends. I just love little mittens for little hands, don't you? These were my very first attempts at crocheting mittens and I must admit that I am extremely pleased with the end result and I will definitely be making more! I recently joined an online crochet website, www.allfreecrochet.com, that has all kinds of neat crochet patterns that are free for all different levels of crocheters. They also provide tips and videos, so give it a look-see when you get a chance! Here is a link to the pattern for the mittens that I used:

http://www.p2designs.com/pdfs/MittsCrochet.pdf. It was easy-peasy!

Well, that's it for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by today! See you again soon!!

A Box Of Cards For OWH

2011-01-07T13:24:00.001-08:00

Ooops! I missed posting to my Blog yesterday, but I was very busy getting a box of cards together to send to my shipper for Operation Write Home. If you have not done so yet, please check out the link on my side bar for this wonderful organization. I sent 65 of my handmade cards! About 2/3 were Valentine cards. We have to get cards for the holidays in early so that there is enough time to get them shipped all over the world to our Troops and then still have time for them to get them written in and sent back home to their loved ones! Here is just a sampling of the cards I made. All of the products used for these cards are from Stampin' Up! Some new and some old, but all wonderful! I hope you stop back again soon as I will post some more card pics and I still want to show you the cute crocheted sets I made for my nieces! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

It's a New Year!

2011-01-05T10:39:00.000-08:00

It's a new day, a new week, a new month and a new year!! I know I have been missing for a couple of months, but I had things piling up on my plate that just had to be taken care of! I have missed posting to my Blog and hope to get back into the swing of things and posting as often as I can! I spent most of November and December preparing for Christmas. I love to make handmade gifts for the people in my life that I love the most!

Here are two hat and scarf sets that I crocheted for my 2 teenage nephews. I did them in their school colors so they can show their school spirit! The hat in the top photo was basically from a pattern I found in an old Bernat Learn To Crochet booklet that was published in 1970! I altered it slightly to make it striped and then I just whipped up the scarf to match.
The hat in the bottom photo came from a Leisure Arts booklet called Chase the Chill from 1998. Again, I altered slightly and then created the scarf to match! I sure hope these will keep the boys warm back in Rochester, NY! Stop back tomorrow to see more handmade goodies!

Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

No Card, But Still Something Very Cute

2010-10-25T19:43:00.000-07:00

Howdy All and good evening!
Instead of a card tonight, I thought I would share with you this cute little hat and scarf set I crocheted. I used a pattern for the pumpkin hat that I found on FaveCrafts.com
and then I decided to add a scarf. I just made it up without a pattern to match the hat! How cute is this? I sent it to my son's friend who just had a baby girl along with the card that I made. He posted a pic on Facebook with her wearing them to go on her first walk in the stroller at 8 days old! She looked absolutely precious! The best part about this project is that it took me lest than 5 hours (while watching t.v.) When I packaged them up to send in the mail I even made a tag to attach to it.
Welp, that's what I have for tonight! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

FS194 CASEing Lynette

2010-10-24T12:53:00.000-07:00

Howdy and good afternoon!
I've got a couple of quick cards for you today that I created for this week's Featured Stamper Challenge - FS194 - . Lynette, aka 'LynniePoo' on SCS, has a beautiful gallery full of Clean And Simple cards! I had a hard time narrowing down which card I wanted to CASE. This is the card that I chose: 'For My DH's Birthday'.

I kept the same layout and used the same dry embossing technique that Lynette used. I changed everything else! Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Well Scripted, Cute & Curly (SU!)
PAPER: Very Vanilla, Regal Rose (SU!)
INK: Pretty in Pink (SU!)
THE REST: Cuttle Bug and embossing folder; gems and buttons (unknowm from my stash)

That's what I have for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

SC303 Baby Congrats

2010-10-22T08:22:00.000-07:00

Howdy and good morning,

I played along with this week's Sketch Challenge - SC303- over at SCS. My oldest son's best friend from high school just became a daddy and I wanted to send him and his wife my congratulations. I turned the sketch onto it's side because I just had to use this adorable stamp that I finally got from SU! I love pachyderms and this momma and her baby are the just the sweetest! Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Baby Steps (SU!)

PAPER: Whisper White (SU!); pink (MS); pattern paper (DCWV)

INK & MARKERS: Regal Rose, Pear Pizzazz (Markers - SU!)

THE REST: Ribbon, dimensionals, two-step owl punch (SU!); Nesties (Spellbinders); Big Shot (Sizzix); Button, pink gems, embroidery floss (from my stash)

I inked up my stamp using markers. I stamped it a second time on scrap paper and cut out the ears and popped them up on dimensionals. The heart was punched from pattern paper using just the heart from the 2-step owl punch and is also popped up.

Welp, that's it for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

Mojo Monday 161, HYCCT14 Merry Pookie

2010-10-20T08:41:00.000-07:00

Howdy and good morning!
I didn't get any stampin' done yesterday, but I did make a card on Monday for this week's Mojo Monday Sketch #161 and the HYCCT14 - Ribbon, Ribbon, Ribbon - to use ribbon on your card. This was an interesting sketch to work with and it took me a few minutes to decide how I was going to go about creating my cards! I had the ribbon and paper picked out that I wanted to use and this little Pookie stamp was screaming "pick me- pick me" so I did! He is just so cute! I made 2 cards, one to send with my other cards for the Hope You Can Cling To Challenge and one to send to Operation Write Home.

My supply list:

STAMPS: Pookie Skating (STAMPENDOUS); Tiny Tags (SU!)

PAPER: MME; SU!; GP

INK & MARKERS: SU!; Memento tuxedo black; Copics

THE REST: Buttons (SU! and my stash); Ribbon (SU! & my stash); stiped twine (The Twinery); Loops and Rick-Rack die and Big Shot; paper piercing tool

Welp! That's it for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

HYCCT17 & CAS89 Merry Christmas

2010-10-18T19:16:00.000-07:00

Howdy and good evening!
I created these two cards for today's CAS89 - which was a sketch inspiration challenge and for HYCCT17 - Pop it Out - to use pop dots on your card. I love the way the doodling looks on my cards, what do you think?

Here is my supply list (ALL Products are Stampin' Up!):

STAMPS: Delightful Decorations, Four The Holidays

PAPER: Whisper White

INK & MARKERS: Old Olive, Regal Rose, Riding Hood Red

THE REST: Ornament punch, Basic Rhinestone Jewels, dimensionals

Welp! That's what I have for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

Two Challenge Birthday Wishes And Some Organization

2010-10-17T20:08:00.000-07:00

Howdy and Good Evening,
I finally got to stamp today for the first time in the past 4 days! Boy, did I need that! This card I created for 2 challenges; The Featured Stamper FS193 and Pals Paper Arts PPA64. This week's Featured Stamper is IMAMUTTNUT aka Laurie and she has a beautiful gallery of cards. Here is the card that I chose to CASE. I used her same basic layout and the same stamp set. I changed the color combo, my sentiment embellishment, and I used an embossing folder to texturize my colored cardstock. The colors that I chose were inspired by the photo provided for the PPA64 challenge. Supplies used: (All products are Stampin' Up!)

STAMPS: Watercolor Trio
PAPER: Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede
INKS: Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede, Peach Parfait
THE REST: Ribbon, brads, oval punch, Big Shot, Lots of Tags Sizzlit die, Square Lattice embossing folder, dimensionals

One of the reasons I haven't stamped in a few days is because I finally got all of the new colors of cardstock and ink pads from SU! after their Color Renovation this summer. I had stacks of old and new cardstock and new and old ink pads all over my stampin' space. So, I HAD to get organized because I couldn't stand the chaos any more!

The bottom drawer has the Brights, Regals and Subtles color families and the top drawer has the Neutrals, In Colors and Basics color families . I love having them all neat, organized and labelled! I also revamped my color caddy and labelled all of my stamp pads! It felt so good to sit down at my stampin' table and have that mess taken care of!! Woot! Woot!

Welp! That's it for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again real soon!

A Dozen Cards

2010-10-14T08:52:00.000-07:00

Howdy and good morning! I spent about 6 hours straight on Tuesday and created a dozen cards using three designs! I wanted to beef up my box that I sent Tuesday afternoon to Operation Write Home! I also needed to get some more cards done for the challenges for Hope You Can Cling To to send off at the end of the month! This first set of cards I made for two challenges. I used the S & S sketch challenges #38 from the OWH Stars and Stripes Blog and also I used the HYCCT12 Challenge - Birthday's are a piece of cake - to use paper piecing! Supplies used:

STAMPS: Crazy For Cupcakes (SU!)

PAPER: SU!, Bazzill, Greenhouse by K&Co.

INK: SU!

THE REST: ribbon, faux brads (unknown from my stash)

This set of cards I made without any challenges in mind. I just wanted to use some of my Wild Asparagus patterned paper from MME. Supply list:

STAMPS: Garden From The Heart (SU!)

PAPER: SU!, My Mind's Eye

INK & MARKERS: SU!

THE REST: ribbon, brads (SU!)For this last set of cards I CASEd myself from a card I made a few days ago and really loved how it came out! Supply list:

STAMPS: Patterned Pines (SU!)

PAPER: Whisper white, real red (SU!); tinsel patterned paper (Making Memories)

INK & MARKERS: SU!

THE REST: Top Note Die and Big Shot (SU!); gems (unknown from my stash)

Welp! That's what I've got for this morning! I didn't do any stamping yesterday, but I hope to get some done today! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

A Whole Bunch of Challenges

2010-10-11T12:58:00.000-07:00

Howdy and good afternoon! I spent some more time yesterday working on cards for various challenges. These Christmas cards are for Stamping 411's SSC172 sketch challenge and Mark's Finest Paper's SCF #24 - to use stipes in our design.
Supplies used:

STAMPS: Hero Arts, Studio g $1 clear stamps
PAPER: whisper white, real red (SU!); DCWV printed paper
INKS: SU!
THE REST: ribbon, blender pens, dimensionals (SU!); Stickles (Ranger)

The tree image was colored using my ink pads and blender pens.

My HOPE card was created for the HYCCT09 - Let's Dabble in Some Scrabble.

Supplies used:

STAMPS: Say It With Scallops (SU!)

INK: Regal Rose (SU!)

PAPER: Kraft card base (paper reflections); whisper white (SU!); Bittersweet 6x6 paper pad (BasicGrey)

THE REST: half pearls, scallop square punch (pretties kit-SU!); twine ribbon, flower, button, twine (unknown); Scrabble tiles I took this challenge literally and used actual Scrabble tiles on my card! Way fun!!
This last card I created for this week's Featured Stamper challenge - FS192.

Supplies used:

STAMPS: Enjoy Every Moment (SU!)

PAPER: Whisper White, Crumb Cake (SU!); pink (DCWV)

INK: basic brown (SU!)

THE REST: border punch (SU!); button (BasicGrey); jute twine

I just loved all the simple designs in Jenn's gallery! This card screamed fun to me and I had to CASE it!!
Please be sure to check out the links I have provided to learn more about these challenges!

Whew!! Well that's what I have been working on! Now I gotta clean up my work area before I can make some more cards!

Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you all again real soon!

SC301 Mr. Twigster

2010-10-09T21:24:00.000-07:00

Howdy and good evening!
I've got a couple of cards tonight that I made for this week's Sketch Challenge, SC301, over at SCS. Mr. Twigster is one of my favorite snowmen stamps. I am a sucker for a cute snowman, but it makes me laugh at myself because I don't really care for snow! LOL! That's how I wound up in Las Vegas a year ago, to get away from all the snow and cold weather back in Upstate New York!
Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Mr. Twigster (SU!)

PAPER: Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss (SU!); red cs (DCWV); Just Dreamy card pack and short stack with glitter (My Mind's Eye)

INK & MARKERS: SU!

THE REST: ribbons, border punch (SU!); baubles

I picked this MME box of cards up for 50% off because I knew I had the matching stack of paper at home and they are perfect for making quick cards! Added bonus - they came with envies too! a definite bargin with 50 cards and envies for $5! I even made Christmas cards and it's not a christmas line! Woot! Woot!
OK...time to calm down...
Welp, that's it for now! Thanks for stoppin' by!
See you again soon!

HYCCT03 & HYCCT08 Challenge Cards

2010-10-09T11:18:00.000-07:00

Howdy and good mornin'!
I was very busy creating last night while watching t.v. This morning I have two cards to show you that I made for the Hope You Can Cling To challenges going on all month over at SCS to support Breast Cancer Awareness month. If you haven't already done so, go check it out! My first card is for HYCCT03 - Uncentimental - to create a card without a sentiment. This really wasn't too much of a challenge for me because I very often create such cards for Operation Write Home to make them more versatile.
Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Patterned Pines (SU!)

PAPER: Whisper White, Garden Green, Pink Passion (SU!); Happy Holidays designer paper (FancyPantsDesigns)

MARKERS: Garden Green, Tempting Turquoise, Pink Passion, Rose Red (SU!)

THE REST: Bigz Top Note die and Big Shot, dimensionals (SU!); Rhinestone gems (unknown)

I used markers to ink up my stamps. I stamped the trees twice Once on the diecut panel and again on a scrap of WW cs and then cut them out and popped them up! I am loving how this turned out!!
My second card is for HYCCT08 - Fab Flower Power - to use a flower on your card that has been handmade. So, I whipped up this little crocheted pink flower to attach to my card.
Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Be Yourself (CTMH)

PAPER: Whisper White, Certainly Celery (SU!); Bon Bon Mat Deck (K&Company)

INK & MARKERS: Certainly Celery, Regal Rose (SU!)

THE REST: Handmade crochet flower; Button (basicgrey); rickrack, embroidery thread

Welp! That's it for now. I gotta get some housework done, but then I will be back! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again real soon!

Mojo Monday 159 Warm and Cozy

2010-10-08T10:07:00.000-07:00

Howdy and Good Morning!
I've had a busy couple of days so I wanted to make sure I posted something to my Blog today. Here is a card I did a few days ago for this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge #159.
I really like this clean simply design! Again, another great layout for this year's Christmas card that I will be sending out! I definitely will make a few more to sent to OWH!
Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Fluffles Sweater (STAMPENDOUS!); Snow Burst (SU!)

PAPER: Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss (SU!); Figgy Pudding (BasicGrey)

INK & MARKERS: (SU!)

THE REST: Ribbon, circle punches, dimensionals (SU!);

Border punch (EK); gem (Queen&Co)

Well, that's it for now! Short and sweet! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again reall soon!

CAS87 & HYCCT05 Give Thanks

2010-10-05T13:45:00.000-07:00

Howdy and good afternoon!
I've got a quick card for you today that I created for two challenges over at SCS. The first challenge was yesterday's Clean and Simple- CAS87- which was to use a new to me technique - Faux Letterpress. Check out the link to see how this is done. It is very easy and gives awesome results. You basically ink up one side of an embossing folder before slipping your cardstock in and running it through your Cuttlebug or Big Shot!
Just look at how rustic my kraft background layer looks! Cool, huh?!
Then for the second challenge I went to today's Hope You Can Cling To - HYCCT05 - Twine Time. The challenge was to use twine in a fun and unusual way. I think it adds lots more 'rusticness' (if that is a word) to my cute little log cabin. I love twine as an embellishment! It looks great and it is very economical. You can grab a ball at your local craft store or hardware store. The twine I used here is actually a natural Jute twine that I found at my local Hobby Lobby. Here is my supply list for this card:

STAMPS: Backwoods, Happy Harmony (SU!)

PAPER: Bravo Burgandy, Kraft (now called Crumbcake), Whisper White (SU!)

INK and MARKERS: Bravo Burgandy, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Basic Gray (markers-SU!); Tim Holtz walnut stain Distress Ink (Ranger)

THE REST: Jute twine; Cuttlebug & embossing folder (provo craft); circle punches; sponge, distressing tool (SU!)

I used my SU! distressing tool to roughen all the edges of my cardstock and then sponged the edges with the brown inks . My sentiment circles were also crinkled to add to the aged look. I will be sending this card to Operation Write Home (see my blinkie link on my sidebar). I thought it was a great masucline card that a hero could send to their dad, brother or uncle etc.

Welp! That's all for now. I gotta go check on the laundry! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

TESC130 Sending Sunshine

2010-10-04T19:53:00.000-07:00

Howdy and good evening!
There are so many challenges out there in the cardmaking world and so little time!! Ok...I loved this week's Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #130 so I just had to make sure that I played along. My daughter, Annalee, went camping 2 weeks ago and got bit by a tick. After her 2nd trip to the MD it was determined that she has Lyme disease. Check out the photo at the bottom of this post! She hasn't been feeling well with all that comes from having this. I talk with here everyday, but I wanted to let her know how much I love her and wish I could be with her to make it all better! She loves butterflies so I decided to use supplies from my August Key Ingredients kit from Taylored Expressions. Check out the TE store to see how you can subscribe to get these kits and shop for all of the wonderful stamp sets and accessories Taylor has to offer! The stamp set I used here is called Garden Party Blooms - so cute!! The designer papers are from Echo Park's Walk in the Park! Fun-fun-fun!! I really hope this does brighten my daughter's day! This went in the mail today!

That's what I've got so far! I am off to see what challenges I can get in over at SCS!!

Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!!

Back Again With FS191 CASEing Alison

2010-10-03T20:20:00.000-07:00

Howdy! I am back again tonight with a quick post of the card I created for today's Featured Stamper Challenge over at SCS. Congrats to Alison aka 'Alimarbles' on being this week's honored stamper! Here is a LINK to Alison's card that I chose to CASE. I chose this card for it's clean and simple design and I will be making a handful of these to send in my next box of cards to Operation Write Home.

Here is my supply list - All products are Stampin' Up! except for the tag punch

STAMPS: Warm Words

PAPER: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Merry Moments designer series paper

INK: Chocolate chip

THE REST: embossing folder, Big Shot, very vanilla grosgrain ribbon,

Okay, I think I am done for tonight! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again real soon!

Two More Cards For Hope You Can Cling To

2010-10-03T15:16:00.000-07:00

Howdy! Okay, I have been stamping, stamping, stamping! In this post I am showing the cards I made yesterday as part of World Card Making Day over at SCS. These were created for the Hope You Can Cling To challenges. This first card was for the HYCCT02B challenge - Lingerie Inspired. I thought it would be fun to created a pretty bra from punches since I don't own any lingerie stamps. I really like how this came out! It's so pretty and girly! And that sentiment from Taylored Expressions was perfect!Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Taylored Expressions

PAPER: Whisper White, Regal Rose, Patterns Pack II (SU!)

INK: SU!

THE REST: Punches (Marvy, SU!, EK); ribbon, lace rhinestone gems all from my Non-SU! stash

For my next card (I actually made 2) I used the HYCCT02C - Bring in the Brown as well as the Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch Challenge #171. I think I may use this card as a prototye for one of my Christmas cards this year! Definitely a fun sketch to work with and I thought this dark brown satin ribbon and baubles were the perfect touch for the Bring in the Brown challenge! Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Wishing You Cheer (SU!)

PAPER: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip (SU!); Figgy Pudding designer paper (Basic Grey)

INK and MARKERS: SU!

THE REST: Stickles (Ranger); Ribbon (Michaels); baubles (unknown)

All of these cards will be donated! Please check out the links in this post as well as the links in my left side bar to see how you can participate!

Welp...back to stamping I go. I just finished another challenge card over at SCS and I gotta take some pics, so hopefully I will be back later to add another post!
Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again real soon!

Hope You Can Cling To Pink Holiday for World Cardmaking Day

2010-10-02T17:24:00.000-07:00

Hi All,
Today is World Cardmaking Day! I decided to check out what was happening over at SCS in honor of such a fun day and they are hosting a bunch of challenges - Hope You Can Cling To - in partnership with the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center for a month long card drive to benefit those affected by breast cancer. Here is my first challenge card, HYCCT02A, to create a pink holiday card.
There are 2 more challenges today that I am going to try to get to and then they will have a new challenge each day for the month of October. I will be sending my cards to this card drive for a very worthy cause which will benefit patients being treated for breast cancer and their families. Please check out the above links and I hope you can find some time to paticipate to this cause!
Well, I am off to create some more cards! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

SC300 Turkey Day

2010-10-01T22:39:00.000-07:00

Good evening All,
I thought I would create something fun for Thanksgiving and what could be more fun than a few whimsical turkeys?! These were created completely from punches so they were easy-peasy. I made most of them with 10mm wiggle eyes, but I ran out so 2 have eyes made with punches. An added bonus was that I made them from scraps from my Earth Elements scrap pile. I then used this week's sketch challenge, SC300, for my background! I just love how they turned out and I have already mailed them with several other cards to Operation Write Home in time for the troops to use to send home to their loved ones for Thanksgiving.
Here is my supply list (all products are Stampin' Up! except for the wiggle eyes)

NO STAMPS USED:

PAPER: Chocolate chip, Whisper White, More Mustard, Really Rust, Pumpkin Pie, Close to Cocoa, Ruby Red, Autumn Vine DSP

NO INK or MARKERS:

THE REST: brads, circle punches(1-3/4", 1", 1/2", 1/4"), Heart to Heart punch, snowflake punch, Boho Blossoms punch, 5-petal Flower punch, Square Lattice embossing folder, Big Shot

Well, that is it for tonight. It feels good to be able to post ot my blog after spending a couple days out of commission with some sort of stomach bug, yucky!

Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again real soon!

SSC170 Giving Thanks

2010-09-26T17:50:00.000-07:00

Good evening All, Wow! 2 post in 1 day! I've been very busy stamping and making cards this weekend! I have been stalkin' the Stamping 411 blog for quite some time now and I finally sat down and participated in one of their Saturday Sketch challenge, #170.
What a fantastic sketch this was to work with! I am still working on Thanksgiving cards to send to Operation Write Home and I gotta get them in the mail by Tuesday morning, at the latest!!

I created 4 cards using this sketch. The turkey stamp and sentiment are from a Fiskers Clear stamp set that I have had for a couple of years and never inked up!! Does anybody else do that? So silly! The other image panel is stamped from one of my fav SU! sets, Autumn Days, which has been inked up several times!! The designer paper I used is from a DCWV mat pack from last fall, it has some great papers in it!

Here is my complete supply list:

STAMPS: Autumn Days, Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU!), Turkey Lurkey (Fiskers clear stamps)

PAPER: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip (SU!); Yellow textured cs, designer paper (DCWV)

INKS and MARKERS: Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Early Espresso (SU!)

THE REST: Punches (SU!); ribbon (unknown from my stash)

And there you have it! I did stop by to check out the J-MO Papercrafting and Scrapbook Expo here in Las Vegas and it was a good time. Lots of activities and giveaways. There were about a dozen vendors - not bad for a 1st annual event! It'll be fun to see How it turns out next year! I did manage to spend a few dollars while I was there too!!

Thanks for stoppin' by! See you again real soon!

FS190 CASEing Sallie

2010-09-26T11:26:00.001-07:00

Good morning All,
I've got two cards to show you today that I created for the Featured Stamper challenge FS190 over at SCS. Sallie, aka hobbydujour, has some wonderful creations in her gallery. Here is a link to her card that I decided to CASE (Copy And Share with Everyone).

The things that I changed:

1. I didn't have a vase stamp, so I used the ornament punch from SU! and just trimmed of the tip to make it look like a vase

2. I used different stamps

3. I used different colors

4. I used rhinestones instead of 1/2 pearls for my 1st card and stickles on my 2nd card

5. I added 2 layers

I really love how these came out and I may just have to make a whole set, don'tcha think? Oh, for those of you who like to see my supply list:

STAMPS: Stem Silhouettes, Stitched Exotics (SU!)

PAPER: Whisper White, More Mustard, patterns pack I and III (SU!)

INK: More Mustard, Really Rust, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip (SU!)

THE REST: Ornament punch (SU!); Rhinestone gems (Studio18); Stickles (Ranger)

And there you have it!

I am thinking about stoppin' over to the South Point Hotel & Casino this afternoon to check out the J-Mo Papercrafting n' Scrapbook Expo that is going on this weekend. It's too late for me to sign up for any classes, but I thought I might go take a look around. I'll let you know how I make out! Thanks a bunch for stopping by today! See you again soon!

S&S Sketch Challenge #35 and Dutch Dare Card Challenge #87

2010-09-25T15:31:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon All,
I have a set of cards to show you that I created last night. As a starting point I went to this week's Sketch challenge over at the OWH Stars & Stamps Blog - S&S sketch #35. As Operation Write Home continues to celebrate their birthday with a month long Birthday Bash, I also used the Dutch Dare Card Challenge #87 which is helping OWH celebrate by featuring them for this challenge. I created 3 Birthday cards and 3 Thinking iof You cards and I wanted these to be 'gender friendly' by choosing designer paper and embellies that weren't too frilly! I just love these 2 Changito stamps by Stampendous!, aren't they just the cutest? Here is my supply list for the whole set:

STAMPS: Changito (Stampendous!); Sentiment (studio g $1 clear stamps)

PAPER: Cardstock (SU!, Bazzill, DCWV); Designer paper (My Mind's Eye)

INK and MARKERS: SU!, Copic

THE REST: punches (SU!); Brads, ribbon (unknown - from my non-SU! stash)

Well, that's it for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! Please take some time to check out Opereation Write Home and find out how you can help support our troops!

SC299 and WT289 Holiday Hedgehogs

2010-09-23T20:29:00.000-07:00

Good evening All,
I have a couple of cards tonight that I created for 2 different challenges over at SCS; This week's Sketch Challenge - SC299 and Ways To Use It Challenge - WT289. Definitely check out them out! This was an awesome layout for this cute stamp from SU!'s retired Holiday Hedgehogs set. For the WT289 we were challenged to get a headstart on our holiday card making! What a terrific idea! These 2 will be going in my next box of cards headed for Operation Write Home next month! My goal is to have at least 50 cards to send by mid-October. Once I get those done then I can start working on my own! Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Holiday Hedgehogs (SU!)

PAPER: Designer paper (DCWV); Cardstock (non-SU! stash)

INK & MARKERS: SU!

THE REST: white Fun Flock (Stampendous!); Brads and ribbon from my non-SU! stash, Aqua painter (SU!)

It's kinda hard to see, but I used Fun Flock for the snow on the ground - check it out on the close-ups!
Well, that its for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again real soon!

Mojo Monday 157 and Halloween cards for OWH

2010-09-22T12:33:00.000-07:00

Good day,
I finally got around to this week's Mojo Monday Sketch challenge #157. I needed to create a card for my youngest son's girlfriend, Maddy, and I wanted it to reflect her bright and unique personality! This sketch was perfect! Of course it took way too long to complete and I went through about 4 other image panels before settling on this cute little trio of flowers. And even then I originally just had them colored in with my SU! markers and it still wasn't quite right, so I added the buttons. Whew! Mucho better!
Here is the quick supply list:

Cardstock, circle punches, brads, orange button, ribbon, sentiment (SU!); Designer Paper, blue button (BasicGrey); border punch (Martha Stewart); Flower Trio stamp (imaginisce); yellow button from my button jar

I've also posted a couple of photos of some of the Halloween cards that I sent to Operation Write Home last week. I still have more to show you as the week goes on! These were a few of the quicker, easier ones that I did using one sheet of 12 x 12 2-sided designer paper. Here is the quick supply list for these cards:

STAMPS: Tag Time (SU!)

PAPER: Whisper White (SU!); Boo to You designer paper (My Mind's Eye); black and orange cs from my non SU! stash

INK and MARKERS: SU!

THE REST: Marvy punches, brads and ribbons from my non-SU! stash

Well, that's it for right now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by and checkin' out what I've been up to!
Please be sure to stop back again soon to see some more challenge cards and halloween and fall cards!

CC289 Someone's Turning Two

2010-09-21T11:31:00.000-07:00

Good Morning All,
Here is a little card I put together for a sweet little boy who is turning 2 in a few days! I used the colors from today's Color Challenge #289 over at SCS! This has got to go right in the mail so that It gets to little Theo on time! Here is my supply list (all porducts are SU! except for the dp):

STAMPS: Fox and Friends, On Your Birthday

PAPER: Baja Breeze, Cajun Craze, Chocolate Chip, Whisper white; designer paper (Material Girl by Cosmo Cricket)

INK: Baja Breeze, Cajun Craze, Wild Wasabi

THE REST: Felt ribbon (retired SU!), punches, brad, marker, dimensionals

It's hard to see in the pic, but the monkey tag is on dimensionals. Well, that is it for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

Having Fun With Operation Write Home Birthday Bash Card Challenges

2010-09-20T14:16:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon,

Yesterday, on the Operation Write Home Facebook page, they celebrated their birthday with a day full of challenges. There were 8 in total and I was able to participate in 4 of them. Here are the cards that I created:

Challenge #4: Oh Baby! - to make a card for a baby or small child to receive

Challenge #5: Bling It Up! - to add lots of bling to a card

Challenge #7: Love Makes The World Go round

Challenge #8: Show Off A Sticker

Okay...getting frustrated as usual...I was trying to put the challenge names above each card and I have spent over 1/2 an hour and have had to upload my pics 3 times now! So, I will just live it like this.

This is one of the reason I have come to dislike posting to my blog...nothing ever looks the way I want it to. Guess I am not Blog savvy enough! Whew!

I still have more projects to show you, but I am go and relieve some stress and make some cards! lol! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! Sorry for the messy post!

FS189 CASEing Kristen

2010-09-19T17:21:00.000-07:00

Good Afternoon All,
I've been busy stamping away today! Here is a set of cards that I created for today's Featured Stamper 189 Challenge over at SCS! Kristen, aka eberlinek was the 'IT' girl today! Congrats! Take a peek at her card that I chose to case here! Krsiten has a beautiful gallery. I kept the same layout, colors and cupcake theme because i really liked them, and changed the actual stamps used and designer paper. I hate the way my full bows come out so I only used one! lol! Here is the supply list:

STAMPS: The More The Merrier, Sweet Little Sentiments (SU!)

PAPERS: Chocolate Chip, Kraft, Whisper White (SU!); Fly a Kite (October Afternoon)

INKS and MARKERS: (SU!)

THE REST: Big Shot, embossing folder, satin ribbon, rhinestones, mini brads, Crystal Effects

I'll be back later to post some more stuff I have been working on! Gotta go feed my man!!

Thanks for stoppin' by!

Mojo Monday 156

2010-09-17T20:10:00.000-07:00

Good evening All,

It's been a busy week as I got another box of cards to the post office for our troops through Operation Write Home. I sent 60 cards, half of which were Halloween cards! I just had to use this week's Mojo Monday 156 sketch for some of them!

I started off with watercoloring the pumpkin image on the first card I did and then I had the idea to paper piece the other 5! I love them both ways! The ones that I paper pieced I also used dimensionals to pop the pumpkins up! Each card is a little different, but they were all made using Stampin' Up!'s Autumn Harvest stamp set and Making Memories' Spook Alley designer paper that I have had since last year and have been hoarding!! lol!! I am really BAD! I used a mixture of cardstocks and ribbons, some from SU! and the rest from my huge stashes! I will try my bestest to post the rest of the halloween cards this weekend. I used some quick and easy layouts that may give you some inspiration for your halloween and fall cards! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again real soon!

FS188 CASEing Terri

2010-09-12T17:10:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon All,
I have been away from my BLOG for a couple weeks because I was lucky enough to take a trip back to New York for a visit!! I had an absolute blast! But, I am back and stamping away!
Today I have 2 cards that I created for the Featured Stamper Challenge 188 over at SCS. The lucky gal this week is Terri, aka - die cut diva! She has a wonderful gallery and this is the card that I chose to CASE (copy and share w/ everyone). I love her CAS (clean and simple) design. I left my layout the same as her's, but I changed stamps, colors and border punches. Here is my supply list (ALL products are Stampin' Up!):

STAMPS: Dream a Little, Short & Sweet

PAPER: Always Artichoke, Whisper White

INKS: Always Artichoke, VersaMark

THE REST: 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, border punches, white embossing powder, heat tool

Well, that's it for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!!

Mojo Monday 154 Birthday Wishes For My Sis

2010-08-31T13:00:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon All,

So, I needed a birthday card for my sister, Pam. I didn't know where I wanted to begin, but I had to get going so I could get it in the mail on time. The Mojo Monday sketch challenge is always a great starting place with all their great layouts! This week's sketch #154 worked out beautifully! This is what I came up with! Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Darling Dots, Watercolor Trio (SU!)

PAPER: Wild Raspberry dp (K & Company); Whisper White (SU!); unknown red and green cs from my non-SU! stash

INK and MARKERS: SU!

THE REST: punches, dimensionals (SU!); Nestibilities Dies (Spellbinder); Cuttlebug and embossing folder; Red Stickles; rhinestone gems, ribbon (unknown)

Well, that's it! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

CAS82 Cupcakes Are Delicious!

2010-08-30T16:43:00.001-07:00

Good afternoon All,
I made a quick card today to play along with the CAS82 challenge over at SCS - ti be inspired by the word 'Delicious'. The first thing that came to my mind was CUPCAKES!! I love all kinds of cupcakes especially ones with LOTS of creamy frosting! Yummy! This was a perfect opportunity to use my new ek cupcake punch! Love it!! Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: SU!

PAPER: My non-SU! stash

INK: SU!

THE REST: Punches (ek & SU!); ribbon (unknown)

Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

CAS81 and a Few Other Cards

2010-08-26T10:21:00.001-07:00

Good day All,
I've got a quick post with some photos of card that I made earlier in the week. This first set of cards was created for Monday's CAS (Clean & Simple) challenge #81. The challenge was to use the colors Kraft, Turquoise and White only.
This was the first time that I have inked up this level 1 hostess set from the new SU! catty. When I first saw this set I thought that it needed to be colored in and that kinda scared me! lol! But after stamping it out a couple times in different color inks I decided it looks beautiful just as it is! Wouldn't you agree? These went together quickly which is why I was able to create 4 of them and is what makes them fit into the CAS category for me. Here is my suply list:

STAMPS: Because I Care, Warmest Regards (SU!)

PAPER: Kraft, Whisper white (SU!); Turquoise textured cs (DCWV)

INK: Crumb Cake, Taken With Teal (SU!)

THE REST: Border punches (SU! and Martha Stewart); various unknown ribbons from my stash

Over the weekend I created these 2 cards. The first one was for my son and his wife's 3rd wedding anniversary. This was fun to make. supply list:

STAMPS: Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU!)

PAPER: whisper white, close to cocoa (SU!); designer paper (Basic Grey)

INK: Close to Cocoa (SU!)

THE REST: punches, embossing folder (SU!); Nesties (Spellbinders); Cuttlebug; ribbon, tiny 1/2 pearls, gems (unknown)

And my last card was created for my husband's friend who recently lost his pet dog. My husband doesn't often ask me to make cards for him to give away, but this was a special request and he wanted a card with a dog on the front. This is what I came up with and he was pleased. Here is the supply list:

STAMPS: Whimsical Wishes (taylored expressions); Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU!)

PAPER: SU! & DCWV

INKS & MARKERS: SU!

THE REST: punches (SU!); Nesties (Spellbinders); Cuttlebug; faux brads (unknown)

Well!! This wasn't as quick of a post as I had originally thought it would be! Whew!! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by today! See you soon!

SC295 Rows of Pumpkins

2010-08-25T19:20:00.000-07:00

HowdyAll,

I have a set of 4 cards that I created today for SC295, this week's sketch challenge over at SCS.
I wanted to make some fall/halloween cards to put into my next box of cards to send to OWH. I just love this designer paper from Stampin' Up! that now is retired. Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: The More The Merrier, Vintage Labels (SU!); Halloween sentiments (Katie & Co.)

PAPER: Cast-A-Spell dsp (SU!); Black and White cardstock (unknown)

INK and MARKERS: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU! markers to color in images

THE REST: Punches ( SU! & Martha Stewart); ribbon (SU!); green 1/2 pearls (Queen&Co); buttons from my stash

Well, that's what I have for tonight!! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!! See you all soon!

CC285 and S & S Sketch Challenge #31 Miss You

2010-08-24T20:28:00.000-07:00

Good evening All,
I have a couple of cards tonight that I made earlier today for 2 different challenges. My colors were taken from SCS's Color Challenge # 285 to use Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive. I have been trying to use up some of my non-SU! cardstock so these aren't true SU! colors, but I thought they were a close match. The 2nd challenge I participated in is the Stars and Stripes Blog Sketch Challenge #31.
This layout was lots of fun to work with and these cards will be going to our troops as part of Operation Write Home for them to use to stay in touch with their loved ones!

Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Three Little Words, Fun & Fast Notes (SU!)

PAPER: Textured Cardstock (The Paper Studio); Whisper White (SU!); designer paper (DCWV)

INKS and MARKERS: SU!

THE REST: Various punches (SU! & Marvy); Brads (SU!); sticky rhinestones (unknown); Felt flower (American Crafts)

Well, that's it for now. I actually have finished up some more cards, but will have to post them tomorrow (hopefully)! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

FS185 CASEing Princess Heather

2010-08-22T15:25:00.000-07:00

Good Afternoon All,
Today's Featured Stamper over at SCS is Heather AKA Princessheather! Congrats to her!! Check out her Sharing in Your Sorrow card that I chose to CASE (copy and share with everyone). It's beautiful, isn't it? For my card I changed from a square to a rectangle, used a different stamp set, and used different colors. I like how they turned out except that the sentiments are crooked on both...
Anywho, here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Watercolor Trio, Well Scripted (SU!)

PAPER: Whisper White, Tangerine Tango (SU!)

INK and MARKERS: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango (SU!)

THE REST: Ribbon , Brads (SU!); Nestibilities Die (Spellbinders- used as a stencil)

To create The background I used a deckled rectangle nestie and a piece of acetate to make a clear stencil. Then using this stencil I sponged on Daffodil Delight ink. I used markers to ink up my image stamps and stamped on top of my sponged area. I really love how this looks and it was so easy!

Thanks so much for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

SC294 Love You Much

2010-08-19T22:23:00.000-07:00

It's another good evening!
I have 2 cards to share tonight that I actually finished yesterday, but am just getting around to posting to my blog! These were created for this week's Sketch Challenge #294 over at SCS! This was a fun layout with lots of layered panels! Here is my suply list (all products are Stampin' Up!):

STAMPS: Love You Much

PAPER: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, watercolor paper, Sweet Pea dsp

INKS and MARKERS: Stazon Black, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive

THE REST: Felt flowers, rhinestone brads, felt ribbon, aqua painter

I stamped the image with black Stazon onto watercolor paper and used an aqua painter and my ink pads to water color the word LOVE. I stamped the words 'you much' in chocolate chip ink on So Saffron cardstock, cut it out with scissors and popped up on dimenionals. I just love this striped dsp from the Sweet Pea paper pack! I like watercolor because it looks better if you don't stay in the lines! lol!

Well, that's it for tonight! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!!

CC284 and S&S Sketch Challenge #30

2010-08-17T18:35:00.000-07:00

Good Afternoon,
I've got another card for you that incorporates 2 different challenges. I Started with the Color challenge-CC284- over at SCS which was to use Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler and Pretty in Pink. I just love this color combo!! I decided to join a new challenge over at Operation Write Home's Stars and Stamps Blog which is a weekly sketch challenge.
What an awesome place to get some really great card layouts! I will definitely try to play along each week as I create cards to send to our Troops all over the world! Here is my supply list (ALL products are Stampin' Up!)

STAMPS: Watercolor Trio, Teeny Tiny Wishes

PAPER: Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Pretty In Pink, patterns pack (hostess-retired)

INK and MARKERS: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Pretty In Pink

THE REST: Big Shot, Square Lattice embossing folder, small rhinestone, med. rhinestone brad

I distressed my edges with the edge of my scissors and I used my markers to color on my stamps before stamping.
Thanks a bunch for stopping by!!

CAS80 Birthday Wishes

2010-08-16T23:04:00.000-07:00

Good Evening All,
Here are a couple cards I made for today's Clean and Simple (CAS) challenge over at SCS. This week's challenge was a sketch challenge, which I just had to participate in because I just loved this layout! I adore this cupcake image and doesn't it look delicious with the half pearl cherry on top? Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Cupcake (A Muse Artstamps); Sentiment (SU!-Occasional Quotes)

PAPER: Whisper White (SU!); Designer paper (My Mind's Eye); scraps of pink and green textured cardstock (unknown)

INK and MARKERS: SU!-Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Regal Rose

THE REST: Ribbon (SU!); punches (SU! & Martha Stewart); half pearls (unknown); dimensionals (SU!)

I really like how these look and I plan on making more using this sketch! Thanks for stoppin' by!

Mojo Monday 151 OWH Hero Thank Yous

2010-08-13T19:38:00.000-07:00

Good evening All,

Once again I find myself posting my Mojo Monday Sketch challenge card(s) a little late. But that's okay! I was busy packing up a box of 110 blank cards to send to Operation Write Home. For my challenge card I actually made 3 and I wrote an encouraging note inside each one to give to soldiers who are stationed away from home. If you scroll to the bottom of this post you can see the box full of handmade cards that I sent. If you like to make cards and are looking for a great organization to donate them to, please check OWH out! Here is my quick supply list:

STAMPS: Stampendous, SU!

PAPER: SU! Whisper White, DCWV textured CS, gcd studios designer paper

INK and MARKERS: SU!

THE REST: punches (SU!), Cuttlebug and embossing folder, brads from my stash

Now I am gearing up to fill up another box to send off to OWH!!

Thanks a bunch for stopping by!

Mojo Monday 150

2010-08-07T17:09:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon All,

I am finally getting around to my Blog. You know how it goes, right? Here is a card I made for my niece's 4th birthday using this week's Mojo Monday Sketch!
I just had to have this stamp when I saw those adorable owls! Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Image (Hampton Art); Sentiment (SU!- Owl Together Now)

PAPER: I used my July Key Ingredients papers from Taylored Expressions.

INKS and MARKERS: SU!

THE REST: Ribbon, half pearls, nestibilities, Martha Stewart Border punch

As you can see from the close-up picture I used lots of dimensionals to pop up the layers!

And that's about it! Thanks for stoppin' by!!

CC279 Bears and Boys

2010-07-14T14:36:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon All,
It's been over a week since I have sat down and created anything. I guess I have been feeling a little Mojoless as I go into my fave space in my whole house (which is my crafting area) and I just sit and look around at all my stuff that I love and feel like I've got nothing!! Ever felt that way? But I went to SCS and decided to check out the Tuesday Color Challenge and I just couldn't resist such a fun combo! I've also been looking for an organization that I could wrap my arms around and contribute to and I came across Operation Write Home while flipping through my PaperCrafts magazine. check out their wonderful website here. So as I make cards for personal use I plan on making doubles so I can get a box together to send to OWH! Here is my supply list for these two cuties:

STAMPS: Under The Stars, Occasional Quotes (SU!); You are Special sentiment by Inkadinkado

PAPER: Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist, Whisper White (SU!); designer paper (Making Memories)

INK and MARKERS: SU!

THE REST: Wild Wasabi double stitched ribbon (retired), Crystal Effects, Dimensionals (SU!);

These are great cards for little boys, don't ya think?

Well, that's it for now. I am digging this week's Mojo Monday sketch and today's Sketch Challenge 289 at SCS so maybe I will stay down in my craft room and create some more! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!!

CC277 and SC287 Masculine Birthday

2010-07-01T11:59:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon All,
I have a quick post for today. I've been busy entertaining my youngest son and his girlfriend all week! Fun times! I needed a masculine birthday card for my dad and I thought this week's color challenge over at SCS would work perfectly! This week's sketch challenge also lended to a great layout design! So, here is what I came up with. Check out the links to learn more about these challenges. Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: CTMH

PAPER: Dust Durango, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Whisper white (SU!); designer paper (Basic Grey)

INK and MARKERS: SU!

THE REST: Hemp twine from my stash, Cuttlebug and embossing folder

That's all I've got for now! Thanks for stopping by!

Home Decor Altered Key Holder

2010-06-18T15:09:00.000-07:00

Good Evening All,
I wanted to show you these pics of this altered key holder that I made. I have been seriously working on it for about 2 weeks. It was one of those projects that while I had a picture in my head of what I wanted to do it was more difficult getting the right combination of elements!! lol!
I found this key holder plaque on a clearance shelf in TJ Max or Marshalls for $5. It was kinda beat up and it was mauve and off white in color with a picture of a rowboat in the top. It also had white hooks that were attached crooked so I replace them. I repainted the frame with several coats of brown and black acrylic paint and added 2 coats of matte finish Krylon spray. I used lots of different company products, too many to try and list them all. The 1st and 3rd sentiment stamps are from SU! and the middle is from CTMH. I used BasicGrey's Origins collection designer paper. Cardstock was from my scrap pile. Most of the punches and diecuts are from SU!, Marvy, and Spellbinders. I will be hanging this in my kitchen on the wall next to the door that leads to my laundry room and garage. I am super please with how it turned out and that it is finally finished!!
Thanks so much for stoppin' by!

Mojo Monday 143 Dear Father...In-Law

2010-06-15T14:13:00.000-07:00

Good Afternoon All,

It's time for another great Mojo Monday sketch!! I still needed to make a Father's day card for my Father-in-law and when I saw this sketch I immediately thought of 3 ties. I had to do some digging to find my Hero Arts tie stamp, but once I did, this went together fast-fast!! I am loving my end result!! I used the same designer paper from last week's Mojo sketch as it was still sitting on my desk!! But these colors work great for masculine cards. don'tcha think? Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Tie(Hero Arts); Well Scripted (SU!)

PAPER: DCWV

INK: Dusty Durango, Wild Wasabi(it's coming back!!), Blue Bayou(retired in-color) (SU!)

THE REST: Circle punches, dimensionals (SU!); mini brads(Michaels)

Well, that's it!! Like I said, fast-fast and easy-peasy!!

Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See ya again soon!!

Mojo Monday 142 Father's Day

2010-06-08T15:57:00.000-07:00

Good Afternoon All,
It's time for another Mojo Monday Sketch challenge - My fav!! I decided to keep this card clean and simple, staying very true to the sketch. This is what I cam up with for a Father's Day card. I just love the Changito Monkey by Stampendous! and this little guy reminds me of my dad cuz he loves to cook on the grill in the summertime! Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Changito Chef (Stampendous!); Crazy Cool (SU!)

PAPER: Very Vanilla (SU!); designer paper, cardstock (DCWV)

INK: SU!

THE REST: border punch (MS); circle punches, markers, ribbon, dimensionals (SU!)

So, that's what I got for today! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by today!

Mojo141, WT273 and CC273 House Warming

2010-06-04T16:29:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon All,
I have a project for you today that incorporated 3 different challenges. First I decided on the Mojo Monday sketch challenge, mostly because I love the layouts they come up with! Then I went to Tuesday's color challenge over at SCS. Since I needed to make a gift tag for a house warming bottle of wine, Thursday's Ways to Use It challenge fit perfectly! Check out these links to get all the deets for the challenges! I also was very much inspired by this wine bottle tag!! Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Good Neighbors, Fourteen Phrases (SU!)

PAPER: Close to Cocoa, Garden Green, Barely Banana, Whisper White, Soft Sky (SU!); Infuse designer paper (Basic Grey)

INK: Close to Cocoa, Garden Green (SU!)

THE REST: punches, hodgepodge hardware (SU!); Clear buttons (CTMH);Nestibilities; Cuttlebug; Hemp Twine; Velvet ribbon; rhinestone gems

This was lots of fun to make! Thanks for stoppin' by today!

SC282 and F4A14 Birthday Wishes

2010-05-30T16:29:00.000-07:00

Happy Sunny Sunday afternoon!

I haven't done any stamping today, but I did create a card on Friday to go along with the Free for All challenge over at SCS. The challenge was to make a project that was inspired by something you collect (other than stampin' supplies). I collect Pachyderms-they are just my fav animal. I have a curio cabinet full of figurines, not to mentions statues, pictures and stuffed animals all over the house. So I used one of my many elephant stamps for my card and decided to also use the layout from Wednesday's Sketch Challenge over at SCS. What a terrific layout that lended to a very quick execution of this card. Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Elephant stamp by Heather; sentiment is from SU!'s Garden Greetings

PAPER: Confetti White, More Mustard (SU!); Designer paper (Dill Blossom by s.e.i)

INK: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip (SU!)

THE REST: Ribbon (SU!); ribbon slide (unknown)

The ribbon slide I have had for some time. I;m not sure where it came from, it was just hanging out in one of my little drawers...you know how that it, right? I love the detailed etching on it! Exactly what this simple card needed!

Well, that's all for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by today! Enjoy the rest of the holiday weekend!

Mojo Monday 140 and CC272 Anniversary For My Hubby

2010-05-26T12:11:00.000-07:00

Happy Wednesday All,
It is for me! I am celebrating my 20 year wedding anniversary with my husband today! But first I am gonna go help my niece and her boyfriend move into their new apartment. So, this will be a quick post, just wanted to show you the card I created for my husband. I used this week's Mojo Monday Sketch challenge and this week's color challenge over at SCS. Check out these links to get all the deets! Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Define Your Life, Posy Party wheel (SU!)

PAPER: Bermuda Bay, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Welcome Neighbor and Real red dsp (SU!); Kraft cs (paper reflections)

INK: Chocolate Chip, Bermuda Bay (SU!)

THE REST: Ribbon, brad, circle punches, linen thread (SU!); Nestibilities; Cuttlebug; heart buttons (unknown)

I gave my husband this card this morning and he actually said he liked it (he admits that he just doesn't get this whole paper crafting thing) and that the white flower looked like frosting! I love him! Well, I am off to have a fun filled afternoon and evening! Thanks for poppin' in!

CAS67 and CC271 Birthday Wishes

2010-05-18T17:34:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon All,

For my card today I incorporated 2 challenges from SCS; The Clean and Simple challenge (CAS67) to make a shabby chic card and the Color Challenge (CC271) using Rich Razzleberry, Dusty Durango and So Saffron. Check out the links to get all the details! Whenever I create a CAS card I make something that can be done in a short amount of time and that can be reproduced easily. So, i won't use lots of measured layers or complicated techniques. For my card, the only things I measured were the card base and the width of my designer papers. My dp's were then torn along the edges and distressed using scissors and the circles for my flower embellishment were cut freehand, distressed with scissors and crinkled up! I wanted the stamped images to be slightly muted so they were stamped off once and then stamped onto my cardbase. Easy-peasy! Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Watercolor Trio (SU! Summer Mini)

PAPER: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry (SU!); daisy d's Brighten My Day designer paper

INK: Rich Razzleberry, Dusty Durango, So Safron (SU!)

THE REST: rhinestone brad, lace

This was the first time I inked up this set from SU!'s Summer Mini! I just love it and can already tell that I will be using it ALOT!!

Well, that it for now!

Thanks a bunch for swingin' by!

FS171 You're too kind Casing Ctorina

2010-05-17T08:16:00.000-07:00

Good Monday mornin' All,

I had some time for stampin' last night before watching the Survivor finale so I checked out SCS's Sunday challenge - the Featured Stamper's Challenge. Ctorina (aka-Cathleen) has a beautiful gallery of cards and I found it difficult to choose just one to CASE. I wanted to get done quickly so I chose this card. Here is my version of Cathleen's card.

When playing along you must change at least 2 things with your card to make it your own. I kept the basic layout but changed the color scheme and my sentiment is puched using oval punches. I also wrapped my ribbon all the way around my card, just cuz I love gingham ribbon and I wanted to show it off! Congrats to Cathleen for being chosen as this week's Featured Stamper!

Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Whimsical Words (SU!)

PAPER: Real Red(SU!); 5x7 kraft card base cut down to 5x5(Paper Reflections)

INK: Basic black(SU!)

THE REST: ribbon(Michaels);punches; gems; crimper, pop dots

I layered the punched flowers and mounted them on pop dots to give this card lots of dimension! This card only took me about 20 minutes and half of that was spent on getting my ribbon just right! lol!

Thanks a bunch for swinging by and checking out what I've been up to! See you again soon!

WT270 Be Yourself Framed Art

2010-05-16T14:08:00.001-07:00

Good afternoon All,

We are having the most beautiful weather here in Las Vegas: Sunny and 95! I just thought I would share with you today this framed art piece that I created for my youngest daughter's upcoming birthday. I had already made her card using this CTMH stamp set and I was rolling this idea around in my head for a few days. I wanted to do something kind of 'shabby/chic/trendy' ish...if that makes any sense! I started this on Thursday to go along with the Ways to Use it Challenge to use an edge distresser. I used my edge distresser on all of the layers of designer paper. I stamped the images several times in different color inks and then cut the clothing out and paper pieced them. This was very tedious, but I like how it turned out! Kinda like cutting out paper dolls! One thing that I like about CTMH clear acrylic stamps is that I could bend the words to contour the images. I put this in a regular picture frame so I couldn't use too much dimension. I also sponged the mat with pretty in pink ink. Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Be Yourself (CTMH)

PAPER: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Sahara Sand, Sweet Pea designer series paper (SU!)

INK & MARKERS: Chocolate chip, pumpkin pie, pretty in pink, sahara sand, so saffron (SU!)

THE REST: So Saffron wide grosgrain ribbon, punches (SU!); Nestibilities, Cuttlebug, edge distresser

Well, that's it for now! Thanks a bunch for swingin' by today! See you soon and Happy Crafting!!

Mojo Monday 138

2010-05-11T16:12:00.001-07:00

Good Tuesday afternoon All,

I have a quick post today with some pics of the card I created for this week's Mojo Monday Sketch. As per usual, this was a great sketch to work with. I don't generally make square cards unless it is for a challenge, but I really like the end result! The cute Bee image is a perfectly clear stamp by Stampendous! It's just way too cute, don't cha think? Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Futterfly Friends (Stampendous!)

PAPER: So saffron, whisper white (SU!); Honey Pie designer Paper (Cosmo Cricket)

INK & MARKERS: basic black, So saffron, Pretty in Pink, Regal rose, and Creamy Caramelfor sponging (SU!)

THE REST: Buttons & linen thread (SU!); ribbon (Michaels); Stickles

I distressed the edges with scissors and sponged the dp panels. I was kinda going for a shabby chic look.It's hard to see, but there are stickles on the bee's pocket and antennae. This will be going in my card stash till I have just the right person and occassion for it! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

Splitcoaststampers challenges SC279 and CC269

2010-05-05T20:13:00.000-07:00

Good evening All,

I started off the day great by getting a card made using this week's color and sketch challenges over at SCS. By 10:30 am the day then took a turn for the worse...but some how I managed to get through it! So, I am just getting around to uploading my card and posting to my Blog! The colors for the challenge were Cameo Coral, Lovely Lilac and Gable Green. It took me till I finished my card to warm up to the Gable Green in this combo...what do you think? The sketch, on the other hand, I loved immediately! I still had this CTMH stamp set out on my table so I used it again. Love these ladies! Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Be Yourself (CTMH)

PAPER: lovely lilac, cameo coral, gable green, whisper white (SU!); Dill Blossom designer paper (s.e.i.); provo craft designer paper.

INK: Cameo Coral, Lovely Lilac (SU!)

THE REST: brads, ribbon (michaels); dimensionals, embossing folder (SU!), cuttlebug

OK...that's it for now! I'm off to watch some t.v. with my honey! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

Mojo Monday 137 One of a Kind

2010-05-03T19:14:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon All,
Well, I got right on the ball this morning and created my card for this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge #137! I whipped this little beauty up in about an hour, which is record time for me! I love this stamp set from CTMH called Be Yourself! The images are just fantastic! This was a great sketch to work with, as always! Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Be Yorself (CTMH)

PAPER: Chocolate chip, whisper white (SU!), Sugared designer paper (Basic Grey)

INK: Bravo Burgandy (SU!)

THE REST: punches, ribbon (SU!), Dew Drops (The Robin's Nest), rhinestone brad (unknown)

A short but sweet post for today! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! I hope to see you again soon!

TESC111 Birthday Wishes

2010-05-02T16:51:00.000-07:00

Good afternoon All,

I have been eyeing the sketch challenges over at Taylored Expressions for some time now and decided to finally participate.

Isn't this just an awesome sketch! My card is for my niece who turned 19, today...so I am a little late. Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Fluffles

PAPER: Soft Suede, Whisper White (SU!), Heidi Grace designer paper, DCWV texture cs

INK & MARKERS: Stampin' Up!

THE REST: prima flowers, brads, velvet ribbon, punches, Nesties, Cuttlebug, Stickles, Sparkly Fluff

I paper pieced the balloon, hat and cupcake bottom. I used Sparkly Fluff for the frosting and Stickles on the hat and flame. I must get this in the mail first thing in the a.m.!! Thanks for stoppin' by and I hope to see you again soon!!

Mojo Monday 136 First Apartment

2010-04-29T08:58:00.000-07:00

Good mornin' All,

I've got a quick post today with a card that I made for this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge-MOJO136.

This was a fun sketch and I really like how my card turned out. I actually had this done and in the mail on Monday and then realized that I never posted it on my Blog or on the Mojo blog. I used one of SU!'s clear stamp sets from their Sale-a-bration promotion called Good Neighbors. This card went to my youngest son and his girlfriend who are moving off campus and into their own apartment in May! I am very excited for them! This is a very big step in my son's life and he makes me very proud! I also threw in a $200 Target gift card to help them along with all those little things you need to get when you move! Anyway...here is the supply list:

STAMPS: Good Neighbors, Really Retro (SU!)

PAPER: Greenhouse designer paper by Carolyn Gavin for K&Company (I am in love with this paper!), whisper white (SU!), textured cardstock (unknown-from my stash)

INK: SU!

THE REST: Button (Basic Grey), punch, dimensionals (SU!), nestibilities and cuttlebug, Satin ribbon, hemp

That's it for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

A Color Challenge and a Sketch Challenge

2010-04-28T13:31:00.000-07:00

Hi All,
I've got two cards to show you today. The first one was made for this week's color challenge over at Splitcoaststampers - CC268. We were to use Old Olive, Barely Banana and Ballet Blue. There also was a Dessert option color, which was red, but only as an embellishment! This is what I came up with. It's a very simple card, but I love how it turned out! Here is the supply list:

STAMPS: Garden from the Heart (SU!)

PAPER: K&Company designer paper, Whisper White, Old Olive, Ballet blue, Barely banana (SU!)

INKS & MARKERS: Chocolate chip, ballet blue, barely banana, old olive, creamy caramel for sponging (SU!)

THE REST: spellbinders' nestibilities, Cuttlebug and embossing folder, red half-pearls, red grosgrain ribbon

The second card was made for today's
Sketch challenge at SCS - SC278. I absolutely love this sketch and how my card turned out!! Yippee for me! I used the 2-Step Stampin' preview set from SU!'s upcoming catalog called Awash with Flowers! What a pretty and fun set to work with! Here is the supply list:

STAMPS: Awash with Flowers, Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU!)

PAPER: K&Company designer paper, whisper white (SU!), others (unknown - from my stash)

INKS: Chocolate chip, pretty in pink, regal rose, certainly celery, barely banana (SU!)

THE REST: Button, dimensionals (SU!), pink gemstones, pink organza ribbon, hemp(unknown - from my stash)

As I unpacked boxes and boxes of paper crafting supplies when I set up my new stampin' space, I realized that I had a ton of stuff that I bought years ago before I was introduced to Stampin' Up!, Basic Grey, Cosmo Cricket, My Mind's Eye etc...(Some of my faves). I couldn't bring myself to get rid of it so I am trying to commit to using it! So, in my supply lists I may not always know who the manufacturer is because I used to just open things up and throw out the wrappers and such! This was way before I ever would have thought about bloggin' or that anyone might want to know!
Well, anyway...that's what I have for today! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by and having a look-see at what I have been up to! See you again soon!

WT267 Mixing Patterns

2010-04-22T23:19:00.000-07:00

Happy Earth Day All! I have a quick post tonight as it is getting a bit late. I've been thinking about this card for my youngest son's 21st birthday for a few days and I have known for a few years that I would be making a card like this for him. He has been talking about turning 21 and going to Vegas for a while and is planning a trip when he is done with classes for the semester. Lucky for him and us that my husband and I moved to Las Vegas a few months ago and now he can visit us too!! Woot! Woot! When Stampin' up came out with the game night set and the Jackpot designer paper I knew they would be perfect for this project! Today's Ways to Use It challenge over at Splitcoaststampers was to mix different patterned papers-perfect for what I wanted to do! There are quite a few layers to this card and the Royal Flush is from a deck of mini cards that I purchased at the $ store about 2 years ago! They are the perfect size for this 5" x 7" card! Even though this is for my son I had to add a little Bling-cuz that's what Vegas is all about, Baby! Here is the quick recipe:

Paper: real red, basic black, whisper white, so saffron, Jackpot dp

Stamps: Game Night, On Your Birthday

Ink: basic black, so saffron, real red

Accessories: mini cards, ribbon, rhinestone brads(SU!), stickles, card suits edge punch(EKSuccess), punches(SU!)

The row if poker chips are punched from the Jackpot dp with a 1/2 circle punch. Well, that's it for now! Time for me to get to bed! Thanks for stoppin' by today! See you soon!

It's Mojo Monday Card Sketch #135

2010-04-21T10:33:00.000-07:00

Good morning All,

I had a great time visiting my family for Easter. I have been making some cards but just haven't found the time to sit and post anything to my Blog. I think I feel that I need to type lots of stuff and post all the products I use on my cards in case someone wants that info and also to give companies the credit for their products. But sometimes that just seems too daunting! So, I opt out of posting to my Blog...Silly, huh? I've been thinking about this for a while, and I have decided that I am gonna do what works best for me. Which may mean I don't list all the products I have used or sometimes I may just want to say "Hi" even though I don't have a specific creation to share. Is anyone relating to me here? lol!

Okay, with that being said...I do have a card I want to show you all! Ahhh, I love Mojo Monday sketch challenges and here is this weeks, #135. This card took much longer than I would've like, but I just couldn't decide on my embellishments. I used my Stampin' Up! sale-a-bration set called Happy Moments. I ordered the clear stamps and I love them. They are so easy to work with and still give that great crisp image that SU! is known for! Here is a quick list of my supplies:

Paper: DCWV cardstock, Making Memeories (Chloe's Closet) designer paper, Whisper White

Stamps: Happy Moments

The Rest: Ink, markers, ribbon, punches-SU!, button, hemp twine, half pearls-unknown, nestibilities with my cuttlebug

Thanks so much for stoppin' by and listening (reading) all my ramblings! I hope you stop by again soon!

SC273 Baby Bianca's Birthday #1

2010-03-24T16:29:00.000-07:00

Good Afternoon! I am back today with a sweet card for a sweet baby girl who will be turning one on April 3rd, my niece, Bianca! I started out with today's sketch challenge over at Splitcoaststampers. You can't tell by the photo, but the lion's mane and face are paper pieced and on dimensionals, so it has really nice dimension to it. The polka dotted designer paper is textured and the bg designer paper has pretty glitter. Here is the recipe (all products are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted)

Stamps:

Fox and Friends
Teeny tiny Wishes

Paper:

Melon Mambo, Perfect Plum, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
DCWV Nana's Kids premium stacks designer paper

Ink:

Melon Mambo, Perfect Plum, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun

Accessories:

Melon Mambo polka dot ribbon
Spellbinders Nestibilities
dimensionals
Cuttlebug

The hardest part of making this card was cutting out the lion's mane and face. Otherwise, this was a quick and easy card and sketch to work with! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by today!

Yes! I am Still Alive and It's Mojo Monday 131!

2010-03-22T16:51:00.000-07:00

Okay...so I haven't been around for 3 months, but I am here now and so happy about it!So much has changed in my life over the past few months; the biggest being that I am an official Las Vegas resident! Woot! Woot! I just love our new house and at the same time miss our old one. But I am adjusting! I finally got my stamping area set up in my basement and I couldn't wait to get some stamping and crafting going! I will hafta post some pics soon so you can see my creative space!What better way to get started than doing a Mojo Monday sketch challenge! This week's sketch uses a long card layout. My card measures 7 x 4.5. Here is the recipe (All products are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):

Stamps:

Flight of the Butterfly
Well Scripted

Paper:

Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Confetti White, Pumpkin Pie, Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red
Card Base by Paper Reflections - cut to size
K & Company designer paper by Carolyn Gavin

Inks:

Really Rust, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories:

Butterfly punch, crystal Stickles, linen thread, satin ribbon(Michaels),Spellbinders Nestibilities, dimensionals, Cuttlebug

And that's it! Done! Wow! I had fun with this sketch and playing with my stuff again. Hopefully I will get back to some kind of regular schedule with my posts! I have missed you all and am so glad to be back bloggin and creating!! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

SC258 and Some Quick Pics

2009-12-13T13:25:00.001-08:00

Good afternoon,
It looks like this will most likely be my last post before Christmas (if everything goes as planned). I will be flying back to New York tomorrow and hopefully staying until the 25th or so, but that depends on when the banks can close on our house here in Las Vegas. We will need to come back for that, but no date has been set...I was able to fit in some mad stamping while I was packing up the apartment, I just wanted to make sure I had enough Christmas cards made to take back with me cuz now my stamping stuff is sitting in a storage facility :( This first pic is of the cards I made using this week's Sketch Challenge #258 over at Splitcoaststampers. I made a dozen using 2 coordinating sheets of designer paper from My Mind's Eye and a Christmas Fluffles image (Stampendous) and a CTMH elf image. All Cardstock is Stampin' Up! and the images were colored in using my SU! markers. As you look at my photos, notice that all were made using just paper, stamps and ink. No ribbon, brads or buttons so that I can mail these quickly and easily in a regular SU! envelope. Yesterday I spent over an hour in line at the post office to mail some of my cards that were embellished and needed padded envies and extra postage, yikes! The next 2 pics are cards and the last 2 pics show the gift card holders that I made. For all of these I used designer paper by My Mind's Eye and SU! cardstock, ink and markers for coloring. All of the white circles are punched using SU! 1&3/4" punch and then mounted on a Spellbinder's nestibilities scallop circle die. I chose to make them all the same size to make thing go quicker. Each group of cards was made in 3 - 4 hours which for me is like Speedy Gonzalez!! Woot! Woot! The ornament cards used SU! stamp sets as well as the sentiments for the reindeer cards. Reindeer image is from CTMH.

For the gift card holders I used a Changito monkey and a Penguin Pals stamp by Stampendous and the 2 snowman image is a stamp that I got from the $1 bin at either Michael's or Joann's last year. The sentiment inside is from a SU! set.
Well, that is all I have time for, I got a couple more things to do fast-fast and then I gotta shutdown my PC and prepare it for storage. Someday I hope to get a laptop so that I can have a computer with me all the time...someday. Happy Holidays to you all and wish me luck with the purchase of our house here in Las Vegas as well as the sale of our house back in New York!
Thanks a bunch for taking time to stop by!!

Christmas Trees

2009-12-10T16:31:00.000-08:00

Good afternoon,
I just thought I would post another quick and fun Christmas card using the Patterned Pines set from Stampin' Up!. This is a hostess level 1 set from the holiday mini catalog. I used my SU! markers to ink up the image and then cut out each tree separately. And these SU! buttons are just the perfect accent for my trees, don'tcha think?
Here is my complete recipe:

Stamps:

Patterened Pines - SU!
Loads of Love - SU!

Paper:

Jolly patterned paper - American Crafts
Tempting Turquoise, Garden Green, Whisper White - SU!

Ink:

Real Red - SU!

Accessories:

Buttons, silver elastic cord, scallop oval and oval punches, Many Marvelous Markers - SU!

Well, that's it for now. I am getting our appartment packed up, so no stamping for me for...well, I'm not sure how long. We have been renting a place in Las Vegas since September. We have found our dream home and had planned on being moved in before Christmas, but the house we are buying is a short sale and banks take their sweet 'ol time with things so we will basically be homeless in Las Vegas! All our stuff here is going into storage because our lease is up. Luckily, our house back home is still in the selling process (we won't close until after the new year) so we are gonna go back to the wintery upstate NY on Monday. It will be good to spend the holiday with family and friends. I have a few more pics of cards to upload over the next couple of days and then I will have to pack up my PC and put it into storage as well! I am know I am not going to like being without my stampin' supplies and my pc, but I should have enough stuff going on over the next few weeks to keep me busy!!

Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

Still Working On Christmas Cards

2009-12-08T19:40:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends,
Thought I would write up a quick post tonight while I watch one of my fave t.v. show, 'So You Think You Can Dance'. I cut up another 12" x 12" sheet of double sided paper using my template and made this card today. I realized that I still need about 15 more Christmas cards before I start sending them out. This was super quick and I just love Fluffles the cat. He gets into so much mischief! Here is my recipe:

Stamps:

Fluffles - Stampedndous

Paper:

Jolly - American Crafts
Real Red, Whisper White - Stampin' Up!
Green textured - core' dinations

Ink:

Stazon black

Accessories

Snowflake border punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon, button, twine, Many Marvelous Markers - Stampin' Up!

Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

Stop back again soon to see the rest of my Christmas cards.

MOJO116 Christmas Gift

2009-12-07T16:45:00.000-08:00

Good afternoon!
I got a quick card for you today that I created for this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge #116.
How fun to work with so many circles! And with all the layers I was able to load up on the patterned paper too - Woot! Woot! The circles were a cinch with my cutting system by making memories and the awesome sparkly patterned paper is from American Crafts' merrymint collection. Here is my recipe for all the products used:

Stamps:

Penguin Pals - Stampendous
Delightful Decorations - Stampin' Up!

Paper:

merrymint patterned paper - American Crafts
Whisper White, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green - Stampin' Up!

Ink:

Ruby Red - Stampin' Up!
Stazon Black

Accessories:

Ribbon, Twine - Stampin' Up!
Maany Marvelous Markers - Stampin' Up!
3/4" & 1" circle punches - Stampin' Up!
Nestibilities scallop circle die - Spellbinders
Stickles - Ranger
Big Shot
Dimensionals - Stampin' Up!

I just think this little penguin is so cute! I really like how this turned out and I actully made and posted it on Monday! Yay for me!!

Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

OSW SUO 10 card set

2009-12-03T09:30:00.000-08:00

Good morning all. I've been a little preoccupied this past week...waiting on banks and such for the purchase of our new home here in Las Vegas. I did finish my Stampin' Up! only card set using my One Sheet Wonder template. I must say that they turned out pretty good! I really like them. I posted my template again so you don't have to scroll down to my earlier one to find it. Like I said, all products used are Stampin' Up! so I am not going to write up the recipe like I normally do. I will say that I used a 12" x 12" piece of Merry Moments designer series paper. love that paper! If you have any questions please don't hesitate to leave a comment or contact me thru my email! Enjoy your day!

Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

A Birthday Card and Giving Thanks

2009-11-27T18:11:00.000-08:00

Good afternoon!
I've got a couple of cards to show you today, but I gotta make it kinda quick. I am going to the airport in a bit to pick up my oldest son who is flying out to Las Vegas from Syracuse. He will be doing double duty, conference for work and spending some time with his mom and dad! Woot! Woot! These are cards that I made last week and am just getting to posting them. A friend of mine from back east celebrated a birthday this week and here is the card that I made her. I followed a sketch challenge from somewhere, but now I can't find where. This card just seems so yummy to me. Must be the designer paper, colors or the ribbon! Here is the recipe: ( All products are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted)

Stamps

Out of the Box
On Your Birthday

Paper

Chocolate Chip
Pretty in Pink
Whisper White
Designer Paper by Basic Grey - Pheobe line

Ink

Chocolate Chip
Regal Rose
Green Galore

Accessories

Circle and Scallop Circle punches
ribbon (SU! - retired)
Pink Crystal gems (Michaels)
Many Marvelous Markers
dimensionals

The next cards are a bunch of Thanksgiving Day cards that I made to send to my family in New York that I am missing very much this holiday.

Here is the recipe: (All Products are Stampin' Up!)

Stamps

The More The Merrier

Paper

Really Rust
Chocolate Chip
Sage Shadow
Whisper White
retired DSP

Ink

Chocolate Chip

Accessories

Circle, scallop circle square, and Scallop edge punches
1/4" grosgrain ribbon (C. Chip and M. Mustard)
Big Shot
Top Note die
Dimensionals
Many Marvelous Markers

I made a dozen of these and they went fairly quick. I love this patchwork look with the Top Note die!

That's it for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

MOJO113 Holiday Love

2009-11-19T10:17:00.000-08:00

Good morning!
This is gonna be a quick post. I just wanted to show you my card for this week's Mojo Monday Skecth Challenge, MOJO113. Yet another great layout to work with! Here is the recipe:

Stamps

Cold & Cuddly (Stampin' Up!)

Paper

Glorious Green, Regal Rose, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)
Designer paper (fancy pants designs)

Ink

Glorious Green, Regal Rose, Real Red, Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up!)

Accessories

Oval punch, Snowflake punch (Stampin' Up!)
Ribbon (Michaels)

I just think those little penguins are so stinkin' cute!

Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

TESC91 Alien Greetings

2009-11-18T09:57:00.000-08:00

Good morning,
I almost forgot to post this cute card I made for my nephew's birthday using Friday's Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge - TESC91. I used Stampin' Up! colors that matched perfectly with this fun designer paper from DCWV, the Citrus collection matstack. I love those little packs of paper because the patterns are scaled-down perfectly for card making! This was such a quick card to put together that I decided to do a 2nd one to keep in my stash. Here is the recipe (all products are by Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):

Stamps

Greetings, Earthling
On Your Birthday

Paper

Only Orange
Tempting Turquoise
Whisper White
Designer paper - DCWV

Ink

Tempting Turqoise
Basic Black
Kiwi Kiss

Accessories

Jumbo Eyelets
Silver Brads
Circle punches
Circle cutter - Creative Memories
Many Marvelous Markers
1/4" Tempting Turquoise grosgrain ribbon
Dimensionals
Blender pens

Thanks a bunch for stopping by! If you like what see, I would love to hear from you! Just leave a quick comment!

Enjoy your day!

OSW Template as Promised

2009-11-16T21:53:00.000-08:00

Hi all! So, I worked hard today and made my One Sheet Wonder template all nice-nice so I could post a pic. I also took some more pics of the cards and labelled them so you can match up the cut pieces to the cards.

If you have yet to try a 'One Sheet Wonder' card set, this is the perfect time to give it a whirl. With just a few sheets of designer paper you can get your Christmas cards made in a flash! I am half way finished with my SUO OSW card set and I will post pics when I am done!

Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

One Sheet Wonder Card Sets

2009-11-15T17:54:00.000-08:00

Okay, I finally have pics of my first OSW card sets. There is a slight learning curve as I took several samples that I found on SCS and created my own from them to suit my card designs. You can either use one 12" x 12" double sided designer paper to make one set or two coordinating 12" x 12" single sided designer papers cut exactly the same to make 2 sets, as I did. I could have made 12 cards for each set, but wanted to add some layers so my sets have 10 cards each.
I have to re-draw my 12 x 12 template so that I can post it tomorrow.
I used several different companies'

products, so let me list my recipe like this:

Stampin' Up!

Stamp Sets (Trendy Trees, Great Friend, Animal Stories, Forest Friends, Crazy For Cupcakes, Heard From The Heart, Short & Sweet, On Your Birthday, Teeny Tiny Wishes)
Paper (Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Really Rust, Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery)
Inks (Really Rust, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Close To Cocoa, Crushed Curry)
Accessories (Brads, Punches, Ribbon, Buttons, Linen Thread, Blender pens)

Designer Paper - Complete Boy paper pack by My Mind's Eye

Cuttlebug - Provo Craft

Sizzix Dies

Nestibilities Dies

Ribbon, Brads, Gems - Michaels

Along with my template, I will post some close up pics tomorrow. I am also planning on doing a Christmas set next using a sheet of Merry Moments DSP and all SU! products for all my SU! followers!

Thanks for stoppin' by!

CC244 and SC254 Season's Greetings

2009-11-12T16:09:00.000-08:00

Good afternoon,
My card for today was created for 2 challenges over at SCS. I chose to use this week's Color Challenge CC244 and Sketch Challenge SC254. The colors we were to use were Very Vanilla, Bravo Burgandy and Kraft. This week's sketch was alot of fun to work with and I thought the colors were perfect for this image. I must explain my deep disappointment with my card, as I went to take a pic I dropped my card face down and I had crystal stickles on the berries. Needless to say, the stickles were still wet and, well you can see what happened-boohoo. You would think that I would know better by now...anywho, other than that I think it looks pretty good!
Here is the recipe:

Stamps

A Cardinal Christmas (SU!)
Snow Swirled (SU!)

Paper

Very Vanilla, Bravo Burgandy, Kraft (SU!)
Figgy Pudding (Basic Grey)

Ink

Black Stazon
Bravo Burgandy, Mellow Moss, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede (SU!)

Accessories

Very Vanilla Taffeta ribbon (SU!)
Blender pens (SU!)
Crystal Stickles(haha) (Ranger)

I colored the image using my SU! ink pads and blender pens.

I am still working on those card sets. My time has been split in many directions as my husband and I are in the process of selling a house, buying a house and living in an apartment in Las Vegas were we are moving to from Upstate NY. All the while still trying to keep up with my 4 kids and all they have going on back in NY and in Florida, where my oldest daughter just recently moved to. It's been very crazy, but in a good way!

Thanks so much for stoppin' by!

MOJO112 Thinking of You

2009-11-09T13:36:00.001-08:00

Good afternoon,

Well, it's Monday, again! One of my fave days cuz I get to play along with the Mojo Monday sketch challenge! My post have been a little sparse this past week, but I am working on some card sets for gifts and I don't want to post until I have completed each set. They will be coming I promise. So, I do have a card for this week's Mojo Monday #112.

I needed to make a sympathy card today, and it is for someone who is very dear to me. I wanted it to be extra pretty and special. I really like this sketch because I could let the soft designer paper express my feelings with a simple sentiment as the focal point.
Here is the recipe:

Stamps

Thoughts & Prayers (Stampin' Up)

Paper

Chocolate chip, Old olive, Whisper white (Stampin' Up)
Infuse designer paper (Basic Grey)

Ink

Close to Cocoa, Old olive, Regal rose (Stampin' Up)

Accessories

Nestibilities dies (Spellbinders)
Crop-a-dile (We are Memory Keepers)
large eyelet (We are Memory Keepers)
satin ribbon (Michaels)
Dew Drops (The Robin's Nest)
dimensionals (Stampin' Up)
Cuttlebug (Provo Craft)

I used the Old Olive and Regal Rose ink to sponge around my sentiment. The rest is pretty straight forward. I really like how this turned out even though I hate it when I need to make a sympathy card.

I am half way done with my first 2 sets of cards, so look for the pics soon! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

MOJO111 Live, Laugh & Love

2009-11-05T08:35:00.000-08:00

Good morning,

I have returned from my trip back east. I was able to catch up with lots of my family and friends. Here's a Shout Out to my "Hearts In Harmony Stampers!" So glad I got to see some of you! I gotta say though, I missed my Nevada sunshine! It has taken me a couple of days to get my internal clock to match the one hanging on my wall, but it's all good now! So, once again I have a card for this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge #111.

Here is what I came up with. I added a ribbon and omitted the 3 brads. I just adore this SU! designer series paper, Cottage Wall. The colors are fantastic together, don'tcha think?

My recipe goes like this (All products are from Stampin' Up!):

Stamps

On Your Birthday

Paper

Rich Razzleberry
Old Olive
Whisper White
Orchid Opulence
Cottage Wall designer series paper

Ink

Old Olive

Accessories

Scallop Edge punch
Ribbon Originals - Mistletoe (from the Holiday mini)
5/16" whisper white jumbo brad
Big Shot
Birds & Blooms sizzlits
Dimensionals

I really like how clean and simple this looks.

Okay, now that Halloween is over it is time for me to buckle down and really start my holiday crafting and card making. I only have a handful of my stampin' supplies with me here in Las Vegas. We are working on buying a house here and can't wait to be settled some where again!

Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you all soon!

MOJO110 Holiday Wishes

2009-10-26T18:33:00.000-07:00

Good evening All,

I am going to post a card I made today for this week's Mojo Monday Sketch #110.

I squeezed this in while getting ready to travel back to Upstate New York for 6 days. I love to start off my week with a good sketch challenge! Here is the recipe:

Stamps

Autumn Days - SU!
Wonderful Holiday - CTMH

Paper

Ruby Red, Whisper White - SU!
wassail designer paper - Basic Grey

Ink

Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip - SU!

Accessories

3/4" circle punch - SU!
Chocolate Chip 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
Many Marvelous Markers (always artichoke, chocolate chip) - SU!
mini brads - michaels
dimensionals - SU!
Clear Star Gelly Roll pen - Sakura

For the scallop circle around my image I use 3/4" punched circles and then popped it up on dimensionals. I used markers to ink up my image and then touched it up with the sparkly gelly roll pen. I love this Holiday paper line from Basic Grey. Thanks so much for stoppin' by. I will be back in a week! Send me good thoughts for no snow for my trip back east!

Two Cards for Thanksgiving

2009-10-22T12:01:00.001-07:00

Happy day to you!

I have two cards to share today. The first one I created for today's Ways to Use It Challenge, WT241, over at SCS.

The Challenge was to use some Patchwork in our project design. I immediately thought of this technique that I like to use up leftover strips of cardstock and designer papers. Doesn't it look like a patchwork quilt? Check out how easy it is to create this. Here is my recipe: (All products are SU unless otherwise noted)

Stamps: The More The Merrier

Paper: Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, DCWV Indian Summer Fall Matstack

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango

Accessories: Big Shot, Swiss Dots embossing folder (provo craft), Top Note die, 1/4" choc. chip grosgrain ribbon, circle punches, dimensionals, blender pens

My second project is another card using yesterday's Sketch Challenge over at SCS. I liked it so much I had to make a second project! When I first saw this stamp set I knew I had to have it! I just love all the 'sticks and twigs' as I like to call them. You can create so many different scenes. Here is my recipe (again, all products are SU! unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Autumn Days, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, DCWV Indian Summer Fall Matstack

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Close to Cocoa

Accessories: SU! many markers, large oval and scallop oval punches, Choc. chip 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, brad(Michaels), dimensionals

Okay, that all I have for now. I am having fun with all these gorgeous fall colors. Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!! See you again, soon!