Some Cards I Made Recently

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!

Two Challenges, One Card

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!

Mojo Monday 161, HYCCT14 Merry Pookie

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!

SC301 Mr. Twigster

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!

Mojo Monday 157 and Halloween cards for OWH

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!

CAS80 Birthday Wishes

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!

SC258 and Some Quick Pics

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!!

One Sheet Wonder Card Sets

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!

MOJO Monday 107 Happy Bee-day

Hello,
It's once again Monday, which means a new Mojo Monday sketch to try out. This is sketch #107 and here is my card. This was a great sketch to show off some of my awesome designer papers that I have in my collection. Here is the recipe:

Stamps

• perfectly clear stamps by Stampendous! (HAP BEE DAY)

Paper

• Whisper White (SU!)
• Orange Poppy, Fennel (Martha Stewart)
• Just Dreamy (My Minds Eye short stack with glitter)

Ink

• Stazon

Accessories

• Markers (SU!)
• Scallop edge punch (SU!)
• Ribbon (Michaels)
• Dew Drops ( the Robin's Nest)
• Creative Memories Circle cutting system
• Dimensionals (SU!)

I just love these little Bees from Stampendous, don't you? Okay, that's all I got for today. I didn't stamp over the weekend much as my husband and I are diligently searching for a home here in Las Vegas. Our goal is to be all settled before the holidays, so we haven't got a whole lot of time. Wish us luck! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by!

Thinking of You Mojo Monday week 106

Morning All,

I have a quick post this morning of a card that I made for my father-in-law who is having minor surgery on the 5th of Oct. I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch for my layout. Here is the recipe:

Stamps

• Thoughts and Prayers (SU!)
• Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU!)

Paper

• Whisper White (SU!)
• My Mind's Eye - Simply Delightful
• Paper Reflections craft 5x7 card base cut to 5x5

Ink

• Dusty Durango (SU!)
• Chocolate Chip (SU!)

Accessories

• Dusty Durango polka dot grosgrain ribbon -I used the reverse side (SU!)
• oval punches (SU!)
• Oval cutting system (Crative Memories)
• dimensionals (SU!)

This card went together fairly easy, just a bit of cutting small pieces. I hope it makes my FIL fell better soon. That's all I have for now. Thanks a bunch for stopping by!