Are you sick of this little birdie yet?
I love this paper by Imaginisce. It's more of that fabulous paper that Michelle sent me. I've almost used it all up now :( I guess it's a good thing I got an order of Scenic Route in!!
These are the stamps that kept me from completing my husbands cards. I had to use them. Really, there was no choice. They are stamped on very vanilla card stock in PTI dark chocolate and sponged with su chocolate chip. I wish I would have used whisper white instead of the vanilla because I stamped a bunch of these Bellas at the Ft Meade SBS. Thanks Tracy!! I have a few more, so I am going to do another one.
This is the first card I made with my blog candy win from Paper Addiction. The paper is so pretty, it was very hard for me to cut into it! The bird was stamped with basic black onto strathmore water color paper. I water colored with my aqua painter and reinker. I rubbed a blog candy sentiment onto the celery "window." I really like how it fits into the space, and plan to CASE this card a few times putting that sentiment into all of them. The bling is cheapo stuff from Michael's that came clear and was colored with a copic marker.
For the perfect Elzybells. These girls are so cute! I really love them. The image is from the generosity of the Wish RAK group.
It seems like it's been forever since I've stamped for fun. Today I decided I'd make some Christmas cards for my husband to give to some of his friends. A few times a year a group gets together and they hike along old rail lines and find all sorts of historical things. Most of these lines haven't even had a train on them in years... heck, some of them don't even have rail anymore LOL. But they have fun, they map it out, take pictures and see some really cool old stuff.
A few weeks ago I went to the Ft Meade SBS. It was such a great time stamping with so many lovely Splitcoast ladies. One talented stamper I always see there is Sara aka ChicagoGirl at SCS... she is so much silly fun! She gets right into all the action playing games and having a ball! You can't help but laugh and have a great time when you're near her. Sara has a great blog called Sara Stamps and she nominated me for my very first blog award! I am so honored and excited!! Thanks so much Sara!!
The final baby card. I hope you're not sick of them yet! LOL
A few days ago I mentioned that a friend of mine had a baby girl. This is the second card that I made for her. Most of the details are the same. I wanted a similar look even though the cards are different.
I love these Lockhart berries. They are so summery and fun and since it's snowing here, summery sounds good! The circles were cut with my Nesties. I cut the red circle out and put the main image into the center of the circle. It's a lot more centered than it looks here... that was from the funky angle I took the photo at. The center circle is popped up. A knot of twill on the front for texture. I like twill, but I don't use it as often as I'd like because it can get bulky on cards I intend to mail. So I usually only use it on cards I plan to hand deliver.
A friend of mine just had a sweet baby girl. I remember the days my little one was baby girl. Sometimes I miss those baby days... but most times I really enjoy her being a little girl. I know it will be the same for my friend as her angel grows.
This delicious blog candy from Michelle Giraud. A few posts back, I mentioned the blog candy that she was offering over at twisted-chick creations. I can't believe she picked me! I've never won blog candy before... and it's surely not from the lack of trying. LOL The assortment she sent me left me wanting more! I wanted to put in an order the other day, but I'd left my credit card in the car and didn't want to go all the way out to the garage (it's just downstairs... yes, I am *that* lazy!) So, in the next few days when I can remember to bring my wallet in, I am planning a big order! I need the papers she used in her explosion box... and those chocolate snowflakes!
Patty (aka pattyb at SCS) sent a bunch of her friends some of these amazing witch images and sentiments she recently bought. I was fortunate enough to get some!! They are so much fun! I was a little grumpy yesterday... ever have one of those days? And coloring always helps. Often, I will pull some wish images from my stash and just color them. If I don't feel like making a card, I stuff it in my french board for finishing up on another day.
For me! Anyone who knows me knows what a challenge it is for me to stay organized. I have been on a mission for a while now and I am taking baby steps... baby baby steps... to get my life more organized. I have been freecycling some of my clutter. If you have never freecycled, you've gotta check it out! I have been getting rid of household stuff... baby junk and VHS tapes. I am glad to get rid of things and know they are getting use and not going into a landfill.
Another birthday party... I really need to have a handful of cards on hand for these occasions. Maybe after I get the Halloween, Christmas and teachers holiday gifts done... how many parties could there possibly be between now and January?
We had a birthday party to go to on Saturday, so I whipped this up for the birthday girl. I had this image all ready to go, so I ran the pink paper through my Wizard with my Cuttlebug folder. Since the paper was white core, I decided that I'd do a little sanding on it. I really like the way it looks, maybe some day I will pull out my coredinations and play with the embossing folders that those papers. I wanted a little more bling so I added the heidi swapp gems to the bottom but I thought it was too much, so I popped off every other one. Usually, I'd glue the popped ones down and not sure the strip, but they were already perfectly spaced and I was in a hurry.
This is the version of this card that I decided I will take to the Ft Meade swap in a few weeks... OMG I can't believe it's coming up so fast! I tried it out on acetate too, and I just wasn't happy with that at all!
Krys and I are going to the Ft Meade swap again next month. This is her swap card. A CASE from the mini that this set was in, but I changed it up to be a pocket card. I just need to type up the directions. There's Stickles, (OK, I admit it, I *do* own Stickles but I am just as happy with the results of most glitter glue brands and I love how cheap they are!) on her dress, hat, boots and on the snow.
I pulled this image off my french board. I had stamped it a few rounds ago for my little DSS at SCS but decided I wanted to use a different stamp set. It's stamped in basic black, colored with various markers by SU and matted on Martha Stewart brown card stock. I used scraps of brown SU dsp and edged it with some Heidi Swapp bling.
This is a prototype I made for a swap I am going to next month. I am not sure I like it enough to bring it. I like it in theory, but I am not crazy about the finished product :( I hate when that happens! I want to try it in acetate too but the acetate that I have is kinda thin and brittle. I also don't have enough of the little snowflakes from Stampin' Up, but I do have a cuttlebug snowflake die and some felt. I am going to experiment with that later. I haven't had much luck with the CB dies and felt :( Any felt flakes suggestions would be appreciated.
Alesha Walls wrote this weeks tutorial featured in the Weekly Inkling on SCS. As soon as I read it I immediately thought of this Martha punch. Who am I kidding... I didn't read it. I looked at the picture, skimmed for measurements and got punchin'!
It's covered with Stampin' Up paper from a Simply Scrapping kit. The flowers came all glitterified like that and also included the matching brads. I forget where the washer is from. It was in a jar with other metal embellishments that I have.
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My daughter *hearts* Hanna Montana and my guess is if you have a daughter aged 4-14 yours does too. 
I've been playing with the sewing machine a lot over the last few days and plan on playing a bit more :) A day late and a dollar short... again.
Got this card in the mail from my secret sister over at SplitCoast. I love the paper and ribbon she used! And Stella... Some days, don't ya just feel like falling into a martini? I like apple which is better with no olive but hey, after four or five who really cares anyway??
Cheesy, I know but who could resist? About three years ago I said to my husband "Honey, I need a sewing machine!" Being told I didn't need one because I didn't need a new hobby, I promptly went out and bought one. After all, it's for PAPER not fabric! I wish I would have waited because I would have gotten the ever popular Janome Mini. This is the first card I've sewn on. I have always loved the look... Julia does amazing amazing things with her machine! I really love and admire her art.
I am making some single layer cards to add to my sale stash. Some of the teachers at my daughters school were asking about mailing the bulkier cards and I thought this was a good way to resolve those fears. I created a mask out of acetate and stippled the centers. For the butterfly, I stippled in bashful blue and then stamped in rose red with the sentiment in black craft. Then I outlined the entire area in stickles. For the flower, I stippled in barely banana, then stamped the flowers in pale plum and the sentiment in basic black. I added the heidi swapp gems in the center of each flower then outlined in gold stickles.This is a Prima tube (thanks Tracy!!) that I altered for the SBS I am going ot this weekend in Ft Meade. I've been to swaps with those crazy Ft Meade ladies before and they are a LOT of fun so I can't wait to stamp on their home turf! My friend Kristyn is going with me and I am certain she will love the Ft Meade ladies too!
This was made with some retired SU paper and embies and is filled with... well, I can't tell you!!! :P
I love this Bella! Isn't she beautiful?
Is anyone out there wishing? I was a busy busy stamper last night! Look at all these Wish RAKS I am sending out... are you a member of the Wish RAK group? Maybe one of these are for you! Some of the images inside include: Elzybells, Gina K, Zoofari, A Muse and Booglie Eyes. I also have some Mickey Mouse and covered bridge images....
I've been trying to use up some scraps and also some more of that double sided card stock. I found almost a whole pack and I really want to use it up, so I am sorry if you get bored with it... at least it's in five different colors combinations. I wanted to soften up the designer paper so I scalloped the edge of this vellum and I really like the way it came out. Bella is colored with Copic markers and her purse has some glaze on it.
So, one of my daughters teachers from last asked to buy some of my cards. I immediately went to my stash, pulled out the bestest ones and put them into a decorated lunch pail. I punches some scallops and cut some scrap card stock to make some dividers for pricing. She bought five *and* placed an order for cards matching a set I gave her last year at the end of the year. She is such a wonderful lady! This card is going into my sale stash. I put a little bit of stickles on the flower petals. It's hard to see in this photo, sorry 'bout that! I love the photos everyone takes with the natural light and I have been experimenting with different times of the day. Any input is appreciated. I know this light is kinda harsh... I don't get morning light so that isn't an option for me :(
This is another card I did with SUs Pretty Princess set. I used some baby bling on her crown and three larger gems on the lower right. Stickles on the star on her wand and also on the heart on her crown.
This is another card on double sided card stock. I had this image stamped and colored and on my french board waiting for a loooong time! Really, I think like two years! I was going to use the images for my daughters second birthday but went with something else *after* I stamped and colored about twenty of these... look for more of her in these colors LOL!!
I stumbled upon some of my old time favorite double sided solid card stock from about four or five years ago... before I got into Stampin' Up card stock. One side is a pale yellow and the other is a near perfect match for PTI aqua mist. The patterned paper is some I got over the summer by working at the CK convention. I really like the colors (and the back had a really pretty polka dot pattern... you will see that in another post). Bella is colored with Copic markers and popped up. Some satin aqua mist ribbon from PTI finishes it off. I wanted to put a sentiment on this but nothing seemed balanced.
When I first made the 2-4-6-8 box I loved it! When Jenn Balcer posted directions for the 2-5-7-10 box I was in love! I was going to use these boxes for school treats but they don't hold pencils well at this size. So, these are going to be little treat boxes for a special group of ladies.
I am making some note cards for my son's teacher for the Holidays this year. I wanted to make self sealing notes that he can use to send notes home to parents or use for colleagues. That's why I chose to do these matchbook cards. I am using up some 12x12 card stock I have excess of so these cards are 4x5.5 instead of the standard A2. I actually like this size better... somehow it just seems more proportional or something.
This card is for my friend Kristyn to bring to a swap we are going to. We were at Georgann's the other night cutting, cutting, cutting and I threw it all together in baggies and made the final sample because we didn't have ribbon there that *worked* on this. I really like the way this silver ribbon pulls the sparkle from the shimmery card stock of the main image.
I made this matchbook card a few days ago. It's a CASE from last years SU kit called Holiday Blitz. After the promotion, SU had a sale on the kits (less the wild wasabi base card) and I snatched some up. The kit came with a whisper white panel that I chose not to use. I like the flowers stamped on the soft sky dsp.
I got this adorable image from the Wish RAK group on SCS. There are some truly generous stampers in that group! But then, aren't all stampers??
I made this card for my niece Kaitlyn. I wasn't able to go to her party as it was the same weekend as CKC and I had already scheduled and paid for my classes before we were invited to her party. My kids had a blast though!
The first ribbon technique I want to share is this simple french board style tag pocket. To achieve this look, all you need to do is cross two (or more) ribbons adhering them at the ends only.
Another super easy ribbon treatment is with this one we did on this puffy sticker. Think about this on chipboard too. For this, we started with one end of the ribbon and attached it to the back of the sticker and crossed it over the front of the flower going between each petal with a slight rotation in the back of the flower.
I think this flower brad technique was my favorite! This was just a bit more complex than the other two. This one was done is by opening the brad prongs all the way lifting them off the back of the gem slightly. You don't have to use a gem brad though. In the center of the ribbon, pinch your ribbon bit and twist a few times. Tuck the ribbon under one of the prongs and push the prong back into it's original position flat against the gem. Repeat this for the other prong. Make a third ribbon twist and place this one in the center. Arrange the ribbon petals and clean up the edges.And here is my completed project from this SEI class at CKC. I love these word books!
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