Happy Anniversary

My bestest friend Lynsay and her hubby Trevor celebrate their anniversary today. I am fairly certain it is their 8th wedding anniversary, as I met her just a few months after she got married. Congrats guys!

Now this isn't your typical annivesary card, as it doesn't say the magical words "Happy Annivesary" on it, but that's okay right? Because as much as you are celebrating the anniversary of anniversary of a wedding day, you are celebrating their love for each other.

Now this is another one where it has rub-ons on the transparency sheet. I love what a clean look it is! (You can see the reflection of the light on the transparency) And the 2 little love birds are awful cute too (Lynsay's maiden name was bird....perfect! :)) The grommets are super fun, and I love the look - REAL hard to get through the cardstock and the transparency!!

Recipe:
Paper: Whisper White
Accessories: Summer Love Rub-ons, Baja Breeze Ribbon, Large Grommets

Let your DSP do the talking

Okay, over the next few days, I am going to show you some cards that are really fast to put together, BUT because the designer paper is so beautiful and 'loud', I think it works. Do you find yourself spending so much time trying to come up with a bunch of layers to showcase your designer paper and then end up covering it up with those layers? The patterned paper is fantastic, and I find myself buying way more than I ever could need.....

This card uses the Walk in the Park Designer paper, which is in the current Occasions Mini Catalog that only goes through the end of June! Let me know if you want to order anything! Same goes for this stamp set!

The sentiment is actually 2 stamps, so you could put whatever you wanted inside that cute little curly shape! Sorry ladies, no punch for this one! Hand-cutting (my fav!!)

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Great Friend
Ink: Basic Gray, Baja Breeze
Paper: Cameo Coral, Walk in the Park DSP
Accessories: Baja Breeze Ribbon, Dimensionals

Summer Love Rub-ons

OMG! I just love the rub-ons on transparency paper! Such a sharp look! I think this is my new favorite card to make! Now, transparency paper, you ask? Its the same thing as the overhead projector sheets from when you were in school....I just bought mine at Office Max.

This one measures 4 1/2 x 4 1/2. The transparency sheet is the same size, and basically is the 'cover' for the piece of cardstock. Transfer your rub-ons directly on the transparency paper and tie it up with a ribbon.

Card Recipe:

Paper: Whisper White, Transparency Paper
Accessories: Kiwi Kiss Ribbon, Summer Love Rub-ons

Summer Lovin Card

This card uses a few great things from the new Occassions Mini catalog. Summer Love Rub-ons, Walk in the Park DSP and Great Friend stamp set.

Pretty simple card to make. The rub-on didn't show up as well as I would have liked it to on the gray, but still a great card. I just love this color combination and the butterfly is my favorite!

Card Recipe:

Stamp Set: Great Friend

Ink: Baja Breeze

Paper: Basic Gray, Cameo Coral, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Walk in the Park DSP

Accessories: Dimensionals, Baja Breeze Ribbon, Summer Loved Rub-ons

Technique: Sponging

Big Shot Quilt

Okay, so for club a couple of months back, I decided that I wanted to have them make a 'quilt'. See post here. I do have to say that now that I have the 1 1/4" inch square punch, making this was SOOO much easier! I adhered all the squares to a piece of Confetti White cardstock, and than ran it through my Big Shot.

I'm not sure about the sentiment being in black, maybe it should have been gray? I do like how it show-cases all the different DSP in Apricot Appeal that is in the Hostess DSP paper pack.

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Eight Great Greetings
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Apricot Appeal, Apricot Appeal DSP (Hostess Pack)
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note die, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Silver Cord, Dimensionals

Big Shot Build a Daisy

Okay, so I just got the Big Shot machine and I am so in LOVE with it! There are so many possibilities, and it makes creating new things SOO easy! Even Duane thought it was a great tool! So, over the next few days I will be showing you some great things that I have made using my new toy!

This first one uses the Flower Daisies #2 die, which makes creating die-cut multi-dimensional flowers easy-peasy. I think this die looks fantastic with the new DSP from the Occasions mini catalog!

The middle of the flower is a rhinestone brad - gotta add a little bling! No sentiment makes it a completely universal card!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: NONE!
Ink: NONE!
Paper: Basic Gray, Cameo Coral, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Walk in the Park DSP
Accessories: Big Shot, Daisies #2 die, Clear Rhinestone Brad, Dimensionals

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! Here is the card I picked to send out to our family. You can see the first version I made here. After playing with these colors for awhile, I decided I really like them all together. The sketch for this card is also a sketch challenge SC205.




Sketches are a GREAT way to get you inspired - especially if you have lost your mojo! Here is my version of this sketch....whatcha think?



Again, I just love the little bunny - so cute! Hope you all have a great Easter!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Eight Great Greetings (Occasions Mini)
Ink: Basic Black, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst, Bashful Blue, So Saffron
Cardstock: Regal Rose, So Saffon, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Confetti White
Accessories: Certainly Celery Ribbon (SAB), Dimensionals, Delicate Dots Designer Paper (SAB)

The Icing on the cake

The best part! My friend Tiff's birthday is today, and this is her birthday card. She lives in Sunny California, so I couldn't resist using some Apricot Appeal paper to make her card. This is another stamp from the Eight Great Greetings stamp set in the Occasions Mini Catalog. A fantastic set to have to get you through multiple occasions and holidays!

I used the Apricot Appeal DSP that can be found in the hostess paper pack in the current catalog. The Jumbo Grommet is in the Ocassions mini - and are so fun! You just use your bone folder to attach to your paper. Don't look too closely, though....this was my first one and I had some issues.....Can you see the 'icing' on my birthday cake? Its Crystal Effects!!!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Eight Great Greetings
Ink: Cameo Coral, Apricot Appeal
Paper: Cameo Coral, Apricot Appeal, Whisper White, Apricot Appeal DSP
Accessories: Jumbo Grommet, Paper Piercer, Crystal Effectds, Dimensionals, Whisper White Organza Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!

Get well soon, Grandpa!

My grandpa has been in and out of the hospital with heart and lung related problems, and yesterday they put him in the nursing home. We are hoping that it is a temporary move, but those moves rarely are. He is a HUGE fan of my cards, and I know it just makes his day to receive one in the mail. So...duty as eldest grand-daughter calls!

This card turned out fantastic, and I just LOVE the colors. The designer paper is the new Walk in the Park that can be found in the new Occasions Mini!! The butterfly is also from the Mini - it is a fabulous catalog! The butterfly is also embossed - I seem to be on an embossing kick these days!

Hope you like it! Please keep my grandpa in your thoughts!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Great Friend (Occasions Mini), Sweet Little Sentiments
Ink: Versamark, Basic Gray
Paper: Basic Gray, Cameo Coral, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Walk in the Park DSP
Accessories: Baja Breeze Ribbon, Word Windo Punch, Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder

Coaster Tile gifts

Hey there! I had a few more stone tiles that I didn't want to pack up 'un-done', so I made a few sets of coasters as gifts. I have some occasions coming up that would work just perfect for!

These are so fun to make and so easy too! The hardest part is picking out the design! To seal the craft ink I embossed them with clear embossing powder and popped them in the oven. You may be able to see the shine to the images.

Here are the two designs:

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Great Friend (Occasions mini)
Ink: ALL CRAFT: Creamy Caramel, Old Olive, Ruby Red
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Fifth Avenue Floral, Botanical Blooms (SAB)
Ink: ALL CRAFT: Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder

On the back of each coaster I attached some sticky sided cork board. I found this at Hobby Lobby and cut it so it was slightly smaller than the tile. You could also use the small round or square pieces too if you wanted.

Here is how I packaged them up. I wrapped them with ribbon (that I also found at Hobby Lobby). Stampin' Up! doesn't have the organza ribbon and I think that looks the best wrapped around the coasters. I like that the ribbon doesn't cover up the images on the tile.

So - anyone interested in a tile class? I would love to help you make super cute gifts for your friends and family. You could personalize them with initials like the ones I did here for Christmas. Contact me if you want me to hold a coaster class!

I'm turning into my mother?

This stamp makes me laugh! I don't know that I am turning into my mother yet....not that it would be a bad thing because she is a great lady. And I think when I send this to her, so is going to LAUGH! She has been going through a rough time lately, and this might be just the thing to perk her up. I mean, really, who doesn't glitter perk up?? :)

(This is a stamp set offered in the Occasions mini, and is part of the sneak peak!)

I used a sketch for this one - SC116. Always a great way to get an idea for a layout!

I really like the way this turned out, and just love these colors together. I used my Color Coach to get the color combination - that thing never does me wrong! A great tool to have if you are having trouble coming up with a color scheme!!

Can you see on the Pixie Pink there are some versa-marked flowers from Botanical Blooms? Hope you are enjoying the sneak peak for the Occasions mini....more to come!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Eight Great Greetings (Occasions Mini), Botanical Blooms (SAB)
Ink: Basic Black, Versamark
Cardstock: Pixie Pink, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Accessories: Delicate Dots Designer Paper (SAB), Certainly Celery Ribbon (SAB), Brads, Pink Fine Cosmo Glitter, Dimensionals

Easter Card #1

Stampin' Up! has given us a sneak peak for their Occasions Mini Catalog. And boy is it awesome! There are some FABULOUS stamp sets in there that I just couldn't wait to get my hands on. You can find the sneak peak items here. The items they are 'sneak-peaking' are to help you get ready for Easter. The entire catalog will be available April 1st. If you need a copy of it, please let me know!

So I thought I would sit down and creat the Easter card we send out to our family. I made 3 different versions. This is the 1st (I decided to send out #3), and #2 will be made in April club. All are using the same color scheme, just mixed up!

The bunny is from Eight Great Greetings, which is in the Occasions Mini. Pretty straight forward - LOVE the colors! :)


Just love the little bunny holding all the eggs! Reminds me of the time my sis and I colored hard-boiled eggs and she told me the pink dye was juice.....it did NOT taste good.

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Eight Great Greetings (Occasions Mini)
Ink: Basic Black, So Saffron, Regal Rose, Bashful Blue, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Bashful Blue, Confetti White, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Delicate Dots Designer Paper (SAB), Dimensionals, So Saffron Ribbon (SAB), Scallop Edge Punch, Crop-a-dile, Corner Rounder Punch