Summer Lattice

This card was totally cased from my friend Anja's blog, but it was a great card to share with the girls....they loved it. The lattice punch is a martha stewart punch which Anja picked up for me at the SGD garage sale....why someone would sell this punch is beyond me! The coral background was embossed with the elegant bouquet folder from SU.

We also embossed the envelope with the same folder. Why have I never thought to do this before? What a great look!

Thanks for stopping by!

Try to put on a sunny smile on yet another dreary, wet day!

A Cute Chick and A Blossom

Good morning ladies! As promised two cards we made at our girls getaway.

This cute chick is made with all different Stampinup punches. Anita came with everything already punched for us and we just needed to sponge on the colour and put her together. So cute!

This lovely card is made with the Build a Blossom stamp set and punch from Stampin Up. It also uses the framed tulips embossing folder. This time we had to do the work ourselves! Thanks Anita for sharing two great cards with us!

Simple Sympathy Card

I know....shocker!!! A new post on my blog! It was getting really boring seeing that same old card week after week wasn't it?! This is a pretty simple card, seems my sympathy cards are always in short supply.

Last week I got together with some girlfriends for our yearly overnighter. It always includes some shopping, chatting, good food and drink, lots of laughter, and of course...card making. What a blessing these beautiful ladies are in my life! So tomorrow I will share some of the cards we made. To Judy and Anita...thank you for faithfully stopping by to check my blog, and encouraging me to keep on stamping and posting.

Make it a great day ladies!

Sweet Birthday

This scalloped card is a birthday card for a special friend who is celebrating her birthday today! I used the Sweet Summer from SU sale-a-bration, sage shadow, and rich razzleberry. A ribbon and some gemstones finish it off, as I know how much she loves bling! It is hard to see in the picture, but the purple flowers are raised on pop-dots.

May is a busy birthday month for me, so I'd better get crackin' on the cards....and I still have Mother's Day cards to make too!

Anyway, enjoy your day....looks like we may finally get the rain they've been promising.

Black Magic Daisies

The other day while checking out ideas on Splitcoast I came across this technique called Black Magic, watched the tutorial and decided to give it a try. You stamp a solid image in white ink on black cardstock and then dry it with your heat gun. I used this image from the SU Set Upsy Daisy. You then colour the image with pencil crayons, I used my watercolour pencils, and add highlites with a white gel pen. The effect is pretty neat! Making it into a card was a bit more difficult since I hardly ever stamp on a dark background. Anyways, I layered it on so saffron and black, added a dutch sentiment and some bling. I am happy with the end result.....what do you think?

Let's go Dutch

Good morning....long time no post!

Today I have splash of dutch cards to share with you. They are for work, as people have been coming in asking if we have greeting cards. I have not had any for sale for a while....so it's about time! So this is what I have been working on since my last post....which was ages ago, I know. My Stampin up order came in too, and I am excited to play with my new toys! I have used a couple of my new sizzix folders in two of the cards above....love those folders! Well off to work I go....

Enjoy your day!

Butterfly Bliss

Too busy to post yesterday. This is the other card we made at the Stampin Up party. It uses a stamp from the Bliss set in the sale-a-bration catalogue and those lovely butterfly embosslits. The card is then spritzed with the smooched spritz - cool stuff!! So pretty and so simple. I did not put a sentiment on this one yet.

Well, off to get ready for work. Today would be a wonderful day to play hookie!!!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Tangerine Spring!

On Friday evening I went to a Stampin Up party where I made these lovely cards. It was a small group so we were lucky enough to make two of each of the cards she was demonstrating. This one just puts you in the mood for spring! I switched up the placement of the ribbon and used different sayings, added a butterfly and some pearls. Love that new border folder!! Tomorrow I will post the other card we made.

Enjoy this beautiful day!

The Fat Cat is Back!

Good morning everyone and Happy March 1st! Looks like it is coming in like a lamb, does that mean it will go out like a lion? Another Penny Black fat cat image watercoloured with tombow markers. The background is the Happy Birthday CB folder using white core paper and then sanded with an emery board.

Well reading week is over and Kristen has returned to university, and Brittany has returned safely back from her missions trip....and all is right with the world!

Vellum Overlay

This pretty card is cased from Gretchen Barron's blog. She used some of the SU embossing folders for her cards, but since I did not have any of those I used what I did have....a border folder from the Just My Type set from Cuttlebug. Using card stock weight vellum, I had to run it through a few times moving it over a little bit each time. I attached it to the card along the edge covered by the ribbon. You can make 4 of these cards using only 1 piece of vellum, 1 piece of designer paper, and 2 pieces of cardstock....and a little bit of ribbon. A quick, easy and very pretty card for any occasion. Goggle Gretchen Barron to check out the cards on her blog.

Happy Cupcake Day!

Happy Family Day!! Hope you enjoy spending the day with those you love....doing whatever it is your family likes to do! My husband is off to help my brothers shovel their driveways this morning after last nights snow...we must have gotten at least another 10 inches! And I hear my daughter Kristen, home on reading break, just getting out of bed. Brittany is also on reading break, but is spending the week on a missions trip in El Paso and Juarez. Another birthday card to share....I like the layout, but not sure about mounting it on the white base, may need to change that. The piece of white twill I used across the top of the card to stamp Happy on is actually a handle from a La Senza bag. I cut all the fabric handles off store bags figuring they would be great for ribbon on cards....putting the reduce, reuse, recycle into practice. Enjoy your day! Maybe I will get to spend some time in my craft room today, but Kristen says we have to play games together all day.....maybe we can make a card together too....probably not!

Fat Cat Birthday Wishes

Bright and Happy birthday wishes if it is your birthday today, and even if it is not, have a bright and happy day anyway! This little cutie is a Penny Black stamp, watercoloured with tombows. I used the rich razzleberry paper from SU and some co-ordinating paper I found in my stash. Don't remember where I got the ribbon, it is double-sided and matches pretty well. The quote on my calendar this morning says "you can't have everything, where would you put it".... this person has obviously not met an addicted stamper-card maker-scrapbooker!!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a bright and happy day ..... the sun is shining so that takes care of the bright part ..... the Happy, well.....that's up to you!

Just tooo Cute!!

Yup....two posts from me this morning! Just couldn't wait to share this cute little House Mouse with you! I stamped this little cutie yesterday morning at a friends house while stampin with "the ladies"...what a fun morning.I had this idea for a Valentines card, and that cute mouse seemed to be just what it needed to pull it together! The paper is a Kraft colour, embossed with CB's Heart Blocks folder. Now I just need to get it in the mail so it makes it on time for Valentine's day....I fear it will be late.

Pretty in Pink

And it snows...and snows some more!

Ol' Mr. Groundhog may have predicted an early spring, but in the meantime we are gonna get more winter...snow and cold!The stamp for this card I picked up at Hobby Lobby thinking it looked a bit like one from the Stampin Up set Artfully Asian....or is it Embrace Life.....(if you use your imagination). So I checked out Splitcoast and found this super easy card. Well it's super easy if you don't mind just winging it, but being the person I am, I had to use my stamp-a-ma-jig to make sure every stem of flowers was in the right spot, and of course the cutting and layer had to be perfect too! I wish I was that much of a perfectionist in other areas of my life. Ah well, always something to work on and strive for.

Chickadee

Good morning and Happy Saturday!

This cute little chickadee is an Our Daily Bread stamp, and I have to admit this card is cased from their blog. I watercoloured him with tombows, cut him out and layered him on an embossed circle. I choose the music notes for the background paper because of the beauty of the birds songs, which we miss during these cold winter months. Ah well, spring is just around the corner as they say.

Enjoy your day!

Outdoor Skaters

Another card with the skaters...a little more elegant this time. I used the word 'cherish' as I thought this would make a lovely anniversary or valentine card.

We are certainly getting the weather to enjoy lots of outdoor winter fun! But if skating is your thing, the pond will need to be shovelled first!

Brrr....it's cold!

Wow, it's cold outside! So thankful to be warm inside with the fireplace on, and a hot cup of coffee.

I noticed my last two posts were on the first day of the month, so since it is the first of February, (already!) I am due for a new one. Since December was a busy month and I was feeling very unmotivated to make cards, I decided to give myself permission to take January off from posting and search through my craft room to see where my mojo was hiding. What I found was that I was looking for inspiration from all my stuff, and couldn't find it there. It had to come from within myself...and there seemed to be an empty spot there. As I sat down at my craft table among my paper and stamps and began flipping through a card magazine I knew what my problem was....my expectations of myself were too high. I needed to be reminded of why I loved to make cards in the first place. It's not a competition and every card does not need to be a work of art. Now that I have ridded myself of that pressure, I seem to be enjoying it so much more.

So....a card. I love these skaters! And since I have a bunch left over from Christmas I switched up the colours and made a birthday card perfect for this time of year. Thanks for stopping by and bearing with me through my 'drought'. Who knows....tomorrow I may even have another post.

Make it a Great Year!!

"Another year has gone byyyyyyyeeeee"

.....this is the Celine Dion song we have been singing around the house lately. For some reason this is the one that stuck in our heads after listening to her Christmas CD. I'm not going to go into a year in review....there have been changes, joys, and struggles galore....and yes, so many things to be thankful for.

This morning I am especially thankful not to have to rush off to the rat race at work today, and to enjoy a quiet morning at home. Later today we are off to enjoy some more family celebrations!

Thank you for visiting my blog, and for your kind comments. I love visiting other blogs for inspiration and encouragement! Looking forward to another year of stamping and sharing!

Wishing you all God's richest blessings in 2011! May we be a blessing to others as He has blessed us!

Naughty....but Nice!!

Wow!....I made a card....two even....but both the same! This is SU Holiday Lineup set of elves, checking up to see if you are being naughtly or nice before they start on your christmas list! I think I found this ribbon at Michael's after Christmas sale last year, of course knowing it would come in handy some day for something. The border punches are from Fiskars and Martha Stewart.

Last night my Kristen surprised me by coming home early from university....I was expecting her today! What a wonderful surprise! She is home for 6 days to get some studying done in the quiet of her own home before exams,...and of course to spend some quality time with her mom.

They are predicting snow for today.....let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a great day.

Help!

Help!!

I just want to spend some time at my craft table with paper, stamps, and ribbon!! I'd like to spend some quality time with my husband! I miss my girls! So many people and obligations calling for my time... I feel so pulled in every direction right now...I feel no peace.

God give me your peace.

And He speaks....'Be still and know that I am God'.