Birthday Countdown Week

Well, it is official birthday countdown week here in our house. Our son will turn 4! We really like to make a big "to-do" over birthday's. Okay, I like to make the fuss. I am fast at work trying to complete all the decorations and finishing touches for the grand celebration.

So, here is a Happy Birthday card to celebrate this fantastic event in our family.




Contents: Paper - Bo Bunny; Ribbon - Hobby Lobby; Flower - The Paper Studio; Button - My Mind's Eye; Stamp - Clearly Wordsworth

Fun with Flowers

I have one last birthday card for you this week. I must say that I have really been on the ball getting my blog updated regularly. Enjoy it while it lasts. LOL! I will certainly have a down spell at some point.




Contents: Paper - My Mind's Eye; Jewels - Dollar Store; Flower Punch - My Treasures; Flower Stamp - Studio G; Birthday Stamp - SillyLeAnn Designs

Birthday on the Brain

I told you that I have Birthday on the brain. Here is another birthday card. This time is is more of a spring, fun, festive type. I am leaving rodeo and western for the party. :) And, I used another one of my stamps.




Contents: Paper - ??; Scallop Square and Embossing - Cuttlebug; Stamp - SillyLeAnn Designs

Birthday Party Planning

My son turns 4 this month. I am in the midst of planning his rodeo birthday party. So, I have birthday on the brain.




Contents: Paper - The Paper Studio and My Minds Eye; Scallop Circle - Marvy Uchida; Stamp - Michael's

My Favorite Movie is Out Today

I am totally excited! One of my new favorite movies is out on DVD today - Enchanted. I am a huge fan of Patrick Dempsey and of course Grey's Anatomy (if it will ever come back on). I saw this at the theaters and fell in love. I love how a cartoon comes to life. It is my dream come true. :)

I am posting a Thank You card in faith that I will get the movie. Enjoy! Oh, and pay special attention to the stamp. It is one of my stamps from my last set.




Contents: Paper - ???; Flowers - Prima; Jewels - Dollar Store; Ribbon - Hobby Lobby; Scallop Square - Cuttlebug; Stamp - SillyLeAnn Designs

Another Teacher Card

I was so inspired by my first teacher card, the school bus, that I decided to make another. I really liked how this turned out. It is really a fun card. Now I want to make some more tree cards. :) Funny how that works!




Contents: Paper - Basic Grey; Letters - Cricut from Doodletype; Scallop Square - Cuddlebug; Flowers Punch - EK Success; Bling - Dollar Store

Smile at Bath Time

I haven't shared much digital work lately. I have been doing so many large digi projects. I wanted to share a beautiful smile with you to brighten your weekend.



Credits: Pink Parfait Page Kit by Andrea Gold
Get the kit at GDS

Falling for You!

I touted my custom stamps and haven't shown another one since. :) I will try to get some together and posted. I know of a new stamp that I will add to my next order: Falling for You! I made a card using this idea I had after pulling a punch out of my archives. It didn't turn out exactly like I wanted, but you will get the idea.




Contents: Paper - Basic Grey; Punch - My Treasures; DecoEdges - Fiskars; Stamps - My Sentiments Exactly! Alphabet Stamps

Hi!

Hello everyone! Happy Thursday to you! I hope this post finds everyone doing great!

I have another card share today. I found this stamp at Michael's a while back and fell in love. It was a part of a $1 set. You cannot beat that! I am just now getting around to using it.




Contents: Paper - My Mind's Eye; Ribbon - RABOM; Scallop - Marvy Uchida; Stamp - Studio G; Color - Copic Sketch Markers

Speaking of Copics, I really need to figure out how to better use mine. I am getting by and LOVING the look. However, I see all these fantastic things colored using them and know that I need some more practice/help. If you have run across any great tutorials, I would appreciate the info.

Have a Great Day!!

It is hard to believe what time of the year it is!

I seems like life just keeps flying by faster and faster! In just another week, it will already be Spring Break. Wow! It seems like summer is just on the heals of that. We are gearing up for of son to start school next year. (Insert my sad eyes!) I have made a fun thank you card to give to a teacher.



I was inspired to make a shaped card from the "Bitten by the Bug" blog. They had a contest a month or so back. This is what I started and never finished. :)

Contents: Paper: Hobby Lobby; Die Cut: Cricut from Doodlecharms; Glitter: Doodlebug Designs; Stamp: Studio G

Baby Girl Counter Part

I shared one of my favorite baby cards last week. I thought I would make a baby girl to go with it. I just love the baby corner stamps from Heidi Swapp. They are so adorable!



Contents: Patterned Paper - The Paper Studio; Card Stock - Hobby Lobby; Baby Words Stamp - Heidi Swapp; Baby Feet Stamp - Stampablities; Ribbon - Ribbons and Bows Oh My

Thanks for looking!!

My Very Own Official Custom Stamps

Yes, you read that right! I have just completed my very own set of stamps. I have made so many new ones of all sorts of styles and occasions. I cannot wait to share them all with you. I have been working on these for so long. I finally jumped in with both feet and had them made. I couldn't be happier with the results. I have a hard time finding the right sentiments in the right size. It was so good to custom create my own.

The first custom stamp I want to reveal is a wedding stamp. I think it is so hard to find good sentiments for Wedding cards. I like something versatile that can be used for a shower and wedding day card. I love how my "Wishing You Happily Ever After" came out. I have never seen anything like this before. So, enjoy!




Contents: Paperned Paper - ??; Embossing is by my Cuttlebug; Marvy Uchida Scallop Square Punch; Ribbon - Craft Supply; Stamp - Happily Ever After by SillyLeAnn Designs

Thanks for looking! I would love to know what you think of my new endeavor!

Another Fantastic Friday

I am so glad that today is Friday. I have a cute baby boy card to share with everyone today. I really liked how this came out. I hope you enjoy as well.




Contents: Paper - The Paper Studio; Baby Feet Stamp - Stampabilities; Baby Words - Hiedi Swapp; Ribbon - Craft Supply; Brown Ink - Stampabilities Walnut; Blue Ink - ??

Thanks for looking! I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Envelope Swap

I participated in an envelope swap this month. The object is to stuff a one stamp envelope with as much stuff as possible without going over. This month the theme of the envie was "LOVE".



This was super fun to put together. All the patterned paper is by Cosmo Cricket and all the solid red is from bazzil. The title box is CC title, CC alpha, and Circut sign post from George Cart. The decorated corners have a My Minds Eye button and Hobby Lobby Ribbon. The journal box uses a stamp from Stampendous stamp, Hobby Lobby ribbon, and fiskars scallop scissors. I also added a set of Love - Dress it Ups, some coordinating Prima's (you can never have too many of these), and some heart punchies.

I hope whoever got this enjoys it. I had a great time preparing this envie.

I haven't posted much due to illness. Yuck! I am happy to report that we are officially on the up and up! Yeah! I haven't been in the crafty mood lately. I can hear the *gasps*. But, I haven't been able to get into my craft room in a while either, so hopefully I will get set down and it will all come back to me. :)

Until next time . . .

Fun with Flowers

I am really trying to push myself as a card maker. This card is a real different approach for me. I hope you enjoy!



Contents: Paper - Basic Grey; Flowers - Prima; Stamp - Michael's $1 Stamp; Glitter - Doodle Bug Design's Sugar Coating (shown in the picture); jewels - from stock

Happy Birthday Page Kit Swap

It has been a long time since I participated in a swap. I signed up for a "Happy Birthday" page kit swap to have a little something different to work on. I needed a new/different outlet for a change. It was refreshing, but I was ready to get back to cards.

Here is what I came up with. I hope it is okay. I really didn't know what I was doing. But, I would this on a 2 page layout in my scrapbook. Well, I might change the colors, but I thought these were generic birthday celebration colors. Hopefully, they will be well received and loved.



This kit was made with MME papers and various elements. Contents include: 2 scalloped borders - bazzil cardstock; 7 coordinating ribbons - from stock includes grosgrain, satin, saddleback, swiss dots, and sheer); Happy Birthday Title - signs cut with the Cricut from the George Cartridge, letters cut with the Cricut from the Doodletype Cartridge, flowers punches from EK Success, jewels from my stock; Photo mats are 4x6 and slightly smaller than that - red corners are die cuts from the Cuttlebug, buttons are from sewing notions, and the corners are stamped with Autumn Leaves Swirl stamps; Cupcake Paper Piecing - cut with the Cricut using the Doodle Charms Cartridge, I used Stickles on the flame, the blue glitter is Sugar Coating from Doodle Bug Designs, and ribbon and flower jewel from my stock; I also included 6 coordinating papers just in case they need to add to what is here.


up close of the title


up close of the button corners on the photo mat

I hope you enjoy! I had a lot of fun creating this whimsical and fun page kit.

Out of the Box

I have been wanting to get outside of my box. I feel like all my cards "look" the same. I really love the way the colors came out on this card. I hope you enjoy.

Sorry about the long time between posts. I have been unusually sick the past month. I think we are getting to the bottom of it. But, it has me a touch "off". :)

Contents for the above card: Paper - My Mind's Eye (Bohemian Collection); Stamps - Autumn Leaves and Stampabilities; Flowers - Bazzil; Buttons - MME; Glitter - Stickles; Ink - Walnut by Stampabilites

I skipped Cricut Monday. I am working on a page kit that I used the cricut to make. Details coming soon!

Cricut Monday . . . on Tuesday

I was sick again! I am really starting to get disturbed at my body. However, I didn't want to disappoint since Cricut Monday is about the only posts lately. :) I hope you enjoy.

I made an 8x8 2 page scrapbook spread. I haven't scrapbooked (with paper) in a very long time. This was fun and got me in the mood to do some more. I think I will be selling this one. So stay tuned. I am not crazy about the full photo as it doesn't show off the colors and glitter very well.



The mini book on the left can be used for hidden photos or journaling. See the detailed photos below how it opens flat. The right side has a place for 1 4x6 photo (no cropping needed!!!). Thanks for looking this was tons of fun.

Contents: Paper - Basic Grey; Ribbon - from stock; Alpha - cut from Doodle Type using my Cricut; Snowflakes - cut from Doodle Type using my cricut; buttons - MME; glitter - Doodlebug Design; Ink - Stampablities in Walnut -- I have sealed all the glitter so that is doesn't get all over the page. Also, I have temporarily adhered the corner of the white glitter snowflake. It is easily removed to slip the photo under.

Details and up close:

It's Cricut Monday

I really am going to try to add a Cricut project every Monday. I have just loved owning my bug. It is such a great tool that I know will grow more valuable in time. I am late posting because my project today is somewhat comprehensive and took a little longer than usual to make.

I made a baby mini album as a gift for a friend's upcoming baby. She is of course having a boy. I thought this would make a cute announcement type mini album. I am going to put his name on the front. Inside is room for photo and I stamped places to fill in date, weight, and length.


Contents: Paper - Paper Studio and Heidi Grace; Ribbon - from my stock the polka dots is American Crafts; Flowers - prima; Bling flower - Paper Studio; Baby Bottle - cut using my Cricut (Doodle Charms Cartridge); Album made with card stock cut with my Cricut using the Design Studio and George Cartridge

I hope she enjoys this as I hope you do to. Thanks for looking!

New Favorite Color Combo

I was looking through my paper and realized that green and orange is one of my favorite color combinations. So, I quickly went to work putting together a needed Happy Birthday card. Simple, yet fun!


Contents: Paper - MME; Ribbon - The Paper Studio; Flower - Paper Studio; Button - from my stock; Stamp - Michael's $1 Stamp; Stamp colored with Copics; Glitter - Sugar Glitter by Doodlebug Designs

As I am typing this, I have realized that another new favorite of mine is glitter. I love to use it in small or unsuspecting ways. Of course, the trick is to always go back and seal your glitter to keep it into place.