Dainty Delights by Stampin Up. Love how these turned out. The first one was cased from Pinterest...the second one I just played with and I love it. This might be my new favorite set.

Happy Birthday shaker card. So fun!

Wedding invitations

I made invitations for my daughter's wedding and then immediately made 300+ for a friend. I had sore muscles from stamping!!! Incredible.  This is what 300+ invitations, reply cards, and registration cards look like...the 300+ "Save the date" cards were sent out a couple of months ago.

Advent idea

I think I may have found this idea in an old Family Fun magazine, but I can't remember for sure. It was ages ago.  I've made several over the years as gifts or to sell. Each drawer includes a little trinket about the Bible story (dove, cross, star, etc...that relates to Bible verses), and I try to include as many pieces as possible to complete a small Nativity set by the 24th. Love doing it this way.

This is a tool organizer that just happens to have 24 drawers. I found it at Harbor Freight (also years ago) full of goodies. The Nativity sets came from Mexico...always something I asked Mom and Dad to look for when they would go. They're just tiny enough to fit in the drawers.

Dad's Day...no joke

I saw a card like this using an online SVG. I have never been able to connect my cricut online (or be able to afford another machine), and I LOVED the card, so I had my daughter draw me the mask outline and I fussy cut it out...twice.  Yes, I made two of them since I liked it so much.  The black and white background paper is off of a See's candy box...like it too! It has a glossy finish.  The sentiment is computer generated.  I think my dad is going to like it.

Graduate

This isn't the best picture, but I sure like how it turned out. I embossed with a Spellbinders embossing folder and darkened the footprints with distress ink. Just love it.  It's perfect for the young man that is making tracks!

What a give-away!

Wowzers! What a giveaway. Be sure to check it out at Creating from the Heart. Click on the Big Shot.

Welcome Baby!

Welcome Baby! I just made this card for my new grandson.  The color isn't quite right, but I couldn't figure out how to edit it properly. There's more green instead of tan.  But it turned out really cute. Papertrey rocket onto glitter paper and pieced together. Memory Box clouds and banner.

You're Out of This World!

I love how this turned out.  I used the Papertrey Rocket die and matching stamps. And My Favorite Things star die cuts.  It is colored with distress inks and a water blender. The "moon" paper in the background is grey ink on grey paper.  It's slightly brighter in person.

A few new cards

I love this one. I'm on a mint/blue kick right now and just love it. 

I had to try my hand at the chalkboard technique. I think I need more practice, but the recipient will appreciate it anyway. It is fun!

Love this one too. New embossing folder from Spellbinders...homemade pin. It looks better in person too. Glitter on some of the snowflakes and embossed sentiment. I really like this one too!

A chance for blog candy at Thoughts of a Cardmaking Scrapbooker!

What a great way to start the new year...with a chance at blog candy!


Thoughts of a Cardmaking Scrapbooker!: Goodbye 2012......Hello Giveaway!

Bic Permanent Markers

I got a sample and was able to review the Bic Permanent Markers 36 count set.  LOVE!

Here are the creations I came up with trying out my new markers:

 I cut out the Nativity scene (Taylored Expressions) using the plastic packaging from an embossing folder. Then used some alcohol ink and the red Bic marker to color the plastic. I also drew on red snowflakes on the outside of the bulb.  

The red ribbon was included in my sample.  I added some glitter to the inside of the bulb.  Getting the Nativity inside the bulb was a challenge because there are a lot of parts to the Nativity die that like to attach themselves to anything nearby.  So, after trying this with paper (which didn't work...I couldn't get it to unroll), I decided on the plastic so that it would unroll, but I also rolled it covered in waxed paper, then I pulled the waxed paper out with tweezers.  Whew!  It worked!  It's just the perfect size to fill the bulb.

These are poinsettias cut out from the Sizzix Tattered Poinsettia die  There are so many colors in the set it was easy to find matching colors that worked perfectly with the cardstock.

Santa's Sleigh

I LOVED Kittie Kraft's sleigh, and when I saw it, I knew I had to make something similar.  I really, really like how it turned out.  And it made me feel so good when my 15 yo ds got it out to show a friend of his...to me, that means he was totally impressed!

The die is a Savvy Stamps die that I found recently.  Love it!  Santa's bag is made from a tiny piece of the velvet ribbon.  And the gold trim I found at a garage sale several years ago.  I am loving it!  Oh, and the snow background embossing folder is from Crafts Too. I love this one since the dots are random.

"Sure Bert"

I've had this one in my head for quite awhile...which is great because it makes me smile every time I think about it!  What a tedious thing to make though! I used the Sesame Street Cricut cartridge...oh my! At 4 inches and 3 1/2 inches respectively for Bert and Ernie, it was a chore. Every single color is a piece of paper...so all of the stripes are individual. There were a few stripes on Ernie's shirt that were connected, but very few. It would be super if I made a 12" card!!  It would still make an adorable wall hanging in a big size and so much easier to make! Hmmmm...wondering if I have any Sesame Street fans on my Christmas list!

 Front of card

 

 

  Inside of card

 

 

Somebody's getting married!

Our dear friend is getting married and my 18 yo dd is a bridesmaid!  We are so excited for this wedding!  Here is the card I made:

 

It's hard to see on the card, but I cut out forever and put that on also.  I used the Spellbinders rose creations, labels,  and fancy fleur de lis frames as well as the my favorite leafy flourish. I also used the Cuttlebug embossing folder geometric rings. I adhered tiny little silver bling too...I hope she (they) like it! Here's to you Stef and Isaac!

Blog Candy chance!

Yummy blog candy opportunity!

Pinkpuds...here's hoping I'm a lucky gal!

Grad thank yous and one more card

This is an extremely belated graduation card for a friend's son.  I really like how it turned out.

This shows the graduation thank you cards I made for my graduate. I purchased the black tape long ago in the "squash book" section of a local store and found it absolutely perfect for these cards. The sentiment and cap are from dollar stamp sets.

 

And this is the sentiment I added to the inside.

My graduate!

Here's my graduate!  This is me, my graduate, and my mom.

 

These are the cake balls I made for her graduation open house.  The "smurfs" were really just green and blue, her two favorite colors together, but as soon as they were done, we both thought "smurfs"!!   Oh well.  The other ones were little graduates with caps.  The box is just a box...not a secret cake Ü

Another grad card

 My daughter's favorite color combo includes this bright green and blue together, so although her school colors are red and black, I thought I'd go with a card for her that was special.  I added glitter to the front (and now I have glitter everywhere!!)

 I used the spiral circles on the inside so that it pops up the little graduation caps when it is opened.  It's cute.  The grad cap is from a Studio G set that I've had for ages.

Graduation cards!!

I was really pleased with how these turned out!  I knew what I wanted to do with the inside...but it was the outside that I hoped would turn out...and I like them!!

I followed the tutorial from Carol of Extreme Cards and Papercrafting for her wonderful pop up graduation cap.  I LOVE it!

It was so well done, easy to follow, and I think I got spectacular results.  Love that she took so much time to get it just right and shared!!!

 I made nine of them and hope that's enough for some of my senior daughter's friends.

I used the EKSuccess Christmas tree border punch for the pennants...I use the negative and positive pieces to create the bordered pennant shapes. The scroll banner and front banner were made from the Cuttlebug Fanciful Labels.  The stars are from MFT.  I used the stars Cuttlebug embossing folder on the front background and hand cut the grad caps for the inside.  I hope to still add a tassel, but if I don't get around to it, I think it will still be great.  I stamped the "2012" with little alphabet/number stamps that I've had for eons.  They always seem to come in handy!  Hope you like them as much as I do!