{A Card For a Friend}

I have had a wonderful weekend and I am sad that it is coming to an end. I love it when my hubby is home and we are all together. I hope you have had a great weekend also.
For this card I used some old DP that I have had for awhile. I am really trying to hard to get thru my stash of DP (designer paper) so that I won't feel so bad for continually adding to the stack of DP I already have. I am sure a lot of you know exactly what I am talking about. =0) I used my Cricut Exp. to cut out the butterflies, and then I embossed them with 3 different Cuttlebug folders. I used the new SU border punch that you can get FREE during Stampin' Up!'s Sale-A-Bration sale. This punch will be in the new catalog that comes out in the summer. Sweet right? The pink background is another CB folder that I sanded with my SU sanding blocks to give it a touch of distressing. Finally I finished off the card with 2 chocolate brads that I had on hand. I hope that you had a nice relaxing weekend, and as always thank you for visiting my blog today!

My Special Project!

These cute little creations have been mailed out, and should be arriving to their destinations any day now so I am going to share them with you! I have always wanted to try stamping on cloth baby onsies, but had never tried it until last week. I am HOOKED! It was so easy! For these onesies I used the Stampin' Up! set " Fox and Friends". Is this not the perfect set to stamp on clothes!? Since Stampin' Up! offered this set in "clear mount" it made stamping so much easier, seriously, I can't tell you how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new clear mount stamps. I will never buy SU wood mount again. I had no problems with them sticking to my acrylic block, and they take up much less room and they are cheaper to! Anywho, all of the items used to make the cards are from SU, and the sentiment on the onesie is also from SU "Little Angel", and can be purchased clear mount as well. I hope that you are having a great week and again, thank you so much for visiting my blog today!

A Set of Cards

I made this set of cards to donate to a family in need and I will be mailing them out tomorrow! These cards were made using 99% Stampin' Up! supplies which is a rare thing for me! I love so many different kinds of stamps, and supplies I will never be able to be exclusive to any single company but SU stamps are my favorite kind of stamps. Anyways the set is used is " For All You Do". This set is SO pretty and has been a set I have gone back to over and over. The colors I used are the SU In-Colors, Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, and Melon Mambo. I used Kraft card stock on all of the card bases. I thought I would do a little photo editing and make my cards easier to view by putting them all in one picture. I have never done anything like that so I am proud of myself. lol I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and I thank you for visiting my blog!

* I also want to remind the members of the "Busy Bee Bloggers" to check out our thread at Split Coast stampers because I have made a few additions, and deletions to our blog list. Thanks everyone and WELCOME to our new members!!*

{Babies All Around!}

Well, I have been busy making baby cards lately because two dear friends have new baby boys! Hopefully they are too busy to check my blog and they won't see this card but I just HAD to post it! This card was made using DP from the DCWV Baby Boy stack. I am so glad that I bought 2 12x12's of this one. It is one of my all time favorite's and it will be a sad sad day when I finally run out. I used my Janome Sew Mini to stitch all of the blocks together to make the background look like a baby quilt. Yes, it did take a while. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up!, and the Giraffe is a clear set by "Recollections". I embossed the white ruffle with a Cuttlebug folder, and used my Fiskars Threading water border punch. I loved making this card, and will get it in the mail this week! Thank you for visiting my blog, and have a wonderful week!

{Fun With Buttons}

Good afternoon! We have been battling colds this week but thankfully we are all on the mend. Being sick is for the birds! LOL Anyways, this is a card I have been working on for days now and today I finally finished! This set features a super cute Turtle with matching sentiment by Inkadinkado. I used my SU Markers and Bics to color the turtle, and the light blue circle was made using a circle stencil and SU pastels. The DP is from DCWV, and I used my Janome to sew around the outside square. I thought it would be fun to add the buttons flower, and the stem, and leaf I hand cut from a piece of green felt. I did the stitching by hand as well. Crafty eh? I am really loving the felt embellies that are popular right now! I hope that you all have a great week and again thank you so much for visiting my blog!

Two Days In a Row!

Can you believe it?! I am actually posting to my blog two days in a row! Like I mentioned in yesterday's post I have had a lot of time to work on cards and I want to show you what I have been working on! For today's card I used the Stampin' Up! Bird Punch that can be found in the Occasions Mini Catalog. Isn't it the cutest thing? The DP is from the 2009 Hostess DP mini stack. I used kraft card stock for my card base and the super cute flower was made using nesting scallop punches. I LOVE the home made flower trend that is going on right now and I really want to learn how to make "ribbon" flowers. I embossed the branch using the Swiss Dots folder and the sentiment is from the Stampin' Up! "Hugs and Wishes" set. Thank you for visiting my blog!

{Flower Garden}

Good Afternoon! Things have really settled down and I have had lots of time to work on cards! Today I finished up my Valentine Swap cards, and yesterday I made the card I am featuring today! This card was made using the "Brushed Flowers" stamp set by Clearly Inspired. I keep reaching for this set over and over again! I stamped the flowers three times in three different colors, all from Stampin' Up. Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, and Dusty Durango. I cut out the flowers, and accented them with glassy glaze. The leaves were made with the SU two step stampin' set "Wild Rose". I used my Janome Sew Mini, and rust colored string to sew around the three panels behind the Top Note die cut. And I cut another Top Note die cut in Crushed Curry to accent the main image. The ribbon is a giant roll I bought at the Offray Ribbon outlet in Hagerstown Md. I am SO gonna miss that place! I think this card is in my personal top 5 of cards that I have ever made.....which is A LOT! hehe Thank you for visiting my blog today and I hope you have a great week!

{L is for Love}

You may not believe this, but I am terrible when it comes to making cards for my sweet husband! Now he is one of my biggest card making fans, and always gives me his opinion when I show him a card. So with that in mind it makes me sad that I don't usually make him cards for special occasions. Well my friends, this year things will be different. This is the card I am giving him for Valentine's Day! I used one of the new "Romance" Cuttlebug folders, and I sponged it with Champagne glimmer paint. The floral stamp is a clear set by "Clearly Inspired", and the "love" sentiment is from the Stampin' Up! set "Grateful Greetings". I used my Janome Sew Mini to accent the border with stitching and finished off the card with small pieces of folded black ribbon.

I also want to extend an invitation out to anyone that may want to join the "Busy Bee Bloggers"! If you only post 1-2 times a week then this is the blogging group for you! Let me know if you are interested. I hope all of you have a wonderful week and thank you for visiting my blog!

Sweet & Simple

I know there are thousands of beautiful cards out there that each took hours to make, and I am in awe of the detail that goes into them, but lately I have been leaning towards a more simple approach to card making. I have found that by setting out to make CAS (clean and simple) cards, I am able to make more at a time, thus building my stash of cards. For this card I used the Stampin' Up Wheel "Friendly Words". I love this wheel because it is so versatile! The red glitter embossed heart and the Valentine sentiment are from the SU set " A Happy Heart".



This is another CAS card using the retired SU set "Happy Heart Day". The embossed hearts were made using my Fiskars texture plates and Cuttlebug. I love that cute elephant!

And last but not least this card was made using the SU Level 3 Hostess set called "The More the Merrier", and the sentiment is from the SU set "Grateful Greetings". The scalloped heart border was made using my Cricut Expression. I love it when I can find the perfect matching ribbon! Thank you for visiting my blog today and I hope that I can inspire you to make CAS cards. Have a wonderful week!

I'm Back !! Mojo Monday #120

Oh my GOSH what a crazy past couple of weeks this has been! For those of you that may not know this we moved from Virginia, to Oklahoma and my hubby started a new job on Monday. We were SO amazingly lucky to be able to find a great job for Joe, and to be able to live in the town I grew up in AND be with my Family all at the same time! Talk about answered prayers. Well, needless to say things have been hectic, but this week they are starting to slow down and Cam and I are getting back into a routine again. I have my craft area set up, and this is my first card! I decided to use the Mojo Monday sketch to help jump start my own mojo. I used adorable paper by Martha, and a sentiment stamp I picked up last summer at a flea market. The flowers were made with my Cricut, and the insides of the flowers were made with the new MS scoring board. I love the cheerful tone of this card! I hope all of you are having a great start to the new year!