Cards For My Girls!

Here are a couple of cards I made in the last couple of weeks for my girls!


This is Emily's birthday card! How is it possible that she's 15 years old!?! I used Pink Paislee and a Petaloo flower. I love the flip notes! That shape is so fun!


Jessica also made her Confirmation! Once again, I used Pink Paislee. This time I used Queen Bee. Seriously, I love the flip notes! I also typed up the sentiment, printed it on the patterned paper, and then cut it out with one of my circle scallop Nestabilities.

I hope you are having a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Lots of Scrapping!

I was very CREATIVE this weekend! It was wonderful! An online crop at Coordinates Collections really inspired me! Here are just a few of the things that I created!


I created this page for a white space/negative space challenge. I love white space! I used Crate Paper Snow Day, some Pink Paislee cushy alphas, and some ribbons. I love the trio of ribbon next to the photo! Isn't that a gorgeous photo? It was a sunrise, and I love a pink sky!


This page was created for an orange and turquoise challenge. I love that color combination! These are some fun photos from our Disney vacation. I used a Hambly transparency (yes, it got sewed on crooked!), some Jillibean Soup, American Crafts, and Prima. I love the way this turned out. Fun vacation layout!


This layout features just one manufacturer. I love Sassafras Indie Girl, and it just seemed to work with these photos of the girls and their new fleece blankets. They're so CUTE!


This card was created for a frills and bling challenge. My mom's birthday is coming up, and she'll love a pretty feminine card! I used Cosmo Cricket DeLovely, some tulle, rhinestones, and a Prima. The sentiment is a Stampin' Up stamp, and I cut it with one of my circle scallop Nestabilities. I like it!

I hope you had a great weekend! There's talk of a blizzard for Illinois. I hope they're wrong! I don't like the word blizzard unless I'm going to Dairy Queen! :) Thanks for stopping by!

{Cuteness}

I'm participating in the Last Scrapper Standing at Memorable Seasons. I made it through the first round, and this is my entry for round two. We needed to use a black cardstock base and make at least two flowers. Love the challenge, and I love the way my layout turned out! I used Shimmerz Spritz for the title. I used a Tim Holtz alphabet mask for it. How fun! I used the same spritz on the white cardstock, and I cut nine layers for each flower with my Nestabilities. I love the way these flowers turned out!! I also did a lot of sewing on my page! Some close up views are below.

I like doing challenges, but only if I'll end up creating a page that I'll love! I definitely love the way this layout turned out!!

I hope you're having a great day! Enjoy your weekend, and thanks for stopping by!

Unity Anniversary Challenge Cards!

Here are a couple more cards that I made for the Unity Challenges over at SCS.


This card was a "love at first site" challenge. We were challenged to make a card using our first Unity stamp set. I'm pretty sure mine was Le Chic Vintage, so that is what I used on this card. The patterned paper is by Making Memories. The little letters are by Jenni Bowlin. I also added a silk Prima, a rhinestone brad, and some sheer ribbon.


This card was created based on a challenge to use something in a Paper Crafts publication or on the Paper Crafts blog as inspiration. I found a great sketch, and it inspired me to make this card. I love the color combination on this card, and I used all scraps to make it! I did some sewing, added a Prima and a wood button, and some awesome twine. I actually stamped on a small paper bag that I had sitting on my desk. The blue cardstock was cut using my Nestabilities.

I hope you have a GREAT Friday. Thanks for stopping by!

Unity Anniversary Challenge Cards!

I created some cards this week for challenges on the Unity forum at SplitCoast Stampers.


The first challenge was to create a bird or tree card using Unity stamps. Well, I have a lot of Unity stamps, but most of them are for journaling or scrapbooking, and shockingly enough, I didn't have ANY birds or trees except for this penguin! He's actually from a winter set, but I made him a beachy penguin! Isn't he cute!?! The paper is My Mind's Eye.


The next card is based on a sketch, and there was a twist to use ribbon and three buttons. Once again, I used My Mind's Eye papers. I love the two flower buttons that I used, and I always love ric rac! I added some rhinestones too.


The last one is also based on an awesome sketch. Since Unity just came out with Cosmo Cricket stamps, I used Cosmo Cricket Material Girl paper on my card! I did a lot of sewing. I love the way this turned out!

I hope you're having a great day! Happy Friday! Do you have plans for National Scrapbooking Day? I cannot wait to scrapbook all day long (hopefully!) Have a great day and a fantastic weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Guest Designer at Scrapbook Steals!!

I am SO EXCITED! Today, I am the guest designer at Scrapbook Steals! I love, love, love Scrapbook Steals! I am a bargain kind of gal, and the bargains at Scrapbook Steals are AMAZING! There is something new every day, and it's always a great deal! So, the amazing Kristy at Scrapbook Steals asked me to be a guest designer for their site and blog! Uhm, yes, please! I was thrilled! I received BOTH Ooh La La collections from My Mind's Eye to work with! Go over to Scrapbook Steals now to snatch up these gorgeous collections!! Here's what I created!


On the first page that I created, I decided to feature an amazing photo of the girls and Princess. I just love this photo! The girls love Princess so very much! I cut the title, heart, and large circle on my Cricut Expression. Isn't the leaf flourish and the ticket totally cool? Then, I created a fun rolled paper flower! I found directions for creating this flower on the Creating Keepsakes blog.


I then created this cute card! The sentiment is from Stampin' Up, and I cut it out with a Nestabilities scallop circle. Aren't these papers gorgeous? I added a Prima, a button, some twine, ric rac, and rhinestones.


Then I worked with the other collection, which I loved just as much!! I used a wonderful photo of my girls on their first day back to school. Aren't they cute? These double-sided papers are just beautiful! I cut my title with my Cricut Expression, and I did some sewing on this layout! The journaling die cut, photo corners, and the ticket are also in the collection as well as the flower centers! Love it!


I also created this card. I love it! I stamped the sentiment, added some sheer ribbon, a Prima, a button, and some twine. I love the way it turned out!

So, what do you think? I had SO MUCH FUN creating with these collections! Beautiful double-sided papers and there is a die cut sheet in each collection! I just love the colors! So, head on over to Scrapbook Steals and check out the amazing deal on these beautiful MME collections! Tell them Carol sent you!! Oh, and if you check out their blog, please leave a comment! Thanks!

I hope you have a wonderful Friday, and thanks for stopping by!

More Reveal Cards & A Sketch!

There is a Wacky Wednesday sketch on the Paper Popsicles blog. I created a card using Tricia's awesome sketch! Play along! The random drawn winner will receive a $10 Gift Certificate to the Paper Popsicles Store! My card features Sassafras! Isn't that feltie cute?


Here are four more cards that I created using the AWESOME October card kit at Paper Popsicles! I loved creating with this kit! Check out all of the monthly kits at the online store!

All of these cards are 3x3. I love this size for gifts! Aren't they cute? The ribbon, self-adhesive chipboard, and papers are just gorgeous! Love it!

I hope you're having a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

Howdy

This is my card for Kazan's Sketch 33 at 2 Sketches 4 You! I used Cosmo Cricket The Boyfriend! Is it just me, or upon immediately hearing "The Boyfriend by Cosmo Cricket", do you want to start singing . . . "My boyfriend's back and there's gonna be trouble, hey la, hey la, my boyfriend's back!!" Sorry, I just couldn't resist! I did lots of distressing, I sewed a zig zag stitch, and I used my Nestabilities scallop rectangle. I even sewed on a button trio. I love the way this turned out! Fun sketch!

I hope you are enjoying your weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Lemonheads

Regina from The Cutting Cafe' is at it again! She just went LEMON crazy, and I'm embracing her craziness! All of these printable images are from a NEW set called For the Love of Lemons!


We LOVE lemonheads in this house, so I decided to create box wraps for them. These wraps just slip right off the box! I love the "super sour-licious" printable image, so I used it on both boxes! My box wraps ended up being a little too muted than what I really wanted, but I just don't have any BRIGHT yellow-print paper! Even though the colors are pale, I still think the box wraps turned out VERY cute! You can click on the photo to see it larger. It's VERY gloomy here today, so I had a hard time getting good photos!


Here's a close up of one of the boxes. I added a Prima, used my Nestabilities, and added a Maya Road chipboard arrow. The finishing touch was some yellow rhinestones.


Here's a close up on the second box. I think these turned out really CUTE!

So, are you LEMON CRAZY too? Would you love to create with this NEW printable set? If so, leave me a comment, and I'll be giving away the entire For the Love of Lemons printable set on Sunday!! Good luck!!

This is my second post today. Be sure to check out my earlier post too!! Thanks for stopping by!

Sketch Girl 3 Thank You

I'm enjoying the card sketches at Sketch Girl! This is my card for SG3.


I used We R Memory Keepers Tiffany papers, and I used my new Nestabilites ribbon slide! I also used a Nestabilities circle scallop. I stamped the "thank you" with a Stampin' Up stamp. I added some sheer ribbon and a rhinestone trio. I also did a asymmetrical fold and used my threading water punch on the card edge.


Sketch Girl calls this a simple sketch with lots of possibilites, and I couldn't agree with her more! Go check out Sketch Girl! Once they hit 100 followers, they are giving away THREE fantastic Stampin' Up sets! How cool is that!?!

I hope you have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

Thank You

My wonderful and amazing blogging friend Chris recently sent me an envelope full of FUN! She sent me cardstock that she cut with the top note die, wonderful PaperTrey Ink patterned paper, fun twine, and gorgeous flowers!! Well, I used it ALL on this card! Plus, I used my NEW Nestabilities to cut out the "thank you" sentiment (which is a Stampin' Up stamp). I added some Making Memories Chelsea's Place lace, a Kaiser pearl trio, and the button. Isn't this rustic and fun? I'm loving the way this turned out!! You can click on the card to see it larger. So, thank you, Chris!! You are the BEST!!

I hope you are having a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

So Very Amazing

I created this card for Kazan's Sketch 32 over at 2 Sketches 4 You.

I used We R Memory Keepers papers. I also used my Nestabilities. The sentiment is a wonderful printable image from The Cutting Cafe'. It is from the Chunky Praise Phrases set. I detail cut the flower and the leaf cluster from the gorgeous patterned papers. I sewed on two adorable buttons. You can click on the card to see it larger. I'm very happy with the way it turned out!


Speaking of buttons . . . look at what I got yesterday! The girls and I walked with Princess to check out some garage sales in our neighborhood. I stopped at one, and the lady there had three large jars filled with buttons. She told me $2 for all three. Well, she didn't have to tell me twice! I snatched them up, and the girls and I came home, sorted through them all, cut the thread and fabric off of all of them, I washed the jars and lids, and then we put them all back in. There is a jar with black/dark buttons, one with cream/white/clear buttons, and the last jar is "other" whick includes all of the colors. I have to admit, the middle jar is my favorite, because the buttons are just GORGEOUS! So, I used two of my "new" buttons on the above card! What a garage sale jackpot! I'm in button heaven over here!

Just a reminder, today is FREEBIE FRIDAY over at Paper Popsicles! Check out the blog TODAY in order to get your FREE printable image!!

I hope you have a WONDERFUL Friday, a great weekend, and as always, thanks for stopping by!

UR adorable!

I love the sketches at 2 Sketches 4 You, but I don't play along as often as I should! This week, I created a card based on Laura's Sketch 31. I love the way it turned out!


The design team at 2S4Y used Just Rite Stamps. I love Just Rite stamps, but unfortunately, I don't own any! I know . . . it should be a crime! Anyway, when I think cute, circular sentiments, I think . . . The Cutting Cafe'! Regina creates the cutest circular sentiments! This is one of her 99 cents specials! It's the UR so adorable word circle! Cute, huh? I cut it out with my Coluzzle and mounted it on a Nestabilities scallop circle. I did a ton of distressing on this card, and added a lot of chalk ink. I threaded a gorgeous ribbon through the medallion, and I sewed on a Making Memories button. As a final touch, I added a straight pin. Love it!


Here's a close up of the button, ribbon, and pin combination. I love these straight pins! I love this sketch, and I love this card! I also used an awesome card kit that Wendy from ScrapCity sent to me! Fun stuff!

I hope you have a great day, and as always, thanks for stopping by!

Sketch Girl & VOTE!

My most wonderful blogging friend Chris (also known as Paper Crafts Gallery Idol Top 10 Girl!!) is on the design team for a NEW sketch site called Sketch Girl! I did the first sketch!

Fun, huh? I love it! I got those adorable papers from Melissa at Paper Popsicles! Melissa rocks! She's the one that sent me the fantastic blog candy that I won recently! So, this thank you card is for her!


OK, speaking of Chris (Ms. Paper Crafts Gallery Idol Top 10) . . . if you love the above card, please vote for it! It would be so awesome to see Chris in the Top 5!! It's not super convenient to vote . . . you have to register, wait for an email, and THEN go back to vote, but I know all votes are very much appreciated! So, if you have time, please vote for Chris' gorgeous card above!

I hope you're having a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

fashion designers!

My latest layout features my awesome fashion designers! They got plain white t-shirts from the local library, and they could do whatever they wanted to the shirts before they revealed them at the fashion show. I think they both did an AMAZING job!


Since they're both brilliant and creative, I thought it would be cool to have the photo surrounded by rays of paper. So SUPERSTAR! I love the way the paper rays turned out! The title was done with GCD Studios chipboard and vinyl Thickers. I won the GCD Studios chipboard from Paper Crafts Connection! The paper is Making Memories, and I created a matching journaling circle using my Coluzzle and Nestabilities. I added some gorgeous Primas with Making Memories glitter brads, and I added fantastic velvet Cosmo Cricket ribbon on the bottom of the page. Last . . . I added part of the Rit dye packaging! You can click on the page to see it larger. I just LOVE the way this turned out! Awesome page featuring my most talented girls!!

I hope you have a wonderful day, and thanks for stopping by!

I Need A Hug!

I'm so excited to be showing you a sentiment from an upcoming set at The Cutting Cafe'. It's called Assorted Bubble Phrases, and I'm going to be using it A LOT! The "I Need A Hug!" in the word bubble is from this upcoming set!

I just got the October Afternoon stamp set called Night Light, and that cute monster is from that stamp set! He looks like he needs a hug, doesn't he? I decked this card out in Basic Grey. I love the way it turned out! I love the pink and green! I used my Nestabilities to cut the brown piece on the card front. I think this card is FUN, and I'm off to make another Night Light card!

I also want to mention that my awesome blogging friend Chris made the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol Top 15!! Whoop Whoop!! I am so excited for her! Her wedding card is absolutely gorgeous, and her Top 15 spot is TOTALLY deserved! I cannot wait to see her NEXT card!! You go Chris!

There is a blog hop at Paper Popsicles tomorrow! Check it out on Saturday on the Paper Popsicles blog!

I hope you're having a fabulous Friday! Thanks for stopping by!

I Found You!

I created a card using my wonderful Sassafras Hog Heaven paper! I love this paper!


I just love the one little blue guy on this sheet of paper! I decided to create a card featuring him! I thought of the sentiment, "I am lucky because I found YOU!", and I decided it was perfect! I created the scallop circle with my Nestabilities. The sentiment is done with Making Memories tiny alpha stickers, and the "YOU!" is Sassafras. I just love the way this turned out! I think it's adorable and sweet!

I hope you have a great day. Thanks for stopping by!

Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday Cards!

I created some FUN cards with Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday! I love the Vintage Images on the Girl Friday Elements sheet! They are so fun to work with!


This woman looks like she's up to no good! She's my kind of girl! I wanted to use a sassy quote to go along with her, and I found the perfect Mae West quote! I love this card!


I also love the diamond ring image. Would this be a great engagement card? Once again, I used a quote. This one is from a song that Marilyn Monroe sang in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"!


This rotary dial telephone is too cute! I thought of the Blondie "Call Me" song, and I had my quote! It's perfect for this wonderful vintage image!

Well, I created all three of these for a Valentine's Day card publication call, and none of them were selected! That's OK, I love them very much, and I had fun creating them!! I hope you're having a great day, and thanks for stopping by!

Blog Card . . . Again!

Did you ever notice that if you have a bunch of paper scraps out on your desk, sometimes it's just easier to make another card rather than putting them all away? That's what I did. I made another blog card! This card features two sentiments from the 23-sentiment Blog Set over at The Cutting Cafe'.


I cut the larger sentiment with one of my rectangle scallop Nestabilities, and the other was cut out using my Coluzzle. I cut it twice to make a ring, and I put a small Prima in the center. The flower center is a little epoxy/metal embellishment, and it says, "hi". I added some rhinestones, and that's it. Another fun, colorful card!

I hope you have a great day. Thanks for stopping by!

Mother's Day Card

Regina at The Cutting Cafe' has created an AMAZING All About Mom set of printable stamps. It's huge, and it's NOT just for Mother's Day. If you need to make a card for your mom at any time during the year, for whatever reason, this set is for YOU! Plus, if you purchase the huge MOM set before Tuesday night, April 21st, at midnight, you can get TWO other sets at The Cutting Cafe' for FREE! That's a bargain!! Check it out on The Cutting Cafe' site!


I had some fun with creative cutting on this card! I took a circular sentiment and cut it twice with my Coluzzle to create a ring. I then cut two slits in another sentiment so that I could have the ringed sentiment go through the other sentiment. It turned out great! The larger sentiment was cut out with a Nestabilities scallop rectangle. The papers and chipboard swirl are by Colorbok. To finish it off, I added a Prima flower stack that is secured with a Making Memories rhinestone brad. I love this, and more importantly, my mom will too! I need to get working on my mother-in-law's card next!

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!