Thursday, August 29, 2013

I'm Baaaack!

Ok, Stampers and Fellow Crafters, let's try this again! If you're just tuning in, my last post would not let me continue down the page for some reason (I'm sure I'm somehow responsible but just couldn't figure it out!), so this page is a continuation...

Next card I wanted to share is a very simple card I made for my Hubby's Aunt Betty.  Simple but very sweet.  I love it.  I first made this for a beginner class I was offering at my local community college.


 

I used the Mixed bunch stamp in a variety of colors, love the way it turned out. 



Next card up is for my Brother In Law, Johnny.  For this card I used a retired stamp set "Party Hearty", very cute in primary colors.  You might also notice that I used versamark to give a watermark with a stamp from the Bring on the Cake stamp set.  My pics are kinda dark, and I apologize for that, I didn't take the time to go to my dining room for better lighting. 



Ok, folks, gotta run, until next time...Happy Stampin'!

Sympathy Card for Sharon

Hello Stampers and fellow Paper Crafters!

I've been busy, busy this past month making all my Craft Fair Goodies, I won't share just yet but soon I promise!

For right now though I wanted to share a few cards I made this month for a few Birthday's and unfortunately for a dear friend who lost a love one.

First up is the sympathy card I may for my friend Sharon who lost her Brother a couple weeks back. I used two stamps sets in basic black, Thoughts & Prayers (my go to sympathy stamp) and Papillion Potpourri.  I stamped the smallest butterflies on to Daffodil Delight cardstock, I thought it was quite lovely with the black and white.  Here I also used the new Honeycomb embossing folder and the Dotted Scallop Ribbon punch.  Very pleased on how this turned out, just wish it was for another occasion.  :O(

Now, I have two more cards to show you but for some reason this blog entry will not let me add anything below my Sympathy card pic...so, I am going to end this post and just start another.  Be right back...
 

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Papillon Potpourri Birthday Card

Hello Stampers and fellow Paper Crafters!

Today I want to share a card I made for my dear friend Lisa for her Birthday.  I really enjoyed making this card so much, I think it's very Elegant (hence the Elegant Butterfly Punch used)!  Unfortunately I took this picture while in my craft room so it's a bit dark but if you click on the pic it should enlarge enough to get a good idea on how the colors I chose go so well together.  (see card recipe below for details)







Card Supplies:
  • Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb cake
  • Stamp Sets: Papillion Potpourri, Bring On the Cake
  • Inks: Craft White, Cherry Cobbler
  • Tools: Big Shot Machine, Tulip Embossing Folder, Elegant & Bitty Butterfly Punches, XL Oval Punch
  • Embellishments: Half Back Pearls (I think 3mm)

Ok, thanks for stopping by, gotta run, until next time folks...Happy Stampin!

Friday, July 19, 2013

Babies, Babies Everywhere!

Hello Stampers and fellow Paper crafters!

This morning I would like to share with you some sweet baby cards I made for several of the baby showers I have been invited to this month!  I cased the idea from Pinterest and would love to give credit to the original designer but unfortunately no name was listed.  So here you go, my version of her work: 
I used Pretty in Pink CS and Baby Bundle stamp set (both of which are retired).  I used two different embossing folders on these cards the bib was made using the lattice folder and the onesie was made with the polka dot EF.  Too Cute!


Here's a close up of the Bib.  I stamped in E. Espresso on W White cs and used my blender pen with C Cake to add color. 

This cute little boys version is adorable.  I used retired Bashful Blue cs and Pear Pizzazz ink, so cute!    

Ok, folks until next time...Happy Stampin'!

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Owl Birthday Card

Hello Stampers and Paper Crafters!

Today my Son-In-Law turned 31. For the occasion, to show our love, I made him cupcakes and a little gift basket full of his favorite things which included a bouquet made from five dollar bills! My Grandson Peyton (who's visiting for the week) was a big help in the craft room and helped design Greg's card.  We used the Owl builder punch from SU and for the most part card stock from the Brights Collection. The basket, which is actually a box I pull from under the bed (hehe), we wrapped in tissue paper and using the handy dandy E2 we made "Happy Birthday" to go on the sides.  We were very limited on ribbon in primary colors so...red, white and blue curling ribbon left over from the Fourth of July was used, I think it worked out pretty good!

As always, remember to click on pics for a closer look! 

Here are all his goodies, the white box holds his vanilla and chocolate cupcakes, YUM!
Ok, until next folks...Happy Stampin!

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Happy, Happy Day!

Hello Stampers and Fellow Paper Crafters!


First, let me begin by saying Happy 4th of July!  Now, I know most folks are out celebrating the holiday but my Hubby had to work so I found this to be the perfect time to do some extra housework.  Yea, fun! But, I did want to quickly share the card and gift I made for my little sister for her Birthday.

Since I'm not currently doing classes or workshops, I just didn't feel the need to do anything red, white and blue but the main reason was because I was busy, busy working on homemade chocolate cupcakes and a card and gift set up for my Sister Sheila, who turned 46 today!  Happy Birthday Sheila!!!

 
Here is the card and note pad holder I made for her, that's suppose to be a cowboy hat on the little owl there, but...I didn't quite pull it off, looks more like a farmer, hehe!

Card close up, amazing how that designer paper (NON SU) matches the pool party card stock perfectly!

Inside from Bring on the Cake stamp set!

SU clear stamp case made into a cute note pad holder

Left side has a pocket for receipts, there's a RSVP ink pen which I filled with the same designer paper (forgot to take a close up) and a 4 x 6 note pad




Different view of note pad holder just to give you a better idea of what I cute little gift this will be!
 
 Ok, folks, gotta run, until next time, Happy Stampin!

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Happy Father's Day!

Hello fellow Stampers and Paper Crafters!

It seems every time I sit down to post to my blog I have one foot out the door and have to just throw "IT" out there, but I did want to quickly share how I expressed "Happy Father's Day" to all the Dad's in my life, so of course the best way I could think of was to bake cakes and make cards to show my love!

I won't bore you with the cakes, although they look lovely and I'm sure are going to taste great AND it just hit me that apparently I never posted the Mother's Day card to Mom Perry, which means I probably never took a picture of it << heavy sigh >> anyway......here are my Father's Day Cards, not in any specific order since I love them all equally and dearly!  (Remember to click on pic for larger view)




Also, real, real quick I thought I would share another card I recently made for my neighbor who is getting married. As you may notice I didn't do a lot of bling, very simple but still very sweet! 



Ok, gotta run folks, until next time...Happy Stampin!