Submarine?

Good Saturday afternoon!  Today I have a cute baby card using the Pennant Punch.  I have seen several cards using this punch to make a boat so I had to give it a try.  The reason for my title..my crazy husband looked at my card and said "Oh you put a submarine on that one" .  My reply was "what?, where?"... and he said "well, that's a boat, and that is water and that is a submarine under the water".    So there you have it a submarine baby card.  For those of you who know him...yeah, that is just Toy! 

Wish Big

Good evening!  I have been super busy today and had a few minutes before the ladies arrive for our Friday night crop.  I have been on a roll with the Pennant Punch, this one for a birthday.  The DSP is Domestic Goddess which I didn't care for when I first saw it in the catalog but recently took advantage of the Buy 3 Get 1 Free deal and bought it.  I really like it now that I have it and can actually see it.  The colors are gorgeous together, for this card I used the plaid design which coordinates with Pool Party and Calypso coral.  Thanks for stopping by!

After the Rain

Good evening!  I can't believe how much I have accomplished the past two days, I am not sure if it is because the girls are back in school or if I am motivated to get my To Do list wiped out.  Today I have a Christmas card using the embedded embossing technique.  For this one I used the Pennant Punch and punched out DSP and arranged the pennants to form a star and then embossed with the Square Lattice folder.  The deer is from the Christmas Post stamp set.  The DSP is a Holiday Mini  sneak peak called Holly Berry Bouquet.

We had a very loud thunder storm earlier today and lost our electricity for a couple hours and Dalton got a little frightened.  So after the storm I took him outside to play in puddles, he loved it.  I wish this photo had sound to it because he was laughing and having the best time running all over the parking lot.  I am totally in love with this little man!

Jolly Old Saint Nick

Good morning!  Well the kids are at school today and it is too quiet here, I know I said I was anxious for school to start but now maybe not.  Oh well, they get out at 11:30 today so the quiet is short lived.  This is one of the cards we made at the Big Shot class, it is very simple but  the retired Santa image is still my favorite.  I did used some new DSP, Holly Berry Bouquet, which will be available in the Holiday Mini.  This sheet is glittery, you get 4 sheets of glitter paper in this pack, 2 each of 2 designs.  Thanks for stopping by!

Always Thankful

Good Sunday evening, hope you have had a wonderful weekend.  I don't usually post on Sunday but I had to come by the office to pick up something so I thought I would share this card with you.  I used a set called Always Thankful which will be in the Holiday Mini with Well Worn DSP.  All three images in this set are beautiful but this is my favorite.  I love Fall colors and love to color as well so this image was perfect.

We have had a fun day today.  As soon as church was over we headed to Pizza Hut for lunch and then to the farm to ride horses.  I remembered my camera this time but guess what I forgot...my memory card :(  so I still have no photos to share.  I will try really hard to get my act together and share photos next week.  The horses are so sweet, they have been Amish trained and are very gentle.  Shelby has had riding lessons before so she climbed on Black Beauty and took off but Sadie was a little reluctant at first.  Dalton and I went for a horse drawn buggy ride which suits me just fine but he would rather be on the horse.  Thanks for stopping by!~

ps...I will not be in my office tomorrow as planned, I need to make a quick trip to Evansville to see my son but will be back on Tuesday.

Field Flowers

Good afternoon!  Today I have a card using the stamp set Field Flowers.  This set is featured on the front of the Idea Book and Catalog and I loved it the minute I saw it.  The DSP is Spice Cake which will be in the Holiday Mini and coordinates with Soft Suede, More mustard, Pool Party, Pear Pizazz, River Rock, and Very Vanilla.  I love the DSP so you will probably see me using it a lot.  This card is much prettier IRL, I cut the flowers out and popped them up and the centers are cut out and popped up as well. 


If you had planned to attend the Big Shot Class today but couldn't make it, you can still get in on the "lay-a-way" plan.  You will have to pay $25.00/month for the next 4 months or you can come by within the next week and the projects from today will be available.  Just let me know by Monday.  Thanks for stopping by!

I've Got a New Toy

Good afternoon!  Today I have a cute little dress favor box that I made with my new toy....I got the Big Shot Pro!!!!  It is awesome, you can use dies that are 12 inches wide.  I don't have but one die that big  so far but I also love the fact that I can load up to 4 Originals Dies, or 2 Bigz XL dies or 3 Bigz L dies, or 4 embossing folders and cut them all at the same time.  This saves me tons of time when I am prepping for a class and it will also be helpful when I hold Big Shot classes to have as an extra for the attendees to use. 

This dress box is very easy to put together, requires no adhesive.  I tied mine together with  Pretty in Pink taffeta ribbon but you could also use a piece of Velcro. I think it would be perfect for a wedding or for a little girls birthday party favor.  I used pretty in Pink card stock and embossed it using the Finial Press embossing folder.

Don't forget about the special for this month, order 3 packs of DSP and get 1 for free.  Also a reminder that the Summer Mini ends August 31 so if there is something you want from it you better grab it soon.  thanks for stopping by!

Baja Birthday

Good afternoon!  I had a craft show over the weekend and sold almost all of my birthday cards so I have been busy today replenishing my stash.  I used my favorite color combo on this card...Baja Breeze, Poppy Parade, and So Saffron.  The flower is made using the Blossom Party die. The DSP is from Pocket Full of Posies.

This is Dalton doing his favorite thing in the world, playing in water.  Thanks for stopping by!

Under the Big Top

Good evening!  It seems like my days are shorter every day, I haven't been getting much accomplished as far as stamping goes because there is so much else going on.  I have been trying to get the girls ready to go back to school next week and we have had eye doctor appointments, dentist appointments, othodontist visits, and clothes shopping plus they each got a new horse and so we have been spending time getting to know Black Beauty and Emma.  I took them both for yearly check ups yesterday and they were both healthy as could be and then around 10:00 I went in to kiss Sadie good night and she was burning up with fever, 104.4.  The fever has been down most of the day but she doesn't feel well at all so I will probably be heading back to the doctor by the end of the week to see what is going on.   I did manage to get a card stamped today, I used one of my favorites from the new catalog, Under the Big Top.  The Big Top Birthday DSP is gorgeous, the colors are so bright and cheery.

I had to share this photo as well, we went camping last week and this is a photo of the girls on the goft cart.  Shelby will get her driver's license in three years and I am already starting to dread that day.  She is so hyper and this picture is just how I imagine the two of them in a car, Shelby zooming around with Sadie holding on for dear life!  They are such goof balls!  Thanks for stopping by.



Cute Christmas

Good evening!  Today I have another Christmas card using a retired stamp set and retired paper.  I am not real fond of the  Christmas paper in the main catalog this time but just wait until you see the Holiday Mini, it is jam packed with so many beautiful papers, dies, stamp sets, and much more. 

Also, a reminder that this month if you buy three packs of DSP you get a free pack!  Thanks for stopping by!