Thoughtful Branches

Love how this card turned out.  The tree is from the stamp set, Thoughtful Branches, which is not in the catalog but will be available for purchase August 2 for a limited time.  I stamped and cut two layers of the leaves and then stamped the swing from Sitting Here and converted it to a bench.  I haven't added a sentiment since I am not sure who I am sending it to or I may just leave the sentiment off the front and put something on the inside.  Thanks for stopping by!

Cups & Kettles

Today I have another card made with the Cups and Kettles dies and stamps from the Occasions Catalog.  I am doing a class using this bundle in April so I have been playing around with it.  This card appears to be crooked but really isn't, when I edited it this was the best photograph I could get.
Today is the last day of Sale*a*bration so don't miss out if there is something you wanted.  I also want to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who ordered during SAB.  I set a goal at the beginning and more than surpassed it all because of my loyal customers.  Thanks for stopping by!

Jack and Fat Cat

I have been playing with the Curvy Keepsake Box die and this is what I came up with.  Remember the Build a Bear dies from several years ago, well I keep everything cause you never know when you will need it.  The face and the witch's hat are from the Kooky Spooky die.

This one is cased from this one I saw on Pinterest but I wanted my eyes to look more like a black cat we used to have when the kids were small which they named Fat Cat.  Fat Cat had some Siamese in him and he looked mean but he was so loving and the kids still talk about him.  Thanks for stopping by!

Best Kid Ever

This has been the busiest Summer I can ever remember, we got back yesterday from a camping trip to Lake Rudolph and Holiday World theme park.  I do not like camping but it wasn't too bad since we rented an RV and only stayed three days.  The kids had a blast, I have some photos at the end of this post.  I really like my card for today and so does Dalton.  I made it for him and made him a little hamburger box with Lego's in it.  I used all the Blendabilities that were on the Pre-order list to color it.    The DSP isn't SU but it is perfect for the card.

Here is the Hamburger box with Lego's.  The thing Dalton missed most on the trip was TV but the Lego's helped him forget about it.  I will show you Ava's camping gift when I remake it, she immediately tore it apart before I could get a photo.

Shelby, Dalton, Ava, and Shelby's friend Micalyn.

Ava having a smore.

Dalton loved this, it was three stories tall and was filled with lots of places to play in the water.

Sadie and Ava loved this water slide at the campground, it was right beside our RV so they all played on it until closing time every night.  The last night there, they had a Glow parade which was a blast.  We decorated our golf cart with glow sticks and lights and rode all over the camp ground.  The kids had glow glasses, necklaces, bracelets, beads, and  t-shirts, they loved it.  Thanks for stopping by!

Paper Flowers

I have been working on some flowers for a class as well as working on three parties and haven't had time for much else this week.  I used various punches, dies, and fringe scissors to make these and then attached them to a gift bag.  I have some made with stems as well and will share those tomorrow. TFSB!(thanks for stopping by!)

For You

Good morning!  Today I have another gift card holder, this time I used the Santa from Color Me Christmas.  The Pop N Cuts die makes it easy.  Here is an inside view after I added the ribbon.

I'm still working on custom orders so a busy day ahead, thanks for stopping by!

Holiday Cheer

Good morning, hope you had a wonderful weekend!  Today's project is a quick and easy treat holder.  I used the Two Tags die and adhered two of the bigger tags together and tied them with cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine.  I used the Festive Flurry stamp set and matching Framelit dies to make the snowflakes.  I found snowflake York Peppermint Patties that are shaped like snowflakes and they fit perfectly inside.

We had an uneventful weekend YEA!!!!  Nobody ended up in the hospital, nothing exciting happened, just a stay at home weekend except to go to church on Sunday morning.

Best of Autumn

Good morning!  Today's card was made with the Circle Thinlit Card die, these cards are so easy to make but so hard to photograph.  They are much prettier IRL.  I also used the Best of Autumn stamp set along with some retired DSP.  The DSP for Fall/Halloween in this years catalog is more for Halloween whereas this one, Howlstooth and Scaringbone worked well for either.  I added a punch pumpkin to the front.

On the inside...two more images from Best of Autumn and a sentiment die cut with the Expressions Thinlit die from the Holiday Mini catalog.  Thanks for stopping by!

Autumn Birthday

Good morning!  Have I told you how much I like this stamp:)  I have a box that I put all the little leftover pieces in when I am working on a project or cutting for a class. Every element on this card came from my box!  Thanks for stopping by!

I Can't Thank You Enough

Good morning!  Today I have another Chalk Talk project.  I made the M&M tubes and gave them to all the attendees at my Chalk Talk class.  I had a few left so I plan on giving them to some people who have served in the military, they are the ones we can never thank enough.  Thanks for stopping by!

Something Special

Good morning!  Today I have another card using the Chalk Talk stamps and framelit dies.  Busy day ahead, got two birthday parties to complete.  Thanks for stopping by!

Chalk Talk

 

Good morning!  My husband has been working out of town a lot lately and I really miss all his help with the kids. My stamping time is drastically cut whenever he is away but I did manage to get a few things done yesterday.  I am loving the Chalk Talk stamp set and framelit dies.  For this card I used Smoky Slate with Summer Starfruit.  The banner piece is part of the Tag a Bag Accessory Kit.  Thanks for stopping by!

Secret Garden Birthday

Good morning!  Today's card was made with a lot of left over pieces from other cards and classes.  I always cut a few extra pieces when I plan for a class in case they are needed and I have a huge collection now.  So, my task this week is to use them up.  The little banner was cut with one of the punches from the Little Labels Pack and then folded in half.  It is hard to tell in the photo but it is the same shape as one of the dies in Hearts a Flutter.  The flowers are stamped on DSP from the Epic Day collection.  Thanks for stopping by!

Just a little note...

Good morning!  Sadie's recital was beautiful last night as was she.  She will probably fall asleep in class today, she was so tired and then of course we got to bed late since she had a good visit with her grandparents.  Shelby graduates tonight so it will be another long day for all of us.  Shelby reminded me last night that I hadn't made cards for her band and choir teachers so I got busy this morning.  The music notes are made with a die(not from SU) and the colors are Elegant Eggplant and Whisper White.  I made five of these so Sadie can give one to her music teacher and piano instructor and Shelby can give one to her band teacher, choir teacher, and flute instructor.  I think I have got everyone covered!

Dance!

Good afternoon!  Whew, I didn't think life could get busier but it has.  I didn't schedule any classes for the last two weeks of May thinking that would give me time to get a few things finished up and the girls through the end of the school year.  It has been a whirlwind the past two days and the next three are even busier.  Sadie has dress rehearsal tonight and  Dance Recital Wednesday night and Shelby has Graduation Thursday night.  In the meantime,  they have hair appointments and manicure appointments.  Enough of my complaining...here is the card I made for Sadie to give to her dance teacher.

Oh, and I did 150 of these for a wedding reception.  They were picked up earlier than I planned so I took a quick  (not so good) photo.  These were for a repeat customer so that always makes me feel good because I always worry that someone won't be satisfied.  I did an anniversary party for the bride's parents last year.

Thanks for stopping by!

God Bless You

Good Monday morning!  Today's project is one of the cards we made at a recent class.  I used the Quatefancy Specialty paper window sheet over a base of Real Red card stock.  The Coastal Cabana piece is embossed(non SU folder) and stamped with a sentiment from Crosses of Hope which is retiring.  The daisy was made with the Blossom Party Originals die which made it into the new catalog.   Just a reminder, if you want something from the retiring list, you only have until May 31!

Stippled Blossoms

Good afternoon!  Today's card is from my All Occasions class.  The flowers are from the Stippled Blossoms stamp set and the sentiment is from You're a Gem(retired).  The die cut is actually two die cuts glued together to form a new shape, a scallop square with one of the Label framelit dies.  The card stock colors are Wisteria Wonder and Lucky Limeade(I hate to see this one retire, one of my favorites).  Thanks for stopping by!

Coastal Cabana

Good morning!  I love this new In color, Coastal Cabana.  I like them all this time but this is my favorite.  This is one of the cards we made at a recent class, the flower is made using three of Scallop Circle punches.  the background is embossed with the Modern Mosaic folder available in the new catalog staring June 1.  Thanks for stopping by!

Wonderful Mother

Good Monday afternoon!  Today I have a Mother's Day card to share, this is one of the cards we are making tonight in class.  Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Mother's Day

Good morning!  Today I have a couple Mother's Day cards to share with the same layout but the dresses are a little different.  Playing with the All Dressed Up die is like playing Fashion designer, I have seen so may cute dresses made with it.  Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a wonderful weekend!