You're So Sweet

I can't believe it has been over a week since I posted anything, I have been working nonstop on a wedding shower and am happy to say it is almost done.  My kiddos have also been out for Spring Break so that's always a challenge to find time to work and keep them occupied at the same time.

I am so ready for school to be out for summer break!  Today's card was one we did in punch class this month.  Thanks for stopping by!

A Gift from the Garden

I don't think I have ever had a busier Summer than this one, I have been crazy busy but not busy stamping.  I managed to make this card yesterday at home, I haven't been to my shop more than 30 minutes at a time since the beginning of June.  I used the Gift from the Garden stamp set and the butterfly is from the Bold Butterfly Framelits.  I used some retired Retro Fresh DSP as well.  Thanks for stopping by!

Yummy!

When planning  our July 4th celebration, watermelon is always at the top of list and has been since I was a little girl.  My dad planted watermelons in the garden and I can remember him checking on them everyday to see if they were going to be ready for July 4th.  I used the Circle Framelit dies to cut Watermelon Wonder, Whisper White, and a piece of Cherry on Top paper and cut it in half.  The seeds are made with the retired Blossom Bouquet Triple punch.  I couldn't decide which background dsp to use so I used both.

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Summer

Here is what we took to the residents of the retirement facility yesterday, we wanted to make something to leave in their dining room so they could all enjoy it. The kids also made each resident a pinwheel to have in their apartment.  I saw this project on Pinterest but couldn't find a red watering can so I came up with this banner but still wanted to add the pinwheels from Paper Pumpkin.  They loved it, as we were leaving one of the ladies came up to me and hugged me and she had put her pinwheel in her hair.  I love that my kids are learning to think of others especially the elderly, our church does an awesome job of involving kids in Mission work.

A close up view of the pinwheels, this has been my favorite kit from Paper Pumpkin so far, thanks for stopping by!

You Are Simply Wonderful

Good afternoon!  Today I have a clean and simple card for you. My inspiration was from a card I saw on Pinterest but I didn't pin it so I can't give a link to it.    The seeds are from the 3 step blossom punch which is retired and the watermelon is made using a scallop circle and circle and then cut in half.  But that's not all....lean in closer to the screen...do you smell it....the top melon is embossed with Melon Scented embossing powder!  Thanks for stopping by!

Flip Flop Time

Good afternoon!  I wanted to repost this project that I made a couple years ago, here is a link to the original post.  I have had the most visits to my blog about these than any other project I have done as well as selling at least 6 of the dies.  I made the daisy embellishments with the Daisy #2 die. I used foam for these but I have made some with felt and  with fabric which turned out very cute as well.  The foam ends up being rather thick with the layers so you will need a long brad to fasten them together( there isn't enough room on the flip flop to put the brad through it so you will have to glue it to the shoe  either hot glue or cement glue works best).  I also cut out a circle of  foam and adhere it underneath to keep the brad from rubbing the foot and to give more room for gluing.  My Sadie is very rough on shoes and they held up to her wear and tear but the foam did get dirty mainly because she loves to run on the play ground so all her shoes are dirty when she comes home from school.  Hope this helps, let me know if you have further questions.  Let me know if you make them and how they turn out.  I recently had someone tell me they made them for an outdoor Summer wedding for the bridesmaids and they here a huge hit!

BBQ Time

Good evening!  Today I have a cute invitation for a BBQ which is perfect for July 4.  It is hard to see but the whole front panel is attached to a 3x3 envelope and raises up to reveal the pocket.  Inside the pocket is all the info about the BBQ.  I got almost finished with this card and got an ink smudge so I added the paper pieced watermelon to cover it up.  Since I had a pieced watermelon, I also pieced the grill.  The DSP is from the Build a Bear package.  Hope you like it!

Summer is Here!

Good afternoon!  Summer is in full swing...the girls picked up report cards at 8:00 yesterday morning and by 10:00 we were on our way to a water park...my girls plus 6 other girls.  They had a ball and amazingly no "girl drama" the whole time.  This image from the stamp set Summer Fun is what I saw all around my lawn chair yesterday at the water park except they weren't neatly lined up and there was a whole bunch more.  I love to color and this set is perfect for that but you could also paper piece the images and it would be cute too. 


Don't forget to check the links on my sidebar for all the retiring SU products, some are even discounted.  The accessory list  has a bunch of dies discounted on it.  But hurry, they won't last long.