Hope Happens

Good afternoon. Hope you are having a relaxed weekend. First off let me say that the photo doesn't do this one justice, it is very pretty IRL but I have a hard time photographing mostly white cards. The inspiration for this card comes from this card posted by Mary Fish. I used several embossing folders and punched out 1 1/4 inch squares to form the grid and the used the Heart of Hearts embosslit for the heart. The white trim at the bottom was made using the Tasteful Trim die.  The sentiment is from the stamp set  Hope Happens I really like how this one turned out, I made this card in preparation for a fundraiser for American Cancer Society with an emphasis on Breast Cancer.  This will be the second year for The Pink Event and last year I didn't really know what kind of cards to make and although I had  several "pink" cards, they were gone the first hour.  Thanks for stopping by!

Wish Big

Good afternoon! Today is the day ...Sale-a-Bration starts...I have been waiting anxiously for it. In case you don't know what I am talking about, SAB is a HUGE deal, you get a free item from the SAB brochure for every $50.00 you spend. Not only do they have 6 items which includes stamps, paper, ribbon, buttons, home decor, and digital images of all the things mentioned previously, on the last page  of the brochure are a BUNCH of other stamp sets from the regular catalog. Now is the time to replenish your consumable things such as paper and embellishments and get free STUFF!

Ok, I do have a project for today. This is one of the cards we will be making at a Birthday class next month. The whole class will be centered around the stamp set Bring on the Cake but we will make some cards for adults and some for kids. I made the banner with the party hats from the stamp set Party Hearty. The paper is from the Celebrations DSP.  Thanks for stopping by.

 

Hugs & Kisses

Good Monday Morning! If you missed my Hugs & Kisses class on Friday, this is what you missed. But, you can still come to the one this Saturday the 29th. I have room for 2 more people so send me an email if you want to come. We made the heart pouch, an M&M treat, four 3x3 Valentines with a cute clear box to put them in, and one more (surprise) treat container which you will have to see when you come to the class.

Don't forget that Sale-a-Bration starts tomorrow!!!!  If you have been thinking of signing up as a demonstrator with SU, now is the best time to do that.  The kit is 15% off during SAB plus an additional sign up bundle worth up to $50.00.  I would love for you to join my team and will help you to grow your business, if this is something you are interested in please call me and let's talk about it!!!  My phone # is located at the top in my banner.

L-O-V-E

Good morning! It's all about love, my craft room is littered with scraps of pink and red. I have been busy prepping for my Hugs and Kisses Valentine class. This card was made for a sketch challenge, I really like this sketch and will be using it again. I used Very Vanilla for the base, added a layer of embossed Pretty in Pink followed by the middle panel of Very Vanilla and a layer of some retired DSP. The stamps are from Filled with Love. I cut the embossed heart with the Hearts of Hearts embosslit.  Head on over to the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge Blog and check out all the amazing cards using this sketch.  Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

 

Hugs and Kisses Valentine Class

Good morning!  We are getting snow today, maybe 6-7 inches!  Sure makes the girls happy, no school and playing in snow.  Tomorrow I have a Valentine class scheduled and wanted to give you a sneak peek of what we will be making. If you live in my area and would like to attend, please let me know(I will also offer the same class on Sat. Jan. 29.   This is a heart pouch that I made using the Petal cone die.  You get a crease line down the middle of the heart when you cut it so that you can fold it into the cone, but if you don't crease it and attach two of the die cuts together you can make a pouch.  Isn't that cool!  This really holds quite a bit of loot, I put in 3 miniature candy bars and 8 candy kisses.  I stamped the tag using the cute Greeting Card Kids stamp and attached it to the bow with a safety pin from the Vintage Trinkets.  Do you like my pretty bow, I tied this with a Bow Maker that Lynn Pratt is selling to raise money for Juvenile Diabetes research.  you can check out her blog here for the information.  I have bought bow makers before but could never figure out how to use them but with Lynn's directions I was successful the first attempt.  Thanks for stopping by!

Welcome Little One

Good  morning!  The girls are back to school today and it's laundry day for me so not much time for crafting but I do have a baby  card I made yesterday.  We made a very similar card at my Technique class on Saturday and I had a few leftovers so this is what I made.  The base layer is Pink Pirouette followed by a layer of card stock vellum embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper folder.  The doily is embellished with little hearts(thanks for the idea, Sharon) and pearls and the center has a 2 1/2 circle punched from embossed Whisper White and a crocheted flower from the retired Pretties Kit.   I made this for a friend  from Alabama who is adopting a baby girl!

Guest Designers

Good Monday morning!  Today I have two guest designers, Sadie and Shelby, my daughters.  Sadie is 7 and Shelby is 12 and they love to stamp.  They both have birthday parties to go to so yesterday they got busy making cards.  I had found this Penny Black stamp and bought it because it reminded me of them, Sadie has beautiful long blond hair and is a little Diva and Shelby has beautiful thick brown hair and is totally out of her zone in a dress but give her a comfortable pair of jeans(designer of course) and she is good.  They used copics to color the images and Tempting Turquoise card stock along with Island Oasis DP.  The peace sign and groovy stamps are from a retired SU set from 2001 but I don't know the name of it.   If you like their cards, let them know by leaving them a comment.

With Deepest Sympathy

Good afternoon! Sympathy cards are the hardest for me to make, especially if I don't have one on hand when I need one. I guess it is because you just never know what to say to someone who has suffered a loss. This stamp is from the the same set as yesterdays card, Thanks for Caring. The card stock colors are Early Espresso and Very Vanilla and the DP is from the Neutrals patterned package.  Thanks for stopping by!

Thanks for Caring

Good afternoon! Today's card was made using the stamp set Thanks for Caring from the Occasions Mini. I am trying to use up some retired DP and I have no idea the name of this one but it was pink so I went for it. I am participating in The Pink Event(a Cancer Research event) again this year so I am "thinking pink" these days.  I will post more information about the event as soon as I know more, so far all I know is that it is in March. Thanks for stopping by!

Love

Brrrr, it is cold outside. The kids are home from school today because of snow so my time for crafting is very limited. This is a quick and easy card which I think has a masculine look to it.   I used the stamp set XOXO and some Love Letter DSP. The heat is cut out with the Heart of Heats die. The card stock colors are Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, and Very Vanilla. thanks for stopping by.