Don't Look Jen!

This card is for my NSSS JennyK's May package that will be mailed out tomorrow....just a tad late... I used the TGF stamp - Ebony - and paper from the new DCWV summer stack, card candy and the stitching is with my Pixie sewing machine. I glittered her skull and hairband -

a close up of the stitching....a hint for those of you that may want to try sewing directly on your paper - adhere the paper where you will NOT be stitching - this works for 2 reasons - the adhesive will gunk up the needle and it will hold the paper where you want it.

Meet Thursday

Meet Thursday! Isn't she cute? She is one of the newest stamps I have gifted myself from The Greeting Farm which is my absolute favorite new place for stamps.
I made this card for my niece Madison's 8th birthday (8 going on 22)....I even customized it by hand drawing the star on Thursday's top! The pp is DCVW newest summer stack - I used Nesties and some random ribbon along with the card candy that I found on EBay.

Here is a close up of the coloring - I really need to watch some Copic videos but at this point I only own 4 Copics so ...no rush yet!

Happy Mother's Day

Today is Mother's Day and I was disappointed to not receive a handmade card from the cats this year......but the day is not over so maybe I will get a surprise.
I made this card for Chuck to give his mom, this is one of the digi stamps that I won from TGF.... Chipmunks Gather. The sentiment is from SU! The background paper is Paper Crate, the ribbon is of unknown origin.I

This card was made for my Mom - the stamp is from TGF - Hope from Hope & Grace. The paper is Cosmo Cricket, the tulle was picked up from the fabric department at Wal-Mart - it has a sheen to it. The sentiment is from SU! and the palest green rhinestones from M's. The white heart brad is from Oriental Trading Company.

Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers of human and fur babies!!

recent cards

I can not remember the last time I scrapped something! All I seem to be doing lately is make cards.....here are my latest creations

I made this one for my NSSS Jenny's son, Isaiah's birthday - made with left over pieces from a Cosmo Cricket kit

Made this one to have on hand - the stamp is Gigi from TGF, all the paper is from my scraps, ribbon was something I found at M's last year and the black bling is something I picked up at the Expo I went to last month with my sister Lisa and friend Christina.

Here is a close up of the sentiment

and this is what happens when you run something thru the Cuddlebug AFTER you adhere dimensional items..i.e...rhinestones....it flattened them like a pancake so her earrings are much larger than I was going for...

This was a sympathy card I made for a co-worker whose Mom passed away.

And this one was made for Wanda, one of Chuck's friends wife whose mom also passed away. This was a free digital stamp I found online.

Last Sunday was Halle's first communion - here is the card I made for her. The stamp was something I borrowed from my sister Lisa - I used Dazzling Diamonds on it to bling it up as Halle's loves everything that glitters. The gold paper is from SU!

Thanks for looking!

presents for Madison & Isaiah

My NSSS JennyK has two great kids, Isaiah who is turning 5 on May 5th and a daughter Madison whom is 11. I wanted to make them something so I picked up humongous initials at Joann's - the base is paper mache. Isaiah's room is decorated with construction vehicles so I searched high and low for paper - only found one single sheet at a Michael's in Latham with my MB friend Tini and real life sister Lisa. The shovels and hard hats are cuts from Everyday Paper Dolls which I borrowed from my sister Lisa. Yes there is a cart that I do NOT have!!

Madison is a girly girl - loves bling and her room is painted orange - even though her mother is wanting to change the color to something more "normal" - so I chose some paper that had orange in it - this is My Minds Eye -

I added black rhinestone swirls and some rhinestones and circles that I picked up at Michael's on the same trip where I found the construction paper.

I really like how they both turned out and Jenn said that the kids both loved them and after all, that is all that counts.

Bridal shower card

Today I went to a bridal shower for a friend's daughter - she was in the Girl Scout Troop that I worked with - man do I feel old! She looks wonderful - all grown up and such a sweet young lady - yep I'm even talking like an old lady.

Regardless of my tottering age, I can still make a mean card - this bride stamp is from DeNami Designs - looks a lot like a Bella to me but they call her Mimi. The patterned paper is from the Luxury Stack from DCWV, the blue is from the Linen Closet mat stack. I used the oval scalloped nesties; the Sparkle sentiment is from SU! - I used Diamond Dust from SU! on the Sparkle and on the bouquet, flowers in her hair and the veil.

This is the sentiment I printed off the computer - I used the Label 3 Nesties. The patterned paper is also from the Linen Closet DCWV stack.

Altered comp notebooks

I altered these composition notebooks that I picked up last fall while they were 25 cents at Wal-mart - these will be sold at a open house to raise funds for Relay for Life.

I used papers from DCWV and thickers, Alphabet soups and felt letters.

a birthday card for Halle

I recently won some digital stamps from one of my FAVORITE stamp companies, The Greeting Farm. I used Pinto Pony to make a birthday card for Chuck's niece Halle who is turning 8 and she has a thing for "yee-haas"(AKA ponies/horses).

I used DCWV patterned papers, the orange is from the summer stack (last year's) and the geometric is from Nana's kids (I think)...Nesties Label 2 and some ribbon from my ever expanding stash. The Happy Birthday stamp was picked up several years ago at the dollar spot at Target.

I glittered the yeehaa's spots and the bluebird's wings and used glossy accents on the mane then tucked a flower behind her ear for some dimension.

cards, cards and more cards

I've been busy using some of my new stamps and making cards - these first 5 are cards that I owed one of my sisters since February! They finally went postal on Wednesday so she should have them shortly - I left it the insides blank so she can use them as she wishes. This first one is Sassy Suzi from The Greeting Farm - the striped background paper is Basic Grey and the purple is from Oriental Trading Company. I used Nesties Label Four and glittered the "fur" on Suzi's coat. The purple accent is something I picked up at Hobby Lobby on clearance.

This card is my favorite - random ribbon, Making Memories paper and a SU! stamp -a Hostess Level 1 set "Country Morning". Nesties Label 2 was used as well.

This stamp is one that I bought when I was on vacation last year - not sure what company makes it. The paper is SU! (Razzleberry Lemonade collection) and a bit of pom pom trim I picked up at Joann's. I also used Nesties Label 4.

This stamp is from SU! (Because of You), the papers are from DCWV, nesties Label 3 and the orange accent is from Hobby Lobby.

This is another stamp from the Country Morning SU! hostess set - the peach polka-dot paper is PaperCrate, the brown is Making Memories, twill ribbon from SU! and Nesties Label 3.

This card I made for Shawn, one of my "sisters" to accompany a goodie package I sent her. This stamp is hilarious - when I first saw it I thought of me and my sisters shopping. We usually don't get this dressed up to shop but we do have the chins! The paper is SU! (Razzleberry Lemonade) bling is from Michael's (they are gold even though they look black in this picture).

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!

I am so excited!! My friend Rachel turned me on the to The Greeting Farm website - I LOVE these stamps!! And oh my, the creativity and talent on the design team and on Club Anya's blog - outstanding!
Anyhoo, I won four digi images today!! That totally makes my day, my WEEK!!

I can not say that I have never won anything....that's how Rachel and I "met" - she was offering a RAK on the Cricut message board and I was chosen... and we have been buds ever since! Now we just have to meet face to face!

If you have never wandered over to The Greeting Farm - I strongly encourage you to check them out....its a wonderfully creative place http://www.thegreetingfarm.com

baby shower decorations

My niece Sierra asked me to make some decorations for a baby shower for her co-worker Vickie. As the gender of the baby is a surprise to most she requested that I make the decorations in green and yellow. I used the New Arrival cricut cart for all these and threw a couple dabs of stickles here and there.

The booties were a little more time consuming as I chose to thread the ribbon and tie the bows - Alley had to help me unravel the ribbon - I never thought I was going to get a crafting partner when I brought her home!

latest creations

This is the pink piggy party invitation that Halle wanted me to make.....I used my brand spanking new Create-A-Critter cricut cart - I think they came out pretty cute

This is the baby banner I made for my niece's co- workers baby shower- used A Child's Year cricut cart

This is Chuck's birthday card - love the new SU! happy birthday stamp - really clean and crisp!

And here is the birthday card I made for my dad (yes they are both really into John Deere tractors). On dad's card I used the Martha Stewart fence punch (its sideways).

updated Alley pix

Alley decided that she wanted to get to know my E - she's so inquisitive! and yes, those little piles of cuts ended up on the floor......

Here she is looking like an angel.......too bad she wasn't!!

She LOVES to watch TV - she was watching American Pickers with daddy and Uncle Roy.

This is one of my favorites of her so far - the sun had risen about an hour earlier and the eastern light coming through the window was beautiful