Golden New Year

Good morning, Friends! I know it's not the New Year, yet but tomorrow is the Create with Connie and Mary challenge so I thought I would show you my New Year's card today! And we will be leaving tomorrow. I am going to miss the Rose parade. I think that is my favorite parade! I love seeing the creativity of using all organic materials to make such awesome creations! Oh well. It will be nice to get home and get the house in order.

So today's card is the fourth card that I did with my stamp club this month. Another super simple card that was fun to put together. I thought this card could be used for a lot of other occasions as well.

• Card base is Very Vanilla
• Stamp the speckles from Gorgeous Grunge onto the card base using gold Encore ink
• Cut a piece of Very Vanilla and a piece of gold foil designer vellum using the Banners framelits then adhere them together
• Tie a piece of gold taffeta ribbon around the banners then adhere to the card using dimensionals
• Fold a string of sequins in half and adhere to banner
• Stamp the sentiment from Good Greetings onto a strip of Very Vanilla using VersaMark and emboss using gold emboss powder
• Flag the end of the strip and adhere to card

I hope you all have a fantastic ending to your 2014 year! Be safe! Thanks for stopping by! See you next year!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Good Greetings, Gorgeous Grunge; Paper- Very Vanilla, gold foil designer vellum; Ink- VersaMark, gold encore; Accessories- Banners framelits, gold taffeta ribbon, gold sequins, gold emoboss powder, dimensionals

Lumberjack Love

Good morning everyone! We are having a snowy start to our day here in Kansas! I miss seeing the white stuff! And I am glad that I don't have to travel in it! It did look like Thursday would be the best day to travel but we will keep watching. I think we are ready to go home. ;)

Today's card is another valentine card. I won this lumberjack set from Stampin' Up! during the Occasions and SAB premier. I told my friend Emily that the only way I would every get this set would be to win it and guess what! So I guess it was meant to be! I do like him but I just need to spend more time thinking about what to do with him - lol!

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Use the Large Scallop border edgelit to scallop the edge of a piece of Night of Navy card stock
• Stamp the Woodgrain background stamp onto a piece of Crumb Cake using Crumb Cake ink and then adhere to the Night of Navy panel then adhere panel to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the lumberjack from Wood You Be Mine set onto Whisper White using Tuxedo black Momento ink then stamp his shirt using Crumb Cake ink
• Color the lumberjack in using Blendabilities: Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate and the skin tones
• Carefully cut out the lumberjack and adhere him to the card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Crumb Cake using Night of Navy ink and flag the end then adhere to card
• Add two Night of Navy candy dots to the card

A fun masculine valentine! I do like this set and look forward to seeing more ideas! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Wood You Be Mine, Hardwood background; Paper- Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Whisper White; Ink- Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Tuxedo black Momento ink, Blendabilities: Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate, Skin Tones; Accessories- Large Scallop edgelit, Regal candy dots, dimensionals

Freakin' Hearts

Good morning, everyone! I hope your weekend was a great one! My vacation seems to be going very quickly and soon I will be looking forward to the weekends - lol! But for now I will enjoy each day! I think we will head home on Thursday. That will give us a few days at home to get things organized and cleaned up. I need to do some laundry here, today. And my sister is coming so we should have a nice visit!

I have another valentine card to show. Seems like I had a lot of fun with the hearts when I was stamping! This is another simple one.

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a piece of Whisper White stamp the greeting from Yippee-Skippee using Tuxedo black Momento ink then adhere panel to card base
• Use the Sweetheart punch to punch three hearts from Stacked with Love designer paper
• Adhere the two top hearts onto the card and adhere the bottom one onto the card using dimensionals
• Thread a piece of white baker's twine through a basic metal button and tie a bow then adhere to the heart

Super simple! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Yippee-Skippee; Paper- Whisper White, Stacked with Love designer paper; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink; Accessories- Sweetheart punch, white baker's twine, basic metal button, dimensionals

Love...

Good morning, Friends! We are still in Kansas where it has become very frigid! Love that we can stay inside and drink coffee and enjoy each other! Last night we got to catch up with aunts, uncles and cousins that we haven't seen in quite a while! What fun we had! Just seems like there is never enough time but we enjoy what time we do have. We also did a little shopping yesterday. Nick needed new shoes and he wanted to spend his Christmas money. And today we look to take down the tree and enjoy some football! And Pat is making gumbo! Yum!!

Today's card was inspired by a sketch I saw. It was an older one so I didn't keep track of where it came from. I kept it very simple. I just love the script words from the Hello Life set!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Use the scallop border punch to scallop the top of a piece of Basic Black card stock then adhere to card base
• Adhere a piece of Stack with Love designer paper to the Basic Black panel
• Cut a heart from red glitter paper using the Hearts framelits and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the sentiment from Hello Life onto the card using Tuxedo black Momento ink
• Add three rhinestones

Super simple! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hello Life; Paper- Whisper White, Basic Black, red glimmer paper, Stacked with Love designer paper, Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink; Accessories- Hearts framelits, scallop edge border punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

Lovely Life

Good morning, Friends! We are still having a great time with family! Going out for breakfast this morning and then spending time with cousins this evening! Haven't seen them in quite a while so that will be fun to catch up! I'm sure that we will be helping mom to take down the tree this weekend, too. 

Today's card didn't quite turn out like I had planned but here it is anyway - lol! I just love this new set, Hello Life! The words are super sweet and so much fun! 

• Card base is Whisper White
• On a piece of Whisper White stamp the hearts images from Hello Life using Calypso Coral and Crisp Cantaloupe
• Stamp the word onto a strip of vellum using Tuxedo black Momento ink and flag the end then adhere to card by folding the end of the strip of vellum to the back of the panel and use a glue dot where the Real Red heart will go
• Adhere panel to card
• Punch a heart from Real Red card stock using the itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add a rhinestone to the heart

Super simple. I just love the words in this set! So sweet! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hello Life; Paper- Whisper White, vellum; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral; Accessories- itty bitty accents punch pack, rhinestone, dimensionals

Lemon Love

Hello everyone! I hope your holidays were very special! We had a most wonderful day! All my family has been here and I am looking forward to a nice weekend! 

I have decided to move on from Christmas to the new products in the upcoming Occasions and SAB mini catalogs! I was so excited to use them and I am excited to show you! This card actually started as one thing but I didn't like it so I took some things off and started over and this is the result.

• Card base is Whisper White
• Stamp the lemon image from A Happy Thing onto a piece of designer paper from Best Year Ever pack using Tuxedo black Momento ink and color with the Blendabilities: Daffodil Delight and Wild Wasabi
• Adhere the piece to the card base
• Use the fringe scissors to cut into a piece of Wild Wasabi card stock and tie a piece of Whisper White cotton ribbon around the panel then adhere to card
• Stamp the sentiment with Tuxedo black Momento ink and add a rhinestone

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- A Happy Thing; Paper- Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Best Year Ever designer paper; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink, Blendabilities: Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight; Accessories- Whisper White cotton ribbon, fringe scissors, rhinestone

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Good morning, Friends and Merry Christmas! The Thursday Create with Connie and Mary challenge is on the same day as Christmas! Pretty cool!! This week we have a sketch to work with. Take a look!

This will be my last Christmas card of the year. But I had to make one for today! 

My card is very simple.

• Card base is Lost Lagoon
• I cut four pieces of All is Calm designer paper and adhered them to the card base
• Cut a circle from the silver glimmer paper using the Circles framelits and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the tree from Festival of Trees onto Whisper White using Pear Pizzazz ink and punch out with the Tree punch
• Stamp the pot onto Whisper White using Smoky Slate ink and cut out then adhere to the bottom of the tree and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting onto a strip of Whisper White using Lost Lagoon ink and flag the end then adhere to card
• Stamp the bird onto Whisper White using Lost Lagoon ink and cut out then adhere to card
• Add three rhinestones to tree

Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team did with this fabulous sketch at the Create with Connie and Mary site! I hope to see your creation! Thanks for stopping by and have a most blessed and merry Christmas! Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Festival of Trees; Paper- Lost Lagoon, Whisper White, silver glimmer paper, All is Calm designer paper; Ink- Pear Pizzazz, Lost Lagoon, Smoky Slate; Accessories- Circles framelits, Tree punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

Hardwood Hearts

Good morning, Friends! We are up early and almost ready to leave for our Kansas Christmas! I am so excited to see my family again! Nick got his permit yesterday after his class and now he thinks he will get to drive part of the way. HA HA!! Not!! He will get to drive some when we get there but not on the way. Mama can't handle that - lol! Anyway, it's an exciting time around here!

Today's card is another that we made in stamp club this month. Super sweet and simple!

• Card base is Crumb Cake
• Take another piece of Crumb Cake and stamp the Hardwood background stamp onto it using Crumb Cake ink then run it through the Big Shot using the Hearts framelits
• Adhere panel to card base using dimensionals
• Run a piece of red glimmer paper through the Big Shot using the Hearts framelits and adhere to card base with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from And Many More onto a strip of Whisper White using Real Red ink and flag the end then adhere to card
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a Nordic designer button and tie a bow then adhere to card

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- And Many More, Hardwood; Paper- Crumb Cake, Whisper White, red glimmer paper; Ink- Crumb Cake, Real Red; Accessories- Hearts framelits, Nordic designer button, linen thread, dimensionals

Birthday Hapiness

Good morning, Friends! I hope your week is going super! We decided to have our Christmas last night after Nick was done with his drivers ed course. And boy was that fun!! We got a lot of nice things! Today Nick will finish his drivers ed and I will be doing laundry and packing as we will be leaving the first thing tomorrow! I hope to do some multi tasking and get some stamping done! I got a nice Craftsman tool box with drawers and now all my punches are stored so nice and neat! I love it! 

Today's card was another that I did with my stamp club this month. 

• Card base is Smoky Slate
• Stamp the border image from Choose Happiness onto the card base using Smoky Slate ink
• Flag the end of a strip of Old Olive card stock and sponge with Old Olive ink then adhere to card base
• Stamp the flower image onto a piece of Whisper White using Blackberry Bliss ink and cut out with the Circles framelits
• Use the Essentials paper piercing pack to pierce a circle around the flower then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from And Many More onto the card base using Blackberry Bliss ink
• Stamp the bird image onto a piece of Whisper White using Lost Lagoon ink and cut out then adhere to card with dimensionals
• Punch a flower from Blackberry Bliss using itty bitty accents punch pack and adhere to bird
• Add a pearl to flower center

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Choose Happiness, And Many More; Paper- Smoky Slate, Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White; Ink- Smoky Slate, Lost Lagoon, Blackberry Bliss, Old Olive; Accessories- Circles framelits, itty bitty accents punch pack, Essentials paper piercing pack, pearl, sponge, dimensionals

Yippee Skippee Happy!!

Good morning, Friends! I am SO happy to be on vacation! Woohoo!!! That means I will have more time to do things that make me happy! Yes, I do love my job. And this is one reason to love my job! Christmas break!! We will be leaving for Kansas on Wednesday to have Christmas with my family. I can't wait! Right now my son is taking his Driver's Ed course. He has it for four days and then he can get his permit. Then he has to drive with us for 50 hours. I have to admit: I'm terrified! I just can't believe that he is growing up! Anyway, lots going on and I hope to be able to share with you while it's all happening! I still have a few more gifts to get and wrap and then I am calling it done!

Today's card was one that we made in stamp club this month. I loved the different layout and that I used a color other than white!

• Card base is Blushing Bride
• Run a piece of Blushing Bride through the Big Shot using the Arrows embossing folder
• Cut a piece of Perfect Plum using the Starburst framelits
• Cut a piece of All Abloom designer paper using the Circles framelits and adhere to starburst shape then adhere to the embossed panel make sure part of the circle hangs over the edge and cut that part off
• Adhere panel to card with dimensionals
• Cut a banner from Sahara Sand card stock using the Banners framelits
• Stamp the greeting from Yippee Skippee onto the banner using Perfect Plum ink and adhere to card with dimensionals
• Add three frosted sequins to card

Super simple and a great card to mail. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Yippee Skippee; Paper- Blushing Bride, Perfect Plum, Sahara Sand, All Abloom designer paper; Ink- Perfect Plum; Accessories- Arrows embossing folder, Starburst framelits, Banners framelits, Circles framelits, frosted sequins, dimensionals

Control Freaks Blog Tour: New Stuff!

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Control Freaks blog tour! I'm your next stop after the very creative and talented Patty Bennett! The Control Freaks are featuring products from the new Occasions and SAB mini catalogs! So many fabulous new products! I just got my order the other day and haven't had time to play until this evening after work. Nothing like getting it done just under the wire!! Because of that, I kept things very simple! I think we all need that this time of year - lol!

I used the new stamp set Hello Life. I just love the saying "do more of what makes you happy". Isn't that great? My holiday vacation started today and I am SO ready to do more of what makes me happy - stamping!! So here's my first card...

•  Card base is Whisper White
• Stamp the greeting from Hello Life in Tuxedo black Momento ink onto the card base
• Use the Project Life corner rounder to round the upper and lower corners of the card base on the right hand side
• Flag the ends of two pieces of designer paper from the Stacked with Love designer paper stack and adhere to card base
• Stamp the hearts onto Whisper White using Calypso Coral and Crisp Cantaloupe inks and cut out
• The cantaloupe heart is adhered flat to the card and the coral heart is adhered with dimensionals
• Thread a piece of white baker's twine through a basic metal button and tie a bow then adhere to card
• Add three rhinestones to card

My second card uses the same wonderful saying! I told you I love it!!

• Card base is Real Red
• Adhere a piece of designer paper from the Stacked with Love designer paper stack to the card base
• Flag the end of a piece of Crisp Cantaloupe card stock and run through the Big Shot using the Large Polka Dots embossing folder then adhere to card
• Cut a circle from Whisper White using the Circles framelits
• Stamp the saying from Hello Life using Tuxedo black Momento ink onto the circle
• Stamp the little hearts onto the circle using Real Red ink then adhere the circle to the card using dimensionals
• Adhere three rhinestones to card

I told you these cards were easy! But I do like the way they came out. They make me smile and I hope they make you smile, too! Thank you so much for stopping by! Be sure to click the icon below to go and see what the super talented and creative Mary Brown has to show you! Have a great day!

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Good morning everyone! WOW! I can't believe that next week is Christmas! This week's Create with Connie and Mary challenge is a beautiful color challenge! Take a look!

Whisper White, Silver Glimmer and Cherry Cobbler. Perfect for an elegant Christmas card! Here's what I did...

My card came together quite easy and I like the elegant touches of silver and sparkle!

• Card base is Whisper White
• Run a piece of Whisper White through the Big Shot using the Northern Flurry embossing folder
• Stamp the greeting from Ornamental Pines using Tuxedo Black Momento ink
• Cut a strip of Silver glimmer paper using the Large Scallop edgelit and adhere to back of embossed panel then adhere to card base using dimensionals
• Stamp the ornament image onto a piece of Whisper White with Cherry Cobbler ink and cut out
• Adhere a piece of silver baker's twine to the back of the ornament creating a loop at the top
• Adhere the ornament to the card using dimensionals
• Add rhinestones to the card

Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team did with these fabulous colors at the Create with Connie and Mary website! We always love to see what you do with our challenges! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Ornamental Pine; Paper- Whisper White, silver glimmer paper; Ink- Cherry Cobbler, Tuxedo black Momento ink; Accessories- Northern Flurry embossing folder, silver baker's twine, Large Scallop edgelit, rhinestones, dimensionals

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Good morning, friends! I'm here with this week's challenge at Create with Connie and Mary! This week we have a sketch! Take a look!

A little different but very fun! Those different shaped panels stumped me but they create a very unique layout! And I love that!

• Card base is Lost Lagoon
• Adhere a piece of piece of All is Calm washi tape to a piece of Lost Lagoon card stock then adhere to card front
• Cut a piece of Smoky Slate and Soft Sky the same size into the desired shape
• On the Soft Sky panel, stamp the snowflakes image from Holiday Home using Whisper White craft ink then the Santa sleigh image using Tuxedo black Momento ink then adhere the stamped panel tot he Smoky Slate panel offsetting them a bit
• Adhere the shapes to the card using dimensionals
• Stamp the house using Tuxedo black Momento ink onto a piece of Whisper White and cut out
• Add color to the house with blendabilities: Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler and Smoky Slate
• Adhere house to card with dimensionals
• Stamp the sentiment onto the card using Tuxedo black Momento ink
• Add rhinestones

Be sure to visit the Create with Connie and Mary site to see some great inspiration from the rest of the design team! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Holiday Home; Paper- Lost Lagoon, Smoky Slate, Soft Sky, Whisper White; Ink- Tuxedo black Momento ink, Whisper White craft, Blendabilities: Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate, Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- All is Calm washi tape, rhinestones, dimensionals 

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Good morning, Friends! I apologize for not posting more. I hope that changes soon! Besides having very limited time, I also seem to lack the creative mind. But I have my stamp club coming up soon and I will need to get my projects for that done this weekend. Here's to hoping I get a lot done!! But today is the Create with Connie and Mary challenge! This week we are being challenged to make a gift card holder!

Hmmm... This one was difficult for me just because I didn't want to do something that has been done a lot before. And, as I said before, my creative side is just not cooperating. So I went searching on Pinterest. I found a super simple little tag that had a pocket. Perfect! I turned it into a gift card holder!

I cut a piece of Smoky Slate at 2 3/4" x 6 1/2". The top of the tag is cut using the Labels framelits. The bottom is scored at 2" and folded up then adhered with sticky strip. I added a piece of All is Calm designer paper to the front of the pocket. The tree from Festival of Trees is stamped onto Whisper White using Pear Pizzazz ink and the circles are stamped with Lost Lagoon ink then the tree is punched out with the Tree punch. I adhered the tree to the tag with dimensionals. I stamped the pot onto Whisper White using Smoky Slate ink and cut out then adhered to the tree. I stamped the greeting onto a strip of Whisper White using Lost Lagoon ink and flagged the end then I adhered it to the tree. I tied a piece of white baker's twine through a Nordic designer button and adhered it to the tag. I punched a hole at the top of the tag and tied a piece of Lost Lagoon taffeta ribbon through the hole.

There you have it! Be sure to see all the other wonderful ideas for gift tags at the Create with Connie and Mary site! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Festival of Trees; Paper- Smoky Slate, Whisper White, All is Calm designer paper; Ink- Pear Pizzazz, Lost Lagoon, Smoky Slate; Accessories- Tree punch, Labels framelits, Lost Lagoon taffeta ribbon, white baker's twine, Nordic designer button, dimensionals