Best Wishes Autumn Vine

Good afternoon! It's finally Friday! This seems like a really long day already and I am only half way through! Just a little further. I know that I can make it. Somebody can shoot me now. I am going to do a craft with the kids this afternoon (after a big test). We are going to make turkey candle holders. No, it's not stamping related but it sure turned out cute! I will post a picture of it early next week. Next Thursday our school makes a Thanksgiving meal for the entire school (FREE). Everything is donated including the help. It's always a fun time and I thought these candle holders would be a great decoration to the tables.

Anyway, enough of that. On to the card! This card layout is another of Becky's. Surprised? Thankfully, I will be going to her card class on Monday and getting some more ideas. I am running out. I did like the way it turned out. I hope that it inspires you! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Best Wishes; Paper- Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Really Rust, Whisper White, Autumn Vine designer paper; Ink- Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Sage Shadow, More Mustard; Accessories- Sage Shadow grosgrain ribbon, gold brads, dimensionals

Fancy Flower

Hello everyone! Another quick post since I will have recess duty in a few minutes. Oh joy! So I am trying to stuff my lunch down my throat and type at the same time.

Today's card started with a layout that I got from my friend, Becky, at on of her card classes a few months ago. Well, it ended up looking nothing like her card which is fine because I really like this one. It's just funny how that happens sometimes. Anyway, it is a simple card. I purposefully stamped the stem off the cardstock so that I flower would look like more three dimensional. I hope that you are inspired as well! Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Flower Fancy; Paper- Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla; Ink- Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss; Accessories- Kiwi Kiss satin ribbon, gold brad, blender pen, scallop edge border punch, dimensionals

Garden Tea

Good afternoon! I am posting really quick. Our class won a contest and so we are going to have an ice cream party right after they get back from recess. So, not much time to eat, set up and post (as I already had to do lunch duty).

This layout was one that my friend, Becky did at one of her classes last month. Of course she used different paper and colors. But the layout is pretty much the same. It's a pretty simple card and self-explanatory. I do hope that it inspires you, too! I do hope to get home early tonight and post a color inspiration challenge card but we will see... Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Thank You Kindly, Eastern Blooms; Paper- Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Garden Tea designer paper; Ink- Old Olive, Baja Breeze; Accessories- Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, gold brad, scallop edge border punch, dimensionals

Leafy Thank You

Good morning! I have a bit of time this morning to get a quick post up.

When I was at my friend, Becky's, house on Sunday, I decided to copy some of her card class layouts. This is one of her layouts. I really like this Autumn Vine paper from the Holiday mini catalog. And, since I am trying to stay away from Christmas cards for a while, I wanted to do something that went along with the season. Well, it is a season of giving thanks and that's what I went with. I am sure that I will be back to posting Christmas cards again very soon! But I do want to use up some of this other paper, too. Anyway, it is a pretty simple and self-explanatory card. Not too much to tell. Thanks for stopping by and thanks for all your wonderful comments! You are the best!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Thank You Kindly, Best Wishes; Paper- Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White; Ink- Really Rust; Accessories- Sage Shadow grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals

Eastern Greetings

Good afternoon! It's only Monday and I am already feeling behind the eight ball! But, I did want to get a post up to let you all know that I did find some stamping mojo while at my friend, Becky's, house. It started out kind of slow but then started up and went pretty strong! I got a good week's worth of cards done! And the best part? Well, Becky told me that her daughter was wanting some cards to be able to send to people that she knows. And I said, "Well, count me in!" I was getting concerned about what to do with so many cards.

Today's card is from a sketch that I found on Splitcoast Stampers. This one is not Christmas. I tried really hard to stay away from Christmas and just focus on the season at hand. Christmas will be here soon enough. No need to hurry it along! Anyway, I really like the way it turned out and it was pretty simple! The most tedious part was cutting out the flowers. I do hope that you can find some inspiration from this layout as well. Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Eastern Blooms, On Your Birthday; Paper- Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Hawaii Papaya designer paper; Ink- Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip; Accessories- Tangerine Tango striped ribbon, gold brad, dimensionals

A Pretties Card

Good Sunday morning everyone! I was in a panic this morning as I did not have anything to post. And I really want to keep up with this by posting everyday. I know that may seem insane but it does keep me stamping and that is what I love to do! But I think that my stamping mojo is on a temporary vacation as I am having a hard time knowing what to do. I don't even know which stamp set to use or colors or nothing. I am just at a loss! I am going to Becky's later today (after the laundry is done) and, hopefully, I will find my mojo there. We will see. If you don't hear from me for a while it's because I am looking for it!!

This card is a layout that I had done a looooong time ago. I did not like the card but I did like the layout. So, I switched it all up and here is what came up. It's not bad. And, it is very simple! Instead of stamping and cutting out a flower I dusted off my pretties kit and picked some flowers from there. Much simpler!! Well, I hope that you get inspired today! Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- On Your Birthday; Paper- Old Olive, Baja Breeze, Garden Tea designer paper; Ink- Old Olive; Accessories- Baja Breeze double stitched ribbon, pretties kit

Calendar Topper

Good Saturday morning to you all! It felt so good to sleep in! And it feels even better to have to not rush off to a soccer game or a volleyball game! I can just relax with my stamps and a cup of coffee! The bad news, well, my hard work of stamping so many cards for the blog has caught up with me. I had nothing for today! So, I went on a hunt. And here's what you all get to see for today. Tomorrow I plan on going to Becky's for the better part of the day and getting more cards done! And I do hope to be able to participate in Kristina's color challenges from now on (but we will see). Thank you all for your wonderful and kind comments! I just love reading them over and over and over... Really, you guys are the best!!

I am in a shoebox club. We are a group of 6 ladies that like to get together once a month and stamp. Each of us makes one project (card or some small item) and then cuts and provides the supplies to make that card or item for all the other ladies to make. There are no rules as to what you have to use so I get a lot of variety of items. I just love that! Anyway, on of the ladies had these calendars made for something else but she had some extra for us and asked if we wanted to do calendar toppers. What a great idea!! We each drew for our months and I got June and December. I wasn't too worried about December but what to do with June? So, I just got out my most favorite stamp set and came up with this. Everyone seemed to really like it. I hope you do to. When I get December's done I will post that one, too. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Calendar Topper Recipe: Stamps- Upsy Daisy; Paper- Baja Breeze, Basic Grey, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Urban Garden designer paper; Ink- Not Quite Navy; Accessories- Baja Breeze double stitched ribbon, linen thread, slot punch, scallop edge border punch, dimensionals

Merry Christmas Label

Hello everyone! I do have to make this one quick as the kiddos will be coming in from recess any second.

Today's card is a big possibility for my Christmas card! I found this layout somewhere and adapted it to this. I do love the way it turned out! And it is really simple! I think I am going to try a variety of ways to make up this card and with different colors. Thanks for stopping by and thank you all for your wonderful comments about my color challenge card. You are the best!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Curly Label; Paper- Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Holiday Treasures designer paper, Whisper White, Ruby Red; Ink- Old Olive, Ruby Red; Accessories- Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon, corner rounder, dimensionals

Ski Slope Snowflake

Hello everyone! I hope that you are all having a great day so far! The air is crisp here and the kids are coming in from being outside with rosy cheeks. I have a little bit of time before my rosy-cheeked kiddos come in. So, here I am posting!

This card's layout was copied from somewhere. I can't remember exactly but I really liked the card that I saw. Mine, well, not so much. It's o.k. and it'll do for the blog but it's not my favorite. This is really simple and I do love the colors from the Ski Slope designer paper (found in the Holiday mini catalog). Nothing much to have to explain so enjoy your day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Snow Swirled; Paper- Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Ski Slope designer paper; Ink- Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue; Accessories- Chocolate Chip wide grosgrain, wide oval punch, gold brad, Big Shot and snowflake dies, dimensionals

Color Inspiration #29

Hello again! I have really missed being able to participate in Kristina's color challenge each week. But today I found some time to quickly put together this card for this challenge. This one was really hard for me but this is what I came up with. These bright colors are out of my comfort zone. So, I took a layout that I have already done before and switched the colors around. I am always glad to get some ideas for the Pacific Point color as that is a tough one for me to use. Check out what others have done with the colors here.

Card Recipe: Stamps- Flight of the Butterfly; Paper- Taken With Teal, Elegant Eggplant, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White; Ink- Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, Elegant Eggplant; Accessories- Pacific Point striped ribbon, silver brads, 1" circle punch, dimensionals

Kiwi Christmas

Hello everyone! Sorry about the 'cheesy' title but I am running out of things to say! Did you know that today is Donut Day? Neither did I. Our second grade teacher, and a good friend of mine, told that to us today in staff meeting. And she was nice enough to bring donuts in to help celebrate! So, that's what I am doing right now. The kids are in music and I am breathing!

Today's card is a BIG possibility for my Christmas card. I really like how this turned out and this could work for so many different patterned papers!. I just chose to use the new Frosty paper from the mini catalog. I really like the paper because it is so different but it is hard to find uses for the tangerine color during the holiday season. But this is what I came up with. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!! Weekend is almost here!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Snow Swirled; Paper- Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Frosty designer paper, Bashful Blue; Ink- Kiwi Kiss; Accessories- Bashful Blue double stitched wide ribbon, silver brad, Big Shot and snowflake dies, dimensionals

Happy Election Day!

Good evening fellow bloggers! I have to make this short. So much to do!! I hope that you all got out and voted today! This is a very important day for all of America!

I was going through some of my old cards the other day when I stumbled upon a card with this layout. I really liked the card and thought that I could re-use the layout using different papers, colors, embellishments, etc. And here is what happened! I really like the way it turned out! I like the different colors. Not the traditional Christmas colors. Another possibility for my Christmas card... Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Snow Swirled; Paper- Chocolate Chip, Kraft, Baja Breeze, Holiday Treasures designer paper; Ink- Chocolate Chip; Accessories- Kraft taffeta ribbon, scallop edge punch, Big Shot and snowflake dies, silver brad, dimensionals

A Happy Heart

Good afternoon everyone! I hope that your November is off to a great start. I think that I heard on the radio this morning that there is 51 more days till Christmas? Is that right? Oh my! I guess I had better get to thinking about what I need to do before then! I guess it's so hard for me to believe because the weather has been so incredibly warm!

Today's card is a real switch from what I have been doing and showing. This set, A Happy Heart, is from the Holiday mini catalog which you can order from until January. I really like this set. You can use it for Valentine's Day or make anniversary cards with it or just to say I (heart) U. In this card I paired the set up with the Bella Rose designer paper. I got the layout idea from a book from Close To My Heart. It's different and I think that I like the way it turned out. I made this card so long ago that I hope I give you all the right ingredients. Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- A Happy Heart; Paper- Creamy Caramel, Whisper White, Bella Rose designer paper; Ink- Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Creamy Caramel; Accessories- Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon, sponge, circle punch, dimensionals

Embossing Floders

Good Sunday morning everyone! Well, my volleyball season is officially over!! Ahhhh! Now it's back to the normal kind of crazy. Let me tell you what happened yesterday (so sorry if you don't want to know lol). Our school has two teams. The 'A' team which is made up of 7th and 8th graders who have played for at least one year (most of them two). Then there is the 'B' team which is made up mostly of 6th graders and for most of them it is their first year. So, with two teams there are two coaches (although I do not like being called a coach, I am just a 'helper'). Because of how the two teams placed and and the results of their pre-tournament games, both teams had to play at the same time yesterday. Guess what that meant? Yep! I had to coach. Well, I took over the 'B' team. I cannot even begin to describe how well they played!! It was so exciting!! They beat the top two teams in two games to go to the championship!! That's right! We went undefeated to the last game. Then things turned around. And, while I really hate to lose, I can't complain about how well they did. We ended up taking 2nd in the tournament and third in the season! It was so exciting!!

O.k. enough about that. On to the card. This is a card I did a while ago. In fact, I think that there is another card that is very close to this one. I actually used printed paper from Close To My Heart. I had gotten these really cool embossing folders and wanted to try them out. Now that I have my way cool Big Shot I can use some of these things. It's pretty self-explanatory and simple. I hope that it inspires you! Have a great day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Holidays & Wishes; Paper- Whisper White (other paper from Close To My Heart); Ink- Blue Bayou; Accessories- Whisper White taffeta ribbon, Big Shot and snowflakes dies and snowflake embossing folder, silver brad, scallop edge border punch, dimensionals

More Snow Swirled

Happy November everyone! I can't believe how quickly this year is going! Christmas will be here before I know it and I am not sure that I will be ready - YIKES! I have had so much fun making Christmas cards for swaps and for the blog. Maybe by the time Christmas comes I will have enough to mail without having to make new ones! Ha ha!! The only thing about cards like this one is that big knot. I am not sure how that would make it through the mail. But, I do have people that I will probably just give a Christmas card to instead of mailing so maybe I could use it for that instead?

Anyway, it is another snow swirled Christmas card. I really like this set. However, last Sunday I did come up with a few other Christmas ideas that use the Big Shot. I can't wait to show you those! So, stay tuned! Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! I am off to Delta for a volleyball tournament - oh joy!! Who knows how late we will be. I just pray that the teams play their best.

Card Recipe: Stamps- Snow Swirled; Paper- Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Ruby Red, Whisper White, Holiday Treasures designer paper; Ink- Ruby Red, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze; Accessories- Chocolate Chip wide grosgrain, silver brad, wide oval punch, scallop edge border punch, dazzling diamonds glitter, dimensionals