Vintage Vogue

Hello, Friends! We are going to be starting that downhill slide to the weekend! Yea!! I am looking forward to finding some time to play with my new toys. And, now that my computer disk drive is working and I have downloaded My Digital Studio to it, I am looking forward to playing with that, too! And I can do that in front of the t.v. while watching the football game! Sounds like a great weekend!

Today's card is one that I got from the Stampin' Success magazine. This is a magazine that only demonstrators can get. It is filled with great ideas for your business as well as your creativity. In the latest issue I saw this card and just loved the layout and colors. They used an entirely different stamp set so I did change that part of it. I really liked how this turned out. Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Vintage Vogue; Paper- Old Olive, Whisper White, Taken With Teal, Chocolate Chip designer paper; Ink- Pretty In Pink, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip; Accessories- gold brad, corner rounder, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, dimensionals

Scripted Hearts

Hello, Friends! I hope your week is going super! Not a whole lot happening right now. I just have a few minutes before lunch to get this post up so I thought I would take advantage.

This card is really super simple! A layout that can be used over and over for many different occasions! You all will probably see it many more times from me, too!! Can you tell that I am in love with the Occasions mini products? And I got some new toys to play with! Can't wait to have some time!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Well Scripted, I Hearts; Paper- Real Red, Very Vanilla, Pretty In Pink; Ink- Pretty In Pink, Real Red; Accessories- silver brad, scallop border punch, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, dimensionals

More Scraps

Good afternoon/evening! I hope you all had a fabulous day! Mine wasn't too bad. I am getting ready to leave to have dinner with some close friends of mine. So I have to make this quick.

Today's card is one that uses up your scraps of paper. It goes together really quick and easy! Love it!! I know that you can't tell, but I used a very thin strip of the Bashful Blue designer paper for the button. Can't have a naked button!! LOL! I think that the card that I took the inspiration from was a Christmas card. Very versatile card! Give it a try. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Well Scripted; Paper- Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Sweet Pea designer paper; Ink- Chocolate Chip; Accessories- Chocolate Chip satin ribbon, button latte, dimensionals

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Hello, Friends! I hope that you all are having a fantasitc weekend! Mine has been relaxing. I think I might even have some time to stamp today! I did stamp a couple of cards yesterday but I wanted to watch the football games. And then Nick had an indoor soccer game. And they lost again (9-4). It really should have been (8-5) but I won't go into all of that. They played hard and I really thought that when we scored our first goal within the first minute that we were going to win. We will just keep trying!

Today's card was not made specifically for my mom but it is her birthday today!! Happy Birthday, Mom!! Yes, I am a terrible person. I just don't seem to get my cards actually 'mailed' out! I find that I can give them to people but mailing them is hard for me. Weird, I know. Anyway, I really liked how this card turned out. And it is super simple! I love how a card like this really shows off the background papers. And the new Beautiful Wings embosslit is just too fun! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Well Scripted; Paper- Chocolate Chip, Taken With Teal, Rose Red, Sweet Pea designer paper; Ink- Taken With Teal; Accessories- Beautiful Wings embosslit, Whisper White taffeta ribbon, Lots of Tags sizzlit, large oval punch, gold brad, dimensionals

Well Scripted

Good morning, Friends! I am so excited that it is Saturday! I got to sleep in and I am drinking a cup of coffee and surfing blogs and getting ready to stamp a little! What could be better? And there are playoff games today! And then later this evening, Nick has another indoor game. Last night's was really fun! They did lose (6-4) but for a while it looked like they would at least go out with a tie. But in the last two minutes of the game the other team scored two more goals. Bummer. But it was still fun!

Today's card is just a fun one to do. I love how it shows off the designer paper. I mean, who would want to cover this all up? I don't know if you can tell or not, but the paper has glitter on it. It is our new Sending Love specialty designer paper. The paper is double sided and the other side does not have glitter on it. It is really hard to 'want' to cover up the pretty glitter side. But I have done it. This is just a super simple card for any occasion. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Well Scripted; Paper- Sending Love specialty designer paper, Kraft, Chocolate Chip; Ink- Chocolate Chip; Accessories- Very Vanilla satin ribbon, Kraft corduroy button, linen thread, scallop border punch, dimensionals

Last One (For Now)

Hello, Friends! It's Friday! And that's a good thing. I am excited to have some more time to stamp. I tried to start a card last night but just got too tired. So, I am hoping to be able to finish it up this weekend. Our sports season has started up once again and won't end until the middle part of June or July. Wow! Tonight we have basketball practice and our first indoor soccer game. I say 'our' but it is my son who does all the work. I just get to enjoy it!

So, today's card is the last one I have with the Le Jardin Boutinque set. This card started with no real purpose and then it just sort of came together. I LOVE it when that happens. It certainly doesn't happen all that often. I thought that this would be a perfect masculine card. I also used the Solid Stripe stamp that is in the Occasions mini catalog. I am in LOVE with that stamp!! Wait till you see some of the other things I have done with it. The Solid Stripe stamp is stamped in VersaMark and looks like it is embossed. This truly is a super simple card but packs a big punch! I think this is one of my favorites. Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Le Jardin Boutinque, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Solid Stripe; Paper- Kraft, Basic Black; Ink- Basic Black, VersaMark; Accessories- black brads, modern label punch, dimensionals

Sympathy

Good morning, Friends! I hope that you are having a great week. Nothing real exciting going on right now and I guess that is a good thing!

I do hope that you are not too tired of this stamp set yet. I had a lot fun making a bunch of cards using this set. And since I was borrowing it I thought I had better make good use of it! I made a sympathy card. I haven't needed one for quite a while and that is a good thing. For this card I made it so that it could go both masculine and feminine. I really liked how it turned out. The hardest part was cutting out the leaf but I like the way it looks cut out and popped up. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Le Jarden Boutinque, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Old Olive, Basic Black; Ink- Old Olive, Basic Black; Accessories- gold brads, scallop border punch, sponge, dimensionals

Thinking of You

Wow! Thanks for all your support and your encouraging comments! You all are so wonderful!

I wanted to share this card that I made with the same stamp set as yesterday. Again, I don't know if the name is correct as I am making this post while at school. This stamp set is a really nice one for elegant cards and even masculine cards. This card was not one of my favorites but it still turned out nice. This didn't come out at all like I had envisioned. I am sure that many of you can relate to that!! Anyway, it is a very simple card. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Le Jarden Boutinque, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper- Very Vanilla, Old Olive; Ink- Old Olive, More Mustard; Accessories- Very Vanilla taffeta ribbon, brad, Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder, scallop border punch, sponge, dimensionals

New Look!

Good morning everyone! Well, it's back to school for me and many other teachers and students. It sure is hard to get back into the routine but here we go anyway. So what do you all think about my new blog look? I thought with the new year I would work on getting a new look. I used the My Digital Studio to make my blog header. I am still working to tweak a few things but I am liking the overall look so far! If you haven't worked with the My Digital Studio let me tell you how much fun it is! I can't wait till I have more time to really play with it.

Today's card is not one of my favorites but I did like how it turned out. My friend Becky bought this set and let me borrow it. I really like the images in this set and have a few other cards to share with you in the coming days. I will put the stamp set name in the recipe but I cannot promise you that I will spell it correctly because I am at school and don't have my catalog with me. Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Le Jardin Boutinque; Paper- Old Olive, More Mustard, Very Vanilla; Ink- More Mustard, Old Olive; Accessories- perfect polka dots embossing folder, brads, sponge, dimensionals

Sweet Pea Scraps

Good morning, Friends! I hope your weekend was refreshing! I know mine was. Now I need to get my mind focused on school and the whole routine once again. It is really hard for me this year. But we will get through this. I am making this post a little quick as I will be joining some of my wonderful co-workers for coffee in a bit. Good thing, too. It is one foggy freezing morning!!

For today's card I copied a similar layout. And what's great is that you can use some of those pesky scraps of designer paper that you have lying around. They card I saw used Christmas paper. I used our new Sweet Pea designer paper. I just love the colors in this pad. So the only thing stamped is the greeting. A flower from the Flower Trio punch with a brad, some scallops and yummy satin ribbon and there you have it! Clean and simple! Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Well Scripted; Paper- Whisper White, Rose Red, Sweet Pea designer paper; Ink- Taken With Teal; Accessories- Chocolate Chip satin ribbon, scallop border punch, Trio Flower punch, silver brad, dimensionals

Friends

Good Sunday morning everyone! I can't believe that Christmas break is almost over. While I don't have to be at school tomorrow (teacher work day), I am mourning the fact that I will have to get up early and start the routine all over again. We have really enjoyed this Christmas break! We packed it full and had so much fun being together as a family! And not only does school start this week but so do the sports. And, yes, I am excited about that but it has been nice to be lazy. I told my son that it will be the sports that will make the time seem like it is going by faster. I hope that's true! Why do I wish my time away like that? I think I need to remember to enjoy each moment. For me I am just sad that I won't have all day to stamp. I have really loved that! And in a while I will be stamping with my good friend, Becky! I haven't seen her in a while and I am looking forward to it. I am sure that we will have the Bronco game on as well. I hope they don't embarrass themselves again.

Well, I hope that you all enjoyed the LOVE tour! I had fun participating in that. And I want to keep that excitement going with this card. This card is not one of my favorites that I made this week but it's not terrible. There is nothing difficult about it. I do love this new Vintage Vogue set and I have some other cards that I have made that I am happier with so make sure to stop by to see what else I have come up with. I have lots more to show you! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Vintage Vogue; Paper- Taken With Teal, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Sweet Pea designer paper; Ink- Chocolate Chip, Taken With Teal, So Saffron; Accessories- Chocolate Chip brad, dimensionals

Day 3 of RemARKable LOVE Blog Tour

Welcome back, everyone, to the final day of the LOVE blog tour. I am so sad that this is the final day. I have really enjoyed seeing all the other creations. I hope that you all have fallen in LOVE with some great products and are ready to place your orders from the new Occasions mini catalog and receive SAB product for FREE!!

As I was playing with my new toys, I found some more new product that I am in LOVE with! This card is a very simple and easy card. If you haven't noticed yet, I love the clean and simple designs. It is also very versatile. When you purchase the Well Scripted stamp set you will have a greeting for any occasion. I LOVE the font of this stamp set! And that is the only thing that is stamped on this card! Easy! The rest is layered with Sweet Pea designer paper. Yep! I LOVE designer paper!! I own so much designer paper that it would take me years to use it all up! To finish this card up I used the new Beautiful Wings embosslit (another new LOVE) with a vintage brad and some luscious Chocolate Chip satin ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you will come by again! I have lots more to show you!! Have a super weekend!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Well Scripted; Paper- So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Sweet Pea designer paper; Ink- Taken With Teal; Accessories- Chocolate Chip satin ribbon, vintage brads, Beautiful Wings embosslit, Big Shot, dimensionals

Day 2 of RemARKable LOVE Blog Tour

Happy New Year everyone! My family and I were very blessed to be able to spend the evening (and early morning) with friends! We haven't done that in quite a while and it was really FUN! We ate a very nice meal and then a yummy dessert and then snacked the evening away with some very fun games! At midnight we toasted to a new year with some sparkling cider. So, my new year is already off to a great start! Tomorrow afternoon we are all going to go sledding.

Here we are with Day 2 of the LOVE tour! I was able to get some quality stamping time done today. I had a great time stamping projects using my new toys! I do LOVE these stamps and accessories! Today I am sharing a card made with I {Heart} Hearts set. I LOVE this new set! And when I was making this card, I found it super easy to make the row of Pink hearts because of the new clear mount stamps! I also wanted to use my new Sending Love specialty designer paper. I LOVE the glitter on this paper! This card is pretty straight forward and simple. And you gotta LOVE that!! Be sure to stop by tomorrow for the last day in the LOVE blog tour. I will be showing off some more things that I just LOVE from the Occasions mini catalog! Right now, though, be sure to click on the link below to continue on with the LOVE tour! Have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- I {Heart} Hearts; Paper- Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Real Red, Sending Love designer paper; Ink- Pretty In Pink, Real Red; Accessories- Real Red satin ribbon, button latte buttons, corner rounder, scallop border punch, dimensionals

Day 1 of RemARKable LOVE Blog Tour

Hello everyone and welcome to the next stop on your LOVE tour! For those of you who are not the mushy type, don't worry. This is not 'that' kind of love. This is about the things I love! And I LOVE the new Occasions mini catalog and the new Sale-A-Bration brochure that will be unveiled January 5! I just know that you are going to LOVE them as well! And since Valentine's Day is coming up I am sure that there will be a few hearts showing up in some of my posts as well as others in the tour.

Today's post, however, shows a Thank You card. This set is featured in the new Occasions mini catalog. The set name is From The Heart. There are six stamps in this set. I also used our new satin ribbon that is featured in the Occasions mini catalog! This ribbon comes in nine fabulous colors! Yes, I LOVE them all!! And one more thing that I am in LOVE with is the new clear mount stamps! They are so easy to use and store so nicely! I know you will LOVE them, too!! Be sure to take the LOVE tour tomorrow when I will have even more samples to show you! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your LOVE tour!

Card Recipe: Stamps- From The Heart; Paper- Real Red, Pretty In Pink, Very Vanilla; Ink- Pretty In Pink, Real Red; Accessories- Very Vanilla satin ribbon, silver brad, dimensionals

On The Road Again...

Good early morning, Friends! In a few short minutes I will be on the road to Kansas! I just wanted to put up a short post in case I don't get around to it until I get back.

This cute little box was a project that we made at our regionals back in October. At least I don't think that I have shown it yet. Inside there are cute little 3 x 3 cards that use the same set. I forgot to take a picture of those before I put the box together and now the front panel is stuck around the ribbon so it won't slide off. Note to self!! Anyway, thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Berry Christmas; Paper- Real Red, Whisper White, Bashful Blue; Ink- Real Red, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip; Accessories- Real Red polka dot ribbon, linen thread, dimensionals