Be Scary!!

Happy Halloween everyone! The kiddos are sure excited about the day! We are having a "harvest party" this afternoon. We don't celebrate Halloween at our school so we call it a harvest party. So, we will be watching a movie and having all sorts of goodies this afternoon. Then I send them home on a sugar rush!! I'm sure that most of them will be trick-or-treating tonight. They don't need too much more help being excitable!!

This is card layout I got out of a book from Close To My Heart. I made this card for a swap I was in last month but I wanted to wait and post it on Halloween. I really like the way it came out. I also did this card at my club last month. This set can be found in the Holiday mini catalog. The spider had to be colored with a black marker and then stamped four times. One to cut out and the other three to punch out. I did cut out the hat and pop it up and then popped up the spider. I hope that you find some inspiration with this layout! Have a great weekend!

P.S. The 'B' team won their game in another close one yesterday!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Eat, Drink and Be Scary; Paper- Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Basic Black; Ink- Basic Black marker, Tangerine Tango; Accessories- circle punch, silver brads, dimensionals

Urban Daisies

Hello everyone! What a crazy day!! We had an awards ceremony first thing then a little bit of teaching time then we hiked up the hill to a building that houses elderly people. They invited the K-5th grades to come and they wanted to hand out candy to us. The kids love it! We did sing some songs so that they just loved it, too! And then we hiked back and had some time to do another assignment. Now it's lunch time and I am ready for a looooong weekend. I am hoping that the time change will help. But I do have to get through the volleyball tournament. (big breath)

Can you tell that I just love my new Upsy Daisy set? And it pairs so nicely with the Urban Garden designer paper! This set makes for a beautiful yet very simple card. The brad is one of our new filigree brads. Love them!! Anyway, easy peasy!! Hope it inspires you! Have a great day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Upsy Daisy; Paper- Baja Breeze, Basic Gray, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Urban Garden designer paper; Ink- Not Quite Navy; Accessories- Baja Breeze double stitched ribbon, filigree brad, scallop edge border punch, dimensionals

Designer Paper

Good morning fellow bloggers! I hope that your "hump" day is off to a great start! I think that mine is going rather well!! Another volleyball game tonight and one tomorrow and then the tournament on Saturday. WOW! I think that I will make it?!

Today's card is very similar to yesterday's. It is the same layout (which I did get from one of Becky's card classes). What I really LOVE about this one... It's the designer paper that is doing all of the work!!! Love it! I know that this has been done before but not by me. How fun!! Anyway, I hope that you are inspired! Thanks for stopping by.

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hugs & Wishes; Paper- Basic Gray, Baja Breeze, Urban Garden designer paper; Ink- Basic Gray; Accessories- Baja Breeze striped ribbon, brads, scallop edge border punch

Simple Christmas Card

Good Afternoon! I am on my lunch break and I feel like my head is just going to spin right off my neck! If you don't know, I not only teach 5th graders, but I also coach middle school volleyball. Well, our season has just ended but this week is pre-tournament games and Saturday is tournament games. So, we just found out that we have a game today, one possibly tomorrow (or Thursday) and another one for sure on Thursday. Then there is the worry of what to do with your own kids... Anyway, it is just kind of crazy! I can't wait until Saturday is over and life can be the normal kind of crazy.

Today's card is one of my favorites. I have been making quite a batch of Christmas cards lately because I am trying to find one that I can mass produce in a little amount of time and with little effort and will look amazing. This could be 'the' one! It's all pretty self explanatory. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Holiday's & Wishes; Paper- Baja Breeze, Ski Slope designer paper, Whisper White; Ink- Baja Breeze; Accessories- Whisper White taffeta ribbon, silver brads, scallop edge border punch, big shot and snowflake sizzlet die, dimensionals

Big Shot Birthday

Good morning! I have a break and thought I would make a quick post this morning. It seems as the day goes on, I have less and less time to do the things I want to do! So, here I am!

I really liked how this card turned out. One of the cards we did at Becky's card class this month used this same layout. That's where I got the idea. I also liked how the colors all came together. I used the Hawaii Papaya designer paper. The flower is a die that I got with my Big Shot bundle. I believe this particular die was in the Birds and Blooms. So easy! I just die cut the flowers in the colors I wanted and then sponged them a little. Then I pieced them all together and put a brad in the middle! I also added a little tangerine ribbon and there you go!! Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Hugs and Wishes; Paper- Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Hawaii Papaya designer paper; Ink- Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip; Accessories- Tangerine Tango striped ribbon, brad, dimensionals, big shot and die

Holiday Treasures

Good Sunday Morning! What a great Halloween party my friend Coleen put on! She has three kids, the second one is in my class last year - I had the oldest one last year, and her youngest (my son's good friend) is in the second grade. Anyway, each of them got to invite a certain number of friends, so I got to see a lot of former and current students having the time of their life!! I really can't wait to scrap those pictures!! There were no scary costumes; just really FUN ones! And, I did not dress up. There was just no time for it. Oh well! It was all about the kids anyway! Nick came home just exhausted!

Today's card is a layout I found in a magazine (I think). Nothing could be more simple. It is two pieces of designer paper (Holiday Treasures), glued to a Kraft card. But don't forget the beautiful ribbon tied around the seam. Then I stamped Merry Christmas. I did this to show off the beautiful paper but it could use something else. I don't hate it but it's not my favorite either. I might work with this layout, though, for my own personal Christmas cards. Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Holidays and Wishes; Paper- Kraft, Holiday Treasures designer paper; Ink- Chocolate Chip; Accessories- Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon

Birthday Copy

Good Saturday morning! What a week it has been! I have been so busy and that helps the week fly by. And today is no exception. In a while we will be off to the first of two soccer games today (the last ones of this season), then it's off to church, then we have a Halloween party that we are going to. So, please ask me if I have bought the Halloween costume? No. I am hoping to do that in between the soccer games. Will that work. Better! The costume is for my son. But if I don't come dressed for the party my friend, Coleen, will kill me!! We want to go as a family of ninjas. Simple and fun!

Enough about me. Let's get on to the card. So, I was browsing through the latest issue of the Cards Magazine, and I saw this card. You should be able to find it pretty easily by looking at mine. I copied it pretty much like it is in the magazine. The colors are changed up slightly and my greeting is different. I think the ribbon is a little different, too. But, I just love the way it turned out! I have been wanting to use more of the Pacific Point cardstock but I am having a hard time using it, especially at this time of year. This was a pretty easy card. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Card Recipe: Stamps- On Your Birthday; Paper- Bashful Blue, Pacific Point, Old Olive, Hawaii Papaya designer paper; Ink- Basic Black; Accessories- Bashful Blue double stitched ribbon, silver brads, corner rounder, tab punch, dimensionals

More Snow Swirled

Good Morning! I am at school early and have some time before my first conference to post. I have seven more then I am done for the day! Hopefully I will still be alive by the end! Actually, everything has been going very well and it has been great to talk to the parents.

Well, I hope that you are not too sick of this set. I got it when it was on special back in September. I really like the elegance of this set. This is a card that I came up with by combining a couple of layouts together. I made this card for a couple of swaps that I was in and it was also make-n-take for my club members. I think that they all liked it. You might not be able to tell from the photo but I did use dazzling diamonds glitter on the tree. I highlighted the snowflakes in the tree with my glue pen and then the glitter. I also cut out the 'star' for the top of the tree. That may seem a little tedious but it just looked better cut out. And, of course, it needed a gold brad. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Snow Swirled; Paper- Baja Breeze, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Whisper White, Ski Slope designer paper; Ink- Old Olive, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze; Accessories- Chocolate Chip wide grosgrain ribbon, gold brad, dazzling diamonds glitter, wide oval punch, scallop edge border punch, sponge, dimensionals

Scalloped Hi

Good early evening - or maybe it should be late afternoon. I have a little break in my conferences here at school and thought I would quickly post my card for the day. I am anxiously and not so patiently waiting for our dinner from Olive Garden!!



My card today is one that I did with my club members this month. It's a super easy card and not much to explain. The stamp is from the Say It With Scallops set which happens to be the new Ronald McDonald set. When you purchase this set, Stampin' Up! gives part of the proceeds to the Ronald McDonald House charities. It's a great cause!! Anyway, the set goes just perfectly with our new scallop square punch! The designer paper is from the new Autumn Vine collection from the Holiday mini catalog. Thanks for stopping by!



Card Recipe: Stamps- Say It With Scallops; Paper- More Mustard, Really Rust, Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Autumn Vine designer paper; Ink- More Mustard, Chocolate Chip; Accessories- Sage Shadow grosgrain ribbon, scallop square punch, scallop edge border punch, 3/4" circle punch, dimensionals

Snow Swirled

Good morning! I have found some time in my morning schedule to get a post up. Yes, I should be grading papers but this is more fun!

I hope that you all don't mind a little Christmas in October. It seems like all the stores are really gearing up for the season a little earlier than usual. I, for one, am not even close to being ready for the season!

The idea for this card came from a card that I had seen somewhere. If you had seen the card you would not even see any resemblance. I changed pretty much everything that she had done but the idea did spin off of that card. Anyway, here is my version. I will not be making these for my Christmas cards but I did kind of like the way it turned out. I hope that you all will find some inspiration as well. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Snow Swirled; Paper- Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Ruby Red, Whisper White, Holiday Treasures designer paper; Ink- Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, VersaMark; Accessories- Baja Breeze striped grosgrain, gold brad, scallop edge punch, wide oval punch, sponge, dimensionals

Pocket Silhouhettes

Good afternoon my blogging friends! I seem to have a bit of time during my lunch to post. Well, I actually should be grading spelling tests but I am going to take a short break and hopefully still be able to get them done before the students come in from recess.

I found this layout in a new book that I got from Close To My Heart. The layout was actually for a card that was a different size. So, I altered it a bit and here is what I came up with. You will find that I don't stray to much from the traditional 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 sized card. That's because I like to mail them. I really like the way it turned out! It's a fairly simple card and not too much for me to explain. I hope that it inspires you! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Pocket Silhouettes, Paper- Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Urban Garden designer paper, Whisper White; Ink- Not Quite Navy; Accessories- Whisper White taffeta ribbon, scallop edge punch, word window punch, dimensionals

CTMH Grateful

Good afternoon! I have found a little time in my lunch to post a "quickie". It's really cloudy here and I do hope it rains, as we really need it, but it doesn't look so promising. It's just one of those days that I really wish I could be by the fire in my sweats, sipping coffee and just be lazy. But no such thing! I have 21 bodies that need to be taught and so I am trying to find my energy. I am excited, though, because Sarah Palin is coming to town! I probably won't be able to see her in person but it is really great to know that she will be here!!

Today's card probably looks very similar to another one that I have done. It was the Upsy Daisy card posted last week, I believe. I do love the way this card turned out, too. It uses the stamp of the month set from Close To My Heart. Very easy and so versatile. I hope that you find some inspiration from the card and layout. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Flower Fancy

Good Sunday morning! I am so sorry that I forgot to post yesterday. It was a weird kind of day. I never even made it down to my stamp room (gasp). I guess I was out way too late the night before and just felt lazy. So, here I am and I am thinking about the week ahead. You all can think of me on Thursday and Friday as I will be conducting Parent/Teacher conferences. It's just not my favorite thing to do. I don't mind talking to the parents, but I just hope that they aren't too surprised by what I have will have to say.

Today's card is one of my favorites! I really liked how this turned out. I used a stamp set called Flower Fancy. It is a two-step set but I chose to use it as a one-step set on this card. I just stamped the flower and branch in Chocolate Chip twice - once on the white panel and once on a scrap piece (just for the flower). Then I used a blender pen to color in the leaves and flower. I cut the flower out, put a brad in the center, and popped it up. There are even some "speckles" around the card from Itty Bitty Backgrounds. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Flower Fancy, Thank You Kindly, Itty Bitty Backgrounds; Paper- Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Hawaii Papaya designer paper; Ink- Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss; Accessories- Chocolate Chip wide grosgrain ribbon, silver brad, scallop edge punch, dimensionals, sponge

More From CTMH

Ahhhhh! Today is a day off! It's a teacher workday today. The first quarter ended yesterday. WOW! I can't believe that the school year is already a fourth of the way done! Amazing! Tonight I am getting together with some other teachers from school. We haven't done this for a long time! It should be fun!! I am looking forward to it. I am also getting a MUCH needed massage this afternoon!

Today's card is one that uses Close To My Heart. Can you tell that I have recently been to a party and got some new toys to play with? This saying comes from the silhouette set that I have been showing lately. The paper is really pretty, too. Since I don't have their inks I had to find an SU! ink that would coordinate with this paper. I did use chocolate chip (a universal color) and then I found that groovy guava seemed to work pretty good. I also purchased a card layout book from CTMH and found this layout. I went together pretty easy! The ribbon is SU!'s cream wide grosgrain. I did pop up the saying with dimensionals. Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous weekend!

Grateful Silhouettes

Hello Everyone! I am at my desk eating my lunch. The second grade class is celebrating World Food Day by having some great foods from around the world! A parent in that class got Olive Garden, a Chinese place and a Mexican place to donate food to eat for lunch! Isn't that too much fun!! Anyway, as a teacher I get to go "horn" in on their lunch. Thank you Mrs. Shive!! It is totally awesome! And to think, I was just going to have good ole pb&j. This is much better!!

O.k., to the card. I think that this layout turned out pretty nice. I just love these stamps from Close To My Heart! This set was their September stamp of the month. It is a set of different silhouettes. The paper is from them as well. I did use ribbon from Stampin' Up!. Very simple and quick to put together. Enjoy!