Grrrr.

A while ago, I made some cute little animals with my Stampin' Up! punches. I decided to pull some out to make a card for my nephew's 10th birthday. I also put together a few book marks for him, because books are my favorite gift to give children. I got the directions for making these punch critters from here. I can tell you they are easy to make and very addictive. I sat down to make one or two lady bugs and ended up with a dozen. The same with the lion and the lamb...once I got started I just kept going and going. Creating a card with these adorable cuties was fast and easy, too. Have a look...

Nothing too fancy here. My nephew is going to be 10 and he's all boy. I can tell you that he will rip the lion from the card and play with it until it falls apart. His mom, my sister, will give me the brads and the button back and if she can salvage the ribbon, I'll get that back as well. I used scraps of paper and card stock to create the card, the lion was made using all SU! card stock, following the recommendations on the website.

And here are the bookmarks. Pretty cute, huh? Yeah, I can't take credit for them, I got the idea from Angie's site, too. I know my nephew will like these. They're kind of like puppets already. And I can see him tormenting his sister with them, putting them just inches from her face, saying, 'but I'm not touching you'. Ahhh...little brothers!

I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving. Ours was very nice. My Man and I cooked and we spent the day with family. It was bittersweet, since we didn't have daddy or my mother-in-law with us this time round. Both of them are recuperating from recent surgeries and we thought it best that they not travel at this time. Hopefully we will all be together for Christmas. Which reminds me...I need to give my blog it's 'Christmas face'! I'd better see to that right now. Thanks for stopping by!


Thanks for the visit. Until next time~


Blessings~

Happy Thanksgiving

I may not get another opportunity to wish each of you Happy Thanksgiving. We've been working like trolls trying to get things together for our family. So much has been going on and it's quite tiring trying to keep 'all the balls in the air'. I'm looking forward to being able to relax and enjoy some family time tomorrow and I hope that each of you does the same. Happy Thanksgiving!

AND...

I have some Thanksgiving cards to share. I wanted to make Thanksgiving cards this year, but of course time got away from me. I needed something quick and easy, but still very nice. I came across this card and thought it was perfect for my Thanksgiving stamp. I used some embossing powder that I've had for 20 years, no kidding, 20 years, and it has glitter in it already. It' so so pretty and the sparkle and shine it gives is amazing! I tried photographing it with different angles so I could capture some of the pretty, but to no avail. It was too shiny and my camera didn't like that. If you click on the image, you may be able to see a bit of bling. I made several of these in assembly line style, in no time at all! It's just what I needed. The leaves and wheat are colored with Copics and I threaded the button with a sliver of card stock instead of thread.


I am trying to use the supplies I already own, instead of running about purchasing new ones. So I don't have names for the papers. But the stamp is an old Personal Stamp Exchange image, left over from my Tea Room days. The buttons are Papertrey Ink and the cardstock is Stampin Up! The ribbon is Offray, purchased at Walmart.




Blessings~

Thank you, Kim!

I wanted to show you the card I received the other day from my friend Kim. She is so creative and always shares lots of wonderful projects on her blog. When I first started my card making endeavors, I spent a lot of time watching Kim's videos, learning new techniques. Thanks Kim! So do stop by her blog for a visit so you can see what she's up to. Take a look at this card isn't it cute?

Again, I want to thank all of you who send cards and e-mails, they always seem to arrive at just the right moment. I display several of them on an antique dresser in my studio. And I keep them ALL!! I have a rotating display so it's always changing. If you look closely, you'll see cards from last Christmas. They mean so much to me! I tell ya' Bloggers are THE BEST!!



Thank you so much for stopping by...

Blessings~

When Pigs Fly...

It's New Release Day over at DZ Doodles! Diane has so many wonderful images for you to create your holiday cards...get on over there and take a look! When I was approached with the winged Santa pig, I thought...okay...I'll give it my best shot. Well, here he is...aptly named When Pigs Fly. I've used this card sketch before and thought I'd pull it out once again. I printed the image a couple of times, so I could cut out the wings to add some dimension. The wings get their sparkle from a dusting of Dazzling Diamonds. Click on the image to enlarge it to see the details. I used a scallop edge punch to create the border on the New Leaf cs and then I used my Crop-a-Dile to punch the holes in the scallops. I think the little fella is really cute and look, he's smiling at you!


Supplies- card stock: White(GP). Pure Poppy, New Leaf(PTI). paper:Christmas Stack(DCWV). digital image:When Pigs Fly(DZ Doodles). ink:Dark Chocolate(PTI). ribbon:Pure Poppy Twill(PTI).other: Copic markers. Labels One Nestabilities(Spellbinders). Scallop Edge punch(SU!). Scallop Circle punch(MS). Dazzling Diamonds(SU!). Liquid Applique. Crop-a-dile. Cuttlebug. Scor-Pal.



Thanks for stopping by today.Until next time...

Blessings~

Trick or Treat

In honor of Digital Scrapbook Day, I am sharing our Halloween layout. It's really really simple, but it tells the story and that's the whole reason we scrap, right?

I used so many kits to create this, I didn't keep track. It felt good to digi-scrap again. My Photoshop has been mis-behaving. Now I can get back to my Project 365! Stay tuned...

Thanks for stopping by...Have a wonderful weekend.

Blessings~

Sweet Penguin

I have another DZ Doodles digital image card to share with you today...this sweet penguin. Isn't he adorable? There are a few other penguin images offered on the site, so stop by and take a look. This card was very quick and easy to make and I chose not to put a sentiment on it, so I could use it for Christmas or to send a winter greeting to someone. I colored the little guy with Copics and cut him out with oval Nesties. The snowflakes were created using a Versamark pad, Stampin' Ups Iridescent Ice embossing powder, a Sizzix punch and a piece of scrap card stock. Easy peasy. I made several of them in just minutes.

Supplies-card stock:Georgia Pacific white. True Black(PTI). paper:Mistletoe Kisses(Daisy Bucket). digital image: Penguin A(DZ Doodles). other:Oval Nesties, both classic and scallop(Spellbinders). snowflake punch(Sizzix). Iridescent Ice EP(SU!). Copic Markers. ribbon from my stash.

Thanks for the visit. I hope you come back again. Until next time....

Blessings~

Candy Corn Wreath

When I saw this image at DZ Doodles, I knew I wanted to work with it. I love candy corn and I only eat it around this time of year. I like to get a big bag of it and a jar of peanuts and then mix them together. I put them into little harvest bags and give them to my friends. I also keep a big stash for myself in a candy dish on my desk. I have my friend Judi to thank for that bad habit. :-)

On to my card...I've got a few things working here that I want to bring to your attention. Candy corn is candy corn so I couldn't go too wild with the colors on my digital image, but I did cut it out and emboss it with square Nesties. I colored the image with Copics and some of the stars got a touch of sparkle from Spica glitter pens. The orange card stock was embossed with my Cuttlebug and a Pumpkin Harvest embossing folder. I also outlined the embossing with a clear Sakura Gelly Roll glitter pen. I like that pen for outlining because it has a nice big tip, so it covers a lot of space with little effort. I like the sparkle it gives to the card stock, kind of wakes it up a bit. I finished it off with a sweet sentiment and some Plum Pudding ribbon from PTI.



supplies- card stock:Only Orange(SU!). Summer Sunrise(PTI). White(GP). digital image:Candy Corn Wreath(DZ Doodles). stamp: sentiment "sweet" Cupcake Collection(PTI). ink:Sweet Leaf(CTMH). ribbon:Plum Pudding(PTI). brads: Hot off the Press. other: Word Window Punch(SU!). Cuttlebug, Pumpkin Harvest embossing folder(ProvoCraft). coloring media: Copic markers. Spica At You glitter pens.(Copic). Gelly Roll pen(Sakura).


Thank you so much for spending a little time with me today. I hope you have an awesome day!

Blessings~