HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Happy Birthday Jen Young!!!!

I hope your having a great day girl! Here's a card dedicated to you today from me! Hope all your dreams come true my friend!!!



Hey everyone, go on over to Jen's blog & wish her a Happy Birthday & give her some love & good wishes & you just might be in for a surprise yourself!

Sweet RAK & link to a Free stamp

Hi everyone,

This is going to be short, I've been feeling really sick this weekend. I don't know whats wrong, I'm hoping its a bug. I woke up to a spinning room which made my stomach turn & then tried to sleep it off in the afternoon, what a horrible feeling. Although I feel somewhat better today I'm still not myself.

Here is an RAK that I received from my good friend Gina Wrona this week. It's so darn cute! It's an envelope card, the top comes off & then I discovered M&M's inside, how clever is that! The little 3X3 card is so cute too! Thanks Gina you made my day. Sorry to say but Gina does not have a blog but trust me in saying that she is very talented. Check out my post below the pictures for a free stamp!



This is so cute! Thanks Gina!



Look what was inside, yummmmmm M&M's they were sooooo good!


Come Celebrate with a FREE stamp!

Hey peeps, how would you like a free stamp??? Just visit Sheila at her NEW blog & she will send you a free stamp if you send her your address. Take a look at her blog & see for yourself! I'm not kidding!

Pamper Yourself...you deserve it!!!

Hello everyone!

Well here is my last diorama card for awhile, don't be surprised if you see one pop up every now & then because I luv making these, I think their awesome!!! Anyway I made this one for a friend of mine who will be celebrating her birthday at the end of February & I wanted to make a special card, so I bought a bath ball & some other goodies so she could take a nice long relaxing bath. She sure could use it too, she's always on the go, I don't know how she does it. I think she's going to like this one!

Oh by the way I did get a phone call from Sarah (Jessica's best friend) after she opened the Ski Bunny diorama card that I sent her & she loved it!!!

Well I still need to catch up on cards & a few other things but I am getting there. I just need a good kick in the butt to get me motivated, hahaha!!! Do you get that way too at times? Well that's all for today, talk to you again soon. Have a great day & thanks for looking!!!



Card details

Stamps: SU Bubble Queen, Itty Bitty Backgrounds & Gina K sentiment (I don't remember what set I got the Happy birthday from sorry)
CS: WW, Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky
Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Tempting Turquoise, Craft WW, Copic glitter pens, SU markers,Prisma pencils & OMS
Accessories: 1 1/4 & 1 3/8 circle punches & dimensionals

Just Buzzin' By...

Hi everyone!

Hope you all had a wonderful long weekend! We had a great time at MGM grand with Marc & Sarah Friday night. We went for dinner & then we went to the show to see comedian Frank Caliendo, oh my did we laugh, he's so good! He did his impressions & he really has George W Bush down so well, along with Madden, Clinton, Robin Williams & many, many others. We laughed so hard for almost 2 hours! After the show we played black jack for awhile & then Marc & Sarah went to the bar & listened to the DJ there & we met up with them later & then went home. Any time I get to spend with my kids I cherish because they are so busy with work & life that I never get to see them much anymore & I really miss them. So enjoy your kids while their home because they grow up way too fast! Here is a picture of all of us sitting in the bar area & listening to the DJ.




Now on to my card. Here is another diorama card that I made over the weekend with SU's Just Buzzin' By stamp set, I luv this set! Again this idea came from Diana Gibbs written tutorial & Dawn's video tutorial. I will have one more of these diorama cards for you tomorrow & then I'll move on to something else I promise!

Have a great day & thanks for stopping by today & spending some time with me, I truly appreciate your visits!



Supplies

Stamps: SU Just buzzin' by
CS: PTI Lemon Tart, SU Basic Black & WW
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Glitter pens, SU Markers, Prisma pencils & OMS
Accessories: 1 3/8 & 1 1/4 circle punches, dimensionals & dazzling diamonds glitter

Diorama Card...Ski Bunny Hanna

Hi everyone!!!

Well as promised I was able to take pictures this morning & had time to post so here is my project. I luv it & I luv how it all turned out!!! Nothing like tooting your own horn hah? I had so much fun making this card & it was really easy! Now I got the written tutorial (click here) from Diana Gibbs about a week ago & put that aside on my craft table to do when I had time. Dawn ended up making a video tutorial yesterday on how to put one together & I needed a birthday card for Saturday so I had this idea in my head after viewing her video & it all came together! I made mine a little larger so that it would fit into a business size envelope, I didn't have any open ended envelopes (have to get some) & I also used nesties on mine instead of the circle punch. I luv, luv, luv it!!! It will be off to the post office later to mail this beauty & I know she's going to luv it, I'm sure that I'll be getting a phone call after she opens it!

Well Hubby & I along with Marc & Sarah will be going to MGM Grand in Connecticut tonight to see Frank Caliendo the comedian. Should be lots of fun!!!! Take care & have a great weekend! Be back on Monday!

Sorry for the quality of the pictures, I tried 3 times to get one good clear picture & for some reason just couldn't get one.




Closer look



Side view



Looking down into the card view

Card details

Stamps: Ski Bunny Hanna Stamps
CS: Pacific Point, Bashful Blue & WW
Ink: WW Craft ink, Elegant Eggplant, Not Quite Navy, Brilliance Graphite black, Prisma pencils with OMS, SU markers & Copic glitter pens
Accessories: Dimensionals & Nestabilities

Easy Pleasy Thank you cards

Hello everyone!!!

I'm in a fabulous mood right now, I just finished a card that came out sooooo awesome & I can't wait to show it to you but you have to wait till tomorrow or Monday. It's kind of dark here right now & I can't take a picture sorry. We are going out tomorrow & I'm not sure what time we are leaving so if I can get the picture taken then I might be able to post it tomorrow. I sure hope I can take the pic because I need to get it off into the mail system tomorrow if I can because the young lady that I'm sending this to has her birthday on Valentine's day! I think she is going to love this card & she so appreciates my creations. Her & her hubby look forward to their birthday cards & that sure does make me feel good! So keep your fingers crossed that we have a sunny day tomorrow.

Now on to the cards for today. I was able to make a few of these cards & they were so easy that you could whip up a ton of these in a day. Easy, pleasy & fast!!! I made these awhile back but used a circle on those & today's cards are made using the Curly Label Punch, I punched out a label using scrap CS & I then used the negative to sponge ink into the curly punch shape then I stamped my image & sentiment & then sprinkled dazzling diamonds onto the image & I was done! Easy huh?

Well until tomorrow folks...have a great day!











Card details

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes
CS: PTI White
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Lavender Lace, Bashful Blue, PTI Palette Perfect match Sweet Blush & Spring Moss
On two cards I used a small Polka Dot CB border

Cute Little Plaque!

Just a quick post for now. Here is that plaque that I bought last week that I just had to have. I got it for $4., isn't that a find? I know it looks a little Christmasey (not a real word I know but that's how I describe it) but I luv the saying!!! Maybe I can change the ribbon or something...any ideas? It's only going in my craft room anyway for my pleasure! Isn't it so cute??? Well I'll be back later today with a card or two! Take care!

Purse Post-it Holder

Hi peeps!

Here is the project that I worked on last week, I love it!!! It's a purse post-it holder & yes I'm still on the purse & shoe kick, hehehe!!! This is the last one for now I promise. I came across this fantastic blog awhile back & saw Mary Beerman's video tutorial & knew I had to make one & I'll be making a few more later on. Go on over to Mary's blog My Stampin' Dreams & take a look at how easy this is to make & while your there take a look at her other creations, she's amazing! Thanks Mary for the inspiration!

Well I've been working on a card for a few days now & it's not coming out the way I hoped so I might just chuck the idea of paper piecing this image...too much of a tight image to cut out for that so I think I will just color it later on. Don't you hate when that happens? I am so far behind & need to catch up on thank you, baby & birthday cards. Please forgive me, I will get caught up eventually! This is not like me if anything I'm always early & well organized on everything...ask my kids they know me! I still have stamps that I bought before Christmas that I have not cut yet, Yikes I need to get my butt moving but this is the time of year I am itching for Spring to arrive & get lazy but we still have a long way to go (at least a month & a half) for that to happen! Well that's all for today I'll be back tomorrow! Thanks for stopping by & listening to my ramblings! Keep on stampin'!






Details

CS: Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip & Pure Luxury by Gina K
Stamps: Retro Boutique by Gina K, Hanna Stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Chocolate Brown, Bic Markers & Copic Spica Glitter pens
Accessories: Flower brad, Gem brads, paper pieced the purse inside with Basic Grey scrap paper & stamped the shoes on every page of the post-its

Purses and Shoes...Oh my!!! Part 2

Hi people!

Here are the rest of the cards that I made over the weekend. I luv this paper from Basic Grey 6X6 paper pads! Enjoy! I have something really cute for you tomorrow! This post is short & sweet sorry. Have a great day & as always thanks for stopping by!

Purses and Shoes...Oh my!!! Part 1

Hello everyone!

Hope you all had a productive & fun weekend! Look what I did all weekend, I was surrounded by shoes & purses!!! I made 12 of these babies, 4 each for me, Jessica & Sarah, I need to fill their card tins with cards 'cause I didn't have time to do it before I gave them their Christmas present so now I need to pay the piper!!! Every time I make a card for me I have to make 2 more for the girls. I had so much fun making these this weekend. I used my Bic Mark-it markers to color most of them & I luv the vibrant color of these markers & they were so easy to do. I have 10 pictures so I decided to post them in two parts, the rest of the cards will be posted tomorrow. I hope you like them as much as I do.

By the way I came across a plaque last week that I just had to buy for my craft room (it was on sale too) that says "Every time a bell rings a woman just bought some shoes" or something like that, I have to take a picture of it & post it. Maybe tomorrow. Have a great day & thanks so much for stopping by!







Inside card






Inside card (updated to add): This sentiment was changed after the pic was taken, I noticed that it had Happy Birthday on the front & the inside. I changed the inside to read "Have a fun day!"

Supplies used on all these cards

Stamps: Retro Boutique Gina K Designs, inside shoes & purse are from Hanna stamps, some sentiments that are inside cards are from Hanna Stamps & one shoe stamp is from a SU set
CS: SU Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery, WW, & Gina K Luxury White
DP: Spring Glitter Matstack DCWV & Basic Grey
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Chocolate Chip, Pink Passion, Old Olive, Bic Mark-it markers, Copic Glitter pens, Prisma pencils & OMS
Accessories: Nesties, MS Lace punch

Happy Mail Today!!!

Look what I got in the mail today! This card certainly made my day & put a huge smile on my face! Thank you so much Gina, I luv it!!! Gina sent this fantastic card to me as a thank you for images that I sent her last week. This lucky lady is going to a stamping get together with Dawn Griffith, Yep you all heard me right, what a lucky lady she is, I wish I lived close enough to attend Dawn's classes, I'm jealous Gina! Say hi to Dawn for me!!! Now Gina doesn't have a blog (inset a sad face here) but I sure wish she would start one 'cause she is one talented lady! Yep, I'm talking about you Gina! When are you going to take the plunge girl? Well anyway I just had to show off this fabulous card right away. Thanks again Gina...you ROCK!!!


Awesome Diorama card!



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Side view

Awards

Lovely Blog Awards

I received two awards, one from Rina & one from Mary recently. I’m sorry Rina that I‘m so late in posting yours, please forgive me!

I am thankful & honored for these wonderful awards. Thank you to a special blog friend, Rina of Heartful Stamping. She is very talented and oh so inspiring to me & others who visit her blog. Pop on over and pay her a visit, and you will see for yourself what I’m talking about & you will be hooked!






Mary of It’s All About the Journey gave me this blog award. Thank you Mary I appreciate you thinking of me & I’m honored. Please pop on over to Mary’s blog & see how inspiring & talented she is, I’m sure you will luv her as much as I do!



Thank you so much Rina & Mary! Now you all know me, I rarely pick & name people for awards so as usual there are just too many of you that inspire me & whom I think are so very talented & creative people so if you have not received this award as of yet please feel free to take this award & put it on your blog from me to you!

Have a great weekend everyone & I’ll talk to you next week & will have a few cards & a cute project that I think you will like! Thanks for stopping by today!

Upsy Daisy Get Well

Hello everyone!

I have 2 cards for you today that I made over the weekend. One is a get well card for a friend & the other is a birthday card. I just realized that I need to sit down & make thank you cards for all the wonderful RAK's that I received over the holidays...I totally forgot to do them! Oh my, I'm so sorry, here it is February already & I forgot to do that, I can't believe it. Well I will be working on that this weekend & hope to have them mailed out next week.

Well short & sweet today. Have a great day & thanks for stopping by.



Card details

CS: Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, WW & Gina K Pure Luxury White
DP: SU Ski Slope
Stamps: Upsy Daisy & sentiment is from Stampin' Bella
Ink: Palette Spring Moss & Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Bridal Confetti flowers from Michael's, Antique Brass brads & Signo uniball white pen






Card details

CS: WW, Chocolate Chip & Gina K Pure Luxury White
DP: My Mind's Eye Bohemia collection called Bluebird "Imagine" Floral/Blue
Stamps: SU Upsy Daisy, inside sentiment from Stampin' Bella
Ink: Palette Reflection Blue
Accessories: Bridal Confetti flowers (blue)from Michael's, Antique Brass brads & Signo uniball white pen