Birthday RAK

Hi Peeps!

I'm back from another little mini vacation. It is a gorgeous hot day here in New England, supposed to reach 75 today & tomorrow will be in the 80's, gotta love that temp Ha!? Well I'm going to be in & out of blogland for awhile with little posting & surfing, I need to do some Spring cleaning in my house...it needs it badly & I DO mean badly! I just LOVE the fresh scent of a clean house don't you? So lots of work ahead for me but I am going to take it slow since I get too sore with aches & pains when I do too much, my goal at least is to go through every room in the house & do one room every day or two, it will take me awhile but that's OK.

I wanted to let you all know that I FINALLY received my High Hopes stamps on Wednesday while I was away. I still can't believe it took 2 months, that is bad for business & I know I won't be ordering from them again until things get better with that company. They were very nice & sent me a few extra stamps with my order but that was really too long to wait. I also ordered some really cute Anime stamps from InStyle last week & received them in less than a week but to be fair that company is here in the states & not in Canada. I love these stamps & I will be ordering more later on (maybe after the wedding), I'm in love with those eyes!!! I can't wait to make a card with these but that will have to go on the back burner (maybe) unless I can find some time to stamp.

I received this wonderful RAK from my good friend Diane & her card is gorgeous! She also sent me some Anya images & some clear stamps wow! Thank you so much Diane, I luv it! Go on over to her blog she has some beautiful cards to show you.

Well that's it for today folks, have a great weekend! Now I need to get to work on my house! Talk to you soon! Thanks for stopping by!!!


From Diane

Cupcake Anyone?

Hi everyone!

I hope you all had a great weekend, it was a gorgeous one here & the weather was nice & warm...Spring is here to stay I think!!!

I had to make a birthday card for a friend & it had to be masculine so I decided to use my Baking Riley for this one since I haven't used it yet. I sure do hope he likes it.

I broke down today & finally ordered some Anime stamps & I can't wait to use them...those eyes are so beautiful & really get to me, I love those images! Also I'm told that my order from High Hopes is FINALLY on their way to me as we speak...I sure hope so 'cause I've waited a long time for these stamps (since Feb. 26 to be exact). I can't believe its taking so long. I've never waited almost 2 months for stamps before, she told me the first shipment must have gotten lost, then told me that she would ship them out right away again using a different shipping method that would be faster & that was almost 3 weeks ago, so I emailed her again & was told that it was on its way to me so the saga continues. I'll let you know when I get them. You might be able to hear me clear across the country & maybe into Canada (that's where the company is) when they do arrive! Hehehe!!!

Have a great day & thanks so much for spending a little time with me today!



Card details

CS: PTI White, SU Pacific Point
DP: SU 6X6 Patterns Pack II
Stamps: Baking Riley by Hanna Stamps, SU So Many Scallops
Ink: Momento black Tuxedo, SU Soft Sky, SU Markers, Copic Glitter pens, Koh-I-Noor & Prisma pencils & OMS
Accessories: Nesties, star brad, circle & scallop circle punches & dimensionals

Post-it Holders

Hi everyone!

Wow it's a gorgeous day here today, a beautiful sunny Spring day so I think Spring has FINALLY arrived, Yippee!!!!

Well I have to mention the craft store that I went to in Connecticut called Beautiful Impressions what a great store! I'm like a kid in a candy store (as all of you are too) when I go to these craft stores, I luv it! Well I got about 5 Basic Grey paper pads, a background stamp & some ink pads. Unfortunately they did not have what I was looking for but that's OK 'cause I had fun shopping anyway. Hubby waited in the car after awhile because he got bored & knows how long I can spend in these stores so he decided to leave me alone & do my shopping (what a great guy!). We went to Foxwoods for 2 days & spent one afternoon shopping at the nearby outlets & this craft store was only 30 miles from Foxwoods & I wanted to go really bad so Dan obliged! I will be going back to that store again in the future & I hope they get some of the stamps that I was looking for next time. The woman that I was talking to (forgot to ask her if she was the owner) helped a lot & even took a look at my blog & liked what she saw & I told her what the rage was that us stampers were into, all the best sellers, like Bell, Hanna, Whiff of Joy, Nellies etc, you get the picture. So if your in Connecticut stop by & see her store!

Here are the Post-it holders I made for the girls, I tried to keep it in the same colors as their cards. I luv how they came out & the girls loved them!

Well take care & I'll be back tomorrow! I enjoy reading all of your comments so keep them coming I really appreciate you taking the time to comment & I try to reply to each one! Thanks for stopping by today!

For Diane P.


For Celeste


For Diane S.

Hey Sexy!

Hi everyone!

Wow, I just spent hours fixing my computer, I think I had a virus & I tried all kinds of things to fix it but with no success. My last resort is to restore it to a previous day & that's what I ended up doing & then I had to re-install my McAfee from Comcast...whew, I'm glad I was able to fix it or else I would have been calling the Geek Squad or something like that, so for now I got to save some money but if its not 100% I will be taking it in somewhere. So far so good, I hope the problem is resolved. I don't understand how those kinds of things happen but I wish they would leave our computers alone! What a pain!

Anyway here is the card that I made for my good friend Celeste! She has always made me laugh & we would get into so much trouble at work with our laughing & pranks!!! She's like a daughter to me...hi Celeste!!! We had a great time last night & lots of laughs. I forgot to bring my camera sorry! Hey I had too much to bring as it was & the camera stayed on the kitchen table when I went out the door & didn't think about it till I got there...oh well! The girls loved their cards & gifts & I was thrilled to see the smiles on their faces!

Tomorrow I will have pictures of the post-its. Have a great day & stay out of trouble!!!



Card details

CS: Pure Luxury White by Gina K, SU Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Real Red
DP: unknown it was given to me
Stamps: Stampin' Bella, MFT Essential sentiments, SU lots of thoughts
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Pacific Point, Old Olive, Copic glitter pens, white gel pen, Prisma, Koh-I-Noor pencils & OMS
Accessories: Nesties, SU small & large oval punches, Prima Flowers, linen thread, brads, Martini charm, crystal effects, ribbon, slot punch, glue dots & dimensionals

Cheers to You!

Hi peeps!

This is going to be a short post because I need to do a few things & then get ready to go out to dinner with some friends that I used to work with, I think we have 10 to 12 ladies going, so it should be lots of fun!

Here is a card that I made for Diane P. she is another dear friend that shares my birthday & I wanted to do something special for her so I decided to make a Bella card & put some bath & body products together in a package for her as well as my dear friend Celeste who also shares my birthday...isn't that the coolest thing to have friends that share your birthday? I couldn't believe that 4 of us in the same office shared the same birthday! I also made each of them a post-it holder & will share that with you on Thursday!

Have a great day & take some time to do a little stamping!!!



Card details

CS: Pure Luxury White by Gina K, SU Elegant Eggplant, Orchard Opulence & Purely Pomegranate
DP: unknown it was given to me
Stamps: Stampin Bella, SU Congrats & Hanna sentiments
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Purely Pomegranate, Close to Cocoa, Copic Glitter pens, White Gel pens, Prisma, Koh-I-Noor pencils & OMS
Accessories: Nesties, SU small & large oval punches, slot punch, Prima flowers, brads, linen thread, martini charm, crystal effects, ribbon, glue dots & dimensionals

My Pink Rose!

Hi everyone!

Hope you all had a great Easter, mine was fabulous! Went to Newport to my son's house, we had a brunch & had lots of food that we each made & of course ate way too much! We ended up walking on Cliff walk to walk it all off & had a blast, I will share some photos on Wednesday, it was cold but sunny.

Okay, on to my card. I am going to dinner with 3 fabulous ladies who share my birthday (& some of the ladies I used to work with in Newport as well) & I wanted to make them a card & a gift as well. I think there will be 10 or 12 of us going to dinner tomorrow. We usually try to get together at least twice a year if we're lucky, so it will be fun! The first card I made is for Diane S. & I just love how this card turned out! I got the idea for the 3D rose from Julie Buhler, thanks Julie for your inspiration! I luv Pink roses so I thought a pink rose would be beautiful for Diane's card, I hope she likes it! I also filled a pillow box with M&M's, Diane luvs those & I also made her a post-it holder which I will show you later on this week. So one down & 2 more to go, I will show you the other two birthday cards & gifts later on this week.

Have a great evening & thanks for stopping by my blog today!



Card details

CS: PTI White, SU Garden Green
Stamps: SU Fifth Avenue Floral, Full of Life & Happy Birthday is Hanna sentiments
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Wild Wasabi, Prisma, Koh-I-Noor pencils & OMS
Accessories: Ribbon, SU small & large Oval punches, MS leaf punch, cuttlebug embossing folder, bone folder for the center of the leaves, Dazzling Diamonds, dimensionals & glue dots

The Winner is....????

The winner of my Birthday Candy is....Drum Roll PLEASE!!!

Elena from The Red Haired Girl

Congrats Elena, I have your address so I will be mailing it out on Monday, enjoy!

I would like to thank all of you who played & thanks so much for coming to visit & wishing me a happy birthday & I hope that you will continue to visit. Have a great weekend & a Happy Easter to you all!

Birthday RAK's

Hi Peeps!

Here are a few of my birthday RAK's from some very talented women! I have a card from Sherree with flower soft on it & I have to say I luv the look of this card, it's so beautiful! I need to get some of this flower soft, have any of you used this stuff yet? Let me know what you think of it if you do. Thank you so much ladies you all have so much talent & I truely am blessed to have such wonderful friends!

I will be back shortly with the winner of the blog candy.


From Risa aka Malieta


From Sherree Bowman


Close up of the Flower Soft she used, I luv it,I need to get some of this stuff.


From Gina Wrona

From Deb aka Stampingranny


From Sandi - a very good friend of mine & she taught me how to knit scarves (hi Sandi)I still go to her when I need help, hahaha!!!. Did you print this out then trace it? Sandi does some amazing sewing cards. I miss having you around now that you moved so far away (2 hours). I can't wait to see you Tuesday!!!


Close up

Thank You & Easter RAK's

Hi everyone!

Sorry it's been awhile but I went away for a few days & had a blast! I went to a wonderful Stamp Store called Beautiful Impressions in Connecticut. I will talk more about that next week. Today will be a quick post, I need to get on the ball & make a few cards for next week & I have laundry, etc. to do & I'm sure you don't want to hear about all that stuff!

I just wanted to share a few Thank you & Easter RAK's I received recently & I will share Birthday RAK's another day. I wanted to say thank you so much to Elena, Jen, Diane and Allison for your wonderful & oh so beautiful cards, I luv them all!

Don't forget about the blog candy, you still have time, I will pick a winner tomorrow on my birthday, so good luck everyone!


From Elena




Hidden message in the flower petal, I luv it!


Close up of the plate. This is the Drama Theater in her home town in Omsk Russia. This is so beautiful Elena, I hung it up in my craft room.


From Jen


From Diane Roussel (she doesn't have a blog, Diane is a local friend)


From Allison

Birthday Blog Candy!

Hi everyone!

Hope your having a fantastic weekend! I've been working on getting my stamps organized in a couple of binders, what I'm doing is indexing my stamps & sentiments so that I know what I have. I have found that when I need a sentiment I always reach for the same ones because I'm too lazy to search everywhere for what I need. My stamps are scattered everywhere & when I clean up I usually find a stamp & say "Oh I could have used that one on one of my cards I just made". Now when I need a sentiment for a birthday, thank you, celebration etc., I can look in my book under what I want & see where it is & get it! Easy peasy! So far I have only worked on all of the SU sets & should have those done by tonight. I didn't realize how many sets I had till I started doing this. I have many other stamp companies as well now so I feel that I am overwhelmed & have some that have not seen ink yet because I forgot about them. Has that happened to you? When I'm finished with indexing everything I will take a picture of the binders, I think this will make my crafting so much easier. Tell me how you keep your stamps organized so that they are much easier to find, I would love to know!

OK, on to my blog candy. Pam (thank you Pam!) donated this stamp set for me to use as blog candy & I figured I'd use it for my Birthday Blog Candy this week & I added a few more items! All you have to do is tell me how you keep track of all your stamps & how you organize them...that's it! So leave your comment here & I will pick a winner on my birthday Saturday April 11th!

Birthday Blog Candy

You will receive:

1. SU Birthday Whimsy stamp set (from last years Sale-a-bration)

2. Dew Drops

3. 8 pack note cards with stickers

4. Heart Swirls card front panels

Good luck everyone!

Miss Lizzy is Back!

Hi peeps!

Just a quick post today hubby & I need to get some shopping done & I need to get ready. Here's Miss Lizzy, it's been awhile since I've inked her up & she was perfect for a card I needed for a little girl. I decided to do a pink color combo & wanted to make it bright so I used all PTI card stock for this one. I just love this image because I can make her bold or soft & sometimes give her some attitude with the colors I use for clothes...isn't she so cute! I luv her!!!

Well next week I will be posting some candy to help celebrate my up coming birthday so watch for that on Monday! I need to take a picture of it first & maybe the sun will come out this weekend long enough to take a picture. Take care & thanks for stopping by today!


Card details

CS: PTI White, Raspberry Fizz, Spring Moss & Lemon Tart
DP: SU Patterns Pack II (hostess level 1)
Stamps: Whipper Snapper "Miss Lizzy Ladybug"
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Bic Mark-it markers, Glitter pens, Prisma pencils & OMS
Accessories: Ribbon, nesties, piercing tool

Have a great weekend everyone!

Origami Card

Good morning!

Well I finally got to make an Origami card...YIPPEE!!! I saw this Origami tutorial on Teri's blog (hi Teri!) last November & knew that I wanted to try this out someday so I printed it out & put it aside. Well I needed a card for Sarah's other nephew & thought hmmmm...let me try that Origami card, light bulb moment, hahaha!!! I luv how this card turned out, isn't it so cute! Thanks so much Teri for inspiring me once again girl! Go over to Teri's blog & give it a try, it's a lot of fun to make!

Well I need to go get ready to go out, I'm going to see Jessica to get my hair done. This is the last time I'll get to see the girls at Salon Viva, Jessica has moved on to another Salon. She will be working side by side with Danielle, one of her bridesmaids & very good friend. This salon is in a better location so she should do lots better...good luck sweetie!

Have a great day & thanks for stopping by today!






Card details

CS: Basic Black, Real Red, Pure Luxury by Gina K Designs & Printer paper
DP: Creative Memories
Stamps: Jumping for Joy by Gina K Designs, inside sentiment My Favorite Things
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, River Rock, Basic Grey, SU markers, Prisma pencils & OMS
Accessories: Nestabilities, circle punches & dimensionals