Picnic anyone???

Good mornin' Peeps!

Anyone want to join me for a picnic? How cute is this basket of goodies? As soon as I saw this on Lorri"s blog I knew I had to make one...it's just too darn cute!!! You can buy her template HERE and you also get the instructions for the sandwich card (it's in the envelope), sorry, I forgot to take a picture...oops, bad me for forgetting! Lorri has a picture of it on her blog, go take a look. It was so much fun to make too!

Have a great day & thanks for stopping by...toodles! I'm off to spend the day with Dan, now that he quit his job I have my buddy back!

Happy Stampin' peeps!

Goodbye tension...Hello pension!!!

Good mornin' peeps!

Well today's project was something Dan asked me to make for his boss's retirement party, so I sat at my desk & thought of what she might like & came up with a box of all occasion cards. I remembered that Deanna had a box on her blog that I liked & the size she made is perfect for A2 size cards. Once I found it again I went upstairs to work & made the box first, then a few days later made the top of the box along with the 2 sympathy cards to match the box. After that I set out to make a few more cards along with some cards that I had in my stash. Then I made her retirement card, I've made this card before & love this image & card design...it's my go to design for retirement cards (unless it's for a male, then I will have to come up with a different image & I have a few in mind, hahaha!!!) Dan told me that she loved it! That made me a happy crafter! Don't you love it when people appreciate your work?

Thanks for joining me today, you know how much I love your company! Have a great day!


Retirement card

Inside

This box fit 10 cards. This box was created by my good friend Deanna, click HERE for her tutorial...she's amazing! Thanks Deanna!

I made 2 sympathy cards to match the box.

I put 10 cards & envelopes in the box - a mixed set of birthday, wedding, sympathy, baby, get well, etc.

Happy stamping peeps!

Red, White & Blue Gift

Good mornin' Peeps!

I'm back...so sorry that it's been awhile but I lost my mojo for awhile but I had a few must do projects so my mojo came back. 

Here is a project I did for my daughter-in-law's birthday.  I never know what to  get her but I know they have a BBQ & pool party for their neighbors....sooooooo I thought this would be a great idea to add to her table.  What do you think?  She liked it & so that made me happy!!!

Thank you so much for joining me & I hope you liked what you saw here today!  Stay cool & have a great day!

Birthday card for Sarah - I used SU Honeycomb embossing folder, punched out paper hexagons with Creative Memories small hexagon punch (retired), cut out stars using spellbinders star nesties, used SU word punch & modern label punch for my sentiment & added rhinestones to stars & dimensionals for star & sentiment

Fold a pocket in the napkins & place utensils inside & decorate

Favors - Red & white striped candy mints inside for after the BBQ meal

Makes a great hostess gift - but give it before the 4th of July so they can use it.

Happy stampin' peeps!

Flower Gift Box

Good morning peeps!

I have so many things to get done, today we see Jessica so she can make us beautiful, tomorrow I go for my pedi, my mani was done yesterday. We see Braelynn tomorrow...oh my I'm going to miss her sooooo much. I told Sarah she has to send me a picture every day so I can see that cute little face. I won't be posting for awhile but have some scheduled posts to start the day after the wedding with Kim & Jack's wedding invitation & all the samples that got rejected (I will have 5 parts for that), I hope to stop in every once in a while if I can & post a picture from Maui.

To my Hawaiian friends: so sorry I won't have time to fly over to Oahu to see you & I'm so disappointed about that but I will leave you a message on FB Sunday about my layover in Honolulu.

Well onto my project, Jessica's birthday was yesterday & I made this cute little box for her. Hope you like it.

As always thanks for stopping by & have a great weekend.

I sprayed with Shimmer paint...it's so sparkly!!! Click on the picture to make it bigger.






This is what was inside...a PINK sparkly iPhone case that she wanted & I also bought a silver one, for those special dress up occasions. She loved it & put it on her iPhone right away!


Happy stamping peeps!

Pink Tissue Paper Topiary

Good mornin' Peeps!

Well I had a blast Wednesday making this topiary & it was real easy & fun to make. My friend Sandi came to help me out & she made some of these cute tissue paper flowers with me. Took a one on one class with Sandy (yes, they are both named Sandy but different spelling) from Bella Art & she showed us how to make them. It came out soooooo beautiful. Then we stopped over my son's house to give it to Sarah & I put it in Braelynn's room & took a few pictures. Not sure if is too big for her room but if Sarah wants a smaller one or a different color pink I will make another one. She will give it a few days & if she decides its too big I'll make another one when I get back from vacation.

Have a great day everyone & thanks for stopping by!

Here it is sitting on top of Braelynn's bureau...I love how it turned out.


Bella Art always takes a picture of you & your finished project for the store gallery & their FB page...here I am with my Pink topiary. Real easy to make.


Happy stampin' peeps!

Memory Board & a Baby pic

Good morning peeps!

I hope you all enjoyed your long weekend, we sure did! We got to spend time with Braelynn, Marc, Sarah & Jessica (poor Steve was under the weather, so he stayed home) & I have a picture at the end of this post for you, let me know what you think! I get to see her again tomorrow because I'm going to my fav stamp store to make her a tissue topiary for her room...I'll make sure to take a picture so you can see it. Since the store is next to their house, I'll be dropping by to give it to Sarah. My friend Sandi (Hi Sandi, I just LOVE that you moved back here) will be going with me & we will get to babysit while mommy runs a few errands, yay! Oh it feels soooo good to be needed again, I LOVE it! Spending time with Braelynn & Sarah makes my day & I don't mind the drive at all, it's really relaxing & gets me out of the house.

Here is my project for today, these memory boards/appointment frames are so easy to make & a great gift idea. Have a great day & thanks for stopping by!


Click HERE to get more info on this project. This one was made for Jessica & I just realized I forgot to stamp the corners...darn, I'll have to get it back so I can do that, I guess I was in a hurry & forgot. Oh well, she'll forgive me.



She's soooooo beautiful...I love this picture! I know I say that about every pic...get used to it!


Happy Stampin' Peeps!

Today's the Day!!!

Hi there Peeps!

Well it's 4:10 PM & I have not heard anything yet. Sarah was scheduled for a c-section sometime between 3:30 - 4 PM...this has been the loooongest day on record for me! I hope to have a pic of the baby tomorrow.

I found this idea HERE. Click on the link to find the printables to download if you want to make these or save it for a future date...you never know when you'll need it. I thought it was a cute idea, so I made these for Marc & Sarah & will be taking them to the hospital tonight.

I just heard that Sarah is in the OR getting prepped... so gotta go. Phone is by my side waiting!!!

Have a great day!!!



Sarah's bag contains:

small bottle of wine with cup
chocolates - caramel
snacks
Purell Hand sanitizer
Ponytail bands
chap stick
Tic-Tacs
Tums
Dental Floss
Emery board
Hand lotion


Marc's survival bag



Cute gift card holder for Marc - get some lunch on us tomorrow before going back to hospital.


inside - a little pocket that folds like a match book where the gift card goes.

Marc's bag contains:

Lots of snacks
small bottle of wine with cup
Tums
gift card to a fast food place for lunch

Happy stampin' peeps!

Baby Shower Projects – Last Project

Happy Monday Peeps!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend, it sure was a hot one.

Today’s project is a gift I made for Sarah. I got this idea from my good friend Corinne & Sarah LOVED it! Thanks Corinne!!!

What a great gift to give to a mom-to-be or even a Bride. Make them some “Thank you” cards, put return address labels, stamp images on the envelopes & put postage on the them (I brought one over to the post office to see if I needed extra postage & of course I did, I made 6 1/2 X 5 inch cards)...so now all Sarah has to do is write out the card & put their address on the envelopes & she’s done...what a time saver, ha?! I decorated a clear paint can that I got from Michael’s & I was good to go...makes for a beautiful presentation! Image is a Digital image from Mo Manning called Babygirl. What do you think? Go on...go give it a try, they will surely appreciate it, I promise!!! Leave me a comment & let me know what you think, I would love to hear from you. I really miss the comments, so please show me some love by leaving me some comments to read.

Thanks for dropping by, have a great day everyone!


Thank you cards for Sarah


Envelopes with stamped images, postage & address labels (can't see address labels in pic)


Top of can


I made 2 different card designs, one with swirls & one with clouds.

design #1


design #2


inside


Happy stampin' peeps!

Baby Shower Projects - Part 4

Good mornin' Peeps!

It's going to be another hot one today. We are going to Marc & Sarah's to spend the afternoon at the pool & keep cool!

Here is Part 4 of my baby projects...hope you like & I hope I can give you some inspiration today. I have 1 more baby project to share with you & then we will move on to other things. Have a great weekend!

PS: Is it just me or is Spellcheck not working on Blogger???


A box I altered for these cute little closet hangers. Put them away in the box till the next baby arrives, if it's a boy I'll make blue ones next time. I love it...it's so stinkin' cute!!!



These are for the closet to keep those adorable clothes organized by size.



Remember the TY craze from years ago....well I was a crazed collecter, yep that was me & I'm proud of it! Well, I bought a few of these storks when the craze was over & they were selling them really cheap, I wanted them for future baby showers. I love how they look on packages...you all know how I love to dress up my gifts. The closet hangers are inside along with lots of other goodies.



side view



Happy stampin' peeps!

Cruise anyone???

Good mornin' Peeps!

Like my title? Well it's a hint to let you know what else I've been working on lately. Jessica is going on a New Kids on the Block Cruise next month...don't ask, she's been obsessed with the band ever since they came back on tour & Donnie Wahlberg came on a TV series (Blue Bloods). The big VIP fans (yes she's one of them) call themselves....wait for it...Blockheads!!! It all started when she was about 10 years old & New Kids hit the music industry, she had to have everything New Kids, she was in Love with Donnie back then & it never ended. She had night shirts, towels, bed sheets, posters, you name it she had to have it & of course being the mom that I am, I bought it for her. Anyway, back to my project. She asked me if I could make some post-its with pens for the cruise since they won't be able to use their phones (OMG...nooooooo)on the ship to keep in touch. This way they can write a note & leave it on their cabin door to let their friends know where they are & where to meet up. Could I PLEASE (the magic word)come up with some sort of design with a cruise ship on it. It took me awhile to find the ship that I liked but I finally did, thanks to my fave stamp store Bella Art...thanks again Maryann! Jessica & her friends love them & so mom is a hit once again! I love it too!!!


Here's a picture of when she met Donnie...dreams do come true if you wait long enough. I love this picture!


Have a great day & thanks for dropping by & spending a little part of your day with me!

Made 12 of these for Jessica & her Blockhead friends for their cruise.







The stamp I got from my local stamp store (Bella Art) it's by A Muse, Musical Notes are MFT dies, I composed the wording on my computer, printed & spaced it out a few times on my card stock, then stamped the ship, colored with copics & cut them all out. I used various DSP, Post-its & the little pens I bought from Staples.

Happy stampin' peeps!

Post-it Notes

Good morning peeps!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with family & friends, I know we sure did!

I had an order from one of my daughters clients, she asked me to make her a few post-it note holders to give to her nieces a few days before Christmas & she wanted a wine glass or something like that on it...so I came up with these two images & I didn't know what color she wanted so I gave her 3 different colors & 2 different glass drinks to choose from & she loved them! Another client bought 1 of the ones that was leftover, so I think I have 2 left for my stash (I'll find out about that when I go to the salon). I have to say I did very well selling my creations at the salon & I need to thank Missy (salon owner) for letting me & other vendors sell our wares there...Thank you so much Missy, I appreciate it so very much!

I put some crystal effects on it so it would look more like a glass. I love that stuff!




Thanks for joining me today; you know how much I love your company!