Pretty Paper and Pics

Happy New Year!

2010-01-01T14:10:00.001-07:00

I just wanted to stop by and tell everyone Happy New Year! One of my plans for the year is to keep up on my projects better, so you might see me more often on here in the new year.

Sweetest Birthday

2009-08-31T08:00:00.000-07:00

This is another Clean & Simple sketch card that we made at my last class in August. Since August is my birthday month, we had a birthday card class where we made 3 different bday cards....I thought it was a good idea! I really love this cupcake stamp, just don't use it enough!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Dawn

Star Birthday Celebrations

2009-08-29T08:00:00.000-07:00

Clean & Simple is a blog on my blogroll that I check just about every day, the style they have is just what I like! This card is from a sketch they had on there awhile ago, and I am sure I will use it again and again, especially when I have some dp to use up! All of the dp on this card is from the To The Nines collection, very nice paper! I figured this was a very masculine bday card, and we can always use more of those in our stashes!!!

Thanks for stopping by!
~Dawn

Happy Birthday Circles

2009-08-27T08:00:00.000-07:00

I am very glad that I bought this stamp set (as I am sure you can tell by now) since I seem to keep reaching for it. Of course I am all for showing my guests how you can use the same stamp set for many different cards so they are more willing to buy a set like this one! At the time of this class I did not have the blue stamp pad so we just went all pink with the ink (hee hee) and added the blue for an accent color. The Happy Everything set is another that I love, it makes great cards even better!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Dawn

Celebrate Circles

2009-08-25T08:00:00.000-07:00

I love looking at SCS for ideas when I have a new stamp set, there are so many great ideas! I was looking for some more ideas for the Circle Circus set and came upon a card very similar to this in a few different colors. I really love the razzleberry color so I decided to use that on this card. Again, a very simple, clean card.....seems to be my "thing"!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Dawn

Friend to Friend Topiary

2009-08-23T07:00:00.000-07:00

I saw this on SCS when I was prepping for my July stamp camp and just had to "copy" some of it. I used the curly label punch cut in half for the planter, I thought it worked very well! We used all the new "in" colors and the circle circus stamp set, very simple card!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Dawn

Hello...

2009-08-21T07:56:00.003-07:00

This is another stamp camp card.....I LOVE this stamp so much!!! I saw a similar card and thought this stamp would work perfectly and I was correct! As we all end up doing, I have been hoarding dp forever and needed to start using some of it up so I could buy more....sneaky, but it works! I am thinking of doing this exact card in different colors and with other dp, so very easy!

Thanks for stopping by today and I do hope you will be back again soon!
~Dawn

For You Leaves

2009-08-19T18:50:00.002-07:00

This is a card I made a few months ago and did not get a good picture of, so I had to retake the picture! I LOVE this card, so very simple but with some nice elements added and the color combo is awesome!!! I have been looking at a lot of samples over the past 6 months and believe I came upon a sketch like this during that time, and I will be using it again! It is so sad that this set is retired as I love it, but I intend on keeping it for awhile and getting to use it again in the near future.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

~Dawn

Thinking of You

2009-08-07T08:51:00.000-07:00

My goodness! Where has the time gone??? I meant to have this one posted awhile ago and just saw that it is waiting to be posted....oops! I still have a few more cards from my classes to post on here with another 3 to add from last night....got to get back into routine! Of course it would help to have a camera that would work and not need to borrow the daughters camera!

So, for the card, I made this a few months ago at a friends house to show off this set.....It happens to be one of my favorite images with so many occasions to use it for! We used blender pens with the ink pads to color the tree and leaves (they were very kind and did not mind that much work) Then we stamped the sentiment and layered it onto the card. Very simple but pretty.

Thanks for stopping by and I will try to get those other cards posted very soon, so make sure and check back! Thanks for all the comments as well!!!

Butterfly Birthday

2009-07-13T09:59:00.000-07:00

This is a card I made up earlier this year and just found on my computer....love when that happens. I used the butterfly die from SU and then ran those thru my cuttlebug with the swiss dots folder, added a little swirl that I pierced and a sentiment.....easy peasy!

Thanks for stopping by today, I will be back soon with some more cards from my last class.

silhouette card

2009-06-28T10:47:00.006-07:00

This picture is not that great, could not get it to focus correctly....but you can still see how great the card turned out. We made this card at my last card class, tonight is my card class for this month and I have some awesome cards to share next week from it! This card is made with all SU products and the retired Central Park set, such a simple but beautiful card. I left the sentiment off of my card so I can use it for anything.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Continuation Card

2009-06-28T10:47:00.005-07:00

My daughter completed Elementary school in early June and this is the card I made for her. This card is just so her, she LOVED it! We gave her a nice Fossil watch for her gift and then the family took her out for a late breakfast, it was a very nice day! I still can not believe that she is done with 6th grade....she is growing up too fast!!!!

The brad inside the bow is the only thing that attaches the image, so it rotates around. I used the labels one nestie for the pink layer and I stamped the skull and sentiment in Stazon on acetate.

Thanks for stopping by!

Friend to Friend Flowers

2009-06-28T10:46:00.004-07:00

At my last stamp camp we made this cute card using the Fifth Ave Floral SU stamps. We used the masking technique to make the rose pop....so pretty!

I am gearing up for my next card class next week and in the mean time I have the other 2 cards from the last class to post along with my daughter's 6th grade continuation card...guess you will be seeing more of me over the next couple of weeks!

Thanks for stopping by!

supplies:

Stamps

Fifth Ave Floral, Pocket Silhouette

Paper

Barely Banana, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Ink

Barely Banana, Bashful Blue, Riding Hood Red

Etc.

Lace border punch

Check this out!!!

2009-06-21T07:23:00.002-07:00

My bestest blogging friend is giving away some SWEET blog candy over at her blog....go check it out today. Make sure and get your name entered 3 times!!!!

Paper Askew Studio

I will come back later to post some of what I have been up to lately!

12x12 Color Block Page

2009-06-03T11:58:00.002-07:00

Hi there! Glad you came back to check out what else I have been doing! I did not get this done in May as I was supposed to, but sometimes life happens and you just need to go with the flow! For my very last CC&M project I selected a color block page in Double Mates Heritage. This type of die cut can be very helpful when working on scrapbooks and it really helps cut down on design time. I made this page for my 2003 album, I try to get caught up to current dates and then work on older albums so 2003 will be my next to attack when I get caught up! I can't believe how big my girls are now compared to these pictures!

Sorry for the bad angle and glare on the pic, it is hard to get a good shot of scrapbook pages with all those pictures!!! With summer vacation starting Friday for the girls I am not sure how much I am going to get posted on here, but I will try to do something when I can.

Have a great day!

Nugget Tin (box)

2009-05-24T06:34:00.004-07:00

Hello again, glad to see you came back! I am having so much fun being a guest designer for CC&M this month...so many fun things to play with. When I was over looking at all of the other great samples Terry has, I came up with this idea and am so happy with how it turned out!! This is an oval top box that I turned into a nugget tin...sort of! I was able to fit 10 Hershey nuggets inside that I covered with lables stamped with my favorite PTI stamps Limitless Lables! On the inside of the box I tried to make the nuggets fit better by adding a piece of So Saffron cardstock with scoring, but if you left that out you could fit another 3 nuggets to make it snug.

I love the idea of making a bunch of these up as gifts or favors for a party...very cost effective! I do hope you like what I came up with and make sure you go and check out Creative Cuts & More to see this box and MANY others!!!! My next project has to do with scrapbooks, so make sure you stop by and check it out.

Oval top box in Bazil Date Swirl Smooth

*also, I added the acetate to the window as it does not come with any.

Baby Boy Card & Gift

2009-05-22T08:13:00.003-07:00

I have a baby shower to attend soon for a very dear friend (who I remember her mother finding out she was pregnant with many moons ago!) and against tradition I got her gift and card done WAY in advance! That never happens!!!! Creative Memories has a minutes album and I had an extra one from when I was a consultant, so I used that to start with. I also used some of the baby boy paper from 2 kits for the pages and some of the large letter stickers for the card. The card actually came from Creative Cuts & More, a great way to help the creative mojo at times! I love the rounded corners on this card and the window (it came that way, no adjustments on my part) and I just added a piece of blue cardstock that I ran through my cuttlebug with the swiss dots folder and then put some of the stickers on! Super easy, but very cute!

So for my next DT project I will be using one of my favorite PTI stamps, make sure you come back this weekend to see what I have come up with!

Thanks for looking and I appreciate your sweet comments, they make my day!

2nd Guest Designer project

2009-05-13T13:08:00.007-07:00

I am back, a little later than planned, but here it is! I wanted to make up some type of box to hold a tie in for a gift....typical Father's Day gift. Terry and I discussed it and decided that the cupcake box dimensions would work best, and we were right! I made some diamonds for the sides and paper pierced around them and just added some ribbon along the top of the box. I also used the insert on the bottom of the box so the tie would sit higher, you could always add a pair of dress socks in here too!

Thanks for stopping by today and I will be back again either this weekend or early next week with my next project for CC&M.

Cupcake box from CC&M in Handsome and Blank Check Bazil Bling

Diamonds in SU Very Vanilla and Close to Cocoa in ribbon also

Teacher Appreciation

2009-05-07T22:16:00.003-07:00

This week is a chance to thank the teachers and staff at the school my girls go to, so this year I made the scallop envelope boxes for all of them....6 this year! Both girls have rotating core classes, so they see all of the 4th and 6th grade teachers each day. It is nice for them to get used to changing classes and teachers, but boy...making all of those gifts was a bit of a challenge for me.

I used my polka dot paper from PTI which the girls picked what colors each teacher would get and then they picked out the base color. Once they were assembled, they helped me pick out the ribbon for the top of the boxes. We filled them up with 1 post it note pad and some chocolates which the teachers loved!!! One of the teachers wants to know how to make these, so she might become a new customer...how fun!

Thanks for stopping by today and this weekend I will be posting my second project for Creative Cuts & More, so make sure you come back!

Cake time!

2009-05-06T12:08:00.002-07:00

I was asked to make a wedding cake for a cousin and today is the big day! Here is the finished cake....I usually don't do cakes, this is only my 2nd one for a wedding. I do hope that the bride likes it!

Tomorrow I will show you what I made the teachers for appreciation week!

1st Guest Designer project

2009-05-04T12:07:00.007-07:00

Here is my first project that I came up with about a month ago when I started to figure out what I was going to do. My theme for this month is Father's Day so since my Dad is Mr. Fix It, I had to come up with a clever gift card holder! I am in love with this stamp set from SU! and the apron card from Creative Cuts & More, they work so well together! I got a little crafty with all the tools that I cut out (it really only took a few minutes to color and cut them out) and decided to make the tape measure clip onto the outside of the apron....it turned out SO cute! There is paper piercing between the tools, it is just hard to see. My husband is loving this project and the other one that is finished...but you have to come back later this week to see that one!

*I do see that my girlfriend Jen who is also a designer for CC&M has a very similar card to this one posted....great minds think alike right!!!!

New projects coming soon....

2009-04-29T17:27:00.003-07:00

I got my Creative Cuts & More order yesterday and already have one project done! I am going to a crop this weekend with my Mom and I got something fun to play with from CC&M...you might be seeing more of it often as I LOVE it!!!

Just wanted to let you know that I am on the way back to normal and should be posting stuff more often soon.

What a long week!

2009-04-18T19:09:00.002-07:00

I was hoping to keep up with some new posts but had to put that on hold for now. My FIL passed away last Saturday after a long 18 month battle with leukemia. I am a very lucky person to have known him and also for the fact that both my hubby's family and mine have gotten along so very well over the past 13 years! We have been able to spend every holiday together as one family which has been very nice for us and our girls. He will be missed, but we know that he is in a much better place and are glad he is no longer suffering!

I do hope you will forgive me for not posting right now, but I will be back soon as I just placed my order for my upcoming guest designer spot with Creative Cuts and More...

Bridal Shower Card

2009-04-09T06:45:00.002-07:00

Yikes it has been a long time since I have posted!!! I made this card in early February for a shower I went to, her colors were blue and brown so of course the card had to be blue and brown! I started with some blue Bazzil paper, used my new curvy rectangle nesties and some rubons from SU! and this is how it ended up. I really love the way it turned out, and it only took about 10 minutes once I decided what I was doing!

Thanks for stopping by today and I do hope to be back again very soon with something new!

CC&M First Ever Blog Hop!

2009-03-02T08:02:00.003-07:00

Did you check it out yet??? There are some really great ideas and projects on these blogs! Take a minute or two to look at all the blogs in the blog hop starting with DieCut Diva and ending with Pam's blog, Paper Askew Studio.

The CC&M blog hop starts at DieCut Diva. Each "hop" will be offering blog candy, please visit the hops and leave a comment at each stop. The blog candy comments can be left until 11:59pm on Thursday night, March 5th and winners will be posted on Friday March 6th.

I will try to post a picture of some items you can get from CC&M that I have done in the past...my creative mojo has left me and I can't seem to finish a new project right now.

If you do stop by all of the blogs in the blog hop, let me know what your favorite was.

Thank You Card

2009-01-25T06:35:00.000-07:00

Today's card is one that I made about a month ago thinking I would use it for my card class, but decided not to. I really love the color combo of the Pirouette Pink and Riding Hood Red with white and the Heartfelt Thanks flower is one of my favorites.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a nice relaxing Sunday!

Celebrate

2009-01-24T06:26:00.003-07:00

Another card from a class I did 2 weeks ago, similar to the one I posted yesterday. I used the Baja Breeze paper and ink along with Very Vanilla paper and then added Riding Hood Red, So Saffron and Regal Rose for the flowers. I was so very sad to see that the sentiment set was retiring as I love it so much, so of course I had to use it for my last few card classes. I got the idea for this card from Splitcoast Stampers, not sure who it was, but Thank You for sharing!!

Today we are hanging out and getting caught up on laundry since my wonderful Dad came and fixed our washer the other night....crazy how much laundry can pile up when you can't do some every day! I do hope to get a chance to work on my scrapbooks soon, I hate seeing that stuff pile up on the computer and my craft area. Oh, we also have to go and find a frame for DD's first place ribbon and certificate from the spelling bee! Here is the picture of her holding them both (her friend was giving her a thumbs up in the picture) Sorry for the white erasing on the picture, I could not get the blur to work the way I wanted it to.

Misc. card

2009-01-19T14:35:00.004-07:00

I really love the colors on this card, all but the chocolate chip ribbon were from Kristina's color challenge last week...hard to see the pink flowers though. We made these last week as well and the ladies loved how they turned out since they were able to put a sentiment on them for what they wanted. I left mine blank for now, just not sure what I will end up using it for....

Sorry for the delay on this post, we have had a busy week around here. On Wednesday my oldest daughter won her school spelling bee and I got to be there to watch!!! She is supposed to go onto the district round now, but that is the day we will be flying home from Mexico so her alternate is going instead. I am just so very proud of her and happy that my plans changed so that I could be there! Pictures coming soon....

I hope you all have a wonderful Friday and I look forward to hearing from you.

Hello again

2009-01-19T14:29:00.003-07:00

Yikes!!! Not such a good start to the year, but no point beating myself up over it now! I have a few days worth of cards coming, so make sure you keep coming back!

Today's card is one that we made last week at my card class. I LOVE the way it turned out, just like I thought it would! I finally got my hands on a swiss dots folder for my cuttlebug so of course I had to put it to use right away! We used the You & Moi stamp set with chocolate chip ink. Such a cute and simple card...oh yeah! I did get the idea from FTL (Clean and Simple on my blogroll) that is the best place for ideas when you get stuck!

Thanks for stopping by and I will be back tomorrow with some more....till then!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

2009-01-01T00:01:00.000-07:00

Welcome 2009!!! Let's hope this year turns out to be a little better than last year! I know one thing for sure, I am going to enjoy some nice weather in Mexico in February, so this year can't be all bad!!! Let's hope this is a good start to my blogging habits for the year also, I kind of like doing my posts in advance, might keep me on target for a few things during the year!

Flippin' Birthday Card

2008-12-31T09:00:00.005-07:00

I am back today with another item I made for the Creative Cuts & More design team. This is the card I made my youngest for her 10th birthday. Her favorite color is purple these days, so of course it had to have LOTS of purple just for her. I used the cupcakes from SU, my cuttlebug swirls folder and some brads and pretties from one of my Prima kits I have had for a few years...yikes! I also colored the cupcakes and stand with my souflee pens (LOVE those things) It turned out to be the perfect birthday card for my baby, she loved it!!!

Thanks for stopping by today and leaving me some "love"!

Have a wonderful and SAFE New Year celebration tonight!!!!

Hey Cupcake!

2008-12-30T15:31:00.003-07:00

This is a little cupcake box that I made last month for the Creative Cuts & More design team call. I had the box for a few months before I did anything with it, but I really like the way it turned out. I took my swirls roll stamp for the bottom of the box and used a few rubons that I had and then for the top I just took some ribbon and wrapped it around and added the sticker on top....super easy and cute!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and is looking forward to 2009! Thanks for stopping by and leaving me some "love"!

Scrap4Life Layout

2008-12-06T06:55:00.002-07:00

I am back today with a layout that I did this week from S4L's December sketch challenge, you should go and check it out if you have not done so already! I LOVE the way this page turned out, and then of course my mojo checked out once I finished it.....I have not been able to complete another page since. I think that is my new record, one page in about 2 months...yuck!!!

I used one of the holiday paper kits from Creative Memories from a few years ago, I think it is called Candy Cane. For the Santa letters I used some FaLaLa stickers from MM that I bought at least a month ago and forgot about...can you believe that!?!?! When I actually attach this to a page I am going to journal around the outside of the big blue piece since I cut it down to about 10x10 for the sketch.

Thanks for stopping by today :)

CC&M bag

2008-12-05T06:47:00.002-07:00

Here is a bag that I decorated for the Creative Cuts & More design team call, I am happy to say that I will be doing a month next year for this great company!!! I have a few other items that I made and I will post them in the next few days.

I got this die cut bag from CC&M months ago and did not have a chance to do anything with it until last month. It is VERY simple, but that is my style, so I went with it. I used some BG Figgy Pudding DP and some of the stickers from the pack. I think this is masculine enough to give to the bus driver for the holidays, filled with goodies of course ;)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Dawn

Masculine Card Set

2008-11-29T08:44:00.002-07:00

When I had my card class a few weeks back I had some left over kraft cs ready for cards so I decided to use them up. I took the remainder of the dp that I had cut into and made these last 3 cards. So in all I had 5 different cards all from one sheet of dp that I used both sides of :) In my book you can never have too many masculine birthday cards, so I will be doing this again with some more of this great Manchester dp from Stampin Up!

Have a wonderful holiday season and I hope to be back with some more stuff soon! Thanks for stopping by and for all your sweet comments!!

Happy 12th Birthday Angel!!!!

2008-11-26T14:01:00.003-07:00

Today is my oldest daughters 12th birthday, boy that makes me feel old just typing that ;) Her birthday began at 3:49 am when she was delivered by c-section after being breech and refusing to turn....it was only the first time she would be so stubborn :) I really can not believe that was 12 years ago today, a Tuesday morning and we ended up having Thanksgiving in the hospital that year. I am so very blessed to have her in my life and can't wait to celebrate this special day with her always!

Happy Birthday my sweet angel!
Love,
Mommy

10 card wonder cards

2008-11-23T06:57:00.002-07:00

Hi everyone! Hope you have had a nice couple of days, mine have been fun and busy!! Our scavenger hunt at the mall went well and then our cousins took the girls shopping for a few outfits, so that took an extra hour or so... The other day we turned in our 10 card wonder cards for the Eye-Let's Etc. design team and I wanted to share them here. We were given 5 sheets of cs, 1 12x12 sheet of double sided dp and some embellishments along with an 8.5x11 sheet with a grid on the back to cut all the blue paper for the cards. I really liked the challenge of having all the paper cut to specific sizes, took me out of the box a bit! This card turned out to be my favorite of them all, but I like them all of course!

I have a few more cards that I will try to share over the next couple of days, so check back when you get a chance! Thanks for stopping by and for the sweet comments :)

Happy 10th Birthday Baby!!!!

2008-11-21T10:37:00.003-07:00

Today is my baby's 10th birthday (isn't she gorgeous?! sorry it is kind of blurry, not quite awake yet!) I just really can't believe that 10 years ago almost exactly, around 11, my water broke while we were getting ready to stroll the mall (all those great tricks to induce labor ;) We spent most of the afternoon watching funny movies and just hanging out, by about 4 I was ready for some pain medication and by 7 I was pushing and there she was at 7:33 pm!! What a great day and I hope I never forget these details or miss getting to see her on this very special day!!!!

This week leading up to it has been kind of tough on me. First thing Monday morning I found out some news about myself that has turned my thinking around a bit about life and how short it could be. So with that in mind I have spent time this week trying to finish stuff up that has been sitting around only partly finished, because WHO knows when our last day will be???? Sorry to get all morbid, especially on such an important day...

I LOVE YOU BABY!!!!

Hugs,
Mommy

Happy Birthday Dad!!

2008-11-13T15:27:00.002-07:00

Today is my Dad's birthday and we are going to swing by to see him today and then celebrate with my brother and his girlfriend on Sunday. I made this card from the scraps of the 12x12 paper I used for my card class last night and the baja breeze paper I had left over. I used a retired stamp set for the sentiment, but I really liked the way it looked so I went for it.

That is all for today, thanks for stopping by!

Stamp Class cards

2008-11-12T21:46:00.002-07:00

Here are the 2 cards I had for my card class tonight. I had a VERY small turnout, but that will not keep me from trying again next month. It is very hard to get people together during November and December with all the holidays and parties going on :)

This was my very first try with an acetate card and I just love the way it turned out. I used Mellow Moss and Riding Hood Red together with Whisper White cs, great color combo and of course my new favorite xmas stamp Snow Swirled!

I really like this masculine birthday card that I came up with, so nice when you think of something and it turns out like you planned!!! My dad's birthday is tomorrow HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!! (the 13th) so I actually made a little bit different card for him with the scraps from the 12x12 paper I cut to make the rest of these. I might post that card tomorrow if I remember to take a picture before giving it to him.

Thanks for stopping by, sorry for the long delay but that is how it goes sometimes!!

Birthday Card

2008-11-06T16:47:00.002-07:00

So, I tried to do both the card challenge for Angel and the color challenge for Kristina....not so sure I like the card. I know I will use it, or one of my girls will :) I also went back to a card I made last year for Angel's challenges and re-made it with this card this year. There is some crystal effects on the sprinkles and the candle (which is pumpkin pie along with the ribbon)

Off to the Dr. with hubby, so gotta run!

Gate Fold Card

2008-11-05T10:19:00.003-07:00

Now I realized when I was taking the picture that I did not follow Angel's sketch exactly, but the sketch reminded me of a gate fold card....so I went with it. Since both of my daughters have birthdays this month, I figured I should get started on birthday cards for them. This one is for my oldest, she loves black....and cupcakes! I used my souffle pens to color the image on the bazzil cs and layered it on the white cs. Pretty simple card and the scor-pal made this super easy to do, might have to do more of these soon.

Thanks for stopping by and letting me know how I am doing!

Bird Challenge

2008-11-04T13:35:00.002-07:00

Today's challenge was to use birds, and this is the only stamp I own that is a bird. My BBB Pam is having a birthday this week, so I just had to make a card for her that I will give her when we get a chance to meet up! (Hi Pam!)

I used Kraft cs and my pattern paper pack (hostess) along with craft white and real red inks and real red ribbon.

Have a great day, thanks for checking in!

A bit behind....

2008-11-03T11:30:00.003-07:00

Where did the weekend go??? All the sudden it was Monday morning and I was getting the girls off to school! At least they only have a 4 day week this week, so only 3 more early mornings and then we can sleep in again :)

The first card is from today's sketch from Angel....I must make sure to do other challenges once this is over to keep my mojo from leaving me ;) I don't usually make cards in this shape, this one is 3 x 8 and would fit into a long envelope. I have had the thicker frame for awhile and thought it would work good with this sketch along with the sentiment from the hostess set (love that set!) I used Cranberry Crisp, Basic Black and Whisper White paper on this. Very simple but beautiful card.

The second card is another sketch that Angel posted, and I really love the way it turned out. I was going to go with all red(riding hood red) and green(wild wasabi) but felt that it needed a splash of another color so I added some pink pirouette snowflakes.

The last card is a one layer card that took me forever to be happy with. These are my favorite types of cards, but they can be tricky. I just used my pocket silhouettes set with black ink and added the ribbon for a splash of color.

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!!!

Masculine Challenge

2008-10-31T20:55:00.004-07:00

I did not end up with a lot of time to play today, so this is what I came up with at 9:30 tonight. Very easy, but I love the way it looks!!! Hope you all had a wonderful and safe Halloween :)

Don't forget to stop by Angel's blog for the info on how to play along, and today she posted all the goodies that you can win so far!!!

Sketch Challenge

2008-10-30T10:06:00.002-07:00

Today's card is based on another sketch challenge issued by Angel for her birthday celebration! If you have not played along yet, don't worry....just do what you can. I just took some more of my dp from last year, a tag in vanilla and stamped some of my new hostess stamps onto it. Very simple card, love this layout!

These are some more nugget boxes(click on them to see them larger) that I made for the girls' teachers for tomorrow. I also need to get a candy bar for the bus driver to go along with the card I have for him. We love our bus driver and teachers and want to let them know that we appreciate them!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Color challenge

2008-10-29T15:50:00.003-07:00

Today was another color challenge, much easier than last time ;) I just got the new xmas paper from BG over the weekend and it worked great for the challenge of Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip, Real Red (Riding Hood Red for me) and Kraft. This paper is actually a bunch of triangles that you can cut out for trees, how perfect is that?! I really like the way it ended up!

This second item is a challenge I did for the ELE design team I am on, we were supposed to use something we would throw away and make something out of it. I chose a CD case, since most of my music is on itunes or my ipod I do not use them as much and had a stack sitting there. I took out the black part that holds the disc and turned it into a picture frame for hubby's desk. I LOVE how it turned out, exactly as I had planned....that never happens to me!!!

Thanks for stopping by today :)

Sketch 5

2008-10-28T16:53:00.002-07:00

Hello again, I am so happy that I have been able to stay caught up on both the challenges and my blog for a few days at least! Today was another sketch and I will probably use it again on a scrapbook page as it is a great layout. I again used some of my dp from last year and the Take Three stamp set (love that set) I used the scallop border punch to create the focal point and the bottom of the card. I made this card 4 1/4 x 4 1/4.... not sure that I love how this turned out, but I do like it and will gladly use it this holiday season!

Thanks for checking in and I do hope that you will join in the fun over at Angel's blog!!!

Bookmark

2008-10-27T08:54:00.003-07:00

Here are my bookmarks, the first one is for my oldest daughter! I just finished the second one for my youngest who loves purple. I was going to make them similar, but found these stickers and decided to go with them instead. I used a brad in the ribbon on top to help keep it together, I am going to add another piece of paper on the back to make it sturdier and that will cover up my brad as well. The bookmark might seem a bit big to most people, but with my kiddos....it needs to be, much harder to lose that way ;)

Thanks for looking, check back again tomorrow to see what else Angel has challenged me with! Hey, better yet, check out her blog and play along...only 10 more days!!!!

Catching up!

2008-10-27T08:11:00.005-07:00

This post has a few pictures to it as the title states, I am catching up on Angel's challenges. The cool thing is that once I get my bookmark posted in a few minutes, I will be caught up and can get extra chances to win all the goodies!!!

This first card is a color challenge....pretty in pink, old olive, bashful blue and real red....um, kind of tough! But when I was looking through my papers I came across this BG Figgy Pudding paper that had most of the colors, so I just put in on the pink card and added some more red and green to finish it off. At first I was not so sure of it, but it grew on me and now I love it!

The second card is from a sketch, it still seems a bit busy for me, but again....it has grown on me. I thought it would work nicely for a masculine birthday card and hubby agrees with me (so that always makes me feel better) Again I am using a lot of papers from last year, can't buy anymore until I use some of them up ;)

I really liked this challenge, it was ANYTHING Christmas and I had something in mind I wanted to try, so what better time? I thought that a pop up card with a picture on it would be a great xmas card to send out, but since I had never made a pop up card I needed to try one first. I realize that it is hard to read the words on the paper, should have stamped them in either black or white....but it was my first attempt, and these are so fun that I will be making more!

This card was another sketch, and can I tell you that I just love the way it turned out!!! Very simple layout and I LOVE these new stamps I got...both are hostess sets :)

Another fun challenge was something made with only scraps....pretty easy for me as I have a ton of scraps from over 12 years of crafting (not that many of my first scraps are still around, I just have a hard time throwing paper away...) Again, more dp from SU last year and I had the scallop circles sitting in there too, I just put a vellum scallop on top of the white so it was not too bright. I added some eyelets from ELE and a Christmas stamp, and there you have it...another xmas card done!

This card is based off another sketch....this card is my favorite by far!!!! I found this great paper at my LSS and I had to take 2 pics so you could see some of the glitter on the black paper (so sparkly!) A very simple card to make with the sketch, I will make more using all of these sketches I am sure!

Thanks for looking and I will post my book mark in a few minutes, so make sure to check that one out too!!!

3D Nugget Box

2008-10-21T13:42:00.002-07:00

I LOVE making these little treat boxes! They are so easy and everyone loves to get the truffles inside :) My youngest is having a Legally Blond themed birthday party in November, so we are working on invites and party favors.....these might even work with lip gloss inside too (glad I thought of that!) So needless to say, all of the stuff MUST be some shade of pink....her signature color! Tomorrow I will share the invites that we have come up with, they are so cute, I am sure her friends will love them!

Open House cards

2008-10-17T17:25:00.004-07:00

Only a week late, but here are my cards I had for my guests to make at my open house on Wednesday! I had a good turn out and we all had a great time together. I forgot how much fun it is to teach someone how to stamp, such a rush!!!

These cards turned out great, even though I was not sure of the second one right away. The first card is based on a card I saw on Splitcoast (THANK YOU) and I came up with the second one after staring at all the pieces for awhile. For the first card I used Chocolate Chip cs, More Mustard cs and Whisper White cs and then Close to Cocoa and More Mustard markers and some Chocolate Chip ribbon (from a ribbon share I did a couple of years ago) The second card is Basic Gray, Whisper White and Bashful Blue cs and white, gray and versa mark inks along with some white ep for the snowflakes, I finished it off with some of my old organdy ribbon....mostly because I have way too much of it!

Thanks for looking and I hope to get a few more things done in advance for some upcoming classes and will try to post them soon.

Sorry

2008-10-08T19:35:00.003-07:00

I have been mia for the last week, but did get a chance to be creative over the weekend. I am just getting my camera to work for me again and then I will post what I have been up to. Next Wednesday is my Open House for Stampin Up, so I need to get a few things done for that. I have some good ideas, just need to get them done and ready for others to make.

Thanks for checking in and hopefully Thursday I will have some pics on here!

My BIG news!

2008-09-30T20:49:00.002-07:00

Thanks for checking back to see what my news is, and without further ado.....I am signing up as a demonstrator for Stampin Up! Years ago I was a demonstrator for this great company, but it was not the right timing for me to make it work. Now I have the BEST person in the world as my upline....Pam from Paper Askew Studio. I think she is so very creative and together we come up with some great ideas, I just can't wait to see where this venture goes! This is going to be so much fun!!!!!

My prize!!

2008-09-27T15:41:00.003-07:00

Last night I went to Pam's stamp camp and got my bag that I won from the 3D Challenge blog that she runs with her friend Carrie. So of course I had to put my winning project in the pocket right away and take a picture of it....can I just tell you how much I love this bag so far!!! If you are thinking about getting one of these, don't wait any longer....they are GREAT!!! Hopefully I will have some more crafty things to post soon, and I have some news to share on the 1st. Maybe tomorrow I will get something done while hubby goes to play golf with some work buddies :)

3D Design Challenge

2008-09-23T08:06:00.004-07:00

The 3D ladies did it again, another great challenge. For this I made my own little idea book and xmas list, so sneaky huh?! I designed the front page (7 3/4" x 5") with fall colors, my favorite season and these colors are so great!! Then I made the back side with some christmas type colors, so when I am out shopping I can write stuff in there for gift ideas or if I already bought someone a gift (darn my memory for not keeping better track of this stuff without a list :) So inside there are some sheets of plain paper and when I see something that sparks an idea, I can pull that out and jot it down. Since I used ribbon to put it together, I can always take out the pages and put new ones in when I need to.

I hope you enjoy my little 3D project I made, I had a lot of fun putting it together. Have a wonderful day and I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this :)

Blog Candy Alert

2008-09-20T05:14:00.002-07:00

Last year I participated in the 31 sketch challenge leading up to Angel's birthday and she is thinking about doing it again this year....but needs a few more votes to convince her that people would participate! To play along you just need to make a card a day using the sketch she gives you each day, see easy peasy! I thought it was a great way to spark my mojo (no you do not have to make one each day, but why not?) I hope you will go check out her blog here and let her know you would love to play along for the whole thing or just play when you get a chance!!!

Don't forget to check out my last post below to see the other 3 cards I made :)

Cards

2008-09-19T08:05:00.002-07:00

So, as I promised, here are the other 3 cards I made using the same stamps and paper/ink colors. I love how all 4 of the cards are different using the same elements!!! Thanks for stopping by today and showing me "love", I always appreciate your comments!!!!

Oldie but goodie!!!

2008-09-18T06:14:00.005-07:00

It has been so long since I have posted that I thought it was a great time to pull out something I did awhile ago and share it with you all! I know, so sweet of me ;) I made this little ensemble as an end of year gift for one of the girls teachers. I used Cranberry Crisp and True Thyme papers and inks, love those colors together. I made a nugget box using all PTI stamps and then used my SU Baroque Motifs stamp set for the candle and card.

Tomorrow I will show you the other 3 cards I made using the same colors.....I just love them all so much!!!

Wow!!! Another post!

2008-09-06T16:47:00.002-07:00

2 posts in 2 days, I am on a roll!!! I had to make this card pretty quickly yesterday for my DD's BF birthday. I like the way it turned out, but it is so much more than what I am used to doing. As you can see I got some new Bella's from my LSS and just love them so much, now I just need to get a good coloring medium to use on them. I liked stamping them in the Close to Cocoa as it was not too stark against the white background. I used some watercolor pencils to fill her in, my cuttlebug folder for the background along with some of my nestabilities for the actual main image and the scallop behind it. I got to use my new punch and stamp from SU! also....all sorts of new stuff going on with this card.

Thanks for the comments on my last bag, I am so glad you all like it too! Now off to see if I can keep my mojo going for a bit longer, need to get some DT stuff done for ELE.

Happy Friday!!!

2008-09-05T06:18:00.003-07:00

So I am back today with my second box I made for the 3DDC girls. Not that I really did much with it, I just LOVE how it turned out!!!! Again I used the Figgy Pudding paper and on the front layer I punched out the scallop oval, luckily the paper behind lined up perfectly. Then I punched out another oval on white paper after stamping "Joy" from PTI. When I was going to stamp this, I decided I did not want it to be bright red, so I first inked it up on the Real Red pad and then, without pressing too hard, inked it on the Close to Cocoa pad before stamping. Then I edged it with the cocoa pad and adhered it inside the punched out oval. For the life of me I could not get my ribbons to acuratley match up for the handles, oh well! I used some small silver brads to attach the ribbon and figure it would be cute to put a little xmas gift inside......maybe a homemade ornament or some other type of goodie like that.

Please let me know what you think about this box, I usually never get this excited over much of anything I make and can't wait to hear what you think!!!!

3DDC 1 sheet bag

2008-09-03T20:41:00.004-07:00

I have finally been able to create a little bit today, and I had so much fun I made 2 of them! You will have to come back Friday to see what else I made (it happens to be my favorite, but I love them both) Of course I had to use some more Figgy Pudding paper from BG, I just LOVE this stuff (sorry for the blurry pics). For this first one I am showing you, I made a little topper for the bag from the left over paper and used some ribbon to tie it closed. I was going to stamp along the topper or do something to it, but it just looked so good on it's own that I left it.

Thanks for checking in to see what I have been up to, I hope that once I get settled in my new job my creative juices will keep me going!!! I do have a little project I am going to do for the ladies at my new job, just need to find some time to get to it.

3D Milk Carton

2008-08-26T07:12:00.003-07:00

I am back with another 3D item for the 3DDC blog....a milk carton. Last week I made a sweet find at Hobby Lobby, a pack of Figgy Pudding papers for 40% off. So guess what I made my carton with? ;) This paper jumped out at me to be used, and it will work so well with my favorite holiday treat to make...Mint Oreo Truffle balls, yummo!!! I decided not to tape the top together so when I give this to a teacher, she will be able to get into the treats a little easier, so I used a clip that I just added some paper to and a ribbon. I am sure all the other cartons will be better, but I really love how this one turned out...just like I imagined! I did use a stamp from PTI inside the extra peppermint that says Holiday Treats, so cute.

The rest of this week might pass me by before I get another chance to be crafty, I started a new part time job yesterday, the girls are sick, hubby has surgery and my FIL is back in the hospital during his round of chemo. Way too much to deal with, but maybe that will fuel my mojo and make me want to escape and create for a bit. I hope you will see me again before I post my next 3D project, but if not, have a great week and Labor Day weekend!

3D Box TAKE 2!

2008-08-19T20:38:00.004-07:00

*Updated - I forgot to link this up to the 3D blog, so this box did not make it into the judging...of course my boxes were not near as great as the others, but it was fun to try!*
I actually got it done....another 2468 box for the challenge! This one is actually a bit bigger than what it calls for, but I wanted more room to play. Of course I used my very favorite set Baroque Motifs, all along the sides is the big stamp which I embossed with clear sparkly powder. Then I took Wild Wasabi ink and sponged it over the embossing, stamped the small flowers in the same color along with the sentiment and larger flower. I used the ribbon to tie it all together. I thought it would be a nice gift box for a wedding gift or even favors from the bride and groom. Sorry for the bad pic, but I did just get it finished and that is the best lighting I could get for the time of day.
Thanks for looking!!!

White Fence Farm

2008-08-19T18:09:00.003-07:00

I thought since I have not posted anything crafty for a few days that I would post a couple more pics from my birthday dinner. Here are the girls at the petting zoo part of the farm, the youngest would not get any closer than she did in this picture and the oldest was having a lot of fun feeding Tank the steer. I will try and get a crafty project up maybe later tonight....might try another 2468 box for Pam and Carrie's 3D Challenge blog! Guess I better get busy since I only have a few hours :)

Birthday Cards

2008-08-15T12:59:00.005-07:00

Here are the cards my DD's made for me for my birthday. The first part of my surprise was that they made me a banner that they strung up in their room, so sweet!! They also got me an outfit they knew I wanted, so fun to have girls because they pay attention to those things!! The white card is by my oldest and my youngest (of course) made the other one. I am enjoying this phase they are in as now they want to make cards and play with all my fun stuff, we are even planning some time to play tomorrow. I will be back to post more of what they make this weekend on Sunday.

Make sure to check my previous post for my 3D Challenge entry and let me know what you think about my first attempt!!!

3D Design Challenge

2008-08-15T12:53:00.006-07:00

I was so excited to see what the first challenge was going to be on Pam and Carrie's new blog....it was a 2468 box. I had never made one before, hello....so simple and fun to play with. I will admit my first attempt is not my favorite, but I do like it! Now I am just going to have to make more so I can figure out my favorite way to decorate and use them. Thanks for stopping by today!!!

Happy Birthday to ME!

2008-08-12T05:37:00.004-07:00

I don't like to spread the word on things like this, but I felt it was important this year, and don't even ask how old I am today! :) Usually we go out and eat wherever I choose for dinner and this year I chose White Fence Farm in Lakewood, CO. I have only eaten there once before, but their corn fritters have been on my mind since then.....yummy! It seems this year the hubby and girls have something special they got for me, I guess I will have to update this later and let you know how my day ended up.
Thanks for all of your wonderful comments :)

Oh, I almost forgot....tomorrow is the launch of 3D Design Challenge blog, make sure you go and check them out!!!

Birthday Card Challenge

2008-08-07T13:47:00.002-07:00

Hi everyone!! Go check out my latest card on the ELE blog and play along!!! Next week is my birthday and Jen had her birthday in late July so we came up with a birthday card challenge. On my card I used some of my balloon eyelets that I have had for a couple of years now....next I will use them on a birthday page, how perfect! It would be so cool to see some other birthday cards made with eyelets, so join in the fun and let me and ELE see what you come up with :)

Have a super day!

I'm back!!!!

2008-08-06T13:29:00.005-07:00

Hello again! It feels like I have not been able to post forever, but now I can get a few days in before I am off for a few more days. It will be nice when my parents get home, I don't mind watching the dog or the house....I think I miss them more than I mind helping them out. I am happy they will be home in less than a week, on my birthday actually, but I probably won't see them until Wednesday evening :(

Enough about that, now onto the page....this is based off the same sketch I made my first DT project with. Pam did a great job on the sketch and I really like how the page turned out, now if only I could get ALL those old pictures onto pages that quickly!!! My girls were so cute in 2001, of course, they still are! Everything on this page is from Eyelets Etc. starting with the 12x12 background paper, layering papers, stickers and of course eyelets.

Thanks for checking in today and saying Hi!

An award!

2008-08-03T14:51:00.004-07:00

Big Thanks to Sally from CraftySally for this award. I so appreciate it and will enjoy getting to pass it on to some of my(other)favorite ladies in turn :)
The Rules of this award are:

1. Only 5 people allowed.

2. 4 have to be dedicated followers of your blog

3. one has to be someone new or recently new to your blog and live in another part of the world.

4. you must link back to whoever gave you the award.

Quite simply really it is a way of saying thank you to those who take time out for wonderful comments to boost your day.

So I like to send this award to...
Pam - Paper Askew Studio
Ginger - 2bjazzdpics2
Jen - Jens Place In Space
Jen B. - Learn.Create.Inspire
Chloe - Chole-Jill Designs

I might not be the only one who gives these girls some love with this award, but I wanted them to know how much I appreciate their sweet comments :)

Might be back later with my page and maybe some other crafty goodness tomorrow!!!

Eye-Lets Etc. Design Team Card

2008-08-01T16:52:00.004-07:00

Sorry I have been absent for a few days, but I do have something posted on the ELE blog...my first DT project!!! I have not been home all week as we are dog sitting for my parents who are working on their retirement house in PA. Until I get my camera to download to my laptop, I won't have much to show you :( At least you can go and check out this post to see what I made for my hubby for our anniversary. I really love the way it turned out and almost everything was from Eye-Lets Etc. except for the ribbon and the little bit of ink I used to sponge the edges. The words on the card are some clear stickers that came in my kit along with the paper and the star eyelets. I also have a layout I did of a trip to the zoo but I need to get the camera working with the laptop to show you that. I just LOVE how it turned out!!!(I think I already said that!) Check out the blog today to see what we all did with our first sketch and tomorrow Pam will post it for everyone else to play along with!

Thanks for looking and feel free to let me know what you think of my first DT project!!!

PTI and ELE card

2008-07-25T13:41:00.002-07:00

I have to say that I LOVE the way this card turned out! I actually stamped the PTI images months ago and just had it sitting in my scrap pile and just the other day put it together with the snowflake eyelets from Eye-Lets Etc. These are my very favorite eyelets (so far) and I think they compliment the snowflake serenade stamps very well. The going gray, real red and sahara sand are some of my favorite colors to work with...I just love this card.

Hope you all had a wonderful week, mine did get better as the week went on. Hubby is going in for a consultation to schedule the surgery early next week, so now I have that to look forward to. Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for letting me know you enjoy what I have to share!

What a LONG night!!!

2008-07-21T12:45:00.002-07:00

Sorry, nothing to post today except to tell you about my wonderfully exciting night! We had dinner, which was SO good! They spoiled us so much with some champagne and too many desserts (which we took home almost all of) and a wonderful steak dinner....yummy! On our way home hubby started to have terrible stomach pains that would not go away and shortly after we got home he started to get sick from the pain. So after about 2 hours of this (some of that was waiting to hear back from the nurse), I could not handle much more and took him to the ER where we stayed until 3am! The Doctor we saw did an ultrasound and believes hubby has gallstones (which we saw at least 4 of on the ultrasound) and should have his gallbladder removed. So, today we have been trying to catch up on the much needed sleep and waiting to hear what our Dr. wants us to do, we assume another ultrasound or maybe an mri or something like that is in order and then who knows!

Thanks for the sweet comments for my DD and her card, she really loved reading them!!!

Happy Anniversary Chris

2008-07-20T14:28:00.002-07:00

Today is my 12 year anniversary and this is the card my youngest made for my hubby and I. I think it is a beautiful card and it is so very special because I saw how much she enjoyed making it! She asked as she was making it if I would put it up on my blog and of course I had to say yes!!! I did make a card for my hubby, but I can't put it up yet :)

Hope you are enjoying your Sunday, we are getting ready to go to dinner at the Capital Grille in LoDo.

2 Sketches 4 You

2008-07-18T18:00:00.004-07:00

Here is my card (even a day earlier than usual) for Laura's great sketch! I am having so much fun using up some of my scraps :) These are not normal colors for me to put together, but in the end it worked out great!

I used cardstock and chipboard flowers from SU!, eyelets and sticker from Eye-Let's Etc, misc. ribbon and my souffle pens in white and purple on and around the flower.

Thanks for checking in today, I am trying to work on things to post here while I work on my DT stuff for ELE. Jen H. and I get to come up with the first challenge, so make sure you look for it on the ELE site the middle of August! There are also a few other things to look for starting August 1st, so keep checking in here and at the ELE blog.

Heidi Grace card

2008-07-16T18:11:00.002-07:00

This is a card I made a few days ago and I have to say that I LOVE the way it turned out!!! The colors go together so much better IRL, such a pretty card. The main image is a rub on by Heidi Grace and I got it at Archivers a few weeks ago. I used my nesties for the white and blue layers (LOVE those nesties!!!)

I have decided that this is really my style, and I love it! I am not one who can make tons of layers and different patterns work for me....this is me and my style! Let me know what type of style you are, I am very curious to see if there are a lot like me or just a few. Thanks for all of your comments, they always bring a smile to my face :)

Paper Askew Inspiration Challenge

2008-07-15T15:47:00.003-07:00

I finally am getting back into finishing cards in time for the challenges!! This is one I made for the beautiful inspiration picture at Paper Askew. I am still not sure I love how it turned out, even though it was what I was planning on doing.....oh well, I am sure it will grow on me. You can't see it very well, but on the side it says "grateful".

The majority of the card is from my scrap bin, slowly chipping away at that pile:) I did use some silver triangle eyelets from Eye-Let's Etc. for the ribbon to thread through for the lattice effect (at least that was my intention) I am having a lot of fun incorporating all of the fun different types into my projects, keep checking back to see what else I can do with them :)

Hope you all have a great day and maybe I will get some more pages posted soon!!!

Kazan's Sketch

2008-07-12T21:43:00.004-07:00

Here is the card I made for this weeks sketch, I really love how it turned out. It does not follow the sketch exactly, but it is only a starting point!!! The papers are all SU! and I got this ribbon and the flower sticker at the top at Michaels in the $1 bins. Not sure if you can see my little snail along the buttons, but he is there, he is one of the many designs of eyelets you can get from eye-lets etc.

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend, we are gearing up for another pool party tomorrow. Let's hope I can create a little bit more before I have to clean up my area for the guests ;)

Blog Candy Winner(s) and a card

2008-07-11T06:44:00.004-07:00

Good morning everyone! Sorry I have been mia the last couple of days, I even had this card ready to post the other day and just did not get it done. I am sure I am not the only one who does that kind of thing. Enough idle chit chat from me, you came to see my card and oh yeah, see who the winner is!!!! I actually have 4 winners as awhile ago my BBB Pam did a pay it forward RAK and I was one of her 3, so now I am going to pass it on to 3 more ladies who are supposed to pass it on to 3 ladies each.....pretty cool huh!

1,000 hits winner is....Tabitha
Tabitha said...
happy 4th cant wait to work with you

RAK pay it forwards go to.....

Parker and Emma's Mom
Parker and Emma's Mom said...
Happy 4th - to a fellow Eye-Let girl :-)

Marcie
Marcie said...
Love blog candy! Congrats on your eye-lets toot!

Jen W.
Jenniwren32 said...
That candy got my attention!!!! A big congrats to you!

Please email me at 4rumins@gmail.com with your snail mail and I will get out your goodies to you all!

This card is one I made while playing with some of the goodies I got from Pam's RAK, the page pebbles, flowers and a few plain round eyelets from Eye-Lets Etc. The paper is just from my scraps bin, still trying to make a dent in it!

Thanks for checking in today and for all of your nice comments, they really make my day!

Gallery Idol

2008-07-09T14:27:00.003-07:00

My girlfriend and BBB (Best Blogging Buddy)Pam is in the PC Gallery Idol top 20 and today they started the voting for the next round. Here is a link to where the cards are that you can vote on....of course I hope you like Pam's card and vote for her!

PASDreamBig

Thanks for looking :)

Happy Birthday Papa (Ron)

2008-07-08T15:09:00.003-07:00

Today is my wonderful FIL's birthday. We got together last night to celebrate and give him his gift (of course I forgot to get a picture of that) and card. Sorry about the picture of the card, we were leaving and I had to take it quickly.

I just kind of started playing with this card, not sure what the finished product would be, I am still not sure I love how it turned out, but I do like it! I used the top of a cupcake box that I got from my BBB Pam (might have to take a picture of it so you understand what I am talking about) and used 4 different inks with a sponge for the middle. I then stamped the cake image and added the green paper along the bottom which I stamped Happy Birthday on. I have a lot of these felt stars which are not too feminine so I used those to finish off the card. I was trying to channel in Kazan's sketch for this week, but don't think I got close enough to make it count. Oh well, it worked for the occasion and I know he loved it!

There are still a few days left to enter for some blog candy, the pile of stuff is starting to get bigger :)

Hope you had a great day and I will leave you with some pics of my girls in a mashed potato eating contest from last night.....

Hello and a Challenge

2008-07-07T05:17:00.004-07:00

I seem to always be a day late in life, and this is another example..... I made this card for the 2 Sketches 4 you for last week and did not get it up on Saturday as I originally planned to do. Of course, I had the picture taken but had to go to the Doctor to have my wrist and hand xrayed, so that put getting it uploaded before we headed out for the evening, not happen! Oh well, I really like how it turned out so I am going to post it anyway :)

I found this hello stamp in a little set by scenic route (it also has thanks and 2 designs) at my LSS and knew I needed to use it right away!!! I also got the dp there as well, love the bursts of color on the scallop piece, I will have to get the exact name of the paper and update this later.

Now for the challenge from Eye-lets Etc.
We would like to kick July off with a bang and have some fun. During the month of July create something...anything the sky is the limit, but you must incorporate eyelets into your project. Bonus points if you use actual Eye-Lets Etc products, but you must list them on your credits. Make sure you link your creations by July 3oth at midnight MST. Enter as much as you like all month long! We will announce the winner of the BIG mystery prize worth $50 in retail value on August 1st!! Lets see your eyelets!!!
Click here for the actual post you will link your creations to on the Eye-lets Etc. blog. GOOD LUCK!!!

Don't forget to leave a comment for my blog candy from the previous post, you have until the 10th!!!

1,000 HITS BLOG CANDY!!!!

2008-07-04T07:41:00.003-07:00

I wanted to thank all of you for coming to my blog to see what I have been doing, so I am offering up some blog candy. Not sure yet what will be in the package, but it will be good!!!!

All you need to do is leave a comment on here and link it on your blog too. Please only one entry per person :) You have until July 10, 10pm Mountain time to enter. Make sure to check back on the 11th to see if you won!!!

Go ahead and leave some love when you stop by here or any other blog, show everyone you care!

Have a wonderful and safe 4th of July!!!!

Hugs
Dawn

BIG NEWS!!!!

2008-07-03T06:50:00.002-07:00

Thank you for all being so patient regarding my news, but now I can share with you all that I am now on the design team for Eye-Lets Etc.!!!!!!! I am SO super excited as I love all the fun stuff we get to play with! If you have not been over to the blog, check it out here to see who else made the team this time. It is going to be fun getting to work with all of these creative ladies each month!

Thanks for all your sweet comments :)
Dawn

Grateful

2008-07-02T15:17:00.003-07:00

Only 1 more day until my BIG news!!!! Can you tell that I am excited? My kiddos are spending the night with my parents, but of course the hubby is playing golf.....so I get to be by myself for awhile and try to be creative!! Wish me luck!

Onto the card, I love the way it came together. I started with a die cut from Creative Memories, I am not even sure they still sell these, like I said before I am trying to use stuff up. I used my nesties on this card (love those things, can't wait to get some other shapes and the NEW bracket ones too!!) I used a sponge on the oval layer with bashful blue ink and stamped "grateful" in white craft ink along the bottom of the card. Hope you like it as much as I do!!!

Have a wonderful day, I am off to shop for some blog candy goodies :)

Dawn

BTW...did you notice my picture with my bio? I really hate having my picture taken and had a hard time finding one that I liked enough to use for all of you to see. Hope I did a good enough job with it :)

Made With Love

2008-07-01T17:01:00.002-07:00

I can't believe that I am actually keeping my word from yesterday, here is a page that was done for my Christmas album. I know I said I could probably not do any one picture pages, but now that I have done one it is so much easier to do it. As I was just working on the album some more, I did another one!!! So, onto the page, this is from 2004 and the girls are making some sugar cookies for Santa to eat (of course I can't find the pictures of the finished cookies or the letter to Santa which is why this ended up as only one picture on this page) I wish I could take credit for the borders on this page, but my very good friend Bobbie made it and sold it at a border sale a couple of years ago. As I am working on this album, I am trying to use up all the borders that I bought years ago along with all the papers and stickers.....why is it so easy to keep buying Christmas stuff even when you have more than enough??? I would have to say the same for stamps, when it comes to Christmas you can never have enough!

Check back tomorrow to see my other one picture page, and let me know what you think about this one. Thanks for checking in today and don't forget to keep checking back for some blog candy once I hit 1,000 hits on my counter AND for my exciting news on Thursday :)

Thanks for all the wonderful comments, they make me smile!!!!

Miss You card

2008-06-30T15:45:00.003-07:00

Hey everyone! Sorry I have been a little quite lately, just a lot going on around here. This is a card I made a few days ago with scraps from my overflowing bin of scraps. I really like the way this turned out, and the only stamping on it is the white dots I made with a pencil eraser and craft white ink. The main part of the card is actually paper I got from my LSS and I just love those colors together!!! I am trying to use up as many of the scraps I have saved over the years and I am making pretty good progress so far. Now if I could only keep my mojo going for more than a few hours I would be so happy!

I went to a crop on Saturday morning and got 10 pages done in my Christmas album, which is much more than the Saturday before. I will try to get some good pictures taken and put at least one up tomorrow, so come by and check it out.

I also have some SUPER EXCITING news to share later on this week, so check back for that too!!!!

Gosh, too many things to share.....I just realized earlier today that my hit counter is getting near 1,000, so look for some blog candy VERY soon!

Hugs
Dawn

Check it out!!!

2008-06-26T15:51:00.001-07:00

Quick post to let you all know that my Mom is looking for some help deciding which anniversary card to send to my grandparents. Go check out her blog here and let her know what you think of her choices, make it quick as she needs to send it out soon!!!
Thanks, and don't forget to check out my latest creation on the post below!

Kazan's Sketch #3 and Caardvarks Think Pink!

2008-06-25T05:47:00.005-07:00

Here is my take on this great sketch Kazan has for this week, totally cute! It was even better because I got to see her making her sample card in person....how fun!!! This card is also done with the Caardvarks color challenge of pink, so I decided to go all out with the pink :)

Also, there is so sweet blog candy being given away by Renee here....go on and check it out!!

Have a wonderful day and thanks for all of your comments, they make my day wonderful too :)

Oh, I almost forgot a piece of personal good news....my wonderful hubby is finally in the process of being hired on at his current job after 8 months of being a contractor there!!!! I am so proud of him for sticking it out :)

Tagged....

2008-06-23T13:42:00.003-07:00

I have been tagged by my best bud Pam (Thanks again for Saturday night, YOU ROCK!!!)
So, here are a few things about me. Enjoy!!

The rules of the game: Each player answers the questions themselves. At the end of the post the player then tags 4 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know that they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you've posted your answers.

Ten years ago....
I was 21 years old living in Littleton Colorado. I had one little girl who was 19 months old and was pregnant with my second daughter (gosh, she is already almost 10!!!!)

Five things on today's "to do list"
Laundry
Dishes
Go swimming
Give oldest child lines to write that include, not lying to parents and not leaving the house without permission to walk to McDonald's with friends while leaving younger child home alone!!!
Play some tennis or maybe go to the driving range and hit some golf balls

Snacks I enjoy
I enjoy buttery popcorn with peanut m&m's, especially when they get a little melted....tastes just like chocolate chip cookies!!!!

Things I would do if I was a millionaire
I would take my family on a nice vacation, buy a smallish house near London (maybe Surrey)with a grand stamp room and have someone else clean it for me....

Places I have lived
I was born in Pennsylvania, have lived in Colorado since I was about 3 months old.

I am tagging...

Ginger (Mom)
and anyone else who wants to play along :)

Laura Sketch #2

2008-06-20T20:01:00.005-07:00

Here is my take on Laura's second card sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You. The twill that I used is very bulky, so I guess this is a card I will just have to hand deliver to someone special :) I LOVE the colors of this card, so fresh and clean. I could have added some flowers or some other type of bling, but I really love to make very simple cards. The blue paper is some of my favorite and I do have the same pattern in a few other colors, so you might see a lot more of it over the next week or so. I am going to go back and try to do up some other sketches and color challenges over the next week too, I need to force my mojo to come back and stay!!! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend, I am going to be busy myself with a day at Boondocks and the crop with Pam from Paper Askew tomorrow and a pool party at my place on Sunday.

I almost forgot to mention the NEW CM PUNCH!!!! The tags on the card are from the newest punch, and I just LOVE it! I am also using it in my Christmas album for the year on the beginning page of each year. Let's hope that after tomorrow night I will have some more pages to share with you all.

Supplies:
Creative Memories Tag Maker, storybox green paper
Scissor Sister Flower Paper
Sahara Sand SU Paper
Misc. Twill Ribbon
Misc. Sticker

Blah.....

2008-06-18T06:30:00.003-07:00

I want to be creative right now, but it is just not coming to me at all. As soon as I sit down to do something, my mind is just shutting down. Kind of feels like an emotional funk more than just creative, so I found something else to do to "escape". Thanks to Dawn McVey I found a few books (I read the Trish Perry book and the second one she wrote also) to read that I have gone through so fast I am kind of sad :) I also got a book from a very dear friend of mine that is a scrapbooking novel.....and so far I LOVE it too. A Page Out Of Life is the title of the book, if you are not sure you have time to scrapbook, you NEED to read this book. Maybe once I finish this book (that I started yesterday around 6pm and will probably finish sometime today) I will get the need to create something, or maybe I will just get another set of books and read some more. It is kind of nice to escape into someone else's world for awhile....

Father's Day Cards

2008-06-16T06:37:00.007-07:00

Of course, a day late but here they are. Also, the one I gave away I only got a blurry picture of, but you will get the idea of it. I have found that I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Storyboxes from Creative Memories!!!! They are mats you can use for backing photos on pages or on cards like I have done, and you get almost 100 pieces for only $10.50!!! There are so many color combos in each set that work together.....did I mention that I LOVE it? I hope you all have a wonderful day and thanks for all the wonderful comments.....makes my day!!!!

2 sketches 4 you #1 Kazan

2008-06-08T06:41:00.002-07:00

This sketch was a little hard for me to work with, I am not one who likes to use a lot of layers on a card. With that being said, I LOVE the way this card turned out with all the different patterns and colors :) Thank you Kazan for forcing me to branch out a bit!!!! I don't usually use buttons on cards either as I usually send my cards out in the mail, so I "made" my own flat buttons. I am so excited to have found out about this blog and hope that you all will check it out as well, just remember to get them in on Saturday night unlike me on a Sunday morning :)

2 sketches 4 you #1 Laura

2008-06-08T05:49:00.008-07:00

I am so excited to know that there is another blog with weekly sketches on it, they will be switching each week! Laura and Kazan are very talented so I know these sketches will always be great to work with, please check out their blog 2 sketches 4 you and play along too :) Here is my first of the two cards for this weeks sketches. I FINALLY got a Cuttlebug last weekend and just had to use it for the first card which is from Laura's sketch. The colors are really great together and I hope you can see the bling in some of the circles on the background (I am not noticing them at all on the picture, but they are there and really finish it off) I was not finding a happy birthday stamp that was small enough to fit the punch, so I wrote the sentiment and love the way it turned out. Thanks girls for a couple of great sketches, can't wait for the next round!!!!

Thank You gift

2008-06-06T14:45:00.004-07:00

***Updated.....make sure to check out the previous post to see what I have done with my very first 1 picture layout!!!!!*******

Hello again! I hope you are all doing well today and are ready for the weekend, I know I am! This is a little gift I made for the girls' bus driver, nothing much but I know he appreciated it just like I appreciated all the safe trips he made with my little ones aboard :) I made similar boxes for the teachers and a little something else too, I might share that another time. I found the template for the nugget boxes by typing in that title on google, of course I can't remember her name, but THANK YOU for doing all that hard work for me!!!! I hope you enjoy this little treat box and come back to see what else I can get myself into over the weekend. I am trying out for the Eye-Lets Etc. design team so I need to get busy on those samples....wish me luck!!!

**I was playing with the clone tool in adobe pse to cover up the little note we put on the box for the bus driver, that is why it looks all funky above the label ;)

Supplies:
SU! True Thyme paper and ink, So Saffron ink
Papertray Ink Limitless labels stamp set
address label
Souffle white pen

Only 1 picture!!!!

2008-05-22T18:29:00.004-07:00

Well, I am not going to say it is any better, but I needed to play with this page a lot more and here is where it ended up. The title idea came from miss Sally, from crafty sally (Thanks girl, you rock!) I had to make it a little funny as that is my personality. Not sure how many more digital pages are going to get done for awhile as I am trying to get my actual albums completed. I will try to update with pages that are done when I can. Hope you enjoy my end result, please let me know what your thoughts are on it.....I love all your comments and ideas:) Have a wonderful weekend and keep checking back for what is going on around here!!!
Original page below....

supplies:
Shabby Princess Festival Collection

Fall Leaves

2008-05-19T05:45:00.009-07:00

For the last few years I have had my girls play in the leaves so I can get their pictures jumping into leaf piles (usually not a push at all since they love to do it!) This year, they had so much fun posing that I had to get those pictures printed as well....not sure which one will be the model, maybe both!!!! I really LOVE how these pages turned out, of course the picture is not showing all the great colors on the stickers :( As you can probably tell, most of my pages don't really have a layout....but those pages are done! I am totally stoked about that fact!!!! Now, Pam has dared me to do a page with only 1 picture (heart racing...big gulps...deep breathing....it will be okay) so my goal is to get one done and posted here, just not sure when. I guess you will just have to keep checking in to see when it gets posted ;) I am loving all of the sweet comments you are leaving, makes me so happy(insert happy dance by Mrs. Williams) and makes my day! Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Creative Memories Gazebo Power Palette

Papertake Challenge Purple and Green

2008-05-18T17:34:00.005-07:00

Here is my take on the challenge issued at Papertake (one of my new favorite sites, thanks Louise!) I decided to go with a layout (courtesy of sketch this) instead of a card since I am trying to get caught up on pages lately. Later this week I will share some of my xmas pages that I am working on today :) Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and I will be back with more soon!

Supplies:
Creative Memories Gazebo Power Palette paper and stickers
SU! Wild Wasabi paper