Alyah's Birthday

My goodness, it has been so long since I have posted.  Life has been SO busy, busy.  Fall is coming, so things should slow down a bit.  Hubby and I are now managing an RV park full time.  The transition has taken a big bite out of my day!  I'm getting a bit faster at my daily duties and will be moving into a bigger space with extra room for crafting soon. 

Today's card is one I made for my granddaughter, Alyah's 7th Birthday.  She is wild about horses these days (no pun intended, snicker, snicker!).  She also is a lover of purple and pink.  She was quite happy with her card and gift when it arrived in England.

The image I used is Gift Horse digi, by Whimsy Stamps.  Cardstock and DSP are from Stampin' UP! as well as the flower punch.  I colored this happy guy with koh-i-noor pencils and then blended them.  There is a touch of sparkle around the bridle and the saddle, but hard to see in this feeble example of photography.....

Wishing you all a bright, blessed day!  Thank you for stopping by!

Birthdays!

Finally got my mojo rolling and was able to get a few cards done. My card for today is for a March birthday girl.  I am pleased at how it turned out.  It just seemed to work! 

Recipe:  Card base-Gina K Luxury White, Layering and pattern paper layer-DCWV, Cuttlebug and embossing folder, image is from Bugaboo Stamps.  She is  a digi colored with Copics, I sponged lightly with SU Positively Pink. And the flower is from........I really wish I could remember.  Took them out of the package and now I can't remember for the life of me......you know how that goes!! 

Thanks for stopping in!  BLESSINGS!!

Crazy 4 Challenges C18

Good foggy morning to you all! Can barely see across the road, but it will get better! My card today is for the Crazy 4 Challenge this week. Be sure and check these girls out. They have a fun site! The challenge this week was to use Polka Dots. FUN!!

Recipe: Cardstock-Gina K Luxury, White and Chocolate Brown, DSP-Stampin' Up!-Retired, Stamps- Retro Boutique-Gina K, Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots EF, Ink-Memento-Tuxedo Black, Ribbon-American Crafts, Corner Punch-Marvy, Rhinestones-Martha Stewart, and for that pinky looking stock that I used the EF on......not so sure where that came from. :0(- so sorry.

Thanks for stopping in.......let's have coffee next time! Hoping you have an awesome day!! Blessings!

Happy Birthday Sis!

This card was for my sister Patti's Birthday on the 15th. I couldn't post it until I knew for sure she had received it. I had originally planned a different card for her, but just couldn't get the image to cooperate! This card turned out nicely, though and she loved it.

Cardstock-Gina K Luxury Black, Stampin' Up! Pattern Paper-Bo Bunny Press,SU Scalloped Edger and Word Window Punch, Nestibilities Small Scalloped Square, Rhinestones-Martha Stewart

I will FINALLY be home for good tomorrow! I plan to spend ALOT more time STAMPING!
Thanks for stopping by! God Bless!

Maybe I'll Be Stationary For A While :0)

Wow, it's been forever since I have sat down and blog. Currently, we are at our "home-base" for about 5 weeks. We have spent the last month visiting family and have really enjoyed ourselves. Now it is time to settle a bit before heading south for a conference or two.
I do have a card to show you that I made a while back for my sister's birthday..........

This lovely lady is stamped with a "Golden Oldies" set that I used up at another sister's house. We had a great couple of days playing in her stamp studio. I wanted my card to be as "un-Terri like" as I could possibly come up with. This gal is just gaudy....don't you think?!! My sister is a conservative lady, who always matches and she would NEVER wear this outfit!! The dangly earrings and sparkly hair set this old girl apart in the fashionista world, I dare say! And how do you like those red shoes?? This was certainly a fun card to make and my sister enjoyed it too.
I'm hoping to get some serious stamping done in the next few weeks.......
Thanks for stopping by. God Bless!

MOJO 90

Good Morning. It is overcast and rainy here in Idaho today.......not so bad I guess, I can stay in and stamp! Today's card is my MOJO Monday submission. I made the card using 1 full sheet of Gina K Pure Luxury Ivory cardstock folded in half, so it is larger than most cards I make. It is for my mother-in-law for her birthday in a few weeks. I also added the sentiment on the front of the card (which was not part of the sketch), I just couldn't get used to that big, white space.

Supplies: Cardstock-Gina K, Stampin' Up!, DSP-Stampin' Up!, Stamps- SU, Inkadinkado, Ink-Rose Red-Memento, Koh-i-noor Pencils, OMS, Cuttlebug EF and Scallop Circle Nestibilities-Spellbinders.

Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

Bo Bunny Rocks!

Good Day to you all! Made a trip to Archivers last week to pick up a ScorPal and found this fun, new Bo Bunny Press Paper. The new spring paper is just adorable. I needed a birthday card, this is what I came up with. It took me several days to put it together, but finally it came out....fairly close to the picture in my head :>).

Supplies:

Cardstock-Gina K Luxury White, Stampin'Up!-Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss, DP-Bo Bunny Press, Cuttlebug, Scallop Circle Nestibility, Small and Mega Circle Punches-Marvy, Ribbon-American Crafts, Flourish Diecut-Quikutz, Scallop Edge Punch-Stampin' Up! Brads-JoAnn's

Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

Happy Day!

Good Day to you all! Today I have a couple of cards .....I seem to be stuck on red/pinky looking cards these days! First a Happy Birthday wish:

Supplies: Cardstock-Riding Hood Red, Cream, Stamps-Happy Everything, Ticket Corner Punch-All Stampin' Up! DP, Ribbon -retired SU. Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Ink-Memento Black

Next, a Clean and Simple Card:

Cardbase: Gina K Luxury White, Black layer.......from my stash??? Rose Red layer-Stampin' Up! Stamps-Sentiment-SU, Flower/Swirl image-Inkadinkado, Accessories: White Eyelets-SU, Black Satin Ribbon-Offray

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a maaarvelous day. God Bless!

Cuttlebug Challenge!

Good Morning! Today's card is for Cuttlebug Challenge. FUN,FUN!!!! You can see it here. The idea with this one is to use 3 Embossing folders on one card. Who'da thought???? It is a fun idea and the looks that the others have come up with are great. Below is my card.

All cardstock is from Stampin' Up!- Whisper White, YoYo Yellow, Lovely Lilac and Pink Passion. The glittery pump is fun sparkly paper from my sis. I used the Stylized Flowers, Swiss Dots and Happy Birthday embossing folders. The pump is a diecut from the Princess die set (CuttleKids). Sentiment is "Happy Everything"- SU. Brads were purchased from GinaK Designs. Pop dots were used to help the "pump" and "Birthday" stand out a bit.

Thanks for looking today! God Bless!

OH MY-WHAT A WEEK!

Good Monday to everyone. I apologize for being invisible for the past several days. We had a bit of a family emergency. Last time I posted, we were planning on attending the "Chicago" concert at the fair.......well, about 11 a.m. that morning my phone rang. It was one the the doctors that my husband, who is a contractor is building a house for. He was having chest pain, so they called the paramedics and sent him to the hospital. By the time that I arrived (we live about 30 miles from where he was working), they already had him in surgery and were doing a heart catherization. He spent a day and a half in the Coronary Care Unit and then was moved to another room, where he stayed another day before they released him. Needless to say, my creative juices dried up for several days! He is home now, the doc says he did everything right as far as what to do when having chest pain. I believe it was a total God thing......he was only 3 blocks from a really good hospital that does alot of heart stuff, there was a doctor there with him and they got him taken care of within a half an hour. So the damage to his heart is minimal. They have sent him home with some medication, instructions to get more exercise and lose a few pounds. We have been working on that anyway. This will slow him down a bit though, for which I am thankful. Well, on to the card:
I made this card for my sister's birthday, which is today! Happy day Terri! I'm glad I had it done before all the excitement hit. The cardbase is Confetti White, the Sky Blue layer was run thru my Cuttlebug, using my Textile EF. I used the Treading Water Edger from Fiskars for the bottom scallop work. For the image I used a retired Stampin' Up! set, "Beautiful Butterflies". The sentiment and flower are layered with Lovely Lilac. Ribbon is Lovely Lilac Organdy ribbon from Stampin' Up! several years ago.

Thanks for stopping by today. Blessings to you!

Paper Piecing

Well, Good Morning to you! I am so excited today, I tried something new and it is really fun! Well....new to me anyway. I cased a card I saw on Splitcoaststampers by Suzanne, you can see it on her site at www.scrapblitz.blogspot.com She
does wonderful work! Thanks for the
inspiration!
Anyway, I used the Retro Boutique set I got at the Gina K site. I used some retired SU Designer Paper. Embellished with brads and ribbon and viola! Way cute I think.

This card is just a little different layout. The DP is a little different pattern, and I didn't piece the bodice of the dress, used a marker instead.

August is a big birthday month for me, so I have been busy making cards. If you have a big day this month and you are related to me, you just might see one of these cards.....be very surprised, okay ;0)

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a marvelous day!

Happy Thursday!

Good Morning! Just a quick post today. I'm going to lunch later today with a friend and will be away for a bit. It should be great fun! Today's card is a spunky birthday card that can be used for maybe a teen or young adult woman. The colors worked so well together:

Supplies: Cardstock-Wild Wasabi, Lovely Lilac, Pixie Pink, Whisper White, Glossy White-Stampin' Up!Patterned Paper-DCWV Spring Stack Ink: Basic Black, Lovely Lilac Embellishments- Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF, Marvy Circle Punch, Word Window, Large Brads

I had some issues with Feedblitz yesterday. If you didn't receive yesterdays' post, please shoot me an email and I will have it resent. I hope I got the issue resolved, please let me know if there are continuing problems. Thanks for stopping by to look today. Have a good one!

Hello from really warm Idaho! It is good to stay under the air conditioner these days.
Oh, well it is cool in the stamp room! I have been doing some computer work for my hubby and his partner, so it cramps my creativity a bit.......thinking too hard is BAD.....the days seem to go so quickly and I don't seem to get much done.
Today my card can be used for either an anniversary, feminine birthday or maybe even a sympathy card. I will be using it for a friend's anniversary next week.

Supplies: I believe everything you see here is retired from Stampin' Up! The brads and ribbon are from JoAnne's

My Sis and I went to Archivers the other day and I am anxious to use the new clear stamps I bought there. I can see MANY clear stamps in my future!

Stay cool and have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

Simple Happy Birthday

Good Tuesday to you all! The sun is shining and it should be beautiful day here in my neck of the woods. Today I have just a simple card. I found the sketch in an old magazine, it is one of Wendy Johnson's. She is such a creative person! I changed the paper of course and added the ribbon. Simple idea for a simple mind!!

Supplies: Stamps: Happy Birthday CTMH ,Paper: Odds and Ends from the scrap box :0) ,
Ink: Basic Black- Stampin' Up! Accessories: Brads, Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by! Have a beautiful day!