The Cream in my Coffee...

Oh, happy day!  I got the opportunity to play a bit yesterday.  This is one of the cards that I came up with.  I thought it would be fun to paper piece the coffee mugs and I really am pleased with how they turned out!  The inside of the card says "You're the cream in my coffee."  This is  a card I will give to my sweet hubby sometime. 

 Recipe:Card base-Gina K Luxury White, Pink and light blue cardstock are from my scrap pile but are from SU!. Blue layer is embossed with the Argyle Cuttlebug folder.  Coffee cups stamps are from Clear Stamps.  DSP is SU also.  Brads are from JoAnn's. 
Wishing you all a wonderful Monday evening!  Be Blessed!!

Crafters of Faith Creation Challenge

Good Morning All!  Today my card is for the Crafters of Faith group I belong to.  We were to make a card with a "creation" theme.  We could use anything from flowers, trees-something that reminds us of God's beautiful world.  I am a mountain lover, so the image was easy enough to choose. I did have a bit of a fit in the coloring, did it more than once!  (she said with a chuckle, because she loves to color!) 

The image comes from a Gina K Designs set called "Happy Camper", by Theresa Momber, one of my stamping heroes. That girl is seriously good with color and sponging.

Try as I might to bling this baby up, I just couldn't get anything to look right.  I tried ribbon, rhinestones, pearls, brads.  Guess you just can't add to God's beautiful work.  The verse I used, Psalms 46:10, describes how I feel when I am on the top of a mountain peak and can see for MILES.  It is so QUIET and the beauty of creation is all around you. 

Cardstock is from Stampin' UP! and Bazzill. I colored the image with Koh-i-nor pencils and blended with mineral spirits.  I used my ancient Fiskars Deckled Edge scissors to trim the verse.  I still love those little beauties!
Be sure to check the sidebar for links to the other ladies blogs to check out their "creations". 

Thanks so much for stopping in today, and take a minute to slow down, breathe in and enjoy God's Creation!. 

One More Graduation Card

Seems like I just can't get anything posted these days!! :o) I don't know where the time goes.....anyhoo, this is a card for another niece who is graduating. She is a pretty girly, girl, so I chose to go with a pink theme. I just can't believe how quickly these girls have grown up, cuz you know.....I'm not getting any older, right!!

Recipe: Card base-GinaK Luxury White, Stampin'Up comes thru again with the DSP and the layering stock, I used an SU embossing folder and Labels 3? nestie. Ribbon is from JoAnn's Fabric, Flower-KC and Company, oh and the Scalloped edge is punched with an SU edger.
Sentiment is SU also.

Well, I guess it is off to work for me! Have a Wonder-filled day and thanks for stopping by!! God Bless!!

Happy Birthday, David-man!

Happy Memorial Day everyone! I'm really missing family this week. I'm making potato salad here, (my son Jim who is stationed in England loves my potato salad), this is the smallest one I've ever made! No BBQ for us here.......working!!


This card is for my adorable grandson, David, whose birthday is tomorrow. He just loves cars and motorcycles. We are away and didn't get to be a his party yesterday. But got to see some pictures that my DIL posted . CUUUUTE!!!!

Card details-
Base-Gina K, layering paper-DCWV, Stampin' Up! Image and Sentinment-Inkadinkado, Colored with Koh-i-noor pencils and blended with OMS, Star brads-JoAnn's

Have a great day with friends and family!! God Bless!

Baby Card for Lacy

Good morning! Sunshine here for a few minutes! I don't expect days of great weather anymore, even though the calendar tells me its time!
Today my card is for a niece who is expecting her first baby. She is having a girl, so I got to do PINK!!

This is an all Stampin' Up ! card except for the darling image which comes from Gina K Designs. The sentiment was cut with scallop rectangle nestie and then sponged with pink (hard to see in the picture-sorry) Ribbon is from Offray.

Thanks for stopping in today! God Bless!

It's About Time.....

Well, I am visiting at my sister, Patti's house and we have been having a great time in her craft room, so I thought I might as well dive in a post a few cards again......

This lovely young lady is a digi from Bugaboo Stamps. You should really take the time to surf on over there and check out the awesome digi's Jodi has to offer! Whimsical with an attitude......I just love them!

This card was made with a Gina K Luxury White base, then layered with Stampin' Up! card stock and DSP. I used Labels One Nestie to cut the frames and the sentiment is from a Clear Stamp set that Patti gave to me. (Isn't she maaavelous!! Check out her blog here. )

Well, I hope I will post a few more cards in the coming days. We are here in N. Idaho for part of next week and then on to S. Dakota where I will be working full time.....I can hardly wait to get back to work, really!!

Thanks for stopping by! Blessings!!

One More Valentine....

Happy Morning to all! I finished all my grandkids valentine cards the other day. Will mail the last ones out today. This one is for one of my grandsons. The image is a Stampin' Up one. I colored it with Koh-i-noor pencils, layered it with SU Real Red that I ran through my Cuttlebug. The small hearts are from a Gina K set. Tuxedo Black Ink, Real Red marker. Brads from JoAnn's.
Well, I have ladies coming for tea today, so have some tidying up to do! Thank you for stopping by today. Blessings!

Thank You Card

Happy Super Bowl Sunday to you all! I got inky instead of watching pre-game stuff. I just can't get into football. I like to watch other sports, but football just escapes me.
Actually, this card required very little stamping. Just the sentiment. The yummy paper is from the "La Creme" matstack from DCWV. It is wonderful paper! There are several sheets in the stack that have felt embossed designs, like the flowers on this card. Makes for a really easy card. Card base is Gina K Luxury Ivory, layered with black from the same matstack. Tuxedo black ink from Memento, Black grosgrain ribbon from Offray.
Pretty simple, but the effect is very pretty. It is nicer in person....my picture taking skills have never been my strong suit.......
Have a wonderful day! God Bless!

February Sister Swap

Good morning,stampers! Today my post is all about the sister swap that two of my sisters and I do each month. Terri was our "hostess" this month and she wanted us to use black, red and white and stipulated "no valentines". Color challenges are usually pretty tough for me, but this one I could handle, it came together pretty easily.
Card base is Gina K Luxury Black-you can't beat this paper! Layers are Stampin'Up! as is the sentiment. Flower stamp is a Clear Stamp. DP came from my scrapbox, I used Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and brads from Joann's.
Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

Valentines, valentines....

Good day happy stampers! I'm making a concerted effort to stamp A LOT more these days, largely to keep the cabin fever bug away......today's card was really fun to make, it made me smile........I love this DP! The image was colored while at my sister's house last week. I got to try out her Copics. Whew! They are pretty awesome, there is a learning curve involved though. It will take me some time for sure.
Card base is Gina K Luxury White, a black layer is layered with Bo Bunny Alisa DP, soo cute!, next layer is Stampin' Up! DSP, image is layered on more GKD Black cut with rectangle nestie. The image is drawn by P. Hillman, I'm not sure what company. Square brads are from JoAnn's. In the close-up below, you can see that I colored the heart on the bear's chest with a red gel pen from Spica. The angel wing also was colored with a Spica pen. They are really cool too, small particles of glass make the sparkle.
Thanks so much for stopping in today! I hope your day is blessed!

Happy Birthday, Gregan!

Happy Tuesday! Today is my brother-in-law, Greg's Birthday. This card is for him. If you ever see him on the street, you will meet a nice, kind. humorous man who makes my sister very happy. What more can you ask in a day! Happy Birthday Greg!! We love you!

Recipe: Cardstock-Gina K Luxury-Chocolate Chip, Pattern Paper and Layer Strip-DCWV, Image-Stampin' Up!, Koh-i-noor Pencils and OMS.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! God Bless!

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!

Asher's 2nd B-Day

Good morning! It has been a while since I posted...hopefully I am back in the saddle. I got to spend time stamping last night. It was WONDERFUL! And then I saw a MOUSE!!!! EKKKK! Luckily, he expired during the night in the trap that was set just for him! I really hate mice, unless they are made of paper, of course......

Recipe: Card base-Stampin' Up!, Pattern Paper-DCWV, Chipboard-SU, Image-TMITA, Glitter-JoAnn's, Kohinoor Pencils- Gina K , Dimensionals-JoAnn's

So- on to my card. I spent time out at my sister, Terri's house over the weekend and had made a card for the Asher-man, who is turning 2 in a few weeks. I stamped colored and put a layout together, put didn't glue everything down before bringing it home. Well, then I saw the free digi that Nina at There's Magic in the Air had on Monday. Nina posts a challenge each Monday, this week was to use any of her images and to have sparkle/glitter on the card. The icing on the cake has sparkle, hope you can see it in the picture. I snatched it up and used it instead. His name is Oscar with Cake, isn't he cute! My daughter's boys love monkeys, so it is perfect. There is only on candle on this cake, but it is okay, Asher can't count! Oscar is just delivering the cake to him......oh, and Becky don't show this to him!! :0)
Thanks for stopping by today! Blessings.......

Baby Shower- Welcome Haven!

Happy to to all! This card was for my daughter's Baby Shower a few weeks ago. The little girl she was expecting arrived on Sunday, Dec. 6. She was not due to get here until Jan. 6., so we were all surprised but happy. Haven Sarina weighed 5 lbs. and 11 oz. and was 19 inches long. I am anxious for her to get out of the NICU so that I can hold her. Three of my nine grandchildren are helping me with this post, their names are Avi, Jo, and Judah.


Well, on to the card! Card stock is from Gina K and Stampin' Up! I used my SU scalloped edger punch on the white glossy cardstock, after I ran it thru my Cuttlebug using the Dotted Swiss embossing folder. The image is a digi image from Squigglefly.com. Isn't is adorable?
Check them out! I colored it with my Koh-i-noor pencils and blended with OMS. Ribbon is from Michaels.
Thanks for stopping in today! God Bless!

November Sister Swap

Happy Wednesday! I am at my daughter's house, but have a minute to post while everyone is resting. This card was for the November swap that my sisters and I do. Terri was our "hostess" , and she wanted us to make cards using the negative of a punch . Her inspiration came from the Clean and Simple Stamping blog. You can see it here.

Honestly, it took me a couple of tries before I came up with something I liked. This card turned out pretty well. Blue is my go to color. I added the paper, ribbon and pearls to cover all that WHITE space.

Recipe:

Card base-Gina K, Pattern Paper-Basic Grey, Ribbon and Pearls-Joann's, Ink-Summer Sky-Memento, Close to Cocoa- Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by today. God Bless!

Anniversary Boo-boo !

This card is for my wonderful sister Terri and her husband Greg. They celebrated their anniversary on the 24th. I really messed up forgot. I have the hardest time remembering their anniversary and one of DIL's birthdays. I feel like a real block head when I forget. Terri and Greg are wonderful people (you would love them!). Terri NEVER forgets dates and things. I'm really sorry guys!!!

Recipe: Card stock-Gina K Chocolate Kiss, DP-Bazzill, Sentinment-Inkadinkado, Rhinestones-JoAnn's, Ticket Corner Punch- Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless.

Thinking of You Holiday

It seems like ages since I have posted a card. I made it several days ago. I did get to set down and play for quite some time today. It was sooo wonderful! I have several things to share in the next days.

Recipe:
Card base-Gina K Luxury 120lb. White, DSP-Stampin'Up! Ribbon-Offray, Glitter Paper-Target, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Sentiment-Inkadinkado, Border drawn with SU Black Marker, Diamonds on DSP -JoAnn's

Thanks for stopping by. God Bless!

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!

Audrey Jane

Good Sunday Morning! I am so excited today, we are going to Pensacola to visit a niece and nephew. Just last week they welcomed baby Audrey Jane into their family. From the pictures I have seen, she is a CUTIE! Lots of hair and round and pudgy! Just waiting for her Auntie Carol's hugs......heehee! Here is the card I made to go with her gift:

Card base is Gina K Luxury White, layered with some Stampin' Up! pink that I ran through my Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots EF. The brown layer is edged with my SU Scalloped Edger and the pattern paper is from my scrap box. (DCWV I think). The cute lion image is a Reflections Clear Stamp from the Zoo set at Michael's. Sentiment is a clear stamp from the dollar bin at Craft Warehouse. I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink and chalk to color the oval, which was punched with a Marvy Oval Punch. Image is colored with Koh-i-noor pencils.
Thanks for looking today. God Bless!

Flowers and Tags

Happy Wednesday! We are in Abbeville, Louisana today and I thought I would post before we go on a "Swamp Tour". I may get eaten by something big and ugly......My hubby wants to go see a real, live swamp, he is intrigued by this since we live in the Pacific Northwest and we don't have that sort of thing there.
So, on to my card. I saw a card done with tags and flowers and just fell in love with the layout. Well, in the end my card didn't end up looking anything like that one, I guess I will try again later. :0).
Card base is GinaK Luxury White. Sentiment is from Theresa Momber's Happy Camper. Small pearls are Martha Stewart, everything else is Stampin' Up! (retired DSP, Tulip image, layering cardstock. Oh, and I colored the images with Koh-i-noor pencils and OMS.
Hope you enjoy! Have a great day and God Bless!