Happy 2010

Can you believe it? 2010. Wow! Time does go by. Hoping your new year will be all that you hope it to be!! My card today has another of digi image. This one is from the Doodle Palace It is just too cute! The "Snail Mail" image really portrays the mail service this time of year. Hopefully, they will be able to catch up soon. :0)

This was a fun card to make-simple-just like I like it. Card stock is from Stampin' Up!, as is the ribbon. Marvy corner punch. The DP is a piece I brought home from my sister's house, so I'm not sure where it is from........
Have a happy and safe day!! Blessings!

Crazy 4 Challenge C4C3

Good Morning! Is it feeling like fall where you are? We are beginning to get a bit of briskness in the morning. My card today has fall look to it. It is for the Crazy 4 Challenge, hop on over and check them out! My sis, Patti turned me on to them. The card base is Gina K Chocolate Kiss Pure Luxury (yummy stuff!) , layered with Old Olive (SU), which is textured with a Quikutz embossing folder and my precious Cuttlebug. Golden pattern paper is from DCWV. Twill ribbon is Stampin'Up! as is the fall tree (Lovely As a Tree) I colored it with my Koh -i-nor pencils, then used Odorless Mineral Spirits (Gina K). Brads are from JoAnn's Fabric and Craft store.
I had fun with this sketch challenge, having the layout done for you is just such an inspiration!
Have yourself a great fall day! God Bless and thanks for stopping by!

Mojo 103

Oh Happy Day to everyone......I'll try not to break out in song here! Well, even though I have been staring at the Mojo103 sketch and dreaming about it, I didn't have time until now to complete it. Pretty late, but not too late!
My card base is Gina K Luxury White (of course), the cardstock and Designer Series paper are all from Stampin' Up! (they have such GORGEOUS DSP) Stamped images are "Just So Hippy", designed by Melanie Muenchinger for Gina K. (she has some of the most AWESOME designers on her team!) I colored that cute hippo with my Kohn-i-noor pencils and then used Odorless Mineral Spirits to blend. Ribbon is some black grosgrain from Offray.
This was a fun card to make, the sketch is very versatile. Be sure and check out Julee's Mojo Monday posts each week. So much fun!
Thanks for stopping in....God Bless!

MOJO 102

Happy Wednesday to everyone! My card today is for Julee's Mojo Monday. This is sketch 102 for her! What a great talent she is! I really enjoyed doing this sketch and I liked how the card turned out. Hope you do too!
The card base is that wonderful Gina K Luxury 120 pound! (White, this time.) Pattern paper is from a DCWV stack from way back. I used my Nestibilities to cut the small scallop circle, then a Marvy punch for the plain circle. A Paper Shapers punch did the work on the corner for me. The ink used is Danube Blue from Memento-just love their ink! I find it works best on the clear stamps. Stamped images are by Inkadinkado and the sentiment is from Theresa Momber's "Happy Camper" (GKD). Small oval pearls are Martha Stewart and ribbon is from.......who know? :0)
Thanks for stopping in today! God Bless!

Gettin' That Stampin' Case Ready!!

Okay, so I am back in Middleton and my big plan for today is to open my stamping boxes and put together a case of stuff for my rv. Talk about your stamping withdrawal....sheeeeeesh!!! Just can't live without it anymore!

Thanks for stopping by today! God bless!

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If I Had a Flower....

Good Morning! Life has been busy for me, but that is a good thing. School is almost over, so there will be an abundance of stamping time, I hope. :0)! Today's card is one I made for my MIL for Mother's Day. We both like blue alot and she always leans toward flowers. I have used most of my nicer flower images on cards for her, so this one came out a little different.

Supplies: Paper-Gina K, DCWV Stampin' Up!, Ink-Stampin' Up! Top Note Die-SU (thanks Patti!) Stamps- Inkadinkado, Stamp Oasis, Small Pearls-JoAnns

Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

A New Challenge (for me)

Just got back from a day with two of my sisters. We had a wonderful time, visiting craft stores and having lunch. My daughter joined us also. What a great way to spend the day! Thanks ladies.

My card is for the Stamp TV Color Challenge this week. It was fun to play along. The idea was to use only Black, White and Red. I like how the card turned out and I the set I used is one of my favorites. Supplies: Paper-Gina K Luxury White, DCWV, Bo Bunny, Stamps-Retro Boutique by Rupa Shevde (GKD) Ink-Tuxedo Black- Memento, Ribbon-Offray, Scallop Edger-Stampin' Up! Bling-JoAnns, Pop Dots

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope your day is wonderful! God Bless!

Mojo 85

Good Day! I haven't been able to do a Mojo Monday challenge in so long! I really enjoyed this weeks sketch. Make is a habit to check our Julee's blog each week, what an inspiration she is! Below is one of the cards I made using this layout.

Supplies: Cardstock-Gina K, Stampin' Up!, DSP-Stampin' Up! Verse-Stampendous, Square Punch-Marvy, Butterfly Punch-Martha Stewart, Ribbon-Offray, Oval Pearls-Martha Stewart, Small Round Pearls-JoAnns, Ink-Tuxedo Black-Memento

Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

Oldie But Cutie!

Good Day! Well, the other day my sister and I were discussing the cutesy images we've seen lately and how there sure were getting to be a lot of them! So what did I do but go in a find one of my oldies but goodies. This image came from Close To My Heart many years ago. It was one of the first stamps I ever bought. Hasn't seen ink for a looooong time. So here goes......couldn't get those pesky brads straight for anything!

Supplies: Paper-Gina K Luxury 120 White, Whisper White, Light Blue, DSP- Stampin' Up! Accessories-Small Button Brads-Gina K , Ribbon-Offray, Kohn-i-noor Pencils, OMS, Dimensionals to pop up image panel.

Thanks for looking in today! God Bless!

No Stamping Involved!

Hello! My goodness, but life has been busy! I have had this card done for a bit but have not posted it since I was sending it to two of my sisters for a swap that we do. (Girls-I know I was supposed to do an Easter card, but with my trip and everything, I didn't get it done, so we settle for a "spring card" ........but then Sunflowers are not necessarily spring flowers are they? Oh well, life WILL go on I suppose. So, here are the details of this card:

Supplies: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Black cardstock is from the scrap heap. Sunflower Paper is from my stash (I have had it for years) {This is really bad, isn't it???} DP is Stampin' Up! Dewdrops-Robin's Nest, Scallop Edge Punch-Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping in today! God Bless!

One Last One.....

Life has been VERY busy for me the last few weeks. We have had company and have been working on getting ready to go to New Mexico. My husband is speaking at a conference there, so we will be gone for several days. I won't be posting again until I get back. I will have internet service there, so I can still get my online stamping "fix".......well here is today's card.

I started with the image. I enjoyed coloring it and like how it turned out, but it took me several days to decide what to do. The sketch is based loosely on Julie Tilman's Mojo Monday # 80, but I couldn't get one of the panels or the circle in so, I didn't submit it. You should check out her site, it is great fun and her sketches are always top notch.

Supplies: Cardstock-Gina K Luxury White, Pink Pirouette, Sky Blue-Stampin' Up!, DP-Gina K Digi Paper, Stamped Images-Retired SU, Ribbon-Martha Stewart, Ticket Corner Punch, Koh-i-noor Pencil and OMS.

Hope you enjoy. I will maybe try to post some pictures from our trip if I get a minuted to do so. Have a great day and God Bless!

Another Grid Card......

Happy Day! Looking forward to a busy weekend. Another grid card that I made, this is so much fun, you should try it!

Supplies: Stamps-Ships Ahoy, Scripture stamp (both retired) Stampin' Up! Cardstock-Black is from my stash, White-Gina K Luxury, Tuxedo Black ink from Memento, Colored with chalks, Scor-Pal, Brads
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend. God Bless!

Scor-Pal Grid Cards

Good day to you! I purchased a Scor-Pal a few weeks ago and now wonder what I did without it. What a wonderful tool! While surfing around looking for project ideas to use my new toy, I came across cards that where scored like a tile or grid. I figured it was worth a try and I highly recommend it! What fun! I'm really happy with the results I came up with. Below is one of the cards I made.

Supplies: Card stock-Gina K Luxury White, DSP-Retired Stampin' Up!, Rose image-Stampendous, Koh-i-noor Pencils, OMS, Glitter Glue, Word Window Punch-SU, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Glitter Brads and of course Scor-Pal!

Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

MOJO 77

Good Day to you! I haven't participated in the Mojo Monday challenges in quite awhile, so here is my feeble attempt. I'm okay with how it turned out except for my vellum layer. You can see the adhesive......I just hate that! What works best for you when adhering vellum?

Supplies:

All supplies are Stampin' Up with the exception of the Small Pink Brads-Joann's, Sakura Glitter Pen, and the sentiment- Inkadinkado. SU supplies are as follows: Pink Pirouette, Lovely Lilac, Confetti Cardstock. Parisian Summer DSP, Flourishes Vellum (retired) Ticket Corner Punch, Perfect Plum Ink . Oh, don't let me forget the Cuttlebug and Small Scalloped Nesties Circle, Marvy Circle Punch

Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

What a Good Time!

What a great time I had with these cards!. They are for this weeks Our Creative Corner Challenge . The challenge this week was to add a doodle. My sisters and I use the first OCC of each month to make a swap cards with each other. I'm always the last one to get things done, so hopefully, I'm ahead of the game this month. ;0) So girls, you will see these before they arrive in the mail.......


I used the same layout and stamp for each card, just changed up the colors a bit.

Supplies: Stampin' Up!-More Mustard, Kiwi Kiss Cardstock, Parisian Summer DSP, Retired Garden Stamp, Gina K-Luxury White, Koh-i-nor Pencils, OMS, Paper Shapers-Scallop Corner Punch, Quikutz-Flourishes Diecut, Brads-Joanns

I hope you enjoy these cards. 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!

My Heart is Happy!

Today's card is titled "My Heart is Happy". (it truly is !) This is just a simple, fun card. When I make a card, I look at it and am usually pleased with what I see and then I look at other girls' cards. My cards seem so simple, well I'm just a simple girl I guess, but I'm pretty happy this way! Hope you enjoy my simple mind! ;0)

Supplies: Cardbase and pattern paper-DCWV, Close to Cocoa-Stampin' Up! Top Note Die-SU (Thanks Patti!) Brads-Gina K, Stamps-Retro Boutique-Gina K, Sentiment-Clear Stamps.

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

Our Creative Corner Challenge Cards

Sorry I've been absent lately.....ended up with a horrendous cold and then had to catch up on work. But life goes on. I haven't made cards for the OCC challenge in quite some time, so I thought I could handle this one. ;0) This week the theme was to make a card with something that inspires. Well, I had picked up the American Craft DP awhile back and have had it out on my table, just looking at it, because I liked it so much. I thought it would be put to good use on this challenge. Supplies for both cards are listed below.

Supplies: All cardstock-DCWV, American Crafts DP, ,Martha Stewart Butterfly punch, Large butterfly image-Inkadinkado. Ink-Going Gray, Bliss Blue-Stampin' Up!, Ribbon-Offray, Pearls and Small Silver Blingage-Joann's. Butterflies and Sentiment popped up with dimensionals. Scalloped Edge punch-SU.

Thanks for stopping in. Have a great day! God Bless!

Crimped Envelope Card

This was for the technique spotlight on SCS today. What fun! You use an A2 envelope that you cut and then crimp if you want. Go to SCS and see the gallery here . Try some of these out. I plan to make some more, they are quick and easy.

Supplies: A2 envelope, Cardstock and Ink-SU, Cuttlebug, Scalloped Circle Nestie,

Ribbon-SU, Brads-Joann's

Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

Botanical Dreams

Good Monday morning! I got to do a little stamping before the Super Bowl yesterday. It was so nice to sit down a play awhile. While at my sister's house a few weeks ago, stamped several of this lovely orchid image for later use. It comes from the "Botanical Dreams" set from Gina K Designs. I think the card turned out nicely.

Supplies: Cardstock-120 lb Luxury-Gina K, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, DSP-Stampin' Up! Image colored with Koh-i-noor Pencils, Ribbon-American Crafts, Brads-Joann's.

Thanks for stopping by today. Looking forward to an awesome week! God Bless!