Tuesday, August 18, 2009


This is the card I made for me to give my husband on his birthday!

Stamps: Love You Much (retired)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Rose Regal, So Saffron & Soft Suede
Ink: Soft Suede & Chocolate Chip
Accessorries: SNAIL adhesive, Soft Suede Grossgrain Ribbon (reversed), Heart Punch & Dimentionals

This is the card I made for my kiddydoos to give their dad for his birthday.

Stamps: Sea Life (retired)
Cardstock: Naturals White, Soft Suede, & Crushed Curry
Ink: Soft Suede
Accessorries: SNAIL adhesive, Soft Suede Grossgrain Ribbon, Ticket Punch, Round Tab Punch, Dazzling Diamonds, Texture Plates & Dimentionals

Friday, July 24, 2009

Splitcoast Swap - For The Love of Stamping


I made this card for a swap I'm doing on Splitcoast.

Stamps: Moose You (retired)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Mambo Melon & Soft Suede
Ink: Soft Suede
Accessorries: SNAIL adhesive, Mambo Melon Grossgrain Ribbon, Ticket Punch & Dimentionals

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Birthday Card II - Karen

This is the second card for the twins.

Stamps: Small Script
Cardstock: Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Shimmery White & Basic Black
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum & Lavender Lace
Accessorries: Brayer, Manhattan Impressions Die, Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Dimentionals & Non-SU Purple Organza Ribbon

Birthday Card I - Sharon

This one of two cards are made for a couple of my mom's good friends. They are twins, so I wanted them to be somewhat the same but different too.

Stamps: Birthdays Count

Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red Shimmery White
Ink: Real Red
Accessorries: Brayer, Manhattan Impressions Die, Oval Scallop Punch, Red Gingham Ribbon, Dimentionals

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Butterfly Birthday Wishes




Whew.. it has been a cRazY week! My daughter will be home from college in exactly 10 days! She goes to school in Florida and we haven't seen her since Christmas so we are anxiously awaiting her arrival.. even marking the days off the calendar! :)
Anyways, my post today is a birthday card. I didn't make it for anyone special, I just love this stamp set. But not better than the Forest Friends of course!

Stamps: Flores Suaves (from the Spanish Catalog) & Fundamental Phrases
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pretty In Pink & Pink Passion
Ink: Basic Black & Pixie Pink
Accessorries: SNAIL adhesive, Pretty In Pink Grossgrain Ribbon, Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Watercolor Pencils & Dimentionals

Sunday, May 3, 2009

LovePad


My post today is .. I think really cute! I had this little pad and recovered it! This is the girl version of one I made for my son because he likes to carry around a little pad and write stuff down... being a boy, I can only imagine what! :)


Stamps: Polka Dot Punches
Cardstock: Simply Scrappin' Love Sparkles, Basic Black and Whisper White
Ink: Whisper White Craft
Accessorries: Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Eyelet Punch, SNAIL adhesive, Black Gingham Ribbon, Dimentionals and Dazzling Diamonds (of course!)

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Sharen's Birthday Card




I made this card for my sister-in-law Sharen's birthday. I decided to use the green because it reminded me of the green green grass of home (Iowa).

Stamps: Fundamental Phrases & Forest Friends (my favorite stamp set!)
Cardstock: Glorious Green, Whisper White & Rainbow Sherbert Designer Paper
Ink: Basic Black & Glorious Green
Accessories: Circle Scallop Punch, 1 3/8 Circle Punch, Oval Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch, SNAIL adhesive, Eyelet Punch, Black Gingham Ribbon, Watercolor Pencils, Dimentionals and Dazzling Diamonds (of course!)

Friday, May 1, 2009

May Day Card




This is my May Day card... I wish my friend Willie were here for me to give it to her. I left a May Day basket on her door for years and years until we moved from Iowa. Whew! That was a whole lotta years ago.
This was a simple, quick and easy card to make! I used no stamps. I cut the basket and handle by hand.

Stamps: N/A
Cardstock: So Saffron & Chocolate Chip Textured Paper, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Barely Banana, Glorious Green, Blush Blossom, & Bashful Blue
Ink: Chocolate Chip (sponged on the basket)
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Circle Scallop Punch, Big Shot, Big Shot Birds and Blooms Dies, Stampin' Up Billboard Die, SNAIL adhesive, Eyelet Punch, Black Gingham Ribbon, Dimentionals and Dazzling Diamonds (of course!)

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Get Whale Soon Card


Hi There!

I just wanted to post the card I made today. This is for an awesome awesome man that my family is blessed to know... Constable Matthew Marshall. He hasn't been feelin' so hot so I wanted to make this card to send him to hopefully cheer him up.

Stamps: Pun Fun
Cardstock: Whisper White & So Saffron Textured Paper, Flock Together Designer Paper, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise and the scalloped edge from the Simply Scrappin' Love Sparkles
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Oval Scallop Punch, Oval Punch, SNAIL adhesive, Watercolor Pencils and Dazzling Diamonds (of course!)

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Fashion Forward Card




This card was really quick and easy to make. It only took me about 20 minutes total, and look how cute it turned out!


Stamps: Fashion Forward Standard Wheel Stamp & Birthdays Count
Card Stock: Basic Black, Whisper White & Pink Passion
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Oval Scallop Punch, Oval Punch, Eyelet Punch, 3/16" Black Gingham Ribbon & SNAIL adhesive

Monday, April 27, 2009

i LOVE u Card

I made this card from Simply Scrappin' Love Sparkles kit. I had a hard time trying to decide what to use on the card since anything in the kit would have looked awesome.
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Stamps: Fundamental Phrases
Card Stock: Simply Scrappin' Love Sparkles Kit, Basic Black, Whisper
White and Pink Pirouette
Ink: Pixie Pink
Accessories: Eyelet punch, SNAIL adhesive, 3/16" Black Gingham Ribbon, Dimensionals and Dazzling Diamonds.



Sunday, April 26, 2009

Tin Can Creation

As you can see this is my very first post! Woohoo!! I'm so excited.
Today is a great day to start as it's the first day of the week. So I stayed up late last night to make this just so I could post it today... My son called it a Tin Can Creation, sounds cute so I'll stick with that.

Stamps: God's Beauty
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette (flowers), Kiwi Kiss (leaves), Whisper White (butterflies) and Delicate Dots Designer Paper
Inks: Basic Black
Accessories: Pint Size Tin Can, Watercolor Pencils (Orange for butterflies), Two-Way Glue, Dimentionals, and Dazzzling Diamonds (for butterflies)