The Mother's Day Card

Yes, as in singular. I wanted to make more, but my mojo just wasn't with me. Not even on National Scrapbook Day. So this is the only one I completed and I'm not truly sure I like it. But Mom loved it, so that's all that counts. Right? Right. On to the details. The design is from a previous weeks Mojo Monday sketch. The cardstock is from Stampin' Up. Once I decided to use this Prima paper from the 6x6 Madeline pad, I thought of Purely Pomogranite from the '08 In Colors. The blue from the same collection was also a great match. I embossed it with the Victoria Cuttlebug folder. The circle and scallop circle were cut with Nestibilities. The flowers are from my Prima stash. I sprayed them with homemade Perfect Pearls spray for some sparkle. I added some ribbon and pearls for finishing touches. Pretty simple, but still pretty. Works for me.

Until next time...

A Mother's Love

Hi there. Today I thought I'd share some Mother's Day cards I created a while ago. I was brainstorming ideas for cards to make tomorrow and thought looking back would be great inspiration. Both of these cards are all pretty simple. Apparently that's how I roll. The first card is made with papers from an Autumn Leaves mat stack. Super cute papers. The stamp is one of the Studio G $1 clear stamps. I guess i liked it cause I made a few more cards using the same stamp. I just may use it tomorrow or whenever I get around to making cards this year.

The second card has patterned paper from Junkitz. I heard they went out of business and I could cry. They made such wonderful papers. Lots of bright colors and great whimsical flower patterns. There's one design that I've been hoarding for quite some time. Now I may never use it. What can I say - I need therapy.























Well, I guess that's all for now. Until next time...

A few projects

Hi. I thought I'd share a couple of projects I've completed lately. First up, an altered notebook . I painted the edges black and used the My Minds Eye Lost & Found papers. At first I was tempted to use the glitter papers, but I decided to go with the damask instead. I'm glad I did. I love the way it turned out. I wanted to keep it somewhat flat so that I can fold the notebook over without it being too bulky. I added a Prima Say it in Crytals black swirl and some Essentials flowers from my stash. The velvet letters are from Making Memories -I've been hoarding them for some time now. Hehe. The butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch used on some SEI iron-on leftover. Yep, that's right. Don't throw out the outline.

Next up, couple of tags.
The one on the left is a shipping tag. I used 2 Tim Holtz masks and inked the tag with Broken China distress ink. The stamps are Tim Holtz as well. I added some flowers that I colored and a velvet butterfly. The other tag was cut from acrylic using an accucut die. I stamped a clear circle and a couple Prima flowers with a script stamp. The word "Dream" is a Making Memories rub on from "way back" and the black trim is from Hobby Lobby. I made the charm and hung it from a black safety pin. I like it, but my hubby says it's a little "goth". I'm okay with that. Ha.

Well, that's all for now. Until next time...

Back from CKC

Well, we're back from CKC and I think I've finally recooped. I can truly say ... 1) I had a lot of fun 2) I received a lot of inspiration and 3) I spent a lot of money. lol. I tried to restrain, but... well what can I say. And true to my nature, what I bought most was paper. I'll have to try to actually use some of this stuff before next year. I won't mention how much stuff I bought last year that I still haven't used - that's another post for another day. So without further ado, here's this year's "lay it out on the table" photo of all I bought. Crazy huh?

Here's a pic of Criss and me at the end of day 3. Don't we look exhausted. Wait, don't answer that.

But stay tuned to see what we make with our new goodies and all the new techniques we've learned.

Until next time...and no it won't be so long.

Two days in a row...but I'm not patting myself on the back or anything. I got some crafting done and thought I'd share.

The first card I did for Taylor's Cupcake Challenge. I cheated though, 'cause I didn't stamp anything. I wanted to play with my new Pearlescent Liquid Acrylics. And I didn't have any oval cutters so I dug into my stash and found the KImemories label and added an American Crafts rub on.

The second card I made for Verve's Release sketch challenge. I decided to use the same papers to reduce the scrap pile and I like this color combo. The stamps are SU's Polka Dots & Paisley. It's pretty simple, but I like how it turned out.

Criss is creating today, too, so hopefully soon we'll have something new from her. Until next time...

It's been a while, huh? Well I could try to explain why we haven't posted in over a month and then promise to fill ya in on what we've been doing, but... We'll just skip all that. Instead I'll just show you the card I made for Wednesday's Card Sketch on Splitcoast. I finally cut into the Petal Patch Designer Series Paper. This was definitely one of those had to have purchases that I was never able to use. It only took a year or two...

And I'll show you an acetate card I made a couple weeks ago. One of the Virtual Stamp Night challenges on Splitcoast was to make a transparent card. I started one once before, but for some reason I never finished. This time I was motivated to stick with it once I had a recipient in mind. What ya think? Okay, that's all for today. Until next time...

An apology, Scrap Challenge #2, & 2008 Rewind Part II

First off, please let me apologize. I'm sorry that I failed to update as promised. Life has a way of sidetracking like no other. I could blame it on back spasms, or a sudden onset of arthritis in my right hand, or the fact that I'm waiting for Criss to email me a pick of her project. but what kind of woman would I be if I didn't accept the responsibility. So if you haven't clicked me off already, I'd like to show ya our 2nd Scrap Challenge. This is the remainder of two Making Memories Spellbound Page kits that were left over from our Nightmare Before Christmas make and take. We added a pack of vinyl stickers (also by Making Memories), ribbon and brads. So, since all the patterned paper and embellishments had been provided, the only acceptable addition was cardstock.
And here you have it ...

Somewhat similar and yet so different. I think she eyed my sketch. (he he). Why else would both our pics be on the same side of the page?

And for segment two of the 2008 Rewind:

For Valentine's Day we made mailboxes, cards, and nugget tins. We ended up making 17 mailboxes. That was a long night.

I made thank you notes for Criss' sister who had a beautiful baby girl.

A card I made for my sister, Donnetta, who got married this year.

Lots of milestones last year. Well, that concludes today's flashback. What milestones did you celebrate in '08? We'd love to know - feel free to leave us a comment.

Check back soon for our 3rd Scrap Challenge and more 2008 memories.

Thanks for stopping by!