Christmas Thanks

Well, things are settling down after Christmas and I have gotten my Christmas Thank You card designed and thought I would share it with you.  I just love the stamp set, Lovely As A Tree (will be terribly upset if it is ever retired cause' I don't know how they could possibly replace it) and I also used Dasher.  This was really quick and simple and had a bunch of them done, personalized and in the mail today.

Recipe:  Paper:  Soft Suede CS, Very Vanilla CS, and Christmas Cocoa DSP; Ink:  StazOn Black, Chocolate Chip, Ballet Blue and Always Artichoke; Accessories:  Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Two-Way Glue, Iridescent Ice, Stampin' Dimensional.

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The little man in my life

I know that I said I wouldn't post the picture of my grandson, Matthew, on the internet, but he has my heart won and you just need to see how cute this little character is.  It is amazing to me how much he changes each time Carl and I get down to see him which is about every two to three weeks.  Here we go, drum roll please:

We call this his, "I'm ready to take on the world" picture"!

He is 11 weeks today and is a whopping 12 lbs., 11 oz.  I could go on and on but I'm sure you all get the idea that he certainly has lit up my world!

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A Cardinal Christmas

So here I was last night at 1:00 AM wide awake, tired of TV, and tired of reading.  So, I started perusing my favorite blog spots and saw this card so I had to CASE it. 

I think I'm going to make some minor adjustments to the card but all in all I was quite pleased on how it turned out (especially for a late nighter)

Recipe:  Stamp Sets:  A Cardinal Christmas and Snow Swirled.  Paper:   Christmas Cocoa DSP (Holiday Mini), Whisper White CS, Real Red CS and Garden Green CS.  Ink:  Black Stazon, Bold Brights Watercolor Crayons.  Accessories:  Scalloped Oval Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Aquapainter and Snail Adhesive.

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Twick or Tweet

Last weekend I went to a team event in York PA and we were to make SWAPs for the event.  Following is what I came up with.  Amazingly enough, Carl thought it was cute!

As in other posts, this is a layout that I saw on Stamping 411.  RECIPE:  Paper:  Cast-A-Spell DSP; Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, and Perfect Plum Cardstock.  Accessories:  1 3/8" circle punch and snail adhesive.  Stamp Set is Twick or Tweet from the Holiday Mini.

Thanks for looking!

Hello, It's Me!

I've been quite reluctant in posting as you all well know.  Hopefully that will change.  I am now a stay-at-home person, which I think my husband is starting to enjoy immensely, so I am going to have more time to dedicate to the art of rubber stamping.

My life has been quite busy and then I ended up in the hospital (freak thing), became a grandmother (yeah!!!!), etc....  I would post his picture but I'm not confident in doing that so if you see me, I'm the doting grandmother and I have plenty of pictures!

Y'all have a good day and hopefully I'll have something to post tomorrow.

See you later!

Where's my mojo?????

Just haven't been able to come up with anything lately.  I go into my stamp room and I look at my stamps and then I think what can I do with this.  Well, tonight I picked up a card that I had gotten at Convention and voila' I got an idea.  This card was super, super easy and you could do several of these in an evening.

Recipe:  Stamp Sets:  Dasher (one of our under $10 stamps) and Serene Snowflakes;  Paper:  Dusty Durango and Whisper White cardstock; Ink:  Dusty Durango; Embellishments:  Dusty Durango polka dot grosgrain ribbon and eyelet border punch.

Thanks for looking!

Greetings, one and all!

Haven't been on here for a few days.  Been busy making cards for the Jubilee that was held at Jackson's Mill over the weekend.  Great event.

I decided to make a card for the shut-in's at church that is a little different that usual.  As a matter of fact, I don't think they have ever gotten a card like this before.

Recipe:  Stamp Sets:  Grettings Earthlings and Sprinkles.  Cardstock:  Bermuda Bay, Ruby Red, Crushed Curry and Whisper White.  Paper:  Urban Oasis DSP (retired).  Inks:  Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Ruby Red and Black Stazon.  Embellishments:  Vintage Brads.  Other: Stampin Dimensionals and Snail Adhesive.

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!

Way Too Early To Think About Christmas

I have been blog hopping and it seems like most of the ones I have went to have been putting Christmas cards or items on their sites so I figured I might as well gone the club.  I guess you can call this my first attempt at a Christmas card.

This stamp set, Cold and Cuddly, is from the new Holiday mini.  When I saw the set, I had to have it - not typically me.  I just love this polar bear; however, the penquin and the walrus that are in the set are just as cute.  The saying is from Heard from the Heart.  The ink I used is Bashful Blue and Soft Suede.  Cardstock is Whisper White, Bordering Blue and Soft Suede.  The Designer Paper is some that I had left over from last year that is retired.  I used the masking technique.

Circle Circus

Ok, Circle Circus, I'm addicted!  I CASED this card from one of my roommates at convention.  I just loved the colors and it was very simple to do.

Recipe:  Whisper White, Crushed Curry and Taken With Teal cardstock; Basic Black and Taken With Teal Ink; Crushed Currey ribbon. 

Stamp Sets:  Circle Circus, Elegant Thank You (retired from Spring 2009)

Thanks for looking

Wonderful day in the neighborhood!

It's been a good day. A man came today and took the fence down that was in our back yard. He started this morning and it was gone we when got home this evening. I would tell you the whole saga of the fence but it would bore you to tears. Let's just say it's gone and I am singing, "It's a Wonderful Day in the Neighborhood!"

The card that I have in this blog submission is a card for my uncle who is retiring. 


The recipe is Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow, Always Artichoke and Whisper White cardstock; To the Nines DSP; Really Rust, Always Artichoke and Really Rust Ink (watercolored); white satin ribbon and snail adhesive.

Have a good night!

It's Been A Hectic Day

What a day this has been - hectic, hectic, hectic. There was a "Back To School" party for the children of one of the developments that is a part of the company that I work for. Then there was choir practice at church. I came home and watched a movie with Carl.



I needed a quick and easy card to do since my time was limited this evening and this is what I came up with! I make cards for the shut-ins of my church and because this one did not take very long at all I'll be using it in the next couple of months!

Recipe: Embrace Life, Circle Circus and Branch Out (on the dormant list) stamp sets; Soft Suede (quickly becoming a favorite of mine), More Mustard and Whisper White cardstock; More Mustard, Old Olive, Really Rust and Basic Brown ink; Snail Adhesive and Stampin Dimensionals.

Circle Circus is a stamp set that is very versatile so you'll probably be seeing me use it more and more.

Well, my eyes are starting to droop and I have a busy day ahead of me tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by.

A Sketch Challenge

I needed a card for a male who has been in the hospital and is home recuperating. I've been seeing a lot of cards lately that use the stamp set, Autumn Harvest, so I decided to break mine out and am glad I did. I came across this sketch challenge while was looking at different Stampin' Up Demonstrators blog sites - a great way to get ideas. I especially like the sketch challenges because they give you a recipe and then you come up with the final product!

Recipe for this card: Autumn Harvest Stamp Set; Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, and Elegant Eggplant Cardstock; Dusty Durango Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon; watercolor paper; Autumn Traditions DSP; Watercolor crayons; Snail Adhesive.

Remember: a handmade card is a hug with a fold in the middle.

Happy Stamping!

Invitation

This is the shell for an invitation that I'll be displaying. I'll be using it as a Bridal Shower invitation. I used Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White cardstock and Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper. I ran the white piece of cardstock through the Big Shot in the Elegant Bouquet Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I finished the invitation off by wrapping a "belly" band around the card and added a flower from the Pretties Kit that had the edges daubed with Elegant Eggplant.



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Convention 2009

As most of you know, I was able to attend the Stampin' Up! convention that was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, August 6-8. It was an amazing experience and I came away with a lot of ideas that can be used in the Stampin' Up! business as well as everyday living.



I was unable to make any cards this evening so I decided to post some of my swaps that were at the top of list. There was so much "swapping" going on that it was amazing. Everywhere you turned there was someone asking, "Are you swapping?" I came away with a lot of ideas that I can use for cards.






Happy Stamping!

So here I sit at 10:30 p.m. and I'm trying to come up with some ideas for wedding invitations, thank you notes, etc., and came up with this. It would work really well as a thank you note for wedding and bridal showers. It uses Chocolate Chip cardstock and Pretty in Pink and of course, I pulled a stamp set out that is retired but thought you might like it anyway. I also texturized it using the Big Shot and one of the Stampin Up embossing folders.

WOW Swap Picture

This is the final version of the card. Sorry it did not post, don't know what happened.

Convention WOW Swap

Can't believe it's been sooooooooooooo long since I've posted anything. So sorry to my followers.

I am getting ready to go to the Stampin' Up Convention and I am so excited. I signed up for a WOW Swap and in that Swap 100 other people signed up. Now mind you I did not have to make 100 cards if I could not get them done, I went ahead and bit the bullet - finally finished them about 2:00 a.m. this morning. I am now singing the Hallelujah Chorus.


The card I made used a Hostess Level 2 set, Asian Artistry, Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive cardstock, Cottage Wall DSP and Vintage Brads. I stamped the flower on tissue paper and did a technique called Faux Silk. The flower was stamped with Black Stazon and colored with Orchid Opulence and Yo Yo Yellow, then the centers are embossed with Iridescent Ice embossing powder just to give it some punch.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

Tic Tac Baby Shower Favor

I needed to do a "quick and easy" baby shower favor and saw this idea on Splitcoaststampers. My mentor and friend, Kathy Hamrick has also done something like this so all of the credit is going to her :)



First off, let me apologize that it is crooked - I didn't get it in the scanner straight! This was done using the following cardstock: Pink Pirouette which is retiring but you could use Pretty in Pink and get the same affect, Whisper White and Certainly Celery.
Ink: Black Stazon, Pretty In Pink, Close to Cocoa and Barely Banana.
Stamp Set: Very Punny.
Round Scallop Punch, 1 1/4" Round Punch, Signo Gel Pen.

Cut cardstock at 2 3/4 x 4. Score at 1 3/4 from each end. Run the base through the Big Shot to texturize. Decorate as you wish. I put Glue Dots on one side of the Tic Tac container so that it would stay in place and I think I will also wrap ribbon around the favor just to give it a little extra "umph" and to help hold the Tic Tacs in place! Completed one in just under 15 minutes.

I purchased the Tic Tacs at Sam's for just under $10 for 24. I also stopped by Kroger's this evening and they had 8 for less that $3.

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Greetings!

Just wanted to let you know that I haven't forgotten about the Blog. Have been extremely busy, went to NC to see my nephew graduate and then I came down with some kind of bug and haven't felt like stamping. So, therefore, I hope to get something up here in the next couple of days.

Have a good weekend everyone!

Bright sunny day.

Hello, all! Woke up to some rain but now the sun is out and shining bright. It's going to be a wonderful day. Just a quick update on my Grandmother: she is still with us - they are keeping her comfortable. She's a fighter so she could still be with us next year.

I thought I would show you the card that I made for my brothers' birthday. He loves to camp, so I thought it would be perfect for him. The card was made using Under the Stars (which is just adorable especially if you're a camper) and On Your Birthday.



DON'T FORGET: THE DESIGNER PAPER SPECIAL ENDS TOMORROW. BUY THREE, GET ONE FREE.

ALSO, THE RETIRED LIST WILL BE COMING OUT ON MONDAY.

Contact me if you're interested in the special or for booking a party.

Well, today I decided to upload just a simple wedding invitation that I did a while back.

Stamp set: To Have and To Hold
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise, Perfect Plum, Whisper Whip
Ink: Black Stazon, Regal Rose, Close to Cocoa, Barely Banana
Accessories: Snail Adhesive, Ticket Punch, Stampin Dimensionals

Thanks for looking!

Prayers are needed

My Grandma Yeager, my mother's mother, has been in a nursing home for eight years. Her kidneys are starting to fail and it has been decided to take her off her medicine and let time take it's course. Grandma has lead a rich life (95 years) and up until she went into the nursing home was very aware of all things around her. But God has plans for us that we cannot question why, so when a person has Alzheimer's we just have to know that only God knows what is best. At least Grandma has been able to communicate with us for the most part. Please keep the Hazel Yeager family in your prayers (especially her children - Charles, Blaine, Shelba, Jimmy and Marlene). I pray for the day when she opens her eyes and sees her heavenly mansion and is able to walk the streets of gold singing sweet hallelujahs with the angels.

God Bless!

These are the pets......

Frazier - My lap cat. Frazier is the timid one. If he doesn't know you, you are not apt to see him but be at our house for a while and he'll come around. I also call Frazier, Mr. Drool - when he's happy, he drools! We got Frazier from the Upshur County Humane Society about 10 years ago and Frazier was almost full grown then. I am going to venture to say he is 12 - 13 years old.



Whiskers - Also know as Sir Whiskers Purrs-alot. No matter where you are, Whiskers is in the middle of it. My Mom says he reminds her a lot of me - he has personality. We got Whiskers when he was a baby, he is almost 4 now.



Stray - The Queen of the household and does she ever know it. Stray came to us about three years ago and has just settled herself in. Frazier and Whiskers have a time with her sometime, but that is just a girl showing boys that she is better than they are!!!!

And now for the male graduate card.

Sorry for so many posts!

Well, since I am new to this blogging I did not give you a picture a look at. This is the card that I made for the females. I love all of these colors together - chocolate chip, kraft and baja breeze (I'm really going to hate for that one to go!) The Parisian Breeze paper is my favorite.

This is a Graduation card that I made for the graduates at church. My mojo wasn't all there but I think I did OK. This is my first submission to a blog, so bear with me. My submission will be few but keep checking because I will be updating it.