GRAD BOOK

This is a busy year for graduations and weddings! I keep thinking the end is near and then forget that the east coast kids are in school until June! So, they just keep coming! This is a cute little book I did for a close friend's daughter whom I've known for over 22 years. We met at one of our duty stations while our husbands were in the military. We have kept up though all these years! I made the book with 2 chipboards for the front and back covers and the pages are just glued on file folder paper to give them more weight. There are lots of places for her to add photos and memorabilia and I have also added lots of embellishments and doo dads! These are so much fun to make! I hope to get back a bit sooner and post another book I made. It's a birthday book. I have been so busy making a bolero type jacket for a formal. I bought the dress but wanted a jacket to go over it. I made the jacket and then have been sewing tons of beads on it to match the dress. It is really turning out cute - but it's lots of work and I'm enjoying every minute of it!

I'm not sure how to get this picture up with the others so if you have any suggestions...please let me know! Have a great weekend and remember our fallen heroes!

Pink and Black

I feel so guilty not posting something regularly so I dug a card out of my stash to post today. This is a favorite of mine and easy to do. The stamps are by SU. The circle is stamped and then punched with the SU scallop punch. A big rhinestone brad is put in the center and the circle is put on with dimensionals. The pink design is actually stamped on a square of paper and then the black corners are added. The pink square is backed with another black square. The DP is by Paper Studio. What a fun card! Things have been crazy busy here but I hope to get a card made tomorrow - I'm having withdrawal symptoms!!!

Foil Fun!

I'm back! I had a dear stamping friend here for the past several days so I haven't had time to do any cards for my blog. We had such a great time hitting every stamping/scrapbook store in the Phoenix area! We were like two little girls in a candy store! Anyways, this is a card we made after watching Stamp TV by Gina K. She used a Cuttlebug embossing folder and embossed heavy duty foil. It is very fragile and you really have to be careful handling it. She also used the metallic rub on it but I forgot about that part so it's just the foil here. The floral design is by Inkadinkado with SU ink. I stamped an extra print and cut out the little flower and used dimensionals to put it in the center of the big flower. The black centers of the flowers are stick-ons. The oval punch is one of the new ones by SU and so is the sentiment. This was a fun card to make and I'm sure I will use the idea on future cards. Wouldn't it be fun to do a man's card with this idea?!

WT217 Kraft paper challenge

This is incredible! 2 cards in one day after almost a week with no cards! I really feel the NEED to be stamping again! It's also great stress relief! Here is my card for SCS "Ways to Use it" challenge for today. We had to use Kraft paper. I got this new stamp on sale from Cornish Heritage Farms and decided to use it. I colored it with my Copic markers. The corners are SU punches and the side trim is Martha Stewart punches. Pretty simple card yet elegant!

Stinkin Birthday

Wow! It seems like ages since I have been stamping! My world has been turned upside down recently by a few shocking events so my mind has been elsewhere. I won't go into any details yet, in case a family member reads this and wonders why they haven't heard yet! I don't think any of my family reads this but the one time they did would be when I posted some news that has not been made public yet. So...that is that!
I have had this card in my stash from my earlier days of stamping. I added some things to it to be a little more up to speed with my stamping style these days. The stamps are by SU but I have no idea where the paper came from. This is actually a card for a friend's granddaughter who is graduating next week. I think she will like it. I may have to go back and do a white eye. I'm not sure why he has a red eye!!! Anyways...have a great day!

Graduation cap

It's that time of the year again when your mailbox is filled with graduation and wedding invitations. I found this idea on SCS here. It is the cutest and easiest card to make! I just love it. I had to do a little fine tuning after I cut it out but it was easy. The top opens up to reveal a place to put a gift card or cash. I used a stamp to cover up the brad from the tassel I made. This was so easy...it's a keeper! Have a great week!

Fly Boy Birthday

Today was such a wonderful day! I got a flyer in the mail with coupons for many shops up at the outlet mall a few days ago. I didn't really pay much attention to it as it's about 30 minutes away. Well, I was sitting on "hold" on the phone this morning and the flyer was on my desk. I started reading it and there was a small coupon for FREE tickets to the Phoenix Symphony for the first 50 people who present the coupons. Well, it had been a few days since I got the flyer so I decided to call and see if there were any left. Yes, there were! I headed up there a few hours later and got my 2 tickets that were $62 seats! I was so excited! Then I went shopping in a few of the store and got more freebies and some super good deals. It's so nice to have days like this once in awhile. Then I came home and fixed a big dinner to take to my neighbor. She raved and raved about it so I think I did well! Then the UPS man brought me some new stamps! SO, I really wanted to make a card for my husband's birthday tomorrow. This stamp is perfect for him since he is a pilot. And the little doggy is perfect too as our "MUFFY" dog is always at his side. This is a Penny Black stamp and I got it from PB stamps and the logo is on my side bar. The paper is DCWV - Nana's Kids. It's colored with Copic markers. The sentiment is by SU. Hope you have a day like mine!!!