Great Friend

I really like this stamp set. I wish there was a punch that matched the butterfly as it's a bit time consuming to cut out.

The new in colours are not my favourite, but I do like Rich Razzleberry.

I used Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and Whisper White cardstock for this card. The idea for the swirls with the butterfly came from a card I saw at some point, but can't remember where. The layout was "cased" from a card by Andrea Walford. http://andreawalford.com/?p=2657.

Striped paper is from the Cottage Wall designer paper.

The swirls are from Priceless and are stamped in Old Olive. The small flowers are from Priceless and are stamped in Rich Razzleberry. The butterfly is stamped in Rich Razzleberry, cut out and adhered on top of stamped swirls.

The ribbon is Rich Razzleberry Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon.

Thanks for looking.

Happy Birthday Zoey

My beautiful niece turns one tomorrow, March 15th! I created this card for her birthday. I got the idea from Hope's Barbie cd player.

Here are some cards I recently made for my Mom. They are both quite simple, but I think they turned out well. The first card uses Garden Greetings stamp set and Pacific Blue, Kiwi Kiss and Chocolate Chip ink. The second card uses a flower from the Priceless set, a little bit of Christmas designer paper (I think it was ski slope; I didn't think it was very Christmas like) and Baja Breeze and Pink Pirouette paper. I made some others, which I'll post at another time. I think she liked them.

Fall-Winter 2008 Stampin' Up Catalogue - Lifts!

My projects lately are alternating between cards and scrapbook pages. I have finally started Hunter's school scrapbook and finished both his JK and SK pages. I like how they turned out and will share them once I figure out how to black out the kids in his class photo.

Yesterday I went through (again!) the Fall-Winter 2008 Stampin' Up Catalogue for more ideas. I set out on a mission to create all of the cards I liked in the catalogue. I was able to finish two of the cards. The first is a lift of a thank you card on page 16 and the second is a lift of birthday card on page 4. I really had to force myself to use the supplies/tools that I have. My wish list is so incredibly long it's ridiculous. And I'm sure it will get bigger once the new catalogue comes out.

Priceless Cards

Some cards created using the Priceless stamp set by Stampin' Up.

Just a reminder that I will be at a craft show at Palmerston Public School on November 29th. Hope to see you there.

I took the day off today and had the entire day to myself, since both Hunter and Hope were at school. After doing dishes, washing the floors and doing some laundry I made these Christmas cards. I can't take credit for third card; it is a complete lift from a card I saw at Splitcoaststampers. Check out the original:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1032991

Happy Anniversary

Happy 1st Anniversary Sandi and Colin! One year ago, my baby sister got married. Can you believe it? I still think of her as a little girl, but she's a grown woman, with a husband and two beautiful children. Take a look at the card I made for their Anniversary.

Cards

A few cards that I made recently. The birthday ones I gave to my Mom for her birthday today. Happy Birthday Mom! The other two, I plan on sending out as thank you cards. There is a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers for a swing card (the pink "Birthday Wishes").

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ee/index.php/resources/tutorials/swing_flip_flop_card/

The other birthday card is pretty much an exact scraplift of another card I found in the gallery at Splitcoaststampers.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/985445?cat=8921

The "Thanks" card is based on sketch SC186 from Splitcoaststampers.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=103629&d=1216819543

The "Thanks so Much" card is also based on a card I found in the gallery at Splitcoaststampers. It was my first try with a blender pen. Still not sure if I'm using it right, but I like how the card turned out.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/954075?cat=8921

Teacher Gift

For Hunter's Teacher I created a box set of note cards. I can't take credit for the design, all of the ideas I got from the Splitcoaststampers website. There are eight cards. Four vertical and four horizontal. They were created using the Priceless stamp set from Stampin' Up and Earth Elements cardstock and ink. I also added some Dazzling Diamonds glitter to give them that special touch. I hope she likes them.