Back in Action!

This years christmas card. Isn't it adorable. I just love the In colors too. I just wanted to say that I am so glad to be up and running again with the computer. It has been so long that I almost forgot what to do and what to blog and don't forget stalk. Anyways. The computer is not 100 % but I am working on it. The rest of it will be taken care of after the holidays. I am so glad that all of you have been so patient.

Computer on the Fritz!!!!

I am very sorry that I have not been in the loop of the card and creativity world the last twooooo long weeks. I have been having major computer problems and won't be able to upload all of my creations. I have them in a pile just waiting to be uploaded. I will probably on Sunday. I am having a computer tech come to my house and try and fix my problem on Saturday. Can't wait. Hang in there girls. Just think like Christmas is this weekend and you have to wait to see. I know what your thinking.... I'm a peeker and can't wait... Sorry! I will try again to get something uploaded. Not promising though.

Lets Party Girl!

This came out very nice also. I decided to let the girls play with the Copic markers at a class I taught last night. They are very interested in them. I thought that I would let them play. They had fun. We made this really nice card.

Recipe:

Stamp set: Let's Party- sentiment, Fresh Fillers, Star- Judith, Send a celebration Accessories: Pop dots, MS zig zag edge punch, ticket punch, copic mkrs, spica clear pen Inks: black, cameo coral, summer sun-sponged Paper: white, cameo coral, barely banana, dk red non su!

Boo to You!

How pretty. I am finally getting into the fall season. I just went outside to get Emily on the bus Wowza! 27 degrees. Frost is on the pumpkin all right. Brrrrrrr! This weekend is to get all the winter and fall stuff out and summer stuff put away. Well they are mostly flipped but still some straggler stuff *wink.... Just don't want the warmth to go away from summertime.... *sigh!

Recipe:

Stamp sets: Unknown Boo foam stamp so their is not stamps persay.

Accessories: Ribbon, MS zig zag edge punch, Lg, sm oval punches, MS cat punch, pop dots

Inks: Black and Paper: Black, summer sun, elegant eggplant, DP

It's a Shoe thing!

I wish I had boxes of stuff piled that high when I go shopping. The way the economy is today. It is one bag or one box. Things have changed so much. I do love shoes though. I borrowed a whole bunch of Bella's from a great friend. I decided to do the Verve Challenges. the parade. Check it out on thier forum.

Recipe:

Stamp sets: Bella- Retail therapy/ shoe thing. Just so adorable!

Accessories: Copic mkrs, pop dots Inks: Black, Paper: CM -Dp, Really rust, Pumpkin pie- Fall remember.

Awwwww!

Isn't this stamp set darling. I borrowed it from a friend of mine. The possibilities are endless with this one. New baby, congrats, baptism, confermations, invites etc.

Recipe:

Stamp sets:Serendipity stamps, Sentiment-warm words

Accessories: Nesties, Copic mkrs, Sponge, MS leaf punch, Edge punch, wedding collection table flowers from michaels i think. Ink: black, Not quite navy, blue bliss- edges Paper: Bashful blue, unknown DP, Staples CS light blue

Christmas Cheer Challenges!

This was a fun challenge that I just did on Splitcoast. Check it out. LSC189 It is called the Limited supply Challenge. OMG! I can't use my Nesties. Well that right off the bat is a difficult one for me. I also don't think that the bucket of unfinished and left over embellies and half done projects counts as the finish part. I will challenge myself with this limited supply. This is what I came up with. What do you think????

Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Karen Stolper- Gingy, sentiment- My sentiments exactly

Accessories: Ribbon, sponge, scissors for my corners, white gel pen, popdots, copic mkrs, gemstone brads Inks: Black, Real Red. Paper: Real red, dcwv-dp, nsu dark red.

Happy Holidays!...... Already??

Challenges, Challenges, challenges, I am full of challenges this week. I have accomplished so much and managed to get some great ideas this week. Keep them juices flowing. MFTSC52 is this challenge over at splitcoast. Go and check it out. Very neat cards.

Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Karen Stolper xmas trees, My sentiments exactly Accessories: Nesties, Copic mkrs, Glitter, Pop dots, provo craft die cut of snowflakes, su! snowflake punch, CB folder of snowflakes, sponge Inks: Black, So Saffron, glorious green Paper: Glorious green, white, so saffron, nsu dark red

Wheeeeeeeeeee!

Isn't she darling. I just got word from Grammy that our neice who has been trying and trying is finally PREGNANT! What great news. It has been a long and windy road for them. I am so happy for them. Happy and healthy. I made a few prego cards for them. This is one of them... Very cool.

Recipe:

Stamp set: Karen Stolper Baby in carriage, sentiment (unkown)

Accessories: Pop dots, exacto, MS edge punch, copic mkrs

Inks: Black

Paper: Blush blossom, Certainly celery, white, dcwv- dp

Hanging with a friend

I have some time to think about my friends and how important they are and the ones that have not talked to in a while. I decided to give them a call. I am going to have lunch this week with one of my friends that I have not seen in a while. Looking forward to that. I decided to make her a card too to remember the nice day.

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Bella, Kim Hughes- Comforting thoughts (CHF)

Accessories: Pop dots, copic mkrs, MS edge punch, corner punch, brads

Inks: Black

Paper: Green galore, sage shadow, white, dcvw- dp

Folding card

I hope that you are feeling better. I just made this folding card. I did make a spiral pop up card too. The pcx didn't come out very well. So, I will stick

with this one. My base card is 5 x 10 1/2, and scored at the 1 1/2 inch mark and then 2 1/2, 4 1/4, 6, 8 1/4 inch marks. I layered in on a piece of cardstock. I used the new set from Kim Hughes - comforting hugs. I just love this set. I then used the copic mkrs and colored them all in and cut them out of my cs and adhered them to the folds. The sentiment is popped. You can't see it in the picture. I sponged the background to blend. Very cute. The back side of the folds are blank to write stuff. Hee! Hee! Enjoy. I had so much fun with this card

Winner!

I just got news from the sketch challenge on SCS for the MFT challenge. I put in the MFT can ya dig it/ halloween card. Cindy Haffner just informed me that I won that challenge and have a $5.00 off my next purchase at MFT. Can't wait to use it. I really want to get the snowment sharing the scarf. I am going to make my xmas cards out of that one I think. Anyways. Very Cool and Thank you.

Celebrate life

I saw a similar card on Cammies blog. I just loved the colors and the layout. I don't really card/stamp lift but this was so beautiful. I am also going to make one for a sympathy for a girl at work. She came home from work and found her husband. Gone! Poof. I am sure at that moment that she found him.... OMG! I can't imagine That poor girl. I don't know what I could ever do for her except be there for her. Anyways I will make the card that we can pass around work and take up a collection for her and her family.... How sad.
Recipe:
Stamp sets: Priceless, Studio G- sentiment Accessories: Window punch- lg, sm. Ticket punch, MS edge punches, MS butterfly, Rhinestone stickers, platnium brad, ribbon, pop dots, Copic mkrs. Ink: Going grey, Buckaroo blue Paper: Bashful blue, Going grey, Brocade blue, white

Halloween Hi to you!

I made this card for a friend of mine. She has a daughter who dresses like this... She keeps saying to herself that "It's only a phase that she is going through"... I hope so girlfriend. I would be putting my foot down for sure. anyways. I found this beautiful stamp and just had to get busy. I also put it in Beate's challenge for the weekend. Cool huh!

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Daniel Torrente, Just flying by- sentiment

Accessories: Ribbon, Copic mkrs, Nesties, Window punch, MS leaf punch, Primas, pop dots, sponge, buttons Inks: Black, Blush blossom Paper: DP- dcwv, garden green, not quite navy

Happy Halloween

Halloween challenged. I tried to make a halloween card with the only MFT set that I had. This is what I came up with. Very cool too!

Recipe:

Stamp sets: MFT- can ya dig it?, Psx- web, Just flying by, Judith- sentiment Accessories: Copic mkrs, MS leaf punch, popdots, oval punch, CB spider web folder, ribbon,sponge Inks: black, night of navy Paper: ballet blue, old olive, dcwv -dp

Celebrate in Pink!

How pretty this card came out. I had all intentions of making a card that was geared toward breast cancer awareness. The card morphed in to this. Very nice.

Recipe:

Stamp set: Hanna- Perfect package, Hanna bday centers Accessories: Copic mkrs, sponge, Nesties, Primas, CB- Happy bday folder, tag corner punch, sizzix scallop edges, scalloped edge punch, ribbon Inks: black, mauve mist, marvelous magenta, pixie pink Paper: pixie pink, white, wild wasabi

Boil and bubble, toil and trouble!

I just love the Hanna Stamps... Riley collection. This is one of the new Thanks giving ones. Little does he know that he is going to be a cooked bird soon. The sentiment is part of a caldron. Which of course I popped. Very Fun. I did this for the Hanna Anniversary Challenges for the 1 year anniversary. check out the forum. There is some really neat things going on this week and for the rest of the month.

Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Hanna Stamps- Riley Thanksgiving turkey, Caldron- Mostly Animals, and sentiment is from Amuse. Accessories: Nesties, Copic mkrs, Primas, Robins Nests, brads, Ticket, corner and window punches, spica pens, pop dots of course. Inks: Ruby red, Black, espresso Paper: Ruby Red, More mustard, white.

Have A Happy Weekend!

Have a great weekend everyone. Stay dry. It is suppose to rain the entire weekend. :P Anyways, It has been a very long week. I am just glad it is over and now I can play. I said that this weekend I am not cleaning or watch movies. I am going to play in my craft room. I am getting caught up on cards, scrapbooking layouts for when I go away on my retreat. Which I can't wait. I think that later we will go play in the rain. We got our muck boots ready to go and were going to go play in the rain.... doesn't that sound fun!

Recipe:

Stamp set: Filigree, Hero arts cupcake Accessories: Scalloped circle punch, circle punch, Su! beads, copic mkrs Inks: Summer sun, Black Paper: Vanilla, summer sun, brilliant blue

My Thank You!

I made two cards. One for my staff at Hamden Healthcare and the other for one of my patients family members at work. I reassure her everyday when she comes in to take care of Mom. She is finally getting it that she is a different mom inflicted with a terrible disease and her personality is going to change daily and the education we teach her about Alzheimer's will hopefully help the dgtr with dealing and coping and understanding the changes in Mom. Even though she will always be Mom I want to thank you.

For this blog candy:
My three companies that I love and have donated Blog Candy are:
Kim Hughes, MFT, Ecletic Papier, Verve Visuals
The Three people that I admire in the stamp community- I just love their work!
Cambria Turnbow, Cindy Haffner,and Kim Hughes and all her products
I just wanted to say that I posted my card here on my blog and on SCS.
Check it out.

Recipe:
Set: Love Ya Bunches, Accessories: Nesties, Pop dots, Copic mkrs, Cuttlebug folder- swirls, The wedding collection table confetti flowers, stampendous glitter stickers, ribbon. Inks: black Paper: Choc Chip, Pretty in pink, Bashful Blue and white.

Save the Date!

How Cool is this.! I admire everyone who is a care giver and a by stander that has to endure watching loved ones fade away with this terrible disease Alzheimers. I am a caregiver everyday. I am a nurse in a healthcare facility. I work on a Sub acute Rehab unit but I also work on a Dementia Unit. These people are amazing. I love everyone of them as if they were my grand parents. Even know some of them have no minds left they still are people and are full of love. I love their stories and the funny things they say. I try to help them anyway I can to make their last days pleasent and filled with my love.... even if they do have a clue who I am. Please be educated on this terrible disease. You can volunteer, educate your self ... Take a stand!!! Check our Alzheimer Website ALZ.org

Alzheimers Awareness

BLOG CANDY!!!!
Cammie Has super dooper prizers. It is over $$$$ 1000.oo in prizes. Please do your part and enter.

Right from Cammies Blog: This is her info and My info blended:
HOW YOU CAN ENTER TO WIN:Because of the size of this blog candy, I am going to be strict about the rules! Please follow the all the directions to be entered. You may only enter one time per person but you can make as many cards as you want!1.
In celebration of World Alzheimer’s Day, we are reaching out to some amazing people who deserve to be thanked. ….the caregivers. Caring for an Alzheimer’s patient is HARD work and an often thankless job. There are so many people who help and so—I am asking you to make a card for a caretaker of a person affected with Alzheimer’s. Yes, you can send it to someone you know. If you do not know anyone to send a card to you can send it to the address below (this is the home my grandmother lived in for the last few years of her life. The nurses, aids and support staff there were tremendous. It is such a difficult job and I would love to see them showered with cards!)
To the Staff at the Artman Home250 N. Bethlehem PikeAmbler, PA 190022. (Cammies Grandmother was a resident) Or
The place I work at : Hamden Health & Rehab Center. 1270 Sherman Lane, Hamden CT 06514 (Attnention: Rec Dept or myself (Lesa Soja) and I can distribute them.

Reread the donations above. I really want you to look at all the companies and individuals who gave to this important cause....cause they ROCK!3.

If you have a blog, please mention this blog candy on it. The hope is to generate as many cards as we can for those who could use a lift. If you do not have a blog, that is fine...just mention it when you upload your card. If you cannot upload your card (because you do not know how) that is fine.
Just tell someone about this!)Please, only one entry per person. In your comment please link your card and also list three companies and two individuals who have donated to the blog candy. Finally, be sure to link this post to your blog and spread the word! Don’t forget to include your email address so I can contact you if you win!

Your entry should look something like this:Here is my card On your blog or SCS gallery. Three companies who donated are My Favorite Things, Gina K Designs and Flourishes. Two people who donated are Amy Rohl and Sharon Johnson. I have posted this on my blog. ponsettcreekdesign.blogspot.com

Cammies: Other important details:All entries that follow the rules will be printed out on Friday, September 26 at @ 8 PM (central time) (MY GRANDMOTHER's BIRTHDAY). The entries will be printed out, cut up and RANDOM.CARA will pick the winner out of a box. (I will take pictures!) The winner will be posted on Saturday morning.I will not be posting on my blog for the next few days so that this stays on top. Everyone is eligible to play (even those who donated prizes.) The only person who cannot win is me.
Please note: By entering to win this blog candy you are agreeing to release your email address and contact information to some of the companies above in order for your prizes to be mailed. If you do not wish for your information to be released, please do not enter.
One prize contains peanuts--please advise me before I send it if there is a peanut allergy in your home.If you do not know how to take a picture of your card or upload it to a gallery or blog, don’t worry. Just make your card and let me know that it is made. I trust you!If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them on this post and I will be sure to check back often to answer them. ****Please note---most questions you may have can be answered by re-reading this post!Good Luck! Thanks again to all of the AMAZING people and companies who made this possible.

Mother and Child

Emily doesn't feel well this weekend. She has her first cold of the year. Probably picked it up at school. I made her this card. I hope you feel better soon! I also put it in on the CHF forum and WSC58 challenge.

Recipe:

Stamp Set: CHF- Kim Hughes Mocha Chica ( This is the stamp set that I won a few weeks ago taking one of her online classes. We made the Magnets for Xmas!). Accessories: Brads, Mat pack, window punch, Scalloped circle punch, Nesties, Pop dots, Scalloped edge punch, Cran Crisp Ribbon. Inks: Black, Choc Chip, Rose Red. Paper: Handsome Hunter, Night of navy, Rose Red, White

Bling or not!

Wow! How pretty. I just got these really cool petals at believe it or not Michaels. I am very impressed. They are in the wedding isle. I am teaching a Bling it on! Class next week. This will be great for that class.

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Best Blossoms, Savvy sentiment

Accessories: Cuttlebug folder- swiss dots, big kick, scalloped edge punch, ribbon, Nesties, Rhinestone bling!, popdots, Inks: Old olive, black Paper: DP, White, Old Olive

Is it Pumpkin Time Already?

I was thinking about the pumpkins this year. How many, where am I going to put them outside, the mums, cornstalks, I made this card for the fall season beginning. I also added this to Gina K Designs, Challenge. Check it out in the forum Septgkdck is the code for the challenge. then just follow the directions.

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets: Verve- artful elegance, Autum harvest, Sentiment- Unknown

Accessories: Nesties, Su! mkrs, MS ribbon, Ribbon, Oval punches, White gel pen, brads , pop dots, scalloped edge punch, corner punch

Ink: Black, Really Rust, So saffron

Paper: Pumpkin pie, So saffron, Rose Red, White CS

Happy 50th Linda!

This is a beautiful card that I made for my DH's Cousin who is turning the big 50 tomorrow. Wow! Its hard to believe. She is such a sweet person. I know she'll enjoy the card. She is very crafty like her mother.

Supplies:

Stamp set: CHF- Foursquare, Tyson the turtle

Accessories: Cuttlebug folders ( number collage,

Happy Birthday, Copic mkrs, Ribbon, Primas, robins nest- silver bells, Pop dots

Paper: Pixie Pink, white, Night of navy

Emily's Projects.

Here is Emily's project for the CHF- Online Class. We did the Christmas Magnets. They came out adorable. She did a really awesome job. Especially her coloring. She is 8 years old and well on her way of becoming a great artist. Awesome job Eme. I can't wait until the next Project..

Holy Christmas Critters!

Emily and I did the CHF Forum Online class. We had a ball making Kim Hughes' idea for Christmas Critter Magnets. Take a looksy.! She did an awesome job. The forum was a lot of fun. I am still trying to recover from laughing so hard. I can't wait until the next time/project. It should be a hoot.

Supplies: Favorite circle punch ( We used the Nesties!), Cardstock, CHF- Kim Hughes- Christmas Critters, Copic mkrs, sponge, Heavy Cardboard ( I used the saved sheets from scrap paper) and cut circles out. Magnet strips and they are on the back. I will show you Emily's in the next post.

Is it time for fall????

It just doesn't seem possible for the fall season to start. I seems like summer just started. we finally have some beautiful weather and sheeesh! its over. What a bummer. I know now is the time that I have to get it into gear and start working on the case load for the Park & Rec. Department. I teach beginner rubber stamping. We have a great group of girls who are learning the entity of rubberstamping. We have so much fun.

Recipe:

Stamps: SU! Grand cornacopis ( a stamp set from 1996)

Holy Moly! Have I been doing this that long. Brother feeling old and I look back at some of my beginnning works and look how lame the coloring, and paper choices are. Practice, practice practice and you get nice cards like this

Accessories: Copic mkrs, nesties, ticket punch, primas, Robins Nest glass beads, Scalloped edge punch, pop dots

Inks: Really Rust, Black

Paper: Ruby Red, Choc Chip, white

Your my Bronc Buster!

I made this Happy Anniversary Card for my DH! He will always be my bronc buster. I just love this set. I am trying different combinations of colors. Very nice.

Recipe:

Set: Bronc Buster, True Friends, Sentiment-Savvy

Accessories: Su! choc. Chip mkr, Nesties, Scalloped edge punch, brads, corner punch, pop dots, twill, paper clip (circle), ribbon, twine, sponge

Inks: Espresso, mkr

Paper: Close to Cocoa, vanilla, Going Grey

Heres to you Doc!

I just wanted to thank the Dentist for taking me in to check my mouth. I fractured a tooth and my appointment wasn't until Thursday (today) when I broke it on Tuesday. The dentist was out of the office (playing golf) and dropped the clubs and came into work to fixit. To make a long story short it was the second time (his day off) that he resued me. so I made him this thank you card. It looks really flat her but trust me it is popped to the hilt. You know me and Pop dots. It came out very nice.

You go Girl!!!!

You go girl! I am so proud of you for Many reasons. Keeping up with the challenge for 12 days. Winning of course. Emily won one of the Challenges... Day 8 of the Anni-Verve-Sary challenge on SCS. I am also proud of you that we did a lot of it together .. Mother and Daughter..

I love the fact that she can come in my craft room and get to work. I really don't like her using the paper cutter so I do that for her. She has some really good ideas. Check her stuff out on SC she is Emesoda.

Ahhhhhh !!!

Well the challenge is over for Verve. I am impressed with my dgtr Emily who is 8 years old. ( Emesoda on Splitcoaststampers) Very awesome job she did. Check some of them out. Anyways. I now have to clean up my craft room... Looks like a cyclone hit it. Litterally. I was crazy today too. (broke a tooth so off to the dentist- who was not impressed and that is a whole saga of tooth out, flipper partial, healing time, implant) Yeah Can't wait for that bill. Yippy Skippy. A Very Looooong day. So I am finishing up some loose ends and off to bed. I have a long week ahead. I will post somemore stuff on thursday.

I just Love You!

I Just Love you card is another one of the challenge cards that I made for the Anni-Verve-Sary challenge. I think that It came out very nice.

Recipe:

Set: Garden Silloutte, Tiny talk

Accessories: Nesties, Copic mkrs, Tab punch, pop dots, scalloped edge punch, corner punch, ribbon

Inks: Vintage violet, Black, Almost Amethyest

Paper: Ballet blue, almost amethyst, white, vintage violet

You go Girl!

Emily has even been keeping up with all the challenges. I am so proud of her. I can't believe some of her work for an 8 year old is... is really good. She will be a great artist when she she grows up. *wink Plus..I just love having her in my craft room. So cool playing together.

I just love this card. I made it for one of the Verve Challenges. It is a 12 day challenge for their 1 year anniversary-- Anni-Verve-Sary *wink. I don't own any of their beautiful stamps sets so I had to improvise with what I have. I love this set Doodle this.

Recipe:

Set: Doodle this, Reason to smile, Baroque Border wheel -SU!

Accessories: Copic mkrs, buttons, Photo corner punch, Scalloped edge punch, pop dots, glue dots,

Ink: Espresso

Paper: Soft sky, DP, Choc. Chip

Chocolate! AHHH!

I used the same set for this also. It really came out cute. I'll have to play with this set before I have to give it back. *wink Do I really have to give up Chocolate???

Recipe:

Set: DeNami Designs- Mimi Collection

Accessories: Scalloped circle punch, gel pen, red ribbon, popdots, Copic mkrs, circle punch

Inks, Close to cocoa, Black,

Paper: Gable Green, Real Red, White

Definately Chocolate is the Answer!

I borrowed this stamp set from a friend. What a really cute set. I just love the petiteness of the girl. Reminds me of the Hanna and Bella mixed. This is a new set from DeNamiDesigns. Very cute.
Recipe:
Set: DeNami Designs - Mimi collection
Accessories: Nesties, Copic mkrs, popdots, twine,corner punch,
Inks: black
Paper: Real Red, Close to cocoa, Vanilla

Holy Orange Hanna!

I showed this to Eileen and she loved it. She wants to see it in Blue and Red. We'll see how that comes out.. I really like the two sets and layout it really looks sharp in person.

Recipe:

Stamp set: Hanna- tool time, perfect package, Fresh cuts

Accessories. Brads, Copic mkrs, CM Square punch, window punch pop dots, Cuttlebug- Swiss dots

Inks: Black, White pigment

Paper: White, Only Orange, Green Galore, Pixie pink

I just Getting to know You!

I don't even know what I have in this mess of a craft room. I have had this stamp set for a while and I am just getting to know it. Very nice. I even Made a sample using the little flower (they look like clovers *wink) for my bestest girl Eileen's moms bday sample. She liked it but wants the colors blue and red. We'll see.

Recipe:

StampSets: Fresh Cuts

Accessories: CM square punch, hole punch, brads, window punch, popdots

Inks: Only Orange

Paper: Green Galore, Only Orange, white

Shhhh! it's a Surprise

My bestest friend... Who am I kidding Family/ sister is having a surprise birthday party for her/my mother in march. She wants me to come up with a card... RIGHT NOW! Not that we have plenty of time she wants it NOW! anyways. I came up with this one. We have a very thick irish background and she loves the color blue. and our family/town colors are red.. I thought of combining them. Looks cool

Recipe: Stamps: Hanna, Highlander Celtic Stamps, Clear sentiment unknown

Accessories: Circle punches, Nesties, Copic mkrs, brads, ribbon, popdots, Primas

Inks: Real red, Brillant blue, black

Paper: Real red, Brillant Blue, white

Cock A Doodle Doo!

I was working on a card and decided that this rooster was a better fit to it. How cool. I just love the colors.

Recipe:

Stamps: CHF- Rooster ( I call Oscar). Savvy- Sentiment

Accessories: Cuttlebug: D'vine Swirl, Ticket punch, stapler, ribbon, brads, corner punch, oval cutterand Copic mkrs.

Inks: Black

Paper: Designer paper, Really rust, Close to cocoa

Lazy days of Summer

This is a card that I cased from a friend of mine. Hers was more elaborate. and had many secret openings. I made this one simple and easy for a class that I am teaching this weekend. I am also having another friend over that is a CM demonstrator. She is going to show some of the girls the new products and how to use the gadgets more than one way.

Reipe:

Stamp Sets: Denami designs. The fruit and the saying. On the inside is another saying. Sending you sunshine.

Accessories: Copic mkrs, exacto knife, popdots

Ink: black

Paper: DP- DCWV, Certainly celery, white

RAK of the day

I just received this beautiful card from Kimberly Kowal. What cool, simple card she made. I've been Rak'd. I have to get busy on my RAK's to send out. Thank you for my inspiration.

Old Mrs. B

Mrs. B. is on her way to go outside and garden. she is a very busy girl. You should see her gardens. *Wink* They are beautiful. Everything is in bloom. Just have to do a little more weeding.

I made this card for my Mother-in Law Helen. It is her birthday tomorrow. God bless her 78 years old and still running strong. She helps take care of a very energetic 8 year old. Who definitely keeps her on her toes. *wink. Who tries to keep up with Emily. Hee Hee.

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Judith, My sentiments Exactly-W202

Accessories: TH distressing kit, pop dots, copic mkrs, corner punch, brads, ribbon

Inks: TH distressing inks- vp, espresso

Paper: Summer Sun, Choc. Chip, White

Nurse Amandabella

Congratulations to my friend Amanda. She just graduated from Nursing school. What a long, long journey for her. I am so proud of her. She graduated 3rd in her class. Awesome job.!!!

Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Tassel Time, Doctabella (she looks more like a nurse than a docta). Hero arts-sentiment.
Accessories: Silver Ribbon, Copic mkrs, clear gem brads, popdots, mat pack, scalloped, circle, corner punches, wavy scissors

Inks: Black, Taken with Teal

Paper: Taken with Teal, Pretty in Pink, Memorie Makers- DP

Rak of the Day!

This is another RAK card that I received in the Mail. Just Love it. Great card all the way from Canada. This was made by Joan Jeffery.

Bouncing Babies!

I had some left over paper and punches and ribbon and started to just play with placement. I came up with this card. Very Nice. I have a few girls at work that are Pregnant. These will come in handy.

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Cuddle & Tickles, Tiny Talk

Accessories: Hodgepodge hardware, Scalloped punch, CM circle punch, purple, green ribbon, slot punch, purple brads, Popdots, hole punch, copic mkrs.

Inks: Lovely Lilac, Black

Paper: White, Elegant Eggplant, DCWV- DP

Whoo Whoo buckaroo!

I made a challenge for myself. 1. Use a stamp set that I rarely use and 2. A color I rarely use. I decided to use the set Bronc Buster and color: cameo Coral Which I really dislike this color.
Recipe:
Stamp Set: Bronc Buster, Tiny talk
Accessories: Copic mkrs, scalloped punch, cm circle punch, popdots, hodgpodge hardware, multicolor ribbon
Inks: choc chip,
Paper: white, Choc Chip, Cameo Coral, Creamy Caramel

Bloomin Babies!

My Neice is having a baby and she doesn't know what she is going to have.

I was initially stumped and couldn't come up with a decent card for babies, then I had a Duh! Ding, Ding, Ding moment when I used the button to the center. I thought that I would do something a little different to these babies. I made them flowers. It was so cool when I finished. She is going to love it.

Recipe:

Stamps: Hero art- sentiment, Cuddles & Tickles

Accessories: Exacto knife, pop dots, buttons, purple ribbon

Inks: Black, lovely lilac

Paper: Wild wasabi, white, DCWV- DP

RAK of the Day!~

This a beautiful card from Eileen Kocum. This is from the SCS RAK. How cleaver and I just love to get snail mail. thak you for thinking of me. You made my day!

Always thinking of you!

I made this card for a girlfriend of mine. I am always thinking of her. She has had a really ruff time with one of her girls. She has been sick on and off for a few years. Now symptoms are coming back again (nervous!) and so off to the hospital again. To compound it she is a fellow scrap and stamp girl and her house was broken into and they stole all kinds of stuff including her camera and lenses, memories, and hubbys wedding ring. so sad... anyways she has a great attitude about it. I say glad it wasn't a home invasion when you all were there. We had an aweful one a few months ago the Pettit family in Chesire, CT They killed the mom and two kids and tried to the father but he made it. I would want to die if my family was wiped out. anyways she has a great outlook on things. and I am glad that she wasn't home at the time. So, I am thinking of you girl.
Recipe:
Stamps: Savvy-thinking of you, Reason to smile
Accessories: Corner punch, tag maker rings,, brads, flower punch, scalloped punch, CM circle cutter, pop dots, glue dots, black marker for sentiment, glossy's accents, Green ribbon, tricolored ribbon scrap
Inks: Tempting turquoise,
Paper: DCWV- DP, Tempting turquoise, Choc. Chip, White, Wild Wasabi

HiYa! Cupcake

How festive for a birthday party card. I love the pretty papers used for this one. Cordinated
Recipe:
Stamp Set: Hero Arts- Cupcake, Patterened bkrd Love you to Bits
Accessories: Nesties, ticket punch, brads, popdots, sponge, green ribbon, brown mkr, copic mkrs, mat pack paper piercing
Paper: Tempting turquoise, white, DP- DCWV
Ink: Black, Tempting turquoise

Dishing the Dirt!

This was a great inspiration to gardening. I have been working really had on my gardens this year. I do have to say that I haven't really enjoyed them because the rain had made them come and go really fast. It does look cool that there is something blooming and makes for interesting colors. I also had some great inspiration from one of the blogs that I surf. I do get some really great ideas, paper combos, and layouts from them.

Recipe:

Stamp Set: MFT Gardening,

Accessories: Nesties, copic mkrs, popdots, wire works, gingham ribbon, matpack paper piercing.

Inks: Brilliance black

Paper: Basic Gray, pumpkin pie and cranberry crisp