Monday, December 31, 2018

More Tweet Friends

Spent time over the weekend making a variety of cards using MFT's Tweet Friends.  I learned that one of my friends broke her leg and ankle, so she will get the cute "feel better" card.  The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn's On The Mend stamp set. She enjoys music so a little singing bird will bring a smile to her face.  I used Wonky Stitched Rectangle dies for the layers.

Next I colored one of the bird images pink and then colored coordinating toadstools. The cute little bird is adhered to a white cardstock  circle which was cut using a MFT Mini Scallop Circle die.  The sentiment is from MFT's Fluttering Friends stamp set.  Both cards are adorable, but this birthday card would be perfect for a little girl. 

If you go out tonight, be safe.  Enjoy the celebrations and Happy New Year!

Friday, December 28, 2018

Tweet Friends

A couple of times now I have attempted to put away all of the Christmas wrap, ribbon and craft items in my craft room~~not happening!  Instead I am playing.  One of the stamp sets John gave me for Christmas is a cute stamp set from MFT Stamps, Tweet Friends.  I stamped and embossed a number of images and then colored them with alcohol markers.  Now I have these cute images on my counter.  My choice yesterday was to make a card or put things away. As you can see, the card won! The sentiment is from MFT's set, Little Buddies.  You will be seeing more Tweet Friends cards in the future as it is such a cute set!  Have a great weekend and find yourself a little stampin' time!

Thursday, December 27, 2018

Heart Box

You all know that I like little treat boxes and bags.  When Lawn Fawn released their new Heart Treat Box a couple of weeks ago, I had to add it to my collection.  I put it together (very easy) and then used additional dies (included in the set) to cut the candy cane patterned paper for the heart and sides.  The finished box measures 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" with a depth of just about 7/8".  This cute little box fits 4 Hershey Hugs/Kisses.   Have a great day!

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

So Pretty

We had a wonderful holiday weekend with our family and friends.  Niklas spent his first Christmas in the USA and it was  like we had two grandchildren this year.  He fits in well with our family.

Last month Sydney asked me to send a favorite picture of Nipper.  Needless to say, I have quite a few of my favorite granddaughter and favorite bird.  This is one I sent her.  I opened the Christmas present she made for me and it was her painting of the same photo.  She used acrylic paints on canvas.  It is an awesome present from an awesome granddaughter.  Have a great day!.

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Merry Christmas

Wishing all a very Merry Christmas!  This beautiful card was made by my friend, Kathy Z.

Friday, December 21, 2018

Christmas Thank You


While I should finish wrapping presents,  I thought it would be more fun to make Christmas thank you cards.  The wreath card was created using a Spring wreath from RG Studio 360's Create A Wreath digital stamp set.  To make the wreath more Christmasy, I stamped a few poinsettia images from a Dare2BArtsy stamp set and adhered them to the wreath image.  The "thank you" is another RG Studio digital image and I used Dimensionals to adhere it.

The penguin card was to be heat embossed with white embossing powder but I goofed and used clear.  Since I can clearly see the sentiment, I decided to just keep it.  Both cards used retired Stampin' Up retired pattern paper, Melon Mambo ribbon and ink.  Both cards are very cute with the pink and black color combination.   I will wrap presents later today!   Have a great weekend!

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Amazing Gift


Yesterday I received a very nice surprise from my friend, Cherie.  I took the top off of the box and the gift opened up to this oh so pretty winter scene inside a clear acetate box.  Inside the acetate enclosure are snow-covered evergreens with snow on the ground.  On the outside of the acetate panels are snowflakes, deer and a Merry Christmas. (My camera is not getting a clear enough photo thru the acetate.  I wish it would show how beautiful the scene is.) All four cardstock sides have 3-dimensional snowflakes.  I am not amazed that Cherie made this as she is a very talented person.  I am amazed that she would put so much time and love into this and then give it away~~to me!  Have a great day!

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

More Pizza Box Cuteness

I was going thru my scrapbook paper looking for paper to cover mini pizza boxes for favors for the Christmas Eve dinner table.  When I reached the candy cane paper, I knew it would be perfect for the penguin holding the candy cane from MFT's Sweet Holiday Penguins stamp set.  Real red cardstock was die cut using an MFT Wonky Stitched Circle die and heat embossed snowflakes were added.  Once the mini pizza boxes were covered with the candy cane paper, the penguin embellished red circles were adhered to the lid of the box.  I have really pretty twine, so I used that to wrap the boxes.  Another cute set of favors.  Have a great day!

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

From Nancy and Dawn

Today I am sharing two special cards I received.  When John brings the mail in, I greatly enjoy and appreciate each and every Christmas card we receive.  But when I see those A2 size envelopes, I can hardly wait to open them.  And I am never disappointed. My friend, Nancy, created the pretty snowflake card.  And my friend, Dawn, created the really cute mitten card.  I love them both (Dawn and Nancy and their cards) and I know their cards were "handmade with love".  Have a great day!

Monday, December 17, 2018

All My Cards

Aside from the cards for my children and a few other special people, I made a variety of cute cards this Christmas for friends and family.  Two stamp sets from My Favorite Things got good workouts as did my alcohol markers.  The images from MFT's Tweet Holidays were all cut on the Scan N Cut. The penguins from MFT's Sweet Holiday Penguins set were die cut.  For some reason, my Scan n Cut just wouldn't cut the penguins.  So, I ordered the coordinating dies.  And between cards, gift tags and boxes, it was well worth it to purchase the dies.  I had an especially great time making all of the cards this year.  I always enjoy card-making but the little birds and penguins always made me smile.  They are just sooo cute.  Have a great day!

Friday, December 14, 2018

Christmas Chapel

Today's cards were created using Sunny Studio Stamps' Christmas Chapel stamp set.  For the background on the card on the left I sponged Distress inks masking a circle for a moon.  I then stamped a tree line using an image from Stampin' Up's Lovely As A Tree stamp set. The Early Espresso layer was embossed with a Creative Couture embossing folder.

The card on the right began with a Close To Cocoa card base.  A die was used to create the oval in the Shimmery White cardstock layer. The inside of that oval was lined with an embossed piece of Close To Cocoa cardstock and gold thread and the church were adhered using dimensional.  Have a great weekend and find yourself a little stampin' time!

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Puppy Love

I had extra puppy images cut out, so I colored them with alcohol markers and quickly made this card.  Both patterns of paper are in My Favorite Things paper pack, Party Plaid. The smaller dog is from their New Best Friend stamp set while the bigger puppy is from Avery Elle's Furry Friends set.  The card base and layer are MFT's Razzle Berry cardstock.  This could be a Valentine.  Have a great day!

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Christmas Chickens

For the kids, I like to make cards that they can relate to and enjoy.  Since Matt is raising chickens, I saw the Dairy Christmas stamp set from  Art Impressions and couldn't resist.  The image was colored with colored pencils and layered on red and white cardstock and striped pattern paper.   The inside of Matt's card is even cuter! Have a great day!

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Another Cute One!


Now that I started playing with the mini pizza boxes, I keep making "just one more"!  Today's mini pizza box is decorated with almost everything My Favorite Things:  Tweet Holidays stamp; Petite Plaid Paper Pack; Stitched Mini Scallop Circle dies; and Berrylicious cardstock.  I haven't filled this one yet but it sure will look pretty under the tree or in someone's Christmas stocking!  Have a great day and find yourself a little stampin' time!

Monday, December 10, 2018

Pizza Box Gifts


The mini pizza boxes from Stampin' Up are perfect for little gifts.  And over the weekend I worked on just that~~little gifts. The pizza boxes were covered with retired Stampin' Up paper.  I used SU's Layering Square Framelits to create the layers for  penguins and birds from My Favorite Things stamp sets that decorate the cover of the box.  After filling the inside of the box with Dove Chocolate Presents, the top was closed and pretty ribbon wrapped around it.  A few metallic stars add a little sparkle.  Have a great day!

Friday, December 7, 2018

Happy Christmas

I mailed out Christmas cards this week and since people are receiving them, I can now post what I have been working on.  Today I am posting Syd's and Niklas' cards.  For Niklas' card, I used MFT Stamps' Happy Pawlidays.  After coloring the images with alcohol markers, I embellished the card with sequins.  For Sydney's card I used images from both Tweet Holidays and Sweet Holiday Penguins stamp sets.  I embellished her card with rhinestones and silver thread.  Both Sydney and Niklas thought their cards were cute~~as did I.  Have a great weekend and find yourself a little stampin' time.

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Country Home

Stampin' Up's Country Home stamp set caught my attention right away.  The set includes pretty images, nice sayings and the small label image with little words is the perfect addition for the rustic pitcher and vase.  After coloring the images using alcohol markers, I used cardstock layers to draw attention to the image.  The large purple layer was embossed using a Close To My Heart embossing folder and little adhesive dots embellish the completed card.  Have a great day!

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Joy

Last week Richard Garay did a live video in which he made a pretty Christmas card.  Black isn't a usual Christmas color, but it works with the pattern paper.   The layout of his card is what I used for today's card.  The stamped wreath is from the retired Stampin' Up set Wondrous Wreath.  The word "Joy" is from the coordinating framelits.  Old Olive was the color of choice for both the wreath and card base.  The stitched satin ribbon is one of my favorite ribbons from SU.  I have it in every color in which it was available.  It makes very pretty bows~~until they are smashed into envelopes!  Have a great day!

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

For Ayden

Today's card is for Mark and Jen's 18-month old nephew, Ayden.  The cute puppy and little tree are both from MFT Stamps' Happy  Pawlidays.  After stamping and heat embossing, I colored the images with alcohol markers.  SU's Little Letters dies were used for Ayden's name.  The little dog is so cute!  Have a great day!
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Monday, December 3, 2018

Lovely As A Tree

Paula was here over the weekend for a crafting afternoon.  She made this card and brought the supplies for me if I wanted to make one.  Paula used Crumb Cake to stamp the green checked pattern.  She then used a ruler and red marker to add the red lines and create a plaid look.  The tree is from Stampin' Up's Lovely As A Tree stamp set.   Paula's card is so pretty that I decided to make a card using the background stamp.  But, I used white instead of Crumb Cake for the background. My card turned out  okay.  The Crumb Cake is perfect for this card. It gives it a vintage look, especially since the tree is stamped on Vanilla rather than white.  Pretty card, Paula!  Hope everyone has a great day!

Friday, November 30, 2018

Mom's Birthday

In a few weeks my mother-in-law will be celebrating her 97th birthday.  I wanted a pretty card for her, so I started with my favorite Stampin' Up Designer Series Paper~~Whole Lot of Love.  It is retired so I use it sparingly!!   I then looked on Pinterest for a layout I liked.  The sentiment is from SU's Petite Pairs stamp set which I layered on circles using SU's Layering Circle Framelits.  The word "MOM" was stamped onto black cardstock using Versamark and then heat embossed with white embossing powder.  The Pool Party card base and Calypso adhesive embellishments bring out the colors in the DSP.  Have a great weekend!

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Woof

A friend of Matthew's is not feeling well right now.  She volunteers at Hoof Wood and Meow Animal Rescue with Matt.  He asked if I had a card with a dog on it.  And, of course, I do.  I actually had two, but then I made another.  The larger puppy is from Avery Elle's Furry Friends set.  The cute little puppy is from My Favorite Things' New Best Friend set.   The plaid paper is also from MFT Stamps. 

Hoof Woof and Meow has some pretty puppies and dogs available for adoption right now.  You can heck them out at www.hoofwoofmeow.org  Have a great day and find yourself a little stampin' time!


Wednesday, November 28, 2018

A Valentine

Taking a break from Christmas cards to try out a new die I purchased.  It is the Three Hearts Elle-ments die from Avery Elle Stamps.  The single die cuts three hearts at once.  As always, once the die arrived, I had to try it out.  So I made this cute and simple Valentine.  After cutting the hearts in the white cardstock, I lined the back side with the pink polka dot paper.  After layering that onto black cardstock, I stamped the sentiment from a retired Stampin' Up set and tied the checked ribbon around it.  I added that to a white card base, but it needed a little something else.  So, three little black hearts were added!  Have a great day!

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

A Birthday Flyby


We surely received a lot of snow from Sunday night to Monday morning.  John was out of town so Matt got stuck snow blowing our driveway and his, too!  And my son-in-law, Mark, had to travel to Costa Rica Monday morning,  He had a 5:30 AM flight out of O'Hare thru Miami.  He finally arrived in Costa Rica at 6:00 last night.  At least he will now be in warm sunshine for a few days! Hoping this isn't a glimpse at what our winter is going to be this year!

And speaking of my son-in-law, it will be his birthday in a couple of weeks.  So I used part of yesterday to make his birthday card.  Since he is into dragons, I used My Favorite Things' Magical Dragons stamp set.  I also used Stampin' Up's Little Letters dies, trading a candle for the letter "I".  He will get a kick out of the card.  Have a great day!

Monday, November 26, 2018

Kathy Z's Favor

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and weekend.  I know that my family certainly did.  I wanted to share the favors Kathy Z made for the teachers at her daughter's school.  She used Stampin' Up supplies, including the Square Pillow Box die.  The leaves were stamped using SU's Lighthearted Leaves stamp set and cut with the coordinating dies.  The close up shows how Kathy also embossed the pillow box top with the Woodland embossing folder.  She put an apple cider packet in each and then wrapped the favor with coordinating ribbon and a little tag.  I am sure that once again, the teachers were thrilled!  Have a great day and be careful outside!

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Happy Thanksgiving

A beautiful card created by my friend, Kathy Z.  Happy Thanksgiving to all.  Enjoy the special day/weekend with your family and friends!


Tuesday, November 20, 2018

A Birthday Card

At Cricut this past weekend we celebrated Nancy's birthday.  Nikki made a delicious cake.  It was an apple cider donut cake and it tasted as good as it looked.  This is the card I created for Nancy.  I used retired Stampin' Up Designer paper, Pool Party ribbon and MFT's Lavendar Fields cardstock and ink. I should have taken a picture of all of the cards.  Everyone made  pretty cards for Nancy.  Have a great day!

Monday, November 19, 2018

Thanksgiving Favors

My Avery Elle Treat Topper die has not been used for quite some time and I had too many Autumn colored M&M's.  So this month the Cricut girls got favors for which I used both.  The little bag toppers were made using Echo Park's Perfect Autumn  pattern paper.  I filled little cellophane bags with the M&M's and adhered them in the topper using Scor Tape.  After punching little holes into the toppers, I threaded the ribbon and tied a bow.  This is another one of those cute and easy to create favors.  I planned on adding a little tag to the ribbon but it was more important I clear off the tables and counter in my craft room so the ladies had room to work~~lol!  Have a great day!

Friday, November 16, 2018

Trifold Gift Card Holder

The little penguins from MFT's Sweet Holiday Penguins stamp set make anything extra cute!  This trifold gift card holder was a nice presentation for gift cards.  But when I added the penguin to the belly band, it just made the gift card holder so darn adorable!  I was actually trying to recreate a gift card holder Kathy Z gave me.  So this is just my "trying to figure dimensions" version.  I used Real Red cardstock and retired Designer Series Paper.  The red cardstock strip inside is where you slip the gift card.  Once it was all put together with the coordinating belly band, I decided to finish up the inside, too.  I used a stamp set from Lawn Fawn's Treat Yourself,  as this will hold a Dairy Queen gift card.  I am already thinking about what images to use for coffee gift card holders.  Have a great weekend and find yourself a little stampin' time!

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Lighthouse Get Well

One of John's brothers will be having surgery in early December.  I thought I better make a get well card now before the Christmas activities get underway.  I used the Heartfelt Creations stamp set, Sand & Sea.  I stamped the image using Memento black ink and then colored it with Prisma color pencils.  The sentiment is from the Large Fancy Sentiments set by Just Rite Stamps.  The sentiment was stamped using Stampin' Up's basic gray ink to match the card base and the retired Designer Series Papers.   Have a great day!

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Hug In A Mug

It surely was a chilly day yesterday.  When I went down to my scrap room I took out Newton's Nook stamp set, Cup of Cocoa, and created today's card.   MFT's Candy Lane Paper Pack includes the two papers used on the card.  MFT's Razzle Berry cardstock is perfect for the card base and the layers for the circle and rectangle.  A happy card to make and look at, too! Have a great day and stay warm!

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Happy Birthday Wishes

This pretty little card is about the pattern paper.  The paper is from My Favorite Things.  The two patterns used on this card are in the Party Patterns Paper Pack.  The 6 x 6 pack includes 12 patterns, 2 of each.  I also have one of the matching cardstocks, Cotton Candy.  The little birthday cake is from Lawn Fawn's Elphie Selfie and the sentiment from Stampin' Up's Petite Pairs.  I did not have matching ribbon.  I used white ribbon and ran it across the Cotton Candy cube I purchased and the ribbon turned out to be a perfect color match.  I am thinking that this could be a very cute baby card.  Have a great day!

Monday, November 12, 2018

Peace & Joy Snowgirl


I worked on Christmas cards over the weekend and decided I needed to set Christmas cards aside while I work on other things.  But as I was putting things away, this cute little Sweet Holly Snowman die from Frantic Stamper called my name.  The snowflakes are from Lawn Fawn and the sentiment from Stampin' Up's Good Greetings.   She is just so cute!  And now I am putting the Christmas supplies away for a few days.  Have a great day.

Friday, November 9, 2018

Fall Wreath

The image on today's card is from RG Studio 360's digital set Fall Wreath.  It was colored with Prisma colored pencils a few weeks ago and I set it aside.  Yesterday as I was cleaning up my counters a bit, I came across it and decided that with snow predicted (and it arrived) I better use this Fall themed card soon!  The plaid paper is from Echo Park's Celebrate Autumn 6 x 6 paper pack.   Have a great weekend and find yourself a little stampin' time!                                               .

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Sending Hugs

The little girl holding her cute kitten will bring a smile to the recipient of this card.  The image is from My Favorite Things stamp set, New Best Friend.  I used one of the dies in MFT stamps Wonky Stitched Circle STAX dies and used an Avery Elle Wonky Stitched Rectangle die for the white layer.   The "hugs" is also from Avery Elle.   The Balmy Blue card, used for the card base and circle, is a new color from Stampin' Up.  Balmy Blue is a very pretty color.  Reminds me of the retired Bashful Blue.  Have a great day!

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Merry & Bright

Merry & Bright was the sentiment I used for this card as a greeting.  After sitting here and looking at the card as I am typing the blog post, maybe the birds are named Merry & Bright!   The sentiment is from another retired Stampin' Up set, Good Greetings.  These cute little birds and the holly are from My Favorite Things' Tweet Holidays stamp set.  The cards I am creating for this Christmas are all so cute.  I can't choose a favorite.   Have a great day and find yourself a little stampin' time!


Monday, November 5, 2018

Thanks A Bushel

I think I am going to be coloring Christmas critters for a long time.  They are very cute but I decided I needed to work on a few cards that are needed before Christmas.  Today's card was created using Lawn Fawn's Thanks A Bushel stamp set and dies. I also used My Favorite Things' Stitched Mini Scallop Circle dies.  Once the card was all put together, it needed a little something more.   So out came retired acrylic dots from Stampin' Up.  That is an item I should have stocked up on before they were retired.  Have a great day!

Friday, November 2, 2018

Cute Bird

I needed a thank you for the woman who makes and sells some of Nipper's bird food.  Jen usually purchases it for me at the bird show, but she has been pretty busy the past months.  So I wrote to Joyce and asked if she could mail me the food.  She said she would and the food arrived today.  Joyce sent me food without prepayment or a credit card number.  (The cost was close to $50!)  That was very trusting of her and I appreciated that almost as much as I appreciate Nipper's quality food.   So, I took a break from coloring penguins and made today's card for Joyce.   The little parrot is from Clearly Besotted and the sentiment from Pretty Pink Posh's Everyday Greetings. Have a great weekend!

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Coloring For Christmas

The last couple of days I have been coloring instead creating cards.  My Favorite Things has so many cute Christmas stamp sets, I couldn't choose just one.  So I purchased three!  I will be coloring for a while!  Which image/images will be on your Christmas card from us?  Have a great day and find yourself some stampin' time!

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Happy Halloween!

Thanks to my friend, Kathy Z, I have the perfect post for Halloween!  Kathy made 80 of these favors using all Stampin' Up supplies.  I think that the teachers/staff at the school where her daughter is the principal will be thrilled with their Halloween treats!  Kathy out does herself each holiday!  Have a fun Halloween and enjoy the little ghosts and goblins who visit you.  Happy Halloween!

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Blueberry Bushel Happy Birthday

I purchased MFT's Stitched Mini Scallop Circle STAX and started cutting the circles. I decided I should probably use what I die cut and used one of those circles on today's card.  The print papers are retired Close To My Heart patterns and the blue in the paper matched Stampin' Up's Blueberry Bushel cardstock.  The sentiment is from a retired SU stamp set while the banners were cut using a framelit from SU's Retired Gift Card Framelits set.  To finish the card, I added two little Blueberry Bushel butterflies from the retired Beautiful Wings embosslit.  I am smiling because that particular embosslit was one of my best purchases ever from SU.  I hope it never breaks!  Have a great day!