Noteworthy Inspiration

I found this Making Memories Noteworthy notebook the other day at a little local art store and I fell in love! The pink scalloped page was my inspiration for this card. I was going to use the real thing, but I just couldn't make myself tear out the page just yet! It was also a little big for a standard card and I just couldn't bring myself to cut it! I will do it some day though! It comes with several of each style, so I also plan to use it on a scrapbook page or two as well! The background stamp is sadly a retired TAC stamp....I love it and I don't use it often enough! I think it is very fun! For the scalloped circle, I used the Marvey Giga scallop punch and the Mega Circle (I think those are the sizes..but I usually get them wrong), glued the layers together and then cut them in half! I used DaisyDs Stitches Rub-on (the kind in the cute mini applicator) to stitch it up. The main image is Inkadinkado, and it was a gift from a good friend (Thanks Heather!)....I LOVE IT! I glitterfied the butterflies and added Crystal Effects to the other little dots on there (they sort of look like butterfly eyes, you know, the fake ones on their wings to confuse predators? but I'm not sure why they would be floating around there...perhaps the fell off the wings) I decided to go with "Mother" on the card because I needed a Mother's Day card and it fits in the SU! Hodge-Podge Hoardware thingy!

Thanks for hanging out for a bit!

Here they are!

So here are the other two cards I said I'd post. Simple layouts, but cute enough, right? I used Out on a Limb again by PTI .... who knew a branch could be soo much fun and so versatile!?! Of course, I used my nestabilities and my Big Shot to make these quick and easy cards!


I used Ellison Texture Plates for the embossing of the background here and my white prismacolor colored pencil to highlight a few of the embossed parts. Woo! I changed it up a bit and added an extra branch! : )



And here I used Stampin Up! photo corner punch. I wanted to take a close-up picture to show you the layers. I really used 3 punched pieces, two Chocolate Chip and one Certainly Celery (although it looks a bit more Wasabi in this picture!) Anyway, I glued them just a bit staggered to show a tiny bit of the green and I love the effect I got with it. I messed up on this card and didn't get a good cut with my nestabilities....apparently I didn't line it up right, anyway, that is why the sentiment is in sort of a weird place! I had to cover up my mistake! As you can see, I didn't do a close up of that part!


So there you go! The other two cards! Wowser! : ) I think I might get a few minutes before bed tonight to try to make a few more birthday cards! Thanks for looking!

Happy Easter!

Hopefully the weather is holding up for the egg hunts! I'm in Eugene at my sisters...poor thing! She has a HOUSE FULL! Anyway, I made these Saturday morning before I left and wanted to share them with you! I've had my Out On a Limb set for a few weeks now and this was the first time that I got to use it! I can't believe I waited so long! The cardstock looks black, but really it is the darkest brown out of Bazzill Basics Monochromatic paper! I also used Certainly Celery and Purely Pomegranite. The sentiment was stamped on clear acetate with white Stazon. I wanted the words to show up bright and clear, and you don't always get that with textured paper, and especially not on dark paper, so this is what I came up with. I used the Cotton Candy (I think that is what it is called) Kaleidacolor specrum stamp pad.... it love the effect it gives the blossoms! I used Silver Liquid Pearls for the centers of the flowers. Here I used the clear acetate again....I think I'm going to be using this a lot!! I love how perfectly "clear" the sentiment shows up! Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, and Certainly Celery were the colors used here, a bit of a softer look than above! I wanted to do something a little different than my usual one strip of paper or ribbon, so I cut the paper to look like ribbon! Tricky Kisa! You can't see it, but the center of the dots are dotted with Crystal Effects, it gives it a bit of dimension. I used Nichole Heady's trick on the one corner being rounded and I LOVE it! These layouts were simple and quick.... I plan to try to remember them and use them for some quick cute cards!

I plan to be home Monday and I have two more cards to share that I made Saturday morning...these two were my fav. but the other two are cute enough to share!

Easter Cont'd

Okay! Here are the other Easter Cards that I promised ya! As you can see by these cards, once I get a sketch that I like…..I like to recreate it until I’m sick of it! I am not very good at sitting down and making 10 different cards but I am pretty good at making 10 of one sketch with a few tweaks! I just LOVED these colors. I used to think I was not a fan of yellow or orange, but SU! has introduced me to some great yellows and oranges and I find myself reaching for them more often now! I even painted my bathroom something similar to Barely Banana and So Safron…with a touch of Apricot Appeal! I had pieces of the cardstock stuck on the wall for weeks so I could see which I liked best, then I picked one and went to town painting it and I LOVE it! Okay, back to those cards!

First off, I have to tell you about the stamp set I used for this one! Sweet Tweets (not to be confused with Sweet Teats, which I’ve caught myself saying many times on accident), it is a retired set from TAC and I think these chicks are just so cute! I love their long legs and the simplicity of each image! All of the following cards are basically the same layout on a 4-1/4 square card. On the first two cards, I used PTI Stamper’s Select White Cardstock. After using this paper, I won’t settle for any other white cardstock as a base of a card! Cuttlebug and Nestabilities make it this sketch so easy! I used the Swiss Dot and Petite Ovals. It goes together easy-peasy! I colored the images with Prismacolor Double-ended Art Markers. I almost forgot to mention that I did sneak PTI Limitless Labels in there for the “Happy Easter!” I only used the sentiment on one card because I wanted these to also be good for spring cards, baby cards, or any-occasion cards.

On the next two cards, I used the Spring DCWV stack from last year, Nestabilities scalloped rectangles and ovals, and the Cuttlebug embossing folders. I apparently didn’t use Swiss Dot for every card! The one on the left is Swiss Dot just turned with the dots facing down and the “holes” facing up. I liked how it gave a softer look. The one on the right, however, was created with the Paisley embossing folder! These are still basically the same layout as above, just one more added layer….still easy-peasy! I also added a little pink bling for flowers!

And the final two cards, well they are just the same, no surprise, but I did use a different stamp set, oh! And it looks like I used a different embossing folder!! This stamp set is called “Be Curious” and it is also a retired TAC set! Unfortunately, they retired a lot of good ones! These flowers are just so cute to me and make me smile! Just in case you are wondering, I use a Big Shot to do my die cutting and embossing. I have been very satisfied with it for over a year. It is compatible with just about everything out there, and I think I get a great result!




Okay, one last thing! For an added bonus, I thought you might like to see my stinkin Easter baskets!

I had some white treat boxes that I cut the handles off of, I used my Creative Memories custom cutting system, ovals, to create the "egg", and to cut the handle out, and then I glued it to the box. I added a bit of embellishments and layers and this is what I got! I have seen some other baskets like this before at Splitcoast Stampers, but I do not know the original gallery or creator. Stampin UP! Pun Fun is the stamp set that I used. This set is a bit on the pricey side, but so far, I've used it to make plenty of Easter stuff, and a Birthday card for my sister. I mounted the set "unconventionally" by cutting of the phrases and mounting those on the side of the block that way I don't have to use the words if I choose not to, or worry about masking them off.


Thanks for checking out my stuff! Hopefully I will get a chance to create something new this weekend to share with you!

An Easy Easter Card

Well, I can’t believe that Easter is already this weekend! I just feel like it is weeks early this year! I did make some cards for the holiday and thought that I’d share them with you. It might take me a few days to get them up here, so I'd better get started! Not that there are a lot of cards...it just takes me a lot of time to figure out how to get them on here!

This first card is one of my favorite ones! I was looking at Susie B's gallery and just fell in love with her cards…who wouldn’t?!? She uses the Cuttlebug in ways I could only dream of! She has a blog too with lots of tutorials! So be sure to check that out! Anyway, I got the idea for this card from her gallery and LOVE how it turned out! Swiss Dot just screams “Easter” to me! I think I used it on EVERY single Easter card I made!

I used Stampin UP! Sky Blue for the main card, then PTI white (if you haven't tried this....you really need to - it ROCKS!) for the card front. The paper is from a DCWV Spring Stack from last year. I used my CB embossing folder, Swiss Dot, and my BELOVED Scor-Pal for the score lines. I LOVE this look - it just seems so clean! Of course, I also used scalloped oval nestabilities....I have the petite ones, but I'm not sure if I used the large or small for this one...sorry about that! And those cute little baubles!?! Those were shared/gifted to me by Heather! Heather -You Rock..or maybe I should say, You Bauble!! I haven't been brave enough to put them on a card yet....but I LOVE them in pictures! Oh and I almost forgot the MOST important part! I almost forgot that I stamped on this card! The stamp "happy Easter" is from the set called Limitless Labels from Paper Trey Ink. This set was a birthday gift from my friend Mary - Thank you Mary, I LOVE this set! I've used it for so many different occasions! So all-in-all, I think this is a pretty cute card for NO coloring and no ribbons.

Phew! Who knew I could write so much about one card!?! Well, if you do know me then you know I can talk a lot.....and I can type really fast....so that combined might be dangerous! I will try to get a couple more Easter cards posted before Easter! Oh, and don't mind my watermark! I haven't figured that out yet either!