Nancy's Stuff

I did it!

2012-02-02T14:25:00.001-07:00

Hi all! Well I finally opened an Etsy shop.
Go here:

and check out my shop.

Cupcake Toppers

2011-10-21T21:30:00.002-07:00

I made a couple different sets (12) of cupcake toppers for my craft shows.
This gold crown cupcake topper has so many uses...it would be perfect for a birthday party, bridal or baby shower or tea parties! The ovals are cut with my scalloped and plain oval Nesties then the edges of the white oval were sponged with a light pink. The gorgeous pale pink double satin ribbon is from my huge ribbon purchase from JKM ribbons.
I didn't have any cupcakes in the house when I took this picture so I went with a pumpkin spice muffin from Costco. lol I will do my best to get a better picture from one of my craft shows. I do plan on displaying a gold crown topper on a cupcake for my shows.
Who doesn't love attending a baby shower and wouldn't that shower be more special with these adorable boy/girl cupcake toppers? Just too cute!

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Melanie's Class Halloween Treats

2011-10-19T21:08:00.007-07:00

I've been busy making my granddaughter some Halloween treats for her preschool class.

These are your basic matchbook that has been enlarged to hold a snack size M&M's. You could eliminate the ribbon on the bottom but since I'll be mailing these to another state I wanted to make sure they stayed together. There are 30 Halloween treats to be mailed.

The wrapper’s measurements are:

9 1/4” x 3” Orange card stock
scored at: 4”, 4 1/4” and 8 1/2”

After cutting the card stock and scoring I ran the matchbook (that was folded so it would fit) through the spider web cuttlebug folder. The stamp that I used is from a very old SU! set...sorry can't remember which set. I used SU! scalloped circle punch and the corresponding circle punch for the spider image. I colored the spider's eyes with an orange gel pen. Also used SU!'s white gel pen on the scalloped circle.
I love how it turned out and I hope Melanie enjoys handing these treats out to her preschool friends.

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Post-It Stands

2011-10-08T09:00:00.001-07:00

A few more post-it stands for my craft shows. Stamp set is from papertreyink and the designer paper is from Michael's (sorry can't remember which paper company). Acrylic stands I found at WallyWorld for just under one dollar. Ribbon used in my projects is from a large ribbon order from JKM ribbons. These stands are very easy to do and I hope they are a good seller.

Teacher Gifts

2011-10-07T16:51:00.005-07:00

I have a few teacher gifts today...all have been inspired/CASED from Kerry. When I'm stuck for craft show ideas I visit her blog...she has the best items.
I'm in the midst of working on craft show items. Actually my first one is tomorrow, Saturday October 8th., and of course I'm still working on a few items. lol I will be doing a total of 7 shows this holiday season. I have shows the last three Saturday's in November and the first three Saturday's in December. I will be quite busy.

I just love this stamp set from PaperTreyInk...perfect for teacher gifts.

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Tags, Tags....

2011-07-17T01:00:00.006-07:00

And more tags!
Claire, over at WaltzingMouseStamps is having a blog waltz and the theme is Birthday's! What a great time to visit WMS and get some great birthday ideas. Be sure to stop by and check it out.
I have busily been making tags (gift tags) these past couple of weeks. And have been having fun! They are quick, easy and definitely give instant gratification.
I have been wanting to make gift tags forever for the craft shows I'm in from the fall till early spring. But of course I always wait till the last minute to even think about making them and I'm always bogged down making everything else. lol
So I thought what better time to make the tags than in the summer...my craft show down time.
One of my all time favorite companies have stamp sets that are also Nestie compatible.

I just love how this set Seasons of Love Tags has a couple Nestie compatible stamps.
The heart stamp was stamped with SU! Pretty in Pink and the sentiment is stamped in a rich chocolate ink. I just love using pink and chocolate together. The birthday sentiment is from WMS Bountiful Baskets Additions
And the 15" length of gorgeous chocolate satin ribbon is from PTI. I gave the edges of the scalloped Nestie some antiquing with the chocolate ink.
And as Claire says..."Hope it tickles!"
Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday WMS

2011-05-20T03:26:00.004-07:00

One of my all time favorite stamp companies is turning two on the 21st of May and Claire is having a party! We are having a tea party and I am bringing a cake slice.
Now I had planned on making a full cake and I do have all the pieces cut and scored...but I just ran out of time. This cake template is just too cute and very easy to assemble.
I will be going out of town for a long weekend and will be back late Tuesday afternoon. I promise to take better pics and post the details on what products I used. But in the mean time please stop by WMS and see what everyone has made for Claire's birthday tea party.

Valentine Day Card

2011-02-26T18:40:00.003-07:00

Hi to whoever still reads my blog...*grin*
I do know that when a blogger doesn't post that often (like myself) people tend not to stop by as often. I'm just not a daily or even a weekly blogger. Wish I was but I know myself...it's just not going to happen.
I did sign up for two craft shows in April...the first and the last Saturday of the month.
I have been busy making projects and cards to sell and hopefully I will be posting those in a timely manner.
This is the Valentine Day card I sent out to my grandchildren this year.

I'm very happy with how this card came together. A bit different for me.
I found the little brown envelope at Michaels and wanted to use it for a Valentine card. I punched hearts from solid and patterened valentine paper and put them in the envie...cute!
The base of the card is craft cardstock from PTI. I then layered a nice solid red with PTI valentine paper. For an added touch I also used PTI's natural twine.

I do have one more Valentine Day project to post that I made for the grandson's but I need to check on the corresponding link to give credit.

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Valentine's Day Items

2011-02-23T14:58:00.006-07:00

I'm not even going to give an excuse as to why these items are so late being posted....call it laziness or just life on my part.

These cute little treat holders were for my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter to give to her daycare friends. They hold a fruit snack (Dora)
So easy and so cute!
I found the idea from Dawn. Love her blog ....she is a great inspiration.
The stamp set is an older one from StampingUp. It is actually my go to set for children Valentine's. The sentiment is from Amuse stamps. Paper is from my local Paper Plus paper supply store and I buy it by the ream.
I filled in the butterfly with a gel embossing pen.

I do have a few more Valentine post, hopefully will post those tomorrow.

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CASEing Sandie

2011-01-30T17:31:00.006-07:00

Claire over at Waltzingmouse Stamps challenged us to CASE a card/project from her three days of Spellbinders fun.
I picked Sandie to CASE. Here is Sandie's card which I just love. And I really hope Sandie doesn't mind that I posted her card here.

Now I really, really stretched this CASE but the basic design is definitely there.
This is my version:

This cute little tea bag baggie is a freebie download that Claire so generously shares.

Christmas Card 2010

2010-12-26T15:14:00.004-07:00

This is this years Christmas card that was sent out to family and friends.

The tree is from a very special set from WMS called Nutcracker Sweet. I silver embossed the image to a Spellbinders Label Die and adhered to the base card with popdots. I ran 3/4 of the base card through my snowflake embossing folder then added two score lines with my scorpal. The Merry Christmas sentiment is also from WMS.
A very simple but elegant Christmas card.

Enjoy!

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Ghiradelli Candy Holder

2010-12-20T13:58:00.005-07:00

These little Ghiradelli holders are so cute and everyone just loves them. Word of warning here...they are a bit time consuming to make but I always make at least a dozen at a time one step at a time. Just put some music on and they will be finished in no time at all.
I know the tutorial says to use sticky strip but I found it doesn't hold that well for this project...I always use Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive. This can be found at Michaels. I also use clips to hold it together till the glue drys.

I normally use a tan/beige cardstock but this was for a special order and the lady wanted red/green holders.
There is a great tutorial over at SCS and these are the directions that I used.
The round mouse stamp is from PaperTreyInk....love this company! I also added a little bling to the mousey nose.

Enjoy!
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Snowmen Hershey Bar Wrappers

2010-12-18T11:29:00.005-07:00

Another great item to make for a craft show are these Snowmen Hershey Bars....super quick and easy. Also a very good seller.

Kerry has a great video tutorial on how to make these cuties. She has the best ideas for craft show and definitely my "go to" blog when stuck for a craft idea.
I have my last craft show tomorrow ...Sunday the 19th and have been very busy replenishing my best sellers. I will be posting my (not really my idea) Ghiradelli holders tomorrow.
Enjoy!
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Cocoa Card

2010-12-07T22:18:00.007-07:00

Talk about a simple but cute gift or stocking stuffer!
This little card is just too cute and so easy to make up.

I adhered a packet of cocoa mix to the inside with a glue dot. The chocolate candy stick is held in place on the front of the card with just the ribbon. The patterned paper is from PTI's Christmas pack and the sentiments are also from PTI. This card would be best for a bubble mailer or inserted in someone special Christmas stocking.
I was inspired by Wendy at Moonlightstamper for this Cocoa card.
Enjoy!

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I'm still here!

2010-12-06T17:55:00.008-07:00

I'm still around in Blog land but just haven't been stamping/posting lately.
I've been busy this past month making items for a few crafts shows. These M&M sticks seem to be the latest crafty item and they do sell quite well.

I just bought some 1x8 inch bags (ultra clear lip tape) at www.gtbags.com added holiday M&M's and just added a circular topper. Now how simple and cute is that?
The nutcracker stamp is from www.waltzingmousestamps.com

Enjoy!

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Another Tote W/Cards

2010-04-14T16:14:00.006-07:00

This is such an easy tote/card pattern...you can make a full set of cards (8) and the tote in less than two hours. If it took me slightly less than two hours to make I'm sure some/most stampers can make this cute gift idea in about an hour. That is how easy it is to put together.

I used SU! Au Chocolat designer paper (retired) and a nice sage green (Bazzill???)...ribbon and button are PTI. The sentiment stamp is SU!

If you would like the pattern for this project just email me and I will be more than happy to send you the PDF file. Just wanted to add that this is not my pattern...I found it at SplitCoastStampers. Sorry but I do not remember who the owner of this pattern is or I would most definitely give credit.

This was another donation for a fundraiser to help the wife/children of a young man who lost his battle with lymphoma.

Make sure you hug your family today and tell them how much they mean to you all....you just never know what tomorrow brings.

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Card Tote

2010-04-08T17:22:00.002-07:00

Today I am posting the first of two OSW (One Sheet Wonder) cards plus a tote that I have made recently for different fund raisers.
This first one is for a raffle for my grandson's band boosters.

The tote holds at least eight cards...love this! This was soooo easy to cut and assemble. If you would like the pattern/directions please email me...since I do not know how to add a pdf file to this post. This makes a very nice gift and can be made up in no time at all.
The CS is PTI and the patterned paper is a retired SU!. Stamp set is also from SU!...but I forget the name of the set.

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Easter Card 2010

2010-04-03T15:08:00.003-07:00

I have my family Easter card to share with you all today....these went out a bit late. :(
This card is my design....yeah! *grin*
But I was inspired by Mish on making some egg dodads. Aren't these just too cute?
Paper, cardstock, buttons and ribbon are all PTI.

Have a wonderful Easter Sunday.

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What's Up Doc?

2010-04-01T11:48:00.003-07:00

Carrots with the leafy greens still attached remind me of Bugs Bunny. *grin*
And this little carrot is just too cute not to make a bunch and that's just what I did. These will be perfect for a gift for everyone at Easter dinner. Or to give out at your kids school.
Now you all know me by now and know that 99.99999% of my items are lovingly copied from someone else. Just go check out this great blog...Inkin'up the Dogs for all the directions. These are really easy! I don't have a BigShot so I just used my CuttleBug and scalloped circle/oval Nesties.
Paper is PTI and SU! Enjoy!

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A Little Bit Of Easter

2010-03-31T12:40:00.005-07:00

I made these quick and very easy Easter Baskets. They are small but I love that I'm able to give a little something to some very special boys. *grin*

Wish I knew how to add a pdf file to this post...if anyone reading does know how please email me with the instructions.
If you would like the instructions email me.
I used PTI paper and two gold brads. The basket is filled with Jelly Belly jelly beans and Nestle eggs...can we say YUM. *grin*

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For a little princess

2010-03-30T20:40:00.009-07:00

I have a little princess who lives in another state than her Grammy and Pa~Pa so I try to send packages around the holidays. Ohhh how I miss her and would love to see her again soon.
This is the Easter Basket that I mailed out to Melanie the other day.
I needed something that wouldn't get crushed in the priority shipping box...I just added a few Jelly Belly jelly beans and some Nestle eggs. Paper and ribbon is PapertreyInk and the little chick stamp is AMuse.
Here's a link to the original tin .... Niki did a much better job than I did...but I like mine also.

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WaltzingMouse Stamps Blog Hop

2010-03-17T09:43:00.005-07:00

Wow...can't believe I actually finished this card! This is my very first blog hop for WM...actually my one and only blog hop for any stamp company. *grin*
Claire was so kind to post a download of WM images for those of us who haven't ordered her stamps as of yet. Thank you, Claire!
I did purchase her Celtic Lunettes patterned digi paper and I love the ease of ordering and printing.

I decided to color the shamrock image with my SU! watercolor crayons...love these! The Irish hankie that the shamrocks are wrapped was colored in a light cream to kinda replicate Irish linen. Not sure how well it shows. I chalked the edge of the oval that was cut/embossed with my Cuttlebug for just a bit of dimension.
The Irish Blessings was printed on vellum and added to the card with two gold brads. The green ribbon is PTI.
I'm quite please with how this card turned out.

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Family St. Patrick's Day Cards

2010-03-16T19:00:00.006-07:00

Well the big green day is just about here and I can't wait. I'll be making an Irish Soda Bread tonight so I can have some tomorrow for breakfast. Yum!
I have brought out my Belleek and bought my shamrock plant. Can you say I'm a wee bit Irish? LOL
I'll also be watching QVC tomorrow and drool at all the Irish items and if I'm careful I will probably do a wee bit of shopping. *grin*
I have found another great stamp site...yeah! Waltzingmouse Stamps and it is in Ireland...now how great is that? Claire not only has some awesome stamps but she also has digi papers. I used Celtic Lunettes digi papers for my card...love the authentic Irish look.

The stamp set is fairly new from PTI Luck of the Irish...ribbon is also PTI. Gorgeous yes?

Now Claire over at WM is having a blog hop tomorrow and if I can get my act together (and butt in gear) I will be posting another St. Patrick's Day card tomorrow.

I'd like to wish everyone a very happy St. Patrick's Day! We are all a wee bit Irish on St. Patty's day you know. *grin*

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A small change

2010-02-27T12:34:00.001-07:00

Sorry but I had to change the permission to post a comment to registered users only. I've been getting slammed with spam from anonymous users a lot lately.
Thanks for understanding.
Hopefully I will have a few projects posted soon.
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Little Pizza Boxes

2010-02-09T16:08:00.004-07:00

OMWord....I finally broke down and made the mini-pizza boxes! These are soooo adorable and really easy to make. For pizza box directions click here
The colored card stock is from paperplus which I am very fortunate to have around the corner from my house. I just love that store...they have the most gorgeous paper.
I purchased PTI's valentine paper to use for this project. Ribbon is also PTI.

I got a bit carried away with making these cute boxes. *grin*
I will be filling them with homemade heart shaped sugar cookies and giving them to the grandchildren and a few special people.

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Oldies But Still Goodies

2010-02-07T15:17:00.003-07:00

I have a couple birthday cards posted today...older stamp sets but still good.

Both cards have the same layout so this made it very easy for me.
The blue male card I used SU!'s retired Lovely As A Tree and just gold embossed the tree. Ribbon is PTI. This is such a classic set...if you can get your hands on this set go for the purchase. Well worth buying.

This set is another retired SU! titled Summer By The Sea...one of my favorite SU! sets.
The image is colored with my SU! water color crayons and the ribbon is PTI.

You will notice I'm starting my addiction to using buttons on my projects and cards. And of course you can find the gorgeous buttons over at PTI. *grin*

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PTI Birthday Contest

2010-02-02T18:11:00.005-07:00

Did you hear the news? PTI is having a birthday...three years! Wow!!!
In celebration of their birthday Nichole is having a contest with lots of birthday goodies. Make sure you check it out.

Here's my birthday card for the drawing:

I love using blue/brown together and isn't this cupcake darling?!?!
The cardstock is PTI and the dotted patterened paper is from that huge slab of paper I bought years ago at Costco. The chocolate yummy ribbon is also from PTI.

There is still time for me to do another card...I have till 7am tomorrow morning. Guess I'd better get cracking if I want two entries. *grin*
Enjoy!

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A Winter Card

2010-01-02T15:40:00.005-07:00

I'm making a few winter cards before I start in on Valentine's Day.
We gave the boys a few dollars as an extra Christmas present...this card held the money.
The design for this winter card came from Nichole over at PTI. You will have to scroll down about half way.

The designer paper is from the big pack I bought from Costco ages ago...guess I'm not much of a patterned paper gal. *grin*
I used PTI Enchanted Evening grosgrain ribbon ... love, love their ribbon. The ink is just chalk ink. I'm in the process of switching all my inks over to PTI ink. Nichole has such great quality products. I punched the design with a plain circle punch and backed it with an SU! scallop punch which I pierced...just to give a bit more detail.
I'm going to try Nichole's challenge to make a card using only scraps from other projects...wish me luck. LOL

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A Few More Christmas Cards

2009-12-26T14:55:00.005-07:00

Just a few more Christmas card to share with you all today. These two cards are totally CASED from Heartprints Love this site for inspiration also.

Love the elegant look of this card...probably my favorite Christmas card that I sent out this year.
You can find all the directions Here Unfortunately I couldn't find any white/glitter FlowerSoft...so I just gold embossed.

This next card is an Elzybells...love this cute whimsical line of stamps. You can find all the directions Here

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Gift Card Holders

2009-12-24T13:25:00.003-07:00

I was inspired by Kerry on the making of my gift card holders for my recent craft show. Kerry has some awesome ideas and is a very talented lady.

The designer paper is just scraps I had left in my stash. The stamp set I used is from Papertreyink and I used my scallop punches and added a bit of bling to them with Stickles. Again...I don't own the Top Note die and substituted my Nestie.

I really like how this Starbucks gift card holder came together and I will definitely be making more for just general gifts. I used my the large Nestie die...folded my card stock and off set the die and ran it through the Cuttlebug. You want to be able to open the holder...reason for the offset die. I ran one holder through a CB folder then I sponged some Chocolate Chip ink on the edges for depth. Added a velcro to the top for a closure. I also added a glue dot inside (with the plastic paper still on) to affix the gift card.
I found the Starbucks stamp at my local stamping/scrapping store...sorry too lazy at the moment to check the company.

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A Little Christmas Gift Box

2009-12-22T21:46:00.003-07:00

A bit ago SCS had little projects to make for Christmas...this Top Note Box is one of my favorites.
I do not own the top not die so I substituted my nestie die cut. I think it came out great and what a cute little box to give a gift card or a pair of earrings.

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A Few Christmas Cards

2009-12-16T14:18:00.005-07:00

I have a few Christmas cards to share with you all today. These were very easy to put together with Nichole's help from Papertreyink. You will need to scroll halfway down the page to see these cards. Here is the pdf file for the supplies and the directions.

Papertreyink is probably my favorite stamp company at the moment. Love Nichole's stamps, paper and inks! And the ribbon....ohhh my goodness. It is gorgeous!

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More Christmas Crafts

2009-12-14T15:42:00.003-07:00

While shopping in my local Michael's for craft show supplies I spied some hot cocoa cones up by the register for sale. I immediately had a light bulb moment....I can make these and sell at my craft show!

I bought the cone bags in the Wilton aisle...piping bags. I just did a google search for Hot Cocoa Cones...a bunch of instructions showed up. I believe I used the one from Martha Stewart. Printed a tag for instructions and used a Poinsettia eyelet from my stash of fancy eyelets.

I made up five Hot Cocoa Cones for the craft show and did not sell one...but my daughter brought them to her work and they all sold. Kinda funny what won't sell in one show and it will sell out in another.
These were fun to make and looked awesome!

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Christmas Treats

2009-12-10T15:17:00.005-07:00

Hi Everyone....I'm still here but just haven't posted in ages.

I did a craft show last Saturday and did somewhat ok. What was leftover my DD brought to her work and has sold quite a bit of Christmas items. Yeah!
I have had these store bought coffee cups/lids in my stash for ages and knew I wanted to make something for the craft show. This was the last item I made and sold out.

I put a packet of either hot cocoa or Oregon Chai tea and two gingerbread biscotti in each cup and decorated.
I used a retired SU! stamp set (Thanks a Latte) and colored with my watercolor crayons. The ribbon is SU! also. Went to my local coffee shop and asked for a hot cup sleeve. I then used this to make the red cup sleeve for my cocoa/tea cup. I even scored the sides...cute, cute, cute.
Wrapped in some cellophane and tied up with red ribbon...already for gift giving.
Love the way these turned out. Enjoy!

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Valentine Treat Boxes

2009-02-13T15:41:00.003-07:00

I wanted to make the boys something small/quick to give to their teachers for Valentine's Day.
SCS had this tuturiol on very cute Ghirardelli boxes.
I have four chocolate squares in each box...tight but they fit.
The patterened paper is SU!. The circle and scalloped circle are SU! Cardstock is from my local PaperPlus store.
All stamps are AMuse. I added stickles and a red AMuse sticker for some added bling.
I like how these little boxes came together...quick and easy.

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Family Valentine Cards

2009-02-12T21:09:00.006-07:00

I finally finished and mailed off my Valentin's Day cards today. Some may come a bit late. Sorry .... life just gets in the way sometimes.
All the cards today are from the AMuse Love/Valentine's collection. I am so addicted to AMuse these days and went totally overboard with AMuse shopping lately. Partially because we have a new scrapbooking/stamping store here in the Phoenix area. It's only been opened two weeks now and I have shopped at CropGirls three times already. Yikes...talk about being addicted. *grin* Plus I have ordered online from AMuse. So much for being on a budget lately.

Here are the family Valentine cards....all stamps are AMuse.

Sorry about the poor quality scan...scanner still acting a bit wonky. And I was just too lazy to set up with my digital camera.
Not sure if it shows up but I used the plain oval Nestie as a frame around each stamped image. IRL it looks pretty nice. I colored the soda and sunday images with my Glaze embossing pens and also used stickles...really adds the sparkle. I added an AMuse Mini dots twinkle stickers for the cherry on top of the ice cream.
For the chocolate I used my prisma pencils to color the image. I just love the new sentiment..."I love you more than..." Just so sweet!

I'm working on teacher gifts for my grandsons to give tomorrow. Will post those tomorrow.

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Valentine Day Card

2009-02-11T21:40:00.005-07:00

I have been busy this week making Valentine Day cards. Unfortunately my scanner has been acting up and acting kinda funky. So please excuse these weird scans.

This cute little card is for my Grand daughter Melanie. She is eight months old today and sooo adorable. I miss her...she live in Reno and I'm in Phoenix. *sigh*

This card was inspired by a card Jennifer posted on her blog. I also was inspired by Rose Ann of Paper Delightz for the shape/design of this card. Make sure you stop by their blog for some great inspiration! Both of these ladies are super talented.
I wanted to used my new heart nesties and this little mousie was just wanting to be inked.
And anyone who knows me .... knows I hate mice! *shiver* But this little guy is cute. He's from the SU! set Happy Heart Day.

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Studio G stamps for sale

2009-02-05T13:55:00.003-07:00

I'm selling this in one lot. I would like $10 plus $2 for shipping for all 12 sets.
I prefer well concealed cash or a cashier's check.
Email me if interested.

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Chocolate and Pink

2009-02-01T16:12:00.004-07:00

I just love how chocolate and pink go together so well...don't you?
And when I was creating this card I just kept thinking of chocolate fudge brownies...yum o! So I started rummaging through my embossing jars to find something special for this cute bday card.
I found the perfect embossing powder for these yummy birthday cupcakes. Chocolate Brownie Scented embossing powder!!! Ohhhh My Goodness it actually smells like chocolate.

This card is longer than what I normally make...but I wanted to place three cupcakes on this card. I read somewhere that an odd number of items is more pleasing to the eye.
This cute little cupcake set is by Close To My Heart (CTMH) which I received from my daughter for Christmas.
I used stickles for the sprinkles for a bit of bling. The solid paper is Bazzill and the background paper is from that large slab I bought eons ago from Costco. Ribbon is from a ribbon share.

Go Cardinals!!!!

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January '09 Calendar Page

2009-01-19T16:06:00.002-07:00

Wow...Can't believe I didn't post this pic of the January page. And where did the month of January go? Time is passing way too fast lately.
This cute little stamp is an Elzybells "Winter Song". Isn't she just too adorable! Another favorite .... can you tell I have a lot of favorite stamps! *grin*
This little girl was colored with prismapencils and blended with gamsol. (Gamsol blends the pencil lines and also give a richer color...love this stuff) I also added some Stickles for a bit of bling.
Simple, simple, simple.

We in Phoenix have a new Scrapping/Stamping store opening on the 30th of this month! WooHoo...I'm so excited to be able to shop locally. If you are in the Phoenix area do stop in and check this new shop ... Crop Girls.

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An AMuse Lounge Challenge Card

2009-01-15T20:06:00.005-07:00

This card is a challenge from the AMuse Lounge Challenge...Make a card using our newest Amuse stamps. I love this little balloon bouquet stamp and sentiment. Great for birthdays! I colored the image with my glaze pens for a bit of dimension. The cardstock was cut/embossed with my new Spellbinders Labels 2 Nesties...love how these dies add a bit of dimension to paper. This was then backed with AMuse Kitchen Green CS which I ran through my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder. I added some light green dotted ribbon to match. This card design came together quickly. Shhhh Don't tell...but I'll be sending this card to my grandson for his 14th birthday.
OMGoodness where did the time go. Yikes!

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A Christmas Candle

2008-12-28T21:36:00.007-07:00

I now can post the Christmas candle I made for my daughter of her two boys. I wanted it to be a Christmas surprise...so I wasn't able to post earlier.
She loves it!

This is probably one of the easiest projects I have ever made. And it definitely has the Wow factor for the recipient.
Here's a link to the instructions on SCS....Photo Candle Instructions.
Have fun with this project....it really looks so much better in real life. *grin*

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A Very Merry Christmas To You

2008-12-24T22:47:00.002-07:00

For Brendan

2008-12-23T14:30:00.004-07:00

This card is for my grandson Brendan who is celebrating his 12th. birthday today. Happy Birthday Brendan! Where oh where did the time go?!?! When did you become a "preteen"? Yikes!

Brendan is into music big time...he has a guitar and he even has shoulder length hair. This image from AMuse "Rock Star" is the perfect image for his birthday card. I colored it in with my prismapencils and ran it through the oval nesties. Popped it up on SU! pop dots. I added a little bling for the rock star. *grin*
The blue card stock is SU!. And the patterned paper is by AMuse.
Cute card and I think it fits Brendan perfectly.

I just have one last batch of cookies to make/bake and I'm finished baking....whew. These are my all time favorite cookie and I only bake them once a year. Once you read the recipe you will know why...they are definitely not the most healthy cookie. But ohhhh so good! *grin*

Orange Coconut Drops

2 C. sugar 1 C. butter
3 eggs
1 tsp. each salt & baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. orange extract
3 1/2 C. flour 1 1/2 C. flaked coconut

In large bowl combine all ingredients
except flour and coconut.
Beat at low speed, scraping side of
bowl often, until well mixed.
By hand stir in flour and coconut
until well mixed. Drop by rounded
teaspoonfuls 2" apart on greased
cookie sheets. Bake near center of
350 oven for 8 to 12 minutes until
golden brown on bottom of cookie.

I wish you all a Wonderful Blessed Christmas!

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A Merry Christmas Wreath

2008-12-14T08:00:00.000-07:00

For some reason this little car reminds me of It's A Wonderful Life. *grin*
This stamp is Holiday Car by AMuse.....soooo adorable!

Another quick Christmas card. Ran the top part of the white card stock through the cuttlebug snow folder. There are two scor-pal lines at the bottom for the AMuse sentiment. I colored the image with my prismapencils and blended with gamsol. For an added affect I used my clear gel glaze pen for the windshield, bumper and headlights. Looks cool in real life. I picked up this little idea from the AMuse blog. This was then backed with a piece of red cs that was scalloped punched. The red checked ribbon is by SU!.

Taking a short break...will be back in town on the 19th. But I probably won't blog till the 22nd.

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Christmas Santa

2008-12-12T08:00:00.000-07:00

My first time using the post date posting. Hope this works and it gets posted on Friday the 12th. *grin* Trying to be organized and post a few cards while I'm in Reno visiting my grand daughter. I'll be back to "live" posting somewhere around the 22nd.

This next Christmas card is an old CTMH Santa image. I have absolutely no clue which set this is from...but he sure is cute! I stamped the image with pallette noir ink then ran it through the oval nestie. Did the same with the red backing CS. I ran the white CS through the devine swirls cuttlebug folder and also backed this with the red cardstock. The red ribbon is MayArts from one of Jody's ribbon shares. I also sponged a red chalk ink on the white oval for a bit of dimension.
This was a very simple, quick card and I'm very please with how it all came together.

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Jennifer's Snowman Card

2008-12-10T12:13:00.005-07:00

Just wanted to post this cute CTMH (Close To My Heart) card before I go to the mall. Finishing my Christmas shopping today! WooHoo!!! I'm back from the mall and I'm officially finished Christmas shopping. *grin* Now it all needs to be wrapped. Uggg

This set is CTMH All Decked Out. My daughter gave me an early Christmas present and I love this new set! I haven't done paper piecing in ages and this card was fun putting together. I ran a sheet of blue cardstock through my cuttlebug snow folder and then placed my paper pieced snowman on top. Added a crystal bling to the snow mans' hat. This was all attached to a dark blue snowflake paper backing. The light blue ribbon is an old CTMH ribbon.
Love, love, love how this cute snowman came together. Thanks Jennifer!!!

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Winter Scene Card

2008-12-08T13:33:00.005-07:00

This is my first scene card. I've seen a lot of scene cards but have never had the confidence to try one. I'm really glad I made this snow scene card...it came out pretty nice for a first try.

The stamp set is SU! Lovely As A Tree and the sleigh is an old set by CTMH. I stamped the trees with a retired color...SU! Forest Foliage. Love this color and will miss it when my stamp pad dries out. The sleigh was stamped with a chalk ink. For the sky color I just used a light blue, also a purple that was sponged/layered to the white card stock. I also sponged garden green lightly around the tree base. I also used a PTI snowflake stamp that was versarmarked and embossed with a sparkly embossing powder. Don't think that shows to well in the scan.

I ran a piece of clear acetate through my CB Swiss Dots folder. This was then place over the stamped winter scene... to give the affect of falling snow. The acetate was then adhered with a small strip of mono in the corner. Definitely a different look and technique for me but I think I will keep this in mind for a future project.

And I did finish all my Christmas cards and they were mailed out on Saturday! WooHoo!
Now onto baking Christmas cookies.

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Charlie Brown

2008-12-05T20:39:00.004-07:00

Every time I look at this card I think of the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree. *grin* My daughter says we have a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree...because our tree is 38 years old. LOL But it sure doesn't look like this poor little tree.
This is another AMuse stamp...Bare Tree which I just stamped in a brown ink and colored the lonely ornament in my scarlet red Prisma Pencil. I cut and embossed the cardstock with the scallop oval Nestabilities then did the same for the red backing cs. Dotted the scallops with my white SU! gel pen. Adhered the oval to dark green swiss dotted cuttlebugged cardstock. The ribbon is from Michaels dollar bin. Sentiment is SU!....but at the moment can't remember which set it is from.

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A*Muse and Christmas Cards

2008-12-04T14:45:00.007-07:00

It's another VMAA (Virtual Meeting of the AMuse Addicts) this Friday, December 5th. at 8PM Central time! And the theme (gotta have a theme) will be It's A Wonderful Life. Hmmm wonder what Geeta and the ladies have up their sleeves for us addicts. WooHoo...You know what I'm going to be doing Friday evening. *grin* So stay tuned for some fast card making.

I'm finally getting my Christmas cards finished and my plan is to have them mailed out by Saturday the absolute latest. This cute little card is made with one of my favorite AMuse stamps (actually it's not an AMuse stamp but an Elzybells stamp)...Girl with sleigh. And I love how it came together! I was having a tough time coming up with some designs and did a search for one particular site...didn't find it. But I found this great site for ideas and Sue uses the Cuttlebug a lot on her cards. Check Sue's site.

I used my Swiss Dots CB folder and also my scorpal for the embossing. I have two scorpal embossed lines at the bottom...below the sentiment...but they aren't showing up to well in the scan. Colored the image with Prisma pencils and added some stickles for a bit of bling. The sentiment is also AMuse...dashing through the snow. Paper is Neenah and I believe the ribbon is CTMH.

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A*Muse December 2008/2009 Calendar Pages

2008-12-01T13:12:00.008-07:00

Wow...can't believe it is December already! We are busy putting up Christmas in the house today and tomorrow. After being married 39 years we have a lot of Christmas decorations. *grin*
Here are the December '08/'09 A*Muse Calendar pages.
The top calendar page is this year and is stamped with an Elzybells stamps...will have to post later this evening the name of the stamp. I colored the image with my prismapencils and did some stickles for the snow and the trim on her coat/boots. I love this stamp and I'm sure I will be making some Christmas cards with it.

The 2009 December calendar page is stamped with an SU! stamp...will have to post later which set. I colored the image with my SU! watercolor crayons...this looks so great in real life.

I made something personalized for my daughter and my son for Christmas....but I can't post pics till Christmas. My daughter visits my blog and I don't want to ruin the surprise.
I'm also working on my Christmas cards and will be posting those during the week. These have to go in the mail by next weekend.

I'll be visiting my son, his wife and their 6 month old baby girl from the 12th. till the 19th....So I'll be up in Reno for a full week. Meaning...I have to have everything Christmas related finished by the 11th. Busy, busy, busy. *grin*

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A*Muse Home Page

2008-11-24T12:14:00.005-07:00

This is a card I made for the A*Muse Addicts home page contest. We had to make a card showing "warmth". Yeah I know what you are thinking..."How does this show warmth". LOL Well, I have a drink and it makes me warm. So there's the warmth. LOL
I stamped AMuse Holiday Drinks stamp in black stazon and colored with my Prismapencils. I also used some stickles on the drink stirrers for a bit of bling. I ran my one and only nestie shape through my cuttlebug...love this and need to invest in a few more shapes after Christmas. I dotted the scallops with my SU! white gel pen. Added the poppy PTI white dotted ribbon and pop dotted the image piece onto the card. I love how this came together. I forgot to mention I was inspired by Rochelle for this card. *smile*

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Holly Jolly Santa

2008-11-23T13:09:00.008-07:00

I've been seeing quite a few versions of the giant candy bar Santa's over at SCS lately. This is my version and it is quick and easy. This would make a great teacher or co-worker gift. I found the giant Hershey candy bars at my local Frys food store for $1. Here are my paper dimensions:
Red 8 x 6 3/4
Black 8 x 1 1/4
Bottom White 8 x 1 1/4 tear one long side
Middle White 6 3/4 x 1 1/4 tear a tiny bit from each long side
For the black buttons I used my Creative Memories 3/4" circle punch.
The silver belt buckle was also made with a Creative Memories punch. I first punched the 1 1/4" punch (discard the 1 1/4" punched square or use for another project) then I went back and punched the 1 1/2" punch. Hope that makes sense.

These are so quick and easy peasy...you'll have some cute gifts in no time flat!

Yes Jennifer...I'll be taking orders from anyone. So get your order in now.

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Gobble, Gobble

2008-11-22T16:57:00.003-07:00

I found the most adorable turkey using punches at Elaine's Blog. As soon as I saw this turkey I knew I had to make one also! I had to substitute a small heart punch for the beak and the turkey's feet...but I think it came out pretty dang cute.
All the paper except the red and black are SU!...Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie, Barely Banana. I used SU!'s Curvy Verses for the sentiment. The punched turkey is pop dotted to the front of the card. I bought the gorgeous chocolate satin ribbon from PTI (PaperTreyInk). I have totally fallen in love with their ribbon.

I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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Thanksgiving Card 2008

2008-11-19T12:44:00.003-07:00

Why is it I always seem to have plenty of time for Christmas cards/projects then bam...time gets short?!?! That's how it seems with November...the month just flies by. Next week will be Thanksgiving and I just finished up my Thanksgiving cards. Now I just need to address the envies and get them in the mail this weekend.
This card went very quickly. Super easy!
I have one set of Nesties and I love this scalloped oval Nestie! The cornicopia from SU! Thankful Season fits perfectly on the largest oval. I stamped the image on PTI's white shimmer paper...gorgeous. Then embossed with SU! gold embossing powder. I rubbed the edges lightly with gold metallic rub on. Just enough to soften the white shimmer paper. I ran the gold cardstock through my Stylized Flowers Cuttlebug folder. Love how this looks.

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Christmas Tag Tins

2008-11-15T13:36:00.005-07:00

Well it's definitely that time of year to start working on Christmas gifts! And I have been busy making not one but five of these adorable Tag Tins. I think these would make terrific gifts for teachers. All the instructions and template are on PaperTreyInk ....Christmas Tag Tins...so be sure to check out Nichole's blog. These are super easy! I used a variety of papers and ribbons...SU!, PTI and patterned paper I had on hand from a LSS that used to be opened.

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November 2008/2009 Calendar Pages

2008-11-04T14:27:00.003-07:00

Here are the November Calendar Pages.
The bottom page is November 2008...the turkey is from an old SU! set. Sorry I don't remember which set. This was colored with my prismapencils and blended with gamsol. Quick and simple.
The top November page is 2009. This thanksgiving set came out last year and I believe it is also retired. The image is colored using chalks....love how this came out. Love the look of chalks!

I really need to get my butt in gear and make some Thanksgiving cards and Christmas gifts. I haven't done much of anything lately. I made a prototype for my Halloween card....but that's as far as I got. Didn't send even one Halloween card this year....I'm getting very bad.

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Don't forget to vote!!!!!!

More Calendar

2008-10-23T17:51:00.005-07:00

More cow bell! LOL Sorry....I just love that SNL scene.

Here are a few pics of the calendar assembled.

The top picture shows the back page of the October calendar page with space to jot down reminders for special days. Each month is actually five layers of card stock....so when having to punch holes for the book ring a crop-a-dile came in very handy. The second calendar pic just shows the calendar with the 1 1/2" book rings.
What is really nice is that this calendar will stand by itself...no need for support.

Please excuse my very messy desk.

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October Calendar Pages

2008-10-21T18:24:00.003-07:00

Here are the 2008 and 2009 October Calendar Pages.
The 08 page image is A*Muse and colored with prisma pencils and blended with gamsol.
The 09 page images are SU!...colored with SU! watercolor crayons. I did a bit of masking on the 09 page.
Again....those two "dots" are from my scanner and they are not on the pages.

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My Amuse Calendar

2008-10-19T15:07:00.006-07:00

I know I've been MIA lately....Life, what can I say comes before my blog.
So far I've made up two of the Amuse Calendars. The one I'm posting today is in the A2 format. Unfortunately I don't have the Square format calendar...it has already been given as a gift. Actually the one I'm posting here is a gift but I "borrowed" it for a few days to post on my blog. *grin* Thanks Jennifer!

This is September 08 & 09 pages. Stamps are all Amuse. All images colored with my prisma pencils and blended with gamsol. The white and black linen card stock throughout the calendar is Neenah...love this cs! And I purchase it by the 250 sheet pack which really brings the price per sheet down quite a bit. The other cs if I remember correctly is Stampin' Up! You will notice the circle holes in the top...these were punched with my crop a dile and all pages were held together with 1 1/2" binder rings purchased from Staples
I will be posting more calendar pages in the following days.
Those two "dots" on the calendar pages are from my scanner...they are not on the pages.

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New Home

2008-09-25T14:48:00.003-07:00

Some of you know that my son and his family moved to Reno, Nevada recently. This is the card I made for them today and will be in tomorrow's mail.
I was at my local PaperPlus store yesterday buying a pack of Neenah (spelling???) white paper and came across these HeroArts sets. Can we say adorable!!! And these small sets don't break the budget...gotta love that.
I believe the CS is Bazzill. Ink is SU! I used my PrismaPencils to color the images. And I used my swiss dots CB folder for the background. Sage ribbon is from a ribbon share. I like how this card turned out.

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Amazing Blog Candy

2008-09-21T20:51:00.003-07:00

I would like to ask you all to check out Carolyn King's blog. She is giving away amazing blog candy while helping the Alzheimer's Association.
This is my card that will be going out in tomorrow's mail to the caregivers at her late grandmother's home.

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2009 A Muse Calendar

2008-09-18T23:41:00.005-07:00

The 2009 A Muse Calendar is now available! This was created by Linda (owner of A Muse) as a way to raise funds for causes that are near and dear to her heart. Last year she raised $1,167 for Scleroderma Research. This year Linda asked all of the A Muse Addicts for suggestions for a worth cause. We came back with The Leukemia/Lymphoma Society since one of our own, Victoria, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease earlier this year.
This fundraiser is also near and dear to my heart....I have a sister who has been battling Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and I also have a young nephew who has been going through treatment for Leukemia.
Please visit the A Muse blog for all the details and to see tons of inspiration for what you can do with these little calendars. And to top it all off A Muse will match your generosity dollar for dollar for ALL calendar purchases through Sunday, September 21st. Please make sure you visit the A Muse website and choose a calendar TODAY! I'll be working on my calendar and will post sometime next week....but I didn't want you all to miss out on this great opportunity to donate to this worthy cause.

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A Birthday Card

2008-09-17T23:32:00.000-07:00

I've been wanting to use this MFT set ever since it arrived at my house the other week. But life got in the way.
I finally sat down today and created a card using this MFT set. You should have seen me trying to decide on the color combination and the patterned paper. Took me forever! And I'm still not sure about the paper. *grin*
I see all these fabulous cards made with this set...but I don't think this is one of them. *grin*
I colored everything with my prisma pencils and blended with gamsol and added stickles to all the bubbles for a bit of bling.

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Yummy CupCakes

2008-09-16T20:13:00.010-07:00

Trust me...these cupcakes were quite yummy!
My son, his wife and their three month old baby girl (Melanie) moved to Reno, Nevada on Sunday. But before they left we had a family dinner at my house. I made salad, chicken fettuccine and we had fresh french bread. I stopped at Costco and purchased cupcakes for dessert...those are some huge cupcakes! Now we all know that Costco sells everything in bulk and that is the case with cupcakes as well....20 cupcakes!!! So I knew I needed something to send everyone home with another cupcake. I found these Cupcake Treat Bags but I knew I needed the larger bags. I found the bags at Michael's and made the adjustments on the measurements. These actually fit one very large cupcake nicely.
And here are a few of the finished bags. These were a big hit and they will definitely be made again.
I will stop in tomorrow and post some details. Well I'm back with more details!

I used the white #3 paper sack from Michael's...4 5/8 x 2 7/8 x 8 5/8
I cut the 8 5/8" bag down to 6 3/8"
For the CS with the front flap.... 8" x 4 13/16" score at 1 1/2"
For the front piece of CS 6 1/2 x 4 13/16"
For the Chocolate Chip scallop 4 13/16 x 1 3/4

Hope these measurements help and don't confuse.

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Blog Candy Winner!

2008-09-05T19:31:00.002-07:00

Well I ran all five numbers through Random.org and the winner is:

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

1

Timestamp: 2008-09-06 02:31:02 UTC

Jennifer won the Halloween stamps! WooHoo! Congrats!

Thanks to all who gave such great memories of their costumes.

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Anyone want candy?

2008-09-01T20:47:00.003-07:00

In honor of Labor Day and with Halloween lurking around the corner....I have some Halloween Blog Candy to give away. Now to win these Halloween stamps just tell me your favorite halloween costume when growing up. Make sure you help me out by leaving me some info to get in touch with you (if you win). I will draw a name on Friday (5th) evening. That's it! I may add another stamp...if I can find it.

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Nothing Better...

2008-08-31T19:49:00.006-07:00

I think there is nothing better on a hot Labor Day weekend than ice cream...and here is my Ice Cream Cone Card. Doesn't it look yummy? This is another MFT (My Favorite Things) set...I love it! I colored the images with my PrismaPencils and blended with gamsol. This has to be my favorite coloring technique. The DP is from the big pack I purchased at Costco last year....and I still have a ton of sheets left. *grin* Solid CS is SU! Pretty in Pink and Chocolate. Ribbon is from a ribbon share.
I'm pretty happy with the way this card came together.

In honor of Labor Day I will be uploading some blog candy on Monday evening. Be sure to check back if you like Halloween.

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"I Got An Award"....actually two!

2008-08-27T18:59:00.004-07:00

This award is from Rose

I received this blog award from Rochelle the other day.
I now get to nominate some of my favorite blogs.

Here are the rules:
1. Pick 7 of your favorite blogs
2. Winners can put the logo on their blog.
3. Link the person who gave your award to your blog.
4. Name the 7 that you are giving the award to with their links.
5. Leave a message on their blogs so that they know they've won!
So I would like to nominate these 7 people who's blogs I enjoy. Go check them out for some inspiration.

1. Victoria
2. Rose
3. Pamela
4. Lori
5. Jennifer
6. Lana
7. Leslie

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My First MFT Card

2008-08-24T18:52:00.007-07:00

Would you believe this is my first MFT (My Favorite Things) card? I have had my eye on a couple sets of MFT for a while now and I finally broke down and purchased them. WooHoo...but my poor Visa is crying ouch! *grin*
This card
is What's Up Cupcake? and would you believe my very first cupcake stamp?!?! I'm always a bit late in purchasing the latest trend. What was I thinking???? *sigh* I just love the pink/black combo and think it worked perfectly for what I had in mind for this card.
Now on to the details: CS:Black (bazzill) SU! Pretty in Pink, Ran the pretty in pink through a cuttlebug folder then snipped the corners with the SU! ticket punch. Cupcakes are stamped in Palette Noir and the "frosting" is SU! pretty in pink with pink glaze embossing pen used for "sprinkles". The pink glaze embossing pen was also used for the cupcake liner. I added pink stickles to the top of each cupcake for a bit of bling. SU! pink rhinestone for the circle sentiment which is popped up on dimensionals.
I think I'm now hooked on MFT! *smile*

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A Blog Thing

2008-08-14T23:28:00.002-07:00

I found this on a blog and thought I would post....since I haven't made a card in ages. I'm very bad lately. Since I wasn't tagged I'm not tagging anyone. Forgot to mention...Can only use one word to answer. Have fun and feel free to post on your blog.

1. Where is your cell phone? None
2. Where is your significant other? Bed
3. Your hair? ReddishBrown
4. Your mother? Dead
5. Your father? Dead
6. Your favorite thing? Traveling
7. Your dream last night? Forgot
8. Your dream/goal? Cruising
9. The room you're in? Dinning
10. Your hobby? PaperCrafts
11. Your fear? Rats
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Alive
13. Where were you last night? Home
14. What you're not? Thin
16. One of your wish list items? Janome
17. Where you grew up? Glenside
18. The last thing you did? Read
19. What are you wearing? Clothes
20. Your TV? Old
21. Your pet? None
22. Your computer? Old
24. Your mood? ok
25. Missing someone? Nope
26. Your car? White
27. Something you're not wearing? Shoes
28. Favorite store? Many
29. Your summer? Busy
30. Love someone? Yep
31. Your favorite color? Red
32. When is the last time you laughed? Yesterday
33. Last time you cried? Don't

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An A*Muse Case

2008-08-09T15:02:00.004-07:00

If you haven't figured by now...I just love A*Muse! So much so that I CASED this next card. *grin*
Here's a link to the original A*Muse Card And this is my version ...cute but I actually love the original card better. *grin* I'm thinking I need to "invest" in that square scalloped punch...or it that a nestie?

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VMAAAUG08C LOST

2008-08-02T19:48:00.004-07:00

Imagine your plane crashes on an island somewhere in the South Pacific. You survive and all you have with you is your carry on filled with your absolute favorite stamping essentials..

Our challenge was to use as many of our favorite things for a card...."Make a card using one of your favorite A Muse stamps, your favorite ribbon, your favorite color or A muse notecard, your favorite layout, your favorite accessory, your favorite punch, etc. Use as many of your favorites as you can!!"
I think I got quite a few of my favorites included in this card. Love how it turned out.

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Weekly Challenge #53: Let's Celebrate!!

2008-07-29T20:10:00.004-07:00

This weeks challenge over at A*Muse is to make a card that celebrates something. Since I just finished a swap card for the month of July...I thought I would enter this Birthday card.

I love this little girl on a swing...so care free. I did a bit of masking just to see if I remembered how to and it worked! Can you just imagine yourself on a nice sunny summer day out in the yard...grass and flowers ....just swinging the day away. This is how I think all birthday's should be celebrated....very care free.
I colored the images with my prisma pencils and blended with gamsol. I added stickles for a pop of sparkle on the flowers...not sure if they show up to well on the scan. I made a little pocket behind the green CS to slip a sentiment that was stamped on a tag.

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Let's Party!

2008-07-29T12:59:00.006-07:00

I am sooo addicted. *grin* Addicted to A*Muse Addicts! I just love the clean and simple style of the A*Muse (and Elzybells) stamps. I actually post, shop and do challenges all in the name of stamping. *grin* This Saturday August 2nd. at 8PM CST is a big meeting of A*Muse addicts. Since we can't meet in person we are having a VMAA (Virtual Meeting of A*Muse Addicts). Now what do we do at a VMAA you ask? There will be challenges that we have to complete in 30 minutes using a theme. And what's a party without prizes! This is tons of fun and I'd like to invite you all to join us this Saturday evening...so Let's Party!!!

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Helle's Challenge

2008-07-06T20:17:00.004-07:00

I have another challenge card to share with you tonight. Be sure to check out Helle's blog for the details. Basically we had to do a black/white card with a splash of pink and a bit of bling. I think I accomplished the challenge with this card. I used A Muse gondola image and colored it with my pink prisma pencil and added some bling with SU! pink gemstone brads. I ran the white CS through the devine swirls (for water) cuttlebug embossing folder. The image is backed with a scalloped black oval. Very simple card. I've never seen a pink gondola before...but guess there is a first for everything! *grin*

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Polka Dot Challenge

2008-07-05T11:19:00.007-07:00

There is still time to register!

You know something....you all could be having as much fun as I am over at A-Muse-A-Palozza. There is still time to register and have fun with all the great challenges. Oh did I forget to mention all the fantastic prizes that they are giving away?!?! Lots and lots of A Muse stamps and products! Now what are you all waiting for....go register. And don't forget to mention that I (Nancy Lucas) sent you! Enjoy!

Today's card is what I came up with for Michelle's Challenge. This was another fun challenge...had to use Polka Dots. As you probably have been wondering why I use a lot of A Muse yellow kitchen note cards in my projects....that's the only A Muse paper I have! *grin* Really need to place another A Muse order. *cha ching* (sound of my Visa being used)

I just love how this card came out! I ran the blue cs through my swiss dots cb folder then backed that on a nice yellow cs and added just a strip of A Muse yellow kitchen for a pop of polka dots. The Seattle Girl stamp was colored with PrismaPencils and blended with gamsol. I then punched the image with my 1 3/8" SU! punch and backed with the SU! scallop punch. I added yellow glaze dots to the scallop. Added some yellow/white polka dotted ribbon I received from a ribbon share.
Someone on another board mentioned this card reminds her of the girl on the salt container. *grin* I think she's right!

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Another A Muse Challenge Card

2008-07-03T13:44:00.003-07:00

AMuseA*Palooza and AP Sketches

2008-06-29T17:09:00.006-07:00

You know something....you all could be having as much fun as I am over at A-Muse-A-Palozza. There is still time to register and have fun with all the great challenges. Oh did I forget to mention all the fantastic prizes that they are giving away?!?! Lots and lots of A Muse stamps and products! Now what are you all waiting for....go register. And don't forget to mention that I (Nancy Lucas) sent you! Enjoy!

I've decided to do more sketch challenges...I need all the help I can get with my cards. *grin*
Tisha over at AP (A*Muse*A*Palooza) had a couple sketch challenges posted and these are the cards I entered. The image Take Out Box I received in an image swap and colored with my PrismaPencils and blended with gamsol...punched with my circle punch. I ran a scrap piece of CS through my CB Swiss Dots folder then punched with the scallop punch. I've been wanting to make a card with the ribbon running through the slot punch...I've seen so many cards like this on SCS. Just received my SU! order and decided to break in my new slot punch on this card. Love,love how this looks! The patterned paper is from the huge slab from Costco. I believe the red CS is Bazzill. Ribbon is from a ribbon share. Simple but quick Valentine card. Yes, I know I'm either a bit late or quite early. *grin*

The second card is the next part of the sketch challenge. This time I used the 4 bar A Muse Kitchen collection note card as my base. I love the Lemonade Stand by A Muse and received a bunch from an image swap. Colored with PrismaPencils and again blended with gamsol. I added some grass with a green prismapencil.This is not showing up to well in the scan...sorry. Scallop oval is PTI Lemon Tart CS...which I thought was quite appropriate. *grin* Used my SU! white pen to dot the scallops. Ribbon is PTI...gorgeous! This was a fun/quick challenge.

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Twinkle Time Challenge

2008-06-28T16:51:00.013-07:00

I've been participating in A-Muse-A-Palooza Challenges over at A Muse and having a blast. I'm a bit behind in posting my AP cards here on my blog so bear with me. *grin* Here's the Twinkle Time Challenge from Taylor's blog. We were challenged to incorporate some "bling" on our cards. This image is Seattle Girl from A Muse...has got to be my all time favorite A Muse image! After stamping the image I punched it with my circle punch. I then backed that with PTI lemon tart CS that was punched with the scallop punch. Image is colored with PrismaPencils and blended with gamsol. The scallops were dotted with my yellow glaze pen for a bit of dimension. I added sparkling glitter diamond dots by Stampendous for the rain drops...that's the bling! I used an A Muse yellow kitchen note card for the base. Love how this card came together.

You know something....you all could be having as much fun as I am over at A-Muse-A-Palozza. There is still time to register and have fun with all the great challenges. Oh did I forget to mention all the fantastic prizes that they are giving away?!?! Lots and lots of A Muse stamps and products! Now what are you all waiting for....go register. And don't forget to mention that I (Nancy Lucas) sent you! Enjoy!

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A Card for Miss Melanie

2008-06-22T18:37:00.005-07:00

You know something....you all could be having as much fun as I am over at A-Muse-A-Palozza. There is still time to register and have fun with all the great challenges. Oh did I forget to mention all the fantastic prizes that they are giving away?!?! Lots and lots of A Muse stamps and products! Now what are you all waiting for....go register. And don't forget to mention that I (Nancy Lucas) sent you! Enjoy!

First I'd like to thank you all for the congrats on my new granddaughter Melanie. *smile* She is absolutely adorable. And yes I am definitely the proud grandmother of three beautiful grandchildren now! *smile* That's the frosting on the cake of life.

I finished up this card to send to my son and his wife to congratulate them on the birth of their daughter. This is a total CASE of StickUps card over at SCS. Isn't this just the cutest baby card ever?!?! When I saw it I knew I would be making one eventually. I love how this card came together! I did not have the SU! set By Ones and By Twos. The ducks and the onsie are a RAK (random act of kindness) from a sweet lady at SCS (Thank You!!!). These are colored with PrismaPencils and blended with gamsol. Yellow/White paper are PTI. Pink is SU! Ribbon is from one of the many ribbon shares I joined. And the little circle w/heart I picked up in the dollar spot at Target. Love how this card resembles a decorated baby wall!

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Lil' Miss Melanie

2008-06-12T21:34:00.005-07:00

I'd like to introduce to you all my newest grandchild...Melanie. She was born Wednesday June 11th at 3:33pm mst. 8 pounds 13oz and 21.5 inches long. She's a good size. She's beautiful....but then I am very partial. *smile*

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Beate's Sketch Challenge

2008-06-04T15:55:00.003-07:00

I've been doing some sketch challenges lately to get myself motivated and I cam across Beate's blog.
This was the sketch challenge from last weekend...>>>Here and this is the card I made. I bought this hydrangea stamp at Michaels quite some time ago and totally forgot I had it...till I went searching through my misc. box of stamps. I'm sure I'm not the only one who purchases something and forgets. *grin* Solid color card stock is Bazzill. The base CS is a very deep purple that I ran through my CuttleBug Devine Swirls. Layed a scrap of designer paper from the huge slab I bought from Costco that I pierced along the edges. The ribbon doesn't show too well...it's really more of a sage green. Not like the length of muddy green that is showing. Colored the imaged with watercolor crayons and layered on a scalloped square of purple. I edged the white with SU! Old Olive. Added three SU! jewel brads. Not one of my best cards...but I'm pleased.

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Nichole's Clearly Creative Challenge

2008-06-01T16:07:00.003-07:00

I spotted this challenge awhile ago and knew eventually I would make a card using this technique. I won't go into the details here but be sure to check out Nichole's Blog for all the instructions for this different and unique card. I used scraps from the SU! hostess 6x6 designer paper. SU! Little Birdie Told Me set stamped on PTI white and colored with my SU! watercolor crayons. That was backed on a scrap of Garden Green. Punched the corners with the ticket punch and added light yellow eyelets. The Lemon Tart CS and the ribbon is from Papertreyink. Love, love their Lemon Tart. To me it is the perfect yellow. This was a fun card to make and something I never ever would have thought of on my own. And that is why Nichole owns her own stamp company. *grin*

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MIA

2008-05-30T12:51:00.002-07:00

I know I've been MIA (missing in action) this week with my blog. Summer is here and so are the grandkids. Not complaining...just letting you all know that DH and I are busy. I have one card that's almost finished and hopefully I'll be able to post it tomorrow. It's a CASE of a technique that Nichole from Papertreyink posted.

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Taylor's CupCake Challenge #17

2008-05-24T13:45:00.006-07:00

I love doing Taylor's challenges .... they really push my card making to a different level. This cute frog is from an image swap on SCS...sorry can't remember who the stamp company is. The cute froggie is colored with my PrismaPencils and blended with gamsol. Also used a glaze pen for the flower center so it would pop a bit. I had just gotten in a new order from Papertrey ... all lemon tart. I have had the worst time trying to find a yellow that I like and I have finally found it at papertrey. I used papertrey's lemon tart card stock, ink and the most gorgeous twill...definitely not the twill from when I was growing up. I just knotted the lemon tart twill ribbon and adhered it to the MakingMemories green buttons with glue dots .... then glue dotted them to the paper. The green CS is Garden Green from SU!. Also used SU! designer paper from the 6x6 hostess pack. Love this! The sentiment is from A Muse...stamped in SU! garden green on PT lemon tart.
I'm really pleased with how this card came together.

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Teacher Gift

2008-05-21T20:35:00.005-07:00

This is probably the last year I will be allowed to make teacher gifts for my two grandsons. *insert sad face*. The boys are getting older and don't want to be embarrassed giving their teachers a gift.
I made up some quick personalized note cards today for the boys to give tomorrow...their last day of school. Paper is by Bazzill and one edge is cut with decorative scissors. The lettering is Karen Foster Snap Stamps. And the stamp is by HeroArts and colored with chalk inks. Simple quick...you would think. LOL I finished one set of eight and my DD took one look at them and said I spelt the teachers name wrong. I left the r out of anderson. LOL These really are quick and easy.
Don't know if I mentioned it already...but I purchased a Scor-Pal online the other day. I'm just waiting for my new toy to arrive so I can start playing. *grin*

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Better Late Than Never

2008-05-20T13:31:00.005-07:00

I'm just a bit late doing Taylor's CupCake Challenge
but as the saying goes...better late than never. *grin* This was a fun card and doing challenges really gets me to think differently about a card design. Have to do more challenges. The patterned paper is from the huge slab I bought at Costco last year...My Minds Eye. Navy CS is bazzil which I ran through my Cuttlebug and punched with the square scallop punch. Also used SU! wild wasabi for the green. Added a strip of wild wasabi,that I cut with decorative scissors, under the patterned paper for an added touch.
I had found these $1 acrylic stamps at Michael's a while ago and thought they were perfect for this card. Sorry this is a bit dark...trust me the navy cs was cuttlebugged. *grin*

This card has been sent to my sister who is back in the hospital. She's having a tough journey lately.

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Mother's Day Gift

2008-05-17T13:04:00.006-07:00

OMGoodness....can't believe it's a week since I last posted. Where did the time go?!?! I didn't think my week was that busy. *grin*
This year I decided to make my DD a Mother's Day gift. I normally don't...but I got to thinking that since she is the mother of my two grandsons that I would do something special for her this year.
I love making these chipboard coaster boxes! They are really quite easy to make and give an extra special touch to whatever gift item that you put in the decorated box. I found these 4" potted red mini-roses in the floral section of my food store. These are a perfect fit for this coaster box.
I attached the red rose vine DP (sorry don't know the name...I've had it in my paper stash for a while) to the coasters with double sided scotch tape which I found at Sams club. I find this tape holds well with the coasters. Punched all the holes with my crop-a-dile. Love this tool and so well worth the $$! The green sage ribbon is from one of the many ribbon shares I've joined. I stamped the sayings from SU! Happy Harmony in SU! Rose Romance. Then sponged the edges with rose romance. This was backed on a square scallop of SU! Sage Shadow CS.
I know I surprised my daughter with her gift. But she gave me an even better gift...my two grandsons. *smile*

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Happy Mother's Day

2008-05-11T14:54:00.002-07:00

I found this on another site and thought you all might enjoy reading.

Mother's Day celebration reaches 100th anniversary 5/10/2008 1:51:00 PM
Associated Press/AP Online

By APRIL VITELLO
GRAFTON, W.Va. - On this 100th anniversary of Mother's Day, the woman credited with creating one of the world's most celebrated holidays probably wouldn't be pleased with all the flowers, candy or gifts.

Anna Jarvis would want us to give mothers a white carnation - she felt it signified the purity of a mother's love.

Jarvis, who never married and never had children, got the Mother's Day idea after her mother said it would be nice if someone created a memorial to mothers.

Three years after her mother died in 1905, she organized the first official mother's day service at a church where her mother had spent more than 20 years teaching Sunday school.

Today, the former Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church is the official shrine to mothers around the world. On Sunday, the shrine will celebrate the 100th anniversary, giving each mother attending a special service a white carnation.

The shrine also serves as a "reminder to the accomplishments of these women and to the issues mothers still deal with today, trying to do the balancing act of being everything to everyone," said Cindi Mason, the shrine's director.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 83 million mothers in the United

Happy Mother's Day!

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Baby Boy Card

2008-05-10T19:12:00.005-07:00

My niece had a baby boy the other week a bit early. Mom and baby are doing well and baby Stone should be home from the hospital soon.
Here's a card I made to congratulate the new parents. I love the new SU! set Scallops...which I stamped in Bashful Blue. Backed in Bazzill CS that has been punched with the SU! scallop punch. The base of this card is Bazzill CS. Have I mentioned that I think SU! should add the hostess 6x6 pad of paper to their regular line...no? Well they should! I love having matching patterned paper in small packs. The polka dotted ribbon is from a ribbon share...I own a ton of ribbon. *grin* The scallop circle is pop dotted in the center for dimension. I am very pleased with how this baby card turned out and hope my niece agrees.

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Let's Hear It For The Girls

2008-05-09T18:57:00.008-07:00

This card I made for the girls in my life....whether they are mother's or not. I believe all women should be honored this Sunday. I have fallen in love with A Muse and Elzybells stamps and love playing with these cute stamps.
For this card I used an Elzybells stamp...Flower Girl, with the A Muse sentiment. Stamped the image in Pallet Noir and colored with my PrismaPencils and blended with gamsol. Stamped the sentiment Relax...It's your day in SU! Rose Romance.
I have a PapersPlus store not far from my house, so I'm able to purchase a great variety of gorgeous paper and note cards. For this card I used Artco Perfect Parchments....love the feathered edge! I cut a small oval in the front with my colluzzle oval mat and sponged the edge with SU! Rose Romance. Added a white flower eyelet and added pink ribbon from a ribbon share.
I was inspired by a card Julie HRR from SCS made a few years ago. I love her style. Simple but I think oh so cute!

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Sympathy Card

2008-05-04T14:28:00.004-07:00

This is not one of my favorite cards to make and I always seem to go with purple. Stamp set is Bloomin' Beautiful from SU!...love this set.I'm definitely a flower person. *Mother's Day...hint, hint*. Stamped the image on SU! watercolor paper and punched with my circle scallop punch. Backed on a dark purple that I used the Creative Memories scalloped corner punch. Colored the image with my watercolor crayons from SU!. Paper is Bazzill and the ribbon is from a ribbon share.

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I'm not telling

2008-05-02T17:51:00.006-07:00

I'm not going to say who this card is for....but they love flamingos. *grin* If I had the extra cash I would have covered their front lawn with pink flamingos on someones birthday. So I had to do the second option...an A Muse Flamingo birthday card! I received this image in an image swap on SCS a while ago knowing I would use it for this person. This time I colored the image with my prisma pencils and used gamsol to blend. Added a little green grass for the flamingo to stand on....aka...the lawn. I edged the white CS with a bit of SU! pretty in pink ink. Paper is Bazzill and the ribbon is from a ribbon share. Sentiment is from A Muse. This was a quick and easy card. I'm beginning to think all my card designs are the same. I have to start doing some card sketches.

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Summer Planting

2008-04-29T19:33:00.004-07:00

Keeping with the summer time theme I decided to use the Potted Flower stamp from Amuse. Stamped in pallet noir and colored with my SU! watercolor crayons on SU! watercolor paper. Punched with my SU! scallop punch then backed with a circle of Amuse 4 bar note paper. That is then backed with SU! garden green that was punched with a large scallop punch. I dotted the garden green scallop with glaze yellow pen...not really showing in the scan...and it added a nice finishing touch. I used Amuse yellow 4bar note paper. The friends blossom sentiment is from Amuse.
I've been wanting this potted flower stamp for ages....finally broke down. *grin*

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Summer Time ...

2008-04-29T19:28:00.007-07:00

And the living is easy. That's one of my favorite songs. But you really don't want to hear me sing that song. *grin*
So I will post a few cards tonight that I think fit a Summer Time theme. This is an Elzybells stamp called Girl on Swing. Pretty much like the other card except I added some grass so she's not totally floating. Also darkened her dress.

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Happy Days

2008-04-26T20:46:00.004-07:00

Sunday, Monday, Happy Days.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Happy Days.
Thursday, Friday, Happy Days.
Saturday, What a day,
Groovin' all week with you.

This Amuse challenge was just the word "weekend" .... our interpretation. And this is the card I made to go with that word. I just love this Girl on a Swing image. I colored her with my SU! watercolor crayons. Card stock is Bazzill and the pink polka dot paper is SU!. The "happy day" sentiment is by Amuse and anchored with a flower brad. We all should play like children on the weekend!

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Saturday Night Fever

2008-04-26T20:37:00.003-07:00

Ugggg This one was a bit difficult for me...only because I didn't bring much patterened paper with me tonight.
I'm not really happy with this card.

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Do The Hustle

2008-04-26T20:00:00.004-07:00

We had to follow a sketch and could only take 30 minutes creating our card. Whew! Giving my old brain a workout. *grin*
This image is an oldie but a goodie from Amuse...Seattle Girl. Definitely one of my favorites. I masked the Rain drops. (since I'm house/dog sitting I only brought the basics with me...only pallet Noir ink. Wish I had thought to bring a blue for the rain drops) Colored the image with my SU! watercolor crayons and added some white dots with my white SU! pen. Don't think the scan shows the white dots on the umbrella. The blue is most likely Bazzill but the patterened paper is SU! from the 6x6 hostess paper pack.
I really love how this card turned out with the limited supplies I brought with me.

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Amuse ~ Let It Be

2008-04-26T19:07:00.005-07:00

I'm attempting to participate in the Amuse VMAA#2. Here's my submission...VMAAAPR08A.
I used Amuse/Elzybells Letter Writing with Wishing you happiness sentiment. Paper is from Bazzill...except for the yellow dotted which is Amuse. I used my SU! watercolor crayons to color the image.

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