For You

Good Morning to you! I'm so glad you stopped by! I'd like to share a card that I made using a sketch for my Yahoo group. I'm on the sketch team for the Create-A-Card group and we only have two more weeks left until we get a break for the holidays. I so enjoy the team and the sketches but am ready for a little break as I just can't seem to get everything accomplished and with the holidays coming I'm sure it will only get worse. As hard as I try to get ahead it just doesn't happen for me. You know I think I should just realize that and move on - I mean why dwell...we aren't all the same and I guess being ahead of the game just isn't me!

Here is the sketch which I LOVE - very easy and can be used over and over again. I originally thought I'd put a button where the circle is but it didn't work with my image. I have another habit where I think the sentiment has to go on the front of the card - this I KNOW stems from the fact that most of the time I just make a card front not the actual card. Oh well...


Here's my card. I thought this could be used for Christmas or even a birthday that happens in December.

A little while ago I picked up a set of Penny Black stamps. I don't have very many of them but love what I've seen. When I saw this set of little critters I knew it needed to go into my collection. Whatcha think?

Today is a Preschool day - the job is going good and I enjoy the little ones. I don't enjoy waking up early or having to get out of my pj's but oh those are the sacrifices we have to make in order to pay the bills! Hope your Tuesday is a good one!! See ya tomorrow for Flutter By Wednesday!

Embrace Happiness

Quick share today of a card I made for a Yahoo group I belong to. I didn't really even stamp on it. The sketch was a good one to use up some of my scraps and came together rather quickly. That's okay though - not every card can be a Van Gogh, right?

The sketch is from PageMaps. Below is my card using the sketch

Sorry it's blurry - I was having a heck of a time with my camera. Later I realized there was a HUGE fingerprint on the lens - needless to say it's all good now :o) The paper is KI Memories - I just love their bright awesome patterns. It makes me happy!

Today is preschool day #2 with the kiddos. I hope that it goes well but I haven't seen them since Thursday. We did have some crying then so I'm sure I'll have some today as well. Tonight I'm teaching a card class out at the Shabbi Shack - I always enjoy going out there and hanging out with the ladies! Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to stop by tomorrow - it's Flutter By Wednesday and Danni's birthday celebration continues!!

Sunflowers

Today I'm going to share a card I made for my Create-A-Card group. I've had some people ask about this group and how to join. It's a Yahoo group that you can request to join. You should be able to find the group by doing a search in Yahoo groups. If you have questions, let me know. This week we were given this sketch from PageMaps to use:

and here is my interpretation:

I used a retired Angel Company (TAC) stamp set that I bought from a fellow Angel, Carol a few weeks back. I just love large flower stamps like this! The papers are also from TAC - the Penelope soar with it collection. I have been enjoying this cool weather and it's got me thinking about Fall so I wanted to make a nice Fall card. Here is a close up of the sunflowers:

I colored the sunflowers using pencils and OMS. I then cut out the image and adhered it to the front of my card using pop dots. I didn't want to try and sew so I used my piercer and template to make the holes around the purple cardstock.

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Black & White Card

Well I finished New Moon and WOW what a book! I really enjoyed it and thanks to my friend Liz I made sure to have some Kleenex nearby which was good because I used quite a few. Abby kept asking me why I was crying and why didn't I just think of something else. It was so funny! I haven't got the next book yet - I have too much other stuff to do but I'm sure I'll have it by the end of the week! Today Abby is going to an all day camp - I thought it would be a good way for me to test her leaving. She's riding a bus out to a farm for a fun filled day of activities and lunch. I won't see her till 5pm! I have a HUGE to-do list that I plan on working on so it should all be good!

Well it's time for another CAC sketch. There are no rules we are just supposed to use the sketch for our card. The sketch is square and I don't usually make square cards plus the layers were a little weird for me. Anyway, here is the sketch:

I decided to make a black and white card but after I got done I thought it was missing something. SO I added a little red for that POP appeal. I think I was having difficulty on this one because I couldn't figure out any way to use ribbon. Oh well - at least there isn't any bulk so it will be great for mailing!

Did I tell you I joined Facebook? I tell you I've been resisting it for so long and now I know why! It's addicting. Trying to see who you can find, chatting, posting and I know there is a lot of it I don't know about. I got two requests yesterday to join a mafia - I mean WHAT?? So I know there are games, lol!

Thanks so much for stopping by - as my card says, I'm so thankful for YOU my readers! Happy Tuesday and I'll see you tomorrow for Flutter By Wednesday!

3 cards

Lucky for me I completed these cards about two weeks ago as I haven't been doing much creating lately! I'm sorry I haven't posted or been to your blogs lately - I've had a terrible migraine that just won't go away! I'm not sure what's going on as the medicine that I have doesn't even seem to be working! Just wanted to give you a little FYI - in case you've been saying that darn Michelle isn't commenting on my blog {wink, wink}


I'm going to share 3 cards I made using the same papers & sketch. For my CAC group, Tuesdays mean sketch day. We were given this sketch and are asked to make a card. When I first looked at the sketch I wasn't really into it. BUT I have to tell you that once I started working on one I ended up making 2 more and could have made more. They were fast and it's a perfect sketch to use up those scraps!!


The first one resembles the sketch exactly.

I needed a birthday card so I made this one.

The last one is my FAVORITE

Like I mentioned these are perfect cards to use scraps on. Double sided paper works perfectly as well - that's what I used here. Hope you enjoyed the cards! Thanks for stopping by!

Hello Friend

Today on my CAC group, is sketch day. We are given a sketch and have to create a card. The sketch this week is from PAGEMAPS and is shown below:

and here is my card:

When I first saw the sketch I wasn't to thrilled about the circles. I have tons of punches but nothing that cuts that big. Then I remembered my large circle Coluzzle template. Easy peasy. I used BasicGrey Bittersweet - found this in a container which I didn't even know I had!! Have you ever had that happen to you?? ANYWAY, I added ribbon and a tag instead of stamping my sentiment on the paper since it's a little dark and busy. I was going to make this a birthday card since I need one but I couldn't get the words to fit on the tag - OH WELL, such is life :o) The sentiment is one from my new FAV sentiment sets, Thinking of You from The Angel Company. There are so many wonderful sentiments and the fonts are GORGEOUS!

So any big plans today? Abby is so excited because this afternoon she gets to take a class at the LSS. It's for kids and they are going to decorate a DVD tin. The class says for children 7 and up so I didn't originally sign her up. Debbie stopped me one day when I was in there and asked me if Abby was going to take the class. I said she's only 5 and it says 7 and up. Debbie said that Abby would be fine - she's always sharing her creations with them so they know what she can do. They have two more classes for kids this week - bday cards and explosion box. I signed her up for the bday cards but not the explosion box. I did one of those and it kicked my butt - no need to get Abby frustrated at such an early age, lol!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful Tuesday!

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The return of CAC sketches...

Well it's been awhile since I've posted a CAC (Create-A-Card) sketch. In case you don't know or remember, I'm a member of a yahoo group know as Create-A-Card. Every Tuesday the sketch team posts their creation using the sketch given to us. I took a break due to ,well, life and am now happy to be back at it. The sketch this week was a neat one - I knew it would be perfect for all those scrap papers I have.



So here is the sketch:
and here is my card:


I used Angelee SWIC from The Angel Company. At seminar we were told that this was the #1 paper from the last catalog. In each pack of SWIC you receive a sheet of tags - I have to be honest using tags is not my strong suit. I usually put all the tags in a bin - I mean I can't throw anything away and I just might use them someday. Well folks, today is the day!! I used one for my sentiment. That's another sentiment from Thinking of You. I LOVE that set!! Everything is available from TAC except the large pink flower - that's from Prima.

So what do you think? Thanks for all the wonderful comments and for taking the time to read my blog. Hope you have a wonderful day!

I love you

Yes, it's true - I love YOU, my readers! Seriously though today's card is for my HUBBY!! Saturday the 30th, we celebrate 11 years of marriage! This year we are actually going to celebrate our anniversary since grandma & papa have agreed to keep Abby for the weekend!! WHOOHOOO!! This time last year we were packing all of our belongings into a Penske truck and moving from Memphis to Lawrence. Boy, was that a LONG and HOT weekend!! We moved everything into my parents house and then 2 months later did it all again to move into our house in Topeka. I was hoping we'd get to take Abby and go to Disney World to celebrate our anniversary (that's where our honeymoon was) but no go. We will do that though - one year!

For my CAC Yahoo Group, I was given a sketch to use. I'm pretty sure this is a PageMaps sketch. When I saw the flowers I thought that would be neat to do with hearts. I hate it when I vision something and it doesn't turn out quite like I'd hope.

My card:

Lucky for me my camera sucks or you'd see how bad the red heart clashes with the red cardstock. I used these die cut stickers from Making Memories that have adhesive on both sides. The red heart is flocked. The silver hearts have glitter on them. I was originally going to go with red glitter but realized that I'd then have 3 different color reds and knew that was not good! There was no stamping done on this card {{gasp}} - the I love you is a rub-on. Here's a close up:

I added black dots around the glittered hearts. I REALLY wanted to sew the stems with my sewing machine but just couldn't bring myself to do it. I NEED to do that soon - I'll get better with practice so I should start now!

So it's not the best card I've ever made but you know what - hubby is going to LOVE it!! I have no doubt and he'll be extra impressed that I stitched the stems and that the heart is fuzzy!! Yes, after 11 years I kind of know him :o) He'll treasure it, thank me and put it in his special drawer that holds all the cards, letters & gifts I've ever given him. It's ALL good!!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!!

Cakeabella

Happy Tuesday! The sun is shining and I'm ready to go into my room and create something! Today I wanted to share I card I did for the CAC (create-a-card) yahoo group. I participate on their sketch team and for the last few weeks haven't been able to play. This week I was all ready. I decided to use a stamp from my stash that I'd never used before! I present to you CAKEABELLA:

It's really a fun sketch and I can see myself using it again. I went with the bright summer colors - doesn't it just scream HAPPY?!?! Recognize the pattern paper? It's from that KI stack that fell into my arms at Hobby Lobby! I like that I went with pink/red top and orange pants. I find myself when coloring trying to be "proper" but in the world of card making anything goes!!

Thank you for all the wonderful birthday comments and emails that I received yesterday! It was so fun to read them all and Abby got a real kick listening to the comments about her card!

Hope you have a great day and you are able to enjoy some sunshine. Today is Abby's last regular day of preschool and tonight she has T-ball practice. Did I mention that she was pretty darn good? Funny thing - she's a lefty. For soccer she's one of the few left footed kickers and she writes left handed. BUT for T-ball - all righty! We practiced this weekend and I had her use her left and she didn't do so hot. Use the right and she really throws the ball and her batting is great! I'll try and take some pictures cause all the kids are so cute at this age - you can see the determination on their faces as they bat and run for the ball.

Thanks for stopping by!!

CAC Sketch Card - Cupcake Birthday

With all the different things going on I haven't been able to participate in the CAC sketches the last couple of weeks. This week's sketch was a fun one and it just spoke to me. The sketch is provided by my friend, Heather and is one I know I'll be using again and again!

Here is my card:

Yummy, huh? The colors DO match, I promise! I was going to add some Scrapper's Floss to my button & ribbon but totally forgot - oh well! I was going to use my new Maya Road Cupcake Stamps but saw these cute cupcakes sitting on my desk and knew I just had to use them instead!

Thanks for stopping by and looking!

Card Details:

Card Size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

DP: DCWV Sweet Stack

Cupcake: Martha Stewart

Stamp: Stampendous

Masculine Birthday Card

I have such a hard time with male cards - I don't know if it's the color choices or the embellishments that cause me trouble but I seem to avoid masculine cards as much as I can. I was looking through my cards and noticed I didn't have very many birthday cards on hand so I thought I'd use the CAC sketch to make one. Here is the sketch from PageMaps:

and here is my card:

I used scraps (all from Chatterbox), my Quickutz diamond die and my Cuttlebug Embossing folder. It feels good to use those dies and machines that I spent so much money on! I stamped Birthday Wishes (from TAC) and adhered two small rhinestones. I should have inked the diamonds before I adhered them to the card but forgot. And since I used permanent Xyron I couldn't remove them. So I used my trusty white gel pen and just outlined each diamond. After I did that I decided to sand the embossing paper to have a little white show there as well.

I think it's a great male birthday card - what do you think? Thanks for looking!!

Cac Sketch Tuesday

Good Afternoon! How are you doing? Were you affected by the storms at all yesterday? We had high winds and lost a few shingles but otherwise we were lucky! I heard of trees falling and doing serious damage, cars/trucks flipping over and tornadoes! I hope that all my cyber friends are ok!

It's Tuesday so time for a Create-A-Card Sketch. This week I thought I'd share a couple of cards with you. The first card is actually for this week. It's a nice sketch using a circle and I found it easiest to do a square card. So here is the sketch:

And here is my card:



I used my Coluzzle for my circle. Did you hear that they are being discontinued??? What ever am I going to do??? The sentiment is from a Quickutz die and the papers are from My Mind's Eye. I just love how all the papers match and I don't have to struggle with that!!


In February, I made a card for my hubby's birthday. The sketch was from PageMaps and it was a sketch used on the CAC group. Not sure why I didn't share it but thought I would now.



I made this like a postcard - there's no flap to open. It's 4x9 in size. The front has a pocket that I made to hold a gift card from Best Buy. Below is a picture of the back side


I kept the same sketch but left it open so that Abby and I could write out message. I then used a long Bazzill envelope to put it in. The DP is Chatterbox. Jay was very pleased with the card but I think he liked the gift card more :o) Really though Jay and I have been married for 10 years and he's kept EVERYTHING that I've ever given him - it's neat to look at the old cards and the things I wrote in them.


That's it for today - I have a FUNShop with a great group of girls and tonight we are making toilet paper mini books! It was really fun to make and I love that we recycled something - Our motto for March is TO GO GREEN!!! I know there are a lot of creative people out there so leave me a comment and tell me something that you recycled into a craft projects!! The more the merrier - we could all use some inspiration on using things we all have so don't be shy - tell us all about it!!


Thanks so much for looking!

Duck Tag

Good Morning! Whew it feels nice to be blogging again - it's been a few. Blogging means that I'm getting my routine back which always makes one happy! Today is Tuesday so it's time for another CAC sketch card. Today's sketch was actually a tag - we could make a tag or make a tag card. I decided to make a tag - that way when I'm ready to use it I could either put it on a gift or put it on the front of a card.

Here is the sketch (provided by Becky Fleck at Page Maps):

And here is my tag:


I seem to be using this stamp set a lot but I can't help it - it's just so darn cute! This is the duck from the Fresh Spring Things kit along with the pattern paper that comes in the kit. I used Copics to color him. At the bottom I used a rub-on that says thanks a bunch (kind of hard to see). I used a few punches here - circle punch, scallop circle punch and border punch.


Here is a close up of the cute little duck:

Have I mentioned how cute he is??? Thanks so much for looking!

It's not too late to get the Fresh Spring Things kit - it's available until the end of March. Just contact me about ordering!

Fresh Spring Things Card

Do you remember this special?

This is one of the March specials from The Angel Company. It's an awesome deal for just $19.95! For today's creation I used one of the animals and matching cardstock to create my CAC (create-a-card yahoo group) sketch. The sketch was provided to us by my friend, Heather and it's an great one!

Here is a close up

I probably should have done my measurements just a little differently so I wouldn't have cut right down his eyes but I still like how it looks. Reminds me of looking through a window! I used Prismacolor pencils and OMS to color him. And here is the entire card:

I used my cuttlebug embossing folder Swiss Dot for the blue cardstock and then lightly sanded it since DCWV cardstock are white-core. Aren't the colors fun - they make me so happy! A definite change from the winter blues!!

There is still time to get your Fresh Spring Things kit - all you need to do is email me! I'm going to be at a crop this weekend and I'll have a whole sample board full of creations using the kit and the make n take will be using it as well! I'm so happy because last night I was working on creations for my sample board and I ended up doing a 12x12 page - YES, that's right I SCRAPBOOKED!!! My hubby was shocked! It's been MONTHS since I've created a page and I have to tell you it felt so GOOD!!!

I hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for looking!

CAC Sketch #12

It's been a couple weeks since I've posted a card for my CAC sketch Tuesday. I've been doing them but for one reason or another haven't shared. Today's sketch is a good one. Many possibilities with it. I knew I wanted to use a bunny image but didn't want to make another Easter card as I only need so many!

First off, I have to tell you that I played with this picture in Picasa so to me it looks a little too bright. I mean the flower looks neon and I promise you it isn't!! So bare with me as I learn and well honestly I'll probably end up bugging my buddy Danni for some tips!!!

The Bunny image is an SU! one and the sentiments are from TAC. I just used scraps of paper and cardstock but I promise you it matches! I used my Copics to color the image.

We're supposed to be in the 40's soon - bring on the heat wave, lol! Today is Abby's last day of school for the week. For some reason the teachers think we need to go find out how our child is doing! She's doing fine - I mean no news is good news, right?! I'm just kidding. I'm anxious to hear how brilliant my child is - that is sarcasm, people! Seriously though, I have so much going on in the next few weeks and could really use the time - guess Abby is going to be coloring lots of images (that's what she calls it). Today Abby also has her first soccer practice of the spring season - this should be interesting! Ground is still wet and it's cold. PLUS great mommy that I am didn't think that she might have possibly outgrown her shoes from last year! Guess I better be getting something soon since her first game is SATURDAY!

Hope you have a great Tuesday and thanks for looking!

Flutter By Wednesday #7

WOW, can you believe it's Wednesday already? Time for another Flutter By Card. This week are challenge was to make a card using the colors purple & blue.


and a close up

I used a stamp that Danni had sent me as a thank you for being on the Flutter By Team. I stamped the butterfly on purple cardstock using purple ink. I then used the same ink to stamp the butterfly on the sentiment circle. I just stamped off on scrap paper first so I'd get a lighter image. The sentiment is from a $1 stamp. Notice the punched border on the blue cardstock? That's one of the new Fiskar Border Punches I got last weekend. It's called Apron Lace. I really like it and I love how the ribbon fits right through it.

Well what do you think of my card? Just leave me a comment and let me know! Like what you see? You could always join as a "follower" on the right hand side and you'd constantly have updates from my blog - never miss a post again! How cool is that?

Remember to check out Danni's blog for the guest designer this week as well as the other team members creations. I'm excited to see what everyone did with this color challenge! Why not join in on the fun and make a Flutter By card of your own. If you do, be sure to share it either by leaving a link to your blog or by uploading to an online gallery. If you do upload to an online gallery, like SCS or PCP, be sure to use FBW45.

Thanks for stopping by!

CAC Sketch #11

The sketch I was given for this week made me work outside my comfort zone. I kept looking at the it trying to figure out what I'd do. Here's what I came up with.

The sketch is from PageMaps I think it turned out pretty good - of course, I love the colors/papers. MME is one of my favorites!

I'm not sure what you, my readers, would like to see. Do you like it when I list out supplies? Does it matter? What do you like to know? Leave me a comment so I can gear my posts towards that. I love to have people read my blog and leave me comments (who doesn't, lol!). I read every one of them! So if you ever have questions or want to know something - just leave me a comment (or email me) !

Thanks for looking!!

CAC Sketch #10

Just a quick post - it's Tuesday so time for another CAC Sketch Card using a PageMaps sketch.

I'm enjoying trying out new size cards and this one is 3 1/2 x 8. I used Chatterbox paper from my scrap bin (LOVE IT), cardstock sticker from K&Company, Flower from Doodlebug and Dew Drops from the Robin's Nest. Stamp sentiment is from Savvy Stamps.

I'd like to take a moment & thank all of you who take the time to check out my blog & who post comments. As a SAHM in a new town, I look forward to reading your comments and it gives me motivation each day! I have to say I have created a lot more since having this blog and it feels really good!

Thanks for looking!

Heart Trio

I really like participating in swaps but sometimes they can become overwhelming. I've gotten a lot better about pacing myself and being a little more choosy in which ones I sign up for. The ones here lately have been small in number which takes a lot of pressure off me! These cards are for a Valentine's Day swap I signed up for on my CAC group.


Here's a close up of the card:

One of the topics on my groups has been about using old stamps. Ever since I made my master stamp book, I've been able to use more of my older stamps. That's because I actually know what I have now! For this card, I used a retired TAC stamp set called Heart Twinz. It's really a cute stamp set but I have NEVER used it. It felt good to ink them up and get some use out of them.

You should try it. Look at your stash and try and use something old. Not only will you feel good about doing it, you'll also have an excuse to buy something new as a reward, LOL! Believe me when I say I need all the justification I can for my buying habits - just ask my hubby!!!

CAC Sketch #9

This week's sketch for my Create-A-Card Yahoo group is by Heather. I'm not sure if this sketch has been on her blog or not. I really like the sketch and can see myself using it again and again! I decided to do an Easter card.

At first I stamped the bunny on white paper and it just looked HORRIBLE! So I decided to use one of the pattern papers that comes in the Juliette SWIC from TAC. Once I did that, I wasn't sure if I'd be able to color it or not since it was treated paper. I'm happy to report that not only did I color using my pencils but I also used my OMS as well. Below is a detail shot of the image:

I added white flock to his tail as I believe all bunnies should have some fluff to them!! Thanks for looking!!

Supplies: I love Easter stamp set and Juliette SWIC papers & cardstock all from The Angel Company, Prismacolor Pencils, OMS, White Fun Flock, Martha Stewart Border punch.

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