Simple Birthday Wish!

I have a dear friend.  She is a very special lady to my family.  Her name is Lynnette Allen.  She's the school nurse and was also the 3K teacher for my nephew Josh (20), my niece Lizzie (11) and my two kids (5 and 6)  So...she's been special to us forever.  Lynnette will celebrate a birthday in a couple of days.  I made her a special card to tell her how special she is. 

This card was mostly used with Stampin Up! products.  I used Pear Pizzaz for the base at the normal A2 size.  The flower layer is cut at 4 1/8 x 5 3/8.  The square is 3 x 3 in chocolate chip (my favorite color) and the two inner squares are 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 and 2 1/4 x 2 1/4.  The sentiment color is Brocade Blue and from a Stampin Up sayings set.  I think it is simple, but pretty.  I sure hope Mrs. Allen loves it as much as I love her.

Friday Birthdays

Good Morning everyone! Yesterday was a special day for me.  It's my birthday.  My uncle, Ralph, and I share this day, which is very cool to me.  Last week I thought I'd take a moment to make him a little card. I used scraps and a little dog that I had already cut from Create a Critter a while back.  I had a top note that I bought on ebay in a bundle and thought it looked cute.  This card literally took me like five minutes to make, if that. I hope he likes it.  Hmm...should I make myself a card?  (My daughter (6) wants to make one...we'll see).


Have a great day!!

For some reason, I cannot flip flip this card.  Sorry. 

A New Princess is on the Way!

My sister-in-law's little sister is having a baby in February.  She asked me to help her make invitations to her baby shower, which I gladly obliged.  She's Family!  I think they turned out pretty cute.  I hope she likes them.

I used Once Upon a Princess for the crown.  They were cut at 2 1/2".  The paper in the picture is just my sample.  I always make one first.  The crowns were cut with glittery paper from JoAnn Fabrics.  It was durable thick cardstock.  The first layer is cut at 5 3/8" x 3" and the bottom pink was cut at 2 1/2 x 5 3/8.  The scallop is a Martha Stewart edge punch.  The ribbon is missing a little bow I made on the others.  Oh my, I just realized I didn't include the bow on my sample.  :)  It's cute!  Finally, the sentiment is from Stampin Up.  It's from the "For the Bride" set.  I love the bride on that set. 

Project 2011 Scrap our stash

Denise over at Lala's World has come up with a great project and new years resolution for 2011.  I've signed up to join her.  We all could use tips and ideas on how to reduce the amount of money we spend on paper, so Denise is challenging and encouraging us to use our scrap stash so that we don't buy anything we don't absolutely need.   On the first of each month, we will visit each other's blogs for encouragement and to see which projects we came up with.  I'm looking forward to participating.  Check out the details HERE!

 

My Pink Stamper - HONORABLE MENTION!!!

What a great night!  Thank you, Robyn for choosing me as an honorable mention.  I was shocked when I heard #208.  I am so honored!  Thank you so much!  This was such a great experience and I loved sitting with my headphones on listening and reading along.  :) 

An Amazing Find

I am sure that there are other very organized scrapbookers and crafters out there. I came across this page and I am sitting here foaming at the mouth.  Wow!!!  You have got to see this.  Amanda's Scrapbook Room

My Pink Stamper Design Team 2011 - Challenge & Submission

   My very first Cricut tutorial was by Robyn at My Pink Stamper.  I was hooked! I had no idea how to use my new Cricut Expression which I bought on eBay for next to nothing (seriously) until she enlightened me.  Naturally, I became an instant fan.  Although I've only been a craftologist ;-) for a short period of time, I LOVE the art of papercrafting and it's becoming a little bit of an obsession for me.  It is an amazing outlet. 
   Robyn is having a design team submission call and challenge.  We are challenged to use our favorite cartridge and the colors pink, green and brown.  We could also add another color of our choice if we want. While I don't expect to make the design team, (there are so many amazing designers out there who inspire me), I did want to push myself to do something out of my comfort zone!  This was the perfect opportunity.  Check out her challenge and Design Team call for submissions Here


Here's what I came up with using my current favorite cartridge, Forever Young.  

Recipe:

• Standard A2 Card size - 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" in Pear Pizzaz by Stampin Up
• Layer 1 - Stampin Up Chocolate Chip cut at 4" x 5 1/4"
• Layer 2 (top half) - Patterned Paper is Colorbox Red Flower and cut at 2 1/2" x 5" 
• Layer 2 (bottom half) - The Paper Company purple passion pack cut at 2 1/2" x 5". I used an EK Success edge punch to cut the border.
• Flower is from Page 73 of Forever Young cut at 3".  The flower was cut from Stampin Up Pear Pizzaz (Used Wild Wasabi marker to accent the leaves...which my hand was shaking for...sorry).
• For the flower itself, I used Stampin Up Melon Mambo (I love this color), Pink Pirouette and Pretty In Pink.  
• To embellish (because sparkly stuff is a MUST) I used stickles in cinnamon and cotton candy. I also used the Martha Stewart glitter markers, which I LOOOOOVE!!!
• The ribbon is a satin ribbon swatch I had left over in chocolate.  
• I used Stampin Up Dimensionals to adhere the flower to the card.  
• Sentiment:  None other than My Pink Stamper - Everyday Life Set - "If Friends Were Flowers, I'd Pick You"

My picture was taken with my iphone so the quality is not great.  

It looks really pretty in person.  :)

This was fun! Push yourself!!  Maybe I'll do another one.