Hello Kitty Birthday

Hi friends,

I know I don't get a chance to blog much lately.  I guess I haven't been crafting as much.  When I do, I forget to take the picture.  I'm such a mess lately.

You may remember that I was working on a Hello Kitty themed first birthday party for a friend's baby girl.  I wanted to share some of the things I made. I used the Hello Kitty Greetings cricut cartridge. The solid paper is Stampin Up. You know I love Stampin Up.

Happy Mother's Day

Good morning!  Happy Mother's Day!!!  I hope you all have a wonderful day with your families.  I have been delayed in posting, but did want to share a couple of cards that I made for Mother's Day.  I still have three or four more to make, but I think we are going to have to do them in mass production.  I am a little worn out.  It's been a hectic few weeks.

This cut is from Country Life.  I found it in my cut stash and totally loved it.  The embossing folder is Textiles.  

My sis is going on a cruise in two weeks.  I made her a card to go with her gift.    This is from Life's a Beach

My first Stamp Camp!

Hi friends!

Today I was lucky enough to attend my very first Stamp Camp hosted by Stampin Up.  I must say that my SU demonstrator, Norma, is amazing.  She lives in California and I live in Florida...but thanks to modern technology it's as if we are right next door.  I do have a little group of friends who are Stampin Up lovers and I can attend workshops and everything in South Florida.  Today was my first Stamp Camp.  I cannot tell you how much fun I had.  It was the best day - EVER!!!  I wanted to share my projects.  Hope you like.
I've included the materials at the end of this post.  

This little purse was a gift from our demos.  It is a new die that is coming out on June 1st.  

Beach tote - SUPER CUTE

This is a bottle tag.  I'm using it tomorrow on a bottle of Moscato for my BFF.

Secretariat desk.  It's so cute.  I didn't notice I didn't take a clear enough photo. 

Materials List
Stamp Sets:  Sincere Salutations & Language of Friendship

Ink:  Early Espresso

Designer Paper & Cardstock:  Paisley Petals Designer Paper, Old Olive, Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Punches - A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEM

• Bird Builder Punch
• Boho Blossoms
• Decorative Label
• 5-Petal Flower Punch
• Ornament Punch
• Scallop Circle (2 3/8 and 1 3/4)
• Scallop Oval and Scallop Trim Border and Edge Border Bunches
• 1 1/4" circle punch
• Large Oval Punch
• Extra-large oval punch

Lots of accessories:  pearls, scallop dots ribbon in old olive

Hi friends,

I've been battling a terrible cold/cough/allergy who-knows-what for the last few weeks. I've been bed ridden.  It's been something terrible.  I have never felt as bad as I have these last few weeks.  Today I visited a doctor who gave me some great medical treatment and I'm looking forward to feeling well again...hoping that my ears return to the non-screeching state they once were...and that my voice returns to it's normal pitch.

On to my card.  My BFF's son is having baby #2.  They just found out it's a boy this time!  Her son is thrilled.  He's a big Green Bay Packers fan, so I went with a jersey card.  I bought the baby some super cute pajamas from Green Bay Packers fabric and thought a card would be great.

I had to kind of play with the cuts to make them look right.  It's a simple card...just cutting.

Celebrate

Hi. I'm on a roll!

I made this card tonight.  I used one I saw on My Chic N Scratch as a guide.  I don't have that stamp set, but I decided to let it inspire me a little bit.  I played around with some different ideas, but came back tot his one.  I don't have a whole lot of ink colors, so I had to make changes to the design to use the ink that I have on hand.

I used some scrap paper, my nestabilities, floss, and Outlined Occasions from Stampin Up.  The ink is also Stampin Up.  I kind of like how it turned out

Beautiful Dress Card

Hi friends,

Today is April 17th!  You know what that means?  It means the official end to another tax season!  I work for my sister and we have a large client base of 450 corporate clients and a few hundred personal clients. This time of year is very tough for us and for our families.  Thank goodness it is over!!!

I sat in my office and made a few little projects. I'll share them one at a time. My first share is a dress card.  I have a few blogs that I check out regularly and one of them is Becky Roberts at Inking Idaho.  She is fantastic and very creative.  I love to see all that she comes up with.  Well, I decided to learn how to make this little dress card.  I didn't make it identical to hers, but I found what I thought would work and I like how it turned out.  I think it makes a cute Mother's Day Card.

Hope you have a great week.

I used Stampin Up for the base.  The patterned paper is Me & My Big Ideas.  I used Ranger Ink Liquid Pearls and the textile embossing plate for the Cuttlebug.

MPS Mother's Day blog hop & Challenge

Good morning friends,

I know I've been behind on blogging.  The silver lining is that tax season is over in TWO days, so I will be able to devote more time to my love of crafting...and plan to venture out into other fun projects that I see you all making.

Last night I was surfing - very late - and found that Robyn was hosting her blog hop. I normally don't do the challenges because I'm too chicken, frankly.  Well, since it had been a while since I'd been able to make anything fun, I went ahead and played along.  This is my Mother's Day themed SUPER SIMPLE card.  I intended to make a little purse to match, but then I got sleepy and well...the rest is history.

The sentiment is from MPS Family & Friends.  The ink is Stampin UP Island Indigo.  The patterned paper is Me & My Big Ideas.  Base is Bashful Blue by SU.  Stickles is Waterfall.

Have a great day!