Happy Fall Yall'

This is for Joan's Garden's challenge this week. To do a fall theme card using pumpkins or fall leaves with either embossing or glitter. The images are embossed then colored in. The big leaf is stamped on sticky acetate then gold leafing was added to the sticky side. This is an old Stamping Up set of stamps "Fall Whimsy". I have so many stamps I forget what I do have. But thought this would be great for her challenge. Wanted something different. All the card stock is SU also. I stamped every thing on scraps form my stash then cut and arranged them. Using thread stitched them together. Added a acorn button to finish it off. Hope you like, it was fun to make. That's what is is all about, have fun!

Miracles

I love trying new things. I found this over at Bonnie McLain's blog Love Light and Peace. She explains how to take a corner punch and go all around the paper to make a piece of paper art? Forget what she called it . I did not find it easy to do, but got it done. Maryanne also done one and talked about how easy it was, (she must be a smarty) LOL. I made this card for Lee's CHA challenge over at STV. There are 3 different challenges going on but tonight at 7PM is the deadline so hurry over there! I used a MS punch, store bought flower, black pearls and the sentiment is from Theresa Momber's stamp set "Hope Grows". Hope you like, thanks for dropping by. Have a great Sat!!

Watermelon

Okay, here is the last of the cards I made before camp. Last night was the last of camp so it's back to card making. A few of you have ask what kind of camp etc, we (the Recreation Dept.) held a camp for 90 adult mentally challenged residents. It is one of the highlights we offer them every year. Come this Sunday, I will have worked there 29 years. It's a hard job at times but I must like it to have stayed so many years LOL. I'll try and post a picture or 2 later. On to my card, it's Stamping up card stock, embossed with the Scrollwork folder. Then I stamped the Sarah Kay image and colored her in with the Prisma Pencils. Then I cut her out with the Labels Ten. Behind it is 2 of the diecuts from the Perfect Petals Set. I did use a Sharpie to color 6 tiny white pearls and made them red. That's it. I'll try and catch up commenting today, but have a few errands to run and things to do before I can sit and relax so put up with me a tad bit longer LOL. Went to bed at 10 last night and already up at 3:30AM, it's gonna be a long day! Have a fantastic day!!

Vintage Rose

Well I survived another day of camp. Lord blessed us with sunny skies! Thank you Jesus. We had hayrides, horses, arts & Crafts and lots of good food. I do think everyone had a great time! It was hot, and I am dead tired! Here is another card I made this past weekend, see I knew I wouldn't come in and stamp hehe, no energy left. This is some of the new paper I got from Memory Box. The black is from Gina K. The swirly thing is from spellbinders Single leaf die, the image is from Hero Arts colored with Prisma Pencils. 2 black pearls were added to finish it off. I like it and hope you do too! That's it for now, sorry I'm not getting around to every one's blog to comment, just not enough time in the day.........So until the next time, have a great fantastic day and Happy Stamping!

Sunny Days

It's me again.....back with yet another card with Heartfelt Creations! Need I say I love love love em!!! This is the Simple Filler Stems Set and the Daisy Patch Flower. The sentiment is in with the stem set. I did use a Martha Stewart corner punch and butterfly punch. For the flower I stamped with Versa Mark then embossed with White powder. They were cut out using the Daisy Patch Diecuts. The leaves were colored in using Prisma Pencils. Card Stock is from Stampin Up. I have received several emails asking about camp. It's HOT! Today rained us out so we moved inside to the gym but that just isn't camp like. So even though we need rain, (thank you Lord), I'm praying it holds off until after camp tomorrow. Okay that's it for now, ready to kick the shoes off and put a gown on and relax.........until the next time, Happy Stamping!!!

God's Love

A friend of mine ask me last week if I could make a card for her to give someone. So Sat. this is what I came up with. I used several different tools as I like to call them, the embossing folder is from Cuttlebug, Kassie's Brocade, the swirly die is from Spellbinders Perfect Petals set, the oval is cut with a classic oval die from Spellbinders, the Daisies are stamped using Heartfelt Creations Daisy Patch set then cut out with the matching die, I stamped them with versa mark and heat embossed with black powder. The leaves are from a MS punch. Added 3 pearls to finish it off. I took it into work this morning and she loved it. Now she wants another card, a thank you, YEAH! That's it, it's camp week at work, so I gotta work until 8-8:30PM each night, yall think about me out there in the HOT weather, LOL. Have a good one and until the next time, Happy Stamping!!

All Tore Up

This is kinda simple but i really like the way it turned out! It's for the challenge over at Raising the Bar. I used SU card stock and a piece of dp from my basket of scraps. Ribbon is some I picked up some time back at Michael's. The image is from Sarah Kay that I purchased from Joan's Garden. If you haven't been over there do your self a favor and GO! She has a challenge every Thur with great prizes, great products and great shipping! I colored her in with my Prisma Pencils. Added buttons and that's about it. Hope you like and thanks so much for taking time to drop by. Have a great rest of the day today!

Blue Bird

Good Morning. I'm up late but man it feels good to sleep in once in awhile. Here is my card I made for the Rose's (Sue, Kerrie, Connie, Kym, Betty and myself) monthly challenge. Betty was the Queen Rose this month and not only set the challenge, sent us a stamp and dp. The stamp is fro Martha Stewart, I opt not to use her dp, sorry Betty. This is some of the yellow that came in a sample pack from SU so I'm not sure about the name of it. I embossed it with that Kassie's Brocade from Cuttlebug and the little thingies are cut out with the Fleur De Lis, ( I know now it means Flower) thanks Lori! I also cut the circle out with the leaves hanging over like Gina K showed in one of her videos. Added pearls and ta da!! Oh yeah, colored with Prisma Pencils. That's it for now, coffee is ready so later yall, I may be back. I do want to make cards for this weeks challenges over at STV. So until then, Happy Stamping!!

Birthday

Look what came in the mail today! YEAH!!! I'm suppose to be doing house work but who can clean when ya got new goodies yelling at ya? LOL. The challenge this week over at Joan's Garden is to do a birthday card using something bright and happy adding some kind of flower. I came up with! Okay, I know the daisy's aren't cut out right, I'm still playing, just can't get it together. But I still like em. I used white and black card stock, the yellow is from SU which I embossed with black embossing powder. The Daisy Patch Stamp is of course from Heartfelt Creations, the sentiment is from Inkadinkado. The black swirly thing is a die from Perfect petals diecut. The oval is cut out with a classic oval die. Leaves are from a MS punch. I got all this except the cs and MS punch from Joan's Garden. Be sure and check her site out and the challenge! Okay that's it for now, I have got to atleast vacuum LOL. You may see more later.......

Fleur De Lis

Not sure what that means but to me it means gorgeous if I can ever get it out of the die! I love this, but it is some what hard to punch all the little have whats out then get it out without tearing it. What I did this time was, I ran it through the Big Shot 3 times, then took my paper piercer and poked every thing out that was going to the trash, then took my stylist and lightly rubbed around it until I got part lose and ta da! Very time consuming, but man, look at what I wound up with. I love it!!! I added 3 tiny Roses and some white leaves I punched out with a MS punch, added 4 large pearls and said that's it!! The wine looking cs is from SU but I'm not sure of the name, the white is Gina K PL. Thanks for dropping by to look and have a fantastic day!!

Best Friend

Now how easy was this one! This is the paper I got Sat at Enchanted Cottage, it's Enchanted by Memory Box. I made 3 flowers and pop dotted on, stamped the sentiment, I got last year don't know the Co. and cut it out with a nestie. Fast, simple yet I like it! Thanks for dropping by, have a fantastic day...........

Make a Wish

Yep, another Flower card. Hope I'm not boring you, plus I got an email yesterday from Joan, new ones on the way!!!!

I made this one Sunday. Every thing is cut out with a nestie, I did stamp the flower with white colorbox and used clear EP and embossed. The DP is out of my stash so ........ Sorry it's short but got a million things to do B4 work, have a great day and thanks for dropping by to look!!!

New Flower

Okay, here is 4 things I got Sat. while at the stamp show. You should have seen the gorgeous cards posted at the Heartfelt Creations stand. OH MY STARS!!! Breath taking! After thinking on it awhile I decided to get Innoscents Flowers 2 and the Blossom Two Diecut to go with it. The sentiment is from the Rubber Co. I also got this paper from Enchanted Cottage, it's Spiceberry by Memorybox. I used a MS border punch and the butterflies were already punched and lying on the counter. It is punched out with the die from SU. That's it for now. Thanks for dropping by to look. I do so appreciate it and your wonderful comments!!! Have a great day........

3rd Book

Okay, this will be my last book card for awhile, don't wanta wear it out LOL. the book and song is HFC, the sentiment is from Clear Creative Stamps. The label is from nesties and I made the flowers. Guess that's it for now, need I say I am please with these book cards...........so glad I bought it!!

Christmas card

Back with another post, this time it's a Christmas card. I am going to love this book stamp. Opens up a world of possibilities. The sentiment and image are from SU Heavenly Peace. Red is from SU, Ivory is from Gina K. Leaves are from Sizzex and the rest is from HFC. I stamped the flowers with Versa Mark then heat embossed with white powder. Ribbon I got last year at Big Lots for a $1.00, can't beat that!!! Thanks for dropping by to look, appreciate it!

New Toys

This was one of the things I saw at the Heartfelt Creations Stand. Their displays were all just breath taking!! Mine is nothing like the one I saw but.... I used Kraft, and Gina K. PL card stock. The book stamp and song stamp is from HFC. The stamp with just the music is from Seaside Stamping Ink. The sentiment is from The Rubber Stamp Co. See, I did spread my money around LOL. The hands are a stamp I had since the beginning of stamping, from StampCraft. The hands are colored with Prisma Pencils and the ribbon is from my stash. I cut the first 2 layers out with scissors, the the last 2 with the nestie Labels Seven. I sponged around all the layers with Tea Dye Distress Ink. I also used a GoldPilot Marker around the edges. That's it. hope you like and thanks for dropping by! If you haven't seen the group shot of all that was there Sat scroll on down. We had a blast!!

The Stamping Crew

Sneak peak! Here is the wild bunch! Yes we had a BALL!. We (Becky, Patti and I) got back at 6PM. The rest of the crew were going to Greensboro. They are such wonderful people! I blinked and missed Linda doing the triple back flip LOL. Jennie is cute as a button, and Carla is the size of a nat! She is so tiny!!!! Joan is as crazy as Linda, I loved listening to her talk and cut up! All of us are standing on the front porch of Enchanted Cottage. I want you to know I came home with money. Don't believe I bought one single thing I won't use. I kept remembering Linda's post on STV LOL. More later, gotta go eat and hopefully play tomorrow. Yes I got some good goddies.............

One for the Road

Made this one last night. I am so excited about going to the stamp show this morning! Can't believe it's finally here. Praying for lots of new and good tools. I'm basically a tool person. got plenty of stamps, well the truth be know I have plenty of tools too but them people keep improving on them and you just gotta get the best and easiest LOL. Well yall are stampers, you know what I mean. I used barely banana from SU , embossed it with the Scrollwork folder. Then I stamped and embossed more banana with Versa Mark and Amethyst Powder Keg. That's one thing I have gotten at a show, just don't remember which one LOL. Then with Garden Green, stamped the leaves. Cut every thing out and put it together. The center piece is from my Secret Pal, I love those!!! Also used the SU Butterfly die and cut those out of scrap vellum. Put some clear gems in the center of those. Oh yeah, the back piece is Purple Metallic. Okay that's it, gotta shower and get ready before Patti and Becky get here. Have a good one and Happy Stamping!!

Not Sure

Ever make a card and you just aren't sure if you like it or not. Well here's one of mine. Every thing I used to make it is also in the picture. White PL by Gina K. and I'm not sure where I got the purple, thinking it was a gift???? Sorry. That's it, short and sweet, got lots to do today so I can go to Winston in the morning! YEAH!!!! Yall have a good one and Happy Stamping!!!

Happy Anniversary

Ain't life grand!!! I have been married to the bestest guy for 19 years today! Time fly's when ya having fun. Hey, anyone who can put up with me has got to be a good man. LOL. Here is the card I made for him. I started out with White PL form Gina K. The black is from Stampin Up, I embossed it with the folder Kassie's Brocade. Then with the white again I cut out the Pendant from Spellbinders. The flower is none other than the Open Petals from Heartfelt Creations and I cut those out using Spellbinders die Perfect Petals. The label is from Cuttlebug, Fancy Labels. And yes, I purchased all of this from Joan's Garden. She is having one great sale this week so go and check it out! I have sent her a new order a mile long, LOL, but she has great prices!!!! Oh yeah, the center piece is another stud from Connie. The sentiment is from Hero Arts. I got this gift bag from my Secret Pal at work yesterday, who by the way is the best Secret Pal! I got all kinds of stamping goodies, you'll see later. This was for my Anniversary. Okay that's it. I gotta hit the shower and get to work. Thank God it's my Friday........I'm getting old and it catches up with me. But I also Thank God I have a job!!! Yall be good and thanks for dropping by, Happy Stamping!

Bird Houses

Hello world. hope everyone is well and happy! Here is a card I made last night while it was puring the rain. I mean we got some good rain!! Thank you Lord. This stamp is one I got from Enchanted Cottage back in Jan. It's from the Norhtwoods rubber Stamps Inc. I colored it in with my Prisma Pencils. Then added glitter here and there. The dp is from Stampin Up and so is the butter fly punch. Well it's really from Sizzex but I got it from SU. It's called Beautiful Wings. I used a MS border punch down one side of the dp that I turned over. I love 2 sided paper. Anyway that's it for now. Thanks for dropping by and Happy Stamping!!

Open Flower

Another flower card, hadn't made one since Sat and was having with drawls LOL. I used my new toys for this one, Heartfelt Creations Elegant Leaves, Open Petals and then Spellbinders die that perfectly cuts them out. I also used my new MS border punch Modern Garland. All of these items were purchased from Joan's Garden. The center piece was a gift from my dear sweet friend Connie L. It's called Say it in Studs. They came 12 to a pack. Great from center pieces such as this. I used SU card stock and vellum which I stamped using White Colorbox and then heat embossed. That's it for now. Have a great day and Happy Stamping!!

Great Friend

Hello, hope all is well and dandy in your part of this big ole world. Here is a card I made for the challenge at Joan's Garden. We are ask to frame your focal point and somewhere on your card use some Graphic 45 Designer Paper. Well I don't think I have any of that paper so I went with Basic Grey. The embossing folder is one I got Thursday while in Winston. It's a new one called "Perfect Perennials". The sentiment is an old one from SU but not sure which set it is out of. I've been making a lot of flowers here lately and here are 3 I took the easy way out and just punched LOL. Nothing wrong with easy, that's it for now. Yall have a good one and Happy Stamping!!

Lilies

After watching the video that Selma told us about I decided to give this one a try. All I had was stick pins to go in the center but Joan has some of the other things ordered so I'll be getting some. I love this!!! I used some shinny white card stock for the flowers and back panel which I embossed using the Script folder. I also used my Pine punch by McGill for the white leaves, the lilies are stamped using Heartfelt Creations Open Petals, leaves are stamped with Elegant Leaves and both are cut out with the Perfect Petals Diecut from Spellbinder. I purchased them from Joan's Garden. Hope you like, I'm gone or gonna be late for the party LOL. They better save me a piece of cake!!!!

A Thought Away

Good Morning........we got a little rain last night and it has really cooled down. I put a sweater on this morning to go outside on the porch for my morning coffee. Can you believe it!!! LOL. Here is the card I made for Your next Stamp Challenge, Flower Power, Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge #11 and Incy Wincy Designs. We are to use punches. I got this new set of punches this week from Joan's Garden and I love them. It's the "Modern Garland " set by Martha Stewart. I also punched my flowers and leaves out using Spellbinders dies. Embossed with the Kassie's Brocade folder from Cuttlebug. The sentiment is from "Whimsical Words" from SU. Guess that's it for now. Got to get things done early here today, have a birthday party to go to this afternoon. The 2 youngest GS are having a party to celebrate turning 3 and 1. Aiden and Liam are growing up to fast!! Okay, take care and thanks for dropping by. Until the next time, Happy Stamping!!

Pink Flower

Okay, here is my first attemp at making one of these flowers with stamps and die cuts. I love it and hope you do too. I will make another only this time do it with orange and black dots, I noticed my tiger lillies are blooming.....I love em! Okay, here is what I did and used. First remember the corner punch I won from Joan's Garden last week, well I went ahead and bought the border punch to go with it, "Modern Garland", I love it!!! Then I cut and embossed a piece of white with the "Kassie's Brocade" folder I got from Joan's Garden. I stamped the flower petals, all 18 of them with "Open Petals" and 6 leaves from "Elegant Single Leaves". Then using the "Perfect petals Diecut" from Spellbinders I cut every thing out. Put it together and placed a brad in the center. I used foam board behind the purple and the white embossed piece. I just put lots of glue on it and stuck it on. Cheap and easy! I am going to be giving this card to a lady at work who is retiring at the end of the month. She is also a very dear friend. Every thing I used to make this card came from Joan's Garden except the card stock, brad and glue stick. Hey I could be her PR LOL. She does have wonderful stuff at great prices!!! Okay that's it for now, Gonna see what else I can get into.......

Laughter

Hello people! I have been a miss I know but here I is.........Had to go to the doctor in Winston today, no worry, just a check up of the old joints, still kicking just not real high LOL. Here is a card I made today to relax. I used yellow as the base (YOYO) from SU, DP is from Basic Grey, white is Gina K PL. Sentiment is from, Oopps, no name on the stamp, flowers are from me, thanks to Selma telling us how to. Thats it. Kinda simple uh? While in Winston today I did run by Enchanted Cottage and got 2 new punches that I had and they broke. Don't ya hate when that happens.......anywho, next week the 17th is the Big StampScrapArtTour in Winston, I am so excited!!! Not just about the stamp show but getting to see Jennie H., Linda P., Carla S., Joan Bessie, along with more and I'm taking Patti P and Becky K., Winston will never be the same LOL. If you can come on down and join us, starts at 10AM. I figure I'll do the Happy Dance while Linda P. does the triple backward flip LOL. We'll let Jennie and Patti take pictures, it won't be pretty LOL. Yall have a good one and Happy Stamping!!!

Selma's Flowers

Here's my card with the flowers Selma showed us how to make yesterday. I sprayed them with gold Ritzy Ditzy Glitz to make them shine. I may do more to this card later but I'm running late and wanted to post this so what the heck LOL. Thanks Selma, you are one great teacher!!! See how to make these here. Have a great HOT day!!!

Looking over the Fence

Hello people! I've been missing, but to be honest with you I just plain did not want to stamp! Shocker uh? But this past Fri and Sat I made a total of 10 cards. I just wore myself out LOL. I did win over at Joan's Garden YEAH!! Here's another Sarah Kay image. I found this one on the inter net under pages to color. I was shocked to see so many Sarah Kay images. I have 10 of these stamps I have purchased and then to find some free just blew my mind! You can find that page here. I am entering this card over a Speedy the Cat's challenge #10 to use a die cut on your card. I colored her using Prisma Pencils on pure luxury Gina K. card stock. I cut the frame out with Cuttlebugs Damask Frame and embossed the purple with the Kassie's brocade folder also by cuttlebug. Oh yeah, made another vellum flower and punched maple leaves out to go with it. That's it for now. Been real hot here as well as every where up and down the east coast. Got up to 95 here yesterday and suppose to be that hot if not hotter here today also. Ouch! Oh well, I'm off to the shower. gotta go back to work today. vacation weekend has come to an end. Yall have a good one and Happy Stamping!!

Little Things

Good Morning!! Hope everyone is having a great weekend. I'm hoping to go to the Lawnmower Races tonight. Now that I typed it guess it does sound Redneck LOL. But they are a lot of fun to watch, they go wild, fly, wreck, break down and it's like a real race. Speaking of races, Did you see Jr. win the NationWide last night driving the #3 Wrangler???? Yippee! Lets pray he wins again tonight! Okay, on to my card. Made this one for the sketch challenge over at STV brought to us by Melissa. I love this sketch!!! I used Gina K. PL White, Stampin Up Eggplant and then bits and pieces out of my scrap basket. The sentiment is from SU Happy Harmony. I punched the flowers using a MS punch that you can get from Joan's Garden, that's where I got mine along with the vellum. Okay that's it for now. Have a great day and enjoy the 4th!!! Stay safe.

America the Beautiful

Have you noticed I have started uploading my cards at night. I am not as sleepy LOL. I can still think a little anyway LOL. Here is a card I made to celebrate the 4th of July. I used Stampin Up card stock Brilliant Blue, Real Red and Gina K.PL white. The stamp I used is from Bibrical Impressions. I got this about 4 years ago. Anywho, this card is for the challenge over at Joan's Garden. Do the red, white and blue along with a cuttlebug embossing folder. Check her site out, it's great!!! Okay, I'm gone, it's TV time and relaxing...........Happy Stamping.