Happy Birthday!

Wishing my youngest brother a Happy Birthday today.

He loves to golf and I thought a spinner card would be perfect.

The golf ball rolls from one side of the card to the other. And he sinks the putt!

Handmade Flower Cart

This creations has been in the works for a while. I made it from my wonderful Mother-in-law.

Judy - Wishing you a wonderful Mother's Day.

Thank you for all the wonderful things you do and for loving us.

Supplies:

Lots of ribbon and laces
Stampin Up! Blossom Punch and Elegant Eggplant paper
Tim Holtz Pulley Wheels

Stampin' Addicts 2014 Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stampin' Addicts Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop. We are featuring items from the Stampin' Up Sale-A-Bration brochure which runs from January 28 to March 31, 2014. SAB, for short, is a special offer where you can choose a free item from the brochure with every $50 purchase.

If you are following the Blog Hop in order, you arrived from Rhonda's blog where she features the Sweet Sorbet Accessories Pack.

I hope you enjoy the ideas below using the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder.

Fill this little bag with treats for someone sweet. Easy to make by embossing a sheet of Coastal Cabana. I stepped it up by die cutting the embossed piece with the Top Note Bigz Die.

Two little 3" x 3" note cards to show that the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder works great with Vellum and with Foil Sheets.

It is easy to make custom textured paper by embossing a sheet of Whisper White and then sponging with coordinating colors.

Embossing is easy and fun with the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder.

Click the "Next" button below to see Sara's blog where she shows creative ideas using the Good as Gold Card Kit.

 

 

Blog Hop Order: 1) Tanya (tanya27) -- Petal Parade -- Tinkerin In Ink with Tanya
2) Heidi (hlw966) -- Sweet Sorbet DSP -- RunningwScissorsStamper
3) Rhonda (rhondag) -- Sweet Sorbet Accessories Pack -- The Stampin' Bunny
4) Tina (tina123) -- Decorative Dots Embossing Folder -- Paper Art Garden
5) Sara (lilyinkpad) -- Good as Gold -- Lily's Ink Pad
6) Kim (s1itcher46) -- Banner Blast -- Stitchin n Stampin' on Paper
7) Holly E. (HollyBeary Creations) -- Banner Punch -- Hollybeary Creations
8) Paula (scrapshappen) -- You're Lovely -- Stampin' with Paula
9) Twila (tjdstampsalot) -- Twisty Treats -- Stamp A Little Longer
10) Mary (nuhddad) -- Heartfelt -- Mary's Stamping Happenings
11) Yapha -- See You Later -- Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha
12) Debra (WebDeb) -- Hooray for Parties Digital Ensemble -- Heartfelt Inkspiration
13) Betty (kittystamp) -- One Big Sale-a-Bration CD -- Kitty Stamp
14) Holly K -- Petal Parade -- Rubber Redneck

Stampin' Addicts 2014 Occasions Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stampin' Addicts 2014 Occasions Catalog Blog Hop featuring items from newest catalog from Stampin' Up.

If you are following the Blog Hop in order, you arrived from Sara's blog where she features the stamp set "Love You to the Moon."

I am featuring the stamp set "Language of Love."  This is a perfect stamp set for all kinds of occasions.

Tell someone you love them with a handmade Valentine using Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
and vellum.

Another great use for this set is a wedding or anniversary card.  The silver ribbon and silver vellum pair up beautifully with the Smoky Slate paper.

 

 

 

Pair up any coordinating colors to make a card to send to a friend. Guaranteed to let them know they are loved.

I love the Chevron gift bags. They are so easy to decorate for any occasion. Keep them on hand for quick and easy gift packaging. Did you notice how the banner is curved? If you get the cling mount set, you can adhere it to the block with a curve!

 



I hope you have fun with these ideas. This is a great little stamp set!

The next stop on the Blog Hop is Kim's blog where she is featuring Perfect Pennants.

Below is a link to all of the participants in the Blog Hop.

Blog Hop Order: 1) Mary (nuhddad) -- Peachy Keen Bundle -- Mary's Stamping Happenings
2) Paula (scrapshappen) -- Retro Fresh DSP -- Stampin' with Paula
3) Debra (WebDeb) -- Life in the Forest -- Heartfelt Inkspiration
4) Rhonda (rhondag) -- Happy Watercolor -- The Stampin' Bunny
5) Sara (lilyinkpad) -- Love You to the Moon -- Lily's Ink Pad
6) Tina (tina123) -- Language of Love -- Paper Art Garden
7) Kim (S1itcher46) -- Perfect Pennants -- Stitchin' n Stampin' on Paper
8) Tanya (tanya27) -- Baby, We've Grown -- Tinkerin In Ink with Tanya
9) Mary (MaryR) -- Pomp and Circumstance -- {scrap and stamp with mary}
10) Adriana (escape2stamp) -- So Very Grateful -- escape2stamp
11) Holly E. (HollyBeary Creations) -- Eggstra Spectacular -- Hollybeary Creations
12) Holly K. (catrules) -- Simple Stems -- Rubber Redneck
13) Betty (kittystamp) -- Petite Petals Bundle -- Kitty Stamp
14) Twila (tjdstampsalot) -- Starburst Sayings Bundle -- Stamp A Little Longer
15) Yapha -- Just Sayin' Bundle -- Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha
16) Heidi (hlw966) -- Happy Congratulations -- RunningwScissorsStamper

Proud to be an American

I just wanted to share this card for Veteran's Day. I am going to send it to my brother, Thom,
who served in the Navy.  He served on the battleship the USS Wisconsin.  Very special because
we live in Wisconsin.

Thank you to Thom and to all of our veterans who honor our country with their service.

I made the card in Kim Bolzenthal's class this past summer.

I knew this card would be for my brother the minute I made it.

I can't remember all the details of the card, but the flag was cut out from the Top Note die.
Then it was embossed to give it texture. Fun idea for a flag.

Joy - A Very Merry Christmas to You

I was so excited to play along with the Nacho Average Sketch #61. I had an idea right away, but it took me all week to finally have time to finish my card. I didn't make the cutoff to add the card to their website, but I did my card anyway. Here is the sketch for last week:



Here is the card that I thought of when I saw this sketch:

After I put together the basic layout, I added a few finishing touches. On the 1" circles and the greeting, I inked a background stamp with Crumb Cake ink (any background stamp will do).
I stamped once on scrap paper and then stamped on the 1" circles and the greeting. This gives
the Very Vanilla paper just a hint of color and texture.

I embossed the Cherry Cobbler Core'dinations paper with the Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder.
I lightly sanded the dots to reveal the lighter color underneath.

Two simple techniques gave the card the look I had in mind.

Supplies:

Stampin! Up Designer Series Paper - Be of Good Cheer (retired)
Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Cherry Cobbler Core'dinations, Very Vanilla
Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake
1" Circle Punch
Greeting: More Merry Messages
Pearl Jewels
Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder
Sanding Block
3/4" Die Cut Letters

Thankful Birch Log

I am so excited to have this project completed and ready to give to my Mom. She loves autumn and I think she is going to love this centerpiece.

I have to say a big thank you to Kim Bolzenthal for helping with this project and for helping
me launch my blog. I wouldn't even have a blog if it wasn't for Kim. Click on this link to
see Kim's Birch Log.

The Birch paper is from the Thankful Tablescape Kit in the Holiday catalog. The leaves and acorns are from Autumn Accents Bigz die.

Thankful for the beauty of Fall.