AND THE WINNER IS....................

Number 30!

Daneen said:

I visit your blog for the great card idea's and I love when you do video's also. Happy Birthday to your sweet little one!

Congratulations Daneen!

Send you snail mail to stampfest@cox.net and I will get your goodies to your next week.

Thanks to everyone who left a comment and the nice things you have written. I know I have only created one video tutorial, since Christmas.  I need to plan those back into my schedule after teacher/staff apprecation week.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!  I appreciate it!

Happy Stamping!

For You Friend

This week's sketch challenge is hosted by Lynn and here is the gallery for you inspiration to play along.

The card I made below is three fold.  First, I wanted to make something with the March stamp of the month, Butterfly Wings, for our club meeting next week.  Second, I wanted to play along this week for our sketch challenge at Paper Craft Planet.  Third, our theme this month at Paper Craft is friend/frienship, so I wanted to make something with that sentiment.  I hit all three....whoopee!

Those of you who are in my club....this is it!  We will be making a similiar card next week.  I really like the March stamp of the month.  The Butterflies are so pretty!  

Mom cam

Isn't the prisma glitter awesome?  It is the only glitter I use...love it!

Supplies used (All products are CTMH unless noted): Paper - Paper Garden level 2; Stamp sets - Butterfly Wings (March stamp of the month), Say It In Style, Adorable Backgrounds; Ink - Blush, Sweet Leaf marker, Sunkiss Yellow marker, Purple Pansy marker; Accessories - Petal bigger brads, prisma glitter, bling flowers (unknown)

There are even more reasons to stop by Paper Craft Planet.  Now, we are holding two new challenges a week.  Jen is hosting Scrappy Sunday and Adela and Sankari are hosting 3D Tuesday.  Check them out!  Both challenges are featured on the main page this week!

AND....don't forget to leave a comment for blog candy from me on this post.  

Happy Stamping!

Happy Birthday to Tate!

Sunday, February 22nd was Tate's birthday.  He is eight years old now and graduated out of a booster seat for the car.  He is so excited.  To celebrate his birthday I am giving out blog candy this week.  The lucky winner will receive a brand new "D" sized stamp set from CTMH ($22.95 value) called Treasure Life.  In addition, I will throw in some extra goodies that will be a surprise.

Over the next two weeks, I am going to be very busy with PTA "stuff" and preparing for a scrapbook garage sale I am going to be at this weekend.  I am going to be creating, but not much.  In addition, I have to work on taxes....Bummer!  

To be eligible for the blog candy drawing just leave an answer to the following question in the comment section.  Why do you visit my site...to see cards, digital scrapbooking, etc.?  I will draw a winner from by random number generator on Friday, February 27th.

Here is my big boy!  I can't believe he is eight already!  He had a Batman cake.  You know, it is ALL about the superheros at this age.  Notice his Spiderman t-shirt.

Here is Tanner enjoying the BLACK, yes black frosting!  He loved it!  We had to take his shirt off, because he was getting it everywhere.  

Edited to add:  Hey, I forgot to tell you that my tutorial on how to make the pop top can gift containers is on Paper Craft Planet.  When you click on this link, it will take you to the main page.  Scroll down to see volume 7 of the newsletter.  Click on the pdf file and it will take you to the newsletter and my tutorial.  Yay!

Have a great week and thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Joy to the World

We received another wonderful sketch from Maria for the Christmas Stamping All Year Round group.  When I saw this I knew I wanted to go back to my Deedle-dee Doodles Christmas stamps and color.  I was afraid of the bow at the top.  If you have been reading my blog for a while, you know I am not a bow person.  I like them, but I can't make them well.  

Today, I was determined to tie a bow that didn't look too bad.  I was happy with my result (see below).  I still need practice, because it took me forever...LOL!

This angel is from Diane's Christmas Decorations set.  This set is the same set that I used when I made my Nutcracker card, Christmas Tree and this Snowman card.  This is a great set to play with, especially when coloring.

I used the new designer paper, Emporium, from CTMH.  This level 2 pack is "packed" with awesome patterns.

Mom cam

You can see the glitter paper better here.  It really sparkles in person.  For the sentiment, I used Christmas Scripts from CTMH.

Supplies used: Paper - Emporium Level 2 (CTMH), Cranberry cs (CTMH), white and silver glitter cardstock (DCWV), Solar White Crest (Neenah), white daisy cs (CTMH); Stamp Sets - Christmas Scripts (CTMH), Christmas Decorations (Deedle-dee Doodles); Ink - black (Memento), cranberry (CTMH), copics, gold gel pen (Making Memories); Accessories - sparkles (CTMH), pop dots (unknown), white organdy ribbon (Sheer Creations), silver dot sparkles (Stampendous), D'Vine Swirls embossing folders (Cuttlebug)

Happy Stamping!

roll with it

 I haven't been able to get the phrase "roll with it" out of my head, so I decided to make a spinner card with Today's Forecast and Wings and Things: Small.

So the sentiment together is "Anything is possible...roll with it!"  Anything is possible is from the Wings and Things: Small stamp set and roll with it is printed from my computer.  Of course, Mr. Smiley (one of my favs) is from Today's Forecast.

I made a video tutorial on this type of card a while ago.  If you want to see how to make this type of spinner card, click here.

The first spinner card has the spinning image at the top, but this time I wanted it at the bottom.  

Here is short video to show you this card in motion:

Happy Stamping!

My Friend Chuck

Yesterday, was one of those days where I did NOTHING!  I have those once in a while and I guess I need them.  After dinner, I decided to scrap, but I wanted to watch a little tv (again do nothing).  Normally, I don't watch tv in the evening, but I was still continuing my lounge filled day.  Sooooooo.....I digi scrapped in a big chair with my feet up.  It was nice.

I created my first two-page digi layout.  Everything I used in these two pages were from my free stash.  It took me longer to put the first page together, because I had to find the papers and colors I wanted to use.  The second page was a breeze.  I noticed when I uploaded these I forgot to add a date, so I will have to change that before I print them.  You can click on them to enlarge the page to read the journaling.

I have had people ask me about digital scrapping and why I do it.  I guess I always like to learn new things and I do love technology.  I am getting better at just playing around with all the features of Photoshop and seeing what the features do to my pics, etc.  I love the undo button.  I use it a lot.  I use the same scrapbooking method I use when I scrap traditionally.  In fact, I just thought about making some layouts from the CTMH books Reflections, Imagine and Cherish digitally.  That will be a big project.  Hmmm!  I will let you know if I accomplish that one.

Happy Stamping and Scrapping!

this

I decided to get back to my digi class and create a layout today.  I am so far behind.  It is so nice that I have access to the videos and lessons all the time.  I had to refer back to my first class to finish this one.  If I digi scrapped all the time, I would probably remember the steps.

I made my first digi supply purchase today.  I bought a Border Templates set by Katie Pertiet.  That is how I could make the scallop border on my blue designer paper.  Pretty cool!  Everything else I used on this layout was free.  Yippee!  This layout is supposed to be basic, because the assignment is to get it done in 30 minutes or less.  Well, it took me longer because I don't am not good at deciding what I want to use.  I always pull up multiply papers, fonts, etc.  In addition, I was supposed to take pictures and use those.  Since I have soooo many photos I have not scrapped yet, I went to my archives.  When I saw these pictures of Tate diving, I knew I wanted to show them in a filmstrip style.

Tate is like a fish in water and can't wait for summer again.  He is always talking about it, so I thought "this makes me happy" would be perfect.  We were supposed to incorporate that title into our layout.  You can click to read the journaling.

Happy Stamping and Scrapping!

Loves Me...Love Me Not

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Tate and Tanner loved opening their Valentine Day pop top cans. I think they liked the money more than the candy. Tanner carried around his $5.00 bill for a while before putting it in his piggy bank. He needed help opening the frige to put his milk away, because he had the $5.00 bill in his other hand and wouldn't put it down. Either he like it a lot OR he thought one of us would take it...LOL!

I thought of this flower card when I was trying to decide which Molly Stamps I was going to use this week. I made another flower card with the Today's Forecast here. This set is great to add that perfect face to your project. There are faces for about every mood you want to create.

I used the new Unforgettable Level 2 paper pack from CTMH and I couldn't find the stamp I need or the letters little enough to stamp on the petals, so I used a cocoa marker and wrote it myself. I think that personalizes it! Boy, my DH is going to get a lot of cards this year!

I stamped the love smitten Today's Forecast face on vanilla cream cs (CTMH) in cocoa ink and colored the heart eyes in with a blush marker. The big pink flower comes from the Big Pinks paper flower collection from CTMH. They come in pink and white. I think this was white and I inked it with one of their pink inks. I don't remember which one, because it was a long time ago. It didn't match the pink flower that comes in the packet, so I must have altered it for a project and changed my mind. It came in handy for this one, because it matches the flowers in the designer paper perfectly and had a white edge on some of the petals.

Supplies used: All products are CTMH, unless noted. Paper - Unforgettable Level 2, sorbet cs, cocoa cs, vanilla cream cs; Ink - cocoa, blush and cocoa marker; Stamp set - Today's Forecast (Molly Stamps); Accessories - circle wiindow charms, cocoa brads, Big pinks flowers, concave punch ( EK Success)

I feel like a schmuck! Remember my friend, Jeanne, sent me a beautiful card and neckwarmer...love it! I have it on now. It keeps me soooo warm! Well, my friend, Barb, sent me the little treat basket below and the beautiful card for Valentine's Day. Thanks so much, Barb! Why am I a schmuck? I didn't do anything for them for Valentine's Day. I was so happy to get a package in the mail. What a nice surprise! Barb's card is beautiful and the basket is so cute! It has yummies in it too! I have awesome friends! Now, I am going to have to surprise both of you some day. I am so thankful we found each other through bloggin'!

Here is the inside of the card Barb sent me. Wow! Not only is the outside beautiful, the inside is so cute too! Great job, Barb!

Happy Stamping!

Nutcracker

Yesterday, everyone was wearing spring jackets and today school was canceled due to snow.  YAY!  I was hoping to get a bunch of stamping done today, but the boys had other plans.  We went sledding and played games.  I did get my Christmas All Year 'Round challenge done.  Whew!  I always seem to complete this challenge at the end of the week, but at least I am not behind on my Christmas cards....LOL!

This is another great sketch from Maria.  I don't know where she comes up with all of her ideas on a WEEKLY basis.  Once I picked my stamp, I knew I wanted to use the big black brads I got a while ago.  

I used a Deedle-dee Doodles image from her Christmas Decorations stamp set.  I really like these images, because they are fun and easy to color.  Diana made them with coloring book images in mind, so crafters could use whatever medium they wanted and get a great finished look.  Isn't he cute?  We have two nutcrackers, so I grab one and started coloring.  Once I had him finished, I searched for the perfect paper.  Check out Diane's blog!  She is working on some new sets that are at the top of her sidebar.  CUTE!

I wish you could see the sparkly red paper like I can...and....the shimmer of the pearl paper right behind the nutcracker.  Both of these papers are from Paper Temptress.  They added just the right amount of shimmer and sparkle to my card.

Supplies used: Paper - red sparkle and off-white glimmer (Paper Temptress), black and moonstruck cs (CTMH), solar white crest (Neenah), gold (Scenic Route Paper Co.); ink - black (Memento), copic markers; stamp set - Christmas Decorations (Deedle-dee Doodles); Accessories - big black brads (unkown); white gel pen (SU), pop dots (unknown), D'Vine Swirl embossing folder (Cuttlebug)

Hey ~ Did you see my new blog banner?  I felt like something different.  I made it myself in PSE and I need more training.  I am considering having someone design a blog banner for me, but I don't know what I want it to look like, especially if I am going to pay for it and keep it up for a while.

Happy Stamping!