Blow Out Your Candles

This is another card I received from my friend, Kim.  I have missed a few of her club meetings, so she gave me some of the projects she has worked on during the summer.  This is so cute, because the spinner actually works.  I love this stamp set, Take a Spin.  Perfect for an occasion!

So Sweet

This is one of the projects we are going to make at the September club meeting/workshop.  I love the treat cups!  I bought some gum balls for our gum ball machine at home, so I thought it would be a good time to make a this card before the boys chewed all the gum.

The stamp set I used for this card is Something Sweet.  There are a lot of ways to use the treat cups with this set.

God Bless You

Due to the hurricane heading up the east coast, I thought this card would be appropriate to post today.  I used the design on page 77 of the current SU Idea Book & Catalog.  I love going through the catty and looking at the cards made with the sets I own.  I mark the ones I want to recreate.  I used a different color scheme.  I like to use the colors I already own.

The stamp set is Crosses of Hope and I used the new Stripes Textured Impressions folder.

May God be with those who need His help right now.

Birthday Hat

Isn't this the cutest birthday hat treat box?  I didn't stamp this one.  My friend, Kim gave me this, when I went to her house last week.  She gave these to her roommates at the SU convention this year.  Oh, so cute!

Oh, I think I am going to have to get the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch.  Love it!

Photo Booth

Since I got my MAC, Tanner loves to play on the Photo Booth program.  This application fits his personality to the max.  Susanna has given us a great template at Paper Craft Planet to scrap a lot of photos.  When I saw it, I knew I wanted to use these pics.  This was a fast way to scrap a lot of photos that do not need journaling.  The pictures tell ALL!

I am host tomorrow at Paper Craft Planet's Scrappy Sunday.  I hope you can play along with me next week.

Scrappy Sunday Week 3: Water

This month is all about scrapping those summertime memories. When most people think of Summer, they naturally think of vacations.  Travel pages can be hard because we too many pictures to put into one page, or even double spread.

This week, at Paper Craft Planet we are creating layouts that have something to do with water.  Here are just a few you can create:

• Pools
• Lakes
• Sprinklers
• Ocean

Go through you pictures and find some where you are enjoying the water on a hot summer day.  We hang out at our pool most of the summer to get away from the heat.  My oldest, Tate loves doing tricks off the board and having us rate them from 1 to 10.  I decided to do a layout showing a couple of his tricks.  

Happy Birthday Card

This is the last card we made at club Friday night.  This card can be found on page 66 of the new SU Idea Book and Catalog.  I changed a few things, but most of it looks just like the card in the new catalog.  I can't say it enough...The artwork in the catalogs are a great starting point when creating, especially when you have the same stamp set.

This stamp is from the set Bring on the Cake.  The set is great for all the birthday cards I need to make.  I colored the letters in with the SU markers to match the DSP.  Love it!

Meet My MAC

Some of you have asked me if I got my MAC, and how it is going with my new toy.  

Yes, I did!  AND.....I am having so much fun with it.  I picked it up last night and took a class there called "out of the box".  Since I have never owned a MAC, I wanted them to show me the differences I would have from owning a PC.  Today, I am adding all my files from my external hard drive and all the programs I need to transfer from Windows.  I am still learning how to navigate through the programs and customizing my desktop.

Here is my new baby:

Close up

Isn't my desktop image cool?  Boy, he looks like his dad.  Yes, that is a 27 inch screen.  I am in heaven.

I hope to do some digital scrapbooking this week.  I have one card left to show you from last week too.  Now, back to playing with my toy!

Best Ever!

This card is inspired by the card on page 58 of the new Stampin' Up! 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog.  When I am pressed for time (like this week), I always look through the catalog and see if a card captures my eye.  I changed this one a little, because I wanted to use the Vintage Wallpaper and Framed Tulips Embossing Folders.

This is just one of the four awesome stamps in the set Take a Spin.  I used retired rub-ons for the sentiment "You are the very best ever." to match where the spinner landed.