Heart to Clover

I had to make a card for club last Friday night in a hurry, because I couldn't find the card I made last month.  I still can't find it!  Hmm!  My friend, Barb from The Buzz sent me this card last year and I love it!

I just bought the Scalloped Heart to Hearts Embosslits, so I could make this for club this year.  I don't have this paper, so I improvised and used the Greenhouse Gala again.  When my club members made this Friday night, I had them random stamp the bottom of the card after they added the worded stem.  This is from the butterfly set, Flight of the Butterfly.  I thought it made a great stem.  Tonight the rest of my club members will be meeting, creating and...HAVING A LOT OF FUN!

Materials used are stampin’ up! Unless noted

Stamps: teeny tiny wishes, So happy for you (sale-a-bration), flight of the butterfly

Paper: certainly celery, greenhouse gala, old olive, whisper white

Ink: old olive

Accessories: Scalloped heart to hearts embosslits, dimensionals

Punches: word window, modern label, full heart XL

Techniques: big shot

World To Me

I had club last night and it has inspired me to create.  The sketch Jessica created at Paper Craft Planet is just what I needed to start playing.  Hope you can play along.  Here it is!  I got the stamp set Word Play in my last order and have been itching to ink it up.  The designer series paper is Celebrations and it reminded me of rotating planets, so I used this sentiment.  Love it!  I hope my hubby does too.

Materials used are stampin’ up! Unless noted

Stamps: word play

Paper: real read, pacific point, whisper white, celebrations

Ink: pacific point

Accessories: pacific point corduroy buttons (retired), white floss (other), pear pizzazz 1/2" stitched-poly ribbon, dimensionals

Punches: scallop border, dotted scallop ribbon border, designer label

Techniques:

Birthday Spin

I knew when I saw the set Take a Spin on page 10 in the occasions mini that I had to have it.  I love the cards on page 11 made with the set, so I decided to make the flower one for our club meeting this month.  In fact, we are meeting tonight.  I can't wait to show them this one.  Love it!

Materials used are stampin’ up! Unless noted

Stamps: take a spin

Paper: tan (other), pumpkin pie, whisper white, greenhouse gala

Ink: baja breeze, pumpkin pie marker, crumb cake

Accessories: texturz plates background 1, game spinner hands, flower folds big shot die, mat pack, paper piercer, dimensionals

Punches: 2 1/2" circle

Techniques: big shot

Feb Club Card

I'm back!  We had two snow days and the boys loved it!  Well, I loved it too.  I am behind schedule though.  Even though the weather wasn't the best we made it to Aunt Janet's funeral three hours away from home.  The roads weren't too bad.  The temps were bitter cold, but the service was beautiful and it was nice to see family we hadn't see in a while.  We wish it would have been under different circumstances.  Aunt Janet is at peace now and not suffering any more.  Now, she is in God's hands.

I have club meetings this Friday and next Tuesday, so I need to get on the ball and decide what we are going to make.  I decided we haven't made a sympathy card in a while and I need to replenish my stash.  I got the inspiration for this card from the Mojo Monday sketch here.  In addition, I used the new Thanks for Caring set from the occasions mini.  Oh, such a pretty set.

I haven't made a round card is such a long time.  I should make them more, because they are so much fun.  I used my new scallop circle Big Shot die.  Oh, this die is awesome!  

Materials used are stampin’ up! Unless noted

Stamps: thanks for caring

Paper: greenhouse gala, baja breeze, real red, so saffron

Ink: baja breeze, real red

Accessories: scallop circle big shot die, lots of tags sizzlits, white gel pen, daffodil 1/8" taffeta ribbon, dimensionals

Punches: 2 x 1 3/8" oval

Techniques: big shot

Just a note....I have been keeping up on my 365 project so far.  Whew!  I think that is going to be my scrapbooking this year.

Cycle of Life

We celebrated Seth's Grandma's birthday on Saturday and had a wonderful time talking about her childhood and sharing memories.  After we were home that night, we got a call from Seth's mom regarding Seth's Aunt from the other side of the family losing her battle to ovarian cancer.  We definitely experienced a high and low in the same day.

I made this card for the Paper Craft Planet sketch challenge this week.  You can see Keely's sketch here.  Hope you can plan along this week.  I could only think about making a sympathy card knowing we will be heading out of town again on Wednesday for Janet's funeral.

Life is precious and we need to live each day laughing and loving.  These situations really put perspective on any stresses I might feel.  Hug your kids and parents today!

Materials used are stampin’ up! Unless noted

Stamps: lovely as a tree

Paper: to the nines (retired), chocolate chip, very vanilla

Ink: early expresso

Accessories: chocolate brads, chocolate corduroy brad, square lattice impressions folder

Punches: ticket, scallop border, 1 3/4" scallop circle

Techniques: basic stamping

Happy Birthday, Grandma

Seth's Grandma is going to be 92 on Friday, and we are going to her party on Saturday.  I made this card for her.  I was inspired by the Mojo Monday Sketch here.

I went sledding tonight with the boys.  I love sledding at night, because it is so quiet and no one is there.  We had a lot of fun.  Unfortunately, Seth couldn't go.  He is nursing a cold.

Don't forget that sale-a-bration is on right now.  I placed an order today and received eight, yes "8", free gifts plus hostess gifts.  Yahoo!  I added the sale-a-bration catalog to my left sidebar with the supply list underneath it for your convenience.

I have a busy day tomorrow.  I hope I can create, but might not be able to for a couple of days.  See ya soon!

Materials used are stampin’ up! Unless noted

Stamps: So many scallops (retired)

Paper: thoroughly modern (retired), taken with teal (retired), whisper white

Ink: melon mambo marker, crushed curry marker

Accessories: rose red grosgrain ribbon (retired)

Punches: dotted scallop ribbon border, 1 3/4" scallop circle

Techniques: basic stamping

Notice I am using a lot of my retired supplies to get ready for my new order I placed today.  Can't wait!

Perfect Pear

I have always loved the stamp sets that play on words.  The set Picture This that was available as a past hostess set were filled with sentiments that did just that.  This is the anniversary card I made for some friends that has an anniversary coming soon.  See the cute sentiment on the bottom right.  Love it!

To get inspired I decided to play along with the sketch challenge this week at Paper Craft Planet.  If you want to play along, click here.

Materials used are stampin’ up! Unless noted

Stamps: Picture this (retired), love you much

Paper: crumb cake, taken with teal (retired), soft suede.thoroughly modern (retired)

Ink: soft suede marker, chocolate chip, old olive marker, rose red marker

Accessories: rhinestone, epoxy brads (retired), dimensionals

Punches: scallop border

Techniques: basic stamping

Snowflake Candle

I am have been busy lately as you know, because I haven't been blogging.  I do have the three videos taped for my brayer class I have been working on for Paper Craft Planet.  Whew!  I have sent them to Susanna to preview to give me her input.  Then I will be working on setting up a group on Paper Craft Planet and getting the materials ready to present the class.

I wanted to show you a new technique I was so happy to learn from Kim.  I always wanted to add a stamp to a candle and have seen it done on YouTube.  We made this cute little snowflake candle last time I was stamping with her.  It is so much easier than I thought it would be.  I am going to need to try this again.

I do have a proud mother moment to share with you.  I have been talking to our boys about respecting girls and my son, Tate made me so proud last week.  They had a play in their classroom last Friday, and there weren't enough chairs for everyone to sit.  He had a chair, but noticed a girl in his class was standing.  He offered his chair to her, so she would have a place to sit.  That's my boy!

I have been inspired to stamp again, since I created my videos last week.  I need to create some anniversary cards.  I have a few I need to send out soon.  In addition, Seth Grandma is going to be 92 this week and we are going to her party.  I want to make her some cards for her birthday present.

Have a good one!

Valentine Box

This is another project I made at Kim's.  Isn't it the cutest?  One of the teachers is going to love it.

Materials used are stampin’ up! Unless noted

Stamps: filled with love

Paper: pretty in pink, whisper white, real red. love patterns dsp

Ink: real red, chocolate chip, crumb cake marker

Accessories: rhinestones, old olive ribbon, dimensionals, color spritzer tool, box #2 big shot die

Punches: itty bitty punch

Techniques: 3D