Birthday Girl

I went to Michael's on Thursday and got some, what I think is really cute, birthday paper. The best part? It was only a quarter! I had a plan for it before I even went through the checkout! Although she isn't exactly what I wanted I think this Giftabella w/Hat is cute! I used some of the fun brads I told you about yesterday on this card and the charm is a present with a tag that says 'for you'. The present and her hat has Stickles on it to give it that sparkle that every girl loves.

I have come to realize that I hoard my cards. For some reason I make them and just can't let them go. I have got to get some cards out for RAK purposes. Let them go, Lorie, let them go! :0)

I hope you all have a fantastic Saturday!

Here comes the brides(maid)

Happy Friday everyone! The sun is already shining here, I received a SU! order yesterday, and Todd comes home today. What could be better? In my order that I got I received some colored buttons. Both Fresh Favorites I and II. If you guys don't have those...get them. They are in the hot colors that everyone is using now like Tempting Turqouise, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, and more! Check HERE to see them in the online catalog.

Today I'm going to share Daintybella with you. I just can't seem to get enough of her. I and easy, huh? For the organdy ribbon I used my heat gun a little bit to make the ribbon the exact way I wanted it. LOVE how that works! Here is the recipe. Stamps: love my Paper Pretties Box so much! Everything you need to make a great card is right inside. I made a donut sentiment window for this card. That is such a fun and easy technique. Just use your Large Oval Punch to punch a hole through your base card and then use it again to punch from your colored card stock. That piece gets layered on the bottom, inside piece of your base (the parakeet here). Then use the small Oval Punch and punch out of whatever color you'd actually like to use for your sentiment. I then used dimensionals to pop up the sentiment on the bottom oval. Neato! Here is how I made her. Stamps: Daintybella and sentiment. Card Stock: Bazzill Parakeet, Tricycle Crate Paper, Girly Girl (I think) Crate Paper, Whisper White, Barely Banana, and Basic Black. Ink: Stazon Black, Regal Rose, Barely Banana, Close to Cocoa, Blush Blossom, and Pretty in Pink. Accessories: White Organdy, Dimensionals, and Heat Gun.

Oh, and also, I've been tagged! What that means is that I'm supposed to give you links to 5 other blogs that I visit. Well, I visit quite a few blogs throughout the day so just 5 is difficult. So, what I'm going to suggest is that you check out the blogs I have listed on the left side on my blog...I love them all!

I hope you all have a Fantastic Friday!

The last of the charts and cucakes!

Alright ladies. Today is the last of the charts. Today you'll get the Round Punch Tab charts. This punch is in SU!'s Spring Mini. I have never seen so many neato things with one punch that is for sure! I totally wish my mind worked is ways such as this! Enjoy those punches, ladies!

Today's artwork is something I made last night with stamps that I got from Ellen Hutson's store. Not only did I get some of the cutest stamps from her but I also got some fantastic card stock. It is called Arturo paper and I have never used something that takes watercolor so nice before! You really should check it out! I want more, more, more from Ellen's store! Part of the reason I picked up the stamps that I did is because I think they will look SO great just as colored images...no additional froo froo needed. (Is froo a word?) Here is what I used...Stamps: Three Cupcakes stamp by Lockhart Stamp Co (out of Redmond, WA!) and Warmest Regards (Level 1 SU! hostess set). Card Stock: Arturo Soft White. Ink: Stazon Black, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Barely Banana, Close to Cocoa, and Cameo Coral. Accessories: Stickles and Aquapainter. What an easy schmesy card to make! It is so nice when you have quality products to work with such as SU!, stuff from Ellen's store, Bella's, Creative Express, okay...you get the idea, right? :0)

So I'm off to Bible study in Yakima today and hopefully a yummy meal at Red Robin (I have to talk Angela into that!).

Have a great Thursday everyone!

More Charts!

This morning I'll share the circle charts that I found. I do want to make sure that you guys understand that I didn't make these charts just found them and thought you might find them useful. I totally wish I was imaginative enough to come up with charts like this! That snowman would be perfect in the winter, huh? And how about that cute pig and sheep? I believe tomorrow will be the last day for the punch charts. I'll be sharing the Round Tab Punch ideas. In the meantime...have fun with this one!

I made three different cards yesterday. Two had the same layout. I'm trying to decide which to show you today...Daintybella, Cornish Heritage Farms or Stampin' Up!. Hmmm...I actually think I'll show you the SU! card today. I haven't shown you one in awhile. Here is the thing though...it isn't all SU! Take a look and see. This layout is from a sketch challenge issued on one of the Yahoo groups I belong to. Here is how it was made. Stamps: Doodle That, I love you by Gina K. Card Stock: Real Red, Whisper White, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, and a patterned part of the Fancy Floral Chick I showed you yesterday. Ink: Real Red, Night of Navy, and Pumpkin Pie. Accessories: Red Grosgrain and Dimensionals. Easy but cute!

I've got more plans for stamping today so I'll see you tomorrow!

Have a Wonderful Wednesday!

National Day of Mourning

In case you haven't heard President Bush has declared today a National Day of Mourning. I am so sad for the families and friends of those who where killed at Virginia Tech yesterday. Having a son who is on a college campus everyday this hits especially close to home. I would ask that you would take some time today to pray for the families of not only the students killed and injured but also for the family of the gunman. The hell they must be going through right now must be unmeasurable.

I have heard from a couple of people that they like the punch charts that I have posted so I'll post a couple more now and then a card further down the post. Today lets see what neat things we can make with Oval Punches. I LOVE the Oval Punches but don't use them nearly enough! I really like the sunflower and the spooky eyes. Of course, the butterfly is adorable as well!

Alright, last night I had a good time stamping with a new stamp that I got from Cornish Heritage Farms. It is great because they have free shipping with $35 order! They have a cute line of stamps called SonLight Impressions and that is what this stamp is from. It is very simply called Love and Best Wishes. Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Rose Red, Watercolor Paper, and a plain part of designer paper from Fancy Floral Chick. Ink: Stazon Black. Accessories: Watercolor Crayons, Aqua Painter, Vanilla Organdy, Rose Grosgrain, Linen Thread, and a envelope charm.

Did you see the new clock on the left hand side? I saw it on another blog and thought it was so cute. Now you'll know exactly when to get back to stampin'!

Have a great day everyone!

Wow! 10 Entries!

Good morning all! I received 10 wonderful entries for the Photo Wallet Card Contest. That is just fantastic...thank you all for participating. I have to say that I really loved each and every entry which is why I knew I couldn't be the one choosing as I'd never be able too! After much deliberation and switching back and forth from picture to picture the family choose the photo wallet card made by Ally Blakenship! Congratulations! They couldn't really tell me why they liked it best, just that they did. So...here it is! Ally, I'll need your mailing address so that I can get Happy Harmony out to you. Everyone else...thank you so much for being willing to share your wonderful stamping talent with me! Please drop me an e-mail if you would be willing to let me feature your wallet card at a different time on my blog. I hope that even if you didn't make one for the contest that you will, indeed, try it at home as I do believe they are going to be great Mother's Day gifts!

I hope that you all have a fantastic stamping day!

A Punchy Day

I have noticed a lot of people sharing some great punch charts going around the net and I thought you guys might like to see them...if you haven't already. There are about 7 or so charts going around and today I'll share two of them. One is the Word Window Punch and the other is the Wrought Iron Punch. I love the Word Window Punch and the Wrought Iron Punch is something I have but very rarely ever use. Hopefully this will encourage me to use it more and hopefully both of these will encourage YOU to use your punches more! I'll post a couple of more tomorrow! :0)

So, today at noon is the deadline for e-mailing in your Photo Wallet for my contest. If you aren't sure what I'm talking about see HERE.

I hope you have a Super Sunday! Check back tomorrow for the winner!