Punch Box Card

I bought the super fun and cute Three For You punch box that is on promotion this month. I have seen just a ton of samples on SCS and through other groups that I'm on and they are all just wonderful and so versitile. I decided that I wanted my card to be 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 as I think that size fits these particular flowers the best. I don't have a plan for this card other than I really like it!

It is Saturday and we don't have much planned here which is super fantastic! I need to work on some church stuff and I really want to stamp so hopefully that will be the order of the day!

I hope you all have a Super Saturday!

How I made this card...
Stamps: Three For You, Linen BG
Card Stock: Mellow Moss, Whisper White, Regal Rose, DP So Saffron
Ink: Mellow Moss, Regal Rose
Accessories: Three For You Punch Box, Circle Rhinestone Brad, Dimensionals, White Gel Pen, White Taffeta Ribbon, Pink Gingham

Mmmmmm....Yummy!

Kyler and I decided to make some cupcakes yesterday. Yummy! He chose chocolate cupcakes with butter cream frosting. I got the recipe for both from a cookbook called The Artful Cupcake. Although ours aren't all that artful they are yummy! It was fun working on teaching him how to read a recipe and correctly measure out dry ingredients. I think the most fun for him, though, was putting the frosting and sprinkles on. We even tinted the frosting a little. It ended up pink but he was good with that so yay! All in all it was a success!


It is time for Todd to send grandma her card this month so he sat down to make a card. He's been wanting to try heat embossing so he did that on the bingo card. He wanted to use hearts for the number markers so I got out my retired SU! folk heart punch for him. He decided to add the stitching on the hearts to go with the stitching on the ribbon. I think this is a super great card! Oh, and guess what I learned about grandma when Kyler and I had lunch with her? She hasn't been to a movie theater in about 20 years! Can you believe that? When I asked her why she stated it was because she and grandpa couldn't afford it. So, while in Wisconsin I bought gift certificates to the movie theater and we are sending them with the card this month. We also invited her to come out here to Washington to visit us and she didn't automatically say no so that is a good sign that she would be interested in coming. I'm excited about that. It would be good for her to get away from everything in Wisconsin for a little while.

Anyway, we are headed to Costco, Home Depot, and Olive Garden today. We are finally receiving the door to replace the one that broke about a month ago. I keep worrying that the one pained door will break and then we'll have nothing...yikes!

So...you all have a fantastic Friday!

Good Thursday Morning!

Here is another card that I got after my surgery. It is from my friend Jennifer. Isn't the color combination just beautiful?! I don't know who the flowers and vase is from...maybe Jenn will comment and let us know. I love the combination of the Cuttlebugged background and the scalloped edges. Each card I get from her is just a little work of art! Thanks Jenn!

I'm excited about the Fall Prize Swap! We have one group full and I'm sure we could get another group going! 6 cards is so easy to make...surely YOU would like to join in! Yes, you! :0) Just let me know if you have any questions!

Super Fun Mail Day

I had a great mail day yesterday! First my friend Jennifer sent me a great Bella card. Actually, this is the second Bella card that she has sent me recently. I should have taken a picture of the other stuff too...darn it! Trust me...it was awesome! Anyway, I can never remember this Bella's name so hopefully someone will put it in the comments. Jennifer she really made this card special with her added touches. The flower pot is popped up, there is a little bling at the bust line of the dress and the fringes on the bottom of the dress have glitter...WAY cute! Thanks so much Jenn!

The other fun mail I got was from Tracy over at Tracys Happy Place. Do you remember the anniversary card I made for Todd? Well, I entered it into Tracy's contest at her blog (which she has another contest that I entered going right now!) and I WON!!! Woohoo! It was chosen by her husband. I was so thrilled! Anyway, this is the prize that I won! I got two fantastic stamp sets, Cuttlebugged backgrounds, 6X6 designer papers, a clear block for the stamp sets, a baggie of ribbon and hardware, and the card that she made for the swap! How incredibly generous is that?! Thanks so much Tracy!

I hope that you'll check out and join my Prize Swap that is listed at the top of my posts! It was a lot of fun last time! Let me know if you have any questions.

Have a great Tuesday everyone! I know I will as I go and get Kyler from the airport today...yay!!!

Fabulous 2-5-7-10 Box

Morning everyone! I had fun stamping yesterday! One of the things that I tried was a 2-5-7-10 box with the directions that were on SCS a couple of weeks ago. I knew I wanted to try it but I also knew that sometimes I not the best at that type of stuff so I took a step outside my comfort zone and BAM!! A really cute (at least I think) box! I made this with my new Fabulous Flowers set from SU! I didn't think I'd like working with a flower that big but with all the samples I've seen on SCS I knew I would have to try to play with it. My all time favorite thing about this set, though, is the saying...Dare to be FABULOUS! I think that is such a great saying! Anyway, if you want to know how I made it (or if you'd like to comment on it) you can go to SCS via THIS LINK.

And, here is the last swap card that I received from the baby/kiddo swap. It is so super cute, I think! I love the little squirrels. That is what they are...right? Squirrels? Anyway, I love the way they are reaching out to each other. Also, the designer paper is very pretty! I almost forgot to link to Kimberly's blog...yikes! HERE it is!

So, there is your artwork for the day! Check back later for a fall prize card swap announcement!

Have a great Monday!

Good Sunday Morning!

Well, what does everyone have for this fine Sunday? It is supposed to be beautiful here today...sunny and 77 degrees. Yay! Yesterday, I spent a good amount of time at church and then at home cleaning our living area so today...I get to stamp! Later this evening we'll be going to one of Todd's co-workers homes and visiting with them. Should be interesting as I don't really know his co-worker and I've never met his wife. Believe it or not I'm not that outgoing of a person. I have found that it is Todd that makes the initial contact and then once I get to know someone then I can socialize fairly well. I think that is why it took me so long to find close friends here in Washington. You have to do that work on your own!

Anyway, thought I'd share with you a couple of cards that I received in a small swap that I was in last month. It was a baby/kiddo swap. The first card (with the car) was made by Erica Payne. I believe the car and beep saying are from a retired SU! set. I just think this is the cutest card. Look at those designer papers. Absolutely yummy! *I stand corrected...the car is current and the set is called By Land!

The second card was made by Tracy Houghton. I believe that is emboss resist on the sentiment in the main portion of the card. The stitching on the bottom is faux stitching and is done with a gel pen. Doesn't that just look so impressive? This is really a nice card. Something I definitely could see myself making!

I hope you have a great Sunday and that you get lots of whatever you want to do done! :0)