A Slice of Life!

My sister in-law is having a baby! It's her second baby and I volunteered to make the invites! I really LOVE doing this. I decided to use the Slice of Life hostess stamp set. Have you seen it? It has images for important moments in life...a new baby, birthday, heart for Valentines day, and more. I used the sleeper image and made two different cards using the same layout but different colors. First I used the retired, I'm Here stamp set. I inked up the feet and hands in two different colors and randomly stamped them all over Whisper White card stock and then cut and adhered to to a card base. I used markers to color in the sleeper and then added the magical Crystal effects, some ribbon and I was done. For the second one, I used retired designer series paper and pretty much followed the same steps as the first one. Which do you like best? My 10 yr. old daughter likes the ones with the feet and hands. I like the multi colored one...Can you guess why?

Stamp sets: A Slice of Life, I'm Here, Sincere Salutations
Cardstock: Mellow Moss, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Ink: Mellow Moss, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight marker, Riding Hood Red marker, Kiwi Kiss marker
Accessories: Grosgrain Ribbon, buttons, linen string Crystal Effects

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She's Rockin' 10!

Ten years ago I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. My baby girl turned 10 years old today! I can't believe 10 years has flown by so quickly. She's about up to my nose a only 1 - 1/2 shoe sizes smaller than me.I think she will bypass me in every way within the next two years...except her clothes size. Thin as a pin...okay maybe a stick:-)

This card was inspired by a fellow blogger. Tammy Hershberger By inspired, I mean cased. I saw this card on her blog and knew my daughter would love having one visually similar. I used many of the same elements just swapping out some of the designer series paper that she used for hers with different sheets that I had on hand.
My new 10 year old was pretty pleased with her card. There are many steps to this finished piece but the end result brought a smile to my daughter's face, so the time put in was well worth the effort. Isn't always about the end result though? Sometimes lack of time gets the better of me and I have to scale down on the embellishments. For this card I used the Grunge Rock stamp set because I think it is the perfect amount of girlie and very appropriate for my guitar playing daughter. I put Crystal Effects on the guitar to make it puff out a bit. I had forgotten about the bit of extra the Crystal Effects adds to a card. I have two more cards using Crystal Effects comin up so stay tuned and check back.

Card Recipe:
Stamp set: Grunge Rock
Card stock: Melon Mamba, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Brushed Silver, Love Letter dsp, and Newsprint dsp
Ink: Melon Mambo, Basic Black
Accessories:Ribbon and crystal effects

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Turning Five!

Okay, so I should really be asleep but I wanted to post one of the things I worked on this weekend. My sons went to a birthday party for a five year old so I was put to the task of creating a card. I pulled out some of my favorite designer series paper. I'm beginning to think that they are all my favorite but this one in particular is truly fitting for a birthday card. It's the Celebrations designer series paper. Since my boys like skateboarding I figured this five year old would too. Don't they all? I used twine on this card in place of my usual ribbon. I figured the twine would help to add some boyish charm to the card. Hope he thought it was cool!

Card Recipe:
Stamp set: Extreme Skateboard
Card stock: Real Red, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red, Pacific Point
Accessories: Twine

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Got Love?

Can you see the Crystal Effects at work on this card? It's the reason the heart on this card looks so red and juicy. Crystal Effects is great way to spruce up a card and make an image jump out at you...giving your card some dimension. This card also uses the extra large circle punch and the scallop punch. These two work well together. I used the Vintage Wallpaper textured impressions embossing folder on the top layer of Whisper White on this card for a bit of extra. I am growing to love the look of white on white. What do you think? Hope you like it.

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Got Treats
Card stock: Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Grey, and Play Date designer series paper
Accessories: Red Grosgrain ribbon

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It's A Cupcake Thang!

Happy Groundhog Day! Let's hope since he didn't see his shadow that spring really does come early. Here in the Northeast we have been experiencing a few mornings of ice storms. I love snow, but ice...not so much!
Here is the 3rd card from my recent card class. This one features the Love Letter designer series paper and the cupcake from Crazy for Cupcakes. Don't you just ADORE this cute cupcake? I think this paper has such a rich, regal look to it. It makes me feel special just looking at it. Did you notice the button? Isn't it huge? I love the bit of interest it adds to the card. For the image, I tried water coloring with ink drippings from my Riding Hood Red ink pad, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, and a blender pen. Funny story about this card....I didn't get it finished until after setting up for the card class. I was assembling the card and trying to finalize where and how to put the sentiment when in walks my friends seven year old son, so I decide to ask him what he thinks about the card and what I should use for the sentiment. I was really just making small talk but he suggested I punch out this particular sentiment because it would fit perfectly on the card above the image...I was thinking below but went along with his suggestion and I think...and by think, I mean know....he was right!

Card Recipe:
Stamp set: Crazy for Cupcakes, Fun & Fast Notes
Card stock: Riding Hood Red, Always Artichoke, Water Color paper, Love Letter designer series paper.
Ink: Riding Hood Red ink, Basic Grey and Summer Sun Water color Wonder Crayons
Accessories: Buttons, twine, Striped Grosgrain ribbon

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An Upsy Daisy Thanks!

If you've been to my blog at all before today you probably know by now that I just LOVE ribbon! It seems to frustrate a lot of the ladies I stamp with...the tying part of it all... but I just can't stop adding it to my cards. Whenever a card is lacking a little something, I just add some cute ribbon and whalla!!! I'm satisfied! Here is the second card from my most recent card class. I am lovin' the extra large punch. I think I used it on 3 of the five cards for this event. This particular card was inspired...or cased from Maureen at Buttons and Bling. If you are looking for some inspiration check out her blog. Lots of great ideas!

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Upsy Daisy
Card stock: Whisper White, Crumb Cake and Greenhouse Gala designer series paper
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, Buttons

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Birthday Wishes!

This adorable and yummy looking cake image comes from one of my favorite stamp sets, Fun & Fast Notes. This stamp set is super versatile and covers many different occasions. One of my favorite friends recently hosted a card class at her house and this is one of the 5 cards we made. Now I knew about this class for a couple of weeks before the actual event but in the land of "Maureenville," things really don't start to heat up until the day before the event and by day...I really mean night. This card was really easy to make and has some of my favorite colors and was well liked by the stamping ladies. I used the 1/2" circle punch to create the scallop edge around the extra large circle punch.

Card Recipe:
Stamp Set: Fun & Fast Notes
Card stock: Marina Mist, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, and Greenhouse Gala
Ink: Basic Black, Marina Mist marker, Tangerine Tango marker
Accessories: Marina Mist grosgrain ribbon

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