Butterflies

I'm still here! I have so many ideas and projects that I would like to do and share with you. However, they are all in my head! I hope to get back to stamping and posting on a more regular basis. This substitute teaching and kids sports is really cutting into my stamp time!

The card below was made by my stamp clubs in August (see how far behind I am!). I love the simplicity of it.

This card may seem "out of place" for this time of year, but if you plan on giving any sets of cards as gifts this year, you  may want to include this one since it is quick.

Have a wonderful day!

Blossom Punch

Can you believe it? Another post? I've been neglecting my blog! I love the card below because it is clean and simple! It uses designer paper and the blossom punch along with baker's twine.

Have a fabulous weekend! Snow is predicted for MN:( Hopefully, this card will brighten the day for any Minnesotans!

Fall

Wow! I can't believe it is November 1 today! Time is flying by. The card below was made in my stamp class a couple of months ago. I love the "old" truck and farm feel. The stamp set is called Countryside and watercolor crayons were used to color the image. The Woodgrain embossing folder was used on the Really Rust paper.

Thanks for stopping by my blog....

Halloween Class!

My Halloween Class will be this Friday, October 26 at 7:00 pm. Email me to sign up!

At the class, you will make 10 treat bags and 2 cards which are pictured below.

The bags are vellum which can be dry embossed using a variety of embossing folders. You choose the stamps you wish to use on the tags. Fill them with your choice of candy and you have a perfect little Halloween treat to give! (Sorry, but the candy is not supplied at the class.)

The card below uses the mummy from the Googly Ghouls stamp set along with the Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper. This is a CASE from Julie Davison. 

This next card is a great size when you need a smaller card. It is half the size of a regular card. What I like best about it, is that you can cut a regular size envelope in half for it! This card is a smaller version of the one created by Becky Roberts

Still Alive!

Can it really be almost a month since my last post?!?! I haven't stamped a lot this summer as we have been busy with family, kids, soccer, basketball, staining our deck & porch, landscaping, and now we are in the midst of sweet corn season. My family grows sweet corn that we sell, so the month of  August we practically live at my parents and help out. Enough about what is going on...you came to see some stamping! So, enjoy the pictures below. I made these for the 4th of July for friends that invited us over. They would also be appropriate for the Olympics!

I filled 1x8 cello bags with white mini marshmallows and blue and red jelly beans. The card is made by using the scallop punch on red designer paper and white card stock and adhering the strips to a white card base. I sponged white onto a navy rectangle and then use white craft ink on the stars.

Join My Team!

Stampin' Up!'s customizable starter kit is at it's new permanent low price of $99. Look what else you can get for FREE this month only!

You also get products from the brand-new Patio Party Suite absolutely FREE, including the Make a Cake Stamp Set, Patio Party Designer Series Paper, and the Patio Party Digital Collection DVD!

Choose Make a Cake Stamp Set in clear or Wood Mount

126740 Make a Cake Set (wood-mount) Retail Price $14.95

126742 Make a Cake Set (clear-mount) Retail Price $11.95

plus

126916 Patio Party Designer Series Paper Retail Price $10.95

plus

127215 Patio Party Digital Collection DVD Retail Price $22.95

That is up to $48 in additional FREE product!

Joining Stampin' Up! is easy, just sign up online through my Demonstrator Business Website, HERE. I would love to have you on my team!


Contact me with any questions you may have. 

A Day Late...

I made this card last week for the color challenge at colorQ, cQc#142, but I didn't get a picture taken in time to link it to their site. Oh well...and, after I took the picture I noticed I had goofed up on on of the banners. Do you see the mistake?!?! I adapted this layout from a card I saw on Pinterest. 

Stamp Set: Petite Pairs

Card Stock: Summer Smooches Designer Paper, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Very Vanilla

Ink: Basic Gray

Accessories: Linen Thread, Brights Button, Oval Punch, Apothecary Accents Framelits

Personal Note: 

This week our kids begin swimming lessons. I signed them up for the "short" course...four days, but an hour each day. My in-laws are coming tonight to stay for two days and watch the kids play soccer, I'm having a garage sale on Thursday and Friday that I'm getting ready for, and Lily starts 3 on 3 b-ball this week. It's another full week for us!