Thursday, September 8, 2011

Mason is a Cool Dude at the Pool!

I couldn't resist this photo of Mason in his sun glasses and bathing suit! Such a cool little dude!
He loves the water too! Good thing since his mommy loves the water and teaches swim lessons! Good thing they have a pool and I know by next summer, Mason will be swimming like a fish!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Princess of the Pool!


I'm trying to get caught up with the scrapbooking so I can create some Halloween Cards.....did I just say Halloween??? Yes I did. The weather here in Northern Indiana has been cool for early September and I've started to get out the Fall Decorations!!! Ok, back to the scrapbooking.... This is Miss Anna and she loved being outdoors and in the water! I've got more pics on the way so I really need to step it up and my goal is to get in that craft room each night and do something! Hope to post some cards here soon. Thanks for looking and love to all!

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Black and White and Red!

I just can't get enough of the new scoring tool from Stampin' Up! And pair it with the Lace Ribbon Border Punch....ohhh, it's so easy to create cards and both tools are fun to use! I added some red ribbon and laced it through for an elegant look. You can stamp any sentiment on the card that you wish. Thanks for looking!

Stampin' Up Products Used:
Paper- Basic Black #121045, Whisper White #100730,
Ink- Real Red#103133
Tools: Lace Ribbon Punch#122362, Scallop Oval#119856, Large Oval #119855 , the small oval is no longer available through stampin' up.

Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set #115370
The Black and White paper designed paper was purchased at Oriental Trading.

Friday, September 2, 2011

Holiday Mini Products Available Now!


Click on the Order Online to the right!

A great new product is the Simply Scored Scoring Tool on
page 7!

Or contact me to order!

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Labor Day
weekend! I'm going to try and get some cards made
and some scrapbooking done!

Love and happy stamping to all!



Thursday, September 1, 2011

Easy Scrapbook Page

Scrapbooking can be so easy! I just layered the scalloped edge paper on a light blue 12 x 12 sheet and applied the photos and added the embellishments and voila! It doesn't hurt to have the cutest granddaughter on the planet either! She makes scrapbooking fun! Miss Anna also has her box of embellishments in the craft room and she can create her own pages whenever she wants!

Thanks for looking!

Stampin' Up Items used:

12 x 12 Bashful Blue Paper#119973

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

From the Heart!

I just love the Greenhouse Gala paper- no longer available - but I need to use what I have before we buy more so I created this card. It's the last day for Stampin' Ups buy three get one free Designer Paper. Contact me to order or order online now! I stamped the "From the Heart" but you could use any sentiment you wish! The Lace Ribbon Border Punch is fantastic to lace ribbon through. This ribbon is on sale now at Michael's- for 3 for $1.00 so you can stock up for Halloween and Christmas!!

Thanks for looking!

Stampin' Up Items used:
Real Red Paper#102482, Pear Pizzazz#119795
Full Heart Punch#119883, Heart to Heart Punch#119881, Lace Ribbon Border Punch#122632


Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Heads Up!

Mason is now 6 months old...so I thought I'd better get the 4 month old photos in the scrapbook! Time sure flies! I used the circle cutter to embellish this page. All the paper is from JoAnne Fabrics and Crafts at 50% off. The frogs were also a 12 x 12 page and the smaller circles were created with punches. I just love the sparkly letters! Enjoy and feel free to use this layout!

Thanks for looking!

Stampin' Up products used:

Circle Scissors Plus#112530
Glass Mat #112531
Large Circle Punch#119860 & Xtra Large Circle Punch#119850

Contact me to order!

Monday, August 29, 2011

Anna the Artist


After that darn kidney stone passed, I couldn't wait to get into the craft room and start scrapbooking! Anna loves to create her masterpieces and I love to capture the moment!
This is a simple layout and the paper is artsy too!

Enjoy!

Thursday, August 25, 2011

PPA108 - Soften the Edges

PPA108 - Life does get rough and I know all too well. Just recovered from passing a kidney stone last weekend and I'm glad that is over! I couldn't wait to get back in the craft room to make cards and scrapbook!

The edges of this card were softened with the Scallop Trim Corner Punch! I love the butterflies and they, too, have beautiful soft wings. I layered Concord Crush and Pear Pizzazz on Melon Mambo after stamping Thank You on the Whisper White. You could use any stamp that you wish. The butterflies have some bling with a rhinestone in each center. It's fun to play at the PPA! Thanks for looking!

Stampin' Up Items Used:
Paper- Mellon Mambo#115320, Concord Crush#119792, Pear Pizzazz #119795, Whisper White#100730

Beautiful Wings Sizzix Die #118138

Scallop Trim Corner Punch#118402

Basic Rhinestones#119246


Friday, August 19, 2011

PPA 107 - Margaret Moody Sketch

PPA -107, A Christmas in August card. It's never too early to start thinking about making Christmas cards and when I saw the PPA 107 Challenge- I immediately thought of a window pane and knew what I wanted to create!

The Lovely as a Tree Stamp Set is so versatile and can be used for many occasions. I stamped the trees and deer with Soft Suede on Very Vanilla and sponged the winter sun in the corner. There is a small amount of glitter in the grass around the trees and I gave Rudy a red nose rhinestone! The window was then cut and layered on Chocolate Chip and Real Red. I just love using non traditional colors for Christmas cards. For the valance I used a craft scissors and a the corner rounder punch. The sentiment was stamped and then punched and embellished with a Christmas Tree Brad.

It's always fun to play at the PPA! Thanks for looking.

Stampin' Up Products used:
Lovely As a Tree Stamp Set: #115026

Paper: Crumb Cake #120953, Real Red#102482, Choc. Chip#102128, Very Vanilla#101650

Ink: Soft Suede #115657, Real Red #103133

Punches: Corner Rounder#119871, Scallop Circle #119854 and Circle Punch #119861

Adhesives: Dimensionals #104430 and Adhesive Tape#104332 and Sponges #101610

Contact me to order!