Hostess Cards for February!

Howdy!  Ahhh....I know I haven't been around a whole lot here lately.  I'm sorry.  Somehow I've gotten myself into/onto some of our Church's committees and have been busy with meetings and getting things done for an upcoming Comedy Cabaret that we put on.  I printed 400 tickets today!!!  Now I've got to put a perforated line thru all of them and get them cut out, and stapled into groups of 8.  I think my super sweet hubby will becoming friendly with a stapler in the next day or so!  I did design the tickets in My Digital Studio, if that counts for anything!  :)  I also designed some bag toppers for Will's 6th Birthday Treats at school using MDS.  So quick and easy!!!

Anyway....I know,  You are here to see some creativity.  I'm going to show you a couple of cards that my February Hostesses are getting as a part of their hostess gifts.  I created 4 cards and a box to contain them, here are 2 of the cards:

Sorry for the not so wonderful photography - I was trying something new....wasn't so great.  Back to the drawing board there.

These cards and the box were all made with the Spring Fever Simply Scrappin' Kit.  The only thing I added on were Whisper White Cardstock and buttons.  Talk about economical!  Those kits get you a long way.  I still have lots of paper and stickers left over!

You're jealous right - wish you were hosting a party with me!  I still have a few spots open for March, and I can guarantee you that March hostesses will be treated well to!  Go ahead and contact me to be a hostess too - you'll get much more than what you see here.



Vellum strip Card:

Spring Fever Simply Scrappin'

Whisper White Cardstock

Vellum Cardstock

Designer Buttons - Neutrals

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Birthday Banner Card:

Spring Fever Simply Scrappin'

Whisper White Cardstock

Designer Buttons - Brights

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Made this for the parents of the lil' guy I watch. My kids' feet are too big for this project....I think! Happy Valentines!

Makeover Monday Week 6!

I know, I KNOW!!!  You've all been chomping at the bit wondering where my Makeover Monday card is!  You are liking this series - right???

Well, I've got to keep this short and sweet - I've got Valentine's that need finishing up - just a mere 40 of them.  UGH!  I've been so swamped, I had to put them off til today.  Thanks Goodness for my Silhouette!  It cut them all while I whipped up the card for today!

So here is today's card from Dawn McVey:

I alway in awe of her color choices, her bold style, and she throws it all together in a simplified way!  Swoon....
Here is the card I created using only SU products! :

The flower and hello come to you from the Posy Punch set, doily is from Hello Doily and the leaves are from Build a Blossom.  I was disappointed in the way my edging turned out on the white piece.  I used the Labels Framelit dies and the flower covered up the point.  I could have used the edgelits, but it wasn't going to show much either. OH well.  Lesson learned.  I think I would use the decorative label punch next time to come up with a squiggly edge.

Oh - in case your are wondering - that layer behind the flower - ya, it's SU too!!!  Just the 2 3/8" Scallop Circle punch and then I notched each scallop.  nifty huh???  I love the way that turned out.  A little more up to date than a plain scallop.

Whaddya think?  I'd love to hear - your comments keep me motivated!

Perk Up!

Meet today's card!  I was feeling like I needed to color a bit.  And this Morning Cup stamp set has been very neglected!  

I do like to use my markers with watercolor paper. It just makes those colors way more blendable!  Hope you like!

Pool Party CS	Whisper White CS	Domestic Goddess DSP	Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon	Morning Cup
Scallop Trim Border Punch	Neutral Markers	Blender Pens	2011-12 In Color Markers

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Leadership samples!

 Hi...super quick post today!  Just wanna share with you some of my favorite samples from Leadership.  I'm always in awe of the creativity the powers that be have at SU!  This pillow was probably on the top of my list!  That adorable fabric flower is made from fabric that will be available June 1st.  I'm pretty darn sure this is the fabric I'm gonna use to finally decoate Aubrie's room.  Oh....and the flower was created using the dresden die - in Occasions Mini.

You are simply wonderful!

I know, I've been slightly scarce.  Sorry.  Things have been crazy.  I'm working on things for the Artisan Studio that is about to open mid-month over in Woodbine, YAY!  I've been working on designing tickets for our church's fundraiser - a Comedy Cabaret.  Somehow I got myself on the committee - and I'm really not sure how.  I recall volunteering to help decorate and design flyers.  The next thing I know, we're having meetings, etc.  Oh well.  It's for the church, and I'm all for it!  Plus I've got meetings coming up for our church's summer Parish Picnic.  (that committee I knew I was on!)  PLUS, I've had stamp clubs to prep for and Will's birthday party.  He's gonna be SIX! in case you are wondering.  Doesn't seem possible.  At. All.   He's been home sick for the past two days - he went today, but then I got a call from school that said he left church this morning complaining of a tummy ache and they said he was green.  Well, yesterday he stayed home b/c he had an icky cough and ran a fever with it in the middle of the night.  So, to here symptoms of a tummy ache, I was surprised.  He seems fine once home, and I'm thinking he's working on his drama skills with the teachers!

I hope that caught you up!

Onto today's card.  This one actually uses the sketch over at Clean and Simple Sketches.  And let me tell you - 5 minute card.  Okay, maybe 10 minutes.  But it was a quicky!

Aren't those little flowers darling?  They are from the Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit in the Occasions Mini.  And let me tell you a little something.  I was seriously not even considering buying this kit when I saw it.  It just didn't appeal to me.  Then they had a kit in our make and take bags at Leadership.  OMG!  Fell. In. Love.  I've purchased more.  Several more.  Watch out Stamp Clubbers - you'll be falling in love too.  One thing I love about them....they are patterned on one side and plain colored on the other.  They are made from a slightly textured cardstock so they have some guts to them.  Go on - get yourself some.  Check out the links on the bottom of this post to go directly to my website to get some for yourself.

Supplies used:

Lucky Limeade Cardstock	Baja Breeze CS	Very Vanilla CS	Friendly Phrases Set	Blossom Builders
Brights Button Collection	Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies	Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine	Distressing Essentials

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Makeover Monday, Week 5

Good Morning Stampers!  So sorry for my recent absence...I was doing so darn good....and then the ol' Tax Man needed some of my undivided attention for a few days.  After I was done with my taxes, I cleaned my stamp room and rearranged some tables around too.  I had been using one of those white banquet tables - you know the ones that aren't as heavy as their older wooden counterparts.  Well, I was noticing that I wouldn't always get a nice clean stamped image because the table had too much "give" to it???  Not sure if that was why, but I opted to move one of the old wooden style tables over to work on.  MUCH BETTER!  I was using that table for my Big Shot, Silhouette, and Sewing area, so I really rearranged the whole room....it was a two day project, and I still have some work to do in there.  Like a never ending project.  Next is the closet in that room.  It's full of fabric and things from my sewing days and isn't real useful at this time....so I need to clean and purge! UGH!

Anyway....I hope that I'll have a lot more to show you this week.  Let's start with this week's Makeover Monday card!  This weeks card comes to you from Kristina Werner .  Her blog was probably one of the first that I started to follow when I was just starting to stamp.  I like her style, and the way she thinks outside of the box.  She used to be a designer at Stampin' Up! and I love some of the stamp sets she designed.  Here is her card:

And here is my take on her card:

This one was pretty easy to recreate - and you could do this yourself too!  I used the Varsity Alphabet for the large X's and O's, Empire Alpha for the smaller letters.  The rest of the images come from P.S. I Love You, found in the Occasions Mini.  I did opt for the larger sentiment just because I thought the {XO}llent image went perfectly with the theme of the card! 

Hope you like today's card....now...go stamp something!