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Don't tell anyone...but this is the card I made for my little one's upcoming 4th birthday!  It's called "View Master Card' and really simple to make...I got the idea and measurements from Dawn Olshefske's blog...she made hers in a Halloween theme, but I turned mine into a girly girl's dream!

I took 2 photos of the same card to show you the different images that can be seen in the 'window'...I think Rose is going to love it!  I'm sending the other one to an little 8 year old--I think she'll love it, too!

Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Lavender Lace

Summer anyone?

I think I've lived through enough 'historic' events for my lifetime!  We here in the northeast were just hit with 6 inches of snow from yesterday's Nor'easter!  I had to rush around this morning and get out all the snow gear so my kids could go outside and play in the snow...It's only October and I'm done with the snow...

Well enough of my complaining...I thought I'd post this bright, cheery and warm card that I made for my friend, Ronnie...I chose the colors depending on the buttons I owned, but you could really make the flowers in any colors and used paper for the centers...one hint, make sure to really glue down all the petals of the flowers that are along the edge...notice I rounded the corners of the card...the black stitching along the edge is hand drawn...

Truckload of fun!

My friend, Ada, asked (challenged! thanks!) me to make a card for her brother who likes cards...unfortunately, I do not ow a car stamp set (you would think I would since I have 2 boys--guess I'll have to put that on my next shopping list!)

The truck is paper-pieced (meaning the image is stamped on several different colors of cardstock and trimmed and pieced together to make one cohesive image)...I stamped the trees 2 or 3 times without re-inking the stamp to give the forest some depth...the grass along the highway is a piece of Garden Green cardstock torn along the top edge and then trimmed into fronds...

This card measures 6 1/2 x 6 1/2, scored at 3 1/4...it fits in a small legal style envelope...

I like this card so much that I decided to make one for my nephew and brother-in-law!

Getting it right...

Sometimes, it takes me a while to really get a card perfect...as you can see in the 1st two cards, I felt you couldn't see the dangling snowflake (which you can't!) so I backed it with a circle of Baja Breeze and added a sparkly brad in the center...ahhh..much better!

The background embossing is on white paper, but I inked up the actual folder before running it through the Big Shot...

In these 2 cards, I changed up the measurements from the previous card a bit, didn't use the ink technique on the folder--thus allowing you to see the snowflake better--and then I added a sparkly brad to the center of the snowflake...

Again, not sure about....

the color combo...you know when you see someone else's card and you try to duplicate it, and for some reason it doesn't have the same effect?...

I used some red rhinestones as the 'hangers' of the ornaments...

Real Red, Marina Mist, Old Olive

Striped Stocking

I made this box of Christmas cards for my upcoming vendor event and had this striped (non-SU!) paper sitting around, so I decided to use it...I think the stocking came out so cute with the different direction stripes!

Step it up a notch...

I saw the card on the left (done in different colors) and had to try it...but then thought it looked a little plain...so I did it again and added some background stamping and punched trim and a glimmer brad in the center of the ornament...

Not sure I like either one?!?


Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler

One more....

Another layout, this time courtesy of SU!'s Stampin' Success, a demo only monthly mag chcok full of great ideas!

I used retired paper from eons ago and just pulled from those colors to color in the little girl...I gave her some cute red hair!  I'm in love with this little one!


Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Whisper White

Is this the cutest little girl ever?

Same set as yesterday...a Splitcoaststampers layout challenge...color combo from the Color Coach...and of course some glitter on the 'snow'...a very cute card!


Rose Red, Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

I know it's early....

Look what my daughter, Maggie, made!  She decided to use my new set, Gift Givers...she also chose to use a layout that I had sitting on my desk!

I think she did a great job!


Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Soft Suede, Whisper White

Same layout...

...different center...I wasn't sure if I like the gold or red glittered centers for the middles of the pointsettias...

Love this Layout!

I CASE'd this card because I loves the layout...I made subtle changes in my versions of the card...see if you can see the difference between the two??!!


This is a great card to mass produce, because you can use 1/2 the Top Note diecut to make each card, thus no waste...

Wedding gown box...

I had a playdate with my friend, Everlyn (check out her blog in my blog list)...and she had some really cool new jumbo diecuts...she let me cut out this one and make a bridal favor...it was super simple and can really be dressed up with glitter and pearls (although I opted to keep my simple)...

I used my friend, Ada's up coming wedding color theme for the tag...the box could probably hold 6-7 kisses, or even some Hershey's nuggets...or maybe even a little baggie of those Jordan almonds...

You could even make the dress in the actual color of the wedding, instead of white...what about a Sweet Sixteen favor? or a little girl's birthday party favor.....got you thinkin', huh?

Some times it just takes one sample....

This card is why I wanted the 'Inspired by Nature' set...

It's so simple and lovely!

Just stamp the grass and with your markers, add little v shaped flowers to some of the blades of grass...add a few butterflies and you are done!


Pacific Point, Concord Crush, Old Olive, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder

Halloween box, with instructions

Here's my Jack-o-lantern box...

The box part measures 3 1/2 x 6....scored on the longer side at 2 1/2 and 3 1/2...the sides should be scored at 1" on either side (the shorter side)...cut at the creases and fold and glue...


I free-handed the face...the stem in the tab punch...the curly q's are just strips of Always Artichoke, curled around a skinny dowel...

Frosty Box

Is this the cutest, or what?  I saw this 'as is' but there weren't any directions...so I made up my own dimensions for the box...I will post them later with the pumpkin version I came up with!

Too cute!

I'm making some samples for an upcoming vendor show and I just had to make this little baby buggy!

It uses the scallop circle diecut (you just have to make sure you leave enough of the seam to allow the card to fold)...there isn't too much room inside for a lot of info, but if you typed something on the computer, it would fit perfectly!  This would make a cute shower invite, also...

Hint:  I punched the lace border THEN glued the hearts on to get they correct width THEN trimmed the straight edge...(took me a while to figure that out!)...the back has wheels to allow the card to stand, but I only put one solid white circle, as not to waste...


Bashful Blue, Whisper White

It's coming!

Halloween!

I love when a layout can be translated into any card!

I used this layout to make some cupcake cards a few weeks back, and decided to use it again for Halloween...I just love this (retired) Booglie Eyes set...it's my go to set for anything Halloween!

This layout is so versatile...you can use patterned paper, ebossed paper, or just plain stamped/background paper for any of the elements!

I wish I was this clever!

I ordered the stocking punch, partly because I am addicted to punches and their matching stamp sets, but also because I liked having another Christmas punch...but little did I know I was going to get a Hobby Horse punch!

I saw so many talented stampers turn this sock, essentially, into the most adorable horse, so I had to make a go of it!  I stamped the stocking in Cherry Cobbler (my new go-to red)...the heel of the sock doubles as the ear...the mane is some chocolate grosgrain snipped to look like hair...the bridle is made from to pieces of 1/4" grosgrain wrapped and secured with a brad...add a 'broomstick' strip of card stock and you have the most adorable Hobby Horse!

I've also seen these done in pastels for baby cards!

Ever have a duh! moment?

 I decided to make the new jumbo stocking die into a card...I figured it would be a super cut and super easy card to mass produce...and I have some envelopes that it would fit in....

So I made the fold toward the left side (partially covered by heel cover and top band), but I found it wasted a lot of extra paper...

Then I was searching around the internet for ideas and saw that someone had made a similar card but the fold was at the top! DUH!  I'm going to have to try it!

Hanging stocking

Loving this new stocking punch!


Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive

It's Christmas time...

Love the new stocking stamp set with the coordinating punch!

This layout is direct from Krista Fenton...changed up the colors and used a rub-on for the sentiment...


The punch is a little tricky to line up and sort of wastes some extra paper, but I think I'm finally getting the hang of it...

Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, (retired) D/S paper, Very Vanilla

Mom's flower pot...

My mom came for a visit last week and since she spent a few extra days, we had time to stamp, which we haven't done in FOREVER!

We made this card...it's a CASE from my fellow demo, Madeline Soler...she sent this to me one Mother's Day...I changed up the colors and added texture to the pot...and I added some leaves...

Wouldn't this make a nice bridal shower invite? Or Get Well? Or birthday?

Beautiful Butterflies

I have to apologize first!  These photos are horrible!  The colors and focus are off! But....

Isn't this an adorable idea?  I saw it somewhere (sorry I forgot, again!)...these butterflies are cut from vellum cardstock or regular cardstock from the Big Shot Butterfly diecut...folded and snipped a little in the middle to attach to a wine glass...of course, after staring at them, I decided to add some Dazzling Diamonds to the edges of the wings...


I am going to make them for my friend's wedding...it'll be such a nice touch...