Birthday Invitations For My Baby--

Well, okay... so she's turning 14, not quite a baby anymore... but she'll always be my baby. The invitations I made for my daughter was made with her favorite color combination: purple, turquoise and green. I thought a slider card would be fun for this little project, and here's what I came up with.
Card stock: Tempting turquoise, lavender lace, lovely lilac, green galore and whisper white.
Ink: Tempting turquoise and lavender lace.
Stamp sets: In the Spotlight, Short Order Numbers and Please Come.
Accessories: White grosgrain ribbon, silver cord, regular and small tag punch, horizontal slot punch, slit punch, scallop punch, 1/8 in. punch (for faux brads), stickles, non-SU ribbon and charm.

Pink Snowflakes

This is what I came up with for Beate's weekend sketch challenge. I actually never tried using the brayer before with the versamark, but it was pretty easy and I really like how the shade of pink turned out on the glossy paper... very soft. Stamps: Snowflake Spot, Star-Studded Season, Snow Burst, Snow jumbo wheel. Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, glossy white, vellum. Ink: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Versa Mark. Accessories: rhinestone brad, Flirty Ribbon, snowflake punch, Irridescent Ice em. powder, brayer and dimensionals.

Meet Kylie...

This adorable little girl came dressed up in her Halloween costume to Sunday's Halloween class. Her name is Kylie and she's 9 (going on 16) and is a very talented stamper! I always look forward to having her come to class. The bag she's holding was one of the projects the kids decorated in class using the Batty for You jumbo wheel, which they got to keep as part of their class fee. We also made three different kinds of Halloween party favors. Thanks, Kylie, for being such a good sport in letting me take your picture over and over!

Merry & Bright Class - November 4

Okay...so I didn't go with the traditional Christmas colors of red and green, but when I saw this set, I just couldn't see it in anything but pink and soft sky. Anyway, I thought about adding more olive or celery, but I'm pretty happy with the lightness and cheeriness of it.

For this class, I have designed four cards with this cute set plus a box to hold the cards and envelops in. The Merry & Bright stamp set is included in the class fee. For more information about this class and to RSVP, please Email me by October 25.

Peaceful Wishes

I have been wanting to make a card with this set... I guess today was the day! Card stock: Whisper White, Purely Pomegranate, Mellow Moss and Always Artichoke. Inks: Mellow Moss and Rose Red. Accessories: Irridescent Ice EP on branches, Crystal Effects on berries, silver brads, dimensionals and Purely Pomegranate Satin Ribbon. (Silver charm is Swarvski Crystal from Michael's)

Angel Card

This is my favorite Christmas stamp set -- it's so elegant! I have more designs using this angel and I'll post them at a later date. The card stock I used here are Going Gray, Basic Gray, Purely Pomegranate, Very Vanilla and vellum. Inks are Jet Black StazOn, River Rock, Going Gray, Basic Gray and Purely Pomegranate. The ribbons are silver cord and basic gray taffeta. I used Stickles on the wings and gave her "hi-lights," but I don't recommend doing that on vellum -- the paper starts to warp! TIP: Did you know that you can use the horizontal slot punch as a corner punch to insert photo corners? I played around with it today and it works!

Altered Clipboard

Designing this clipboard was such a fun project... I ended up teaching a class using the above as a sample. But for the class, I offered three colors that my students could choose from. The three clips held a cork board, a plastic sleeve for a photo, and a note pad. The pen we decorated with coordinating paper is attached at the cap so that it never gets lost. You simply remove the main part to write with and the cap is always there. Everyone's came out different -- their personality really shined with the different details they added to theirs.

Kids' Halloween Class - October 21st

This Halloween class will be filled with lots of treats! In class we will be making a Halloween treat bag that you can use for trick-or-treating... I'll also include a mini flashlight for you in case you go out Halloween night. But for now, you'll be using it to put lots of goodies inside! You'll also be making three favors, each one a different design and filling them with treats. We will be using the jumbo wheel Batty For You, which is yours to take home afterwards. This class is all-inclusive. Please Email me no later than October 17 to RSVP. PLUS, everyone will win a door prize just for coming to class dressed in a costume!

Put Some Glitz in Your Holiday...

Take advantage of Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Glitz card kit, available only until October 31st (or while supplies last). Each kit comes with precut card stock, Designer Series paper, zigzag ribbon, rhinestone brads, whisper white envelopes and full-color instruction sheet. Each kit includes supplies for 15 cards.


There are two ways to purchase this kit: 1) Purchase one of four holiday stamp sets listed here and get the card kit for the special price of $24.95; OR 2) Purchase the kit for $28.95 with no additional purchase required. There is no limit to how many kits you can order.

Holiday Mini Swap

Here are three Christmas gift tags I made for a swap that I was in last month. The set is Stampin' Up!'s Tags For All, available in the Holiday Mini catalog. The set includes 12 (yes, 12!) stamps and I know that I'll be using this every year. Depending on your personality, you can go traditional or contemporary, simple or dazzling... it's up to you! For this swap, I showed three different ways to attach them to the gift itself. For the Merry tag I used Stampin' Up!'s new elastic cord in gold (also in silver) to attach to either a gift bag handle or package ribbon. For the Mistletoe tag, I inserted a large paperclip in the back, which is partially hidden by the card stock backing, and a ribbon tied on top disguises it even more. The paperclip can easily be attached to a gift bag or package ribbon. And for the Sparkly Tree tag, I used SU's new and adorable mini library clip. Another project I have going is a holder to put these babies in.

Baby Riley's Birthday Card

This gorgeous baby boy turned 2 last month and I decided to make a special card for him. Although this picture of Riley was taken at his 1st birthday party last year, I couldn't resist posting it because it's my favorite picture of him. The card measures 4-3/4 x 4-3/4 square, and the colors are bashful blue, brocade blue and mellow moss. The bashful blue cardstock is the actual card that opens and it's mounted on a square piece of brocade blue.

Welcome!

Hey! This is my very first attempt at this, so be patient if it doesn't look right. I want to use this little space of mine to share my ideas and creations, and also to share a little bit about me, my family and my friends. So, stay tuned...