Holiday Lineup

This set is so darn cute! I know everytime I post a Christmas card I say that this is going to be the main Christmas card I send this year and I keep changing my mind, but this might really be it. I love the line of snowmen. Actually, I just love Christmas snowmen, but this one is exceptionally cute. I CASE'd the catalog on this one.

I've been working on some things for school, and a scrapbook page, oh, and a gift for my neice that I'll share later this week. For now, enjoy the heat; it'll be gone before you know it!!

A Pile of Cards

Well, I got some new stuff and have spent a little bit of time playing with it. The first set I played with is Apple Blossom. When I saw it in the catalog I didn't think I wanted it, but, after seeing all the super cute cards other stampers made, my mind changed (as it often does). Sometimes it's hard for me to see the potential of a stamp until I see it in action. This is one of those times. I didn't do much with it so far, but at least I got a start.

The next 2 cards were in my to be finished pile. Since I really want to pare down that pile I got those out of the way. They're a little plain, but at least they are out of the pile!

This one is also fall themed for my husband's aunt, the alpaca farmer. I made her a few of them.

The next new set I got is Just Believe. I only made one card using this set. I vowed to use up some of my old DSP, so I thought this would work. My inspiration for this card came from SCS stamper girlydecou. I really like these colors together.

I HAD to get that cute little owl punch. I made a bunch of the little cuties, but only made one card with them. I also made a paper clip, but gave it away before I snapped the picture. Aren't those little things just adorable?

Kimberly Lampone of Stamp, Scrap and Get Kreative, made a masculine card very similar (almost identical) to this, and I thought it was so plain and simple I had to make one too.

I also bought the Blossom party die. Loved this card made by SCS stamper eschader, so I had to CASE it almost exactly.

Finally I made some Christmas cards too. This first one is almost exactly the same as some that I made last year, but I used a star from a set of clear stamps I have. Sorry about the lighting on this one. I'm not sure what happened?

I have wanted the Holiday Lineup set for a while now, and finally broke down and got it. Every year I tell myself that I don't need any more Christmas stamps! It seems like my ears can't hear that voice in my head and when it comes time to put the order in, I have to do it. I love these little guys! All of them are so cute!

I've had these sets for a while, but need to use up some of that paper! I'm not really one to use more that one patterned paper on a card, but I saw a few cards on SCS that did dots and stripes. I thought it looked pretty good, so I gave it a shot. IMy inspiration for the layout came from Ann Schach. I had to try out my new dotted scallop ribbon border punch. I think they came out pretty good. This is another one that is cheap to make- no embellishments other than paper!

Well, that's it for now. One more week of realxation before it's time to start getting my mind back into the school mode.

Until next time...... make every day the best day of your life!

More Christmas

Not much to say, just 3 more Christmas cards for this year's mailing. I'm thinking that this first one may end up going out to the most people. It was definitely quick and easy.

This one was totally CASE'd from someone. Unfortunately the picture I saved did not have an author attached. So, whoever you are I loved this entire design!

That's all for now. I've been starting to play with my new stuff, so I'll have some of that to share soon.

A page and a card

I only have 2 things to share for this week. First, a scrapbook page that I have put off doing for 8 months. The death of my mother-in-law was a tough time for all of us. I think I found the right paper (the pussy willow paper from summertime splendor in Stampin' Up's My Digital Studio) for her memorial page. I know the picture is kind of tiny, but click on it enlarge if you want.

The second thing is a Christmas card CASE'd from the catalog. Mine's a little different, but I like it just the same. I have to start Christmas cards in the summer because I send out about 80 of them and making that many during the school year AND having time to make other fun things just doesn't happen.

The weather here in Michigan is absolutely perfect this weekend! Enjoy!

A Birthday Page and more

My husband loves taking pictures of sunsets. This is his latest:

I finally got the pictures of my neice's birthday scrapped. Now that I'm done, I still think it needs something on the top with the banner. After I took the picture and put in in my photo album, I realized I didn't put a string to hold up the pennants. I guess they are just floating! LOL. I also think I'm going to punch out some of the embosslit butterflies and put them up there as well. I've decided the next two punches SU! should come out with are a pennant (boy were these time consuming to make!) and a balloon. Balloons would look cute on top with the pennant, but I'm not cutting them out, so butterflies will have to do.

Another hydrangea card. Still loving the pumpkin pie, daffoldil and old olive color combo.....

As I was cleaning out my unfinished project box, I found some scraps from a notecard set I made last year. So, I figured I'd better get them taken care of too.

Lastly, some plain and simple cards using up some card kits I had from last year. This first one is almost identical to one I made last July (that's when I made the card kits), but the rest are fresh from this year.

Well, I still have a ton of unfinished projects to clear out of the box. So the next post will probably be those.

See you next time!

A couple of CASE's

I've been able to squeeze in a little stampin time this week, and this is what I came up with:
Thought I'd use up some of those hostess pattern packs I have stockpiled! (gotta slim down if Im going to fit anything new in this tiny room). Funny, when I got God's Beauty, I didn't really care for it that much, but now I really like it. Too bad it's retired!

Used the new Watercolor Trio on these:

This is a CASE of the invitation the artisan award winners at Stampin Up! got. I CASE'd it from Renee from Stamp Staduim's blog. Obviously mine is much different!

This layout was inspired by atsamom from SCS. She used the ballon image from Crazy for Cupcakes. I thought this would be a cute set of notecards to give.

Well, that's it for this week. See ya next week :)

The last 2 weeks

Well, so much for a post a week. I've missed 2 weeks already. The good thing is that we went on a vacation! Our destination was a cottage on Burt Lake. We had a great time. Here was the view from our living room:

My sweet little neice had her first birthday on June 30th. I posted the card I made her, but thought I'd post a picture as well. Isn't she adorable!?!

We have a couple of these lilies in our yard. They are so huge. Every year I can't believe how big the booms are. they are literally bigger than my outstretched hand! As I looked around them, I saw this cute little baby tree frog. I've seen more baby treee frogs this year than ever before.

Check out the size of this tiny little thing! I'm assuming that must be his poop in front of him (sorry I didn't edit that out), it seems huge in comparison to him (or her). He's been there for 3 days now- in the same exact spot.

The next 5 cards were inspired by SCS'r "froglegs." I know I also saw this same color combination with the same stamp set in one of the blogs that are in my favorites, but can't seem to remember which. Since I don't have the Apple Blossoms hostess set, I chose to use the retired set, Wonderful You. I really like these colors together. It gives me a very calm relaxed feeling. (had to take advantage of those baja blue corduroy buttons in the clearance rack for only $3.99. How did that happen that they have something in the clearance rack that still matches the current colors? I'm happy!

I'm bummed the whimsical words set didn't make it to the new catty. I thought that set was perfect for all occasion cards!

Typed the sentiment for this one on the computer since I don't have Apple blossoms. I really like the sentiment (and the set). Who knows, i may end up with it after all......

My husband's aunt has an alpaca farm, so I figured I'd make one featuring this stamp. She is planning a farm event in the fall, so you will probably see more cards featuring this stamp.

With 2 more graduation parties coming up next weekend, I figured I'd better get a couple of those ready as well, so here they are:

I love the level 1 hostess set, Because I Care. I can see that this is a set I'll be going back to again and again. (sentiment by Cricut)

love the color combo on this one- saw it somewhere....

Here is one of the lay-outs I was working on before my vacation. (Thanks for the title idea, Lynn) We had a Killdeer that had a nest of eggs in the driveway and a robin in the bush. It was fun to watch the eggs hatch into babies and see them become independent. Sorry about the bad photo, scrapbook layouts are not my friend in photography....

lastly a card for a friend who threw a 4th of July party. Unfortunately my husband and I were not feeling too great, so we were not able to make it. I ended up changing the sentiment to so sorry (we couldn't make it), rather than a note of thanks....

Well, that covers the last 2 weeks, I should have another post at the end of the week :)

Seeya!