Old and New

First the new.... my neice's 2nd birthday is today! This is the birthday card and gift bag I made for her.

Now the old, as I was cleaning out my husband's side of the "paperwork cabinet," I found that he still had the anniversary card that I made for him. Quick, simple and to the point.

That's all for today ;)

Two Cards

I have two cards to share today. This first one I made for a colleague who was transferred to another school. It was CASE'd from SCS sharonstamps. I love the new Fabulous Florets stamp set and the Beyond the Garden DSP. I just have to "let myself" use it.

This one is a graduation card for a friend's step-son. It is the same card that I made a couple years ago as a birthday card. I used the Great Grads MDS digital stamps for the images instead of the birthday one. It was super quick because I had the stuff already cut out as a card kit. I love it when I can make a card in under ten minutes :)

short & sweet- got to go....

One more thing from before....

Well, it appears that I am getting really bad at remembering to take pictures of my creations. Last April my mom and I got together and made a couple cards using the bargello technique. I took a picture of the cards she made, but never took one of my own!

This was Father's Day. I got a picture of mom and Harv, but not the card I made. Maybe I should keep my camera on my desk.

I really did do a lot more over the past year. My goal: TAKE MORE PICTURES!

More stuff from the year

I loved this card layout; simple, quick and cute. I think it was CASE'd from the mini catalog? or maybe it was SCS?

These are some Christmas tags and a thank-you. I made a bunch of these-fun! Love that owl!!

This was a birthday card for a colleague with a New Year birthday. I wanted to make it "New Year's-ish." The color inspiration came from an article in a magazine, and I had already used a sililar layout for a masculine card. I wish I would have known about the inlaid technique back then; it would have been perfect for that.

I'm back...... and what I've been up to

Ahhhh, summer...... finally! It looks like the weather is now going to begin cooperating with the season just in time for the start of summer vacation. However there are times when inclement weather isn't bad. Not that I like rainy, gray days, but I was grateful for them the last couple weeks of school. You see, when the weather is dreary, the kids are down. I guess when the weather's bad, it's like summer isn't really here. However, when the weather is good, it hell trying to get the kids to do anything.

Anyway back to the fun stuff! I have my new catalog, and a cute set of stamps called Delicate Doilies that I'll be using the next couple of days. I'll show those samples later on. Today, I have some cards that I made through the year, but never had time to post.
The first thing I have to share are the altered steno pads that I made for some of the staff at my school.

This is just a little note card set that I made using the 2010-2011 level 2 hostess set, Apple Blossoms. At first I didn't think I needed this set but, hellloooo, what was I thinking? There's an apple in it. What teacher doesn't NEED a stamp set that has an apple in it? Not to mention the cutest flower and leaf stem.

Some fall themed cards.....






I love that little owl!

That's all for now :)