The Nine Weeks of Summer Have Begun

My summer vacation is finally here! Nine weeks of no alarm clock, no bells, no bickering kids, no parent phone calls, not a single paper to grade, and sandals instead of "sensible" shoes! The classroom is all packed up, the books are all put away and the scrappin stuff is out. My goal for the next nine weeks is to enjoy every bit of summer, post at least once a week and to catch up on the scrappin'! Here's my post for June (boy was it a busy month):

A set of all occasion cards using the watercolor trio set. The Design and colors were CASEd from Karen Graff (but of course a little has changed on each of them) I've been loving these three colors together: old olive, daffoldil delight and pumpkin pie....

a couple of bookmarks to go with the cards...

A couple more cards using the same colors and vintage vogue stamp set (don't know where I saw this one, but I remember the strip was the DSP Greenhouse Gala and the image was friends are flowers that never fade, in my inspiration card):

A Father's Day card for my dear step-dad (don't know where I saw this lay-out).

A birthday card for a very good friend (totally CASED except for the DSP, from Nancy Riley)

This was a birthday card for my SIL. It is totally CASED from SCS scrappystamper 62. However, scrappy stamper did a whole lotof distressing. I think I might need to get the Zutter Distrezz tool, so I can do all that distressing!

Lastly, is a birthday card for my sweet little niece's birthday. She is the most adorable little girl i have ever laid eyes on. Her card is a variation of a step card. I made it into a card holder. the step portion of the card actually holds the birthday card. It looks a little crooked, but that's because it's sitting on a bit of a tilt.

This is the side view, you can see how the card sits in the step.

Here is the card holder without the card.

And finally, the card itself. I know it looks a little bare on the bottom, but it there is anything in that portion, it's covered up by the gifts on the card holder. I've debated on what to do there. I thought of adding some gifts, then they would blend in with the others, but that didn't look too good. So, I think I'm sticking with the plain and simple look.

Anyway, that's my stuff for June!

I was able to go over to my friend, Lynn's, house yesterday to do some scrapping, so I got a start on a couple pages for my scrapbook. Hopefully I'll be able to share those this weekend.

A birthday and some graduation cards

Maybe it's a record...... three posts in one month while school is still in session??? What's up with that!?! It must be stres.........s........s....sssss...ss.s.s.s...... taking its toll on me. I just can't look at another paper, essay, test, IEP, MET, grade, worksheet B, etc., aaaahhhhhh!!!!! you get the picture! Speaking of pictures..... (sigh of relief)....

First, my BIL's birthday card..... I wish I would have made a couple of these! I must say I love this card, but it's a total CASE of someone, as are the rest as well, just wish I remembered who. Problem is, I save a pic and typically don't save the credits, then when it's time to make the card, I don't know who to give the credit to; BAD ME! I need to get better at that!! The stamp, Big Pieces, is retired, but I love it for masculine cards and layouts! I hope the new catalog brings us some more versatile sets like this (and Circle Circus).

Now, a few graduation cards I made. One picture didn't quite turn out like I wanted; I clicked the save before I was really ready to save, so that one is not included....

Saw this saying somewhere and loved it!

I used the digital stamp for these- much cheaper and you can size it, plus you get a 2fer! Go Graduate and Happy Grad together for only $5.95- can't beat that! The only problem is that if you want to watercolor, you have the issue of the running black ink..... unless you use copics to color :)

After all that work, I took 'em to school to make a little money, every little bit helps!

Until next time....

enjoy it all!

Coaster for the Super

I know, it's hard to believe, but I'm postin a second time this month. Our district finally got a new superintendent! It's been about a year that we've been without one. At our building, we wanted to give him some sort of welcome gift so that he would remember us, and I was asked to make him a coaster; so this is it. Honestly, these things are soooo quick and easy to make! I don't have many masculine staps, but thought this one would be just right. It's a little smaller on the actual tile than I'd like it to be, but when the pickins' are slim, you have to use what you have. I think it took me a total of 10 minutes to make this, cork and all. To get the leaves green I used a green sharpie, then went over it lightly with the brown staz on pad when I stamped it. I made him a box and stamped some tissue paper to put in the box as well, and that took WAY longer to make than the coaster. I hope it serves its purpose!

A Whole Lotta Stuff

Well, I have a lot of stuff to share that I have not posted. Most of it I'm sure I CASE'd from someone, but I don't remember who, so whoever you are, thanks! This first one is a design I saw at the Megameet. The original card is much different than this one....

This one has a pop-up inside made with acetate.

These were some Easter treats; I just love that mini milk carton!

A tri-fold....

Thank-you's for Jeanne's funeral visitors and donations. This was certainly not my typical, but it was nice and easy enough to make a lot of.

Simple and uses my favorite set, Pocket Silhouettes.

I left room at the bottom for a sentiment when I need it, rather than putting it on now.

Again, I'll put the sentiment on later.

This was super simple and fast; maybe 3 minutes total!

As was this as well....

Well, that's it. I wish i would have remembered to take pictures of everything I've done, so I had more to share. See ya next time!

It's about time!

Well, I finally got some stamping time in! I had done nothing since the end of August, until I finally found some time after Thanksgiving to get busy with Christmas cards. Here they are:

This one is a design I used last year. I really like the simplicity of it.

I tried this one with a stamped background and an embossed one. I like the embossed one best.


There is a transparency in the little window of this one. You just can't see it in the photo.

A very simple card!

This one was made/designed at the last minute. It turned out to be one of my favorites.

You just cant go wrong with the simple elegance of the medallion....

It's hard to see, but I used the stardust gel pen on the snowflakes.

Another super simple one. I used the paisley background, but it's tough to see.

Another super simple one.

Can't get much simpler than just using die cuts!

This is the inside of the photo card shown below.

Here's the front. Another one of my favorites.

And now for my favorite..... the tri shutter card. Not bad for my first attempt! It's hard to tell, but the snowmen are glittered, and the corners that all look like they have brads, are actually rhinestones.

Now, I just have to get them addressed and mailed! Hopefully I'll be able to get some more stamping time in soon. All work and no stamping make Rachel a dull girl..... darn job! It always gets in the way of the fun stuff.