Bus Driver Gift

Hi all! I hope all of you on the East coast made it through Irene okay. We made it through just fine. Only one tree fell in our back yard, but it didn't hit anything other than my wash line. That'll be easy enough to fix. We lost power at about 4 a.m. yesterday, had a generator to get us through the day, and by nighttime the power and internet were back on. Yay!!



I made this matchbook post-it note holder for Kara's bus driver. You can find the tutorial on Splitcoast under the Resources section. I followed the measurements for the 3"x3" post-its. Stamps are from There She Goes and I added some sparkly Stickles to different parts of the bus.



Today is Kara's first day of school....so on that note, I'd better go "crack the whip" (haha!) and get her out of bed, fed, dressed, pictures taken, and to the bus stop on time. Have a great day, all!

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Believe in You (There She Goes Clearstamps)
Paper: Black and Cream (PTI), Thrift Shop DP (October Afternoon)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copics
Accessories: Foam Tape, Stardust Stickles, Plaid Ribbon, Wavy Dot Punch (EK Success)

Teacher Gift

Here's a little "bag-o-stuff" I made for Kara's new teacher....pencils, post-it notes, cinnamon candies, band-aids, and hand sanitizer. Quick and easy project thanks to those Spellbinders apple dies that I love. :)



....now to make a little somethin' for the bus driver. :) See ya!

SUPPLY LIST ~
Paper: PTI Pure Poppy, Creative Imaginations DP (from Mike's)
Accessories: Spellbinders Apple Dies, Green Twine, Red Plaid Ribbon
Bag Size: 5" x 11.25"

Pineapple Mango Jam

Hi stampers! Remember me?...lol! It's been a couple weeks since I've done any paper crafting or posted anything here to my blogaroo. I've been busy with work, getting stuff ready for Kara's first day of school, spending time with friends while there's still some summer left, reading, and keeping up with my running.

I posted on Facebook the other day that I was making some homemade pineapple/mango jam (a yummy recipe from the fabulous Cindy Lawrence) and decided I'd better make this into an official recipe card for my binder, as it's an awesome recipe! Wouldn't want to lose this one! :)



The main matted image is up on foam tape, all the edges are machine stitched, and I added a bunch of sparkle to Pineapple Girl (isn't she sweet?!...this is my first Mo Manning image...love it!) with my stardust Stickles (love that stuff, too!).



Alrighty, that's it from me today. I need to go for a run this a.m. before it gets too hot. Hope you have an awesome Saturday!

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Mo Manning Pineapple Girl
Paper: Black, White, Textured Barely Banana, Raspberry Fizz DP (PTI)
Copics: C1, C3, C7, BG0000, YG11, YG13, YG17, R81, R83, R85, Y00, Y11, Y15, YR23, E00, E11, E13
Accessories: Foam Tape, Brads, Wide Olive Ric Rac Ribbon, Sewing Machine, Stardust Stickles
Card Size: 5" x 7"

Peach Cobbler Recipe Card

Hi all and happy weekend! I've spent my entire morning in my jammies (being lazy) and making this recipe card....



I found the recipe on allrecipes.com and it's specifically for CANNED peaches. My grandmother cans her own peaches every year (so yummy!) and gives them out to all of us in the family, so I was excited to find this recipe. I've made it a few times this summer already and it's been a hit so far.....it's an easy-peasy recipe, too! Gotta love that!

The stamp I used is a Penny Black stamp called Sweet Dreams. The stamp itself says "strawberry jam", but I changed it to peaches by coloring the fruit in shades of peach and orange, stamping a second label (by coloring the outline of the label right on the rubber stamp with a black SU marker), cutting that out, and gluing it over the original image. Then I just hand wrote "canned peaches"....viola!...done! I faux stitched around the recipe and added some stardust Stickles to the "canned peaches" label.

I keep my recipe cards in a CR Gibson binder and they're covered with plastic sheet protectors so I don't get them messy when cooking (because I AM a messy cook...lol!).....like this....



I L-O-V-E my recipe binder!! Makes me happy! :)

Okay, now enough laziness for me today. I'm gonna get myself dressed and take the dog for a walk or something. Enjoy your weekend!

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Penny Black Sweet Dreams
Paper: Penny Black CS, My Mind's Eye Laundry Line DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Black and Dusty Durango Markers
Copics: YR000, YR21, YR65, YR68, E00, E02, E11, E41, E42, E43, W1, W3, W5, 0
Accessories: White Wide Ric Rac Ribbon, PTI Saddle Stitched Ribbon, Stardust Stickles, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Pack
Card Size: 5" x 7"

Margaux

Whooo-hoooo! Productive day today! I got up early and went for a run with my friend Dawn, showered and went around to pick up work for the week, got reports typed up, AND made a card! Love productive days like this.



A little about the card. It's 5" square and the main matted image is up on foam tape. Stickles were added to Margaux's pockets (you KNOW I love my sparkle), belt, hat, paints, easel clips, and the bear's bow. The mini rhinestones.....yeah, you know what's coming, right?.....I had to hide a smudge so one of the little clusters of rhinestones are doing just that...hiding the boo-boo! I seriously don't understand how smudges end up on my images. Anyway.....

Here's the inside where I used a sentiment to make it a birthday card...



...thought the Penny Black sentiment went perfectly with the Sarah Kay stamp.

Okay, that's it for me today. Have a great night!

STAMPS: Stampavie/Sarah Kay Margaux is Painting, Penny Black Paint the Town (sentiment on inside of card)
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copic Markers

Picnic of Daisies

Hi all! Can you believe it's August already??....I can't. I don't want summer to end. Wah! ;)



While watching TV last night, I colored up a couple of my beloved Sarah Kay stamps and made this one into a card. The punched sentiments and matted main image are all up on foam tape. I added a bunch of Stickles to the main image too....on her hair bows, hat band, picnic cloth, flowers, and then added a bunch of random dots around the image and some extra ones as butterfly trails. It's sparkly! :)

Okay, enough play time for me. I gotta get some work done.

Hope you have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. :)

STAMPS: Stampavie/Sarah Kay Picnic of Daisies
PAPER: Night of Navy, White, Echo Park Springtime
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copics
ACCESSORIES: Wide White Ric Rac Ribbon, PTI Enchanted Evening Ribbon, Blue Twine, Foam Tape, SU Word Window Punch, Adhesive Gems, Stardust Stickles, Rectangle Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

You're #1

Hey there! Hope your weekend is going good. :)



I just got this Sentiment Flags set/die from Lil' Inker Designs and was anxious to try it out. I think I'll get a lot of use out of this one! I paired it up with some of my Penny Black ducks. :) The colors on my card are from the CR84FN Challenge 34.

See ya!

Stamps: Sentiments Flags (Lil' Inker Designs), Lovin' and Huggin' (Penny Black)
Copics: W1, W3, W5, YR04, YR21, YR23
Papers: Rose Garden CS (Penny Black), Little Girl DP (Echo Park)
Accessories: Sentiments and Flags die (Lil' Inker Designs), Twine, Ribbon, Foam Tape, Sharpie White Paint Pen, Stardust Stickles, Circle Nestabilities

Butterfly Dreams

Wow, are we ever having some freaky hot weather this week! They're calling for a high of 104 degrees on Friday....yeee-ikes! I took Kara to Build a Bear Workshop this afternoon...figured it'd be best to just stay in the air conditioning.



I had time to do a little crafting today too...yay! I think the heat is what made me pull these warm, sunny colors. I die cut the butterflies three times, and popped two up on foam tape.

Hubby is grilling burgers on the grill and they're about done so I'm off to eat. Have a great night....and stay cool!

Stamps: Butterfly Dreams (PTI)
Ink: Apricot Appeal, Pumpkin Pie
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Zest, White
Accessories: Small Scallop Edge Die-namics (MFT), Sewing Machine, Butterfly Dreams die (PTI), Baker's Twine, Foam Tape, Kaiser Craft Pearls (colored with YR65 Copic), Gingham Ribbon

Watermelon Patch

Hey there! I can't believe it's Monday already. I wanted to play with Karen G's Sweet Sunday Sketch and found this totally FORGOTTEN Josephine stamp that has never seen ink....why?...I have no idea why I've never inked it because I love it! I think I got it from Michelle at Stamper's Dream....umm....last summer?? Yeah, something like that. Anyway, since it's a forgotten stamp, I'm going to also enter the card into Jessie's Forgotten Stamp Friday Challenge. Very cool idea for a challenge, I might add, Jessie. :)



The main matted image is up on foam tape and I added some Stickles to the watermelon slice, hat band, and knife.

Have an awesome afternoon!

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Josephine in the Watermelon Patch (Stampavie/Sarah Kay), Sweet Chocolate (My Cute Stamps)
Paper: October Afternoon Thrift Shop DP
Colored with Copics

Flourishes Sketchy Challenge

Hello all! TGIF??....TGIF! My SUPER sweet friend Silke sent me this gorgeous Flourishes set for my birthday and I couldn't wait to ink it up. Thanks, gf, I really love it!



I thought I'd try my hand at winning the entire Flourishes release (hey, you never know unless you try, right?) and play along in their Sketchy Challenge. The main image is up on foam tape, Stickles were added to the pink bow, and Diamond Glaze was added to the tip of the pen. The punched sentiment is also up on foam tape.

Have a great weekend, all!

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: From the Desk Of (Flourishes)
Paper: Vintage Cream (PTI), Little Girl DP (Echo Park)
Copics: 0, W1, W3, W5, C5, E31, E33, E35, YR65, R81, R83, R85

Sweet Stop Sketch 116

Wow, guys, it's been over two weeks since I posted my little announcement. I guess I needed a serious break, huh? Anyhooooo, I have a couple days off from work (yay!) so I went for a run (not a pretty one either...this heat is killing me!) this morning and then made this card. I'm TOTALLY out of practice on making cards. I started it this morning and it took me until this afternoon to get it finished (hmmm....slow going just like my running)....but anyway, here it is....



I used Ocean Paradise from Sweet and Sassy Stamps. Such a gorgeous set, Korin! The main panel and sentiment are up on foam tape and the layout is Sweet Stop Sketch 116. I added Stickles to the water and sand.

Here's the inside where I stamped the sentiment onto a sticker from my Seaside DP pack.....



Okay, now we're off to the pool for the rest of the afternoon. Have a WONDERFUL day...and stay cool! It's in the 90's here today....YIKES!

Stamps: Ocean Paradise (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)
Copics: W1, W3, W5, E41, E42, E43, Y00, Y15, YR23, B00, B02, B05, YG11, YG13, YG17
Paper: October Afternoon Seaside and Thrift Shop DP's

Announcement

Hey guys. I’ve decided that after three years of DT work, it's time for me to give it up and just go back to crafting for fun when (and if) I have time. This may seem sudden, but it’s not…it’s something I’ve been thinking about and going back and forth on for over six months now. While I still like coloring images and making cards, it’s not as much of a priority as it used to be. My heart just isn’t in it like it once was. Other things need my attention and I want to focus on those things, get away from being on the computer so much, and not have so many things on my "to-do list" all the time.

I consider myself very lucky to have had to chance to be a part of Penny Black, Our Craft Lounge and the Sweet Stop Sketch team. They're such awesome teams with such nice people….I think it's the reason I struggled so long in making this decision to step away. I can't thank them enough for their generosity and allowing me to be a part of their teams.

For all of you who visit my blog, thank you, too!! Your support and friendships mean a lot to me. I still plan to make cards and post here to my blog, so I hope you’ll still visit me. I just might not have as many posts each month and I won’t be posting as a DT member (at least for a long while)...I'll just be crafting and posting for fun. :)

{{Hugs}}

Sweet Stop Sketch 114

Hi all, it's Sweet Stop Sketch time! Here's my card using OCL's Sandy Sunsets.



The oval panel was sponged with Ballet Blue and Close to Cocoa inks, Stickles were added to the sand, and the whole thing was popped up on foam tape.

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Sandy Sunsets Paper: October Afternoon Seaside DP, PTI Vintage Cream and Kraft Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ballet Blue, Close to Cocoa Accessories: Twine, Oval Nestabilities, Stardust Stickles

Sweet Stop Sketch 113

It's our Sketch with a Spin Week over on the Sweet Stop Blog. This month's "spin" is to make a circle card. Hop on over to the blog to check out the sketch...it's a cool one!



For my card, I used OCL's Sandy Sunsets. The palm tree was stamped in onyx black, I kept the die in place and sponged Tangerine Tango all around the square, and then matted it against the black CS. Pretty simple card...and I made it SUPER bright orange using some Penny Black Mix & Match CS.

Enjoy your weekend!

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Sandy Sunsets Paper: PTI Vintage Cream and True Black, Penny Black Fall Festival Mix & Match CS Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Tangerine Tango Accessories: Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Square Nestabilities, Ribbon, MFT Small Scallop Edge Die-namics