Calander...

Here's May, June and July for my calender.

Friend to Friend

No time to write today, but I wanted to quickly show this month's project. Thanks to all who came to Kaylene's party. We missed those who weren't there!

Card: 4 x 5 1/2

Stamp: Pocket Silloehettes

Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Basic Gray

Paper: Walk in the Park DSP, Green Cardstock (Bazille), Gray Cardstock

Happy Father's Day!

I've taken a few months off. Life has been busy (and still is)! But I wanted to post these cute photo blocks that I made with my sister for our dad for Father's day. We took a 2 x 4 and cut it into different lengths. Then we painted, mod-podged some pics and embellished. We couldn't decide which photos to use, so we put them on both sides of the blocks, along with painted hand and foot prints. I think they turned out pretty cute, but then again I had cute pics to work with!

And the calendar continues...

Here's April! Josh loves his toy animals. We have to play them at least 10 times a day (lucky mommy!). I had to include them in our 2009 calendar. I love these chipboard letter stickers! I daubed on some Old Olive ink and Viola- new color.

Sneek Peek...

For those of you who check the blog, here's a sneek peek of April's projects. We are focusing on Mother's Day and Father's Day. I know it's a little early, but they always seems to sneek up on you. So I'm just getting you ready! I'm using a new stamp set from the upcoming mini-catalog. LOVE IT!!! The Father's Day card also doubles as a gift card holder.

Hope to see you all next week!


Mother's Day card: 4" x 4"
Stamps: Eight Great Greetings
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Delicate Dots DSP (SAB), white cardstock (Provo Craft)
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, So Saffron 5/8" Grossgrain Ribbon (SAB)

Father's Day Card: 4" x 3"
Stamps: Eight Great Greetings, Snow Burst
Ink: Always Artichoke, Versamark
Paper: Green cardstock (Bazille), Blue Cardstock (Bazille), White Cardstock (Provo Craft), Shirt Stripe DSP (Chatterbox)

2009 Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Thank you...

Thank you x 6 to everyone who came last night. We had a good turn out with a lot of good food, new friends to meet, and lots of thank you cards. We made a Thank You gift card box. It was fun to use the Textuz Plates for the Big Shot (and the Cuttlebug - thanks Kaylene!). The box folding was a little tricky, but everyone's turned out great!

Next time we'll be making Mother's Day and Father's Day projects. I'm still taking requests for techniques...

3 x 3 Cards & Box

Stamps: One of a Kind, Cute & Curly

Inks: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip

Paper: Bella Rose DSP, Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, White (Provo Craft), Brown (Bazille), Clear Accetate

Accessories: Boho Blossom Punch, Curly Label Punch, Crimper, Texturz plates, Big Shot

Bring on spring...

Yeah, winter is almost over! I'm not a fan of the cold nor the snow. I look forward to spring.

Well, since I haven't been doing much paper crafting lately, I'm glad I have my 2009 calendar on file. These were the pages for March. Isn't Josh too cute?!!! I'm going to try to do more this month. March is birthday crazy for our family, so I should be making cards non-stop.

Pay it forward...

My friend Rhonda posted this great idea. Since I REALLY want something from her (even though I'm a little nervous about her limitations posted below), I'm offering the same challenge to you.

The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2- What I create will be just for you.
3- It'll be done this year.
4- You have no clue what it's going to be..
5- I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must repost this on your blog (or facebook, etc.) and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me! Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it! Good luck!

Sale-A-Bration is here...

We kicked off Sale-A-Bration this month! There is some fun stuff. Some of the items used for the card at Debbie's party came from SAB. Lots of time folding paper, but well worthi it don't you think. Thanks to everyone who came! We had a great time, especially at dinner afterward. For those who couldn't make it, we missed you!

4 x 5 Card

Stamps: Congrats (SAB), In the Spotlight (retired)

Ink: Basic Gray

Paper: Delicate Dots Sesigner Series (SAB), White & Green Cardstock (Bazzille)

Accessories: Certainly Celery 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Big Shot Top Note Die, 1/2" Circle Punch

Calendar part 2

The UPS man left a nice package on my front porch...lots of new Stampin Up stuff. I'm so excited to use my new Texture Plates and dies for the Big Shot. I had lots of fun playing with it yesterday. So much fun that I have the next two SU parties all ready planned out. Are you so excited? Sorry, you'll have to wait to see what I've come up with!

So remember the calendar that I made for my moms for Christmas. Well, here's the February portion...

Once again, I don't have a list of supplies. I just used a bunch of scraps. Sorry!

Sale-A-Bration starts tomorrow...

It's here! I know you've been waiting for it - Sale-A-Bration!!! You can click on the brochure to your right to see all of the fun goodies you can earn for FREE. For every $50 you spend, you can pick one item. Spend $100, you get 2 and so on...

I've got mine picked out, do you???

What a week...

This has been a very tragic week. We had a good friend pass away. It has been hard to cope with his loss. My heart aches for his family.

I have never had to make a sympathy card before. (Really, I hope to not have to make one for a very long time, if ever.) I wanted to keep the card simple. I tried a few new techniques for it (at least they were new to me). Instead of ink, I used acrylic paint. The picture isn't very good. The green looks very bright here, but really it was a pale green and the background stamp was very light.

Thank you to Susan for most of the supplies for this card!

Card 4 x 6

stamp: Baroque Motifs (Stampin Up)

Paint: Baby Green (Making Memories)

Paper: Tan (bazille), Green (Making Memories), Cream & Brown cardstock

Accessories: ribbon (Making Memories)

Live like you mean it...

We had a great turn out for our Stampin' Party! Almost everyone was there (we hope you're feeling better Pam). We showed new techniques for adding color to our stamping. Don't forget to practice your huffing, kissing and swirling!

Thanks to Susan for loading everyone up with lots of supplies! If you didn't get enough of the foam flowers, I'm sure that she has more!

4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card

Stamps: Live like you mean it

Inks/Markers: Old Olive, Ruby Red, More Mustard

Paper: Bazille Cardstock-Red, White, Yellow Close to My Heart cardstock- greeen

Accessories: 1/4" White Grossgrain ribbon

All supplies, Stampin' Up! (unless otherwise noted)

I'm back at it...

After several years of taking a break from scrapbooking, I thought I'd give it another try. I've decided to go the easy route. I'm using the 12 x 12 sheet photo protectors. It holds 12 -4x6 photos. This way, I can put my pics in and not feel guilty about them sitting in a box. I can embellish the photos and include journaling in the 4 x 6 slots. I've even put "hidden" journaling with pull tabs. Too cute! I can also scrapbook a full page here and there. It seems to be the best of both worlds.

The best part is how much time it saves me. So far, I've done one month, 5 pages (front and back) and app. 30 pictures. I've spent maybe a total of 1 1/2 hours. If it stays this easy, I may be able to get completely caught up this year!

Page Protectors: We R Memory Keepers

Christmas Frame

I updated a frame with some left over Christmas paper. I thought it turned out quite nice. It was very easy to do. I painted the frame along the outside edges. Then I cut my paper to fit the frame. Added some mod podge to glue it on. After it dried, I sanded and inked the edges. Then I put a top coat of mod podge. Added some embellishments and viola!

Don't you just love the photo! It is my siblings and myself taken who knows when.

SU Accessory Retired List & Inventory Blow Out...

Stampin' Up is having an Inventory Blow Out. Lots of accessory items are at 50% off. Click on the flyer to see what's on sale!

The Stampin' Up Accessory Retired list was posted today. Lots of stuff. Items are available while supplies last - or until January 18.

111377 - ACCENTS & ELEMENTS ROOF GARDEN
112012 - ACCENTS & ELEMENTS SEASON TO SHARE
112088 - ACCENTS & ELEMENTS TRUE ELEGANCE
102782 - ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 12X12 - Not Available
104188 - ALBUM LEATHER BLACK 6X6
105384 - ALBUM LINEN POST MELLOW MOSS 6X6*
104516 - ALBUM LINEN POST NAVY 6X6
105381 - ALBUM LINEN POST REAL RED 6X6*
103977 - BUTTONS BOLD BRIGHTS*
103978 - BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS
103981 - BUTTONS EARTH ELEMENTS & NEUTRALS
105446 - BUTTONS RICH REGALS
105445 - BUTTONS SOFT SUBTLES
103604 - DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 12X12
102174 - DAYS-TO-REMEMBER CALENDAR 8 1/2X11
112465 - DESIGNER SERIES PAPER BANBURY
112462 - DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GEORGIA PEACH
112463 - DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GHOSTLY GREETINGS
112040 - DESIGNER SERIES PAPER GREEN TEA
112470 - DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAIKU
112460 - DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HAWAII PAPAYA
112469 - DESIGNER SERIES PAPER HOLIDAY TREASURES
112458 - DESIGNER SERIES PAPER JUNIOR VARSITY
112459 - DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MAINE BLUEBERRY
112466 - DESIGNER SERIES PAPER MUIRFIELD
112149 - DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PARISIAN SUMMER
112467 - DESIGNER SERIES PAPER PRESTWICK
111355 - DESIGNER SERIES PAPER SUMMER PICNIC
112039 - DESIGNER SERIES PAPER WINDSOR KNOT
112963 - ELEMENTOS PARA TARJETAS DIAS FESTIVOS HECHOS A MANO SIMPLY SENT
106523 - ENVELOPE TEMPLATE FIVE-IN-ONE CARD COVER
104104 - ENVELOPE TEMPLATE MINI
107298 - ENVELOPES CONFETTI WHITE MEDIUM
110695 - ENVELOPES OPEN END KRAFT SMALL
109115 - ENVELOPES OPEN END VERY VANILLA SMALL
103372 - METAL EDGE TAGS ALUMINUM WHITE SQUARE
107925 - ON BOARD BITTY BOOK*
109190 - ON BOARD CLIPBOARD 9X9*
109180 - ON BOARD SIMON UPPER
112086 - ON BOARD SOMETHING SEASONAL
107923 - PAGE PROTECTORS RING 3.25 X 3.25
104942 - PUNCH 1/4 INCH CIRCLE
104943 - PUNCH 1/4 INCH SQUARE
107273 - PUNCH 3/4 INCH SQUARE
104389 - PUNCH DOUBLE CIRCLE*
100391 - PUNCH HANDHELD 1/8 INCH CIRCLE -Not Available
104830 - RIBBON GINGHAM CARAMEL
104829 - RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT BLUE
104828 - RIBBON GINGHAM LIGHT PINK

104831 - RIBBON GINGHAM MOSS
109037 - RIBBON GROSGRAIN MORE MUSTARD 1/4 INCH
110282 - RUB ON ANCHORED
111806 - RUB ON CHILLS & THRILLS
111805 - RUB ON SCHOOL DAYS
111417 - RUB ON WORD FLURRIES
110283 - RUB ONS TAKE NOTE
112193 - SIMPLY SCRAPPIN I WISH
112186 - SIMPLY SCRAPPIN PINA COLADA
112068 - SIMPLY SCRAPPIN SUMMER HOME
112043 - SIMPLY SCRAPPIN U R SWEET
112061 - SIMPLY SCRAPPIN WINTER RETREAT
112016 - SIMPLY SENT CARD ELEMENTS HANDMADE HOLIDAY
109868 - SIMPLY SENT CARD KIT LIFELONG NOTES
103647 - STAMPIN STORE MINI
105813 - WRITE ME A MEMORY FONT CD VOL II

Happy New Year!!!

I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday. One of my New Year's resolutions is to stay on top of my blog pages. I'm hoping to make it weekly, but keeping up with a two year old, I can get off track easily.

For Christmas this year, I made our moms calendars for 2009. They turned out better than I imagined. Here's a preview of the cover and January. I'll post the other months through out the year.

(Sorry I'm not going to post the supplies used for the calendar - way to many and I don't even know half of them)