More Birthday...

Another quick post for today - a card I did (based on a design by Kimberly Van Diepen, who's blog is to the right) for my upline Jessica Vanda. Her birthday happens to be the same day as my daughter's. I will admit my sponging technique needs some work, but I still think the card turned out very pretty. I love the irridescent ice embossing powder now - another item to add to my wish list!

I'm Back - with Birthday Greetings!

Sorry for so long away, but my parents were in town for my daughter's 2nd birthday, so I had plenty to do. In this posting you will see the Elmo cake I made here along with her Sesame Street card, inspired by some birthday decor done by Ruth Norton (her blog is listed to the right). My circle punches were a little smaller than hers, but Katie still recognized the characters, so I'll call it successful!

Cute Baby Card

Today's post is a card I made for a colleague who's wifw just had their baby girl. Of course, the boat theme is courtesy of his U.S. Navy employment. The stamps are from the Nursery Necessities set, which now also has matching decor elements that you can use on the walls in your home - there are lots of great new ones for holiday decorations, kids' rooms, etc. The silver brad, which didn't come out well in the photo, is a star.

A Ton of Pun Fun!

Today's cards are courtesy of the Pun Fun set that I love. The hippo was a birthday card for a friend's daughter, and the sentiment that actually goes with it is "Hip-hippo-ray!" The Get Whale Soon card is for a friend who's under the weather. I'm still working on my water coloring technique, as you can probably see from the whale, but I still like how they turned out!

Star Bright Ornaments - Great Kid's Project!

Well, it took me a while to get to my "box of fun," but I finally pulled out my Star Bright ornament kit that is in the Holiday Mini Catalog. It is really cute! I made all the ornaments you see here with that - it contains die cut stars, paper strip globes, and the pieces to make several different sizes of the star circle ornaments in a variety of pretty double-sided designer paper, along with the silver cord to hang them. The ribbon and other embelishments you see are separate items I used to dress them up. Very cute, though! They remind me a lot of the ornaments I used to bring home from grade school art projects - easy enough for kids to help with too. Audrey helped me put these together. Also good for anyone who doesn't have a lot of stamp items yet, but likes quick homemade holiday projects. Enjoy!

Oldies But Goodies

Sorry I was away so long. I went to visit my husband's parents with my girls for the weekend, which means I was too busy to post or to make anything new. However, my big "box of fun" came courtesy of UPS today, so maybe I'll have a fun new project tomorrow! For tonight... an oldie but goodie... Stampin' Up retires many sets per year, although that doesn't mean that they aren't still fun to use. Check out the Thank You cards I made for a charity golf tournament we put on at work. I did 80 of them for the sponsors. This uses two retired sets (the golfing set and the thank you set) and a retired plaid background set. I was pleased with the result - especially when I thought of using the "thank you" as a bag tag!

Kit-Kats Anyone?

Ok, ok, one more Halloween project. Here are the photos of the Kit-Kat bars I decorated with the Ghostly Greetings designer series paper and some other ribbon, paper, stamps, and tags. These are for my mom-in-law to give to the ladies in her office. Super cute!

Web Wishes

Another Halloween card to get you festive for October... this one uses a few of the lesser known but great Stampin' Up products: the Tearing Edge and the Signo Gel Pen. I drew the web with the gel pen, and the spider is from the Eat, Drink, and Be Scary stamp set in the Holiday Mini catalog.

Halloween Happenings

Fall is my favorite season! I love pumpkins, candy corns, and Halloween. Here's my latest fun creation inspired by all of those... it uses the Chills and Thrills Rub-Ons, the Eat, Drink, and Be Scary stamp set, and several accessories (the jar is courtesy of Target). Hope you enjoy it!

Elegant Wedding Card

Check out this beautiful wedding card I made for a friend. It uses the To Have and To Hold set that is currently on the dormant list but still available for purchase. I embossed the bride and groom on the front so the design is raised, and the inside says "To have and to hold." No, the vellum is not Stampin' Up (bad Jen!), but I love the bashful blue with chocolate chip color combo - very en vogue!