Thursday, April 30, 2009

A Special Mother In Law - Mojo Monday 84

This card is made for my special mother in law. She is always doing so much for our family. My mother in law went all out to help us build our house. She would sweep and do where ever she could do to help. I couldnt ask for a better mother in law. She has help fill in the gaps now that my mom is gone. One of her favorite things is to have a beautiful garden. So this is a great card for her.


Supplies:


Stamps: Bloomin With Love SU


Ink: Real Red SU, Yoyo Yellow SU, Basic Black SU


Paper: Real Red SU, DCVW Citrus


Embellishements: Ribbon , Rhinestones

This card was also made for the Mojo Monday Sketch 84. You can find there fun site here. I love this graden set and hadent used it in awhile. It was great for the Mojo monday. Thanks for stopping by and for all the special comments you give to me . They really make my day. I really enjoy sharing my designs with you . So please come back often .

LOLLIPOP


Sorry I havent posted for a few days againg. Sometimes things are just so crazy. I am posting two cards tonight. The first one is for AMYRS2 sketch. Which I am to late on the post as her link has closed. But I need to give Amy credit for her sketch. You can visit Amys site here


Hope you enjoyed looking at my card. Ill be back with another one in just a bit.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Memories of Mother






I wanted to share a project I made a few years back right after my mother passed way. This project has been re made for my next class this week on friday. All the ladies will be doing different colors. My original was in green. I love skeleton keys.. The colors used on my new one will match my bedroom and I will be hanging it from a shelf. It a great keepsake with a picture of your mother in it. It aslo make a great gift to give to mother. So this is made in memorie of my mom this mother day. She was also very talented and I learned alot from my mom. She was a great cook and love making christmas candy. Oh she made the best pies and cherry cheese cake. I hope you all Cherish your mothers and make them something from your heart.

If your interested in my class send me and e-mail or even a kit. The cost of the class is $23.00 dollars. This also includes a mother day card. Thanks for all your sweet comments. Also I have some new followers I hope more of you will become a follower as I love to shae my designs with you.






Supplies:






Fabric , Ribbon , Clear Plastic or Sheet Protectors, Tag, Alpha Stickers, Crystal Effects, Ribbon Rose, Tacky Tape and Glue Dots
Blog Candy
You need to run and check out this fun site. Debbie is giving away this sweet blog candy. She on the design team for Penny Black stamps too. Does darling work for them youll want to book mark her site. She has adorable designs. I love Penny Black Stamps. Been along time since I have bought any. Here is the link to Debbies site for the BLOG CANDY her blog is called Passions for Crafts


Thursday, April 23, 2009

Field Of Flowers Mojo Monday week 83















Well how about two post in one day!!! I also have made my MoJo Monday card. I feel I had better post this now as I am thinking about a nap as I have had a headaches all day long. So my Mojo is about gone. You can fine the Mojo Monday here .



For this card I used some colors that were already cut and out for my card class the other night. All I had to do was cut a couple of the top pieces. So it made it really easy. The ribbon I used had a picked had a pink stripe in it so I used my marked and chaged it to red.






Supplies:

Stamps: Great Friends , Pocket Silhouettes
Paper: Real Red , Tempting Turquoie, Only Orange, My Minds Eye
Inks: Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Only Orange
Embellishments: Thread , Rhinestones, Ribbon
Bloomin Sweet













Yesterday I decided to make two cards. I realized if I dont post Amy's card today I might as well for get it. But I dont want to do that I love her sketches. Heres the link to AMYRS65 . Go check out her fun site. She always has some fun video tutorials on there too. This card is for her AMYR65 sketch.

Supplies:
Stamps: Bloomin Beautiful SU
Inks: Chocolate Chip SU, Tangerine Tango SU, Copic Markers
Paper: Certainly Celery SU, Tangerine Tango, SU Pink Passion SU, DCVW
Embelishments: Ribbon, Rhinestones, Oval Scollop Punch SU. Lace Punch Martha Stewart





Watch out for another card later this afternoon. Thanks for taking a look. I love feed back. So please leave me a comment. Also if ya like I would love to have you become one of my followers.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Butterfly Happiness

Sorry its been a few days since I have posted anything. I decided to show you something other then a card today. There are lots of things that I make not just cards. I have a love for designing all kinds of crafts. If you could see my house you would know that the minute you walked in to the door. I will be adding this project to my bedroom decor.







These are some of the colors in my bedroom . So I love this color combo. I started off with a shadow box. You can do a lot with a shadow box. Then I stamped my background paper and layerd the butterflys from there. You need some oh these fun red pearls that I used from Stampers Dream . She has lost of fun embellishments there at a great price. But I really love the pearls.


This shadow box is one of my next up coming classes. I have 9 shadow boxes for sale and the class fee will be $25.00. So if you want to join in on my class e-mail me . You will be able to pick your colors. Once they are gone I will close the class and pick a date.
As you can see I have made a separate site for my Sweet Sketch Wednesday. I should have that up and running by next week so check back and I hope you will try out one of my sketches.
I just want to thank all of thoses who have stopped by my site and gave me lots of fun comments. They are so sweet and it makes my day!!! Hope your day will be filled with sweetness.




Supplies: Most product used SU
Stamps: Great Friend , Short and Sweet,Warm Words
Inks: Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red
Paper: Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla
Embelishents: Hemp , Pearls

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Butterfly Fun _ MoJo82









Dont you just love this new butterfly paper from DCWV. The moment I saw the paper I knew I would need to do a card with it and uses one of my stampin up butterfly. The two went so well together.




Well it MoJo Monday time and this sketch was so easy and fun. Sometime all those layers are a litte harder to figure everything out. But if you have never tired one of there wonderful sketches this would be a good one to start with. You can find their fun site at http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/


Supplies:

Stamps: Great Friend
Ink: Chocolate Chip , Pink Passion, Gable Green

Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Pink Passion. Gable Green SU, DCVW Pattern Paper

Embellishements: Ribbon, Rhinestones, Mattha Stewart Lace Punch, Sponge Daubers, Paper Piercing, Sewing


Hope you enjoyed my card today Mojo monday is always so much fun.
























Monday, April 13, 2009







Kind Words






I was on my friend blog the other night and saw a link to the OCC challenge . I loved the sketch so much I decided I should try it. here is the link to there sketch http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/. You should go give it a try. Another fun site that will get your creativity going. So why not try them out.

This was the first time using this set. I have been wanting to use this for a couple of weeks now. I used Copic markes on the image. I have only used them a bit. But I sure do like them already. I will have to practice more on my coloring in skills with the copics. But they sure do blend nicely.





Supplies:

Stamps : Kind Word SU
Ink: Rose Red ,Regal Rose, Lovely Lilac, Chocolate Chip all SU
Paper: Rose Red, Regal Rose,Lovely Lilac, Very Vanilla all SU, DCVW Patten Paper
Embellishments: Ribbon , Su Scollop and Round Punch, Satin Ribbon
Thanks for stopping by. Hope you all had a berry sweet Easter.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

New Blog Design

Well I just have to say that the new blog design I add last night just didnt work for me. Since I knew those were not the colors at all. It was bugging me so I decided to start over. So this is really it and actually I love it alot. I think its my favorite of all the one I have posted on my site. Tomorrow I will have to get in and post a new card. So be looking for that. Let me know what you think about my new look. Thanks for all the support and for stoping by.

Saturday, April 11, 2009




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Great Friend MoJo Monday 81






This card is for the MoJo Monday 81 sketch. Please check out there awsome site at http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/ Lost of fun over at there blog. This week there having a fun contest. You wont want to miss it.

This has been such a busy week seamed like I wasent able to get as many cards posted as I would have liked to. I did how ever get my new design made for my blog. How ever the camera for some strange reason did not get the accurate colors of the banner. So when I have more time to re take them and play with my camera you may see this set in a whole new light. I eneded up having to pick out a whole new background in totally differnt colors then was planned. This is what I came up with. What do ya think? At least it look soft and ready for spring. I was getting tired of reading on the black background and thought you might be too. So I need a change. The card that I made was inspired by my colors that my blog was to turn out like. As you will see my blog colors are nothing like that at all. Thanks to my camera!!! It got to be some sort of setting.
I have some really great friends and I bet you do to. It is always nice to have a great friend. I have a special friend that has been going through a tough time right now. Having to give up so much for some one she loves dearly but always giving so much in return to whom ever she come in contact with. Never thinking about her self but always thinking about others. This card is for here to let her know how much I appriciate the great friend that she is and for all that she does for me.

Supplies:

Stamps: SU BoHo Background, Gods Beauty, Great Friend
Ink: Gable Green, Pink Passion ,Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip

Paper : Gable Green, Pink Passion, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Embellishments : Pink Satin Ribbon, Rhinestones, Distressing, Sewing






Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Sweet Blossom

This Is a sketch I made following one of Amys sketches AMYRS64. She has such a fun blog one of my favorites to follow. Heres her link to the sketch. Please go check out the fun :http://prairiepaperandink.typepad.com/amyr/



















Yesterday I started making this card with a friend and we ran out of time to finish my card. I ended up changing out some stuff on my card and decided to add stickles and brads. Both cards were my idea. It was fun to have a friend come over and play. The flower was colored in with copics.
I have made some other birthday card but will post them at a later date. I am in the mood for something new and different. So I will be using other sets. Hope you enjoy looking at my new card.


Supplies:


Stamps: Autumn Leaves Doodle Blossom


Ink: Chocolate Chip SU, Copics

Paper: Yoyo Yellow SU, Very Vanilla SU, Costco Designer Paper Pack

Embellishments: Brads, Stickles, SU Ribbon

Monday, April 6, 2009

Orange Cakes - SFYTT









Here is another Birthday card This one was made for the adorable SFYTT Sketch. You need to check the SFYTT sketch out http://iheart2stamp.com/2009/04/04/first-saturday-of-the-month-2/.t here : Jen has a really fun site.

Are all these cupcake making you hungry for a cupcake or a pice of cake. One of my favorite birthday cakes was fudge marble. My mom would always make that for my birthday. But another favortie cake she made was her lemon cake with fluffy white frosting and toasted coconut. Insde the lemon cake was a yummy lemon pudding. This was one of the family's favorites. My mom would make this alot and we would be loving every bite of it. Another family favorite was her german chocolate cake. She would make a special sauce that went on top of the coconut icing. It would be layed on there in stripe that were at an angle. How divine was this cake. She always made these cakes mostly from scratch. We were very lucky to have a mom that would make special cakes for our family. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you come back often. Please try my sketch and post so I can get ready to do my up coming blog candy and become one of my followers .


Supplies:

Stamps:Stamps: Michaels Cupcakes
Ink: Pirouette, Chocolate Chip Stampin'Up
Paper: SU Chocolate Chip, SU Very Vanilla , My Minds Eye
Embelishments: Orange Stickles, Red Copic , Orange Polka Dot Ribbon, Rhinestines,Sponge Daubers, Thread

Saturday, April 4, 2009







Sweet Cakes
This is the fourth card I have made for my birthday week. Sorry I haven't posted for a couple of days. Too busy making the rest of the birthday cards. Today was the actual day we celebrated the girls birthdays. They all seemed to have a great time and loved their cards. It was fun to have all different cards. I will have a few more to post as I made 7 cards total for the birthday week. But today I found three new cupcake stamps. So I guess the birthday week will drag on into next week. Hope you have enjoyed looking at my cards. This card was made for the Mojo Monday week 80 Sketch. You can find the mojo monday sketch at this link:http:http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/2009/03/mojo-monday-week-80.html You need to check them out. You'll have so much fun . Their sketches are fabulous.



Supplies:
Stamps: Michaels Cupcakes
Ink: Basic Black, Old Olive SU
Paper: Pumpkin Pie,Whisper White, Regal Rose, Tempting Turquoise SU, DCWV Patterned Paper
Embellishments: Diamond Stickles, Yellow Polka Dot Ribbon , Brads, Paper Flower, Thread, Paper piercing SU, Trio Flower Punch and 1 3/4 SU Punches






Please come back and check out out all my cards and leave me a message and tell me what ya think. I love getting your comments. Also if you get a chance, check out my new Wednesday sketch.