DRAGONFLY CARDS AND GLIMMER PAPER

HEY BLOGGIES,

My friend, Dee, came over and we made some FUN dragonfly cards with only the DIES that match the stamp set from Stampin' Up!!!!!  Well, we did use one of the sentiments from the set, but the paper did our work for us as we used GLIMMER PAPER for the die cuts of the dragonfly.

Let me show you a few cards:

 Blushing Bride and Pink Pirouette with silver twine

 Brushed silver card stock for the die cut, delicate doily, soft sky and another blue I can't remember which one right now... sorry.

 Getting fancier and more beautiful here:  Blushing Bride and Pink Pirouette, Outside the Lines SAB FREE designer paper, chalk markers coloring, and Pink Glimmer Paper die cut dragonfly.

Same idea as the pink card above, but I used Bermuda Bay and some chalk markers for minimal coloring of the Outside the Lines SAB FREE designer paper, with Brushed Silver Cardstock for the die cut.

Come back this weekend to see the "Piece de Resistance" of the cards I have made this week.

Thanks for stopping by!!

SIMON SAYS STAMP JUNE KIT - LOVE THE SUNSHINE!!

HEY BLOGGIES,

I have been having fun with the June SSS card kit.  I LOVE the sunshine stamp and all the puffy stickers and just everything about this kit.  I have made quite a few cards and will be sharing them this week with you.

 The SMILE die was used to cut out both cardstock and fun foam to make it thicker before adhering to the card.  The sunglasses on the middle sun were fussy cut and then adhered.

 I just can't help but smile when I look at these cute, CUTE suns!!  Aren't they adorable??!!
I used stitched square dies for the white layer, and a very little bit of black card stock shows behind the layer to bring your eyes to the main image.

One more look at this cute card from the SIMON SAYS STAMP JUNE CARD KIT.  If you are interested, sign up for the JULY CARD KIT.  Most card kits come with full stamp set AND a matching die (the smile for June), as well as patterned papers, solids, accessories, etc.  It is a great bargain and the fact that they all coordinate makes it so much FUN!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

WEEKLY DEALS - BIG SHOT SUPPLIES AND DIES

WEEKLY DEALS UNTIL APRIL 6th

I hope you enjoy this week's Weekly Deals! HURRY, THEY ARE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!!

	File Tabs Edgelits Die Item # 133729 Regular Price: $10.95 US/$13.50 CAN Discounted Price: $8.21 US/$10.13 CAN
	Fun Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Item # 133727 Regular Price: $8.95 US/$10.95 CAN Discounted Price: $6.71 US/$8.21 CAN
	Hearts A Flutter Framelits Die Item # 130159 Regular Price: $24.95 US/$30.95 CAN Discounted Price: $18.71 US/$23.21 CAN
	Big Shot Magnetic Platform Item # 130658 Regular Price: $39.95 US/$49.95 CAN Discounted Price: $29.96 US/$37.46 CAN
	Squares Collection Framelits Die Item # 130921 Regular Price: $26.95 US/$32.95 CAN Discounted Price: $20.21 US/$24.71 CAN
	Chalk Talk Framelits Die Item # 129983 Regular Price: $24.95 US/$30.95 CAN Discounted Price: $18.71 US/$23.21 CAN
	Word Bubbles Framelits Die Item # 132968 Regular Price: $24.95 US/$30.95 CAN Discounted Price: $18.71 US/$23.21 CAN

KIND KOALA CARD FOR SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY

HEY BLOGGIES,

How has your week been so far?  We FINALLY have a sunny, blue sky day.  It is not warm, but the sunshine and the blue sky is so wonderful I DON"T CARE.

We were outside most of the day yesterday with our two horses.  I was using the shedding curry brush to try to get some of their shedding winter hair off them.  They have been rubbing on the trees, on the fences and constantly seem to be itchy.  I know how it feels when I got for my haircut and a few pieces of hair get on my neck, so I knew I had to start getting that shedding hair off of them.

They enjoyed the "spa day treatment" as I call it when I groom them.  They love the attention and the brushing feels so good to them.  Oh My Goodness - I would stuff a large pillow with what I got off of them after just 10-15 minutes of brushing on each one.

Ok.  I would like to show you the SFF SKETCH we are using this week starting today:

And now here is my take on the sketch using KIND KOALA stamp:

This cute little koala is such a FUN STAMP.  It was an overcast day so the photo was very difficult to achieve.  Wish it was brighter for you to see how cute the card is for real.  I used the Secret Garden stamp set and matching dies for the leaves, using my BIG SHOT to die cut them out..  I used my  Wild Wasabi marker to create some shadowing, which didn't quite turn out as I had hoped it would.  But hopefully you get the idea of what I was trying to achieve.

The flower that the koala is holding was colored with the Blendabilities, as well as the koala's ears.  Then I used the yellow marker as a shadowing on the sentiments, and filled in YOU with midnight muse.  Isn't he just the cutest guy with his fun nose and sweet smile?  I LOVE this stamp!!

Hope you enjoyed this card.  And I hope you could see past the bad photography and imagine what it really looks like.

Thanks for stopping by.  Stop over to Sketch Frenzy Friday to see what my other design team members have created, won't you?

FALL LEAVES AND ADORNMENTS

HEY BLOGGIES,

HAPPY FALL!!  The Fall Equinox was this week and immediately we got some lovely cooler weather here in Texas.  Fall is my absolutely favorite time of year here in Texas because the humidity gets less and the weather gets a bit cooler.  LOVE IT.

So today I have a card for y'all about fall.  Hope you enjoy it!!!

 Even the card base and layer are in wonderful fall colors - mossy meadow and old olive - very fallish greens I think.  I used the Fall Fest and the For All Things stamp sets and the dies that match.  Don't you LOVE having dies that match your stamp sets?  I certainly do!!  I used the idea of the card From fellow demo Connie Babbert and changed up the colors and other things.  Thanks Connie!

I used the COLOR ME AUTUMN designer paper for the background banner and for two of the oak leaves.  I used crushed curry, cajun craze, and old olive card stock for the leaves.  I used Gorgeous Grunge stamp set splatter stamp here and there on the tag and on the leaves.

 The linen thread was wound around three times and tied in the middle with a Wooden Fall Element on top.  As a little LAGNAPPE (something unexpected), I put a silver leaf charm hanging off the end of the linen thread.  VOILA - perfection!!

One more look at the complete card.  The tag was made with the Apothecary Label die and cut off the half circle part on the bottom to make it look like a tag.

This is for my SKETCH FRENZY FRIDAY card this week.  Won't you pop over and see what my team mates created with the sketch this week?

Thanks for visiting me and my blog.  Stay tuned and I will tell you about the amazing place I visited this week in BURLESON, TX.  It was an awesome 2 day trip and I think you will enjoy the story.

SOMETHING FOR BABY

HEY BLOGGIES,

I have a fun card for you today.  I usually seem to make these soji screen cards only on Halloween with a witch or ghost on it.  Why?  I don't know but I think it is because the first one I saw was a Halloween one.  But yesterday I was blurfing (surfing blogs) and I saw a cute card by Deb Valder using the Work of Art stamp set and this type of screen card.  I loved it so much I had to make one myself, but using the SOMETHING FOR BABY stamp set.

 Isn't this so sweet??  My screen is made from Hello Honey card stock scored into 4 equal parts and then folded back and forth.  I used the new Hearts Border punch along the top and then the Decorative Label punch on the bottom to make the legs for it to stand on.

 The Designer Paper is LULLABY, which is part of the BUY 3 GET ONE FREE SALE FOR JULY.  I am LOVING.THIS.PAPER.  I need to get more while it is on sale because it has such amazing prints and the colors are gorgeous.  These watercolor polka dots are so popular and can be used for any type card, not just baby.  The colors are hello honey, coastal cabana, calypso coral and pistachio pudding, all on this one sheet in a "stamped off" intensity.

I used the LITTLE LETTERS thinlit dies to cut out the word BABY, and then used the negative space on this card.  I am going to use the letters on another card in the future.  Waste not, want not my Mom always said.

This SOMETHING FOR BABY stamp set is so stinkin' cute!!  AND the MATCHING FRAMELITS DIES called  BABY'S FIRST make it so fun to stamp and die cut in no time at all.  Here are the pages with the onsie on a hanger, the bib on that and then the carriage.  I stamped two carriages and cut them apart to make the metal parts of a real carriage a different color (here I used Soft Suede).

 This is the page to write a small message and sign it.  I stamped and die cut the booties and the large safety pin.  Cuteness, huh?

Here is one more look at the complete card.  These colors are for someone who is expecting a baby GIRL.  The back of this card is also polka dots in water colored intensity in coastal cabana, pistachio pudding and baked brown sugar - perfect for a baby BOY!!

I have entered this card at Late Night Stampers Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by to see my card today.  All the supplies I used are available for you to purchase at my store.  Just clock my signature line below and it will take you to my Stampin' Up! Store.

YOU ARE THE BEES KNEES

HEY BLOGGIES,

Did the title get your attention?  I don't even know where that expression came from in the 40s, but there it is.  My post today is all about BEES.

Springtime makes me think of BEES waking up and finding the wildflowers blooming.  I saw two big carpenter bees (I used to call them bumble bees because I didnt know what a carpenter bee was) when I stopped at a red light and looked at the wildflowers blooming next to the road.  There were the two big bees working hard at collecting honey.  Spring time!!

I have to warn you, this is NOT a Stampin' Up! set.  I wanted a fun fantasy bee and SU does not have one this size.

 I am loving the thinlits flipits card makers.   It is so fun to use them to create fun creative fold cards.  This one has pretty scallop edges. I used several things besides the designer paper to create the fun design.  I used a small honeycomb stamp with gray ink, and I punched out some hexi shapes to adhere on the top left side of the card.  Also the cute black beads and the "happy" thinlit die.

Here it is open so you can see how it works.  I was so pleased that the word BE just happened to be on the designer paper.  But I put a small BEE above the happy so it all made sense.

Here is Denice's card she made. It is so stinkin' cute!!  Same stamp set, same thinlits flip card, yet so completely different.

Hope you enjoyed my card.  Please stop back in to visit again.

I have entered this card at Techno stamper: Monday Lunchtime Sketch

CHRISTMAS GIFT BAGS USING PUNCHES AND DIES

HEY BLOGGIES,

For the LATE NIGHT STAMPERS CHALLENGE for this week we are challenged to use our PUNCHES AND DIES.

I did just that with these fun CHRISTMAS GIFT BAGS.

 I have been making these for several weeks now so you may have already seen these.  But I am really enjoying making these for special friend gifts, goodie bags and neighbor gifts.

 These mini muslin bags are on sale until TOMORROW.  Get yours at a discounted price TODAY!!

The ornament punch and the circle punch are used on this cute gift bag.  Also the chalk talk die and the small snow flurry die.

Thanks for visiting my blog.  Won't you leave me a comment?  Make your project and enter at LNS.