Monthly Stamp Club ~ April 2014

Greetings all!

 On Saturday we had our Monthly Stamp Club with Julie and Friends. She always comes up with some wonderful projects and we also swap cards with a theme. Here are the cards that I received:

We made two cards today and it was great as we got to use the reverse of cuts. Here is the first one:

And the second was made from the frame from the pink die cut:

The flower was stamped in Stazon ink and then we used Aqua pens and ink (to give a watercolor effect). For this one I used pop dots to have the stamped image float in the frame. Of course I had to bling it up a little. I love the font on this stamp set too. I am off to be a bit more creative today. Until next time.....

A little Cricut hiatus for a special birthday

Happy Day All!

I am so glad you stopped by to see the latest and greatest. A very special work friend of mine had a milestone birthday this past week and I offered to make some decorations and cupcakes. I broke out the Cameo Silhouette and worked into the night like a little elf. Here are some things that I made:

Here is closer view of the banner I made

I added a little bling to the banner as she LOVES bling

I believe in celebrating milestones so here is some more bling

I used the Cameo Print and cut feature to make these little cupcake banners

Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to sharing more craftiness. Until next time....

It is Virtual Crop Day with Dr Phil...

I am so looking forward to today. I found Dr. Phil's virtual crop and decided I would give it a go. Regular crops is where I get my scrapbooking done. So why not try it at home? I don't have to lug all my stuff and I can get some pages done. Well, in almost 4 hours I have a 2 page layout done. I know, I know... you are shaking your heads. Well that is because I get so engrossed in elaborating on pages that it takes me longer. This is a page kit I bought from Debbie at the last crop and was perfect for my grandson Elijah. Just like the graduation layout, I used my Creative Memories Border Maker System for the fence and the paper mat borders. Here is the end result:

 Dr. Phil had an online class on U stream. I followed along as best I could but kept running back and forth to my craft room. I have had this picture since 2011 when we visited Mom and Dad in Virginia Beach. I am quite happy with the results:

I am blessed to call Mary Ellen my Mom. She has taught me a lot of things including how to be strong. She took care of me while I was broken and helped make me who I am today. I think she did a great job!! I love you Mom :)

See those circles there? Well I used my newer favorite tool; the Shape Maker System. Watch for some new cartridges for both these wonderful tools!! I am sure I will get some more pages done but wanted to share this right away. Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to sharing some great deals for National Scrapbooking Day on my website: http://www.mycmsite.com/sites/susanbermudez/. Until next time...

Facebook Card Swap

Happy Sunday all!

After a good day with the hubs, I just had to share some cards I made for a card swap with my friend Jenn from Craft Card Gallery. I just love how she challenges us creatively and being a part of her monthly group. So when she suggested a card swap I was ALL IN! This month's theme was Halloween. So out came the Gypsy gal and I started creating. Since I have very few Halloween images I had to improvise. I had to make a total of 8 cards and made variations of these few. Here they are:

I just love double sided paper and I am sad I have no more Halloween cards to make . So I challenge you to go grab a piece of double sided paper and some embellishments and see what you come up with.

Oooohhh, Baby

Good evening all :)


Can you believe it is mid-April already? Well, it is time for my monthly stamping group and our swap this month is Baby cards. Well I used one of my favorite stamp sets and just embellished a bit. I found a similar layout on Pinterest and ran with it :) Here are the cards I made:

Recipe:


* Stampin' Up Simply Sent Everyday Elegance Cards


* Stampin' Up Fun and Fast Notes Stamp Set


* Stampin' Up Concord Crush and Garden Green markers


* Colored pencils and metallic gel pens


* Bling


I love the end result and wanted to make sure that I made cards that could be for boys or girls. I cannot wait to see what the other gals make :) Until next time...

The Muppets Back Together Again!

Don't you just love remembering the Muppet Show that was on TV back in the 80's? Ok, showing my age here but the theme song still runs through my head!!!! The Muppets are just as popular as in the 80's with the movie that came out at Thanksgiving of 2011! The Muppets are Back Together Again. To show tribute to our love of Jim Henson's Muppets, this hop is dedicated to the Muppets Back Together Again!

Sit back and recall your youth of the 80's and remember your favorite Muppet! And we have retro blog candy

• two 8.5 x 11 tie died paper, two 12 x 12 Groovy Baby tied die paper, Just Add self-stick peace sign gems, Scrappy Cat Peace Sign, Peace, wit bling, and Jolee's by You Dimensional New York Sticker along with a yard of some tie-die ribbon to "tie" your project together!! What a groovy candy for all you special people. 

• Also, we have some beautiful flowers that Shannon Leffew Keith makes at http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/ 

• A paper piecing from http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

Be sure to remark on each of the hops along the way while we show you our favorite Muppet, with your remarks. Be sure to let us know who your favorite Muppet is. 

If you just happened upon my blog today, I don't want you to miss any of the show!!! The hop begins with Kari at http://purplefuntastickcreations.blogspot.com/. If you came from her blog than you are going in the right direction. If not, go visit Kari and check out her phenomenal project with the muppets!

NOW, it's on with the show with Scooter and Kermit being the emcee . . . just don't pay attention to the hecklers up there in the private booth - they're just too opinated and OLD!!

I love Animal. I wanted an Animal puppet as a kid as I always wanted to play the drums. I still do and can kill it on Rock Band . So here is my homage to that ultimate party animal:

I took a jpg image and resized it. I added the text in Microsoft Publisher. In 80's style, I added the bling to his glasses.I stamped the sentiment and hand drew in the notes. Thanks for hopping by and your next stop along the vaudville show route is the wonderful Christel.

Hope you enjoyed our tribute to the Muppets and don't forget to let us know your favorite Muppet character!!!! Until next time....

Me & Mickey's Birthday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to Me and Mickey's Birthday Hop!  Today we are celebrating a fellow crafter's birthday, along with Mickey Mouse's birthday! Rexann's birthday is today, November 19!  Mickey Mouse's birthday was yesterday, the 18th.  We have a great line up of bloggers for you that are all going to share projects relating to birthdays and Mickey Mouse.   These ladies are great crafters!  I hope you will join us for the hop and leave comments for everyone with your thoughts about their project!   This is the first stop on the hop.  The birthday girl is stop #5 so be sure to stop there! 

Here is the complete blog list for you: 

1. Michele @ www.michelegreen.com
   
2. Rebecca @ http://buzzybeedesigns.blogspot.com
   
3. Missie @ http://createdbymissie.blogspot.com
   
4. Shirley @ http://myhavens-bird.blogspot.com
   
5. Rexann @  http://ibecircled.blogspot.com
   
6. Paulette @  http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/
   
7. Laura @ http://coolbeansbylb.blogspot.com
   
8. Allison @ http://goodybagdiva.blogspot.com
   
9. LaShavia @ http://thecraftypinkbutterfly.blogspot.com
   
10. Elizabeth @ www.217creations.com
11. Kristen @  http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/
12. Sue @  http://scrappindhilly.blogspot.com/
    
13. Tamara @  http://msmarascraftystuff.blogspot.com/
14. Leah @   http://mycraftandchatcafe.blogspot.com/
    
15. Rosewise @  http://www.worldtick.com/scrapaholic.php
    
16. Nancy @  http://blog.fancywithnancy.com             
17. Susan @  http://susanascorner.blogspot.com <-- THAT'S ME :)

Here is the project I have for you today: 

I chose to use the famous Mickey Mouse head as the basis of my card. Since I do not own a Mickey Mouse cartridge I had to be resourceful. I took my Gypsy and used a circle and oval from George and Basic Shapes. I sized them to my liking and then welded them. I then eyeballed the layers and am quite proud of the results. The sentiment was from one of my Stampin' Up stamp sets. The background paper was given to me by a friend so I am not sure of the company (may be Creative Memories).

For the inside of the card I made the Mickey Mouse heads with my Stampin' Up adhesive rhinestones.

Since this is the last stop I want to thank you for coming along on this hop to celebrate Rexann's birthday. Happy Birthday Rexann and may you have a wonderful day and many more healthy and happy ones. Until next time....

A Stampin' Up Morning.....

ok, Mother has a sense of humor. We have had more snow. Not a lot but it is now so icy. Luckily before the storm picked up, we had our monthly Stampin Up get together. This month's technique was Faux Silk. I had a wonderful time and came up with these 3 cards:

This is a photo of all 3:

Here's the recipe:


Stampin Up cardstock, punches, inks and stamps
Tissue Paper
Bone Folder and scissors


You can either stamp on white or light cardstock or directly on the tissue paper. Scrunch the tissue paper and slightly flatten it. Use glue stick when the image dries and lay the tissue paper on the light cardstock. Use your bone folder to slightly flatten it out and trim excess around the edges. I then mounted it on a card and used border punches. 


I really think I may need to do a video of this. It would be easier to show you :)


I hope you enjoyed the pictures and I hope to have a video for you soon. Until next time....


Sue