Operation Write Home - First Meeting Dec. 6, 2014

Greetings all! 

I just had to share what a success this first meeting was. There were 4 new card makers and 1 veteran (not including me) and they managed to make 39 cards! It was wonderful to see the creativity that just blossomed that day. I had two card samples and then they went to town designing their own cards. I will be making one more card to round it to 40 (I love even numbers). Here is the batch we made:

And here are some of the wonderful participants:

Remember that you have until the 20th of this month to get cards to me to be in the running for the $10 gift card for our online friends. The next date will be Sunday, January 25th from 1:00pm-4:00pm. The theme set for the month is Easter but we will also be making cards using the General themes on the Operation Write Home site. The deadline for online peeps to send cards to me is February 15th to be in the running for a $10 gift card (same as last month). I hope you will join this worthwhile effort. Off I go as it is really late here. Until next time....

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.....

Holiday Cards, Day 4

It is Day 4 of sharing holiday cards that I have made this week and boy do I feel like a penguin. I probably would be happier as the temperature has definitely dropped with the arrival of December. Today I decided to make a non-traditional holiday card. Here it is:

 The supplies I used are a modge podge really. I forget where I got the silver paper but everything else used is from Close to My Heart. This includes:

-Wintry Wishes Hostess Rewards set
- The stamp set from the Frosted Cardmaking Workshop on the Go (which is on the Retiring List)
- Exclusive Inks: Black, Twilight and Olive

I did use a technique that my friend Cardmonkey showed me about paper piecing with stamps. This is how the penguins on the outer edges got their scarves and hats. 

I cannot wait to share the next card with you. Remember that the current Promotion, Holidays from the Heart is currently going on. Choose one “star” item from the Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide FREE for every $100 of retail-priced products in your order from the Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide and/or the Autumn/Winter 2013 Idea Book.

Shop online or contact me to place your qualifying order to earn your own “star” products today!

*Offer valid October 15 – December 31, 2013. No tax will be charged on the free item(s). Shipping/handling is calculated based on the full retail price of the free item(s).

Until tomorrow....

A small sense of accomplishment....

has been obtained this past week. I have not been feeling 100% and my creativity seemed to be sapped. I have so many ideas in my head but they have not been cut and glued. I did manage to do a little scrapping and a little card making this week. Here is the fruits of that minimal labor.

We were mucking it up as a family in Walmart with the kids and got a kick out of the hats. David went with the car mechanic hat.

This week I got together with my favorite Stampin' Up rep Julie for a little holiday card making. She is so wonderful that she gave the class to just me! I enjoyed making these cards using the Festive Flurry bundle (available in wood or clear stamps), Frosted Finishes Embellishments and Silver 1/8" ribbon . I decided to use non-traditional Christmas colors for a more of a Winter feel. 

I made sure I placed my order for these items before I left for the evening. You can stop by Julie's site and get them too. I am planning on getting a little crafty while watching the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. with the family. Thanks for stopping by and until next time.....

Kathy Davis Design Studio Day ~ August 17th

Good day all!

As some of my Facebook friends know, I was blessed to spend the day at Kathy Davis Studios in Horsham, PA with the fabulous Cardmonkey and Friends. Ellen organized a crop at the studio and we received a tour of the inner sanctum where fabulousness is made. I was in awe of the whole tour and Kathy's inspiring story of how it all got started. Well, it gave me a renewed sense of creativity and hope. I purchased some items and set to work. 

Here is some of the pics I took yesterday. I walked up the sidewalk and was not sure what to expect. I new it was going to be great but it was beyond my imagination.

Here is just a small portion of the gallery. The sign on the right says, "Create a Life you Love" and the room with the open door would be my IDEAL work space to creative. The gallery had everything from beautiful dinnerware and tea items to fabric and framed art (canvas too).

Here was the welcome sign to where we were housed for the day.

 Here is the FABULOUS Cardmonkey sharing her time and talents with us for the day. She teaches classes at Kathy Davis Studio and Joann's in PA.

This lovely arrangement kept me company as I got busy with Kathy's papers and embellishments.

And here are the DELICIOUS cupcakes that Star made in honor of Ellen's birthday. I got to bring home cupcakes for the hubby and son. 

I made a card that will be shared tomorrow but wanted to share with you the other two I made as well. Here is the first one:

The card base was made with Close to My Heart's cartridge. The front sentiment is from Kathy Davis Happiness Rub-ons (#1875).The pattern paper is Kathy Davis' Scatter Joy Butterfly's Promise. The brads are from the Kathy Davis Scatter Joy brad set.The stamp is from Get Inky! Stamps (Love Bugs 4x6).

I was so inspired by Kathy Davis canvas and framed prints that I decided to take the Close to My Heart's White Daisy Circle Spin Card and use Kathy Davis Happiness Rub-ons (#1879) to create my own take. The flowers in the center are from Studio 112 and the Layered Sticker is from Creative Imaginations. Here it is:

I hope that you have enjoyed my trip down memory lane and the results of a wonderful day. Come back tomorrow to see my other card combining Kathy Davis' Scatter Joy products and Get Inky! Stamps. Until tomorrow.....

I am seeing triple....

Triple step stamping that is! I went to a stamping group on Tuesday and learned this new technique. I definitely love it for sure. The paper and stamps are all Stampin' Up. You can see them on this website: Stampin' Up. Here are my wonderful cards:

The card on the top is a little different. I used a Sizzix embossing folder from Stampin' Up, stamped the lighter color in ink and the darker color is heat embossed on. I will definitely be planning on make some other cards like this! Thanks for stopping by. If you want to learn how to make cards like this, you can Google "Triple Step Stamping" and there are Youtube videos. Until next time....

I've been pretty productive....

I have been a busy beaver and have some cards to share. Some I made (one for a challenge) and some I received from my kind SU friends. First let me share the swap cards:

We had an amazing time creating together and I learned some new techniques. Here are the cards I made:

And last but not least, here is a card I made for a challenge:

I just love the embossing and then using the brayer. The embellishments are Stampin' Up Soda Pop Tops. The big one was flattened using the Sizzix Big Shot. I love the flower buttons too. I plan on having lots of new things on my blog coming soon (hint, hint). Thanks for popping by. Until next time... 

Holy Moley, look what a little encouragement did...

I cannot thank my Facebook encouragers enough for helping me with my Christmas cards today. I so wanted to learn the print and cut feature on the Cameo but I was so intimidated. I was pointed to a wonderful fellow Facebooker's Youtube page (Hi Jin of Under a Cherry Tree) and watched her video (as well as Silhouette America's) and set to work. I managed to get all the my cards done. Here they are:

I am astounded by how easy this all is!! Everything was cut with Cameo Silhouette except for the ornaments. Those were from a Creative Memories embellishment pack. Sorry for the poor pics but I was so excited to post these :) 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.

Love to Create Challenge Blog #9

Greetings to all my bloggin peeps :)


Today it is all about the bunnies and the chicks. I had way too much fun with this stamp from Bugaboo :)





Here is the card that I made:

This card inspired me to make these cards too:

And here is another Easter card that I made and absolutely love!

I cannot believe we are already into April. Time sure flies. For those who celebrate, Happy Easter. Until next time...

What special friends I have....

I have had a few rough weeks here. Between my Aunt passing and then Hubby had to have unexpected (and sudden) gall bladder surgery, I have been suffering from migraines. This week, I received some happy mail from some amazing friends. I am so blessed. Here is what I received:

Thank you so much for making me feel special!!! I also wanted to share some cards I made with my dear friend Julie (my Stampin' Up friend). I always have a wonderful time. Here are all the cards I made:

I am so glad that you popped by and I hope you come back tomorrow for my design team post for the Love to Create Challenge Blog. Until next time....