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Sweet Treats

2010-10-10T12:40:00.001-07:00

I've had this set for a while...but love to use it this time of year! If you are a cupcake lover...check out Taylor's blog and shop her stamp sets. She has tons of cupcake stamps. You can check her site out right here. She just released some really cute sets this week. Hope you all had a great week. In Northern Indiana it is a BEAUTIFUL fall day!!! This time of year makes me very happy. Thanks for checking out my little blog this week! :) Jules

Easy Halloween Boxes

2010-10-03T12:12:00.000-07:00

Wahoo! I've made it blogging two weekends in a row. Hopefully I can keep it going! What a great Fall weekend in Indiana. The weather is turning cool and the leaves are turning beautiful. There is a great tutorial online for these boxes...check out the link here. It was posted by "My Chic 'n Scratch". These boxes are super quick and easy to make. I only ended up putting belly bands on two of them. I hope you enjoy! Thanks for visiting my blog! :) Jules

Wicked Cool!

2010-09-26T14:47:00.001-07:00

Fall is by far my most favorite time of year! Who doesn't like a cute Halloween stamp set? I haven't stamped for nearly a year, so I spent most of the afternoon looking for things! Why did SU! have to go change everything on me?? LOL Hope you enjoy! Thanks for stopping by my blog! :) Jules

It's time to stamp again!

2010-09-24T19:43:00.000-07:00

After taking nearly a year off from my blog...I think it's time to get back into the swing of things!! Sometimes life gets a little too busy and hobbies get put to the side. One of the reasons I love paper art is that it's always so easy to go back to doing! I am so in the Halloween mood and can't wait to create with my new set called "Wicked Cool". Here are some pictures of my loves that I have been occupied with since I have been gone! Will post some cards soon! :) Jules (p.s. My daughter is the one with the kooky hat...she's way more creative than I ever have been!)

Thank you Jack

2010-01-02T07:11:00.000-08:00

Wow! So much for me blogging weekly! I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season!

I've been on vacation this week and had a chance to get up to my room to stamp. This is a stamp from my friend Jack by Hero Arts. Thanks Jack for motivating me to put some ink on some paper! Happy New Year!

Keepin' it Simple!

2009-09-20T17:28:00.000-07:00

I'm back for Sunday Stamping! I've made it 3 weeks in a row...happy with my progress! LOL!!! I hope you all had a great week. It's starting to feel like fall in Northern Indiana. The trees are starting to turn, the air is turning colder, and I'm eating all my favorite fall foods!

I wanted to make a card for my wonderful neighbor and decided to keep it simple! I'm still trying to accept these new "in-colors"! This card was stamped with the "Upsy Daisy" set and I used the color "Rich Razzleberry". Have a SUPER week! See you next weekend!

I am crazy for cupcakes!!!

2009-09-13T12:53:00.001-07:00

Who doesn't like to eat cupcakes? I love cupcakes. I like trying to make them. I love looking at cupcake cookbooks! Sunday stamping I believe is very therapeutic for me! I'm trying to take time each Sunday to make a card and post it on my blog. hopefully I can keep it going. Have a great week friends! (This stamp set is Crazy for Cupcakes by Stampin' Up!)

Fifth Avenue Floral

2009-08-30T17:30:00.000-07:00

I had time to stamp today! Actually, I made the time to stamp. I needed a card badly! It was the first card I have made in a very long time! It felt good to stamp again! I hope you enjoy! I used my Fifth Avenue Floral Set with Urban Oasis paper. I used baja blue. I'm still trying to decide if I like the new "in-colors". Hope you all had a great weekend! :) Jules

Long Time No Blog!

2009-08-16T16:01:00.000-07:00

Oh my!! I didn't believe my friend the other night when she said it had been 8 months since I last posted a card! Wow! I'll try to do much better this time and post again before 8 months pass. Hope you all are doing well. Thanks for stopping by if you happened to come upon my little blog! :) Jules

Happy New Year

2009-01-03T20:24:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year! Here is a simple card to start off the year! I love using the DP paper for backgrounds on cards. Hope you all are having a good start to your year! On this card I used Urban Garden DP, Kiwi Kiss, and Not Quite Navy. Thanks for stopping by!

Festival of Trees Donation

2008-11-21T10:11:00.000-08:00

Each year I donate a stack of cards for our area Festival of Trees to benefit Parkview Home Health and Hospice. I like to do non-traditional colors for Christmas cards. This year I decided to do Close to Cocoa and the new Baja Blue. I used the Baja ribbon. The stamp was by pennyblack.com and purchased at Archiver's. I used the Cutterbug embossing folders - snowflakes. I wish the picture showed the glitter I added - they really sparkle!

I hope all my stamping buddies are doing well! I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

Pocket Silhouette

2008-10-26T17:34:00.001-07:00

Hi friends! I love this little stamp set. Every morning when I head down to the basement to iron my clothes for work I see the silhouettes of my flowers in the basement window against the light of the rising sun. It reminds me of this stamp set! I hope everyone had a great weekend. I stamped for an entire weekend two weeks ago so I have tons of samples to share.

This paper combination is one of my favorites and worked well with this set. Paper: Kraft, Whisper White, and Basic Black. Ink: Black.

Pocket Silhouettes

2008-10-02T18:16:00.000-07:00

I blew around a little dust tonight and cracked open some ink pads. I love the new "in-colors". I have to look at the stamp set each time I want to type the word "silhouette" - that's the only bad thing about this set! I like this set because it reminds me of my Mom's garden in the fall when everything is drying out. I hope you are doing well tonight and thank you very much for stopping by my little blog!

Ear and Life Update!

2008-10-01T07:14:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone! I feel like I have neglected this blog for way too long! I just wanted to say hi to all my stamping buddies and to let you know that I am still alive!

First I want to say thank you to all your positive comments and prayers about my ear. I have always felt that everything in life happens for a reason. There are lessons to be learned every single day. For those who don't want to read my last post and still be update here is the long story short - On Aug 2nd got hit hard in the ear with a water balloon, perforated my eardrum, had no pain, didn't know I hurt it so badly, about 3 hours later poured rubbing alcohol in my ear to "open it back" up, within 20 minutes became violently ill and dizzy, went to ER got better. End result - lost hearing and had nerve damage to my tongue.

The good news is that my hearing is nearly restored. I still have no taste on the right side of my tongue and it tingles constantly. There is a sensory nerve that controls part of your tongue that runs through the inner ear. I damaged it with the toxicity of the rubbing alcohol. I saw an inner ear specialist last week and there really isn't anything we can do but wait. It may take up to 6 months to heal. I am very blessed that I can hear again. The lack of taste has not kept me from eating either!!! LOL!

I've had a great summer. I have been playing a lot of golf this summer and working on improving my game. Some days are better than others! My kids are healthy and doing well. This summer we spent every single Wednesday (my day off) doing something extra special.

I can't wait to get back on the stampin wagon again! All the blogs I visit have been inspiring! I just finally got my first order from the new SU catalog. Thanks again for all your well wishes! My readers ROCK! Have a great day!!!!

Cupcake Birthday

2008-08-17T12:36:00.000-07:00

Wouldn't you just love a cupcake right now? I sure would. Every time I see stamps of cupcakes I want to eat! I just want to thank you for all the nice emails about my ear. I appreciate your prayers! I hope you are all having a great weekend! It is so nice out, but I'm inside scrapbooking! It's nice to have the laundry done and time to craft! Take care! :) Julie

Birthday Month!

2008-08-13T10:59:00.001-07:00

Wow! What a busy birthday month....my mom, mother-in-law, and two sister-in-laws! Three are in one week! :) I had a lot of fun making these cards. I definitely had difficulty stamping the words straight!

I was off last week on vacation and had plans to stamp the entire week. Sometimes God has other plans for us! The Saturday that my vacation started I was nailed in the head by a waterballoon (during a battle - it was accidental) and felt a searing pain that went away quickly and then I could not hear. Felt okay and spent the rest of the day out on the lake. About 3 1/2 hours I was tired of having "water" in my ear and had my sister-in-law pour rubbing alcohol in my ear to evaporate the water. NOT A GOOD SUGGESTION. I didn't know that my eardrum was perforated before I had her pour in the alcohol. Within 20 minutes I was so ill I couldn't stop vomiting and my vertigo was so severe I could get off the bathroom floor. I added too much fluid to my inner ear. I finally got to the ER to get shot for the nausea and anti-vertigo medicine. Needless to say, I didn't feel like stamping very much last week. So....the good news is that my ear drum has already healed. Bad news is that I have moderate hearing loss in my right ear (can't hear unless it is at least 70 decibels) and no taste buds working on the right side of my tongue. My hearing should have improved when the ear drum closed. The alcohol may have permanently damaged the hearing and taste. I saw an ENT yesterday who did not give me any encouragement. So please say a little prayer that my hearing improves! We are doing everything that we can - I took a steroid shot yesterday and start an oral steroid in 6 days and I am on oral antibiotics and ear drop antibiotics. I would appreciate prayers that my hearing improves. I am a speech therapist and I need it to hear the sounds my kids make at work so I can help them. If it doesn't improve I will get a hearing aid! God doesn't give us anything we can't handle....right??? Right!!!!!

Preppy Birds

2008-07-31T18:50:00.001-07:00

We are celebrating my Mother-in-laws birthday tomorrow night and I needed a card. I cleared the dust of my stamping area and got to work. I think these birds look kind of preppy! I hope that you are having a wonderful summer! My kids head back to school two weeks from today...unbelievable! Take care! :)Julie

Long time no stamp!

2008-06-29T17:36:00.001-07:00

Hi Everyone! Hope you are having a great summer! I recently had a party for my stamp club members and had all the paper stacked into a pile. I thought it looked neat and decided to take a picture of it...then I got to thinking about all the paper I've cut over the years and what that would probably look like!

I also made some more golf cards for a donation to our local "Rally for a Cure" golf outing. We've been keeping busy with t-ball and baseball. I look forward to having some time soon to post some more! Until then, take care!

Happy Retirement!

2008-06-08T15:59:00.000-07:00

My father-in-law retired from teaching this year and has plans to play A LOT of golf! So, I thought this card would be perfect for him. I need to make some cards for a give-away for a benefit for Susan B. Koeman (I hope I spelled that correctly!). I think that I am going to use this set and somehow incorporate the color pink.

The hardest thing for me with this set was thinking of a background. There are only 3 stamps in the set. The golf balls worked out great.

Hope you are having a GREAT weekend! I got a little too much sun today!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Thank You!

2008-06-03T17:09:00.000-07:00

I made this card for Ryan's teacher to say thank-you for a great year! The color inspiration came from kwerner's design blog. I like it when I don't have to do the thinking...don't you?

I've been spending today making sure I don't break my New Year's resolution - keeping up editing and developing 2008 pics. Boy is that hard!!! I also realized that I don't need to keep burning CD's....I bought a 4 GB memory stick at Sam's club. SO MUCH EASIER!!!!!! Hope you all are having a great day! Thanks for stopping by my little blog!

Here is the recipe:
Stamps: Always
Paper: Kraft, Real Red, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red, Tempting Turq, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, and So Saffron

Bird or no bird?

2008-05-28T11:16:00.000-07:00

I was so excited to play with my new "Always" set by SU!. My favorite image in the set is the bird. However, I can't find a place I like it on any of the cards I'm making! I almost like the card better without the bird. What do you think???

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Have a great day!!!!

Here is the recipe:

Stamp Set: Always

Ink: Bordering Blue, Night of Navy

Paper: Bordering Blue, WW, Night of Navy

Accessories: Circle Punches

Simply Said

2008-05-26T16:59:00.000-07:00

What a beautiful weekend we have had in Indiana! I got to do so many wonderful things! I spent time with my family and was also able to stamp a little bit (finally!). I hope no matter where you are, you had a good weekend!

Here is a really easy linear card to make (you know how I love straight, clean lines). I am going to ink up my new "Always" SU! stamp set tonight. I can't wait! I've had fun looking at all the cool samples online today. Thanks for stopping by my little blog!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Simply Said, Warmest Regards

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Real Red, Basic Black, WW

Accessories: Real Red Marker

Belated Mail Day!

2008-05-14T06:48:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone! Happy Wednesday! Charmaine sent me this wonderful card a while ago and since I've been a bit behind it's just now getting posted! Thank you for the sweet card Charmaine! Be sure to check out her great blog HERE.

It's a rainy day in Northeast Indiana today! A great day to spend stamping! When my little partner gets done with preschool today I think we will head up to our cave! Thanks for stopping by.

You Make Me Happy.

2008-05-12T05:07:00.001-07:00

I've been spending a lot of time in the recent past scrapbooking and thought I would share a simple page I made. I am such a linear person! I love clean layouts with straight lines! I like simple things! This is a picture of my daughter and my neice. I used the sell-a-bration rub-ons SU!. The saying is "You make me happy".

I recently hosted a scrapbook weekend and 55 women were there. There were A LOT of cricut machines and cartridges there also. Does anyone else use the cricut? In my opinion, I feel that is the best invention for scrapbooking EVER!

I hope you all have a good week! I'm in Chicago at a conference right now. I drove around forever downtown looking for my hotel - they changed the name of it last week and I didn't know!!! Take care! :)Julie

It's about time!

2008-05-11T09:57:00.001-07:00

Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful, wonderful women out there!!! I'm so happy to be posting a card today!

I had bella-fever last night and inked up this pretty gal - Causeabella. This is one of my favorite bellas.

I hope that you are having a nice day wherever you are! The weather here is cold and rainy, but it was a great day yesterday! Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Fight2Win

2008-05-07T06:50:00.001-07:00

This isn't stamping related, but it is something that is very important to me! Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Alese Coco. Her incredible life was cut short by complications from Hodgkin's Disease. She was as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside. The entries on her blog are some of the most inspirational words that I have ever read. She had an incredible spirit and belief in God. I followed her blog and prayed for her for about a year before she passed away.

Fight2Win was Alese's mantra. Her family has spent the past year setting setting up the Fight2Win campaign. Their mission is a 100% cure rate of Hodgkin's Lymphoma. This will be accomplished through research that focuses on Hodgkin's Disease. The research will be initially completed at the Alese Coco Hodgkin's Research Laboratory at Columbia University. They also have the goal to provide a support network for patients diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma. That is something that I would have benefited from greatly when I was undergoing treatment. Click HERE to read Alese's blog.

Please say a prayer for Alese's family today. This is a very difficult day, but also a promising time as they are finally able to move forward this incredible campaign. Please consider donating to this cure. There are so many young people that have Hodgkin's Disease. They went through treatment just like I did, however, they haven't made it to remission. Jennifer Willey is continuing her battle everyday. Click HERE to read her last blog entry. Please pray for strength and peace for her.

My birthday is coming up soon! Help me celebrate by considering a donation to Fight2Win. I will continue to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, but I will also start donating my card sales to http://www.fight2win.org/ . Thanks for reading my blog today and reading about something that is very important to me!

Hello!!

2008-04-23T19:54:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone! My little craft partner and I need to get busy back into our craft room and make some cards for the blog! We've been busy going on preschool field trips, visiting with our new baby cousin/niece, and enjoying the beautiful weather we've been having in Indiana. We hope you all are doing well and we hope to have some creations to share with you soon!

Something Different....

2008-04-13T08:53:00.000-07:00

I really like how paper piecing looks. I thought it would be neat to paper piece the butterfly from garden whimsy. Here's the problem - that's a solid stamp. I couldn't figure out how to do it since it was a solid image. So....I inked it in Versamark, stamped on SU! DP, and then lightly colored it with chalk so I could see where to cut. I used different size hole punches to punch out the circles in the butterfly. I went ahead and placed cameo coral paper behind the butterfly. Then I stamped the image in chocolate chip on cameo coral and placed the wings I had cut out on top of the image. I'm no sure what this technique is called, but it seemed to work out. This card is much prettier in person! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!!

Quickie

2008-04-12T09:34:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! I needed a real quick little note card so I just took some tempting turquoise and added a little rub-on the bottom. Rub-ons are wonderful! I just found a catalog called Uppercase Living....has anyone ever heard of that catalog? It's like giant rub-ons for your walls! Leave me a comment if you have ever used their products and how it turned out! Thanks!

A Little Birdie Told Me

2008-04-09T14:46:00.000-07:00

Happy Wednesday! Wahoo! We are halfway to the weekend. Here is a little card I made for a friend. I love Basic Grey paper! I like how my SU! in-colors went well with it also. Thanks for stopping by my little blog!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: A little birdie told me (SU!), "hi there" from Papertrey Ink

Paper: Basic Grey, Wild Wasabi, Blue Bayou

Accessories: Wild Wasabi Ribbon, Dimensionals

Blog Candy Winner!!!

2008-04-09T07:57:00.001-07:00

I just can't believe how many people came out of the woodwork to comment on the blog candy! I thought I only had a handful of people that regularly checked my blog! Thank you for all the nice comments.

I'm here with my friend Nikki and she is the random number picker today - she picked.....comment #29!!!

Congratulations to Jackie! She said.....

What's not to love about Spring - everything getting greener, flowers blooming, the smell of fresh cut grass, warm sun (at last!), and here in NC, badly needed rainfall! I love it all!
April 7, 2008 6:13 AM

Please email me your address Jackie! My email is go_hoosiers@sbcglobal.net

Blog Candy!

2008-04-06T17:27:00.001-07:00

I'm giving away my first Blog Candy! Just leave me a comment about what you LOVE about Spring and I will randomly pick a comment on Wednesday, April 9th! Included is a mess of Wild Wasabi ribbon, SU Hugs and Wishes, SU pink passion ink, and Making Memories Chipboard Letters.

Come on lurkers! Leave me a comment! :)Julie

No Stamping Card

2008-04-05T05:49:00.000-07:00

Good morning! It's another bright day here! We just can't get enough of them! I went to type "images (c) SU!)" on this picture and then I realized there weren't any stamped images. I made this card as a thank you for my mother who helped me with Easter dinner. Not only did she come and help me 2 hours before dinner (with my Grandma) she made my FAVORITE holiday dish - broccoli and cauliflower with homemade cheese sauce on top! It's a pain to make the sauce and she did it just for me. So, she was very deserving of a huge thanks!

I wish everyone a great day today! Have a good weekend!

Here is the recipe:
Stamps: None!
Paper: Certainly Celery, Pink Passion
Ribbon: Retired SU!
Accessories: Chunky SU Glitter, SU Chipboard

Please pray....

2008-04-02T17:43:00.001-07:00

Please pray for a young family with the names of Tricia, Nathan, and Gwyneth. I've been following this blog for a long time - Tricia is prepping right now for double lung transplant surgery. This is an amazing story and has taught me a lot about the power of prayer. Check it by clicking HERE.

The sun is out in INDIANA!!!

2008-04-02T07:36:00.000-07:00

Wahooo! The SUN is out today here! What a difference it makes! I feel that this has been one of the longer winters in a long time. Last Friday, it rained and then sleeted, and then became dark and we had thunder and lightening, and then we went to bed and woke up to a good amount of snow on the ground. Come on Mother Nature....figure it out already!!!!!

During my little break from blogging I told you I did a little shopping online. I went to Ellen Hutson and bought some Lockhart stamps. I have always wanted a cupcake stamp. I don't make cupcakes, but I like blogs about cupcakes, I like looking at cupcakes and I like eating cupcakes. I like to stamp cupcakes too! This was a single stamp and I just masked it to add the two on the sides. I added glitter for sparkle and Dew Drops by Robin's Nest for 3-D.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Have a great Wednesday!!!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Full of Life (SU!), Cupcake (Lockhart)

Paper: Basic Black, SU! DP, Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate

Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Dew Drops, Markers and Blender Pens

Baby Mania!!!

2008-03-30T08:24:00.000-07:00

It's been like baby mania around here lately! I am finding that I need baby cards again. I was digging through some old SU! designer paper lately and found these two old favs of mine. The base of both of these cards are the same - the boy card was taken in natural sunlight and the girl card at night under my OTT-lite. I'm working on rearranging some items on my blog. I added some links to blogs I visit regularly. If I visit yours and don't have yours listed, please let me know! It was an oversight and I would be more than happy to link your site to mine!!! I also spend a lot of time reading other types of blogs (gasp!) that are not stamping related. I listed some of those also. Today is the last day of vacation - sniff, sniff.... Thanks for stopping by my blog today!!!

Back to Stamping! Beate's Weekend Sketch

2008-03-29T19:07:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! I'm back!!!! I feel SOOOOOOOO much better since I had a week's vacation from work! I'm sleeping much better again! Thanks for visiting my blog even though I haven't been posting any samples. What a great way to start stamping again - completing Beate's Sketch Challenge! I did a little Internet shopping on my break from posting. I have wanted some Elzybells for a long time...I really like the holiday ones the best, but these little gals caught my eyes.

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I hope everyone is doing well. I'm really looking forward to catching up on my favorite blogs! P.S. I am getting some BLOG CANDY ready!

Here is the recipe:
Stamps: Full of Life (SU), Hugs (Elzybells)
Paper: SU DP, Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Markers and Blender Pens

Insomniac in the House!

2008-03-12T19:08:00.001-07:00

Hey blog friends! I was sitting here feeling badly that I haven't updated my blog much in the last two weeks! I'm taking a little break from posting until April. I haven't been feeling very well lately and I think that it is due to my chronic sleep walking! Yes, anyone who has lived with me in my life can attest that I am an avid sleep walker!! I've also been working a lot more than I am accustomed to (yes, I'm spoiled on part-time) and that is likely affecting my sleep too. Sooooo.....I'm trying to simplify my life for a short bit to get my sleep back on track! So, everyone take care and I'll be back soon!

Beate's Weekend Sketch

2008-03-09T06:44:00.000-07:00

I've said it many times before...I LOVE SKETCHES! I love it when someone else does all the thinking for you! Sorry I didn't post this past week. I worked full-time and I haven't felt very well lately. I'm feeling much better today!

This was the first time I did the faux-criss/cross stitching. I think it adds to the card! I was also glad to get out this stamp set again! I love GARDEN WHIMSEY!!! Do you think we can petition SU! to NOT retire these IN-COLORS??? I can't wait to see what the new ones will be this summer!

Have a great weekend! Thank you for checking out my blog! Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Garden Whimsey

Ink: Basic Black, Purely Pomegranate

Paper: SU Designer Paper, Wild Wasabi, Apricot Appeal

Accessories: Purely Pom Double Stitched Ribbon, Paper Piercer

My Family

2008-03-02T18:11:00.001-08:00

What a fun little project! I can't wait to make some more of these for my friends.

I ended up with fangs on my person because I stamped the head down too low! LOL!!! Oh well, some days the kids probably think I have fangs! Thanks for looking! :)Julie

UPDATE: I forgot the recipe for this project!!!
Stamps: All in the Family, Family Accessories

Sunday Stamping

2008-03-02T11:21:00.000-08:00

I was browsing splitcoaststampers and was inspired to make this card by this card . I really liked the little side panel. What a great day for stamping. I'm taking a break to watch my Hoosiers. They are currently getting their bottoms kicked by Michigan State. Have a wonderful rest of the weekend. I'm just sure Spring will be here soon!!!!!!

Here is the recipe:
Stamps: Friendship Blooms
Paper: Blue Bayou, Chocolate chip, Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky
Accessories: Blender Pen (soft sky), More Mustard Marker, Brad

Rub-ons ROCK

2008-03-01T12:33:00.000-08:00

Happy weekend to everyone! I finally have some time to stamp this weekend! Yahooo!!! I hope you do also! Rub-ons ROCK!!!! I have loved them for years and I am happy that SU! has their own now!!! Here is a quick card I just made for a friend.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Friendship Blooms

Paper: Regal Rose

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Love & Happiness Rub-ons, Pretty in Pink and Regal Rose Markers, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Stampin' Dimensionals

Scrapping!

2008-02-27T06:18:00.000-08:00

Last weekend I was lucky and was able to attend an all-day crop at a local school. I can't keep up on our family album, but I keep up on 8x8 books for my son and daughter. I spent the day working on catching up on Kayla's album. I love 8x8 books! 8x8 pages are so quick and easy, plus I love how much the kids love them too! Here are a couple of pages I did that day! I don't stamp a lot in my scrapbooks, but I did use my SU alphabet for the "cousins" word. I had been waiting FOREVER to use the rub-on flourish on the "rock stars" page. I used certainly celery DP paper on that page too. I hope you have a great day today! I plan on one here!!!! Thanks for stopping by! :)

A Good Morning

2008-02-24T04:18:00.000-08:00

Good morning! I'm just sitting here quietly in my living room watching the sun come up. Everyone is still asleep this morning. I love this time by myself. It's so quiet, just the sounds of the house (clock ticking, furnace running, keys tapping on keys) are around. I would love to have a cup of hot chocolate right now like the one on the front of this card. The whipped cream has dazzling diamonds on it, so it sparkles. I also popped up the peppermint stick. This is my last sample of the cards I made in Michigan two weeks ago. I better get busy stamping again! I was in scrapbook mode all day yesterday - a local school had an all day crop for their PTO. It was nice to get some work done in the kid's 8x8 albums. I might post some of my favorite little pages I made so you can see more of my family this week. Have a great day today! Thanks for stopping by my little blog!

Here is the recipe for my card:

Stamps: Thanks a Latte

Ink: Close to Cocoa, Soft Sky, Real Red

Paper: Soft Sky, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Soft Sky DS Ribbon, and the best glitter in the world...dazzling diamonds!

Need some sunshine?

2008-02-20T14:34:00.001-08:00

Is winter about over? I needed some sunshine today! I walked into Walmart and these yellow flowers caught my eye. They were so cheerful and cheap I couldn't pass them up! I'm sooooo ready for some sunshine! I also wanted to share a card that I received from my SU! upline, Linda Bauwin from Jefferson, Ohio. This card sparkles so much in person. I just LOVE glitter! She used the Merci SAB set. Thanks for checking out my blog today. Have a great day!

Back to Blogging!

2008-02-18T18:34:00.001-08:00

My self-imposed blogging/stamping ban is over! My taxes are done!!! WAHOOO!!! I do not know why I can't seem to keep up with my SU stuff each month. I just like to wait and do the entire year at one time! I hope that everyone is warm tonight - I hear the wind roaring here in northeast Indiana. This is another card I made from our stamping weekend. It was great to borrow sets from my friends that I do not have. This is from the SU set "Office Accoutrement". I need to get out my dictionary and look up "accoutrement"!! I cut out the flowers and layered them. Thank you for taking the time to stop by my little blog!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Office Accoutrement,

Ink: River Rock, Purely Pom, Basic Black

Paper: River Rock, Purelly Pom, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Black Brads

A little birdie told me....It's the WEEKEND!

2008-02-15T17:38:00.000-08:00

Boy, was it ever one of those days! I'm certainly glad that the day is about done and we are heading into the weekend!!! I wanted to share another card we made last weekend. I really like the set because it is super duper easy to color. I just used markers, but it will be super duper easy to shade with the aquapainter. I stamped the hat and it is slightly popped up with a glue dot.

This was the first time I had used Ballet Blue in a long time. It's funny how some of the SU colors are really hot for awhile and then they kind of go out for a bit.

I wish everyone a GREAT weekend and happy stamping! Thank you for looking at my blog today!

Here is the recipe:
Stamp: A little birdie told me
Paper: Ballet Blue, Only Orange
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Glue Dot, Markers

I love Wednesdays!

2008-02-13T06:31:00.001-08:00

I just love Wednesdays! There are several reasons why. One of the biggest reasons is that it is my day off from work! My five-year old Kayla goes to preschool in the morning for 2 1/2 hours and then we have the rest of the day to spend together. She is my youngest and I can't believe that she will be in Kindergarten next year. So, I really treasure Wednesdays too!

While Kayla is a school I can stamp! I was so excited to see the color challenge on SCS this week - those are my FAVORITE colors together (tempting turq and green galore!) and I also love doing the sketch challenge. BUT, I can't stamp this a.m. I promised my husband I would get my portion of the taxes done (Stampin' Up! stuff)! YUCK! I want to stamp, not work on taxes!

Well, at least I can post a card that I made this past weekend! Have a great day today! Thanks for checking out my blog!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Happiness

Ink: River Rock, Real Red

Paper: River Rock, Real Red

Accessories: Real Red Wide Ribbon

Rated Excellent!

2008-02-12T16:11:00.000-08:00

Thanks again to Charmaine who nominated for me for the "Rated Excellent" award. Now I am to pass this on to other bloggers. There are so many great blogs out there! I would like to nominate the following bloggers:

Janine at 2BKrafty

Lori at Inking Aloud

Josyln at What I Do

Nikki at Military Wife Stamping Spot

Wendy Jo at Ridiculously Addicted to Stamping

Kristine at Random Ramblings of a Scramping Addict

Gretchen at This n' That
Lauri at Paperville

Stampapalooza

2008-02-12T15:57:00.000-08:00

Wow...I need some help with the titles of my postings! I wanted to share more of the cards that my friends made last weekend. I really tried to give credit where credit was due!!! Some of the cards were inspired or CASED off splitcoaststampers samples and I apologize for not having the original links to the samples.

Guess what? It's snowing here AGAIN! I'm am definitely ready for Spring! Hope everyone had a great day today. Thanks for taking a look at my blog!

TGMIAO

2008-02-11T20:06:00.000-08:00

TGMIAO = Thank Goodness Monday Is About Over! Ever just need a bit of time to get your life organized? I spent the entire evening going through all the little piles hanging around in my kitchen. I feel so much better - I now have my piles turned into smaller piles and lists. I hope everyone had a good day today. Here is another card from this past weekend. It was great to be able to borrow stamps from my friends that I didn't have. This is one that I know has been popular with a lot of my SU! customers. This is a just a little 4x4 card. Thank you for stopping by my blog!

Oh! And THANK YOU to Charmaine for rating my blog as "Excellent". What an honor from a great stamper and sweet person. I will pass the award to 10 more bloggers. I am going to have trouble choosing!!!

Stamp Adultry Support Group

2008-02-10T14:13:00.000-08:00

I just got back today from my fun overnight stamping trip. We made a ton of cards! I also used a blender pen for the first time since the aquapainters came out with SU!. Everyone had great ideas/great cards to CASE from SCS. I will be posting all week from what we made yesterday and today.

I REALLY like the SU! set "Embrace Life". I love how it coordinates with the "Ginger Blossom" paper perfectly. In the past year I've branched out a tiny bit and tried stamps from some other companies. I've found that I LOVE the storage and the easy placement use of acrylic stamps, but I absolutely still prefer old rubber and wood. I really had a hard time stamping "Just because" on this card, because it was not an SU card. I think I need to start a support group for people who also have trouble combining stamps from different companies on their cards!

I hope everyone had a great weekend. Thanks for looking at my blog!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Embrace Life from SU!, Mixed Messages from Papertrey Ink

Ink: River Rock, Basic Black

Paper: Very Vanilla, River Rock, Basic Black, Ginger Blossom DP

Accessories: Black Brads, Blender Pen

Embrace Life

2008-02-07T06:08:00.001-08:00

Well, I joined the stamping bandwagon and purchased this set! The Eastern Eclectic style is really growing on me. This card was inspired by or you can say I CASED it off this card posted on splitcoast http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/769695?cat=12243. I cut out the flower blooms and popped them up just a tad with a glue dot. I also finally was happy using groovy guava...I'm still trying to like that color!!!

This will be my last post for a few days as I'm getting ready for a fun weekend of stamping at a lake cottage in Michigan with some of my good stamping/scrapping friends - we have done this the last few Februarys. One of the best things to come out of this hobby is the relationships I've developed. I've become good friends with people who I may never crossed paths with at all. I've also been able to become friends with people I've never met with my blogging friends on the internet. I would just like to say how grateful I am for all the friends I have made through this great hobby! Have a great rest of the week and weekend! Keep warm!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Embrace Life, Small Sayings

Paper: Groovy Guava, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Groovy Guava, Basic Black, River Rock

Accessories: Aquapainter

Sweet on You - Retired List Coming Soon!

2008-02-06T07:10:00.001-08:00

My friend Val and I have a ton of retired stamp sets to sell! This is one of hers...I couldn't resist making just a quick card with it. I will be posting a list of retired sets for sale soon.

I'm so ready for SPRING!!! Have a great day today!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Sweet on You

Paper: Pink Passion, Tempting Turq, Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories: Circle Punches, Pink Sparkly Rhinestones

Please help me!

2008-02-05T05:22:00.000-08:00

Good morning! If any of my readers could PLEASE send an RAK card to sweet little MiKayla Frazier I would greatly appreciate it!! Her caring bridge website is here: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mikaylafrazier . MiKayla and her family good sure use the encouragement. I know that they have enjoyed seeing all the different places the cards come from. How uplifting for them to know about all the people they do not even know are thinking about them. You can send cards to:

The Frazier Family
1505 Edgewood Drive
Kendallville, IN 46755

This post is for Tina!

2008-02-03T13:09:00.001-08:00

I went to my neice's birthday party today and got to see my sister-in-law's, sister-in-law (if that makes sense) and stamping friend Tina. We talked about his Dahlia fold and I thought I would give it a try! So I'm dedicating this post to her for motivating me to make one of these cards! I definitely need to practice folding a bit neater. It wasn't bad to make this at all. I was struggling on what to put the pieces on to form the flower - the Marvy Uchida Scallop Circle Punch worked out perfect. The directions for this fold are wonderful and you can get the website by clicking here.

It's time to get ready for the Superbowl! The kids and I are having our own little party tonight. Hope you have a nice rest of the weekend. Thank you for looking at my blog!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Warmest Regards

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Close to Cocoa, Purely Pom, Berry Bliss DP, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: SU Satin Ribbon, Pewter Brads

Infinite possiblites with this set!

2008-01-30T18:19:00.000-08:00

One of my stampin' club members recently had a party and wasn't too sold on any of the level 2 sets. I'm determined for her to fall in love with this set after she sees some samples. This set is called "Infinite Goodness" - it instantly reminded me of "Natural Beauty". I knew they would have to bring that pear back somewhere in the catalog! This is my card sample for the Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge for today. I even got out the embossing gun tonight - I was feeling CRAZY!!!! Have a good night! Thank you for looking at my blog!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Infinite Goodness

Paper: Kraft, Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, VersaMark, Basic Black

Accessories: Black and Real Red Marker, White Embossing Powder

Genius!

2008-01-28T15:59:00.000-08:00

Why can't I think of these easy ideas? I followed Nichole Heady's advice from her blog and organized my ribbon on wooden clothespins. This is one of my favorite blogs that I frequent: http://www.nicholeheady.typepad.com/ I can actually see what ribbons I have! Hope you are having a good Monday. The good news is that it is almost over!

Mail Day

2008-01-27T09:17:00.000-08:00

I wanted to post some pictures of cards I have recently received in the mail from two of my SU upline. The first one was stamped by Tracy Spangler. The second one was stamped by Linda Bauwin. They both live in Ohio. I'm always excited to see the wonderful cards that these two send me! Thank you!!!

Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge

2008-01-25T17:18:00.001-08:00

Wow! I'm on a challenge binge! This is my 3rd one this week. I'll post the other one I made soon. I'm all alone at home tonight! I know that sounds strange to be excited about being home alone, but it does not happen very much at this house!! My daughter is spending the weekend at Grandma and Grandpa's house (thanks Mom and Dad!) and my son is at a basketball game with my husband. Ahhhhhhh, sigh. The sounds of a quiet house.

I'm going to give this card to my Grandma for her 88th birthday on Feb. 1st. I think think designer paper is just priceless! What an easy way for a great background on a card! Wishing you a GREAT weekend! Thanks for the great sketch Beate!

Here is the recipe:
Stamps: Looks like Spring, Happy Everything

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Purely Pom, Pretty in Pink, Berry Bliss DP

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Purely Pom, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: The best glitter EVER (Dazzling Diamonds), Purely Pom Double Stitched Ribbon

Love You

2008-01-23T14:32:00.000-08:00

What a great day! I didn't have to work today so I was able to participate in my favorite weekly SCS challenge - the sketch challenge. These sketches make card making sooooo easy! I've been feeling the monochromatics lately and the color for today was GREEN.

Have a great day! Thanks for looking at my blog!

Here's the recipe:

Stamps: All About U

Ink: Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke

Paper: Certainly Celery DP, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke

Accessories: Foam Dots, Wide Celery Gossgrain Ribbon

Lovin' the Papertrey Ink!!!!

2008-01-22T19:09:00.001-08:00

I was so excited to come home from work tonight and see a package sitting on my porch! Guess what was in it? My new FAV set!!! This is the first time I've ordered from Papertrey. This card was so much prettier in person! I've said this before, I wish there was a better way to capture the sparkle of the glitter on a card. I love how easy designer paper makes a nice background for your cards. This was a super easy card to make.

I hope everyone had a great day today! I was happy to stamp tonight while I watched Biggest Loser. That show is so motivating! I want to go to the gym tomorrow! Hopefully I'll feel the same way in the a.m.!!!!!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Out on a Limb by Papertrey Ink

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa, Berry Bliss DP, Shimmery White

Ink: Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Pewter Brad, Dazzling Diamonds (The BEST glitter in the world!), 2 way glue pen

Thanks for looking at my blog!!! :)

Happy Heart Day!

2008-01-19T19:33:00.001-08:00

Tonight I made some simple projects for a stamping party that I will be doing tomorrow. I was excited to get out my new Happy Heart Day set, until I realized that I never bought a grey marker when I sold my old marker set nor did I have any grey paper. I also realized that I didn't have my tag punch as I sold my tag punch when I SU retired the kit I had bought it in. So....to make due I used bordering blue (close enough to grey, right?) and scissors!

Will someone PLEASE come over and clean up my stamping room? I would say this picture is a "after" picture, but actually it looked this bad when I started my projects tonight! Hope everyone is nice and warm tonight. It's cold outside!

Here are the supplies I used for these projects: Stamp Set: Happy Heart Day -- Paper: Regal Rose, Bordering Blue, Whisper White, Basic Black -- Ink: Basic Black -- Accessories: Wide gossgrain ribbon (real red, regal rose), and various markers.

Thanks for looking at my blog! :)

Look at my new header!

2008-01-17T19:12:00.000-08:00

Hi! Check out my new blog header!!! Do you like it? Beth Silaika from Freckled Fun designed it. Check out her great blog at: http://freckledfun.blogspot.com/ . Not only does she have great card samples, she has 6 adorable kids you get to look at! Thanks Beth!!! :)

Remember Eyelets?

2008-01-14T18:50:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! Hope you had a good day today! I was digging through my room looking for some black brads and just couldn't find any....but....I found my huge stash of eyelets! I haven't used these things forever!!! This is one thing that I felt at the time I needed in every single color - now I realize there is no way I could ever use them all ever!

I haven't used this set for awhile and was feeling the pink colors over the weekend. I didn't stamp a sentiment on it yet...waiting to see what it needs to be.

Here's the recipe:

Stamp Set: Doodle This

Paper: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Rose Red DP

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: Circle Punches, Black Eyelets, Pretty in Pink Marker, Regal Rose Marker, Bashful Blue Marker, Mellow Moss Marker

Thanks for looking at my blog! :)

Time Well Spent

2008-01-12T18:35:00.001-08:00

Hi Everyone! I'm slowly getting my computer back to normal and reloading all the software I had on it before. I also have my craft room cleaned up. I think I spend more hours a year organizing my room rather than stamping in it! Stampin' Up! was so kind to send all the demonstrators a hostess set out of the new catalog. Thank you for everyone who has sent RAK cards to the Frazier Family. If you haven't and happen to have an extra card laying around, please consider sending this family a card! Here is her link at Caring Bridge: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mikaylafrazier . I felt like a simple layout today (as usual). Thanks for looking at my blog! :) Julie

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Time Well Spent

Ink: Basic Black

Markers: Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Rose Red, DS Paper

RAK's needed! Please!

2007-12-30T17:52:00.000-08:00

I have a very important request for all my readers! I am requesting RAK (Random Act of Kindness) cards for a sweet dear little girl named Mikayla Frazier. She is 5 years old and is undergoing 70 chemo treatments for a brain tumor. Yes...I did say 70 treatments! She has had a bumpy road and she and her family could use some encouragement. You can check out her caringbridge site at: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mikaylafrazier

Thank you so much for taking the time to send a card to this family! Their address is:

The Frazier Family
1505 Edgewood Dr.
Kendallville, IN 46755

Lovely Christmas Cards!

2007-12-20T15:10:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to share some of the handmade Christmas cards I have received in the mail. They are great! Thanks!

I'm not sure how to type the text next to the picture, so....here is the credit roll! Lisa Stuckey stamped the red Merry card, Valerie Strycker made the Christmas Blessing card, Jill Floyd made the purple snowflake card, Tracey Ihrie made the Season of Joy card, Nikki Holt made the snowflake card, and Krystal Gresock made the blue penguin card.

Thank you so much for these cards! I know how much work it takes to make them and I appreciate it! I didn't get mine done this year... at least not yet! Thanks for looking! :)

Teacher Gifts

2007-12-16T08:33:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone! I just wanted to share what I made for teacher gifts this year. The are monthly calendars that are held in a slim jewel CD case. I can't get all the months in the case at once so I put them in a plastic bag. They were pretty easy to make. I bought the calendar template from http://kwernerdesign.com/blog/stuff-to-buy/. I love her simple, clean designs. It is snowing like crazy here! What a nice day to bake cookies and work on Christmas cards! Have a great day!

It's Cold!

2007-12-07T18:25:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that it is December! Where does time go? Hope you all have a great weekend! Thank you for visiting my blog.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Cold Play

Ink: Basic Black, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Handsome Hunter

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red

Accesories: Dazzling Diamonds, Pop Dots, Black Gossgrain Ribbon

Happiest of Holidays

2007-12-06T16:27:00.001-08:00

I'm glad to be back posting a little bit on my blog! I had a Christmas card class this week and this was one of the cards we made. This is one of my favorite retired SU sets. I just got this 5/8" wide gossgrain ribbon and wanted to make my card look like a present. Hope everyone is having fun preparing for the holidays! Thank you for looking at my blog!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Happiest of Holidays

Ink: Always Artichoke, Purely Pomegranate

Paper: Always Artichoke, Purely Pomegranate

Accessories: Certainly Celery 5/8" ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Turkey Talk

2007-12-06T09:56:00.000-08:00

I know that Thanksgiving is past...but I wanted to share the cutest card that my sister-in-law received for Thanksgiving. It was made by Tina DeWitt. He's a little worn from sitting in my kitchen a week waiting for his picture to be taken, but what a cute turkey!!!!! I've seen paper twilling...but not like this! Great card Tina!!!

Giving Thanks

2007-11-21T05:36:00.000-08:00

I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for checking out my blog! I haven't had much time to stamp lately and I am looking forward to having some time to add some new goodies to my blog.

Snowflakes!

2007-11-18T17:43:00.001-08:00

I've said this before....I wish there was a better way to photograph glitter! This card is so much prettier in person! I really love cards with snowflakes on them. I can't believe this week is Thanksgiving already too! I have so much to be thankful for!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: The Snowflake Spot

Ink: Night of Navy

Paper: Night of Navy, Bordering Blue

Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds, 2-way glue

Snowman Domino Pins

2007-11-09T03:50:00.000-08:00

This last week at my group meeting we played with dominoes. I haven't really stamped on them before so it was more like "what not to do when stamping with dominoes"! In all the dominoes I sanded them first and then colored them all with watercolor pencils and an aqua painter.

In the first picture I covered the domino with crystal effects. The color really faded once the crystal effects were on. Mine is old, so I don't know if that is why is dried a little discolored too. The domino didn't look white anymore.

In the second picture I didn't use crystal effects I just sprayed the domino to seal it with a matte spray. Of course I sprayed too close and the image smeared a bit (I do that EVERY time!)

The last picture I like the best (besides the air bubbles). I covered it with Arlene's clear tacky glue and let it dry.

It was fun to see what worked best. Leave me a comment and let me know what you use on your dominoes! Thanks! Have a great weekend! :)

Bud Basic Birthday

2007-11-04T08:53:00.000-08:00

My husband's Grandma had her 84th birthday this week and this was the card we gave her. I'm ready to start thinking about Spring flowers now that Halloween is over! I did a little thinking about the holiday season today to try to reduce all the stress that happens that time of year. I'm going to enjoy the holidays this year because I'm going to be more prepared! (At least I keep telling myself that!) I wish I could capture the glitter better with my camera...does anyone have any suggestions?

Have a great rest of the weekend!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Hugs and Wishes, Bud Basics

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip

Square Simply Said

2007-11-02T18:31:00.000-07:00

Have you ever made the same mistake three times while making a project? For some reason I have my red ink pad super juicy and it was taking forever for the red to dry on this card. Three times in a row I smeared it as I worked on the card. You would think I would be more patient. I let it go (which is not easy for me) and used the third smeared sample. This is an easy little square card. Thanks for looking at my blog and have a wonderful fall weekend! Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Simply Said, Hugs and Wishes

Ink: Real Red, Basic Black

Paper: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories: Hodgepodge Hardware, Black Gingham Ribbon

Sweet, Sweet Charmaine

2007-11-01T13:07:00.001-07:00

Check out this RAK! This is the first one I have ever received from a blogging friend. Thanks so much Charmaine! You HAVE to check out this talented gals website: http://www.oodabugalley.blogspot.com/.

She is a super busy gal...not only is she on design teams, she is expecting her 3rd bambino soon!

Thank you for being so sweet Charmaine!

Card Swap!

2007-10-28T18:32:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to share the great cards I received in our card swap with some of my friends at the retreat! I hope you can see them all okay. Thanks to Jen, Rachel, Patty, and Chris for the cards! They all look great!

Warmest Wishes

2007-10-28T18:07:00.001-07:00

This time of year just doesn't last long enough for me! Maybe that is why it is so precious, because it is so short. If I was to do this card again, I'd probably stamp "Warm Wishes" in a darker color. Oh well! Thank you for looking at my blog today! Here is the recipe:

Stamps: With Gratitude

Paper: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

Ink: hmm...it is an old Kaleidoscope pad...can't remember the name...sorry!

Accessories: Paper piercer, Linen thread

Feelin' like a Bella day

2007-10-27T05:02:00.000-07:00

I just adore these little Bella gals. I found this scrapbook paper and thought it would be the perfect background for this card. I'm sorry that at the moment I can't remember the manufacturer of this paper. What am I going to do when SU discontinues my favorite new color Blue Bayou? Anyway, until then, I will use it as much as I can! I tried to 'ground' Bella by adding a blue floor. She just looked like she was floating before I did that. Hope everyone has a relaxing weekend. Thank you for looking at my blog!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Cosomobella

Ink: Basic Black, Regal Rose, Blue Bayou, Blush Blossom, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, Bashful Blue

Paper: Old Olive, Blue Bayou, Regal rose

Accessories: Aqua Painter

My Own Color Challenge

2007-10-24T04:34:00.000-07:00

This past weekend I visited a scrapbook store and I saw a line of products by American Craft that used the colors soft sky, black, and sand. I loved the color combo! So I went back to the retreat and tried to make a card using those colors. Here is the finished project! It seems like I'm running out of time to use "Garden Whimsey". It feels like a spring/summer stamp to me. Thank you for looking at my blog. I hope you all have a great day!

Here is the recipe:
Stamps: Garden Whimsey
Paper: Soft Sky, Basic Black, Whisper White, Sand
Ink: Soft Sky, Basic Black, Soft Sky
Accessories: Black Gingham Ribbon

It's a Block Party

2007-10-22T14:33:00.000-07:00

This weekend I had my bi-annual retreat with all my scrapbooking and stamping friends. I was able to get so much done! I can't wait to share it with you online. This is a card that I made for a charity auction for our local hospice. I am so into monochromatic right now. The simpler, the better for me! Thanks to my friend Jen for letting me borrow this stamp from "Block Party"! Also, thank you to all my friends who come to my retreat each year. We had about 35 ladies scrappin' all weekend. I love the time that I'm able to spend with these ladies and love looking at all their work! Thanks for checking out my blog. Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Block party, snow flurries

Ink: Purely Pomegranate

Paper: Purely Pom, Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories: Double Stitched Purely Pom Ribbon, Foam Dots

Buggy Booglie Eyes

2007-10-17T06:18:00.001-07:00

I just adore this little set. How can Halloween just be about 2 weeks away? Hope everyone in blogging land is doing well today. Thanks for looking!

Here is the recipe:

Stamp: Booglie Eyes, Flexible Phrases

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: WW, BB, Only Orange

Accessories: Wiggly Eyes from Walmart

I'm Back...Featured Sunday Stamper

2007-10-14T16:05:00.000-07:00

Here is my entry for the Featured Stamper Challenge on www.splitcoaststampers.com. Check out StamperTammy's gallery here. On the website I forgot to list the changes I had made...oops! This is the first time I've done this challenge. Click here to see Tammy's card that I cased.

I'm getting ready this week for my weekend scrapbook/stamping retreat that I host two times a year. I really look forward to this weekend. A group of 6 ladies has grown to about 50 in the last 8 years. One of the best things about this hobby is making new friends. I have met so many women whose paths I may not have crossed with if it weren't for paper crafting. Here is the recipe to this card:

Stamps: Garden Whimsey

Ink: Wild Wasabi

Paper: Cutie Pie DP, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: Purely Pomegranate Double Stitched Ribbon

Thanks for looking!!!

Bad Blogger

2007-10-13T05:25:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone! I've been a BAD blogger this week! I'll be back tomorrow. Heading to Michigan State today for the IU vs. MSU game. Go IU!!!!!

Think Pink!

2007-10-07T15:27:00.000-07:00

When I first saw this little stamp set online, I knew I just HAD to order it. Do you ever feel that way about stamps? You just HAVE to have them? Anyway, I don't own very many acrylic stamps. I did like that they are going to be very easy to store and easy to take on and off the acrylic block. One thing I didn't like is how dirty they looked after I used them! I know....I know....rubber stains too. Another nice thing about this stamp set is that they are giving a portion of sales this month to cancer causes - BONUS! You can find this little stamp set and many other eye pleasing sets at http://www.mftstamps.com/home/homepage.html. I can't believe I am typing this...but...I'm enjoying coloring a little bit more than I used to. Anyone who truly knows me knows I DO NOT LIKE TO COLOR! Anyway, thanks for looking at my blog. I hope you all had a good weekend!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Think Pink by My Favorite Things

Ink: I used the aqua painter and picked up ink from Taken with Teal, Soft Sky, Regal Rose, Blush Blossom, Chocolate Chip, Perfect Pink

Paper: Basic Grey Scrapbook Paper, Regal Rose

Accessories: Flirty Ribbon from SU (Retired), Foam Dots

Another Touch of Nature

2007-10-05T18:16:00.001-07:00

While I had my Touch of Nature set out I decided to make one more card. I love the 3-D looks of cards when images are cut out. I'm not usually patient enough to color or cut out images, but these butterflies were really easy to cut out. This was a really easy card to make. I stamped the butterflies in Mellow Moss on Mellow Moss paper and then stamped them on WW and cut them out. Easy peasy.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog. I may not have many updates this weekend as we have our big Apple Festival in town and I'll be eating my way from one end to the other! :)

Here is the card recipe:

Stamps: Touch of Nature

Ink: Mellow Moss, Basic black

Paper: Mellow Moss, Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories: Glue Dot for Butterflies

Something Simple

2007-10-03T05:08:00.000-07:00

A few years ago I remember receiving a card that was similar to this this layout during a sell-a-bration swap. I can't remember the stamp set or the stamper. The card has stuck in my mind because I like the contrast of the white on the craft paper with the black border. It is a rainy day here in Indiana...so....I hope wherever you are reading this that it is sunny! Thanks for looking at my blog! Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Touch of Nature

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Kraft, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: None

I'm "HAPPY" about this card!

2007-10-01T16:03:00.000-07:00

I sat down last night to make some cards. My goal was to keep things clean and simple. Goal met! This card makes me "Happy" for a couple of reasons:

1. It was super simple to make.

2. It uses my favorite new "in" colors from SU.

3. It used two stamps sets that haven't seen the light of day in a long, long, long time.

4. My Aunts retirement card is now done!

Thanks for looking at my blog! Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Seeing Spots, Happy Everything

Ink: Blue Bayou

Paper: Sahara Sand, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky

Accessories: Blue Bayou Double Stitched Ribbon

Booglie Eyes and More Booglie Eyes!

2007-09-29T05:49:00.001-07:00

Last night I went over to a friends house and I had such a fun time making these cards! I going to put them into the club orders this month. My initial goal was to make cards each month...I'm modifying that to every other! LOL. I couldn't find any of my SU Halloween paper anywhere...so I had to stop at the local scrapbook store and pick up some. Thanks for looking!

Season of Joy

2007-09-27T07:13:00.000-07:00

Fall is coming early here! This is my favorite time of year. This is the time of year I finally use my rich regal colors and earth elements. I'm trying to hang on to the spring/summer colors for as long as I can! I working on some cards for a silent auction for our local home health and hospice. I'm going to do a basket of all kinds of different Christmas cards.

Happy Thursday! Thanks for looking at my blog! Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Season of Joy

Paper: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery

Ink: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery

Accessories: Ribbon

Hope Is...

2007-09-25T15:45:00.000-07:00

From personal experience, I know that it means a lot to get cards throughout your entire cancer treatments. I want to stock up on some cards for a friend going through treatment. I'm really into my neglected stamp sets right now. Even ones that are no longer available that I still hung onto. I hand wrote "ALWAYS" under the believe. I really never noticed the two holes in my stamp - do you see them in the ribbon? Oh well...probably none other like mine! Thanks for looking at my blog!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Hope Is...

Paper: Sahara Sand, Real Red, WW, BB

Ink: Real Red

Ribbon: Red, Black Gingham

Guestbook

2007-09-23T19:55:00.000-07:00

I added a guestbook to my site. If you have time, please sign it! Thanks! :) Julie

Little Coaster Notebook

2007-09-23T08:42:00.000-07:00

At the Midwest Scrapbook Convention my friends and I found ourselves buying the Bind-It All System. What a fun little machine! I was amazed at all the different things you can bind. I have a scrapbook retreat in October so I challenged us to make a project by then using our new tool. This is contribution to the challenge. Several months ago I bought coasters off Ebay to do something with them...well this is my something. I added pages to the coasters to make a little book to keep by my computer so I can remember the million passwords we need from site to site. Thanks for looking!

Stamp Set: Doodle This

Ink: Black Staz-On, Perfect Plum, Mellow Moss, So Saffron

Accessories: Bind-It All, Dazzling Diamonds (of course!), Aqua Painter and Sponge

Inspiration Challenge for SCS (IC94)

2007-09-22T09:02:00.001-07:00

I'm home alone until 4 p.m today....no husband....no children....hmm.....laundry can wait! Time to stamp! I need to stamp! Here is my take on the Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge. I was so happy to dig up this SU Fairy Nice set. I don't keep a lot of retired sets, but I have held on to this one. It was nice to get it out and inked up! Have a great weekend and thank you so much for looking at my blog!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Fairy Nice

Ink: Basic Black, Lovely Lilac, Lavender Lace, Sage Shadow, Bashful Blue, Blush Blossom, Pretty in Pink, Going Grey

Paper: Lavender Lace, Sage Shadow

Accessories: Organdy Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds

Wednesday Sketch Challenge from SCS

2007-09-19T07:10:00.000-07:00

Here is my sample for the Wednesday Sketch Challenge on SCS (SC142). The great thing about sketches is that you don't have to think hard at all! My daughter is a preschool and my son is at school...hey...I'm liking this! Stamp time!!! Have a good day everyone and thanks for taking a look at my blog! Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Season of Joy

Ink and Paper: Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, Designer Series Paper Holiday Thyme (Retired).

Accessories: Pewter Brads, Ticket Punch, Foam Dots

Wahoo!

2007-09-17T20:05:00.000-07:00

LOL....I just added the "Stamping Top 50" to my website...I have a little work to do. I'm in the top 659!!!! Thank you very much for looking at my blog! Maybe someday I'll make the Top 500! That is my goal!!! :) Julie

Another Bella!

2007-09-17T19:01:00.000-07:00

I just absolutely adore these Stamping Bella images! They have made this "I hate to color gal" into someone who doesn't mind it so much. This card is cased from Amy Rysavy. Check out her blog Prairie Paper and Ink. This card opens a little differently. The fold is at the bottom and the tab at the top is holding it shut.

This Bella is named "Causabella". One of my Mom's friends is going through cancer treatments and I wanted to let her know I was thinking of her.

Thanks for looking! Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Causabella by Stamping Bella

Paper: Close to Cocoa, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Aqua Painters, Prima Flowers, Brads, Slit Punch

Ink: BB, Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa, Bravo Burgandy

2007-09-16T10:28:00.001-07:00

Here is my card sample for the Weekend Sketch Challenge 19 from Beate's website. Check out her site by clicking here. I think the sketch challenges are fun and easy because someone else does most of the thinking for you! I am going to give this card to my coworker. Her daughter moved across the country for college and she is missing her. This is actually the first time I used my "Flirty" ribbon that was retired by SU earlier this year. Thanks for looking! Here is the recipe to my card:

Stamps: True Friend, Many Sayings Hostess Set

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: Designer Paper, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Markers, Scallop Punch, Flirty Ribbon