New Year Card

My cousin called me the other day asking me to make some New Year Cards for her to send to friends. I started by looking at blogs to see if I could find something I thought I could replicate and I found this at No Time to Stamp. I have the same basic idea but with a twist. I layered 3 snowflakes together with the second snowflake in a darker blue and I used Stickles on it to make it glitter. I also stamped 3 snowflakes and embossed them in silver embossing powder.

The inside is the sample that I sent my cousin. When I went to the store to get blue cardstock, the colors of blue had changed, so the actual inside of the card matches the outside. Really, they do match!

Well, I will use my cousin's card idea and post it on my blog to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

World Card Making Day!

I have joined in with a virtual swap for World Card Making Day. The blog that is having the party is Little Birdy Secrets.

This card was made for my cousin's new grandson.

Is it really that close to Halloween?

It may still be 2 months away, but it time to start dusting off the cobwebs (or maybe leave them on!) and getting things ready for Halloween!!! Spooky thought!

Here are 3 cards that I stirred up this morning along with a pot of bat lip stew. Ok, no bat lip stew, but hey, it sounds scary.

First a little pat on the back - I made that digital stamp (you go girl!) First one! (I sound kind of proud of myself, don't I) There are 3 little bats above "Halloween".

The paper I purchased at CKC this past weekend, except for the one on the left - that has been in my stash too long! The black cat paper and the pumpkin paper are from Reminisce and the pumpkin and spider paper is by Bestcreation.com. The black ribbon was on sale at Hobby Lobby.

Hope to be back soon and participate in Pink Saturday.

Another Birthday Card

Just a quick post. It has been a long time since I have posted anything. Work has been REAL BUSY!

This is a card I made for a nephew. He turned 17 in April.

I can't remember who the sketch is by (sorry!)

Stamp is by The Cat's Pajamas

DP by K & Company

Coloring with Prismacolors, Copics and Sharpies

Thanks for looking and have a nice day.

Unity Blog Hop

Unity Stamp: Oh! Spooky Day

DP: DCWV; Heidi Grace; Hobby Lobby

Coloring: Prismacolor and Gamsol

Cuttlebug folder: Spider Web

Embellishments: Crystal Stickles and Diamond Glaze

Thought for the day: Love people and use things and don't get them backwards.

Next blog here: http://teela1974.blogspot.com/

z-fold card instructions from this blog.

Sweet Baby Card

This sketch is from Amy of Prairie Paper & Ink. Amy used a giraffe and it reminded me that I had never used the giraffe stamp I have. So, I pulled it out of the stash and used the giraffe stamp.

Story time: My oldest niece and oldest son are 18 months apart in age. So, my son always had to have the same things his older cousin had. She had a yellow giraffe made by Gund. The giraffe's name was Jerri. Then my oldest son had to have one and since they were with each other so much, his giraffe had to be a different color. His giraffe was blue and named Jerri (pretty original, don't you think!) Then my niece had a white stuffed kitty, guess what we had to have, yep a white kitty. I don't remember my niece's kitty's name but our white stuffed kitty was named Marshmellow. Now that, I thought, was an original name.

Thanks for looking. I love comments (hint, hint - don't we all?)




Card Stats: Stamp by imaginisce - Snag 'em
Paper: Unknown - last of the batch; Bazzill
Coloring: Prismacolors and Gamsol
Embellinshments: Prima flower; brad by Kaiser colored with a pink Sharpie; added Stickles on top

Doing the Bunny Hop

Looks like Fluffles is ready for spring! She is doing the bunny hop. This design is based on the sketch by Amy.

Card Stats: Stamp by Stampendous - Fluffie Hop

DP: DCWV & Bazzill

Ribbon: unknown; Dew Drops; Stickles & Photoshop Word Art

Dog Daze

This card was created using the Mojo Monday sketch. This image reminds me of our pup Boomer, except, it is a reverse Boomer. Meaning, Boomer is black with a little white and this pup is white with a little black. This is how you will find Boomer in our house. I am sure she is watching "Animal Planet" on the TV.

Card Stats: Image by Clear Art Stamps "Dog in Chair"

Paper: Bazzill and Hobby Lobby

Colored with Prismacolor

Ribbon by American Crafts

Is it Valentine's Again?

This was the card I made for my oldest son for Valentine's Day. Not the traditional valentine colors, but probably good for a 22 year old.

Card Stats:

Stamp by My Favorite Things "Cupcake Flopsey"

DP: K&Co.

Bling by Heidi Swapp

Cupcake Kind of Birthday

I am playing along with a cupcake theme on the Burnin' Rubber blog. I really wanted a crochet flower that seems to be really popular right now, but I didn't find any on my outing today and I can't crochet! So, here is my Cupcake Tuesday birthday card. The top flower is an old punch I have had for years and probably got at Hobby Lobby and the second flower is a template from Mel Stampz.

Card Stats:

Stamp set: The Cat's Pajamas

DP: Making Memories and cardstock HL

Ribbon: American Crafts

Brad: HL

Valentine's Day Gift Set

My youngest son has a (gasp) girlfriend. I asked him if I could make a little something for him to put candy in for her. I made this purse like Mel does in her blog and like the one Lisa made for my birthday.

I am always afraid of trying things like this. I am a little hesitant it won't come out right. But, to my great surprise, it worked and it worked well! I just have to keep telling myself, in Lisa's famous words, it is only paper.

The card was created using a WRAK image and using the Sketch Challenge on SCS. The DP is by Making Memories and the brads are HL.

Here is another sketch that I did with the Taylored Expression challenge. This sketch was designed by Ana.

Card Stats: DP by Making Memories - Sabrina

Stamp: Stampin Up (I think)

Colored with Prismacolor and Gamsol

Bling by Heidi Swapp and Rub on by CTMH

Mojo #71

This is my take on the sketch for Mojo Monday #71.

Thanks for looking! (Have to watch some football game, or at least the commercials!)

I've been busy!

I have been busy working on some sketches with Taylored Expressions.

This sketch was from Jamie's blog.

Stay tuned, more cards to follow in a few days.

Thanks for looking!

Card Stats:

Stamp: Bella (Content-to-be-a-Bella) Image was a WRAK item

DP: DWWV

Embellioshments: Prismacolor; Gamsol; Prima Flowers colored with chalks; HL Brads.

You're a teenager

Ok, I cased the entire card including the title. This card design came from Sassy & Sweet Notes. Miss Sassy is so talented and I enjoy looking at her blog daily. I also enjoy her stories about her life on the farm with the animals.

This image is a doodlebat from scrapNfonts. The balloons were punched out from paper punches. I placed them in the VersaMark watermark stamp, dusted them with Kaledoscope Transparent embossing powder and then embossed with the heat gun. The wording is computer generated from MSWord. The sentiment is (outside) "Your a teenager..." (inside) "...in turtle years".

Baby Boy #1

The card was based on the sketch by Amy.

Card Stats:

DP & Embellishment by: Autumn Leaves: Paper Choo Choo, Paper Charming & Sticker (Snips & Snails)

Also used: Bazzill

Other Embellishments: Dew Drops; Cuttlebug Forest Branches

Stamps: Studio G

Opps A Daisy

Would somebody please tell Fluffles these are flowers and not catnip? Looks like he has gotten himself into a mess again! Poor Fluffles. Once again, just like my kitty.

You know how some people are not for animals to be in the house? Well, I don't like plants in the house! Strange, I know. I love hibiscus plants, outside. Beautiful flowers. I found at a garden center a pretty hibiscus and the trunk was braided. Brought it home, put it outside and it started to die. I decided it was too hot outside for the plant, so I brought it inside. I paid $35 for this plant, I didn't want to just throw it away. A few months later, I noticed chew marks on the leaves - guess who, yep, my "fluffles". I got on the internet to see if the plant was bad for pets and it said it causes depression in pets! Go figure. My kitty was acting funny, like staying under a bed and even looking mad. I told my kitty to stop eating Jones. (Yes the plant's name is Jones, nearly everything in this house has a name) Kitty doesn't eat Jones anymore and she doesn't act depressed!

This sketch is from MoJo Monday

Thanks for looking. Have a great day!

(Ok, change on 2/7/09) it is not Opps but Oops as my sweet sister pointed out. Only a sister would tell you such a thing! I have a mental block on the word "Oops".

Card Stats:

Stamp: Stampendous - Flower Fluffles

DP: K&Co., HL Cardstock & Bazzill Pajama

Embellishments: Unknown

Font: MSWord

3 Year Old B'Day Card

My husband's nephew turned 3 yesterday and today is his birthday party. We are giving him the DVD Wall-E.

Here is the card I made him along with the inside.

Card Stats:

Stamp: Changito B-day colored with PrismaColors and baby oil

DP: DCWV (probably) - RAKed to my by Lisa - thanks!

Hobby Lobby cardstock

Embellishments: Stars are Cuttlebug die cuts tipped in Crystal Stickles; Brad - Hobby Lobby

"Whee You're 3" Font by ScrapNFont. Inside font: MS Word

Corner punch by Stamp' Up!

Verve Challenge #2

I actually made it twice and the first card I had picked out a different stamp. I liked the card, but it didn't have enough layers for the challenge on Verve Stamps. The deadline for this challenge was 12 p.m. Mountain Time, so I got up this morning to remake the card and I stamped the same butterfly as the previous card.

Card Stats:

DP: Studio D - The First Blush

Cardstock: Hobby Lobby

Stamp: Merci by Stampin' Up!

Ribbon: American Crafts

Black Bling: Heidi Swapp

Verve Challenge #3

This card was a challenge for Verve Stamps and their new release party. The card looks better in person than the photo. I tried to take the picture outside, but the wind kept knocking the card down. I had photograph the card on the dining room table and the colors are not very good. I like taking my pictures outside. Thanks for looking!

Card Stats:

DP: Studio D - The First Blush

Cardstock: Hobby Lobby

Stamp: Merci by Stampin UP! and sentiment Snag'em Stamp "Thank you"

Ribbon: American Crafts