Cards and a box for my Mom

Once a week my friend Lisa and I meet to scrap. Last week Lisa was making a bunch of birthday cards. When she was finished, she handed them to me and told me to give them to my mom for Christmas. Now there was a stipulation, I had to make the box!

Now, knowing that it was just a few short days to Christmas, I had to find time to create. Not a problem, if someone is going to do a nice thing like this for your mother, you are going to find time to finish a little box.

Actually, the box went together really fast. The original pattern came from the tutorials on Split Coast Stampers.

This was the first year I started stamping and blogging. I have met a few people through various boards. First I met Kara through 2peas. I joined a group through 2peas and Kara is the leader. From there I met Amy. Amy is no longer in the group, but we have stayed in touch. Then, I posted a note on the forum on Split Coast Stampers looking for other stampers living close to me. That was when I found Lisa. Recently, I have been conversing with a girl from Texas. I think the funniest story was when I was "private messaging" someone not knowing who I was talking to and it was my next door neighbor!

Till next time - have a Merry Christmas! ;)

Celebrating Cupcakes

In January, my husband's family celebrates A BUNCH of birthdays. There are 5 in his immediate family and one of his cousin's birthday, for a total of 6 birthdays. I am so glad I have been playing with challenges from other blogs. If I do several each week, I will be ahead of the card making and not stressing about what to do to make a card. However, 4 of the birthdays are for 1 brother, 1 brother-in-law, 1 dad and 1 very young nephew. I will have to figure out how to make masculine cards!


This is a sketch from Taylored Expressions.

This is my version. I have used the same DP and papers as in the past post. The cupcake was paper pieced. For the scalloped circles, I used on the small scallop the QuicKutz Nesting Flowers and the larger scallop I used Nesties. The cupcake image and sentiment are from Inkadinkado "Birthday Cupcake".

Thanks for looking. Have a great day!

Happy Birthday to my big boy!

This is the sketch challenge for Prairie Paper & Ink. I used this sketch to make my oldest son's birthday card. He will be turing 22 soon after Christmas. I cannot believe he will be 22!

I think it is hard to make cards for boys, especially when I don't have any images that look like boy images. You know, cars, etc. Thankfully, we all like cats in our family, so I used this image from Whipper Snapper Designs called Cupcake Kitty. The DP is by Debbie Mumm from Creative Imaginations. The solid paper is Bazzill with brads from American Crafts.

Thanks for looking.

Silent Night

This is the sketch provided by Poetic Artistry.













Here is the card that I made from Julee's sketch. The image was given to my from my friend Lisa. The DP is by My Mind's Eye that I purchased from Hobby Lobby, along with the cardstock, rhinestone and ribbon. The sentiment is by Stampabilities.

Blog Candy

I just found this blog candy and if you are interested, you have less that 2 hours to enter.

Go to Wild Sprinkles to enter.

Trying to Play Along

At my friend Lisa's suggestion, I decided to try the weekly sketch on the blog "Prairie Paper & Ink". The stamp is called Jingle All the Way by smARTworks. The DP is Loverly Stripe by www.pebblesinc.com. The snowflake is a Paper Studio punch, the brads are Hobby Lobby and the lettering is computer generated. The snowflake has been embossed with transparent powder. Thanks for looking!

Fallen Snowman

I received this cute little snowman from Lisa, who received it from the WRAK group on Split Coast Stampers. We like to share extras with each other.

Things I Have Done

I found this on another blog and thought it looked cute. If you want to join in on the fun, just copy the list and highlight or underline your answer.

Things I Have Done
1. Started your own blog.
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Fostered a rescue animal (adopted)

Ok, after taking this little quiz, I have figured out I need to get out and do a few more things! However, there are a few things I prefer not to do like, get fired from a job, break a bone, etc.

Photo Opp

This must be the elves lining up for a photo opp. The photo must have happened before the Christmas rush, because they all are smiling.

The stamp is by Stampin'Up called Holiday Lineup and was an image I had wished for in the WishRAK on Split Coast Stampers.

Happy Puppy

I love puppies and I love my puppy the most.

We have a silly Bordor Collie. Now she is not a puppy by age because she is 5, but she is our puppy.

The puppy on this card is an image by Penny Black. I received this image on the Wish RAK on Split Coast Stampers. The DP is by K&Co. and I used Prismacolor Pencils for the coloring.

The card sketch is the Split Coast Stampers sketch challenge #202.