Birthday card for Wesley

This is a card for Wesley's Birthday. Dont think he has ever gotten a homeade card :) This one uses the set called Button Buddies. They just look like they are heading to a party all decked out in their best shells. Super cute.

Teacher gifts - Birthday card kit

Here is my attempt at a Birthday card kit for Jenna and Logan's teachers. The idea is to have one card for each child in class for their Birthdays. One teacher I do not know and the other is the beloved K teacher that Rebecca had. I hope they like these. I rememer when I got a nice note from my teacher so I hope the kids enjoy getting these special little notes.
I used the Stampin Up clear cases which have a sleeve just like a regular DVD case. It was easy to design something and slip it in thru the sides. I used the Broadsheet Alphabet set. It was hard to get the letters to fit so I did them in a curve and then added a triple scoop ice cream to fill in the space :) Below is front and back view. The paper is double sided so there is a pattern on the inside of the case as well.

Below are the cases with the 17 cards and envelopes strategically placed inside along with a gel pen. The cards are fat because of buttons and puff glue dots so the teacher better be careful when opening. I did 17 in both because one class has 15 kids and the other has 16 and I wanted each teacher to have at least one extra in case a new student came in. Yes I LOVE the class sizes in WI.

Here is a group shot of all the cards. I tried to make them fairly generic so I didnt have to count boys and girls.

This is using the Button Buddies stamp set that just begs for a button to be added. So cute. Love the little piggy the best.

These little guys use the hot air balloons from the Up, Up & Away set.

These little cards make me want to go get an ice cream cone. I used the embossing folder on the circle that has Happy Birthday all over it in different fonts. Hard to see the detail in the pictures. The scoops of course are embossed with the swirls folder to give it that yummy ice cream look. I even attempted mint chip which is one of my favorites... (minus the chips for those of you who know me hehe)

These little guys are my cupcakes. Super easy to make.

Happy Anniversary Dan - Button Buddies

This is the silly card I made Dan for our Anniversary. We have been thru some belly deep mud and small puddles but we are still as happy as 2 pink pigs in a mud pen. I love you Dan and thank you for all the blessings you have brought to this marriage.
This is one of the stamp sets I will be using for the next camp on Sept 16th and 18th.

Smash book.... continued

So the smashing continues.... I love my smashbook. I got an email coupon from Archivers.... so I printed one for myself and Rebecca. We went in and I got this groovy baby blue one and she got a black one. 30% off I could not resist. My next one will be red.

this is the cutest card ever... Marybeth made this for Logans 5th B-day. It is Puff the magic dragon. She used all Stampin Up punches to make this. Too cute for me.

This is a side view so you can see the layers

this is my decorating idea page. I am just getting started.....

Stay tuned for more idea. My next post will be Stampin UP cards I promise.

Smash book..... finally got one.

Finally got to Archivers and bought myself a Smash book. Love love love it. Go to Youtube and look up Smash book EZ sucess to get the idea of what it is all about. They have 4 colors right now and each one has a different type of theme inside. All come with this groovy pen/glue combo thing that is attached to the book. You can buy extra ones of course.

Here are some of the goodies I bought with it.... I personally think they need to add more stuff but I guess this will get me started. Starting from left to right.. Smash tabs that are self stick and made of cloth, 2 pads of neat little tear out pages (see the quick quick sheet in middle) Each one is a different theme. They had maybe 2 or 3 other ones but I will start with 2. Then I have some little self sticky tabs in neat patterns and then some other smash tabs that have little sayings like: I will make this, Makes me happy, Do not forget.....There are 10 of each so 70 will last me a while. The roll at the bottom has a bunch of sayings.. It has my favorite one FAB.... so I had to get it. You just rip it like masking tape and stick it in your book. super cute.

The rest of the goodies include some metal paperclips that have saying on them, pockets that stick in the book where ever you need t hem and even they have neat sayings on them.

So to get started I used a cloth tab and marked it Bucket list. I found this article in the paper while in the Dr office. Ok ok yes I ripped it out but I had to have it. Its for tours of all the Harbors in New England. I have been all over the US but not so much in this one area so I would love love to go there. Now it is on my bucket list. I will try to put some new pics of my book as I add to it so you get an idea of how to use it. You can also use it as a scrapbook or any type of planner like for a wedding. super neat.

All about the ice cream

This card is for one of Jenna's friends who was turning 8. Who doesnt like ice cream? Her party was at the beach and I almost did that theme... but I just love these cones using our new punches. I love to put the little scoops thru the swirls embossing folder to give that scooped up look. I used dimensionals to put behind the 2nd and 3rd scoop just to give it some pop. I got to use my new alphabet set called broadsheet alphabet. It sure has a lot of character.
Dont forget that Aug 12th and 14th is stamp camp. Come make 10 cards for your collection. Nobody likes to be caught without a card.
Till next time... Happy Stamping.

Challenge #3

Hello ladies. Last night I tried my hand at another challenge. I wanted to use the new lace ribbon border punch so I punched out a piece and then tried to figure out what to do with it. I did turn the template on its side because the lace was longer and I didnt want to cut it down to fit the other way. I started with weaving hemp thru it but that didnt show up well so I looked at my wall of ribbon and the blue bliss caught my eye. I just wove it thru and knotted it. I thought it contrasted well with the cherry cobbler which by the way is one of my favorite colors. Maybe because it sounds like food and my Girls Weekend Queen name has cherry in it hehe. So anyway I then figured if I needed 3 images I needed something small so I chose the tiny butterflies. I didnt want to overpower the card. I used the flower from the Flower Fest set and made it a 3D image. I chose words from Swirls & Curls Verses just because I love the loopy letters. So go on over to www.inkspire-me.com to see all the other entries. Till next time.... Happy Stamping