A Different Themed Card

Hi everyone!!  Did you miss me????  I know I have been absent from my blog for a bit.  This October seemed to get really busy really fast.  I have been busily preparing for our annual pumpkin carving day coming up this Sunday.  We invite our children and close friends with kids to come and spend an afternoon/evening having fun, eating good food and just relaxing.  This year we have invited more people than we have ever had before.  It's going to be busy!!!!!!!!

My poor hubby got sick with his annual sinus infection.  Now he has had 4 surgeries on his sinuses so we are use to dealing with this.  This year was worse than the last few.  He went to the doctor and was diagnosed and put on antibiotics.  After 7 days he was no better.  We then went to his specialist.  He agreed with the diagnosis but said the infection was so bad we had to increase the dose of the medication he was on and add another one.  Now any of you out there that have husbands or significant others who are male know how much work men can be when they are ill.  I was happy when he finally started feeling better so that he could be up and moving again and able to get out of the house. 

Today I am going to share a card a made for one of my sister's coworkers.  She needed it for her grandchild's baptism.  I had never made a card for this type of event but was up for the challenge.  Let me get started.

 

I made this card as a square in order to fit the words and center piece onto it easily.  My base card is Whisper White card stock measuring 5" x 10", scored at 5".  I added a layer of Soft Sky to this cut at 4 3/4" x 4 3/4".  The final full layer is a 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" piece of Whisper White.  I ran this through my big shot using the perfect polka dots impression folder.   The center piece is a 3" square ( I think - it has been several weeks since I made this one ) and it was run through the big shot using the brocade impression folder.  All of these pieces are attached together using runner adhesive.

 

For the wording, I used the retired billboard decorative strip for the big shot.  I cut the letters out of Soft Sky card stock.  They are attached to the card using a 2 way glue pen.  I added some dazzling diamond glitter glue dots to each of the letters.  I added little rhinestones to the white area of the card. 

 

For the center piece of the card front, I used a beautiful sticker of a cross.  I placed this in the center of the of the diamond and added more rhinestones to add a bit of glimmer to it.

The inside of the card was personalized for her grandchild so I chose not of photograph it.  I was pleased with the way it turned out.  I thought it looked very nice.  

I am truly going to try to get back to regular blogs.  My guess is it will be next week before you hear from me again.  I just have a lot to do to get ready for the great pumpkin carving event.  

Thanks for dropping by today and be sure to keep stopping in to see what I come up with in the future.  Bye for now!!

Back To Babies

Hi everyone.  It's Tuesday and it is hot hot hot here in Phoenix.  We have definitely reach summer temperatures meaning we are over 100 degrees every day.  It will only get hotter as the summer days go by.  While I do enjoy swimming and the lazy days, I will be ready for the autumn season with the holidays, busy days and cooler temperatures. 

Today I decided to make a baby card.  No idea why I chose this.  I do not know anyone who is pregnant right now but since I seemed inspired to do this I thought why not!!!  Let's just jump in and get started.

 

I started with a base card of Tempting Turquoise cut at 4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2".  I then added a layer of 4 1/8 x 5 3/8" Whisper White.  I ran this through my big shot using the perfect polka dots impression folder.  Once impressed, I used sponges and Pumpkin Pie and Tempting Turquoise ink and brushed over the dots to add color to it.  I attached it using runner adhesive.  

The top layer is a quilt I made using left over designer series paper.   I started with a 4" x 5" piece of Whisper White.  Using my 1" square punch, I punched out squares from the dsp and attached them to the white using runner adhesive.  Once covered, I ran this through the big shot using the top note die. 

I attached a piece of retired 1/4" grosgrain Tempting Turquoise ribbon to it and attached it to the card using the runner adhesive.

 

The stamped image on this one is from a stamp set called Best of Brides and Babies.  This is a special set offered by Stampin' Up! in celebration of their 25 years in business.  I stamped the image using Chocolate Chip ink onto Whisper White.  I colored the image using colored pencils and cut it out free hand.  It is attached to the card with runner adhesive.  I tucked it behind the ribbon just a bit.  I added some colored rhinestones to the ribbon for dazzle.

The word was made using my big shot and an alphabet set of sizzlits called Girls are Weird.  I cut the skinny part of the letters out of Pumpkin Pie card stock and the shadow letter from Basic Black. I layered the letters using a 2 way glue pen and attached them to the card with the same glue pen.  I added some dazzling details glitter glue to the letters for added pizzazz.

Well that's it for today.  I am going to go finish my laundry and take a nap.  The worst part of the summer heat for me is that it increases my migraines greatly and I spend a lot of days hurting.  Oh well, I have survived for many years so I am sure I will be fine this summer too.  

Please stop by tomorrow to see what I will have to share with you then.  I am so happy you chose to spend some time with me today.  Thanks for dropping in and I will see you tomorrow.

My Stackable Card

Hi everyone and happy Monday.  I realized I forgot to wish all you mom's out there a Happy Mother's Day yesterday!  I hope you had a wonderful one.  I spent mine with my girls and enjoyed every minute of it!!!  I hope the rest of your weekend was fun.

I did find time to make my card with the stackable toy on it.  Ready to see it?  Here we go!

 

I started with a base card of Wild Wasabi cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  I added a layer of Whisper White cut at 4" x 5 1/4".  I added little circles punched using the circle from the itty bitty punch pack.  I used the colors of the stackable rings for these.  I attached them using runner adhesive and ran the piece through the big shot using my medium dots impression folder.  I apparently was not thinking clearly when I made this because had I been I would have placed the dots toward the top so they would be visible instead of hidden by the toy.  Oops!!  I attached the completed white layer to the base with runner adhesive.  

 

For my rings, I used ovals to make these.  I used the wide oval punch for the Real Red and the oval framelits for the rest of the colors:  Tangerine Tango, Daffodil  Delight, Garden Green, Pacific Point and the white base.  I trimmed off a piece of each side and tried to round the corners.  As you can see some of my edges are a bit rough but they will do.  The post in the center is a Daffodil Delight 1 1/4" circle.  I attached all pieces of the toy together using runner adhesive and added the finished product to the card with dimensionals.

 

The greeting for this one is from the stamp set called A Fitting Occasion.  I stamped it using Wild Wasabi ink onto Whisper White and punched it out using a 1" circle punch.  I layered it onto a Wild Wasabi 1 1/4" circle with runner adhesive and attached it to the card with a dimensional.  

For a first attempt I am happy but already have ideas of how to change things up a bit for the next one.  I hope you like it though.

Well I am off.  I am having my in-laws over for dinner tonight to celebrate Mother's Day so I have food to get ready.  I will see you all tomorrow.  Thanks for stopping by today!!

New Theme Today

Hi everyone and welcome to Wednesday.  I am changing things up a little and sharing a baby card with you today.  I did not make this one for anyone special so I went with a neutral color.  It seems that everyone wants to find out if it is a boy or girl prior to birth.  With my first daughter I did not want to know.  I wanted to be surprised and all that mattered to me was that the baby would be healthy.  When I was pregnant with my second daughter, I wanted to find out what I was having.  Unfortunately, she wanted me to be surprised and had her back to the camera so they could not see anything.  To be truthful, it was fun to be surprised again. 

The card I am sharing today is one I have seen made by many Stampin' Up! demonstrators.  I would share with you the name of the one who made it but I saw it so long ago I do not remember.  Oh well.  Let me share it with you and we will get started!!

When I think of babies, I think of soft colors.  I wanted a pastel that would be neutral so I chose Certainly Celery card stock.  I cut a base card measuring 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  I added a layer of Whisper White that measures 4" x 5 1/4".  I ran this through the big shot using an impression folder called trio dots that I bought at a local craft store.  I edged it with Certainly Celery ink using my sponge and attached it to the card using runner adhesive.  I attached a strip of celery ribbon across my card.  This ribbon is no longer available but I still have a bit.  It is attached with runner adhesive prior to attaching the white to the card.  The green rhinestones were added after all other pieces of the card were complete.

 

Here's a close up of the baby booties.  I made these using a stamp set called Stitched stockings.  I stamped it in Certainly Celery ink onto Whisper White.  I used the coordinating stocking punch to punch them out.  I trimmed the top piece off and reattached it lower down so that they look like socks and not stocking.  I added a bit of glitter glue to them for added bling.  While they dried, I took a scrap of celery card stock and ran it through my big shot using the Stampin' Up! Oval Designer Frame impression folder.  Once the impression was made, I cut the oval out with my oval framelits collection.  Next I punched a wide oval out of Whisper White card stock and attached it to the center of the oval frame with runner adhesive.  The entire frame was attached to the card with the same runner adhesive.  The bottom bootie was attached using runner adhesive while the top one was attached using dimensionals.  To finish off the look, I added a cute pom pom ball to the top of the top bootie.  

 

The greeting comes from the stamp set Itty Bitty Banners.  I stamped it using the Certainly Celery ink on Whisper White card stock and cut it out using the bitty banners framelit set.  It is attached to the ribbon with glue dots.  I added a couple of rhinestones to each side of this on the ribbon.  I know it might be hard to tell from the photo but they are just the "diamond" looking rhinestones while the ones on the white of the card are a light green.

Well that concludes my baby card for today.  I will not be posting for the rest of the week but will be back on Monday.  Tomorrow is our 16th wedding anniversary and I plan to spend the day with my hubby.  I know I will not have time to get back into my craft room until Friday or so meaning nothing will be created and ready until Monday.  I hope you all enjoy the rest of your week and have a wonderful weekend.  Thanks for stopping by today!!  See you Monday!!!!!

Another Card for Another New Arrival

Happy Friday to all of you.  This week has sure gone by fast.  It really has been a busy one for me and the activities kept me out of my craft room for a few days.  I am happy to say though that once again i have managed to come up with a card to share with you.

My daughter and I went shopping earlier this week for baby gifts.  It sure seems that this has been the year of babies for family and friends.  Anyway, she asked me if I would make a card for her to give her coworker.  Of course I agreed to make one for her.  Lucky for me, my daughter knew she wanted a fuzzy teddy bear on it so it was easy to design.  Today I will share this card with all of you.

I started with a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" base card of Pretty in Pink.  This was scored at 4 1/4".  I added a 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" piece of Elegant Eggplant card stock to this using runner adhesive.  For the top layer I went with Whisper White card stock cut at 4" x 5 1/4".  Once the words were added to this I ran it through my big shot using the Medium Polka Dot impression folder.  The layer is attached using runner adhesive.  Once the bear was on, I added the little bubble stickers in pink and lavender to the background for sparkle.

For the words, I decided I would let my Cricut machine do the work.  I used a cartridge called New Arrival which has all things baby on it.  The phrase was one of the options.  I cut it out in both Pretty in Pink and Elegant Eggplant card stocks.  I attached them to the white using a 2 way glue pen and ran the words and white layer through the big shot for the dots.  Once the card was impressed, I added some dots of Stickles glitter glue to the letters for dazzle.  

Finally we reach the star of the card - our little bear.  For this I once again turned to my Cricut.  I used a cartridge called Create a Critter.  The cartridge has all kinds of animals on it.  I cut the bear out of Chocolate Chip card stock and then cut an overlay for it out of Crumb Cake.  I glued these together using liquid glue.  to make my bear fuzzy, I used Fun Flock.  I used a dark brown for the inner ears, the muzzle and the tummy.  I chose a light brown for all the other areas.  I applied one color at a time using a liquid glue.  I started with the dark.  I added glue in the areas I wanted the flock, sprinkled the flock onto it, pressed down a little and shook off the excess.  I waited about 5 to 10 minutes to let this dry well and then did the lighter color.  Again you will apply liquid glue to all areas to cover, shake on the flock, press down and shake off the excess.  I know you can tell the flock is lighter in some areas.  Don't worry about this.  After all loved teddy bears have wear spots on them.  

For the bow, I used the small heart punch and the circle from the itty bitty punch pack.  I punched two hearts out of pink and 2 out of eggplant.  I then punched a circle out of pink and another out of eggplant.  I layered the hearts and circles and glued them to the bears head using a liquid glue.  I added a lavender bubble sticker to the center and some Stickles glitter glue dots to each heart.  

Finally for the eyes, nose and mouth I chose to use rhinestones.  I picked up a pack that had these black stones in it a few months ago at my local craft stock.  I thought they would work perfectly with this little girl.  It adds some subtle sparkle to her face.  The bear is attached to the card using glue dots.

Well that is all for today.  I hope you enjoyed this little bear.  Teddy bears are my favorite stuffed animal so I had fun making this one.  

Have a wonderful weekend and do something fun.  I am going to craft (I hope).  I will see you all back here on Monday morning with another card to share.  Thanks for dropping by today!!!

Old Friends

Happy Thursday everyone!!  I am happy to report I do have a card to share with you and it is a cutie!!  I finally spent some time in my craft room and really had fun making this one.  I hope you like it too.  Let's get started shall we!!

Best friends Pooh and Piglet are out for a balloon ride.  I love this card.  My youngest was a huge Winnie the Pooh fan when she was little and still likes him today.  This card seemed like a logical one to make with her in mind.  I started with a base card of Daffodil Delight cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  I then took a 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" piece of Whisper White card stock and using my pastels, I chalked a sky background on it.  I attached it to the card using runner adhesive.  

Then it was time to make my balloons.  I went with only two shapes - the wide oval and the 1 3/4" circle punch.  I used the small heart punch to make the tie off piece of the balloon and attached it using liquid glue to the circles and ovals.  I wanted happy colors so I punched them out of Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise, Island Indigo and Gumball Green.  I wanted to add a little texture to each balloon so I decided to use my impression folders to do this.  I used a different one for each balloon:

daffodil is done with the tiny stars folder

tangerine is done with the medium polka dots folder

turquoise is done with the square lattice folder

indigo is done with the trio dots folder

green is done with the diamond plate folder

Remember you use your big shot with these.  Once they were all embossed, I attached a piece of colored string to each one using a glue dot.  I adhered the bottom balloons with runner adhesive and the top ones with dimensionals.  I then pulled the strings taunt and attached them to a large glue dot.  The excess string was trimmed off.

I learned to make this version of Pooh and Piglet from a fellow SU! demonstrator named Elaine.  I loved these because you only need three punches to complete them:  owl builder, bird builder and word window.  Pooh is made using Real Red and More Mustard card stock while Piglet comes from Regal Rose and Pink Pirouette.  All pieces were assembled using a liquid glue.  I drew the eyebrows and mouths on with a fine tip black marker.  The completed characters are attached together at the hands with liquid glue.  I folded a small piece of Piglet's hand over Pooh's.  I then attached the two to the card using dimensionals being sure to cover the large glue dot.  Here is the link to Elaine's site for all the instruction for making them.

Now I was thinking of using this for a birthday card but my husband thought it would make a cute baby card.  One of his co workers and his wife are expecting in January and their baby shower is coming up soon.  So I guess I will make a small change and use it for that.  Want to see what the change is?

Yep - it's mustaches!!!!  The theme of the shower is mustaches.  Even the invitation for it had a baby with a mustache on it.  Luckily for me, I pulled out my Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge for my Cricut machine and cut out 2 mustaches.  They are attached with a 2-way glue pen.  They are still adorable don't you think?

Well that's it for today.  I am planning on working once again in my craft room so I should have a card for you tomorrow.  Please come back by to see what I come up with.  Thanks for dropping by today!!!!!!!

Jackson's Baby Card

Happy Tuesday, Happy September and Happy Birthday to me!  Yes it's my birthday but we won't get into how old I am.  August seemed to fly by for me.  Now I have one month to get ready to decorate for Halloween!!  I am so excited.

Last week was not my niece's favorite week.  Baby Jackson was breech and she went in on Wednesday for a C-section only to be told he had flipped himself over and they were not going to do the C-section.  On Thursday, she went to the hospital to be induced.  By Friday afternoon, it was clear she was not going to dilate so they sent her home.  Finally on Saturday, she returned to the hospital in the afternoon and her labor was progressing.  Jackson made his grand entrance into the world on Sunday morning at 2:45 am.  He was a very healthy 8 pounds and 10 ounces.  And let me tell you, he is adorable!!  I got to go see him several times over the weekend and did deliver the card I had made for him.  Therefore, I can share that card with you now.

Ta Da!!!  I made a shaker card for him.  First though let's take care of the basics.  The base card for this one is Pool Party card stock cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  Next I added a layer of Island Indigo card stock cut to measure 4 1/8" x 5 3/8".  For the top layer, I wanted to use Whisper White card stock and dress it up.  I cut a piece to be 4" x 5 1/4".  Next I used my itty bitty punch pack circle, 1/2" circle and 3/4" circle punches to punch circles out of the Island Indigo and Pool Party card stocks.  I randomly scattered these on the front of the card and attached them with runner adhesive.  I then would layer a size smaller onto the first circle with runner adhesive.  Once they were attached, I ran it through my big shot using my medium polka dot impression folder.  Don't attach it to the card yet.   Now for the rattle.  

 I started my rattle by pulling out my retired stamp set called Something Sweet.  I stamped the rattles handle onto Whisper White card stock using Island Indigo ink.  I then cut it out and set it aside.  Next I took my 1 3/4" circle punch, lined it up in the center of the card making sure I went as far in as I wanted and punched a hole out of the white card layer.  I went from the top down to do this.  Once the hole was punched, I applied a small amount of adhesive around the hole on the back side using my 2 way glue pen.  I took one of the Sweet Treat Cups and inserted it into the hole from the back.

Before attaching it to the card, you have to fill it with whatever it is you want to use.  For mine, I used a foot, a star, and a circle punch and punched out the shapes from Pool Party, Whisper White and So Saffron.  I placed these inside the cut and peeled off the adhesive strip that is attached to the cup.  I applied runner adhesive to the rest of the white piece and carefully attached it to the base card.  Once it was securely attached, I took the rattle handle and attached it right up to the cup using glue dots.  I added a piece of 1/4" white grosgrain ribbon to the handle to complete the look.

For the greeting, I used a stamp from the set Curly Cute.  I stamped it on Whisper White card stock using Island Indigo ink.  I then cut it out free hand, layered it onto a piece of Pool Party card stock with runner adhesive and cut around it to add the back layer.  I attached the greeting to the card using dimensionals.  

Finally let's talk about the inside of the card.  I stamped the greeting using a stamp from the set A Word for You using Island Indigo ink on Whisper White.  I punched it out using the decorative label punch.  I brushed the edges with Pool Party ink and then created a border with the decorative label punch. 

Next I cut out the letters of Jackson's name using my big shot and the retired decorative strip Billboard.  I alternated the colors of Island Indigo and Pool Party for these.  I attached these using liquid glue onto Whisper White 1 1/4" squares.  I used my Cricut machine and the colored card stock and cut out 1 1/4" square frames to go around the letters.  I attached the frames with liquid glue and then attached the "blocks" using runner adhesive.  I then added Crystal Effects to the letters to make them glossy.  To finish them off, and the greeting, I added these cut little stickers I picked up at a local store.  They really match the Pool Party color well and look like water droplets.  

Since his nursery is decorated with owls, I had to add one to the inside.  I used the owl builder punch to make this cute little guy.  He is put together using liquid glue and attached to the inside of the card using runner adhesive.  

I will tell you that if you need to mail this type of card, you will want a padded envelope to do it in.  That way the cut does not get smashed in the mail.  Since I was going to be seeing my niece, I used a regular envelope.  It takes some maneuvering to get it inside but it will fit.  

Well, I am going to get ready to spend the day with my hubby just relaxing and then have my girls over for a while.  At this point in my life, all I really want for my birthday is to see my family.  So I guess I am getting the best present of all today.

I will return tomorrow with another card to share with you.  I wish you all a wonderful day.  Thanks for dropping by today!!

Our Beautiful Little Niece

Hi everyone.  I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July and spent some time with your family.  I did a non-traditional meal for our day - I roasted a turkey.  I found that I still had one in the freezer a few days ago and while we did not want a Thanksgiving meal, I though why not cook it and make some delicious sandwiches from it.  So that's what we did.  It took up my afternoon though so no time was spent crafting.

Now I know what you are thinking - why did you not craft in the morning?  Well I spent the morning at Phoenix Children's Hospital visiting our newest niece.  She was born in June but needed a little extra care so she has been at the hospital every since.  Hopefully she will get to go home on Friday.  Her name is Sloane and she is so precious.  I thought I would show you the card I made for her.

I decided to do blocks to spell out her name.  I used pinks and purples because she is a girly girl.  The bear was cut out using my Cricut Machine.  I used a product on him called Fun Flock.  It adds texture and actually makes him fuzzy!!

Hopefully you can see some of the flock in this picture.  I used black glitter on the nose and mouth to help them stand out.  Normally I would show you the inside of the card.  However, it does contain a photo and I did not get mom's permission to share it with you.  I placed the photo on the inside panel of the card and used the other side to write her birth information and a special message just for her.  It turned out really cute and her mommy loved it.  

Well that's it for today.  I will be back tomorrow to end the week with another fun card for you to see.  I do hope you will stop by again to visit.  Thanks for dropping in today!

Baby Raccoon

Happy Friday Everyone!!

I hope your week has been a good one.  I was so happy to have time to spend with some of the new SU! products in the new catalog.  I always enjoy playing with them and finding ways to use them.  I was also excited this week to get a couple of window panes replaces that were in need of replacement.  Now I have clean new windows to look out into the world.  Of course with the rising temperatures here in Phoenix, we tend to keep the blinds and curtains closed to help cool the house.  It is funny how some years it seems to get hot early on and other years it seems to wait for a while which is always nice.  This year is going to be a hot one!

As you know from past blogs like yesterday's, my niece is pregnant.  This will be her first child and she is having a little boy.  We have lots of girls in our family so the coming of a boy is so exciting to everyone.  Anyway, my daughter and I were talking the other day and she happened to see the little raccoon I used for a Mother's Day card.  She thought this little guy would look fabulous on a baby card.  I accepted the creative challenge to do this and set off to work.  I love this little guy so the challenge was a fun one.  Let me show you the card I came up with which is also boy oriented.

 

Here he is!!  I just think he has the sweetest little face around.  I started with a base card of the new in-color called Midnight Muse cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  This is the only new color I used on this card, but it is not the only new item!!!   For the layer on top of it, I took a piece of Whisper White card stock and cut it to be 4" x 5 1/4".  I then punched out 1/2", 3/4" and 1" circles from Bashful Blue and Marina Mist card stock.  I randomly placed the circles onto the white, attached them with runner adhesive and trimmed off any excess that hung over the edges.  Once that was complete, I ran it through the big shot using the Tiny Stars impression folder.  For the final layer, I used a new set of framelits which will be available on June 1st in the new catalog.  They are called Apothecary Accents.  There are various shapes and sized in this set of 4 frames.  I chose this one for its size mainly.  Anyway, I used the big shot to cut it out of Bashful Blue card stock.  I inked the edges with Midnight Muse ink and ran it through the big shot again using the impression folder called Spots & Dots.  All these elements were attached using runner adhesive.

 

I learned to make this guy from Debbie Henderson at her blog.  I have connected you right to the raccoon so you can get the instructions.  I have made this guy holding a bouquet of flowers and this time gave him a baby bottle to hold.  I used Basic Gray, Whisper White, Basic Black and Pink Pirouette card stock for his colors.  For the baby bottle, I used Bashful Blue, Marina Mist and Blushing Bride (which is retiring) card stock.  I cut the parts of the bottle out using my Cricut machine and the New Arrival cartridge.  I glued him together using liquid glue, attached the bottle with glue dots and attached the finished raccoon with dimensionals.  

 

For the greeting, I used my Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.  I stamped the greeting in Midnight Muse ink onto Whisper White card stock and cut it out with my big shot and another new framelits set called Bitty Banners.  This set will also be available on June 1st in the new catalog.  There are 3 frames in this set and they are so cute!!  I edged the greeting using Marina Mist ink.  It is attached to the card using dimensionals.

 

For the inside of the card, I wanted to be sure to carry the baby theme.  So I started by stamping a saying from the Word Play stamp set using Midnight Muse ink onto Whisper White card stock.  Once again, I used the new Apothecary Accents framelits set and my big shot to cut it out. I did edge this one with the Bashful Blue ink but it is so light is really does not show up in the photo.  I attached it using runner adhesive.  I then turned once again to my Cricut and the New Arrival cartridge and cut our 2 booties using Bashful Blue card stock and cut the bow out of Shimmer White card stock.  I attached the bow and booties using liquid glue.  I added some stickles glitter glue to the booties and a light blue rhinestone to the center of the bow.  Make sure the glitter glue dries completely before you close the card or you can do what I did and glitter and dry before attaching the booties to the card.  

That brings us to the close of another week.  I wish you all a wonderful weekend and will see you all again on Monday!!  Be safe and have some fun.  Thanks for dropping by today!!

 

It's Reveal Day!

Alright.  I know I promised I would play with more new items this week and share what I made with you.  However, if you remember last week I shared with you the piles of pieces I had been working on to put baby shower cards together for my niece.  I promised once I got them to her and she mailed them out I would share the finished product with you.  Well that day has arrived so we while you won't be seeing any of the new items, you will get to see the cutest shower card around.  Ready?

 

Here are the finished piles of the cards and the envelopes!!  They turned out really cute.  I added an owl stamp to the outside of the envelope in order to carry the theme onto it.  

 

Now I will break down the parts of the card for you.  The theme for the shower is a picnic theme and she is having a little boy!  So I started with a base card of Real Red cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  I added a layer of Whisper White which I chalked a sky background on using my pastels.  Finally to finish the front background, I tore strips of Garden Green and added them for the grass.  I added some Dazzling Diamond glitter to the edge of the grass to make it stand out.  All the layers were adhered using runner adhesive.

 

The greeting I chose to use for this card comes from a retired Stampin' Up! stamp set called Occasional Quotes.  I truly love this saying.  I happen to believe that babies are miracles from above and this saying rings very true to me.  I stamped it using Real Red ink onto Whisper White card stock, punched it out with a 1 3/4" circle punch and adhered it to the card using runner adhesive.  

 

To make the umbrella, I turned to my Cricut machine and used a cartridge called New Arrival.  I went to my local craft store and found the cutest gingham paper in red and white to go along with a picnic theme.  I used it to cut out the umbrella and the bow on the umbrella.  For my umbrella handle, I used Brushed Silver card stock.  Using my Plaintin SchoolBook alphabet cartridge, I cut out the letter "J".  I tucked the hook of the "J" into the grass to hide it.  I used a liquid glue to adhere the handle, the bow and the umbrella itself.  I then added pearls to the top of the umbrella, the edges of it and the center of the bow.  The pearl on the top is larger than the others.  They are self adhesive so they were easy to attach.  

 

Last but now least is the little owl himself.  Obviously, I used the owl builder punch to make this cute little guy.  All pieces are pretty self explanatory.  The ties on the diaper are the little hearts.  The beak is also a heart.  For the pacifier, I started with a little heart in Bashful Blue.  I then punched a 3/8" circle which is the circle punch from the itty bitty punch pack.  Using a 1/8" hand punch, I punched a circle out of the center of this to create the pacifier handle.  The colors I used one the owl are Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Basic Black and Tangerine Tango.  I added white gel pen to the eyes to highlight them.  

I am happy to say my niece was very pleased with these.  She is decorating the baby room using owls so this carried her theme onto the cards.  I was so happy I could do that for her.  Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of these.

Tomorrow, I have another baby card inspired by my daughter.  I will use some of the new catalog items.  I hope you come back to see it.  Thanks so much for dropping by today.

 

 

Busy Day, No New Card

So I got up today with the best of intentions to get a couple of cards made.  Well, it did not happen.  I had such a busy weekend that I was behind on my nieces baby shower cards and really needed to get them going.  I did stamp a few images and start working on them but ran out of time to get an actual card made.  So I thought I would share the piles I was looking at for most of the day with you.  The photos are not as good as usual due to the fact I had to take them on my phone.  My hubby has the camera.  Maybe I should ask for one for Mother's Day.  Oh well.  Let me show you what I was working with most of the day. 

I am sure you can tell I am putting some cute little owls on these invitations.  Now since she has not received them and has not sent them out, I will not be sharing the completed card with you.  Once she mails them I promise to share it with you.   

That is all I have to share for today.  I will do my best to focus and finish a card before tomorrow.  Please come back and see if I succeed.  Thanks for dropping by today. 

New Arrival

The other day, I received a request from my niece to create invitations for her baby shower.  This will be her first baby and I am so excited for her.  My routine when I make invitations is to make a few samples and allow whoever requested them to choose from.  I worked on a couple of samples the other day and she absolutely loved one of them.  So while I will not share that invitation with you until after they have been sent out, I will share the other sample I made for her.  This was the first one I made. 

 

I made the card a color scheme that is fairly neutral.  Although we know if it will be a boy or a girl, I want to keep that a secret for now.  I started with a base card of Real Red measuring 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".  Next I took a piece of Whisper White measuring 4" x 5 1/4" and chalked a sky background using my pastels.  It seemed like a perfect setting for Mr. Stork to be in.  I chose the saying from a retired stamp set called Occasional Quotes.  The inside of the card will contain all the information for the shower so no saying is needed for it.  I stamped this on Whisper White using Real Red ink.  I then punched it out using the 1 3/4" circle punch.  I then punched a 2 3/8" scallop circle out of Real Red.   I layered the greeting on top of this with runner adhesive and attached it to the card with the same adhesive.  I added a pearl on every other scallop.  

 

Here is a close up of the stock himself.  I made him using the New Arrival Cricut Cartridge.  I cut him out in Tangerine Tango first.  I then cut the layer for his head and body and hat out of Whisper White and again out of Basic Black.   This allowed me to layer all the pieces I had together and get the completed stork.  I added glitter to the band of the hat just to make it sparkle.  I traced the eye with a fine tip black marker.

 

Again I used the same cartridge and my Cricut to make the baby.  I cut him out of Blushing Bride.  While the Cricut does cut little dots to indicate the nose and eyes, I wanted them a little more pronounced.  So out came my owl builder punch.  I punched the nose using the smallest circle out of Blushing Bride and the eyes using the same circles out of Pacific Point.  I traced the mouth with black ink and added a little white gel pen to the eyes.  I then cut the delivery pouch out of a red and white gingham paper.  When you cut the baby, it also cuts this pouch.  So once I had the gingham one,  I simply layered it on top of the baby, added a pearl at the knot and attached it to the beak of the stork.  

I used a liquid glue to attach all the pieces of the stork and baby together.  I also used the same glue to attach these to the card.  Overall, I like the look of the card very much.

Well that's it for today.  I wish you all a wonderful weekend.  I will be back on Monday.  I hope you will too.  Until then thanks for dropping by today!

 

My Project For the Week

I must tell you this has been a very long week in my family.  I wish I could say we have been having lots of fun but I cannot.This has been the week of medical issues.  It started Sunday with my cousin's little boy breaking his arm.  Of course I found this out while sitting in the emergency room with my husband who had injured his right ankle while working a house fire.  We also found out that day that our nephew in California had been diagnosed as having a brain tumor.  He had surgery to remove it on Tuesday.  Also on Tuesday our uncle went into the hospital for the second time with a staff infection.  To top that off, our daughter came home from work Tuesday night sick with the flu.  What a week it has been and its only Thursday.

You might wonder what all this has to do with my blog.  Well I did pretty well at making my cards for the first half of the week mainly because I started them on the weekend.  I had a project of baby shower cards to work on and thought I could easily finish them be Wednesday leaving me enough time to make another card to share with you.  That did not happen.  So instead I will show you my project as it is on Wednesday night.

 

Can you guess what I am working on?  If you guessed baby shower invitations you would be right.  My friends and I are going to put together a very special shower for a very special friend.  So here you can see all the little pieces waiting to be put together.

 

Here are the cards for the carriages and butterflies.  I hope you can see from the picture the pretty shimmer on them.  I spritzed then with my shimmer paint/alcohol mixture.  Pretty pretty!

 

I used the beautiful butterflies embosslit to make all of these.  I will not be using all of them on my cards but I will save some to use in the future so none go to waste.

 

Here you can see the fun pattern on the carriages.  I added the little pearls and ribbon to decorate them.  I truly enjoy making these.  They are simple and fun.  Now I will show you the finished product.

 

This one should look familiar to you.  I blogged about it a few weeks ago.  That blog included all the details on how to make this one.  Therefore, I will not bore you with the details now.  

I hope you can forgive the shortness of the blog.  I am truly exhausted.  Along with all the prayers I have made this week, I have also run family to the doctor appointments and run around the house caring for my husband and daughter.  I will try my best to have a new share for you tomorrow.  Please come back and see if I can come up with something.  Thanks for dropping in today!

 

 

 

 

Another Baby Card

For some odd reason, I have been inspired to make another baby card.  Now I do know a few people who are expecting but I already have my cards for most of them.  Oh well.  I am still going to share this one with you.  I was inspired to make this one from a card that sold at my sale.  I had created a cute polka dot background and wanted to do that again.  I came across a little duck photo and thought why not make one of those.  So let me show you what I came up with for this card.

 

Now the entire time I was making this card I could hear Ernie from Sesame Street singing his Rubber Ducky song.  I started with a Bashful Blue base card cut at 4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2".  I then grabbed a scrap piece of Bashful Blue and Pacific Point card stock.  I punched out 1/2", 3/4" and 1" circles.  I then cut a piece of Whisper White card stock and cut it to be 4" x 5 1/4".  I placed my punched out circles randomly on the piece of white until I was happy with how it looked.  I then adhered them down to the white using runner adhesive.  

 

Once all my circles were adhered down, I ran the piece of white through my big shot using an impression folder called Bubbles.  It seemed to really fit the card.  As you can also see in this photo, I placed a pearl on each circle that showed.  I did this after adhering the scallop with the duck onto the card.  

 

 For my greeting, I went once again to my Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.  I stamped the greeting using Pacific Point ink onto Whisper White card stock.  It was then punched out using the word window punch.  I punched a modern label out of a scrap of Pacific Point card stock.  The word window was attached to the modern label using runner adhesive.  I attached it to the card using dimensionals.

 

To begin my duck, I took a piece of Pacific Point and ran it through my big shot using the Scallop  Circle #2 die.  I used the largest circle from this die.  After it was cut out, I ran it through the big shot using the perfect polka dots impression folder.  Once it was embossed I sprayed it using my frosted mist spray I made using 2 oz. of alcohol and drop of the frosted shimmer paint.  I keep it in a small spray bottle just for cards I want to use it on.  While it dried, I made my little duck.  His body is a 1 3/4" circle.  Using the old small oval punch, I punched out a small section of the circle leaving him with a swoop on his body.  The head is a 1 1/4" circle while the eyes are from the owl builder punch.  For his hair and beak, I started by punching a small oval using the retired punch and then repunched with it next to the hole.  That way you can get the slivers as thin or thick as you want.  His wing is from the bird builder punch.  I attached the scallop circle to the card using runner adhesive.  I then added pearls to every other scallop on the circle and to the circle dots on the white.  The duck was assembled using liquid glue and then attached to the scallop circle using dimensionals.  

Tomorrow I will have something different than a baby card.  I hope all of you have a wonderful day.  Please come back tomorrow.  See you then and thanks for stopping by today.

 

 

Baby Card

When we had our garage sale earlier this month, one of the cards I sold was a baby card with a cute little hippo on it.  I loved this card because the hippo was just too cute.  So this weekend when I was catching up my inventory, I decided I wanted to make another card using this guy.  For some reason in my mind he just lends himself to baby cards so I went with that theme again.  Ready to see him?  Of course you are!

 

Just as cute as before.  The first card I made was on pear pizzazz and had my little hippo with a pinwheel.  This time, I decided to go with a rattle instead.  I started with a base card of Bashful Blue cut at 4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2".  I added a layer of Whisper White cut at 4" x 5 1/4".  I ran it through the big shot using the perfect polka dots impression folder.  I adhered it to the blue using runner adhesive.  I then took out a stamp set called Something Sweet.  This set can be used with the circle treat cups if you choose but I decided I just wanted the rattle handle.  I stamped it using Bashful Blue ink onto Bashful Blue card stock.  I cut it out and set it aside.  Now I have tons of designer paper, some from Stampin' Up! and some from local craft stores.  The one I used on here is one I picked up years ago at a craft store.  I punched a 1 3/4" circle out of it.  I cut a strip of this same paper measuring 2".  I used the new Adorning Accents edgelits and cut the edge.  Next I took the coordinating Adorning Accents textured impression folder and add the embossing to it.  I attached it with runner adhesive.  I  then attached the rattle handle using the liquid glue.  The circle was added using a dimensional.  For the greeting, I turned to my favorite - the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.  I used my Bashful Blue marker to color each word, one at a time and stamp them.  I punched it out using the 1" square punch.  It is layered on top of a piece of blue that was punched with the postage stamp punch using runner adhesive.  The entire stamp was attached using runner adhesive to the card.  I added some rhinestones to the greeting as well as the background.

 

My hippo is one of the easiest punch art critters to make.  All you need is the owl builder punch, the 1 3/4" circle punch and the boho blossom punch.  I used Basic Gray, Whisper White and Basic Black card stock.   I highlighted the edges of the gray using Basic Gray ink.  The head is attached to the body using a dimensional.  I attached the entire hippo to the card using dimensionals also.  I will tell you that since the head was already raised with the dimensional attaching it to the body, I put 2 dimensionals stacked one on top of the other so it would stayed raised like I want when I attached it to the card.

Well, my yard guy is coming to spray the weeds and get rid of all of them so I had better get prepared for him to arrive.  I will be back tomorrow with another share so please come back to see what I have.  I will see you all then.  Thanks for dropping by today.

Baby Buggy

You know as much as I enjoy blogging and sharing my cards with you, I also have favorite blogs I like to visit to see what other people are doing.  I have to admit, and I am ashamed to say, I am about a month behind on viewing these.  January was such a difficult month for us with the death of 2 friends within a week of each other.  Our lives were put into perspective so quickly, it was amazing.  My husband and I are still a bit numb by everything that has happened.  We pray for the families and try to be there for them as much as we can.  So while I love to visit blogs and be creative, my priorities have shifted somewhat and I am a little behind on my card making.

But have no fear, I do have a card to share with you today.  I was talking with my friend Lisa last week.  She is 5 months pregnant with a little girl and is trying to plan her baby shower.  She gave me and idea of a color scheme she was thinking of using on the invitations - hot pink and zebra.  Now for some odd reason when she said this, my mind started going a mile a minute and before long I had an idea for a card.  I sat down and created it within an hour or so.  When I shared it with her on Friday, she loved it.  So I thought I would share it with you today.

 

I learned to make this carriage after seeing a card made in the shape of the carriage.  I felt it had too small of a space inside to include all information you might want so I took the carriage idea and incorporated it onto a card.  My base card for this one is Melon Mambo.  I love the deep pink of this.  I added a layer of Basic Black cut at 4" x 5 1/4" to the front.  I then cut a piece of Pretty in Pink.  The measurement of this one is 3 3/4" x 5".  I ran it through my big shot using an impression folder from Cuttlebug called D'Vine Swirl.  I then placed it in my color catcher and spritzed it with frosted white shimmer spray I made by adding a few drops of frosted white shimmer paint into some alcohol in a small spray bottle.  This adds a shine to it when the light catches it just right.  The butterflies flying around on the card were cut and embossed using and embosslit folder called Beautiful Wings.  I used Shimmer White card stock for them.  I will tell you the zebra print card stock is not from Stampin' Up!.  It is a glitter print I found at my local craft store.  I cut the shape using the scallop circle die for the big shot.  I then cut a piece out to form the carriage look.  

 

For the hood, I took a strip of melon mambo about 1 1/2" wide and punched it using the eyelet border punch. I then cut it down to about 3/4" wide.   I attached it to the hood at a diagonal using a liquid glue and snipped off the excess being sure to round the end.  I did the same for the border along the body of the carriage.  I then used my sizzlit die called Swirls Scribbles.  I used the largest swirl from it, trimmed off any extra pieces and glued it using liquid glue to make the carriage handle.  Once these pieces were adhered, I took my Basic Pearl Jewels and added little pearls to the center dot of each eyelet.  I made the bow using the Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon.  

 

The wheels of the carriage are all that's left to make.  I used the 1 1/4" circle punch for the Melon Mambo outer wheel, the 1" circle for the zebra inner wheel, the boho blossom punch for the flower on the wheel and the 1/4" circle for the center of the flower.  I then added a pearl to each wheel to add a nice decoration to it.  Now your carriage is complete!

I know it seems like a lot of steps but it really is simple to make once you get going.  Give it a try.  It makes a cute invitation or baby card.  You can choose your colors and DSP based on boy or girl (or if you do not know, go with a neutral color scheme).  

Well, that's it for today.  Thanks for listening to my ramble and for stopping by to see the card.  Please come again tomorrow.  Until then, have a wonderful day!