Bermuda Bay Birthday

I made this card for a friend. We celebrated her birthday today at work. I really love the colors on this card and they definitely remind me of her, so that's why I chose them!

The Fifth Avenue Floral Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! is my current favorite (in case you didn't notice), and I really love the Bermuda Bay cardstock and ink. The sentiment is from Close to My Heart!

Here's a closeup...

Happy Thursday!

More thank yous...

I needed a few thank you cards, so I got to work. I really like the rich razzleberry, crushed curry combo!

Then, there was the rich razzleberry, dusty durango combo (another fun one)!

And, another of the first combo!

Happy Friday! Have a great weekend!

Thinking of you Thursday...

Sometimes you just need to let someone know you're thinking of them. Sometimes, they need to be mellow, monochromatic, and peaceful like the above card.

Or, sometimes they need to be fun, upbeat, and cheerful like this one...

You know how I love the old children's books! Well, this is an illustration from Cowboy Andy, which is a super cute book. It's about a city boy who wants to be a cowboy, so his dad sends him off to the ranch to be with Cowboy Sam!

This card was created for a friend's husband who's having knee surgery! On the inside I wrote to him saying that soon he'd be up ridin' and ropin' with his wife after he got all of his new parts! :) I just know he will get a kick out of the image! (He used to ride many many years ago)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Been working on some Christmas cards

I thought I'd share some of the Christmas cards I've made! Hopefully, you've been handmaking your cards too!! Enjoy!!!

Pretty pink tags

One of Dynamo's co-workers recently ordered 30 tags for a baby shower! Can you guess what the mommy-to-be will be having?

I really like how they turned out. Clean and simple!

I used Stampin' Up!'s 2 inch circle punch, Large scalloped circle punch, 1 and 3/8 inch circle punch, very vanilla cardstock, and soft suede cardstock and ink.

The sentiment is from Close To My Heart.

You're too kind

This was the thank you card I sent to Mr. and Mrs. C after our visit to Florida!

I used my new stamp set from Close to my Heart, some designer paper from JBS Mercantile, some baker's twine (love this stuff because you get a whole lot of it in cool colors), Whimsical Words Stamp Set, and cherry cobbler and chocolate chip classic stampin pads from Stampin' Up.

Happy Thursday!

Birthday queen

My niece turned 21 recently, so this was the card I made for her. This card is actually a little larger than I usually make, which I like. There's more surface to work with. I think it's about 5x7 or so. I wanted it to be sophisticated because 21 is a big year! I used mostly Stampin' Up! goodies including: chocolate chip, very vanilla, and cherry cobbler cardstocks, artistic etchings stamp set, cherry cobbler and chocolate chip classic stampin' pads, and deck the halls designer series paper.

The "happy birthday" sentiment is from Close to My Heart.  The lace and sheet music are thrifted items.

Here's another view of the card...

I really like the crown over the sentiment!

Some weekend fun making cards

On Sunday I spent the afternoon making some cards with some very nice ladies using Close to My Heart products! We were so busy making cards that we didn't have much time to chit chat. Here are a couple of pics. Sorry for the quality...I'm not really steady with the camera phone!

I love glitter!! Happy Tuesday!

Today is World Cardmaking Day and Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day

Did you know that today you're supposed to celebrate by making a card and taking a kid out mountain biking? Well, if you aren't crafty or don't want to make a card, I recommend you go buy one and send it to someone who might need a pick-me-up. Be sure to check out the details on this day by visiting the site.


I'm very excited about today because these are two great happenings! I'm spending tomorrow afternoon with my Close to My Heart Consultant and some other girls making Halloween cards (after all it is a favorite holiday of mine). I know, I'm being a trader by going to the "other side." We have an understanding....she buys Stampin' Up stuff from me and I buy Close to My Heart stuff from her. We all win in this scenario.

For today's card I chose to use images from a vintage children's book. Here's a thank you card I made for a friend who is a horse person...

This friend gave me some of her mom's costume jewelry to use in my craft projects. Notice the accent on this card...

And, I just had to decorate the envelope! It completes the card!

Happy October 2nd!!

Another birthday or two...

One of my mom's best friends, Pauline (AKA "Mole"), had a birthday this week! Here was the card I made for her! We're celebrating early next week. She requested a chocolate cake of some sort for dessert! Humm....what could I make? I'll let you know what I decided on next week!

For the card above I used Stampin' Up!'s Playdate Designers Series paper, old olive cardstock, marina mist cardstock, and melon mambo classic ink. Cancelled check and other DSP from JBS Mercantile. Vintage Bingo card and button were found items. Birthday sentiment is from Close to My Heart.

My college roommate recently had a birthday too! Here was the card I made for her!

See that beautiful butterfly? Well, that's a Melody Ross embellishment! I was so excited to discover those.
Here's a closeup...

Notice I used the sewing machine! Remember...It's National Sewing Month!
Other items used: Clock embellishment from Tim Holtz, Bingo Card and blue ribbon from JBS Mercantile, Elegant Eggplant cardstock, Kraft cardstock, old olive classic ink, and Big Shot Polka Dot embossing folder from Stampin' Up! Birthday sentiment from Close to My Heart.

The rest of the 25 Project

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