Christmas Stitchery***

I start back into punchneedle this time of the year, trying to get Christmas gifts on the go.

This is one of the Christmas stitcheries that I just finished.

Just a little something different!!

Have a fabulous evening!

A Tag Book***

I made this tag book for a friend of mine. The template for this project can be found at

Kristine Werner's site. It is made with one half of a file folder and then covered with designer paper and all kinds of embellishments. I used some Spellbinder die cut flowers, a few quotes about friends and attached some flower eyelets so that the whole book could be tied together with ribbon. I found this idea on Kristine's site many months ago and finally got around to trying it.

The designer paper is from My Mind's Eye.

Have a great day everyone and have a happy crafting day!!!***

One Petal At A Time ***

This card is done with sets designed by Anna Wight for Whipper Snapper designs.

Blossoms and Butterflies and Blooming Expressions were the sets used.

I stamped the blossom in Black archival ink, colored with Copics and added some Scattered straw distress ink around the edges. Not too well I might add. I got a little heavy handed in spots.

The sentiment was stamped onto a Spellbinders tag run through the Cuttlebug and attached with some satin ribbon.

I added pearl drops instead of dew drops.

Have a great day everyone and thank you so much for stopping by!!

Feel Better***

A good friend of ours is in the hospital and is on the road to recovery. We are going to visit this week and I made this card to take.

I used Terrific Teal Double mate paper and cut two strips 4 1/4" x 11" and folded both in half. I fit one inside the other and then used a circle coluzzle to round the top piece of cardstock.

The image is Penny Black inked up with Versamagic inks in blues and sages. I added a sentiment from Papertrey Ink and a little linen thread..

When you open the card up there will be a place to write and we are going to attach a gift card as well ***

Have a great day everyone and thank you for stopping by.

SIMPLIFY ***

Don't we all have to do that every once and awhile***

This set is from Cornish Heritage Farms and has many different elements to it.. I stamped the sheep with Sepia Versafine ink, distressed with Antique Linen and cut out.

I stamped the tree after coloring direct to rubber with Tombow markers and then distressed all around the card with Antique Linen as well.

I did the same with the sentiment and layered onto black cardstock and then onto kraft cardstock... Oh my I added a few dew drops***

Have a good one everyone***

An Award ***

Happy afternoon everyone!! I received this award from my wonderful blogging buddy and SBS5 sister, Julie from Out to Impress and from Anja from Stampinganja..

Thank you ladies!! I appreciate it very much.
I am to pass it on to 5 other people so here goes***

Becca - Amazing Paper Grace
Mel - MelStampz
Paula - Paper possibilities
RoseAnn - Paper Delightz
Anna - Home Made Greetings

All these ladies are super talented and I stop in every day to see what creations they have come up with!!

SSNOTIME45*** CHRISTMAS IN JULY***

Time for Sharon's Stamp Simply Challenge for this week and we are celebrating Christmas in July***

Take a peek at all the other beautiful creations by hooking up to the links on SHARON'S site.

I love this clear set by Stampendous. It includes 4 or 5 trees and some flakes, which I stamped and embossed in gold on some beautiful paper that I had in my Christmas stash.

I layered to a piece of brushed gold paper and onto navy linen, added a navy satin ribbon (YUM) and used a sentiment from Papertrey Ink also embossed in gold.

Simple Simple*** but navy and gold are effective at Christmas ***

Have fun looking at everyone else's work and have a fabulous weekend... *** MERRY CHRISTMAS ***

Congrats***

My brother in law just proposed to his girlfriend and I made this card for them. As I said in yesterday's post Becca Feeken is the inspiration for this card.

I used pink Bazzill cardstock and a Gina K. Design image colored with Copics.

I pierced around the scalloped circles which were made using nestabilities and added some lovely satin ribbon.

The sentiment is from Hero Arts. The bottom of the card is punched with the Treading Water punch by Fiskars.

Enjoy your day and thank you so much for stopping by. ***

Celebrate***

Becca Feeken is an amazingly talented lady.. Her work inspired this card and the one posted for Thursday.

You can see her work HERE!!

I used Martha Stewart's punch for the sides of the card and then simply layered blue and brown cardstock using my nestabilities for the scallop rectangle.

The image is from a set that no longer bears a name. I colored the cake with Copics and added a bit of glitter.

And of course a few dew drops. ***

Have a great day everyone!!!

A Home is blessed with family and friend ***

I made this for my parents whose friends' have moved. I saw the idea for the key chain on Cammie's blog and thought it was a great idea.

This card and keychain is made with the Board and Beams set by Papertrey ink.

The house is stamped in Black Brilliance and colored with Copics. The same is done with the keychain house. Notice they are indentical.

The card is very simply put together with the sentiment from the same set AND some dew drops.

The key chain is attached to a thick piece of cardboard and modge podged .. I added a large eyelet so that the ring could easily be attached for keys.

Hope you like it Mom*** It goes postal today ***

Lockhart Apron***

I just love this apron by the Lockhart Stamp Company... It is simple in design and can be adapted to any season, holiday, birthday whatever your heart desires.

It is so much fun to paper piece as well.

I stamped the image on green cardstock, found a piece of d.p. in my stash and cut it out and used a solid piece for the pocket and the towel.

I added ribbon and a Papertrey sentiment.. and dew drops of course.

Simple simple*** but fun!!!

Have a great evening everyone!!!

Happy Everything ***

This is an image from American Art Stamp designed by Karen Stolper called Picking Daisies.

I stamped onto white cardstock with Black Brilliance ink and colored her with my Copics.

The flowers around the outside are also a tiny stamp from AAS.

I layered onto teal, lime green and black cardstock and finally onto white and added the vellum strip with the sentiment also from AAS.

I added a few primas for good measure.

Have a great day everyone and thank you so much for stopping by***

Don't forget to check out the American Art Stamp blog. There are some fabulous creations there you won't want to miss ***

Thinking of You ***

Just a super simple card this morning showcasing my little inche!!!

I stamped an Penny Black image, colored it with Tombow markers, punched out what I liked with a 1" square punch, glued it onto a piece of heavy chipboard and covered it with Diamond Glaze..

The tag is a Spellbinders die and some black satin ribbon.

I love inchies!!! Stay tuned for more!

SSNOTIME44*** PURPLE FLOWERS

It's Friday and time again for Sharon's Stamp Simply challenge... Today we were to use purple and flowers.
Check out Sharon's site HERE to see all of the other creations and the details for this challenge should you want to participate.

I used another Papertrey set and embossed the card front with a large oval nestabilitie..I masked it off and stamped the flowers and leaves. I added the sentiment with a few dew drops (of course) and of course distressed the edges with Eggplant Envy ink from Stampin Up...

Not one of my simpler cards but I really enjoyed doing it.
I love working with nestabilities and the more I do it the better I get at it...

Have a great day everyone ***

My Quilt Sampler***

Papertrey Ink has their July releases out and I just love their Quilters Sampler set. But since I don't have mine yet I thought I would use their Guide Lines set and see what would happen.

I like the effect. My blocks are very random. The purple paper is distressed and I added some purple grosgrain ribbon and a sentiment from Hero Arts.

I will be back when I receive my stamp sets to show you how wonderful they are.

Have a great day everyone***

A "Guy" card***

This is a super simple card with a little "wow" to it***

I stamped the image by Magenta with black archival ink on watercolor paper. I used my H2Os to add color, just randomly.. No need to be exact.

I layered to black and then lime green and black again, added some satin ribbon on the corner and a sentiment by Papertrey Ink...along with my dew drops.

Have a great day everyone and thanks for stopping by***

For my friend Krystine***

Hi girl!! Hope your summer is going well!!
All I did with the post it notes for the Bind It all Post it Note holder was put double sided tape on the back of the post it notes and attached it on the inside.
Go to Ange's site and she has a video tutorial on how to put the whole thing together!! HERE
Have a good one***

Home Sweet Home***

This card is done with Papertrey's Board and Beams set.. I stamped the house and trees with Black brilliance ink and colored veeeeeeery carefully with my Copic markers.

I added the grass for dimension which is from Art Impressions.

The sentiment is from the Board and Beams set as well and the dew drops add the finishing touch.

I also distressed a bit with tea dye distress ink around the edges.

Have a great day everyone!!***

Birthday gift***

I am on my way to work so will make this short*** The card and post it note holder were made with new paper from Basic Grey. I used my Just Rite Monogrammer, my Bind it All and Copics to color the flowers. I added some swakorski crystals to the flower image and also used my Scallop square nestabilities.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!! We were in Stratford for the past two days so have to catch up... Thanks for stopping by!!! ***

Little Books***

I got this idea from Cindy Lyles site. You can visit it HERE***

I bought the writing pads from Staples and used my stash of designer paper. I covered each pad according to Cindy's directions and decorated each one with different embellishments. A fun gift which these are going to be this weekend.

Have a great day everyone.***

SSNOTIME43*** THANKYOU***

It is Friday and time for Sharon's challenge. Today we were to make thankyou cards. Simple thankyous.. We always need a thank you card and it is always nice to have a few handy just in case.

This one is put together in less than 10 minutes.

White cardstock, navy blue cardstock, some designer paper in my stash, blue grosgrain ribbon, and a simple thank you sentiment from Hero Arts. The flower is put together and added with a dimensional.

Don't forget to take a look at what the rest of the team has come up with HERE ***

A very quick and simple thank you! A ready made scallop card in navy blue, a soft sky circle cut out with a large nestability die, and run through an embossing folder in my CuttleBug.

The sentiment is from Hero Arts, the flower colored with copics and a clear gem added in the middle. The ribbon is navy blue grosgrain.

Thanks to all of you who come and take a look at my work. I appreciate your visits***

I am still alive ***

Hi everyone!! Sorry that I haven't posted in a few days!! We are SUPER busy at work and I am helping my husband here in the office and the plant!! I will be back tomorrow with Sharon's Stamp Simply Friday***

Have a good day!!

Goody Bag***

I took this idea from Sharon Harnist's site... See her rendition HERE!! Her site will link you up with the instructions***

You use the apron die from Spellbinders and the petite oval die as well.

A few extra pieces of paper and you make a little gift bag*** I am making a few for friends for this weekend's get together.

Have a great night everyone!!!

Tonight I haven't a creative thought in my head so I thought I would use a few of the ATC's that I have received through several swaps that I have participated in.

The butterfly ATC is from Kanani, and the blue flowers are from Juliann. Both are SBS5 sisters and are very talented. The little pink pig is from Sharon Epstein, whose blog I don't know and the little chick is from Michelle Giraud, the twisted chick herself.

I used alot of card bases from my stash and a few bits of ribbon and designer paper that I had to create four cards...

Have a great evening everyone!!! ***

Hello***

I apologize for the blurriness of this photo. I was in a hurry and it just didn't come out the way I wanted.
But I have been outside all day! Such a glorious day! In the garden, in the pool, just relaxing.
So I got this card done and wanted to post it.
I used the Posie Doodle clear stamp set from Stampendous, stamped in Black Brilliance, and colored with Copics.
I used the Treading Water punch from Fiskars at the bottom of the green cardstock, added a purple satin ribbon and a prima... The prima was a last minute addition because I spilled glue on the ribbon so had to cover it up.
See what happens when you are in a hurry!!
Have a great night everyone!!! See you tomorrow.***

Brillante Weblog ***

Hi everyone!! I just arrived home from Ohio where I was visiting my older son. It was his birthday on Thursday so we went down to golf, shop and spend time with him...
While I was away, Bela, whose site you can see HERE, nominated me for a Brilliante Award... She is the sweetest SBS sister !!! Thanks Bela!!

I nominate the following for a Brilliante Award

Becca at Amazing Paper Grace
Mel at MelStampz
Carole at Mother's Little Helper
Julie at Out to Impress

I hope to be back a little later on with a card!!
Have a fabulous afternoon!!!

SSNOTIME42***SOMETHING GIRLIE***

Hi everyone!! It's time for Sharon's weekend Stamp Simply challenge. We were supposed to make a card that was soft and girlie...

Well I saw this stamp in one of my drawers and thought it looked very soft. The image is from Penny Black and I stamped it with a Kaleidacolor ink pad called Caribbean Sea. I stamped off in several places which is hard to see in this photo.

The verse is from Verses Stamp Company.

It is simply layered with dark blue and lime green cardstock on a base of white.

Have a fabulous weekend and don't forget to check out the other samples from Sharon's talented team... HERE

SSNOTIME42***SOMETHING GIRLIE***

This is a second card I did for Sharon's challenge this weekend. I used the apron die from Spellbinders, stamped a clear flower stamp all over, added a little pocket and some ribbon for the ties.

I adhered it to an ivory piece of cardstock which I distressed and stamped with the samer flower. I added a prima at the top and called it a day!!

What is more girlie than an apron and flowers. My grandmothers always wore aprons so this is dedicated to them***

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Hello Friend***

Just a quickie card done with a Hero Arts clear set that was sitting on my desk. Stamped the tree with Brilliance coffee bean ink, and colored the leaves with my copics.

Distressed the edges, stamped the flutterbys and added the little tag...

Enjoy your evening everyone ***

Butterflies and Sunflowers***

One last sympathy card that a friend asked me to do.

The stamp is from Serendipity and the sentiment from Papertrey ink. The image was stamped in black archival ink and colored with Prismacolor pencils.

Enjoy your day everyone ***

*****HAPPY CANADA DAY****