Baby Baby!

Another card from the SU party!  I needed a baby congrats card so I picked pinks to do this spinner card.  The arrow is just a brad.

Plane & Simple

I LOVE how the clouds turned out on this card.  We took a Scallop circle punchie & inked around the edges of it.  So simple but SO EFFECTIVE!!!  Now, I'm ready for my dad's birthday!!!

Happy Birthday

Another project from our recent stamp camp.  All supplies SU.  Sent this to my newest SIL for her birthday last week ;)

That's Amour!

Went to a SU party and made some cards!!  This is my least favorite but that's only 'cause I HATE how the ripped paper turned out.  I am NOT GOOD on random; I can't tear, I can't stamp random backgrounds (see the big, blank space under the heart?) and I can't do jaunty angles. 

All supplies SU

Sick, sick, the poor thing's sick

When I was in fifth grade, I played Mabel in the "Rosy Cheeked Ghost".  My only line was "sick, sick, the poor thing's sick".  This has been ME for the last 3 days!!!  Horrible cough I can't get over.  There's nothing the doctor can do so I suck on Halls (sugar free, of course!) eat ice cream bars (NOT sugar free) and gag down cough syrup.  Nothing works much.  I have pics to post and will hopefully get them up here SOON!!!

Here comes the Hambo Hoedown!!!

Coming to a blog near you on 2/2/11!!!  Come and join!!!



Call your hat a home

For Sherri's birdhouse swap.  This is a VERY old SU set.  I LOVE it & love the opportunity to use it!!!Basic Grey paper from my stash, colored w/SU markers.

Steampunk!

For Kirtsty's swap.  Now, to be fair, I didn't add quite so many "gears" to all the ATCs, others just go 2.  I had a bunch left over & just started gluing them to my ATC.  This was FUN!

Polar Bear

I bought this paper a couple of years ago.  I fell in LOVE with the cute polar bear on the paper.  I looked everywhere for the matching stamp but couldn't find it!  I even searched ONLINE (if you know me, I NEVER order online!!!) Never could find it.  Finally, one day, casually strolling thru Michael's, there he was!!!!  Then, Angie posted a Polar Bear swap.  HOT DOG!!!!  I love it when a plan comes together!!!

Peace!!

For Sherri's wreath swap.  I thought I was so far outside the box on this "wreath".  Turns out, Chris used the same one.  LOL  I'm getting kinda bored w/my ATCs.  They all seem to look the same but I don't know what to do to make them better.  I was VERY rushed on the latest batch & there was no time to think of new techniques.  They need some "tweaking" tho!!!

Give me a kiss!!!

When I joined Sherri's Mistletoe swap, I KNEW I had no Mistletoe stamps.  But, I figured I had some stamps I could working leaves & berries.  Well, I didn't.  As the deadline approached, I got DESPERATE.  I searched for digital stamps.  It's AMAZING how many people don't know the difference between Holly & Mistletoe.  Even stamp designers!!!  I bought a digital stamp.  But, once I got it, I didn't like it.  So, I found this free mistletoe circle.  Then, I found a blog where a woman made mistletoe out of the SU Bird punch.  Eureka!!!  Love how it turned out.  And, for stamping purists (me included) there is "real" stamping on the red scalloped circle, although you can barely see it.  LOL

Can you take MORE Christmas?

 In honor of my tree STILL being up, I'll share some Holiday themed ATCs I've done recently.  I think both were for Sherri's swaps.  Santa and the elf stamps are both from the same set the Becca got me for Christmas last year.  Just colored Santa but paper-pieced the elf. 

It's (gonna be) A Girl!!!

Scott's niece is pregnant & they know it's going to be a girl.  They are keeping the name to themselves for now.  We had a shower for Christie on Sunday & this is the card I made for her.  This is the very first stamp I ever bought!!!  Got it at a LSS that has long since closed!!  I think it turned out very cute & girlie!  This is the first girl born into (Scott's side of) the family since Becca!!  All 4 of my MIL's great-grandchildren & Aunt Jackie's one are all boys!!!  Time for some PINK!!!

It's Mrs. Claus

For Chris' Mrs Claus swap.  It's HARD to find a stamp of just the Missus!!  This is a digital stamp.  Cut out all the pieces for the hat, dress & apron.  There is stickles on the holly leaves.

Last Christmas Card

This is the last & my FAVORITE of the Christmas cards.  Doesn't have much stamping but was really ALOT of work to distress EVERY piece of paper!!!!  And, the worst thing is, I STOLE the whole idea from another stamper!!  Check out JenMarie's inspiration here.  Of course, I SAY inspiration but I changed NOTHING except I dyed my baker's twine so it wasn't quite so WHITE.  I truly LOVE the results!!