WOW!! I am so sorry that I have not posted in over a month. I really do not have an excuse. Just lazy maybe. I was busy finishing out the summer with the kiddies. Trying to enjoy all the freedom of summertime. Then school began and BOOM!! time to get back in the groove. As a homeschool mom I do not have as much time to play. Then sports, music, and church start back up too. That is a lot of running and doing. ANYWHOOO!!!!! (is that a word?) I made this group of goodies for my Secret Sister. I used the new Stampin' Up set Party Hearty and I bought the Simply Scrappin' Kit to go with it. The card with the cupcake is a Suspension card. It was fairly easy to make. You can get directions for this card on Splitcoaststampers.

These were made for my stamp club members. The spiral pad has a post it note inside. I used Bella Rose Stampin' Up Designer Paper, the NEW Su Scallop Edge Punch, and the new SU In Colors. The top photo is just a button topper. A cute little hand out.

Today I decided to play with some chipboard. I wasn't planning on making a card, BUT it turned into a card by the time I was finished. I used a Stampin Up chipboard frame and I covered it with Stampin Up designer series paper. Then I took my sizzix cupcake die cut and ran it through using chipoard. I ran the cupcake through again using Mircella printed paper found at Target. LOVE IT!! I glued the cupcake onto the chipboard cupcake and put it in the center of the frame. Last, I added embellishments and the sentiment. If you haven't tried chipboard give it a try. There are so many possibilities.

Here is the card set I created for the A Muse Step it Up Challenge. I created five cards Birthday, Baby, Thinking of you, Friendship, & Get well. This is a fun little set of cards that I could give someone in a pinch. I haven't stamped with A Muse in a while. I am in need of some new ones. I can't believe I am saying that. I am waiting for A Muse to open their NEW online store. YAY!

Here is a card I created for Taylor VanBruggen's Cupcake Friday Challenge #26. I used the same image that Taylor did because I just got this stamp and was dying to use it. This sketch worked perfectly. Don't you think this little chef is just adorable. I have another chef stamp. I will post another card soon.

Stamps: Inky Antics, Stampendous
Paper: Marcella, Stamping Up
Ink: Adirondack Pitch Black
Markers: Copic
Embellishments: Stickles & Ribbon

I finally found the time to participate in Kristina Werner's Color Challenge! She has one at least once a week. I also enjoy her MACM (Make a Card Monday's). Check out her blog if you get a chance.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: SU Little Hellos
Cardstock: Soft Sky, Certainly Celery, Vanilla
Tools: Nestibilities, Scallop Scissors
Embellishments: Foof-a-la Buttons, Organdy Ribbon

Here are two cards that I created with Pink Cat Studio Stamps !
I just love their designs. I finally broke down and bought a few
stamp sets.

Top Card:

Cardstock: SU Old Olive
Stamp Set: Craft Kitty (Pink Cat Studio) , Polka Dot Background (Stampin Up)
Tools: Fiskars Big Scallops, Oval Punch
Embellishments: Ribbon & Liquid Pearls & Glitter
Markers: Copic

Bottom Card

Cardstock: SU Pretty in Pink, Cool Carribean, yellow
Stamp Set: Tweet (Pink Cat Studio)
Tools: Oval Punch
Embellishment: Glitter, Ribbon
Marker: Copic
Other: I drew the little branch

Here is a bag I made for a child's Birthday gift. I used the Hero Arts cupcake acrylic set and the doggie is Inkadinkadoo purchased at All that Scraps. By the way I love the online store ATS. They have a wide variety of products and great shipping prices.

Happy 4th of July!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope everyone is planning a wonderful day to celebrate our country. This is a card I made my wonderful neighbors. On Memorial Day we had our annual Flag raising Ceremony with our kids. I decided to take pictures as I always do. Then I noticed my neighbors house. It looked so cute with the flowers on the porch and the flag hanging out front. I took a couple of pictures of their house. I then remembered that Cornish Heritage Farms had released their new Thomas Kinkade stamp: Hometown Pride. I love this stamp.
I thought the photo of their house would be so cute in a card made with this stamp. So I bought the stamp from CHF and created this card for my neighbors. I will deliver it today! I hope they will like it. I am bringing them some treats too.

Supplies:

Stamp: Hometown Pride (CHF), SU God Bless America
Paper: SU Real Red, Bashful Blue, & Night of Navy
Ink: Night of Navy
Ribbon: SU Red
Punch: SU Oval
Sentiment: SU God Bless America (Retired)

I am getting ready to head to Durham, NC for a scrapbook getaway. Here are the goodie bags I made for everyone. I had all of the supplies for the bags. I didn't buy anything. Inside I have a sticky notes with sticky bookmarks, RSVP matching pen, pack of tissues, breath mints, a SU stamp, and a pack of ribbon. The Bella tag is to attach to their scrapbook bag. I used Jammybella and Stamping Bella to create the tags. This idea was inspired by Michelle Wooderson. She has some wonderful ideas.

Here are two other cards I made also using Copics. I may put a tutorial here on my blog for those interested in seeing how easy they are to use. These two stamps I have in these pictures are from Lockhart Stamp Co. I love their charming little designs that they offer. I purchased these stamps from Ellen Hutson. I love her Store. All day today she is offering 10% off. Woo Hoo!

Yesterday, my dh had to go to Statesville, NC to pick up an item he had purchased on Ebay. So I
decided to tag along and stop at stamp store in Mooresville only a few minutes away. I went to Stamper's Alley. It was a very cute store packed with stamps and other goodies. My daughter and
I had a lot of fun browsing and oohing and ahhing at everything. In the store they had the cutest boards with the most adorable cards on them. I have seen some of these boards before. The stamp company is called Great Impressions. They have the prettiest boards with the cutest stamps.
Here is a kitty they had on one of the idea boards.
I am not a cat lover, but I like cat stamps. Go figure!
So here is a card I created using MFT and my Copics.
I love them by the way. I need more. I will add to
my collection a little at a time. Very expensive little
markers.

Here are some super simple Mother's Day cards using a PaperTrey Ink stamp set. This is a zero layer card. All I did was stamp the flowers and the Mother's Day saying. The card already had the pink border around it. My mom bought the cards for me at CVS a couple of years ago on clearance. Pixie Pink Ink from Stampin Up matched perfectly. The cards only took me like 20 minutes to make. WOW!! that is fast for me!!

The Latest and the Greatest..

****Changito****

I love him! He is so adorable grilling some burgers. I am a Changito addict! What am I saying.. I am addicted to all stamps. I think I need therapy.

Here is my May Homepage entry for A Muse Addicts. The tree was inspired by Kittie at SCS.
She does some beautiful work. I used the Stampin' Up Set Watercolor Mini & Elzybells. I sketched the tree trunk. I am ready for the summer!

My friend's Birthday was today! Happy Birthday Kellie! This is a little pack of cards I made her using Amuse's adorable cupcake stamp. The large cupcake stamp on the card is from Hero Arts. Paper is all DCWAV (Die Cuts With a View) This was fun to make!! Of course I LOVE cupcakes!!
He He!

I created this card for my friend Pam!! She and I stamp cards once a week and swap. We have a lot of fun getting cards in the mail. I created this card with My Favorite Things stamp set. I used Stampin Up cardstock, large brads, glitter glaze in the pond and Liquid Pearls for raindrops.

I just got this Thomas Kinkade Rubber Stamp today and I just had to stamp a couple of cards.
I did not color them in. I will attack that at another time. But I just love this stamp with the
flowers and the cottage. This is a simply Beautiful stamps.
I got this stamp at http://www.cornishheritagefarms.com/intro.php . They have some nice stamp sets there. I will probably be back to buy more TK stamps. You can even get free shipping if you spend $30.00. I love that too!

I used Stampin' Up cardstock and Ink

Pale Plum & Perfect Plum
Night of Navy & Brocade Blue
Old Olive & Dark Green (impostor) lol
Hardware Stampin' Up
Sentiments Papertrey Ink

VSN FASHIONISTA was this past weekend. My daughter and I love participating In Splitcoast's Virtual Stamp Nights. The theme this time was fashion. We had so much fun with this theme. We only wish we had more time to submit more cards and such. My daughter Kayley 11 did the bottom three. She did them without much help from me. I am so impressed with her abilities. Most important we had fun working together on our projects and spending some "fun" time together.