Kaylee's Page

This cutie-patootie is my niece Kaylee! She was giving me a giant cheesy grin at a family reunion in the beginning of July this year. I ended up making this page after I started playing with coloring some Paper Daisies. The pink flower was dipped into Melon Mambo reinker mixed with water. The purple flower was sponge daubered with Rich Razzleberry ink, and the yellow flower was also colored with a sponge dauber.  I foresee the need to order more sponge daubers!!  I added glitter and rhinestones for added bling. Every little girl loves bling! And this is a 8x8 page. I've always wanted to try this size :)

Stamps: Tiny Tags, Vines and Blossoms wheel
Paper: Naturals White, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry
Ink: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry
Other: Paper Daisies, 2 way glue pen, Dazzling Diamons Glitter, Cosmo Fine Galaxy Glitter, Eyelet border punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, Basic Rhinestones, Vanilla Hodge Podge Hardware brad, Daffodil Delight Designer Button from the Brights assortment, crochet thread, Sticky Strip

Owl Are You? card

I made a few of these cards to send out to my loyal customers : At least the ones that have a mailing address, and those who don't you know who you are, lol! I'll get yours to you when next we meet! More of the owl! You will most likely see much more of him. This is a 4x4 card.

• Stamps: Tiny Tags, Pretty Pattern BG, Woodgrain BG
• Paper: Regal Rose, Early Espresso, Pear Pizazz, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
• Ink: Early Espresso, Regal Rose, Pear Pizazz, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake
• Other: Blushing Bride Stitched Poly-Twill ribbon, Paper Piercer, Bitty punch pack, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle punch, 1-3/4" Circle punch, Pinking Hearts border punch, Modern Label punch, Word Window punch, Two Step Owl punch, Signo white gel pen, Basic Rhinestones, Stampin Dimensionals, Sticky Strip

I hope everyone gets a "hoot" out of these!! I know, I am sooooo corny! I just couldn't help myself :)
And don't forget to come back for the blog hop July 30-Aug 1st!

Funky Four Swap Card

This is my other swap card for the Stampin Addicts Meet & Greet at convention. I didn't realize how patriotic this card ended up looking ;) I actually made these while I was riding in the car down to Little Falss, which is a 2-1/2 hour trip one way. I think I stamped pretty well for the constant movement! But please ignore the smeared Cherry Cobbler flower, someone recently touched it with wet hands, what were they thinking! Good thing this was my copy :)

• Stamps: Funky Four
• Paper: Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, Sahara Sand, Whisper White
• Ink: Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, Sahara Sand
• Other: Victoria crochet trim, Signo white gel pen, Basic Rhinestones, Scallop Trim border punch, Sticky Strip

Still lovin all of the new embellishments that Stampin Up has this year!! Go directly to my website and order some for yourself!

Fancy Shawl Dance page

I made this page for a color combo challenge on Stampin Addicts. I thought I would have trouble using so many colors at once, but it turned out to be no problem at all once I found the right picture in my stash of to-be-scrapbooked pictures! I'll let the journaling tell you more about the picture:

 " These dancers were part of the 4th of July parade in Bemidji 2006, one of the few parades I have gotten to see since becoming a nurse :) Their costumes were so colorful and detailed, and their dancing so lively, it was a real joy to watch!"

I used  punches to cut out the popped up flowers-big time saver!

• Stamps: Petal Pizazz, Rough Type alpha, Broadsheet Alphabet
• Paper: Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White 
• Ink:  Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive 
• Other: Scallop circle punch, Fancy Flower punch, Bitty Punch Pack, Signo white gel pen, Basic Rhinestones, Scallop Edge punch, Stampin Dimensionals 

I hope you like it!

3D Swap

This is my 3D swap for the Stampin Addicts Meet & Greet swap. It is a little covered notebook. The colors on this one are so vibrant. I am already loving the new colors that Stampin Up added this year! This yellow is so easy to work with, it goes with soo many other colors.

• Stamps: Friends Never Fade, Elements of Style
• Paper: Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Poppy Parade, Whisper White
• Ink: Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso
• Other: Scallop border punch, Pinking Hearts border punch, Scallop Trim border punch, Daffodil Delight 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Real Red Designer Button from the Brights assortment, Stampin Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, paper cutter with scoring blade

I hope that my 3D project wasn't a disappointment for my fellow swappers since it is not  new idea...

Friend 3x3 card

This little guy is one of the swaps I made for the Stampin Addicts Meet & Greet party at convention. I was not able to attend but Paula and Crissy helped me out there! Thanks so much ladies!!! As you may be able to tell, I am in love with this little owl. He is just so darn cute!  This is a 3x3 card and was pretty simple to put together. I even put a teeny tiny little pearl on the dot of the I in "friend". I had someone need to exchange the four 12x12 packs of Regal Rose paper the ordered, and it was easier for me to just keep the paper and order her the color she really needed...(cuz I am lazy about getting to the post office and she needed it fast to make wedding invites) so you are going to see the many uses of Regal Rose from me this year, lol! It's a good thing I really like this color!

• Stamps: I (Heart) Hearts, Woodgrain BG, Pretty Pattern BG, Teahouse BG
• Paper: Regal Rose, So Saffron, Soft Suede, Naturals White
• Ink: Regal Rose, So Saffron, Soft Suede
• Other: Two Step Owl punch,  Full Heart punch, Scallop Heart Embosslit with Big Shot, 3/8" Whisper White taffeta ribbon, Stampin Dimensionals, Basic Pearls

Enjoy!

More Messages!

The white foam-like base of this project is actually part of the packaging from the 6x6 albums from the Summer Mini. I knew I wanted to make a little message board with it right away! Sticky Strip sticks super good to it too, so this baby is not coming apart :) Wouldn't this be adorable on the front of a locker?! And yes, I do have a locker at work, lol! And look how well the white gel pen writes on the cork! LOVE it! The cork on this on is actually the leftover negative from the previous cork board I made. I can't seem to stop using the rhinestones either...I have found that using the tip of your paper piercer is the best way to pick them up and apply them exactly where you want them on your project.

• Supplies: Cork, foam insert from packaging, Marina Mist 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Daffodil Delight card stock, Signo white gel pen, Sticky Strip, Basic Rhinestones
• Tools: Scallop Square and Blossom Party dies with Big Shot, Bitty punch pack, paper piercer.