YAY FOR CROPS!!!!

For once I actually accomplished alot at a crop!!! I finished a mini book and another quick card. I am totally in love with this card. Its simple and I love the pop of the pink!!!! The card base is 5x5 piece of bazzil cs. Then a layer of WW and then a piece of Royal Ballet by one heart one mind!!!! Did I mention I love this paper WOW!!! I got the ribbon in a multi pack at HL. The frame was cut out with nesties and the sent is from Paper tray ink. I stamped it with SU! pink passion. Hope you like my quick card. All entrys must be in by tues night....Ill pick a winner then!!! Lets crank out some 15 min cards ladies!!! Check back tomorrow, I am gonna post a mini book I did tonight for my Husbands Valentines day present.....SHHHHHHHH Dont tell him ok?

simple birthday

I have recently fallen in love with this blog. She is completely amazing. Today I watched one of her older videos. In the beginning of it she said do you ever have a day where you don't want to create? well i do it anyway!!! So in her honor I cased this card which I love!!!! I love her simple style and I think that this card does her some justice!!! I really like it. It makes me happy I made something when I didn't really feel like it!! I think I'm gonna start "making" my self make more stuff!!!! Hope you like it as much as I do!!! I think some times I over think my cards and try to make them too complicated, so I give up before I start. Don't try don't fail mentality. I am definitely gonna stop that. GO MAKE YOURSELF MAKE A CARD!!! (why? because I said so)

Paper: Bazzil brown, Kraft(non su), American crafts a la carte Romaine

Stamps: All in a Row SU!

Ink: Stazon Timber Brown

Other: Dymo labeler thingy, staples, Heidi Swapp letters(which gave me problems :(

My fist bella card

Ok changeling from the last post is a reference to star trek deep space 9 that my husband insists that I watch( I think I might secretly like it a little but dont tell him!!!!)

This is the first card I made using a Bella, and the first one I made using a wish rak image!!! I hope everyone had a great new year!!! We sure did. My goals for this year are: To stay healthy wealthy and wise :) and to be published in a craft mag!!! My side goals are to be a better listener, and post on my blog 5 x's a week!!!

Ok back to the card: Bella was colored with ink from pads and a blender pen. I like the Prisma colored pencils better, and I wish that I would have used those.

Card stock: Creamy Carmel, Cameo Coral, WW, Certainly Celery

Ink: Creamy Carmel, Cameo Coral, Certainly celery

Stamps: Time well spent, Studio g dollar stamps, Bella wrak

other: nestabilities, blender pen, flowers from HL, Jumbo brad, friend tag, ticket corner punch

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Here are the other 5 Christmas card pics!!! I believe that I got the ribbon slides at hobby lobby. The last photo says JCB Christmas, which stands for johnny cash boys. This would be my husband's "Club". I hope that everyone had a very merry Christmas.Jeff and I went to a wonderful brunch at a local resort with our friend and his twin boys. It was beyond amazing(mostly cus i didn't have to cook and do dishes!!) I'm gonna play with my new nestabilities tomorrow and I'm sure I'll post a couple of cards then. Have a wonderful night!!!

Merry Christmas Eve!!!!!!!!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season. Here are half of the Christmas cards I made the other day, I'll post the other half tomorrow!!! They are all pretty similar and use American Crafts "the goods" Christmas paper. hope you like them. They are really simple and quick. I don't like to mass produce one card so I tried to make them all different in their own way!!! As always if you have any specific questions don't hesitate to ask.

Retro BIrthday

Hey!!! I Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving....We sure did. I cooked for 20 people. We made a 17 lb turkey and the people sucked the bones dry.....There were NO leftovers! Ok on to the card....All products SU unless otherwise noted. I started with a piece of Chocolate Chip for my 5x 5 card base. I then layered a piece of Certainly Celery on top that I inked with Choc Chip. On top of that I put a piece of Basic Grey Blush paper that I inked as well. I used the ticket corner punch on both of those and added some misc. brads in the corners. I used the round tab punch on a scrap of basic grey paper and stamped the happy birthday from the fun fast notes set. The flower was cut out of the BG paper. I drew the stem myself which is why it kinda looks funny. The stitching on the pink paper was a rub on I had laying around. Quick and easy!!!!

This is another Birthday card for Jeff. I started with a 5x5 card base in Ballet blue. I layered a piece of close to cocoa on that and then added a piece of close to cocoa DP on top of that. I inked all the edges with close to cocoa using a piece of Rangers Cut-n-Dry stamp pad foam(BTW holy cow go buy its fantastic!!). The small squares were cut out with a punch from CM. The stamps are from Crafty Secrets called Favorite Fellas. This stamp set is so versatile I think everyone should own it for the men in your life! Lets see...the tag is an Undressed chipboard piece from basic grey that I inked with close to cocoa, and the ribbon and the brads are from HL. Hope you enjoy it as much as DH did!!! We had a great night, I got him cologne and a HD drive for his Xbox 360 (it was expensive but worth it he called all his friends right a way to brag lol). We went out to dinner to The Melting Pot, which is a super good fondue place here in Dallas! It was delightful. The meal takes about 2 hours which is nice cus we got to talk and reminisce and all that mushy stuff. Well I'm off to start the thanksgiving cooking!!! Have a great day!

Grandpas card

Hey guys....Hopefully you know that veteran's day is on Nov 11Th. Take some time and honor the men and women that fought to keep our country safe!!! I love this stamp set!!! You can get it here!!! Its called Fabulous Fellas, which is exactly what my Grandpa is!!! He fought in World War II for the US Army in Japan. Grandma don't tell him its on its way :) The paper is from we are memory keepers Venetian line. All of the images and the edges of the paper are inked with SU Chocolate Chip. The buttons and the ribbon can be found here, if they are still in stock. the corners were punched with the ticket punch by SU. And there you have it super simple and super cute thank you for my grandpa!!! Here's a picture of him!!! He's enjoying a 3 lb lobster that he didn't believe existed!!!

Wintergreen Tree

Hey guys!!!! I absolutely love how this turned out!!!! All products SU unless otherwise noted(I finally made a mostly SU card!) I started with a 5 x 10 piece of sage shadow paper folded to make a 5 x 5 card. I inked the edges of it with always artichoke. I then took a 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 piece of DP from wintergreen, inked it with always artichoke, and then matted it on to my card. I cut a piece of the same card stock(also inked) turned over and matted it along the bottom. I then placed my 2 eyelets and threaded some silver cord through it, securing it on the back with tacky tape. I inked a piece of certainly celery CS with certainly celery and always artichoke ink. Then I stamped my HL dollar stamp on to it in always artichoke. I stamped my "trunk" with all in a row in Stazon timber brown. I placed my spirals on Zots(I think that's what they are???) and arranged then in the shape of a tree. I sprinkle the tree with ultra fine glitter to hide the zots. And there you have it......My best Christmas card yet(In my opinion!!)

Treasure

For you're viewing pleasure: This card is for a scavenger hunt I'm doing. I thought it turned out wonderful!!!! Just the way I like it. I started out with a 5x5 inch card. I then took a piece of Karen Foster Design paper I had laying around and I colored in the x with a Sharpe so you could see it a little better. I then used the Cracked Glass technique on my "treasure map" to make it look old. Then I covered the entire thing with Cateye cheastnut roan. I also covered some tan ribbon with the Catyeye to make it look older. The chipboard skull was in my stash from who knows where. I covered it with Cateye too!!!! It was a Cateye kinda day!!!!! I sealed my "treasure map" with a matte sealer. I then stamped treasure over the top of it using a Heidi Swapp stamp inked with Stazon stone grey. Quick and easy!!!!!!!

Fall card

This is a simple thank you fall card for my grandma. The card base is 5x5 my fav!!! All the papers are American crafts: The Goods. The ribbon is misc. The stamp I got at the Stamp Asylum in Plano, its called heather but has no comp name on it. Side note: Please support your local scrap and stamp stores. Even if it costs a little more. You're not only keeping that company alive, but also keeping crafting in general alive. Card making and scrapping is a personal thing, dont let the big name companies beat out the little guys who give us friendly personal service not to mention wonderful ideas!!!!!!!!! Anyway back to the card, I also used my cuttlebug folder swirls on the side piece and misc brads. The sentiment is a rub on from Basic Grey. Enjoy!!!!!!!