SFYTT

This is for the February 6 SFYTT at http://iheart2stamp.com/ I used mellow moss for the card base layered with chocolate chip, pirouette pink and basic grey porcelain dp. I used my cuttlebug to cut the circles, ovals and label behind the "you're invited". I used some of the stickers from the basic grey collection and some flowers with dew drop to accent. The silverware is Dinner Party from SU stamped with mellow moss. I inked the edges of the oval a little with creamy caramel. The sentiment is from a $1 set and is stamped with chocolate chip.

Happy Valentines Day!

These are the valentines I made for my 6 year old's classmates. The plan was to fill the baggies with conversation hearts and put them in the little baskets. But, as of last Saturday there were no conversations hearts to be found anywhere we went. So, we settled for conversation heart cookies. I used Penny Black Every Which Way stamps with my cricut to make the baskets. The stamps are colored with copics and the ovals and scallopped ovals were cut with the cuttlebug.

Yes, I'm still alive

It is so sad how infrequently I get a chance to stamp - and even more infrequently have a chance to take pictures of my stuff and get them posted. But, what're ya gonna do? I've gotta work. My studio is now clean and hopefully that will inspire me to get some creating done!

This is a thank you note I made for my boss. The inside is already written on, so I didn't post it, but it has dp with chicks on it with yellow cardstock matted in chocolate chip and punched with the scallop punches. The punches are knew by the way and they do have a learning curve. I usually pick stuff up pretty quickly, but these took me a few tries and it's still not perfect.
I used basic grey dp with unknown yellow cardstock, baha breeze, chocolate chip and old olive. The stamps are from my days on the Clear Dollar Stamps design team - love this set, the little animals are so cute! They have some cute Christian sentiments that go with them as well!

Anyway, as usual, it felt good to get back into the studio and create something! Hope you like it - if there's any die hard "Frenchy fans" still out there.

A day of crafting

It's been so long since I crafted just for fun. I've been so busy - and my daughter dragged me to a knitting class (ok, it wasn't that hard, but really, another hobby??). Anyway, Kai has the flu, so we're forced to stay home. He's feeling a little better, so I've taken the opportunity to get some crafting done. I finished a rosary that someone asked me to restring for them, started a bracelet made entirely of jumprings - needed a break from that for a while and made these projects. It's always so good to get back into my studio...I miss it SO much when I'm away, especially for so long.

I really liked the Just Buzzing By set from SU. So, I decided to make flavor infused honey for Christmas gifts this year. I found the bottles at Specialty Bottle. I stamped the images and colored them with copics. I cut them with my nesties and adhered them with mod podge. I will make a coordinating tag to hang around the neck of the bottle with the name of the honey - Orange, Ginger Lime, Tabasco (for my dad, sounds great for cornbread), mint or apple cinnamon, which was a special request from Emma. She wants to start selling honey. I don't think she realizes the time and money that would go into one little ol' bottle of honey!

This is actually my first set of nuggets. I got the stamps from Clear Dollar Stamps. So much fun! This will make great gifts for the kids in youth group! Shhhh...don't tell them!

Let's get organized!

OK, since I've started couponing, I've outgrown my old planner. And, I don't have down time at this job, so no need to take my bills to work (I do miss being able to pay my bills at work, but hey, everything's a trade off, right?). So, I went back to a 3 ring binder with pocket dividers. I used Bear-ied in paperwork from the Gruffies line. I thought this little guy was really cute when I bought him over a year ago, but this is the first time I've used him! I colored him with copics. I stamped the layers of varied paper with flourish stamps and viola - my new planner. I printed the insides from organizedhome.com. Maybe now I'll enjoy paying bills and making my grocery list -hmmm... not likely.

Happy Bday to Jace

My design team terms have all ended and I'm going to take a break for a while and stamp purely for fun. Here's my first for fun project. I used the Lots of Bots set from SU. I started with a gable green base, layered with pumpkin pie and basic grey dp. The nuts and bolts are stamped with brilliant blue stamped on gable green and layered with brilliant blue and pumpkin pie. I added some screw brads for fun. A birthday card HAS to have a ribbon right? So, I added pumpkin pie to mine. The robot is cut with a spellbinders label die.

The boss' bday and late father's day

My boss likes coffee and she's always cold, so I made her a coffee themed fleece tie blanket. This is the card I made to go with it. I used a rose colored paper I've had forever - it may or may not be Bazzill. The flowers are paper studio and just silk flowers with a dew drop in the center. The stamps are flourishes, which I had to redo 4 times because I had a five year old trying to "help" me. The dp is from Me and My Big Ideas.

My ex-husband's grandma recently moved into a nursing home. He got a lot of her recipes. So, my daughter came up with the idea of making him a recipe box. He has this print hanging in his dining room. So, I suggested printing a bunch of french pictures and doing a collage with this as the focal point. I think it turned out pretty well.

The card is made with the same print and is very simple. I just used a nestability and some dots. The smaller black frame is handcut, because nestabilities still hasn't granted my wish and made the in between sizes that I need for this shape! C'mon guys - get to it. I promise to be first in line to buy them!