Wading in Creativity

Sending Hugs for Valentine's Day

2012-02-08T18:40:00.000-05:00

I created this card for my niece for Valentine's Day. I was playing with some older stamps and the greeting is from a new Hero Arts stamp set, called XO. It's a great greeting set! I added Glossy Accents to the hearts to give them some dimension.

Hope your week is going well. :)

February Birthdays....

2012-02-02T20:05:00.000-05:00

Hello! We're back from Florida and we miss it already! :) Although this winter has been very mild here, we still would rather be in the 70 and 80 degrees in Florida. So nice! We also loved not going to work. ha! Anyway, we're back and I'm back to crafting. I made this card for my nephew's birthday. We have lots of February birthdays.

I used the stars from an older Hero Arts set and the new newspaper owl stamp. Love him. :)

Hope you're having a great week and you have a wonderful weekend! Superbowl is in Indianapolis this year so traffic has been crazy around here this week!

Taking a short break...

2012-01-22T19:17:00.000-05:00

We are in Florida this week so I'm taking a short break from blogging. The weather is beautiful and we're loving the sun! It's been perfect.

I'm still trying to visit some blogs when I get a chance. Hope you have a great week!

Peace, Joy and Love

2012-01-16T12:00:00.002-05:00

I decided to create a scrapbook layout since I haven't in awhile. I used some of the new Basic Grey Nordic Holiday papers and the older Origins paper to scrap this photo card of my niece and nephew from 2010. The Peace, Joy, Love image was cut from the Silhouette and it's a Kerri Bradford design. I also cut the trees using the Silhouette and then stamped them with the Hero Arts Magical Background stamp.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope 2012 is off to a great start for you! :)

supplies: Basic Grey Nordic Holiday paper and stickers, Basic Grey Origins paper, Kerri Bradford digi image for Silhouette, Silhouette SD, MM number stickers, Hero Arts stamp

Paper Crafts January 2012 Gallery Challenge

2012-01-11T12:00:00.002-05:00

I made these cards to submit to the Paper Crafts January Gallery Challenge. I just love the Bold Pop Design set and this snow guy/girl from Hero Arts. :) Here is the snow girl....

And here is the snow guy....

I'm happy to say that we are having a great January so far with warmer temps and not a lot of snow which is the perfect winter for me. :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, gems and pearls, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, Jenni Bowlin inks

Hugs & Kisses

2012-01-06T10:00:00.000-05:00

Hero Arts has their new January contest (Love, Hugs & Kisses) going on now and I used some of my new Hero Arts stamps and die sets to create this card so I can submit it. The bird is from an older Valentine's day set and I paper pieced the heart on her. I used two different stamp sets to create the sentiment. I'm going to send this card to my Mom in a care package. Hopefully she will not read this before she gets the package. :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and die cuts, Basic Grey paper, Hero Hues gems and pearls

Big Cupcake!

2012-01-01T08:00:00.001-05:00

I just got this new Hero Arts zig zag cupcake stamp and it's great because it's BIG and can definitely be the focal point of the card. I used the Cuttlebug to emboss the top of the cupcake to look more like frosting. We sent this to my brother-in-law who is 46 this year. I had to remind him of it. :) The background stamp is the Hero Arts Large plaid design block and the sentiment is from an older set called All Occasions.

Happy New Year and all the best for 2012!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and gems, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Bella Blvd paper, Copic markers

New Hero Arts Stamps

2011-12-28T09:43:00.000-05:00

I went to the Hero Arts 2012 catalog debut party at Archiver's a few weeks ago and purchased one of the stamp sets with die cuts. I finally had a chance to do some crafting after the busy holidays and I made this card. I stamped the background with the Hero Arts Fabric stamp (love that stamp!) After I stamped and die cut the flowers, I colored them with Copic markers. I'm going to submit this for the Hero Arts December contest. I used one of the sketches for this month's contest.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you are recovering from the holidays. :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps/dies, Basic Grey paper, Copic markers, HA Chalk ink

Moxie Fab World Challenge - Get Inspired!

2011-12-19T11:50:00.000-05:00

I haven't played along with the challenges over at Moxie Fab World in awhile, so I decided to submit something for the Get Inspired by Home Decor challenge. Here is my card. I know Earth Day isn't until April, but I couldn't resist. :)

Not much else to report. Still working on getting ready for Christmas. I hope you are enjoying the pre-holiday frenzy.

It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas.....

2011-12-06T14:40:00.000-05:00

Hi there. I've been working on my Christmas cards. On this first one I used the Hero Arts stamp and Sizzix embossing folder combo. Love the way it creates that perfect background.

On this second card, I used a Hero Arts stamp from last year. I love this tree stamp. I paired it with some Basic Grey paper and used Copic markers to color in the ornaments then added som pearls and gems. I like the way it turned out. :)

Are you still working on your Christmas/holiday cards, or are you all done already?

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, gems and pearls, Sizzix embossing folder, EK Success border punch, Jenni Bowlin ink, Basic Grey paper

Background Stamps

2011-12-02T21:41:00.000-05:00

I love the Hero Arts' background stamps and this is one of my favs. You don't need to add much more to finish up the card. I heat embossed it in white and then added TH distress inks to give it color. I also added a couple sprays of Perfect pearls to give it the perfect shine. :) Thanks for dropping by.

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Archivers ribbon, Sixxix die, Basic Grey flower and rub-on, TH distress inks, Zing embossing powder

Happy Birthday Virginia!

2011-11-28T09:14:00.000-05:00

My sweet, online friend, Virginia, is celebrating a milestone birthday this year. The big five-0! Yay! She's having a virtual b-day party. If you haven't joined in the fun yet, check it out here.

Anyway, I chose to make the card below for Virginia because I love her whimsical and colorful cards. Virginia has so many good qualities, but my favorites are her sense of humor, and her never-ending positive and encouraging attitude. She always leaves such sweet comments on my blog and that warms my heart. Also, any time I visit her blog, it makes me laugh! Love all the humor!

Virginia, I hope we can meet in person sometime, maybe in FL in the winter - thus the palm tree and snowman on my card! :) I just know we'd have a great time and lots of laughs. Happy Birthday, my friend! You're the best, and I hope you have the best day ever!!

supplies: Hero Arts stamp (thanks Anita!!), Basic Grey paper and heart

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-23T08:00:00.001-05:00

Hello and Happy Thanksgiving week! I hope you all get to enjoy some quality time with family and friends tomorrow. Here are a couple of Thanksgiving cards I made for my parents and my in-laws.

On this first card, I had made the ATC with the turkey and flower on it and then decided to add the ATC to a full size card. I used Hero Arts stamps, as usual and added some lace. It's hard to tell, but I clear embossed the Large Fabric Design stamp for the background of the card.

This second card is very simple, but I love the patterned paper for the background and the added twine bow.
supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey paper, TH Distress Inks, Zing embossing powder, Sew-it Twine, Copic markers, lace

Trying to Get Caught Up

2011-11-18T17:50:00.000-05:00

Well I'm still trying to get caught up with life after our move, so I don't have a card to share today. I do have some fun news though. My "Art is the Tree of Life" project was featured on the Aussie Scrap Source blog. Check it out here.

I'm hoping to make some cards this weekend and get something posted here. :) I hope you have a great weekend!

I'm back....

2011-11-07T16:13:00.000-05:00

Well, we've moved and are almost settled in. My craft area is still a work in progress though, so I thought I'd share a card I made before the move. I added "Happy Birthday" on the front, but didn't get an updated pic after I added the sentiment. Wasn't sure what box my camera was in. ha! I used Bella Blvd papers. So cute! My niece loves dogs so I gave her this card for her birthday.

I hope you are doing well. I'm hoping to be able to do some blog hopping again soon.

supplies: Bella Blvd paper, Archiver's ribbon, TH mini staples

Spooky!

2011-10-19T09:50:00.000-04:00

It's been awhile since I've posted. We are moving so I've been busy packing. I made a few Halloween cards before I packed up all my supplies, so I thought I'd share one today. I used some Bella Blvd patterned paper and a Hero Arts sentiment. The ribbon came from my online friend, Barb. Thanks Barb!

Do you make Halloween cards?
Sorry I haven't been visiting your blogs. I should have more time after we get all packed and move.

supplies: Bella Blvd paper, Hero Arts stamp, Doodlebug button, Michaels ribbon

Fall Colors

2011-10-05T15:08:00.000-04:00

I just realized I haven't posted for quite some time. Life has been busy, so I'll keep this short. I made this card for the Fall card exchange on the Hero Arts flickr group. I used distress inks with perfect pearls to paint the autumn trees and give them a sparkly shine. I colored the house with Copic markers.

Hope you're having a great Fall so far. :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, TH Distress Inks, Basic Grey Paper, Bella Blvd paper, Copic markers

I Heart Birthdays...

2011-09-23T11:05:00.000-04:00

I made this birthday card for another one of my nieces. Lots of September birthdays! I used some Bella Blvd papers and the greeting is an older Hero Arts stamp. I added some Sew Easy bakers twine too.

I want to thank all of you for the encouraging comments and for those who voted for my photo tray at Scrapfest last weekend. I won 2nd place and am so grateful!! My tray is shown here on the Archiver's site. The tray contains pics of several of my nieces and nephews. I told them they are all famous now. heehee... :) Have a great weekend!

supplies: Hero Arts stamp, Bella Blvd paper, Sew Easy bakers twine

Another Beetle for a Birthday

2011-09-17T08:00:00.000-04:00

I just love this little beetle car stamp from Hero Arts. I made this card for my niece's birthday. I used some Bella Blvd patterned papers and Basic Grey paper. Aren't the trees in the background cute? :) I used a craft knife to cut out the windows of the car and then glued acetate on so it looks like real windows. ha! I wanted the balloon to look like it was floating away into the sky. And I added some faux stitching to the road.

Hope you're having a great weekend! Thanks for dropping by. :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Bella Blvd paper, PaperTrey Ink cloud die cut, EK Success border punch

Santa's on his Way.....or maybe not quite yet....

2011-09-12T15:26:00.000-04:00

I created this card for the Hero Arts August challenge. I love this Santa stamp and I used a Birthday stamp for the presents. I took off the top present that said "Happy Birthday" and made my own to say "Merry Christmas" instead. The embossed background was done using the Cuttlebug snowflake folder. I know it's a little early to work on Christmas cards, but I'm doing it anyway. :)

I hope you're having a great week and if you're going to ScrapFest this week, have a great time! Also, please see my post here. I wish I was going, but I can't. Maybe next year!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey paper, Copic markers, Hero Arts gem

My Art Tree

2011-09-05T15:28:00.000-04:00

I've seen the quote several times, "Art is the tree of life...." and I decided to make a home decor project based on this quote. I used a Cuttlebug leaf die cut and several different scraps of Basic Grey patterned paper. I also used the Silhouette to cut out the tree trunk. I used one of Kerri Bradford's tree and bird shapes from her Halloween Shapes kit. The digi image was just 1/2 of the tree trunk with the bird on a branch so I used the Silhouette software to copy it, then flipped the image horizontally to make a full tree trunk. I moved the two images around a bit in the software so the 2 sides didn't line up perfectly - so it would look a bit more like a real tree trunk and then welded the image together. After the Silhouette cut out the trunk from kraft paper, I distressed it with TH distress ink to give it a bit of shading. The letters are also from a Basic Grey collection and the the stamped letters are from a Hero Arts clear alpha stamp set. The background cloud paper is from Pebbles. Once it was all done, I framed it and hung it up in my art/craft room.

So, what do you think? Will you make your own tree of life? :)

Whoooo Doesn't Love Owls?

2011-09-01T14:23:00.001-04:00

I love this owl paper from Jillibean Soup. Isn't it adorable? I created this card for one of my nephews for his birthday. It was a quick card to make.

That's all for now. :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Jillibean Soup paper, Marvy punch

Archiver's One-of-a-Kind Wall Art Contest

2011-08-29T13:57:00.001-04:00

I'm very excited about this - it's big news for me! I entered a photo tray in the Archiver's One of a Kind Wall Art contest and my photo tray won for the southside Indianapolis, Indiana, Archiver's store. I can't tell you how thrilled I was when the Store Manager called to tell me I won. I was over-the-top excited! :) The next step is to send my tray to the Archiver's at the Mall of America and the folks who attend Scrapfest 2011 in September will get the chance to vote on their favorite trays. There will be one from each of the Archiver's stores, so there will be 45 trays. Wow! Anyway, if you are planning to attend Scrapfest, I would soooo appreciate your votes.

I used Hero Arts stamps and Basic Grey paper. Two of my favorite companies. I also used stamps from Ali Edwards Technique Tuesday and some of the new Amy Tangerine fabric Thickers. Part of my title was cut with the Sihouette using one of Kerri Bradford's kits.

If you'd like to see the details a little more clearly, click on the photo to enlarge it. Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing in my excitement!

supplies: Basic Grey Out of Print paper and stickers, Hero Arts stamps and pearls, Kerri Bradford kit, Amy Tangerine fabric Thickers, Archivers flowers, Ali Edwards Technique Tuesday stamps, Silhouette SD

Girly and Glitzy - Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger

2011-08-26T10:25:00.000-04:00

I created this card for the Tuesday Trigger: Girly and Glitzy on the Moxie Fab blog. Here is the inspiration photo.

And here is my card. I added some sparkle pen and gems to the chandelier to 'glitz' it up some. :)

Have you had a chance to play along? Have a great weekend!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Me and My Big Ideas paper, Authentique paper, gems, Sparkle pen

CAS-ual Fridays Embossing Challenge

2011-08-23T14:27:00.000-04:00

I'm submitting this card for the CAS-ual Fridays embossing challenge.

I dry embossed the white snow on the bottom of the card with the Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder. I also heat embossed the trees in the background. All stamps are Hero Arts. The letters are Making Memories Glitter Bling letters.

Thanks for dropping by. Your comments always make my day. :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Making Memories Glitter Bling letters, Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder

Little Critters....

2011-08-19T17:03:00.001-04:00

Love this new Authentique patterned paper. Love this Hero Arts stamp set with the little dog and cat.
Love to add Glossy Accents to the windows on the house.

That's all. :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Authentique paper, Glossy Accents, Copic markers

CAS-ual Fridays 2 in 1 Challenge

2011-08-15T18:08:00.000-04:00

I'm submitting this card for the CAS-ual Fridays 2 in 1 challenge.

I used distress inks and spritzed them with water to stamp this image on watercolor paper. I think the blue and green looks serene together.

Have you played along with the CAS-ual Friday challenge yet?

Birthdays and more birthdays...

2011-08-12T10:41:00.001-04:00

I made this card awhile ago for my brother for his birthday. I love this Hero Arts Going stamp set. Too cute! I paired the truck with some Jillibean Soup patterned paper. Love all the different colors of blue.

Also, I'm very excited that my photo trays are featured on the Aussie Scrap Source blog. Check it out.

Thanks for dropping by. Hope you're having a great day!

Sizzling Summer

2011-08-08T13:37:00.000-04:00

I've submitted this card for the Hero Arts August challenge. This little owl is one of my favorite stamps. I always put Glossy Accents on his sunglasses to make them look more real. I love the Beetle car too. I guess this little owl is waiting on the side of the road for a ride. heehee... :)

I'm also submitting this for the BasicGrey Sizzling Summer challenge. I used several different BasicGrey paper collections on this including Life of the Party, Lime Rickey and Mellow.

Thanks for dropping by. Your comments always make my day!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey paper, PaperTrey Ink stamps, Glossy Accents, Copic Markers, EK Success border punch

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge Glitzy Glue Dots

2011-08-06T19:53:00.000-04:00

I'm playing along with the CAS-ual Fridays challenge again. This week's challenge is to add glitter using Glue Dots to a card. I colored the beach ball with Copic markers and then added a few glue dots and some Martha Stewart glitter to it. I'm also going to enter this into the Hero Arts August challenge which is to create a scene.

I used several different Hero Arts stamps from several different sets. I really like how it turned out.

Have you played along with either of these challenges yet? If not, now is the time. :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey paper, Martha Stewart glitter, Glue dots, PaperTrey Ink cloud die cut, Copic markers

Christmas in August

2011-08-04T09:00:00.001-04:00

I ordered a new Christmas stamp set from Hero Arts. Several people requested a nativity type stamp set and as always Hero Arts listened to their customers and created one. Here is the first Christmas card I've made this year. I usually don't start this early, but I wanted to try out my new stamp set. I used several different colors of TH Distress Inks. This is one of those cards that looks much better in real life. Oh well, you get the idea.

Have you started on your Christmas cards yet or are you still hanging out at the pool? :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, TH Distress inks, Sparkle pen

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge

2011-08-01T17:04:00.001-04:00

I finally got the change to play in the CAS-ual Fridays challenge.

The challenge was to make a tall card and here is what I came up with. It's a card for my nephew's birthday this month so I tried to make it more masculine. I love this Lawn Fawn stamp from the Fanciful Frames set. The star stamps are Hero Arts. I used colored pencils to color in the frame and I also used some Jillibean Soup patterned paper.

Have you been able to play along with this challenge?

supplies: Lawn Fawn stamps, Hero Arts stamps, Jillibean paper

Summer Card Camp - Kids Challenge

2011-07-23T11:55:00.000-04:00

My 6 year old niece spent the night at my house last night and we decided to make a card. Hannah wanted to make a card for her brother's birthday. We are entering it into the Summer Card Camp - Kids Challenge. Wish her luck. :)

Here is Hannah's card. She used distress inks on the background and lots of Hero Arts stamps, along with a border punch, circle punch and she did cut out some fish too.

And here is the inside of the card.

Isn't Hannah's card great? I think we have a little artist in the making. heehee... Thanks for dropping by. Hope you're having a great weekend!

Moxie Fab Stamp It Challenge and Summer Card Camp - Week 3

2011-07-13T08:54:00.000-04:00

I'm still playing along with the Summer Card Camp - this time with the week 3 colors. I really like the neutral palette. This online card class has been great!

Here is my card. I embossed the flowers and used red distress inks for the background. I love this new Hero Arts/Basic Grey stamp set. I'm also entering it in the Stamp-It Cards Week Challenge in the Moxie Fab World!

Thanks for dropping by. Hope you're having a great week! :)

Moxie Fab World Stamp -It Challenge

2011-07-12T17:01:00.000-04:00

I'm entering this card in the Moxie Fab World Stamp-It Cards Challenge. The tree, bicycle and sun are all Hero Arts stamps. I used distress inks for the background and Basic Grey papers.

Don't you just love those white walled tires on the bike? :)

Summer Card Camp Week 2 Again....

2011-07-10T20:02:00.001-04:00

I made another card for the Summer Card Camp - Week 2. See the post below this one for more info. Inside the card, the sentiment says, "Live it Up!" All stamps are from Hero Arts and the patterned paper is Basic Grey... as usual. That's all for now. :)

Thanks for dropping by.

Summer Card Camp Week 2

2011-07-06T19:47:00.000-04:00

I created this card for the Summer Card Camp. It's a great online class! We're in week 2 now so the color combo has changed. I love these colors for summery cards.

The stamp set I used for this card is a Hero Arts set called "Simply the Best." I used another older Hero Arts set for the sentiment. I also used patterned paper from several different Basic Grey collections.

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Fiskars border punch, Jenni Bowlin ink, Distress Inks, Copic Markers, Glossy Accents, Basic Grey paper

Summer Card Camp Week 1

2011-06-29T21:20:00.000-04:00

I'm participating in the Summer Card Camp hosted by Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner. So much inspiration and fun!

Here is the card I created using this week's color combo. I was going for a whimsical theme. This is for a lady I work with who is retiring this week and she likes whimsey and flowers. :) I used all Hero Arts stamps, Copic markers and some Jenni Bowlin ink. The stem is a strip of Basic Grey paper. I added some bling on the flower petals and added Glossy Accents to the center of the flower and used dimensional squares to pop it up a bit. TFL!

Love Lawn Fawn

2011-06-27T14:37:00.000-04:00

I just love this Lawn Fawn fanciful frames stamp set. I made this card with Basic Grey and Jillibean Soup patterned paper. The owl with the party hat and balloon cracks me up. :) The sentiment is from an older Hero Arts stamp set.

supplies: Lawn Fawn stamps, Hero Arts stamps, Jillibean Soup paper, Basic Grey paper

Oceans of Joy

2011-06-21T09:38:00.000-04:00

I made this card to be used as an Anniversary card. Love this Hero Arts stamp set. I colored the fish with Copic markers and then added Glossy Accents on the fish and bubbles so they look like they are underwater. The circle is adhered with dimensional pop-dots.

That's all for now. :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Copic markers, Fiskars border punch, Basic Grey paper, Glossy Accents

Smile Crocodile....

2011-06-15T15:43:00.000-04:00

I made this card for one of my nephews. He loves monkeys. I used Glossy Accents on the Crocodile's eyes...or is this an alligator? :)

Thanks for dropping by. Hope you're having a great week!

Perfect Pair

2011-06-09T20:15:00.000-04:00

I've seen this phrase used before with this Hero Arts stamp set. Tami used it here and her card inspired me to make this one. I am submitting this for Virginia's contest, Stamp your Hero HeArt Out.

Hope you have a great weekend!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Jillibean Soup paper, Distress inks, Copic markers

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Jillibean Soup paper, TH distress inks, Marvy punch, Copic markers

Distressing....not stressing....

2011-06-03T16:04:00.000-04:00

I wanted to try this Hero Arts stamp again, but this time with distress inks. This is what I came up with. That's all for today. :) Hope you have a great weekend!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey brad, TH distress inks, Stampendous white embossing powder, versamark ink

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge 4

2011-05-30T20:14:00.000-04:00

I've been checking out the CAS-ual Fridays Challenges and decided to play along for the fourth challenge on creating cards for graduates. My sweet friend Virginia is one of the DT members and I love her CAS cards. Check out her blog and the CAS-ual Fridays blog too!

Here is my card. I used a Hero Arts owl stamp, colored it with Copics and added Glossy Accents to her glasses. I also used some Basic Grey paper from the Life of the Party collection.

Have you played along with the CAS-ual Fridays challenges yet?

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey paper, DCWV notecard, Glossy Accents, Copic markers

Grace...

2011-05-18T09:25:00.000-04:00

I made this photo tray (from 7 Gypsies) as a gift for my niece, Grace, for her 8th grade graduation. She was recently in the "Suessical" the musical at her school and played the Cat in the Hat. She did a wonderful job! She had 22 people (family, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends) in the audience all there for her big performance! :) I had to include that photo in the tray. I also included photos of Grace with her mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, family and friends. Gracie, you rock!

I used several Hero Arts stamps on this, as well as Lawn Fawn and Technique Tuesday stamps. I made ATC's and inserted them into the tray. I hope she likes it.

As always, thanks for stopping by. :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, shadow ink, gems, Lawn Fawn stamps, Kerri Bradford Silhouette image, Archivers flowers, 7 Gypsies tray, Bazzill dotted cardstock, My Minds Eye paper, Basic Grey paper, Fiskars punch and EK Success punch, Martha Stewart butterfly punch.

Flower Power

2011-05-15T15:31:00.000-04:00

Another flower card...with the BIG flower from Hero Arts. :) I made this card for my mother-in-law. She loves purple. I wasn't able to post last week since blogger was down for awhile.

Happy Sunday! Hope you have a great week!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and pearls, Basic Grey paper, Fiskars punch, Copic markers Joann's cards

Mother's Day Card!

2011-05-08T19:00:00.001-04:00

I made this Mother's Day card for my Mom. We like to have tea together. I used the Silhouette to cut out the tea cup and then embellished with stamps, flowers, pearls and a punched butterfly. I think she'll like it. :) On the inside I stamped, "You're the Best!"

Happy Mother's day to all you moms out there! :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, shadow ink and pearls, Silhouette, Prima flowers, Jenni Bowlin ink, Martha Stewart butterfly punch

I love Flowers....

2011-05-05T15:40:00.000-04:00

I made this card after watching Shari's video on the Hero Arts site and decided to enter it into their monthly contest. I love the white embossing on the darker pink paper. I just got this Flower Text stamp and it's already one of my favs! I also used Basic Grey's Hopscotch collection for the paper piecing.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you're having a great week and ready for the weekend!

supplies: Hero Arts stamp and gems, Basic Grey paper, Making Memories pearl gem, kraft paper

Make-it + Mail-it challenge!

2011-04-25T16:36:00.000-04:00

A very sweet online friend of mine sent me this background stamp last week (Thanks Tiffany!!) and I decided to try it out this weekend. I combined it with an older flower stamp set from Hero Arts. The colors on this card definitely remind me of spring. :) I used Jenni Bowlin's inks for this. This is the first time I've used them and they are great!

Lisa Spangler has a new challenge on her blog called Make-it + Mail-it. Have you seen it yet? I'm going to enter this card in Lisa's challenge and then go mail it. :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and pearls, Basic Grey paper, leaf and flower, American Crafts lace, Jenni Bowlin inks

Moxie Fab World Challenge - In My Beautiful Balloon

2011-04-18T14:19:00.000-04:00

I created a quick Easter card and am entering it in the In My Beautiful Balloon challenge over at the Moxie Fab World blog. I used the hot air balloon stamps from PapertreyInk and all the other stamps are from Hero Arts. I used distress inks for the background and used Copic markers to color in the balloons, grass, flowers, and bunny. Thanks for stopping by! :)

Earth Day

2011-04-17T16:37:00.000-04:00

Every year I send one of my sisters a card for Earth Day (it's on 4/22). She and her husband are both environmentalists and work in that field. Here is the card I made for them this year. I love the tree patterned paper. I used a Hero Arts stamp for the background with distress ink. This card actually looks better in real life. :)

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you're having a great day! Have you made your Earth Day card yet? :)

Stamp Layering

2011-04-11T17:04:00.000-04:00

I don't think I've posted this card yet. I used the technique called stamp layering on this. I used a couple different Hero Arts stamps and also distress inks. This card is fairly flat so it's a good card to mail. Don't have much else to say about it. :)

As always, thanks for dropping by! :)

Spring and butterflies...

2011-04-01T16:43:00.000-04:00

I'm so ready for Spring, but it doesn't seem to be cooperating with me. :) It's been in the 40s this week. I created this card to lift my spirits and pretend that Spring has sprung. I used all Basic Grey papers and the Martha Stewart butterfly punch. I used a Hero Arts background cling stamp and a HA stamp for the greeting too.

Hope it's Spring where you are! Have a great weekend!

supplies: Basic Grey papers, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Hero Arts stamps

Scraps....

2011-03-27T15:05:00.000-04:00

I wanted to use up some scraps that have been sitting on my desk, so I created this 4x4 card. I didn't even use one stamp on it. Hard to believe. :) Hope you're having a great weekend! Have you been watching the NCAA?? Go Butler! :)

supplies: Basic Grey paper, Martha Steward butterfly punch and lace punch, Hero Arts gems, Corner Chomper

Photo Trays

2011-03-21T14:06:00.000-04:00

I made this photo tray for my sister. She got married in September and I gave this to her for Christmas. I just realized that I never posted it here, so thought I'd post it now. I used a 7 Gypsies tray and lots of different embellishments including some Hero Arts stamps. I included part of her wedding program, a tag that was attached to the wedding favors and of course some very cute pictures. I love it that she wore red shoes under her white gown. heehee.. :)

I'm thinking of making another one of these photo trays. It was a lot of fun to make - something different from a scrapbook layout or card. I just need to gather some photos. Hope you have a great week. It's finally spring, yay!!

Manly Birthdays...

2011-03-15T16:56:00.000-04:00

I made this card for my brother-in-law and tried to use all "manly" colors. :) I didn't even make the hearts in the tree pink or red because I wanted it to be more masculine. What do you think?

Thanks for dropping by! I hope you're having a great week! :)

supplies: Basic Grey paper, Hero Arts stamps, Glossy Accents, Kraft cardstock

Moxie Fab World - Cityscapes Are On the Rise

2011-03-10T13:13:00.000-05:00

I'm entering this card in the Cityscapes Are On the Rise challenge over at the Moxie Fab World blog. This sillyscape stamp from Hero Arts is one of my all time favs. I also love their new Going stamp set which includes this little car.

Hope you're having a great week! It's almost the weekend, yeah! :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey paper, Glossy Accents, EK Success border punch, Copic markers.

Color Layering

2011-03-07T19:23:00.000-05:00

After watching the color layering technique video on the Hero Arts blog, I decide to try it out. This is what I came up with. I used distress inks for the Garden Bouquet stamp and also used the Friend definition stamp. I paired it with lace and some Basic Grey paper, added a butterfly with pearls and called it done.

Hope you're having a great week! I'm still waiting for spring to show up here! :)

March Scrapbook Stamping Class

2011-03-01T10:07:00.000-05:00

I was so thrilled when Nichol Magouirk asked me to play along and create a guest project for the Scrapbook Stamping monthly class at Two Peas in a Bucket. Nichol is my scrapbooking idol. :) The March class focused on using woodblock stamps. I used several Hero Arts woodblock stamps on my layout (Dogwood flower, Tall Flower, Leaf Border, Striped Canvas, Plaid Background).

All 4 girls in the picture are my nieces and each of them are from a different sibling so none of them are sisters. I love when they can all get together which isn't all that often because they don't live in the same town/city. The younger girls love to be around their older girl cousins. :) That's so nice to see. Anyway, here is the layout I created.

Thanks for stopping by. If you'd like to see the video and PDF file for Nichol's Scrapbook Stamping class, check it out here.

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Silhouette, Heidi Grace papers, Marvy punches, Fiskars border punch, Bazill papers, TH distress inks

Motorcycles and Palm Trees...

2011-02-20T18:56:00.000-05:00

I made this card for my husband's birthday. He rides a motorcycle and we both love warm weather, sunshine and palm trees. We don't have warm weather or sunshine in Indiana today and we never have palm trees, but I wanted him to think of all good things on his birthday. :) I used several Hero Arts stamp sets on this card including the new Going set. I also used some paper from Basic Grey's Hopscotch collection. I used a Galaxy sparkle pen to color in the wheels, engine, and pipes, etc. Makes them look like chrome. :)

Hope you have a great week! :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey paper, Silhouette sun, Galaxy sparkle pen

Love

2011-02-10T10:18:00.000-05:00

I was so excited to see my Valentine's Day card featured on the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog today. I may also enter this card into the Hero Arts February contest. I love that silly scape stamp. It's one of my favs! I also love the Cuttlebug embossed heart folder.

Hope you're having a great week! It's supposed to warm up and get into the 30s tomorrow and maybe 40 this weekend. Can't wait since it's only 1 degree here today!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and gem, Basic Grey paper and letters, My Mind's Eye paper, Cuttlebug embossing folder

Flowers for Friends

2011-02-06T09:00:00.002-05:00

Quick post today. Come to think of it, it seems that I always say that and I'm not sure why because almost all of my posts are quick. :) I got this new Hero Arts stamp and decided to make a quick card. I stamped and embossed it with black Zing embossing powder on kraft paper. I then used colored pencils to color in the flowers. I love the way the white shows up on kraft. I added a sentiment from an older Hero Arts set and then stamped the grass using a chalk ink. Then I added Hero Arts gems and pearls and called it done. I'm thinking of entering it in the Hero Arts contest this month.

Hope you're having a great Sunday! Are you voting for the Steelers or the Packers?

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, gems, pearls, kraft paper, colored pencils, fiskars border punch

Back from Florida and a Birthday Owl

2011-02-03T11:49:00.000-05:00

Well I'm back. We've returned from Florida on Friday the 28th, but we've had major ice storms here. We're wishing we could have stayed in FL for another week....or month! :) Anyway, I did have a chance to pull out a couple of my older Hero Arts stamps and create this birthday card. I used my Copics to color in the big owl and then cut it out. I used Basic Grey paper/leaf and a chipboard flower. This is a 5x5 square card. I was so glad to hear that Hero Arts and Basic Grey are teaming up! Can't wait for their new releases! They are 2 of my favorite companies!

I hope you're warm and safe! And I hope it's warmer than it is here wherever you are! :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey card, chipboard flower, leaf sticker, scallop, Copic markers

Taking a Break...

2011-01-16T12:01:00.000-05:00

As you've probably noticed, I'm taking a little blogging break. We are on vacation in Florida enjoying the nicer weather and sunshine. It sure beats the snow and cold in Indiana! Hope you are having a great week! I'll try to check your blogs when I have a chance.

Lucy's Sketch Week Challenge

2011-01-06T11:13:00.000-05:00

I made this card based on the sketch from Lucy's Sketch Week - Day 1. Check out Lucy' blog. She's the ultimate cardmaker!! I used Hero Arts stamps - both the large plaid stamp with shadow ink for the background, and the hearts and owl stamps. I colored the owl with Copics and added some Glossy Accents for shine. The hearts are clear embossed. I think this will be a cute Valentine's day card for one of my nieces. :)

Hope you're having a great week. Have you had a chance to play along with Lucy's challenge?

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and shadow ink, Copic markers, Kraft paper

Happy New Year!

2011-01-01T07:00:00.001-05:00

Happy New Year!! I hope you all had a safe and happy New Year's Eve and wish you many blessings in 2011! I've been playing with a new Hero Arts stamp set in the last few days and here are a couple of cards I created. I submitted this first card for the Hero Arts December contest.

The second card I just made yesterday. I love this new Wish You Were Here stamp set. I also used the Fiskars Notebook border punch which was another Christmas gift I received. Love it!

I hope you are all having a wonderful New Year's weekend! Thanks so much for visiting my blog in 2010 and leaving such sweet comments! Happy 2011!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey paper, Cosmo Cricket paper, Fiskars notebook border punch

I Heart New Stamps!

2010-12-29T09:22:00.000-05:00

I made this thank you card for my sister because she bought me this Hero Arts bicycle stamp for Christmas. Love it! I used several different HA stamps on this along with distress inks and Copic markers. I added Glossy Accents to the bike seat and handles, the basket and the flowers. I also added Sakura sparkle pen to the bike gear, pedals and around the cut out cloud.

This card took a lot of time, but I really enjoyed making it. I can tell this is going to be one of my favorite stamps! Thanks for dropping by!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Copic markers, Sakura Gelly Roll pen, TH Distress Inks, EK Success punch, PaperTreyInk cloud die

Christmas Spirit

2010-12-27T19:34:00.000-05:00

I'm always a bit sad when Christmas is over....so I decided to share one more Christmas card with you to keep the spirit alive. :)

Hope you had a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday!! Thanks so much for stopping by and all your encouraging comments! I really appreciate them!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and gems, TH Distress Inks, Copic markers

Five Trees.....

2010-12-22T13:38:00.000-05:00

Just posting another Christmas card I made a week or so ago. I love adding a touch of pink with the traditional red and green colors. I used this hanging tree stamp from Hero Arts and colored it with Copics. Added a few gems and the main part of the card was done.

Three more days until Christmas! Are you ready? I think I'm finally done with the shopping part. :) Now I just have to make food.

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and notecard, Basic Grey paper, Copic markers, Fiskars punch

Two Reindeer and a Tree....

2010-12-20T11:01:00.000-05:00

Remember that movie, Three Men and a Baby? Well this card is titled, Two Reindeer and a Tree. :)
Just another Christmas card that I made. Not really much to say about it. I combined some of this year's Hero Arts stamps with the tree from one of last year's sets.

Hope your week is off to a good start! Christmas is on it's way! Do you have your stockings hung by the chimney with care? :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, gems and notecard, Basic Grey paper

A Christmas Owl

2010-12-16T13:23:00.000-05:00

Yep, here's another Christmas card. :) I made this card for one of my sisters. She likes owls. I've mailed all my cards, but I haven't posted them all yet. Are you getting tired of seeing them? :)

Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments! Hope you're having a great week!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and felt poinsettia, PaperTreyInk die cut, Basic Grey paper

Christmas is coming soon....

2010-12-13T19:35:00.000-05:00

....and I just now finished up some cards. I'll try to post them this week and next. I've been so busy that I haven't had much time for blogging. I've been making some gifts for family and it's been taking most of my free time...along with Christmas shopping. :) Anyway, here's a card I made with one of my favorite Hero Arts stamps - Starry Night. I used the sparkling embossing powder to give it some shine.

Hope you're all staying warm. It's snowing and very cold here today. Thanks for stopping by! :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and note card, Versa mark ink, embossing powder

Hero Arts Blog Hop is Coming Soon!!

2010-12-08T15:21:00.000-05:00

Have you heard the exciting news?? Hero Arts is having a big blog hop on Friday, December 10th to preview new stamps from the 2011 Catalog!! They have sneak peeks on their blog today. I can't wait to see all the stamps in this new catalog! Go here to get more information! Don't wait, go now! :)

Still making Christmas cards...

2010-12-05T20:52:00.000-05:00

I'm still working on my Christmas cards as well as making some other gifts. I'm going to keep this short because I really need to get these cards done and mailed. :) Here's another card I made using the Hero Arts reindeer stamp. I love that little guy. I also used more Basic Grey paper and some older HA stamps for the snowflakes, trees and greeting.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you're almost done with your Christmas cards too! :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey paper, TH Distress Inks

Hmmm....Christmas yet again!

2010-11-29T15:02:00.000-05:00

I'm back to working on my Christmas cards. Are you tired of all these Christmas cards yet? :) More of the usual....Hero Arts stamps and Basic Grey paper. My favs. Not much more to say...

Hope you're making Christmas cards too! :) Only 26 days until Christmas! woohooo!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and gems, Basic Grey paper, Copic markers

So blessed....So thankful

2010-11-24T12:00:00.002-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving! I won't be online tomorrow, so I thought I'd post this today. No card today, just a very quick post with a very brief list of what I'm thankful for:

My faith
My husband - he's my best friend and soulmate
My parents - they've always been there for us and still are
My siblings - I have 7 of them!
My in-laws - they are my second set of parents
My nieces and nephews - we have 21 now!
My friends, including my online crafty friends.
All my craft supplies. Had to throw that one in there just to get you to smile. :-)
There are many other things, but I'm keeping this short today. Afterall, I have lots to eat including turkey and of course pie! :)

Wishing you all a great holiday and hoping you are so very blessed too!

Love this stamp

2010-11-23T08:00:00.000-05:00

Still using the new Hero Arts reindeer stamp.....isn't he cute? :) Also used one of Jennifer McGuire's inking techniques for the background.

Hope your week is going well! Thanks for looking! :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, gems and felt flower, American Crafts ribbon, Ranger Distress Inks

It's a Boy!

2010-11-20T18:54:00.000-05:00

My nephew and his wife had a baby recently so I took a break from making Christmas cards and made this baby card for little Noah. I added Glossy Accents to the monkey to make him stand out a bit.

Do you think it's colorful enough? :) Thanks for dropping by! Hope you're having a great weekend!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey paper, Cloud 9 Design puffy stickers

Snowman & Rudolph

2010-11-16T01:00:00.006-05:00

I created this scene and framed it to give as a gift. I also entered it into the Hero Arts challenge for this month. I used 10 different Hero Arts stamps on this. Can you find them all? :)

Thanks for all your sweet comments!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and gems, Basic Grey paper, Crystal snow

Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer

2010-11-15T08:00:00.001-05:00

I picked up this Hero Arts reindeer stamp last weekend and couldn't wait to get started using it. I also used the Hero Arts tree set from last year. I've used these a lot and love this set of stamps. I used distress ink for the trees and stamped the reindeer on kraft paper before cutting him out. I turned him into Rudolph with the red gem for a nose. :) This card looks much better in real life than in the picture, but I had a hard time getting a good pic of it.

Hope you're having a great week! Have you started making Christmas cards yet?

supplies: Hero Arts stamps & gems, Basic Grey paper, EK Success border punch, American Crafts ribbon

Short Post...

2010-11-10T08:00:00.000-05:00

Shortest post ever. Another Christmas card. :)

That's all. :)

supplies: Basic Grey paper, Hero Arts felt poinsettias, Fiskars punch, Paper Inspirations stamp

Hot Air balloons and Christmas

2010-11-08T08:00:00.002-05:00

I love this Hero Arts starry night stamp! I thought I'd add a Christmas hot air balloon to the scene. :) I love hot air balloons. We took a hot air balloon ride once. What fun! Anyway, I know it's not something you think of when you think of Christmas, but what the heck, why not? :) I used Glossy Accents on the balloon to make it shine. I also used distress inks to tone down some of the patterned paper. I also used imperial blue ink and then covered it with white embossing tinsel to tone down the blue and give it a shimmery effect.

So, what do you think? Will you think of Christmas now when you see a hot air balloon? :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Papertrey Ink stamp, Basic Grey paper, BoBunny paper, Glossy Accents, Copic markers

More Christmas....

2010-11-05T08:48:00.000-04:00

I'm still working on my Christmas cards. I thought I'd try something different on this card. I punched a hole and used a pink tinted vellum as a background for the hole. I also made ruffles with the ribbon on this card. I used some of my Hero Arts Christmas stamps from last year with some Basic Grey paper. I used distress inks to tone down the green card color a bit.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a great weekend!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, gems/pearls and shadow inks, May Arts ribbon, Martha Stewart punch

Older Stamps & Birthdays...

2010-11-02T09:00:00.007-04:00

I needed a birthday card for my oldest brother, so I decided to play with one of my older Hero Arts stamps. I embossed the Birthday image in white and then used distress inks to ink it up. I stamped the cupcake, colored it in with Copics and added some Glossy Accents to the heart. Added a little ribbon and it was good to go. Addressed and sent already. :)

Hope you have a great week! I can't believe it's already November. I'm looking forward to the time change this weekend because then it will be a bit lighter in the early mornings. Makes it easier to get up and get to work. :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, American Crafts ribbon, Making Memories mini staples, Glossy Accents, Copic markers

56 Days until Christmas!

2010-10-30T12:00:00.000-04:00

Christmas will be here before we know it, so I thought I'd better get busy working on my cards! Here are a couple I've made this past week using some of the new Hero Arts stamps (starry night and the music background).

I also used some of the new Basic Grey Christmas papers and TH distress inks. Love them both.

Hope you have a great weekend and have time to work on your Christmas cards!!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, notecard and gems, Basic Grey paper, Fiskars border punches, Sakura pen, TH Distress inks

Happy Haunting....

2010-10-28T09:49:00.000-04:00

I've been making lots of Christmas cards, but I thought I'd take a break and make a couple really quick Halloween cards for my nieces and nephews. I wanted to use up some of the scraps on my craft table too. So, here's what I came up with....some really simple cards.

I used all Hero Arts stamps. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you're having a great week!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey paper, Fiskars border punch, Copic markers

Caring Hearts Blog Hop

2010-10-23T07:00:00.004-04:00

Welcome to the Caring Hearts Blog Hop! The ever so sweet Vera has come up with a great idea! She is collecting holiday cards for the elderly that live in nursing homes or care centers. Read all about it on Vera's blog here if you want to participate. If you have been blog hopping, you should have arrived at my site from Kathy Racoosin's blog. Here is one of the cards I made.

Next on the blog hop is Kelley Eubanks and if you want to start at the very beginning of the hop, go to Vera's blog. Have fun hopping!

supplies: Hero Arts notecard & stamps, Glossy Accents, Archivers ribbon, Basic grey paper, Fiskars border punch

Chuck-E-Cheese

2010-10-18T12:00:00.001-04:00

I've never been to Chuck-E-Cheese, but I hear that all kids love it! My nephew had his "kids" birthday party there this year and this is my niece with some character....who I'm assuming is Chuck-E-Cheese himself. :) I'm clueless about Chuck-E-Cheese so I don't even know if that's correct, but I liked the photo of Hannah so I decided to make a layout.

Hope you have a great week and maybe even get a chance to go to Chuck-E-Cheese! heeehee.... :)

Winner....

2010-10-16T19:02:00.000-04:00

Thank you all for the sweet comments. They always make my day! I picked a random winner this evening and the winner is....Donna Mikasa! Congrats Donna! Please flickr email me with your address and I'll send your prize right out! :)

Non-traditional colors

2010-10-14T09:43:00.000-04:00

I've started working on my Christmas cards. I decided to use some non-traditional colors like aqua and pink and pair them with red/green. I used all Hero Arts stamps...once again. You're probably asking, "what else is new?" Right? :) Kind of hard to tell in the photo, but I used the Antique Brocade stamp for the background on this card. I stamped it with the HA shadow ink. I embossed the ornament and then used distress ink on it. And I used some Basic Grey patterned paper...as usual. :) Hope you're all having a good week! It sure is warm here for October, but I love it!

Don't forget to leave a comment on this post if you want to be entered to win the giveaway! The giveaway ends on 10/15/10 at midnight (Eastern time). And I'll draw a winner some time this weekend.

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and notecard, embossing powder, Basic Grey paper, Archivers ribbon

Wedding card...

2010-10-12T14:00:00.001-04:00

I made this wedding card for Hero Arts hostess, Jenny and her fiance Jason. They got married on 10.10.10. How cool is that? Any time I think of a wedding card, I always think of butterflies. Weird, I know, but I think they remind me of new life....as in the couple's new life together. I wanted to use a non-traditional sentiment, so this is what I came up with.

Thanks for dropping by. Don't forget to leave a comment on this post if you want to be entered to win the giveaway!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and pearls, Archivers ribbon, Basic Grey paper

Giveaway!!

2010-10-11T09:00:00.004-04:00

One thing you can say about the Hero Arts Flickr group of cardmakers is that they are all very generous! About a month ago, I received a very nice card and this ornament stamp from one of the flickr ladies. Thanks Tif! I love this stamp so much so I ordered one and am giving it away. I'm also throwing in some American Crafts scarlet ribbon. Love their ribbon!

So, to be entered into the giveaway, please become a follower of my blog and leave me a comment on this post. I will leave the contest open until Friday, 10/15 and then I will pick a random winner some time next weekend. Good luck and have a great week! :)

Not What I Imagined...

2010-10-09T20:30:00.000-04:00

Do you ever have an idea in your head and then your card turns out nothing like you imagined? :) Well, that's what happened to me on this card. I'm still working on some Fall/Thanksgiving cards and was playing with distress inks. The leaves are pop-dotted for extra dimension. Also, the flower and brad look better in real life than in the photo. Do you think I should leave it on or remove it?

Hope you're having a great weekend! Don't you just love the weekend? :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and flower, BG paper and brad, TH distress inks and distressing tool

Butterfly

2010-10-07T08:00:00.003-04:00

I created this card because I wanted to use this Hero Arts butterfly stamp and Ranger's Perfect Pearls. Sometimes that's all it takes to get a card maker going....a cool stamp and a new product to try. :) I colored the butterfly with Copic markers, cut it out and then sprayed it with perfect pearls. I then stamped the Hero Arts antique brocade background and added some border-punched patterned paper and ribbon. I used pop-dots to make the wings on the butterfly stick up a bit and viola, the card was done. Later I added a sentiment on the bottom and gave it to my niece.

Happy Thursday! The weekend is almost here. Yea! :)

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, Basic Grey paper, My Minds Eye paper, Ranger Perfect Pearls, Copic markers, Making Memories staples, kraft cardstock, Fiskars punch, EK Success punch

Wedding favors....

2010-10-05T08:00:00.001-04:00

Here are a few things I made for my sister's wedding. Her two requirements were: she wanted recycled paper for everything and she wanted to keep it simple looking. Nothing too fancy. Here's what we came up with.

The table seating cards. The cards were attached to bamboo salad server hands. On one side it said the name of the guests and the table assignment. On the other side it said "Hand in Hand" with the names of the bride and groom and the wedding date.

Side 1:

Side 2:

This was one of the table name cards. Each table had a different name and they were named after places the bride and groom have been.

They had cupcakes for their wedding cake so they needed something to tell people what flavor each cupcake was. I made this little sign:

And they put together gift bags for all the out of town guests who were staying in hotels. She wanted to include a postcard in each gift bag. Here's what we came up with:

Sorry the pics are a bit blurry. I took them in a hurry since we were pretty busy the week before the wedding. Thanks for your sweet comments about the wedding pics. Have a great day!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, TH distress inks, American Crafts ribbon.

The Big Day....

2010-10-03T22:34:00.000-04:00

My youngest sister, Jenn, got married on 9-25-10, so I'm posting a few pics. It was a beautiful day and we all had a great time! She got married outside and even had the reception outside. It all turned out wonderful. No rain, just nice blue skies. :) Here are the bride and groom (we have a new brother-in-law now- yay!!)

Here's another picture of the happy couple at the reception before dinner.

And here is a picture of my husband and me. My other 2 sisters and I were bridesmaids.

And these are my nieces and nephews who were flower girls and ring bearers. :)

And I threw in this pic just because it's fun. :)

For the wedding, I made the table seating cards and a few other things. I'll post those later this week so you don't get tired of all the pics. :) Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Cardvaarks CAS Challenge

2010-09-29T20:11:00.000-04:00

I made this card for the Caardvarks Clean and Simple challenge. They teamed up with Hero Arts, one of my favorite stamp companies for this challenge. Yea! I used the Hero Arts Hanging Christmas Ornaments stamp on this card. My sweet online friend Tiffany sent me this stamp and I had to ink it up and try it out. I colored the ornaments with Copic markers and added Glossy Accents to the yellow ornaments and the dots on the big red ornament. It's hard to tell in this photo though.

Hope you're having a great week. Thanks for dropping by! I hope I have time this weekend to post some wedding photos from my sister's wedding last weekend.

supplies: Hero Arts notecard and stamp, Archivers twine, Basic Grey paper, Copic markers, Glossy Accents

So Blessed So Thankful

2010-09-23T09:00:00.001-04:00

I decided to take a bit of time and make a Thanksgiving card today. I used TH distress inks and inked up some white cardstock, then ran it through the Cuttlebug with my leaf die cuts. I used all Hero Arts stamps (that background flourish is one of my favs).

Hope you're having a great week! Still doing some last minute things for my sister's wedding this weekend, so I'll probably be MIA for awhile. :-)

supplies: Hero Arts notecard and stamps, Cuttlebug leaf die cuts, May Arts ribbon, TH Distress Inks

Hero Arts 90 min Scramble Challenge

2010-09-21T09:41:00.000-04:00

Last night, Virginia teamed up with Hero Arts Flickr Group to hold a 90 min card making "scramble." Virginia challenged us to make our own background using Hero Arts stamps. This is the card I came up with. Thanks Virginia for hosting the challenge! Everyone had fun! I hope you can play in the next scramble. See this site for more details.

supplies: Hero Arts stamps, TH distress inks, Archivers twine, May Arts ribbon.

It's been awhile....

2010-09-18T22:59:00.000-04:00

Life has been busy....so not much time for blogging. I made this card several weeks (maybe months) ago. I've lost track of time! :) Just thought I'd better post something soon. So, here it is. I hope I haven't already posted this one before.

Thanks for stopping by. Sorry I've been missing lately. Once things settle down a bit, I'll be sure to visit your blogs again. Oh, and I wish I was at Scrapfest this weekend! It looks like the HA flickr group is having a good ol' time! Enjoy!

supplies: Hero Arts stamps and pearls, Bazzill paper, Copic markers