Valentine 12 x 12

I decided that I should start my Valentine scrapbook pages and came up with these 2 pages. I fell in love with this little hippopotomus and knew he had to be on my page. I CASE'd him from Geraldine Andrade (she used the smaller oval punch where I chose to use the largest one since he was going on a 12 x 12 page)

My supplies include:

cs: pink pirouette, basic grey, whisper white, basic black, real red, going grey (ret)

dsp: glimmer paper, love impressions

ss: valentine defined
accessories: circle punches (1 3/4, 2 1/2 cut down a smidge, 3/4) 2 x 1 3/8 extra large oval punch, googlie eyes, top note, big shot, heart to heart extra large punch, heart small punch, scalloped heart of hearts embosslit, red polka dot ribbon, cricut with lyrical letters cartridge.

I hope you are enjoying your weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Love You Much

I got my idea for this card from Mary Jane Wellington
Supplies are:
cs - real red, basic black, whisper white glitter paper in the mini
ss - love you much
ink - basic black, real red
accessories: scalloped heart of hearts embosslit, heart to heart extra large punch, eyelet border punch, white organza ribbon

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Be My Valentine

My picture isn't very good on this one but for whatever reason I just couldn't get a good one. I used basic black and ridinghood red cs and love letters dsp. The stamp set is Be My Valentine and the accessories include: heart embosslit, heart punch, manhattan rose embossing folder, ticket corner punch, black satin ribbon. Thanks for stopping by.

Birthday Bakery 2

I needed a card for my great niece so I came up with this. I used retired dsp Candy Lane along with very vanilla and riding hood red cs. The stamps are Birthday Bakery and Party Hearty. I colored the cakes with my markers. A little crochet ribbon tops it off. Thanks for stopping by.

Valentine Defined

Well, I just got this stamp set yesterday so I thought I would use it on the sketch for Stamping411. I am really trying to finish the inside of my cards so I thought I would show this as well. My supplies include: Valentine Defined ss, Love Impressions dsp, Whisper White cs, Basic Gray cs, and Pink Pirouette cs. My ink colors are real red and basic gray. I added a little basic gray satin ribbon and some accent with the pinking hearts border punch.

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Filled With Love

Hi, Happy Monday! This valentine card is made using pretty in pink and basic black cardstock and white craft ink. I used the stamp sets Filled with Love and Fabulous Phrases. My accessories include Full Heart extra large punch, scallop trim b0rder punch, both large oval punches, scalloped heart of hearts embosslit, white embossing powder, perfect polka dots embossing folder and pretty in pink satin ribbon. Thanks for stopping by.

Valentine

Good afternoon. Thanks for stopping by on this cold snowy day. I can't think of anything better to do on days like today than to play in my craft room. For this card I used the Clean and Simple sketch. My supplies include:
cs: Pretty in Pink, Real Red
dsp: Sending Love (ret)
ink: real red
ss: I {Heart} Hearts, Filled with Love
Accessories: Heart to Heart extra large punch, extra small oval punch, small oval punch, modern label punch, pinking hearts border punch, pretty in pink satin ribbon.

SC27 Sketch Challenge

I did this page of my grandson for the soul-scrappers challenge going on right now. I love sketches and challenges because for me, it provides the hardest part of the project, the layout. With this layout I used a piece of dsp from To The Nines (ret.) I added some cut-outs from my cricut using the cartridge B is for Boy. I got to spend almost 4 weeks with this little guy during the holidays this year and that was my most valued gift. His daddy is in the Marine Corps so I don't get to see him too often. Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the weekend.

Purse

I made this purse with one piece of 12 x 12 card stock. All you do is score 2 opposite sides at 2 3/4 and then on the other 2 sides you score at 4 1/2. Reinforce your score lines. Below is a picture of the inside of the purse so you can see how you pinch the sides together to make the inside of the purse.

I use red sticky tape to hold the top portions down and then also on the reinforcement strip at the top of the purse. This piece is 2" by 6 1/2" scored down the middle at 1". I then added a strip of paper at the bottom for decoration with ribbon and a bow. The bow was tied by using a meat fork which always makes the perfect bow. The paper used on this purse is Sweet Slumber (retired). This will be a prize for a winner of one of the games played at my daughter's baby shower at the end of the month. Stay tuned for 2 more projects to donate as prizes.

Birthday Whimsy

For this card I used dsp Junior Varsity along with whisper white, old olive and bashful blue cs. The stamp sets used are Birthday Whimsy (retired) and On Your Birthday. I added a little dazzeling diamonds to the cake that is hard to see in the picture.

In Wilderness 3

Okay, it would appear that I am stuck on using this stamp set. I saw a card similar by Marcia Bolte and just had to try it. I used early espresso and cherry cobbler cs and then stamped the buffalo on fun foam. I used soft suede ink both on the buffalo and the sponging around the top note. The cherry cobbler was embossed with the lattice embossing folder. A simple greeting from teeny tiny wishes finishes it off. Thanks for stopping by.

In Wilderness

Happy New Year!!

I made this card for a co-worker's birthday. I have a hard time with masculine cards, but I am pleased with how this turned out. My supplies include:

ss: In Wilderness, Teeny Tiny Wishes
cs: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Baja Breeze
dsp: Manchester
ink: Early Espresso and Crumb Cake
accessories: brass brads, ticket corner punch, baja breeze ribbon, word window punch, modern label punch, and the modern label movers and shapers die, lattice embossing folder.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope your first week of the new year is fabulous!

Masculine Birthday

For this card I got my inspiration from the mojomonday sketch. I used retired dsp Manchester plus crumb cake, baja breeze, very vanilla and always artichoke cs. The stamp sets I used are In Wilderness and Birthday Bliss. I will use this card for my hubby's birthday, which is tomorrow. Happy New Year to you all. Be safe and happy.

Sympathy Thoughts and Prayers

I needed a sympathy card this week so I came up with this using the stamp set Thoughts and Prayers. I love this set as there is so much you can do with it. My other supplies include early espresso cs, baja breeze cs, crumb cake cs and very vanilla cs. The ink and ribbon is early espresso and I added a little dazzeling diamonds to my tree. I hope it comforts the family members knowing that others are thinking of them during this difficult time. Thanks for stopping by. Happy New Year!!!

Love you Much Stamping 411

For this card I used the Stamping411 sketch for this week. The sketch was supposed to be square, but my sentiment was too large so I made the more common size of 5 1/2 x 4 1/4.
My stamp set is Love You Much and the paper is Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Whisper White and Pretty in Pink dsp. I used the 2 1/2 circle punch along with the large scallop from the scallop circles #2 die. A little white gel pen and Pretty In Pink satin ribbon finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by.

Santa card

I so CASEd this card from Laura Lipe. I was all done with Christmas cards but when I saw this one I just had to have one. Very easy but soooo cute. I used Wild Wasabi, Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, Cherry Cobbler and Shimmer White papers. The beard and moustache are embossed with the Manhattan Flower folder, the moustache is cut from the top note die. The trim of his hat was cut on both sides with the scallop edge border punch and then embossed with the perfect polka dot folder. The eyes are the 1/2" circle punch and the nose and mouth are the 3/4" circle punch. The Holly is from the stamp set Christmas Classics with a little dazzeling diamonds glitter and red stickles. Thanks so much for stopping by, have a great week.

Simply Scrappin kit I Wish

When my niece had her baby I started a scrapbook for her and gave her some pages and an album for her baby gift.

I thought some Christmas pages would be a nice addition to her album. It seems kids get so many toys and clothes, I thought it would be nice to have memories forever.

For these pages I used the SU Simply Scrappin Kit "I Wish". I only added 2 additional pieces of 12 x 12 card stock and then used a few of my scraps.

These kits are super easy and fun to make. The best thing is that I did 10 pages in only a few hours.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends.

Simply Said thank you

I needed thank you card for my co-worker's gifts they gave me for Christmas. I decided to play with basic black and whisper white cs and the stamp sets Simply Said and Teddy & Train. My ink is black and craft white. The real red polka dot ribbon adds just a splash of color.

Thank you for stopping by. Merry Christmas.

Love you Much Mojo

For this card I used the sketch from mojomonday and came up with this. I used Very Vanilla and Pretty in Pink cs with the Love dsp and watercolor paper. My inks are Real Red (both classic and craft) and Pretty in Pink craft. My stamp sets are Love you Much and All Holidays. I have had the Lots of Love letterpress plate but had never used it before. I need a little practice, but I love the look you get with them. My final embellishment is Pretty in Pink satin ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by - Merry Christmas.

These two cards are basically the same but I thought my first attempt was too girly so I swapped out the last layer of very vanilla. I used early espresso embossed with elegant lines folder and then added layers of very vanilla cs and early espresso dsp. I then used wedding bliss stamp set on the right and the lattice embossing folder on the left with early espresso ink sponged on it. The ribbon is kraft taffeta. Happy Holly-days!!