Happy Birthday Gift Card Holders

Yep, you guessed it.  I made more gift card holders, however, this time, I didn't use the petite pocket die like last time.  I made these from scratch using some retired DSP I had.  They are oh so cute ... and what a great gift idea for that special tween, don't you agree?  I'd certainly love to receive my gift card all packaged up in something pretty.

These were oh so simple to make and quick.  I made 13 of them in no time.  How about that?  Do you want the instructions?  Ok, I'll be happy to share.  Thanks goes out to Selene Kempton over at Stamp4fun who was kind enough to share.

Base Layer Measurements:  9 x 4-1/4"; score at 3" and 7-1/4" cardstock of your choice

Layer 2 Inside:  cut 4" x 4" DSP of your choice

Outside Layer Top:  4 x 2-3/4" DSP

Outside Layer Bottom:  4" x 1-1/2" DSP

Belly Band:  9-1/2" x 1-1/2" of your base cardstock

Layer 2:  9-1/2" x 1" using Layer 2 inside DSP

And there you have it.  Have fun with these ... they're just so much fun.

Petite Pocket Gift Card Holders

I had some fun with the petite pocket die this past week.  I made quite a few gift card holders using them, and each one came out cuter than the next.  Here are 3 of the ones I made for a Ladies Bingo event ... I'm crazy about them:

Don't you love them?  You can have a lot of fun making all sorts of designs and colors with the fabulous papers from Stampin' Up.  I can't wait to make more .... oh la la.  Hope you try them yourself.  They are quick and oh so cute.

Until tomorrow .... happy crafting!

Just Buzzing with Thanks

At first, I wasn't too crazy about the bumblebee stamp from the Spring Sampler, but now, I just love it.  He's just so cute.

I've seen variations of this card out there, but here's one we made at my uplines' Friday evening event.  Buzz, Buzz, Buzz...'

Love the honeycomb embossing folder too.  The card is just so cute.  Hope you like it too!

How About a Sparkly Cupcake Sort of Birthday

Don't you just love the cupcake punch?  I don't know what I'd do without it.   I've used this punch for so many cards, and each time, it just gets better.

Here's a card we made at an evening card-making event that my upline, Jill Hilliard hosted.  It's so cute.

Anytime there's cupcakes involved, it's a reason to celebrate.  Hope you like it.

Hugs!

Coloring Down the Lines - Always Artichoke

Hi Everyone!  It's a great week and welcome back to our blog hop.  This week's challenge is Always Artichoke and River Rock combination.  I wasn't sure what to do with this one, but I've wanted to try emboss resist, and I put my mind to it to come up with something using these colors.  Well, I found a card I liked on the web, and I don't know who did it, but it was pretty.  I CASEd the card using these colors and it came out ok, I think - for my first try!  I know Carol doesn't usually have any problems with anything she does.  She uses a lot of techniques on her cards, and they are just stunning.  Don't you agree?

Here's mine for this week:

Card Recipe:

Paper:  always artichoke, river rock, whisper white

Ink:  always artichoke, river rock, white craft ink

Stamp Set:  fabulous florets

Accessories:  boho blossoms and itty bitty shapes punch pack, basic pearls

I know I'll get better with the emboss resist as I continue to play with it.  I just wanted to try it and you may be seeing more as time goes by. 

I do hope you'll continue to stop back.  I have some cool little goodies to show you.  For now, let's hop on over to Joni's blog and see what she did with these colors.  I can't wait to see, can you?

Have a super week!

Sunshine & Sprinkles 2-Page Scrapbook Layout

Here is a two-page scrapbook layout I made at our Great Escape weekend a couple weeks ago.  I had fun with this one.  It's been a while since I've done some scrapbook pages, and Stampin' Up's sunshine & sprinkles designer series paper made it so easy.  Here's my pages:

I had a hard time getting both of the pages in my picture, but managed to do so.  It took a few tries ... LOL

Anyway, hope you like them.  Let whatever inspires you to create beautiful works of art.  TTFN.

Bridal Shower Tent Cards

As promised, here are the tent cards, and bridal frame banners I made for my co-worker for the bridal shower she is hosting for her friend this weekend.  They turned out so cute too .. and Cheryl was very happy with them.  YEAH!  I aim to please.  Here they are:

I love the way the tent cards turned out.  I cut out each hydrangea, and i debated whether or not to do emboss resist, but didn't like it as much as just using the daubers.  Sure hope they're a hit at the shower this weekend.  

Until tomorrow ....