Hearts a Flutter

I love the new "hearts a flutter" stamp and framelits from Stampin Up.  Actually, I love everything in the Spring Catalog.  Just wait till you see all the cool stuff.  You're going to want it ALL.  And ... I can help you with that!

I made a card using the "hearts a flutter" stamp set and a patterned paper from the comfort cafe dsp.  I'm still waiting for my 3rd shipment of goodies from SU, one of which has the new dsp.  Anyway, I rather liked the way this one turned out.  Here's what I designed:

So what do you think?  Cute, huh?  I have a whole lot of ideas flowing through my brain using some of the new stamp sets.  Stay tuned.

In addition, I thought I would post a heart ornament that I made last year. I used Cherry Cobbler and Real Red card stock, along with finial press, perfect polka dots, and petals a plenty embossing folders, then finished it off with red satin ribbon and basic pearl in the middle.  Take a peek:

Well, until tomorrow, may your creations flow easy and have fun every step of the way!

Happy New Year all of you crafters!

Christmas Thank You's

I know I said I would post some cards that I made using new stuff from the Spring Catalog, but I just finished my Christmas thank you notes and wanted to share them first.  Once I post these, the Christmas stuff is done for another year.  A new year, new stuff .... fresh and new.

Anyway, I made one design, four different ways, for my Christmas Thank You cards.  They were quick and easy.  My inspiration came from a card I found on the Stampin Connection, made by Susie Nelson.  I used the design but changed up the paper.  I used some paper I had left over from other Christmas' past and I think they turned out pretty nice.  Here they are:

I feel good that I finished them.  So until sometime next year, this will be the last Christmas posting for 2012.

See you tomorrow!

Thank you SNOW much

Today, it snowed a lot ~ we probably got about 4-5" or so.  It was so pretty coming down.  I really do love the snow, I must admit.  I'm like a big kid watching outside the window and getting all excited and hoping it just keeps snowing.  So in keeping with today's wintry weather, as promised, this is the other card I made last night.  It's a snowman "thank you" card.  I just love him.  Next time, I think I will elevate the snowman off the page with a dimensional so he stands out, but never-the-less, he turned out cute.  Here he is:

I'm not usually good at punch art or coming up with something on my own, but I do like this one that I made.  My inspiration came from Kittie Caracciolo.  Her snowman was holding a wreath, and in front was a Christmas tree.  He is really cute .. I think I found her on Pinterest.  So I improvised and made this card using SU products, since I'm an SU demonstrator.  Oh la la.  Love it and SU!!!  The only non SU item is the MS branch punch that I used for my snowman's arms and the accents on his hat and the present.  I hope you like my snowman.  I'm crazy about him.  I love this card and last night's card so much, I just can't part with them.  How bad is that?  O well, back to the drawing board to come up with my Christmas "thank you" cards.  Tomorrow, I'm planning on posting some cards I made using the new stuff from Stampin Up.  Oh just wait till you see these.  I made 20+ cards using ALL new stuff and had a blast making them.  We actually made the cards at my upline's house yesterday, but I made a few of my own.  You'll be seeing quite a lot of the new cards in the upcoming days, or maybe I should say, weeks.  So I hope you will stay tuned, and as always, I love reading your comments.  Stay warm, and thank you again for taking the time to stop by and view my blog. 

Beary Merry Christmas

I know, it's crazy, but I still have the urge to make more Christmas cards.  I will make a few more and save them for next year.  I made two this evening ~ a bit of a challenge, but they are oh so cute.  The first one I call "Beary Merry Christmas".  I found some cute bear cards from CKS Paper Scraps, and I tried making the bear myself.  Mine doesn't look quite like hers, but I got it fairly close.  Here's the card I made tonight:

I'm so tickled pink that it turned out as cute as it did.  I love it, and I sure hope you do too.  It wasn't real easy to make, and I probably should have written down the instructions, but I can try and do that in case you want them.  All the products I used are Stampin Up with the exception of the "batting" I used on the santa hat, and I used MS's branch punch for the branches on the hat.  Did you also see that I used the top of the mitten from SU's mitten punch for the bear's hands?  How cool did that work out?

Anyway, I hope you like it as much as I do.  Let me know, ok?  Have a great night, and stay tuned tomorrow for the other card I made.  It's a snowman ... and that's all I'm saying right now.  Until then, happy stamping, and thanks for stopping by.
 

Christmas Gift Card Holders

I made a few Christmas gift card holders for my nieces, my son, and my husband.  They turned out pretty cute, if I must say.  Here they are:

I made Rachel and Megan's gift card holders exactly the same, and then I changed up the design for my son and husband.  The belly bands added the perfect touch to keep the gift card holders closed.  They were easy to make and I was pleased at how they turned out.  Hope you like them.  Thanks for stopping by!

Merry Christmas Tag-a-Rama

Merry Christmas everyone!  It's been a little while since I've posted anything.  I've been so busy with getting ready for the holiday, and now that Christmas day is winding down, I thought I would post something for you.

First, Christmas Day was so wonderful this year.  Everyone was happy and it was so much fun getting together with my family.  My sister Nancy didn't feel well though, and that wasn't fun for her, but we're so glad she came and hope even more that she gets well super fast!  I managed to get a picture of all of us by my Christmas tree this year.  It's a little dark, and when my cousin used the flash, we got washed out.  So ... here's the best we could get:

That's me in the front to the right.  My sister and I wore the same sweaters, do you believe it?  I'm holding my little Maltese Barney, and my sister Linda is holding his brother, Bandit.  How funny is that?  The people in the picture are:  back L-R:  my brother John, my brother-in-law Chuck, my husband Tom, my sister Nancy, then center L-R:  my father, my niece Rachel, and my son Tj.  Front row L-R:  my sister Linda and me with the pups.  My cousin David took the picture, and my Aunt was trying to help him out.

Well, as promised, I told you I would post something, so I decided to post the last-minute tags I made yesterday for me and my son, Tj.  I was on a roll, and they all turned out pretty cute.  It was a Tag-a-Rama.  Have a look:

Fun, fun, fun!  I even have some left over for next year.  Oh la la.  Well, I hope you liked them.  They were a hit with everyone.  It made me feel good.

I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas.  It's a beautiful time of year as we celebrate the true meaning of Christmas with our dear family and friends.  Here's to you and yours!  Hugs ...

Coloring Down the Lines - Pool Party

Welcome back to our blog hop this week.  It's been a busy week with holiday lunches, making cards, holiday parties ~ you name it.  But of course, I still had time to take on my challenge for the week.  I'm sure you've been to the other blogs before mine to figure out what the challenge of the week is:  yes, you guessed it; it's pool party.  The color combos are:  pool party, so saffron and not quite navy, or pool party, wild wasabi and chocolate chip.  Well, since I've been doing these challenges, I try and select the color combo that I normally wouldn't choose, then go for it.  Carol, of course, always hits the mark with her card, doesn't she?  Well, here's what I've created for the challenge.  I hope you like it.

What do you think?  Do you like it?  I think it's a happy card, and someone special will get this card when it's their birthday.  I actually think I may make several of these.  You can never have enough cards when you need them.

Well now that you've seen mine, let's pop over to Liz's blog and see what she's created for us.  I just love seeing what everyone has come up with.  I can't wait for Wednesday's.  I also follow their blogs daily so I get my "creative fix" seven days a week.

I hope you've enjoyed blogging with us this week.  Stay tuned ... we're not stopping now.  Thanks for checking us out.