Hey, Valentine ~ You're My #1

Supplies

Cardstock ~ Real Red, Whisper White, Coastal Cabana

Ink ~ Coastal Cabana, Cajun Craze, Melon Mambo, Soft Sky, Black StazOn

Stamp Set ~ Hey, Valentine, You Plus Me

Tools/Embellishments ~ Fry Box Bigz L, Label Card Thinlits, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (heart), Chalk Talk Framelits, paper snips, adhesive, staples, cellophane bags, filler, glitter heart want, twine, Silver Glimmer paper

Hey, Valentine ~ Glad You're in my School

Supplies

Cardstock ~ Real Red, Whisper White, Coastal Cabana

Ink ~ Coastal Cabana Blendabilities, Black StazOn, Real Red

Stamp Set ~ Hey, Valentine, You Plus Me

Tools/Embellishments ~ Fry Box Bigz L, Label Card Thinlits, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (heart), paper snips, adhesive, staples, cellophane bags, filler, glitter heart want, googly eyes, ribbon

A Baseball kinda Birthday

Today was an OMG I forgot to make a birthday card day. As I'm wrapping the present I realize I had no birthday card. How does that happen? I should have tons of cards available! So, I kicked it into high gear and whipped this little one out. I think the stitches totally make it come together. 

What I Used:

Cardstock ~ Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red

Ink ~ Basic Black, Real Red, Not Quite Navy, Daffodil Delight, Soft Sky

Stamp Sets ~ Great Sport (retired), Gorgeous Grunge, Memorable Moments, Perfect Pennants

Tools ~ Paper Trimmer, Paper Snips, Chevron punch, Adhesive, Dimensionals

Ahoy ~ A Birthday on the Horizon!

I really love making nautical cards, but I've been stuck in a rut lately and have been using the same things over and over. This time, I decided to do a kid theme. My son has a birthday party to go to in a few days and I thought this would make the perfect card for a wild boy party!

The pirates were so much fun to create. I hope you love this card as much as I do!

What I Used:

Cardstock ~ Night of Navy, Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White, Basic Black

DSP ~ Fresh Prints (now retired)

Ink ~ Baked Brown Sugar, Crumb Cake, Real Red, Night of navy, Tangerine Tango, Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic Black, Craft White

Stamp Sets ~ Gorgeous Grunge, Banner Blast, Hello Sailor, Happy Watercolor

Tools ~ Paper Trimmer, Paper Snips, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Owl Builder Punch, Cupcake Builder Punch, Banner Punch, Corner Punch, Blender Pen, Sponges, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Sticky Strip, Anywhere Glue Stick, White Gel Pen

Embellishments ~ Vintage Brads, Toothpicks, Googly Eyes, Blue Satin Ribbon (not SU), Burlap ribbon (not SU)

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Happy Valentine's Day to you all! I hope you all are feeling loved today. I am very excited for tonight. We are having a quiet dinner at home with the kids. I've made a special treat just for them. Strawberry Cheesecake! Not only is it their favorite, but it's wrapped up in this ADORABLE little jar with a sweet little Valentine note for each of them. I hope they like them!

Supplies

Cardstock ~ Pool Party, Whisper White

DSP ~ Fresh Prints

Ink ~ Real Red

Stamp Set ~ Hearts a Flutter

Tools ~ Paper Trimmer, 3/16" corner round punch, Itty Bitty Banner framelits, Hearts a Flutter framelits, Dimensionals, hole punch

Embellishments ~ Red yarn

Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe:

4 - 5 mini Mason jars

8oz. Cream Cheese

8oz. Cool Whip

1/2 cup Powdered Sugar

1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract

1/2 tsp. lemon juice

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and whip until smooth and fluffy. I used my whisk attachment on medium – high speed for a minute or two.

Crust:

9 Honey Graham Crackers (crushed)

1/3 cup Butter (melted)

Crush the graham crackers into crumbs and drizzle melted butter into the bowl. Press the crust mixture into the bottom of your jar. 

Layer crust, cheesecake to assemble your pie. Then, I topped it with a can of strawberry pie filling.

Enjoy!!!

Valentine Candy Box

Who doesn't love to receive chocolate on Valentine's Day? I'm still scrambling for gifts to give on Valentine's Day. Yes, I know it's still 2 weeks away, but if I don't get it all done soon, it'll never happen. I'm not doing too bad, I have the kids' classes and teachers taken care of. Woo Hoo! But, I still have a few people left. You know, like my husband, the kids... only the most important people. Sigh...

So, today I got the idea to make up my own little candy box. This is such a cute little package. Three different types of candy and little mini gift tags. 

Mini gift tags inside

Cardstock cut to size. The DSP was used on the inside of the box.

My little trick to making the box "square"

Stamped window sheet 

Apply window sheet to the inside of the lid using glue dots.

Stuff with candy!

Supplies

Cardstock ~ Real Red, Coastal Cabana

DSP ~ Fresh Prints (Occasions Catalog)

Ink ~ Real Red, Coastal Cabana, StazOn (white)

Stamp Sets ~ Hearts a Flutter, Beautifully Baroque

Tools ~ Window Sheet, paper trimmer, paper snips, glue dots, snail runner, Deco Labels Framelits

Embellishments ~ Red string (not stampin' up)

Finished size: 4 1/2" x 6" x 1 1/4"

Dimensions

Base: 6 1/2" x 8" Score @ 1 1/4" on all four sides

Lid: 6 5/8" x 8 1/8" Score @ 1 1/4" on all four sides

Inner boxes: 3 7/8" x 3 7/8" Score @ 1" on all four sides

A Gift for Grandma

Here is another set of cards that I'm giving as a gift for Christmas. I love how these little boxes turned out. They are so simple! They're perfect for heavily embellished cards too! Though they're extremely time consuming, they're SO worth it! I think it totally completes this gift. No wrapping required!

Supplies:

Cardstock ~ Early Espresso, Real Red, Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso Core'dinations

DSP ~ Ooops it's retired, Sorry!

Ink ~ Real Red, Early Espresso

Stamp sets ~ Everything Eleanor, Chalk Talk, Postage Collection

Embellishments ~ Pearls Basic Jewels, Soda Pop Tops (retired), cream colored satin ribbon

Just for You!

I've been on a Christmas-card-making rampage lately! It helps that it's only 12 degrees outside and I'm stuck inside. Or at least until it's feeding time an the farm critters demand my attention. 

Supplies:
Cardstock ~ Real Red, Crumb Cake, Whisper White

DSP ~ Glimmer paper in Champagne

Ink ~ Real Red, Craft White, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Stamp Sets ~ Positively Chevron, Label Love, Hearts a Flutter, Pretty Petites, Daydream Medallions

BUNCO!!!

It's my turn to host Bunco this month! What a perfect time to have it. I love Halloween! Especially now that I have the Toil & Trouble stamp set! Here are the Bunco cards that I created. Hopefully the girls will like them.

Supplies Used:

Card Stock ~ Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso

Ink ~ Soft Suede, Baked Brown Sugar, Real Red, VersaMark

Stamp Sets ~ Toil & Trouble, Off the Grid, Gorgeous Grunge, misc. alphabet and numbers set

Blood Curdling

Oh I had so much fun making this card. I know it's a bit gruesome... but I still love it. I haven't had a whole lot of time to create lately. I think I say that in every post. With two kids on different schedules, commuting over 100 miles (back and forth many times) to and from school everyday, and a hubby that is in the middle of seeding, this girl is running in too many directions. I keep telling myself that things will slow down soon, but I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel coming anytime soon.

Back on track... I just LOVE this stamp set. I'm addicted to skulls. Funny that I didn't use that stamp for this card though. I think this was my third attempt at the design. The first two didn't have any blood spatter, and I think that totally makes it. I think the icing on the cake is the Crystal Effects that was applied to each droplet. Yes, it was a bit time consuming but it added another dimension to the card. If you haven't noticed, I like LOTS and LOTS of layers and embellishments.

I can't wait to send these out for Halloween!

~Inside~

Supplies:

Cardstock ~ Real Red, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso Core'dinations

DSP ~ First Edition

Ink ~ Early Espresso, Baked Brown Sugar, Real Red

Stamp Sets ~ Toil & Trouble, Gorgeous Grunge, Off the Grid

Other Supplies ~ Crystal Effects