PINTEREST PICS

I'm on vacation and had a chance to do some Pinterest pinning! Here are some of my favorites:

 

and here's a card with a nice tutorial HERE to make a shadowbox card:

TWEET HEARTS

The Card Chicks is the name of my paper crafting group and this is one of the cards we'll be making together at our next meeting. I saw a variation of this card on Pinterest and modified it for Valentine's Day giving. It uses two sizes of heart punches for the bird bodies and wings, the SU Adorning Borders embossing folder for the raised hearts, Labels 4 Nesties, the SU Ticket Punch for the corners, black adhesive gems for the eyes, and the sentiment is from the SU Well Scripted stamp set.

PINTEREST CASED CARD:

MADISON AVENUE VARIATION

I had a chance today to play some more with my new SU stamps and modified the card I posted yesterday.  Using a mini scallop EK punch, I punched out the yellow flowers, minimized the ribbon and I like this one much better!

PREVIOUS VERSION:

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FOR MY CARD CHICKS

Inside View:

I saw a version of this card on Brenda Keenan's site and had to give it a try! She also included a VERY helpful video tutorial HERE to show how to perfectly align those leaves on the card front!

SU Stamp Sets:

Flowers = Madison Avenue

There's Only One You = Vintage Verses

Happy birthday = A Word for You

Celebrate one cupcake = Sweet Little Sentiments

Cupcake Punch: EK Success

Cherries on the cupcakes: SU Cupcake Punch

Ribbon: SU Summer Starfruit Satin Stitched

Ink: Lucky Limeade, Rich Razzleberry & Daffodil Delight

Note: Argggg! I had to add the banner with the saying for the inside because I stamped the saying the first time upside down and the banner was a quick fix!

Fifth Avenue Floral

I've had this floral Stampin' Up set for a long time and

haven't used it in a long while.

Here's the simple card I came up with:

INSIDE

SU STAMPS 

Florals:

Fifth Avenue Floral

Front Sentiment: 

A Word for You

Inside Sentiments: 

Simple Sayings

Sweet Little Sentiments

SU INK:

Pretty in Pink

Melon Mambo

Valentine for a Card Maker

INSIDE THE CARD IT READS:

This is for the Ways to Use It WT408 Challenge on Splitcoaststampers.com to show off a new toy that we got for Christmas and mine was the Stampin' Up Fashionable Hearts Embosslits. It embosses and cuts 5 different shaped and embossed hearts all at once! I love using it with metallic paper --- it gives such professional results!

I used translate.google.com to make a background that says in French: To my card maker friend * You are so talented and creative * I'm so lucky to have a friend like you! Then I pasted it over and over again using a script font and WingDings2 "f" key to separate each line. 

TIE THE PERFECT BOW

HAPPY 2013 and here's a diagram that shows the bow technique described in my YouTube video HERE. Once you've practiced the technique, you can use a smaller length of ribbon to make a bow (rather than the 12" mentioned in the video)...and if I'm making a lot of bows, I measure out the length needed to make one bow, add a little extra length, then use that piece to measure and cut the ribbon for the rest of the bows so I can set up my bow-making factory!

THANK YOU NOTES

It's that time of year when I need to start making a lot of thank you notes. Here's one of my favs! 

Stamp Set: Hodgepodge Happiness (SU)

Embossing and Die: Adorning Accents (SU)

Flowers: Martha Stewart stickers

MONEY HOLDERS

I subscribe to mychicnscratch.com and this is the project that was posted on Angie's site today. It was a quick project that helped me give the best gift on the planet according to my kids! This is her original terrific version:

For all of the construction details, click HERE. Thank you, Angie, for sharing your creativity and providing the instructions for free --- That was a nice Christmas present indeed!

5 MORE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS!

Here are a few more Christmas cards

I made for thank you notes:

...and this one from a fun day of card making with Alice!

Love this Poem!

Here's a punch art card we made last year at one of my Christmas card parties with family and friends....the inside says: May your holidays sparkle with joy! The feet are made by cutting a punched heart right down the middle....and below you will find one of my favorite posts from my previous blog: http://happylittlecrafter.blogspot.com

Twas the night before Christmas, I’m glued to the tree.

I’m wondering what Santa will bring just for me.

Could it be cardstock or ink pads or lace?

Or stamp sets, I said, with a smile on my face.

And that’s when I heard him...Hi Santa, I said.

To which he replied, You should be in your bed!

Oh, dear! I said, I’ve just been caught...

But I was excited to see what you brought.

Well...let’s take a look in this room where you work.

Then he shook his head quickly, and left with a jerk.

And I heard him exclaim, as he put it in gear,

You’ve got enough crap, I’ll see you next year!

Happy holidays and here's wishing you a plethora of creativity in 2013!

THEY'RE IN THE MAIL!

Here's my 2012 Christmas card. I made the reindeer with my Cricut using the Winter Woodland cartridge and size set at 1 1/2 and 2. The saying is SU's Teeny Tiny Wishes and the trees and birds are from SU's retired Branch Out set. The Nestie Labels 4 set was used to make the two openings. 

Merry Christmas to all and

the happiest of new years in 2013!

SNEAK PEEK!

Here's the inside saying for

my handmade Christmas cards this year:

(Click on photo to view at full size.)

I'll post the front view next week!

COOL SNOWMEN!

LOVE this quick cookie idea!
(Orange Tic Tacs are used to make those noses.)

Maybe next year for my PJ Party!

View this idea and more HERE to get
15 Christmas food party ideas!

A ONE AND ONLY CHRISTMAS CARD!

I made this card today and it is going to be a one and only because it was SO labor intensive! My sister loaned me her SU owl punch to make the sack of presents so I gave her this card because I knew she'd appreciate all of the work that went into it! (I used a Martha Stewart mini label punch to make the bricks...but it was still too much work to punch out the bricks then sponge each one with ink, make the chimney and sack of presents then cut out the mittens with my Cricut!) This card was cased from the card below that I saw on Pinterest:

A CHOCOLATE GIFT

I made this Ferrero Rocher candy box for a party favor and the recipients were so very happy! That is the greatest feeling as a crafter when something you created sparks joy! Here's another version for the upcoming Christmas holiday:

(Click on photos to view at a larger size.)

NOTE: 
This project uses the SU Elementary Elegance stamp set and the SU Curly Label punch.

BOUQUET OF THANKS

Thank you card to my wonderful

college roommate Linda who treated us

to an AMAZING treasure hunt and

loads of fun times in Monterey last month!

Stamps:

Saying = A Big Thank You by Papertrey

Green Leaves = Just Believe by SU

Misc.

SU Oval Punch to Create Vase 

Side Step Tutorial: Click on Picture Below

POP UP BIRTHDAY CARD

Lots of work but my SIL is definitely worth it!

Cupcake Punch by SU

SU Sentiment: A Word for You

LOTS OF HALLOWEEN CARDS!

 

BATTY CAT

Here's another example of the same sponge and masking technique that appeared in my previous post HERE as seen on Michelle Zindorf's blog. I love this new Frightening Feline SU stamp and the bats are once again thanks to a Martha Stewart punch. Adding mini adhesive gems for the bats' eyes really makes these little guys pop! (The saying is from SU's Teeny Tiny Sayings.) View another wonderful Michelle Zindorf masking and sponging tutorial by clicking on her card below: