Slider Card

Greetings! I saw this super cute card idea on one of my favorite blogs and thought I would share my version of it. Dawn's Stamping Thoughts is the place where you can view an actual video of the card. Easy and super quick!
You will need one special tool and that is the Stampin Up Word Window Punch.
My version uses a cute little butterfly and some tiny flowers from Hero Arts. I found all of these images in the Thinking of You Set.
I used Junebug papers from Basic Grey...I can't seem to get enough of this line (polka dots, puppies and scallops, what's a girl not to like?)
Finished up with some coloring and TA-DA!! Hope you enjoy and check out the video!

School Days Tag

Greetings! School started last week for my oldest (2nd grade) and Wednesday will be my son's last first day of preschool. As I stated in my previous post, I have now started to receive the Unity Stamps, Kit of the Month (KOM). In the August kit, I received all sorts of images, but one I enjoy most is the school house. So why not make up some cute little tags for teachers and my daughter's lunch box?!
I used some pre-cut tags from the Paper Co. found at Archiver's in the 1.99 bin. I love these little tags-all ready for someone to ink up!
Before I stamped my image, I used my ink applicators from Ranger and some of their Distress Inks (Worn Corduroy and Broken China). This ink works best for distressing papers.
After I inked and stamped, I colored the image with my Copic markers. I have placed a lot of effort on shadowing and depth lately. I am improving as I practice. :)
Lastly, I added some ribbon from American Crafts (ABCs and Polka Dot Green. I attached one with a tie and the other with staples. (The mini paper clips are from Tim Holtz.)
Hope you enjoy!

Oh Happy Day!

Greetings, from the state with the most food to choose from on a stick!
The post I have to share with you tonight is all about happiness. The stamps (image and sentiment) are from Unity (Kit of the Month). I am now an official kit member. I really like Unity stamps and now I get them sent to me each month. They have so many fun- to- color images. You can become a KOM member too by clicking on the link.
Papers are from Basic Grey (Junebug) and scallop punch from EK Success. I colored the image with my Copic markers and inked the background (sky) with Blue Denim distress ink.
Hope to have more for you soon! Enjoy!

Doggy Doggy Where's Your Card?

Greetings! Enjoying the last part of my summer...what's left anyway. Looks like today we will actually see the sun.
Today's post features some cards I whipped up yesterday. I purchased the product long ago, but it has finally made its way to the craft table. These little doggy cards were created with papers from the Junebug line from Basic Grey, this particular paper is called Aggie. I just cut the dog images out and added some pop-dots. Polka dots are my favorite and I found these brown ones on the back of some papers from imaginecsence. The paper strip was again cut from some BG papers and then punched with an EK Success boarder punch-loves those too. Sentiment was created with stamps from Gelatins.
Archiver's has decided to carry Natural cardstock (color name) and I just love it! It goes along with all the brown and distressed papers I enjoy using.
I also purchased some denim at JoAnn's to attempt die cutting it with my Cuttlebug. On this card I cut some flowers with my Quickutz die and stitched it together to add the ruffles. Lastly, I added a button. Too much fun.
Just purchased some polka dotted felt from Creative Cafe that I will showcase on some soon to be made cards. Enjoy!

Home Sweet Home

Greetings! There is a lot of tornadic activity right now. The sirens have been going off every few minutes. So I think we are in the all clear now:)
Anyway, today's post has to do with homes. What kind of home do you live in? A small one, a BIG one, or one that is just right for you? My exercise instructor recently purchased a home in West St Paul. She already owns a home in Woodbury, but wants to move closer to her grandaughter, so she bought a new home.
I received a blackboard album from Cosmo Cricket a ways back when they hosted the Crop Around Town event for Scrapfest. So here I am posting what I created with it. I used papers from the Basic Grey line (Junebug) and added quotes, stamps from Unity Stamps and all sorts of die cuts.
My favorite part that I added is the tule from the chimney. I love it!
Hope you enjoy!

Get Well Card

Greetings! I had my vacation away from the kids last week and got a lot of scrapbooking done. So here I am today posting a card my husband asked me to make for one of his coworkers. He told me to not make it girlie. This got me to wonder, do I have any masculine stamps? No I don't. So I headed to Michael's to purchase some Jolee's By You. I found a fish and deer set.
That leads me to today's post: Get Well Soon (with fish).
I used the standard card size on this card. I added some embossing with my Cuttlebug and papers from BG (Periphery). Ribbon/jute from Michaels. Enjoy.

Sweet Pea

Greetings! It is cloudy day in St Paul. Many people are wondering if summer is over.:) I find that this type of weather day makes for the best naps. I WILL NOT; however, be taking a nap today...I have to go to work this afternoon.
I will be using the post-delay setting on this post......work now, play later. I like that don't you?
Today's post features some stamps I received some time ago from Unity Stamp company. The set is called Little Me. Papers used are from Cosmo Cricket (Early Bird) love the vintage feel! So many companies are creating a vintage lines-Making Memories, K & Co. and of course Cosmo. It is so nice to have papers distressed and almost ready to go.
Coloring is done with my Copic markers. I really tried to blend the colors and add shading on this one. Background on image is inked with my Distress Inks (Broken China). Enjoy!