TE Blast From the Past Blog Hop

Put down the phone, no need to run to the eye doctor to have your eyes checked!!! That really is a Christmas tree!!! I know it seems way too early to start thinking about Christmas in July, but if I want to finish all the Christmas projects I have planned I have got to get started!!! Besides, what better way to kick off the 3rd blast from the past blog hop from Taylored Expressions than with a favorite Christmas stamp set of mine from the past called Wings of Joy.

I stamped it onto white cardstock, colored with copics and then cut it out with a Nestabilities oval die. I ran the pink paper through my cuttlebug with a snowflake embossing folder.

The great thing about this project is that it is not a card but actually a drawer box (tutorial on Split Coast Stampers can be found here (http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/drawerbox/).

I am going to fill the drawer with matching Christmas gift tags and send to my Mom. My Mom is one of those truly magnificent gift wrappers. I swear I think she could even teach Miss Martha a thing or two. The Christmas packages under her tree are all works of art and I just know she will love adding handmade tags to her beautiful gifts. Thanks for stopping by and just in case you are still not convinced it is time to start Christmas projects...only 157 days to go!

Happy Independence Day!!!

Before I get to the details about my card I wanted to take a minute and thank all of those who have served or are currently serving in our military, both at home and overseas to ensure that we all have our freedom. I think sometimes we tend to lose sight of what Independence Day truly represents. If you have a chance take a minute and reflect upon just how lucky we are to be American's!!! BTW as the very proud wife of an active duty member of the USAF I also would like to add an extra special thank you to all the friends and family members (Moms, Dads, Wives, Husbands, you know who you are) supporting all of our great service members!!! They couldn't do their very important jobs without your support!

I will hop down off my soapbox now and tell you a little about my card. This is for my granddaughter, to remind her how much her Mimi misses her. The digital stamp is from Sassy Cheryl's and the paper is from We Are Memory Keepers. Added the star border with a MS punch.

Enjoy the holiday!

Mixing It Up!

I saw this stamp on another blog and had to have it. She is cute, cute, cute! This card is for my older sister's birthday. Actually, she is my only sister but I like to throw the older part in as often as I can! Payback for all the times growing up she told me I was too young.

Before I tell you where the stamp came from, I must warn you. The site has a ton of cute stuff that you will have to have immediately. Everything on there is adorable and I do have to say quite a bit of it is now home in my stamp room! Now that you have been sufficiently cautioned, the stamp is from Lily of the Valley. The patterned paper is from a DCWV paper pad!

Happy Birthday big sis'

New Home

My mom moved into a new apartment last week so I decided to make her a little welcome home card.

I saw this stamp at the Stamps By Judith booth at a recent scrapbook/stamp show and immediately thought of my mom's new place. One of the first things she did after arriving at the new place was to hang her bird feeder so what better way to welcome her than with a trio of cute, quirky bird houses?

I have decided to make my life a little easier that from now on I will note where the stamp is from and the type of paper and any important details but I don't think it is necessary each and every time to list every little thing. If you see something you like and just have to have it, shoot me a quick email and I will let you know!

Have a great week!

Princess of your heart!!

Yep! You guessed it! Another kyuuuuuuute image from Tiddly Inks. Isn't she just adorable???

I have been coloring more and more with purples lately and as soon as I saw her I knew exactly what colors I wanted. I think her skirt matches the Bo Bunny patterned paper just beautifully.

I bought the acrylic crown a loooong time ago, so I was really glad to finally put it to good use, I think it adds just a little something extra special.

Thanks for stopping!

Taylored Expressions Blast From the Past Blog Hop

The first Taylored Expressions customer blog hop was such a hit, she decided to do another one. I love her stamp sets! This cute little cupcake is from the Sprinkled With Love set. I stamped the cupcake three times in a row and then colored with Copics. I added glossy accents to make the chocolate icing look a little more realistic. Who doesn't love chocolate icing???

I stamped the "you're such a sweetie" sentiment with white ink onto the pink paper to make my own designer paper. I cut the image out and punched the corners with a SU corner punch. I tied the brown bow with my Bow Easy--if you haven't tried it yet I highly recommend it. I even decorated the inside of the card; I have been trying to do that more often.

I added a cupcake and stamped the sentiment once more, this time on the cocoa brown cardstock. Thanks for stopping by!

Daddy's Girl

In case you haven't figured it out already this is another digital stamp from Tiddly Inks. Isn't she cute???

I colored her with copics and then layered her on a double mat stack. She looked kind of plain so I added the green cardstock corner and then added the blue and green cardstock to the card front. I wanted to keep the card from getting too cutesy because it is for my daughter to give her dad on his special day. Instead of ribbon I added some eyelets and some twine and the orange tab.