Happy Birthday Casey and Lexi!

I wanted to say hello to all my new followers.. great to have you here!!

I made these two cards for the girl that cuts my hair. Her twins turned 13 today! 

For Casey's card, it was all about the Dodgers!

I made him a pop up card, which are fun to make and even more fun to give. I find a tutorial on it years ago by a lady named Dawn that works for Stampin' Up!. I love her videos.. make sure to check this one out! 

Pop Up Card Tutorial by Dawn

For his name, I used Technique Tuesday's Santa Cruz lowercase alphabet.

 

Believe it or not, it does fit in an envelope! It pretty much collapses into itself.

For Lexi's card I used Sunday Sketch and Stamp's Sketch #111.

This is also for the June Card Challenge on Scrapbook.com for Color.

Is this not the cutest thing you ever did see? I think so too!

I found this little gem on Scrap Happy Paper Crafter's blog. She has a TON of super cute FREE digital stamps on her blog.

This was the first on I've ever used.. check HERE for this iPod!

At first, I printed the white iPod and tried to color it with watercolor colored pencils. It worked so well that I printed the pink one instead. =] Infact, I tried 2 different ones and it just wasn't going well!

I printed the white iPod and cute out the screen and the buttons and put foam pop dots under them so they would look lifted.

It doesn't show well in the photo, but I used Glossy Accents all over the pink so it would just shiny, just like an iPod. When I tried to do the same over the screen and buttons, it would bleed and become blurry.

I used a clicky label maker for the sentiment. Does anyone know what that's really called? lol. I have it labeled as "clicky label maker" in the drawer it goes in...

See? =]

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!!

Thanks

 I made this Thank You card for my Mom to give to a friend.

I lifted Lisa Andrew's "Thanks" Card on Scrapbook.com. You can see her card HERE.

I used Basic Grey's Plumeria, one of my favorite lines!

For the sentiment I used American Crafts Root Beer Float Vinyl Thickers. I finished the card off with a Basic Grey Bloomer from their Hello Luscious line. I also added a few staples with my Mini Attacher from Tim Holtz.

Dad's Day!

I hope all the Dad's in your life had a wonderful Father's Day! Not only was this weekend Father's Day, but it was my Birthday on Friday.. that post with photos will come soon!

This is what I made for my Dad for Father's Day. I saw it in a Scrapbooking Magazine at Target. I printed outlines of Montana, Idaho, California and Ohio and stitched hearts in the cities he loves.

I found this super cute frame at Aaron Brothers and it was 50% off!! I created my own mat also.

Here are a few Father's Day Cards that I made for a friend to give to the Dad's in her life.

This was for ColourQ #141 but I didn't post it in time!!

 

I found this freebie frame on Pinterest, along with the frame on the card below this one. You can find them, HERE.

I used Clean & Simple #194 for this card. She told me her Uncle Keith loved the Dodgers.

I love the detail on the bat and the stitching on the hat!!

She mentioned that her Step-Dad was a Marine and something with a tie maybe, so I made a camo tie! It looks like fabric, but it is paper. I stuffed it with Kleenex!

Trendy Twine Storage + small tutorial

Last March I Guest Designed for the Trendy Twine Blog and received a ton of Trendy Twine for my own personal stash!

I needed a way to store them so I used wine corks. Thanks to my Dad's love for Wine, we had a bunch I could use! 

        How to do it... Part 1

• Collect as many corks as you need
• Tape one end of the twine to the cork
• Wrap around like a mad man

How to do it... Part 2

I like to post what color I use when I use it, so this is very helpful for me!

• Trace the bottom of each cork (they're all different sizes)
• Cut out the circles
• Write the name of the Twine on each circle
• Use a Glue Dot to adhere it to the bottom of the cork

How to do it... Part 3

• Get as many sewing pins as you have corks
• Use wire cutters to cut the pins in half
• Secure the loose end with the pin and you're done!
  

Birthday Wishes Mom

I made this card for a friend to give to her Mom for her Birthday.

I lifted CaliChris' "Birthday Wishes" on Scrapbook.com, you can see her card, HERE.

I created a background using a border stamp by changing the color from light purple, light yellowish and dark purple. I then colored in the little circles created by the stamp with water color colored pencils.

I used Dear Lizzy Foam Thickers called Fantastic. I added some random stitching also to the top note. Behind the sentiment, I added 2 little fake flower pieces that I was saving for an occasion like this!

I finished off the sentiment with October Afternoon's Mini Market Stickers.

Happy Birthday Dad!

Yesterday was my Dad's Birthday and I lifted the great Kristina Werner's Friday Focus - Birthday Card #4.

The best part about this card, besides it being a quick card to make was that I used all scraps on it!

A little Fancy Pants, a little DCWV, a little October Afternoon, a little Crate and a little American Crafts!

I used Blue Berry Trendy Twine to "tie" it all together.

I wanted to share one of the first cards I made, which was my Dad's Birthday card in 2007. We had started calling him Boot Boy after he out of no where bought a pair of cowboy boots, lol. See the brown around the tags? I used Copper and Brown Sharpies to color them...I knew nothing about Distress Ink back then!!

Teacher Gifts!

 I made these pencils containers after seeing my friend Paulina make them a couple months ago. I used a formula container and two Gerber snack containers and 147 pencils!

On the inside are cups, filled up with the teacher's favorite candy.

I made the formula container (the middle one) for my niece's Pre-School Teacher, Miss Kristen. I have to say, this teacher is AMAZING. Her and her aids, Miss Kim and Miss Trish made all the children year books and they all got copies of a 23 minute video that they showed at their Pre-School Graduation. 

Not only that but at the Graduation, she went through each student, and said a little speech about each one.. it was so personalized, it was just lovely!!

 

I lifted these Teacher Gift Tags that were made by Sarah Andreotti from a photo I saw on Flickr.

I absolutely love how they turned out!

I used pages from an old dictionary I've cut pages out of for other crafty projects. I used scrap papers for the leaves and stems. I inked around all the apple layers and used October Afternoon's Mini Market Alphabet for their names.

 

This is the card I made for my niece. She changes her favorite color practically everyday, but most days it's purple, so I made a purple cap! 

I used some Grape Fizz Trendy Twine for the tassle!

 Here's the Graduate and I at Fridays making funny faces!!

Baby Cards!

A friend asked if I could make 3 baby shower cards for her, so here they are!

They're all for the June Card Challenge for Theme, which is Baby.

I lifted this card from Pinterest, but it originally came from the blog, All Things Lovely.

I used tags that had punched holes in them, but cut that part off. I used some Blue Berry Trendy Twine for the banner.

I LOVE this card! I lifted it from Danielle Flanders.. check out her awesome blog, Homespun with Heart.

I created my own pattern after looking at hers.

This one is also for the June Card Challenge for Product, which is chipboard.

I sanded the edges of the chipboard stars and inked them.

I inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and stitched on some old buttons with twine.

When my friend told me this almost new ones name, I knew exactly what I wanted the card to look like. Pink, vintage and doilies! Doesn't her name scream that?

I inked a doily with pink.

I used a ribbon flower with an old vintage earring for the center. I added 2 stick pins to the top of it.

Wednesday Rewind #7

MFDWR #7 will be due on Tuesday, July 3rd at 8pm, PST.

Welcome to the 7th Wednesday Rewind!

On the 5th of every month I will post a card that I made from a couple months ago up to a couple years and I will lift the card.

How do you play?

Lift the card also! You can turn it, add to it, take away from it, as long as I can still see the original sketch in your card!

Leave a comment with the link to your card when you're finished!

This is going to be a monthly challenge. Come back on the 5th of every month for a new card to lift!

There will be a small prize given every month.

The winner will be picked from Random.org to be fair and square!

Challenge Ends: Tuesday, July 3rd at 8pm, PST.

Please use the keyword: MFDWR7

(Made Fresh Daily Wednesday Rewind #7)

I made this card on 7.18.2010.

This is my new one! I used Basic Grey's Plumeria line.. one of my favorites, I might have to order another 6x6 paper pad cause I'm almost out and I just can't get enough of it!!

3 more challenges!

Happy Friday and Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Always remember the heros that paid their life for us to be in the country we are doing what we're doing. It's because of them that I can sit here on my laptop and write on my blog. And it's because of them that you get to sit there and read it. Never take little things like that for granted!

For this card I used The Sweet Stop sketch #159. It was a sketch with a spin.. the spin was to use ruffles.

I found this cute stamp set by Sandylion called Boy Clear Stamps at the 99 cent store of all places! I also got the girl set that I'll be using soon!

I used Copper Stickles on his spots and Glossy Accents on his nose, the ball and his ears.

For this card I used Sweet Sunday Sketch #159.

I also used ColourQ #138.. here's the palette.

I think this is my favorite stitch, lol.

I used Fiskar Stamps and a cute little cupcake from American Crafts Remarks, sweet tooth.

Clean & Simple #190 & 191

 I made this card using the sketch from Clean & Simple #190. For this fun sketch, I used Echo Park & Basic Grey.

The first card I made with this sketch got ruined.. like ruined to where there was no return. I had cut a window and embossed on vellum.. when I went to use the sewing machine, it messed up big time. Oh well!

 

This ice cream cone is a Basic Grey Woolie from the Lemonade Collection.

For this card I used Clean & Simple's sketch #191.

 I created my own background with a Glitz stamp from the pack called Distressing. The G thanks comes from a Studio G chipboard pack that I found for .25 in the clearance rack in Wal-Mart!

I went with the wonderful color combination of orange and blue.. one of my favorites!

I added some Blue Berry Trendy Twine at the bottom of the G for a little texture.

 

Wednesday Rewind #6

Welcome to the 6th Wednesday Rewind!

Last weeks winner: Norma R.!

Every Wednesday I will post a card that I made from a couple months ago up to a couple years and I will lift the card.

How do you play?

Lift the card also! You can turn it, add to it, take away from it, as long as I can still see the original sketch in your card!

Leave a comment with the link to your card when you're finished!
This is going to be a weekly challenge. Come back every Wednesday for a new card to lift!

There will be a small prize given every 2 weeks.

The winner will be picked from Random.org.

There WILL NOT be a prize this week. 

Challenge Ends: Wednesday, May 30th at noon, PST.

Please use the keyword: MFDWR6

(Made Fresh Daily Wednesday Rewind #6)

Here we go! I made this card with my cousin Quinn on 8.29.2009.

Here is my lift! I used Crate Paper's Farmhouse 6x6 paper pad for this card.