Black & White with a Punch!

This card was for a black and white with a punch swap ... you had to use only black and white and then one punch of color somewhere. I love black and white (have a bunch of b&w fabrics, too!) and I love pink - so this color combo seemed obvious. I did think this swap was harder than I had imagined it would be. But it came out pretty cute. I layered some ribbon and then used the So Many Scallops stamp set to make the flower - punched it out, added a prima with a brad and that was it!

Have a great day!

Just Because

I made this quick little card with my Verve stamps. Julee (the owner of Verve) seems like such a nice gal and sometimes I play along with her on her Mojo Monday sketches. :-)

I made this with one of those 4 x 6 scrap pads w/ the double sided paper. Fun colors - I love those pads - everything already "goes"! haha Not that I can't match, but sometimes I don't want to have to wrack my brain to do it!

Have a great Wednesday!

Thinking of You!

Here's a card I made for a swap that required the use of anything dots. I love polka dots (most of my fabric collection contains dots), so I couldn't pass it up. I went with a color combo of Kraft, Purely Pomegranate & PTI's Vintage Cream. I stamped the kraft paper with SU! Chocolate Chip & Purely Pomegranate to make some background paper and then carefully inked the sentiment (the stamp is actually one line of text), cut it out with some nesties and added some American Crafts ribbon. I made a couple of extra for myself ... may make more - super easy and I think they are pretty cute.

Happy Tuesday! :-)

Friendship Quilts

Ok, some of you may have noticed that I am a quilter. Well, this stamp set is me! Holy cow! I wasn't feeling well today, but played with it anyway. Hopefully, I will feel better in the morning - since I have to go to a teacher conference later this week. It especially stinks b/c I had made 4 card kits to take to my mom's for her and the neighbor gals' weekly craft night. It'll just have to wait.

I made 4 different "quilts" and shaded them with copic markers. All the paper, ribbon, and ink otherwise is from Papertrey Ink. I can't decide which quilt I like best and my mind has been running in circles with all the color combinations that I could do with this! Christmas quilts - bright quilts like I normally make - monotone quilts like this. You can see where this is going .... haha

Well, I am off to bed. Got quite a few things to do tomorrow so I can't be sleeping in all morning!

Christmas in July!

Last night another paper crafting friend of mine came over for dinner and "Christmas in July" crafting. It was really fun and I think she appreciated getting an evening out to relax and be creative since she is a new mom! :-)



These cards came out pretty cute, but both have really simple layouts. All paper and stamps are from Stampin' Up. I colored them with Copic markers added some glitter with a Jelly Roll pen and a little gingham ribbon. (If you click on the pics you can see them in more detail.)



It seems like a long way off until Christmas, but of course, like everything else, it will be here before you know it. Its nice to have a few simple layouts that are easy to whip together.



I am excited about next week - my mom and her crafting neighbors have agreed to let me show 'em some card making, so I am thinking about kits to put together for them. Should be a lot of fun.



Happy Friday!

Simply Pretty & Pink

Here it is! The simple card I made with my new Martha Stewart stickers from Wal-Mart! I think its prettier in real life, but oh well. The paper, ink and ribbon is from Papertrey Ink. The stamp is from Stampin Up. Came together pretty dern quick.

Did some Christmas card crafting tonight ... I will post some pics tomorrow!

Night!

Martha Stewart for the Rest of Us!

OK, I know some people hate Wal-Mart. That is cool - its America so you can choose where you shop. I do shop at my local Super W-M, though. Its like 5 minutes away so its dern convenient and I will still have money to get to work after I buy my groceries. Anyway ... over the past several weeks, I have noticed the scrapbooking section getting torn down and clearanced. Kinda sad ... I didn't like all the stuff they had there, but there were some things that were cool. Today, I walked in and my jaw dropped! They had redone the whole section and its full of - get this - Martha Stewart crafts! Now these are two companies I didn't think would join forces, but then again, W-M is a giant retailer! I have a Michaels, but its kind of a commute from my house. And obviously, some of the products are different and its a different MS brand, but there are some pretty nice things in there - including punches! I starred for a few minutes and eyed the bling - pearls, rhinestones, and more! (A lot of it is wedding favor stuff.) I settled on these stickers for now ... I am thinking simple, but beautiful cards!

Anyway ... back to work ... I mailed 6 orders out today and have some more chores to do before this evening!