Addicted to Cardmaking

Clean & Simple- FTL #144

2011-06-15T14:49:00.000-05:00

Came across this challenge while blog hopping Clean & Simple FTL #144 and decided to give it a try. This is my first time participating in a challenge there but it won't be my last. :) Love this layout and will definitely be using it again.

Here is the card I made for the challenge.

Thanks for looking!

~Deb~

Lawnscaping Challenge #11- Clean and Simple

2011-06-15T12:03:00.000-05:00

While blog hopping the other day I came upon this site called Lawnscaping and saw they had a fun challenge for the week. The challenge was to make a Clean and Simple card...right up my alley so I couldn't wait to make a card. In fact, while I was at it I made several cards using different colors and sentiments but still used the same basic layout. So not only did I make a card for the challenge, I also have some extra cards for my stash. Gotta love that!!! Unfortunately I don't own any Lawn Fawn stamps yet so had to use a retired SU set.

Here is a picture of the other cards I made using the same stamp set and layout but just changed up the colors and the sentiments.

Thanks for stopping by and checking in!

Have a fabulous day!

~Deb~

Cricut Cardz Challenge #75

2011-05-21T22:41:00.000-05:00

The challenge for this week for Cricut Cardz is to make a masculine card with wheels. Well it just so happens my grandson will be turning 3 on Monday and I needed to make him a birthday card. He loves watching monster trucks so I decided to make this card for him and enter it in the challenge for this week. I used a holographic wrapping paper for the window and chrome parts so it is very shiny.

Happy 3rd Birthday Cody! We love you!

Thanks for taking the time to check out my blog!

~Deb~

Card for a very special friend

2011-05-21T22:32:00.000-05:00

As the school year ends, I am so happy to have summer break right around the corner but it is also very bittersweet. If you read the posts below I mentioned that several of my close friends from work are leaving, either due to a new job or retiring. Well I have one more to add to the list. Our Kindergarten teacher who is one of my very closest friends will be moving away. She is the most positive person I know and always has a smile on her face. She is a wonderful teacher (hence why she was just chosen as Master Teacher of the Year). I just can't even imagine what it will be like next year without her. Her room is close to the office and when she has a little one in trouble or needs some assistance she always intercoms the office and announces that "she could use a friend". Through the tears the past week we have joked about her calling me from several hours away when she gets moved to tell me "she could use a friend". Over the past few years I have been trying to convince her to come and make cards and scrapbook with our group and she finally decided she was ready. Her youngest son moved away to college and her husband travels alot for work like my husband so we were going to start crafting together. And then what happens-- their house sells and now she will be moving away. :-( She will be missed so much--not only as an awesome Kindergarten teacher but as a fantastic friend!!
So here is the card I made for her to go with a picture frame I gave her that says- "The best things in life...... are not things." Love that saying!

~Deb~

Paper Cutz Challenge #92- Teacher Appreciation

2011-05-21T22:07:00.000-05:00

Here is my entry for the Paper Cutz Challenge #92 to make a Teacher Appreciation card, layout or gift item. This is a gift I made for my granddaughter's teacher to show our appreciation for a great year. She is one of those teachers that you can tell loves her job and loves her students. She is wonderful!!

I love making these little boxes filled with scrap paper and matching pen.

Will be making more in the future for sure!

Hope you are having a great weekend!

~Deb~

Wishing You the Best-Teacher gifts

2011-05-21T21:59:00.000-05:00

One of the certified tutors in our school was just hired for her first teaching job. Unfortunately it is in another school in a nearby town so I wanted to make her some little teacher goodies to have as she starts her new teaching career. She is a sweet young lady and since her family all lives several hours away, I have kind of been her "Mom on call". I will really miss her and wish her the best!!

I even made her a matching gift bag to put all of the goodies in that I made for her. She loved it all!!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Deb~

Wedding Card

2011-05-21T21:50:00.000-05:00

A wedding card I made for a special couple. The bride was actually the daughter of our school nurse. She was a beautiful bride and the wedding was so pretty. This card was inspired by several cards I found online and I just took parts from the different cards and created my own. The paper behind the hearts is a shimmering sliver paper but doesn't show the shimmer in the picture. A really fun card to make!

~Deb~

Special card for a special teacher

2011-05-21T21:38:00.000-05:00

This card was made for a very special teacher at the school where I work. Our Kindergarten teacher was chosen as the Master Teacher of the Year and she is so deserving of this award. She is so awesome!! We were lucky enough to have her be our granddaughter's Kindergarten teacher last year.

It's hard to tell in the picture but the background paper is a shimmer dark blue. Looks very elegant!

TFL

~Deb~

School Nurse's Day card

2011-05-21T21:27:00.000-05:00

Here is the card I made for the school nurse for School Nurse's Day. She is such a sweetheart and not only a great nurse, she is a great friend too!! So to show my appreciation I made her this card to go with her gift. Nurse Jennifer--you're the best!!

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

~Deb~

Birthday Card and Matching Box for a special friend

2011-05-21T21:15:00.000-05:00

I made this card and matching box for a very dear friend at work for her birthday. Inside the box was a bracelet I made for her. There is a funny story about her and I. Six years ago she worked at another building than where I worked and she would call me each morning with her breakfast and lunch count for that building. We never met all that year but talked on the phone each morning. The next year I moved to another building so I no longer talked to her each day. Two years ago she was moved to the school where I work. The first day when they introduced her to me I kept thinking that I knew her from somewhere but couldn't figure out where. All day long that day I kept trying to remember how I knew her and why she was so familiar to me. The next day it came to me why her voice was so familiar...she was the lady I had talked to every morning four years earlier!!! We were once again together and became best of friends. We even knew what the other one was thinking...which could be a bad thing sometimes!!! :-) We have had the best time working together these past two years. But she is retiring now and so I will no longer have her there with me each day to make me laugh and brighten my day. I will miss her so much!!! Love ya Connie-- enjoy your retirement, take care and keep in touch!!

~Deb~

Secretary's Day Thank You cards

2011-05-21T20:54:00.000-05:00

Wow I can't believe it has been over a month since I posted on my blog. Shows how busy the past few weeks have been!!! The school year finished up last week so hopefully now things will slow down and I will have more time to create!
Here is one of the thank you cards I made for all the great gifts I received for Secretary's Day. They were too good to me. I received all kinds of goodies...gift cards to Hobby Lobby and Sonic as well as a manicure gift certificate, picture frames, flowers, cards and some really cool notebooks. And I even got to go out to lunch which might not be a big deal for some people but for me that is huge because every other day during the school year I eat at my desk while I am working. So that is a big treat to be able to get away from the phone, sick kiddos, visitors to the school and all the other things that occur during my day. It was a great day!!! I made these cards using a package of premade cards I picked up on the dollar spot at Target. Just added a strip of cardstock with the edges punched with a border punch, a scalloped circle with a thank you sentiment and a punched flower in the center and they were done. Love having these premade cards on hand because they come in so handy when you need a card really quick and you can customize them for the occasion.

Thanks for stopping by!

~Deb~

Cricut Cardz Challenge #69 & Paper Cutz Challenge #85

2011-04-06T22:03:00.000-05:00

Here is the card I made for the Cricut Cardz challenge and Paper Cutz challenge. This challenge was to create an Easter themed project. Just received my Kate's ABCs cartridge day before yesterday so couldn't wait to make something using this darling little bunny image.

Thanks for visiting my blog and have a great evening!

~Deb~

Birthday card for my daughter

2011-04-06T21:54:00.000-05:00

This is a birthday card I made for my daughter. This was only the second time I have made an easel card and I really don't know why I don't make them more often because they are really fun and easy. Had just received my SU order so I had several new goodies to play with along with a new embossing folder that I ordered online. I was amazed at how fast this card came together. Think I will make a couple more to have in my stash.

Thanks for looking!

~Deb~

Cards made by McKenzie

2011-04-06T21:48:00.000-05:00

Last weekend my seven year old granddaughter, McKenzie spent some time with me and wanted to make some cards for some special people in her life. She loves using the Cricut and making cards. She picked out the images, the stamps and the papers and had minimal help putting the cards together. She was so excited when I asked her if she would like to use some of my Action Wobbles on her cards and she answered with an emphatic YES!! :) I think she did a great job and she was so proud of her finished cards. She said, "Grandma you could post these on your blog if you want." So that is what I am doing. I think I have a cardmaker in the making to share my obsession!!!

This is a card for her best friend that moved to Canada in December.

This is a birthday card that she made for her Mom. She has an obsession to the SU Red Glimmer paper just like her grandmother!! I forgot to take a picture of the inside but she cut the words Happy Birthday with the red glimmer paper too. She even stamped a cupcake on her envelope.

P.S. Her mom loved it!! :)

McKenzie thanks you for checking out her cards!

Sympathy Card

2011-04-06T21:28:00.000-05:00

Here is a sample of some sympathy cards I made this weekend. I ended up making four so I could have a couple of extras on hand and unfortunately have ended up having to send all four out this week. So guess I will try to make some more this weekend for my stash. I really like the softness of using the Versamark and chalk on the flower images. I saw a card similar to this online quite a while ago and thought it would make a very pretty sympathy card.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

~Deb~

Paper Cutz Challenge #84

2011-03-27T09:40:00.000-05:00

For the Paper Cutz Challenge this week we were to make a card, LO or craft project using 3 patterned papers, and any colors or theme we’d like. Here is the baby card I made using 3 different patterned papers.

Thanks for stopping in today!

~Deb~

Cardz TV Bunny Week Challenge

2011-03-27T09:30:00.000-05:00

This week Mary at Cardz TV has been having a Buuny Week challenge and has shown us the cutest bunny cards ever. Here is the card I made for her challenge. Didn't use the Cricut at all on this card...just lots of punches.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Deb~

Cricut Cardz Challenge #67

2011-03-23T16:19:00.000-05:00

I made this card for the Cricut Cardz challenge. We were to make a spring card using only the colors white, pink and green and any cartridge. This happens to be one of my favorite color combos so I was excited to jump right in on the challenge and gave me an excuse to use my new Mother's Day bouquet cartridge. I decided to mail the card to my 97 year old grandmother to add a little "spring" to her day. :)

Hope everyone is having a fantastic day!!

Lovin this spring weather we are having here!

~Deb~

Get Well Card

2011-03-23T16:06:00.000-05:00

I made this card for my aunt who recently had a mild heart attack and had to have some heart surgery. I am happy to report that she is feeling so much better now.

Thanks for looking!

~Deb~

Congratulations on your new pad card

2011-03-23T16:00:00.000-05:00

Our youngest son just moved into his first apartment so we now have an empty nest. :( It is definitely going to take some getting used to after having a household of 5 for all those years. But even though it is much too quiet around here, I am very happy for him. So this is a card I mailed to him and luckily it was the first piece of mail he received at his "new pad". Said it made his day!! :)

Thanks for taking the time to check out my blog today!

~Deb~

Birthday Card for a special friend

2011-03-23T15:52:00.000-05:00

Here is a birthday card I made for a special friend!! Her birthday was yesterday so hopefully it is safe to post it now because she should have received it by now!! Hope you had a wonderful day Linda!

Thanks for looking!

~Deb~

St. Patrick's Day treat bags for co-workers

2011-03-23T15:49:00.000-05:00

Here are some treat bags I made for some of my co-workers for St. Patrick's Day. Very quick and easy but they seemed to appreciate them since it was the day before Spring Break started!! Not for sure who was the most excited for the break--the students or the staff!!! :)

Close up of treat bag

Thanks for stopping by!!

~Deb~

Valentine's Day treats

2011-02-13T18:16:00.000-06:00

Here are some Valentine treats I made for the staff where I work. Very quick and easy! And of course I just had to use more of the SU red glimmer paper that I absolutely love!!!!

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

~Deb~

Paper Cutz Challenge #78

2011-02-11T18:12:00.000-06:00

For this week's Paper Cutz challenge we are to make a card, LO or craft project using a hand stamped, digital stamped or Cricut cut image of ladybugs, bees or butterflies, using any colors we’d like. So here is my card for the challenge. The bee is popped up on an Action Wobble so he is "buzzin' around" when you move the card.:-)

This is the sentiment on the inside of the card:

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!!!

~Deb~

Sympathy Card

2011-02-09T21:09:00.000-06:00

Unfortunately I needed to make a sympathy card to send to a friend today. I used my new SU embossing folder and a Nestabilities die to make an embossed impression for my image.

Have a great evening!

~Deb~

Valentine's Day treat bags

2011-02-09T21:03:00.000-06:00

I had so much fun making treat bags for my granddaughter, McKenzie's class at Christmas that I decided to make some for Valentine's Day too. Not for sure how much the first grade boys are going to appreciate all the glitter on the toppers of the bags but I am sure the little girls are going to love all the sparkle. I used some of my new SU red glimmer paper for the hearts.....OMG...I LOVE IT!!!! Will definitely be ordering some more of that to have on hand for 4th of July and Christmas cards this year. The DSP also has some glitter on it although it is hard to see in the picture. I hope they enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them!!!

Thanks for looking!

~Deb~

Valentine Cards for My Pink Stamper Challenge

2011-02-09T20:53:00.000-06:00

We had a big storm come through last night and school was canceled for today so I had a snow day to play in my craft room. Gotta love those snow days!!! :-)
I made these Valentine cards to send to friends and family and also for Robyn's challenge at My Pink Stamper.

Love this embossing folder!! Very quick and easy card. It's hard to see in the picture but I added Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the hearts.

I just love making Valentine cards and even got the chance to play with some new goodies that I had received last week and hadn't had time to use them yet. A perfect day of crafting!!

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

~Deb~

Valentine Mailboxes

2011-02-06T18:08:00.000-06:00

I found these little mailboxes that I had bought at Target on the Dollar Spot 2 years ago in a cabinet when I was doing some organizing in my craft room. I decided this was "the year" to finally do something with them. So I decorated them and filled them with goodies for the grandkids. The images on the doors are on Action Wobbles so they move back and forth when you touch them. Looks like Hello Kitty is dancing and the dump truck is going over some bumps! These were so fun to decorate....don't know why it took me 2 years to do something with them! Now I wish I would have bought more!! :-)

Have a great evening!

~Deb~

Paper Cutz Challenge #77

2011-02-06T17:52:00.000-06:00

This card is for the Paper Cutz Challenge #77- make a Valentine's Day card using NO hearts. This is definitely a CAS card. The red paper is a very pretty metallic paper. Fun challenge but it was a challenge to not add some hearts!! :-)

Thanks for looking..have a great Sunday evening!

~Deb~

Valentine card for grandson

2011-02-06T17:43:00.000-06:00

Here is the card I made for my grandson for Valentine's Day. I always struggle making cards for the guys. It just doesn't feel right to not add some ribbon and I had a really hard time not adding any Stickles or bling to the little collar!!! :-) I did sneak in a heart brad up in the corner with the other brads!! Hopefully he won't care.......he is only 2!

Thanks for checking out my blog!

~Deb~

Momo's Tuesday Challenge- Black, White & Hot Pink

2011-02-05T16:30:00.000-06:00

Here is a card I made for my granddaughter for Valentines' Day and also for Momo's Tuesday Challenge. We were to use black, white and hot pink and it had to have at least one heart. Love these colors together and had so much fun making it!!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

~Deb~

My Pink Stamper Birthday Challenge

2011-01-24T17:30:00.000-06:00

This is a birthday card I made for my granddaughter McKenzie who is turning 7. I thought this patterned paper was so perfect for her card because she loves pink and purple and anything with butterflies on it!! Very quick and easy card! It is also my entry for Robyn's birthday challenge on My Pink Stamper. Happy Birthday Robyn!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Have a great week!

~Deb~

CCMC131 Challenge

2011-01-01T16:39:00.000-06:00

This is a card I made from the challenge over on Connie and Mary's site with the theme being to make a project celebrating snow. This is the first of their challenges I have been able to participate in so I was very excited to do a card for this one.

It's hard to tell in the picture but the Bashful Blue embossing piece was sprayed with Shimmer Mist so it really sparkles.

Happy New Year everyone and

thanks for stopping by my blog!

~Deb~

Stamp Case Notebooks

2010-12-27T13:18:00.000-06:00

I saw this idea on Angie's blog and immediately thought these would make awesome gifts for the grandkids. They are made using Stampin Up stamp cases...how cool is that!!! They both loved them and started writing on the notebooks as soon as they opened them up on Christmas Day.

This is what the inside looks like. Complete with a matching little pen that I found at Wal-Mart!!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by my blog!

Have an awesome day!

~Deb~

Christmas cards for grandkids

2010-12-27T13:02:00.000-06:00

Ubfortunately I didn't find the time to make my Christmas cards this year but did make a couple for the grandkids. They love getting mail so these are the cards I came up with for them. They are both made with the Action Wobbles. I got the idea to make the cute little Santa over on Sarah's blog so the Santa head wobbles and then added one to the reindeer so he "dances" too.
Here is Cody's card:

And here is McKenzie's card:

Thanks for checking on my blog!!

~Deb~

Gift sets

2010-12-27T12:47:00.000-06:00

Here are some gift sets I made for some friends at work. I watched a U Stream with Momo where she showed how to make all of these things and I couldn't wait to make some for my friends and co-workers. Each one was made specifically for that person either with a monogram or their favorite team and they were a huge hit!!! I made the pink princess one for my adorable granddaughter, McKenzie.
THANKS Momo for the idea!!!! They were so fun to make...very addictive!!!

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

~Deb~

Goodie Bags for Granddaughter's Class

2010-12-27T12:18:00.000-06:00

Here are some goodie bags I made for my granddaughter's first grade class...very quick and easy!! I added each child's name to the top of the stockings. I kept them pretty simple because I knew that they would probably be much more interested in what was inside than how much decorating was done on the outside!! LOL

Thanks for stopping in!

~Deb~

Gifts for bus drivers

2010-12-27T12:10:00.000-06:00

I made these little post it note holders for the bus drivers for the school where I work. Added a few Hershey kisses and put them in little cello bags and added a topper. I even customized each one and included their bus number on the back of the little buses. I also included a sentiment on the back, "Thanks for transporting our precious cargo!" They loved them!!!

TFL

~Deb~

Decorated Glass Blocks

2010-12-27T11:57:00.000-06:00

WOW I can't believe how long it has been since I have posted anything. The past few weeks have been kind of a blur!! LOL Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and I wish everyone a Happy New Year!!!

Thought I would share somethings I have been working on the past few weeks. These are some decorated glass blocks that I made for some gifts and then of course I made one for me and one for my office!! My husband thought I had lost it when I told him I wanted him to drill some holes in the glass blocks but I assured if he would just drill the holes for me he would like what the end result would be!! They all turned out so pretty and everyone that I gave one to loved them. They were quite the topic of conversation at my office too and even had some people say that would buy some if I would make some more. They were so fun to make!! I even have an idea to make one with snowflakes and a Let it Snow sentiment for January....the possibilities are endless!!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Deb~

Made by Momo Tuesday Challenge

2010-11-03T21:16:00.000-05:00

The challenge for this week on Momo's blog is to make a card with embossing-either heat embossing or dry embossing. Here is my embossed card for this challenge. The punched leaves were adhered to the piece of cardstock before embossing in the folder with the Cuttlebug. I think this technique has been called inlaid embossing on some of the blogs. What a fun technique and I love the look!!

Thanks for stopping by and hope you are all having a great week!!

Happy Stamping!

~Deb~

Pink Stamper's Think Pink Challenge

2010-10-26T19:02:00.000-05:00

Here is my card for Robyn's Think Pink Challenge. It is a pink birthday card for my great niece who will be turning one this week.

Thanks for stopping by!

Deb

Pink Stamper Winter Challenge

2010-10-10T09:20:00.000-05:00

Here is the card I made for the challenge on The Pink Stamper blog. For this challenge we were to make something Winter related and this is what I came up with. Not quite ready for Winter to get here yet, but making a Winter card was fun!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

~Deb~

Cardz TV Halloween Challenge

2010-09-12T18:00:00.000-05:00

This is the card I made for the Halloween challenge on Cardz TV. I just love this cute little ghost from Paper Doll Dress Up. This was a fun challenge and has me in the mood to make some other Halloween and fall cards!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

~Deb~

Made by Momo Tuesday challenge

2010-09-06T16:15:00.000-05:00

This is a card I made for Momo's Tuesday challenge. We were to use black, white and one other color. Quick and simple card but I love these colors together!!

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog!

~Deb~

Thank You Berry Much!

2010-09-06T16:08:00.000-05:00

I needed to make a few thank you cards and found this darling strawberry paper in a mat pack I recently bought at Hobby Lobby. Thought it would look so cute with the sentiment from one of my new My Pink Stamper stamp sets.

Thanks for stopping by!!

~Deb~

Welcome Back Goodies for Staff

2010-09-06T16:03:00.000-05:00

Here are some little treat bags I put together for the staff at the school where I work. Someone left the darling little bags in the office with a note that said "freebies" so the principal and I jumped at the chance to make them into Welcome back gifts. I used Doodlecharms for the little apple and then printed the "Welcome Back" from the computer and punched it out with a star punch. We added some chocolate and had a very cute but inexpensive little gift to put in mailboxes for their first day back to work after summer break. They were a big hit!!!

Birthday Card for a friend

2010-08-15T21:40:00.000-05:00

This is a card I made for a very special friend's birthday this week. I actually went ahead and made 3 more cards just like this since I have several other birthdays I need cards for within the next couple of weeks.

Thanks for stopping by and hope everyone has a great week!

~Deb~

Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge #9- Back to School

2010-08-11T20:14:00.000-05:00

Emma's challenge this week on My Creative Time is to create a project using the Paisley cartridge or an older cartridge with the theme being Back to School. I work as an elementary school secretary so I decided to make a new sign to go above the door to my office. What a perfect project to make for Emma's challenge and right here before we start back to school in a few weeks!!!! Since I don't have the Paisley cartridge I chose to use Plantin Schoolbook for the font, Doodlecharms for the apple and Locker Talk for the bus. I also used Stickles on the lights on the bus and they look very realistic!! I will try to post another picture once I have it put up at the school above the office door.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog!!!

~Deb~

Paper Cutz Challenge #53

2010-08-09T22:26:00.000-05:00

For challenge # 53 over on Paper Cutz, we were to make a card, LO or craft project using a digital, hand stamped or Cricut cut image of a monkey, skunk, squirrel or hedgehog and any colors you'd like. I had seen Mary at Cardz TV make a tri-fold card and I had been wanting to give it a try. So I decided to make one for this challenge and add a little skunk to it. This was a really fun card to make and I will definitely be making more of these tri-fold cards in the future!

Inside of card

Thanks for stopping by!
~Deb~

Cardz TV Christmas In July Challenge #4

2010-07-27T16:42:00.000-05:00

For Mary's final Christmas in July challenge on Cardz TV we were to make a card with a Christmas tree on it. What a fun challenge this was and another Christmas card to add to my stash!!

Thanks Mary for the awesome challenges!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge & Cricut Cardz Challenge #34

2010-07-24T21:47:00.000-05:00

For this week's challenge on Emma's blog we were to use the cartridge Celebrations and make a birthday themed card. The challenge on Cricut Cardz was to create a card with a cake, cupcake, cookies or candy and any cartridges, colors or theme you'd like. So I decided to use a cupcake from the Celebrations cartridge and then my card would meet the requirements for both challenges. Whoo Hoo!!!!

I think I kind of got carried way with all the sparkle on this card. I used glitter cardstock for the frosting on my cupcake with pink Stickles added to the top. The same glitter cardstock was used under the embossed background which was sprayed with shimmer mist. Top that off with the silver metallic paper used for the cupcake liner! Lots of sparkle on this one!!

Hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend and thanks for stopping by my blog!!!

Christmas in July Challenge-The Cuttlebug Spot

2010-07-21T21:54:00.000-05:00

I made this card for the Christmas in July challenge over on The Cuttlebug Spot site. I am loving all of these Christmas in July challenges because then at least I will have a few of my Christmas cards done before December!
I just love this cute little penguin from the Create-a-Critter cartridge. I used my Gypsy to hide the facial cuts and then used one of my Peachy Keen stamps for the darling little face. The embossed background is sprayed with Shimmer Mist so it really sparkly although it doesn't show up in the picture as I had hoped. I also added some Ice Crystal Stickles to the snowflake brad.

Thanks for stopping by!!

~Deb~

Christmas in July Challenge # 3- Cardz TV

2010-07-19T11:11:00.000-05:00

I was blog hopping yesterday and came across this great site of Mary's on Cardz TV and decided to join in on her Christmas in July challenge. For this challenge we were to use ribbon, buttons, or lace--could be all three or just one. I tried to work all three into my card but just couldn't get it to work so I only have ribbon and button on mine. This was a fun challenge and who can resist getting a jump on making their Christmas cards!!

It doesn't show up in the picture but I used shimmer mist to spray the white embossed background and also the ornament so it is really sparkly!! Gotta love the sparkle!!

Thanks for stopping by and hope everyone has a fantastic week!!!

~Deb~

Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge- Wild Card Cartridge-Holiday Theme

2010-07-17T15:49:00.000-05:00

This week on My Creative Time, Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge is to use the Wild Card cartridge and create a holiday themed card for your favorite holiday. I was so happy to have this challenge as I had bought this cartridge because I just HAD to have it and I'm ashamed to say, had never used it. Now I have found so many cards I want to make on there!! So thanks Emma for the challenge-it was a fun one!!

I chose to make the Christmas card and envelope. It is hard to see in the picture but I used a gold pen on the "Merry Christmas". You also cannot see the inside of the envelope but I used the red and while polka dot paper for the liner for it.

Have a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

~Deb~

Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge

2010-07-09T20:36:00.000-05:00

This week's challenge on My Creative Time with Emma is to use the Zoo Balloo cartridge or use any older cartridge to create an animal themed card or scrapbook page. I don't have Zoo Balloo so I went with the New Arrival cartridge to create my card.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Deb~

OCC Sketch Challenge #22

2010-07-07T14:11:00.000-05:00

While blog hopping yesterday I came across this awesome sketch on the OCC Sketch blog and I thought it looked like a really fun sketch so had to try it out. This is my first time to join in one of the OCC challenges and I'm looking forward to participating again in the future. Love this sketch and will be using it again for sure. Here is the sketch:

This is the card that I made:

Hope everyone is having a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

~Deb~

Sympathy Cards

2010-07-05T11:50:00.000-05:00

Unfortunately I am in the need of a couple of sympathy cards to send out so made up a few of these cards.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: SU Thoughts & Prayers and Close as a Memory

Cardstock: SU Whisper White, Baja Breeze and Soft Sky

Ribbon: SU Soft Sky

Misc: SU Embossing Folder, SU ink, SU Scallop Border Punch and Liquid Pearls

Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge for this Week

2010-07-03T10:33:00.000-05:00

For Emma's Throwback Thursday challenge for this week, we were to make a baby themed card or scrapbook page and use the cartridge New Arrival. I love making baby cards and actually had a new great, great niece born this week that I needed to make a card for so I was thrilled with the challenge!! Love this cartridge so much I ended up making two baby cards with it!!

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!!!
Happy Stamping!

Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge

2010-06-27T19:34:00.000-05:00

For Emma's Throwback Thursday challenge this week we were to create a scrapbook layout and use the Cricut cartridge Doodlecharms. This was a super fun challenge as I originally started scrapbooking several years ago and then got hooked on cardmaking and the scrapbooking fell by the wayside. It has been about 3 years since I have done any scrapbooking and while doing this challenge I realized how much I miss it. So thanks Emma for giving me the little push to get back to getting those family memories off the computer and in the albums. I know my grandchildren will love looking through the albums at the pictures!!

I used the Doodlecharms cartridge for the bunny head in the left corner and the Easter basket. Title was made using Storybook and the grass was done with Create-a-Critter. The bunny at the bottom right of the page and the eggs were all made with punches. Now to get the journaling done and get it in the album!!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!

3 x 3 Tote and Card Sets

2010-06-19T09:40:00.000-05:00

While blog hopping a while back I came across this darling little purse that holds 3 x 3 cards. I couldn't wait to give it a try and now I am addicted. I started out making one, which led to another and then another until I ended up making 4 sets!! Inside there are two pockets-one for the cards and one for envelopes. They are so fun to make!!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!!! Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog!

Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge #2

2010-06-11T08:11:00.000-05:00

I created this card for the Throwback Thursday challenge this week on Emma's blog. We were to use the Stretch Your Imagination cartridge and the colors blue, red and brown. Since I don't have that cartridge I used Doodlecharms which is one of the first cartridges I bought after getting my Cricut Expression and then used the required colors. It's hard to tell in the picture but there are Stickles on the swirls of "frosting" on the cupcake. Hope you have a great day and happy stamping!! TFL

Give Away over on Heartstrings

2010-06-08T18:17:00.000-05:00

Hop on over and visit Shelly on her blog, Heartstrings to have a chance to win the Cricut Independence Day cartridge just in time to create all of those 4th of July projects. Check it out here:

Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge

2010-06-05T19:11:00.000-05:00

Emma is hosting her first Throwback Thursday challenge over at My Creative Time and this is the card I made for the challenge. We were to use the Animal Kingdom cartridge or an older Cricut cartridge to create an animal themed card. Since I just recently got my Cricut all of my cartridges are new ones so I used Create a Critter cartridge for my card. I even used my new Gypsy to design and cut the card!! Love it!!

Thanks for visiting my blog and happy stamping!

My First Gypsy Project---thanks to EMMA!!!

2010-06-05T18:45:00.000-05:00

This is my very first project made with my Gypsy that my husband bought me for Mother's Day. I want to thank my friend, Emma for all of her help to get my going on the Gypsy. Without her help it might still be in the box!!! LOL She is the Gypsy guru!!! She does amazing things with it and her projects are so wonderful. Check it out HERE!!! Now that I have used it, I am loving it!!!!

Birthday Card for Grandson

2010-05-24T20:19:00.000-05:00

It's hard to believe but my little grandson just turned two yesterday. He had a John Deere themed party so I made this card for him . I found several tractor ideas online and combined several of them to come up with this. Amazing that it is all made with punches!! Needless to say he was thrilled with his "green tractor card" as he called it!

School's out for summer!

2010-05-24T20:12:00.000-05:00

Last Wednesday was the last day of school here and today was my last day of work. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!! To celebrate the last day of school I made these cute lttle lemonade cards I found online here . I thought they were so adorable so I made several of them with a drink coupon for Sonic inside for several of the staff members. They loved them!! They were so fun to make and give!! Thanks for stopping by!

Retirement Cards

2010-05-15T15:30:00.000-05:00

We have several people retiring at the end of the school year and these are the cards I made for them. A very super quick and easy card!!! I decided to make them all the same and even made an extra for my stash while I had all the supplies out just in case someone else decides to retire at the last minute. Only 3 days of school left...WHOOO HOOO!! I don't know who is more excited, the students or the staff!!!! LOL

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!!

Supplies used: Birds and Swirls CB embossing folder, SU Whisper White cardstock, PTI Ocean Tides cardstock and satin ribbon, sentiment is computer generated.

Sympathy Cards

2010-05-05T21:17:00.000-05:00

Unfortunately I needed to make a couple of sympathy cards this week. I always struggle to make these kinds of cards. I decided to go with the SU Manhattan Rose embossing folder and use some of my new linen vellum from Papertrey Ink for the embossed part. I really like it because the adhesive doesn't show through like the regular vellum.

Thanks for stopping by!

Teacher Appreciation Week Goodies

2010-05-03T21:44:00.000-05:00

These are some little mint pattie goodies that I made to put in staff mailboxes one day this week as part of Teacher Appreciation Week. One side has the stamped apple image and the other side is a thank you for all you do. I made them for all the teachers as well as all the support staff too.

My Pink Stamper National Scrapbook Day Challenge #12

2010-05-02T17:31:00.000-05:00

This was the last challenge for National Scrapbook Day on My Pink Stamper. For this challenge we were suppose to use a critter or animal on our project. Just got this new Create a Critter cartridge and couldn't wait to give it a try. Decided to try out this cute little butterfly-added some stickles to her wings and antennas for a quick and easy birthday card. Hope you had a great National Scrapbook Day and are having a fantastic weekend!!!

My Pink Stamper National Scrapbook Day Challenge #11-Colors of the Rainbow

2010-05-02T17:23:00.000-05:00

"Colors of the Rainbow" was what this challenge was. Make a card or project using one or more of the colors of the rainbow. Very quick and easy card!!

My Pink Stamper National Scrapbook Day Challenge #7

2010-05-02T17:19:00.000-05:00

Here is my card for the "Dad" challenge. It could be for your Dad or the guy in your life. Since my Dad passed away a few years ago I made this Father's Day card for my hubby.

My Pink Stamper National Scrapbook Day Challenge #6

2010-05-02T17:10:00.000-05:00

This was a fun challenge. We were to make something with a child or for a child. Normally my granddaughter would have helped me out with this challenge because she is so into cardmaking even at only 6 years old, but I decided to make a card for her. She will be graduating from Kindergarten in a couple of weeks and since there is a big celebration at her school that day, I decided to make her a graduation card. And of course it had to be Hello Kitty because she is really into that too!!! It's hard to believe our little girl is growing up so fast. Thanks for looking and Happy Stamping!

My Pink Stamper National Scrapbook Day Challenge #5

2010-05-02T17:02:00.000-05:00

For this challenge we were to make something for Teacher Appreciation Week or for someone we appreciate. I am currently working on some things for Teacher Appreciation Week for the staff at the school where I work but don't have them done yet but I did make this card for the school nurse for School Nurse Day on May 12th. She is such a sweet person and I appreciate her so much!!!

My Pink Stamper National Scrapbook Day Challenge #2

2010-05-01T23:05:00.000-05:00

For this challenge we were to use scraps. Gotta love these kind of challenges because if you are like me, you have plenty of scraps!!

My Pink Stamper National Scrapbook Day Challenge #1

2010-05-01T22:58:00.000-05:00

This challenge was to make a card or scrapbook page for your mother or someone dear to you. Since my mother passed away several years ago, I made this card and coordinating envelope for my 96 year old grandmother for Mother's Day. I am so lucky to have her in my life...she is a wonderful lady!!

Thinking of You

2010-04-19T19:55:00.000-05:00

I needed to make a card for one of the ladies at work who is having surgery later this week and it was a perfect excuse to use one of my new Cuttlebug embossing folders along with one of my favorite stamp sets, Thoughts and Prayers. Love them both!! While I had all the supplies out I went ahead and made four cards like this so I would have some extras. I thought these could be used for a Get Well, Sympathy or just to send to someone that needs a little pick me up and you are thinking of them. It seems I am always needing a card for one of those times and don't have anything made up so I am happy that I am ahead of the game! Thanks for taking time to check out my blog!
Happy stamping!

Card for a New Grandma

2010-04-19T19:44:00.000-05:00

I made this card for a friend who just became a Grandma for the first time and she is still flying high!!! Anyone that is a Grandma can vouch that the sentiment on this card is so true. Being a grandparent is the most wonderful thing!!!

Pink Stamper Challenge- Pink, Green & Black

2010-04-10T21:25:00.000-05:00

This is a card I made for a student at the school where I work who had surgery and it worked perfect for the challenge on My Pink Stamper to use pink, green and black. Love this color combination! This card was inspired by one Robyn made and I just made some minor changes. It's hard to tell in the picture but there is glitter in the center of the flower.

Easter Treat Bags

2010-04-10T09:38:00.000-05:00

I found these adorable little bunnies online (sorry don't remember which site as I was doing some major surfing for Easter ideas and went to numerous blogs that day!!) and decided they would make really cute Easter treat bags for some of my friends at work. So this is what I came up with!! So fun to make!

Happy for You Card & Pink Stamper Challenge

2010-03-28T21:50:00.000-05:00

This is a card I made for a lady I work with and her husband who has been being treated for cancer the past few months. They received WONDERFUL news on Thursday at their doctor appointment....he is cancer free!!!!! Such great news for such a great couple so I made this card for them today! Also fits for Robyn and Karlee's challenge over at Pink Stamper to make a scrapbook page with flowers or a "Springy" card to give away to someone!!! Thanks for the challenge Robyn and Karlee!!

Get Well Card

2010-03-28T21:47:00.001-05:00

A card for a friend who just had surgery. I am loving this PTI stamp set, cardstock and ribbon. Think I will make a few of these cards with different sentiments to have on hand. Love the "spring colors" after the winter we had!!! TFL

Friend Card

2010-03-28T21:43:00.000-05:00

I made this card for a friend at work who was going through a rough time. I wanted her to know how much I appreciated all of her hard work and hoped that a card would brighten her day.

Where has the time gone?

2010-03-28T21:25:00.001-05:00

WOW I can't believe the last cards I posted were in January! Where has the time gone? While taking pictures today of some cards I had made I saw the Valentine's Day cards I made for the grandkids on my camera and remembered I had never posted them. So here they are....

Hello Kitty for Miss McKenzie and the puppy one for Cody (made with a recycled Valentine I received from one of the students at school!)

Happy Birthday McKenzie

2010-01-23T09:44:00.000-06:00

My granddaughter McKenzie turned 6 on Thursday...wow how the time flies! Seems like just yesterday she was born. We will be having her birthday party today since her birthday fell during the week. She is really into Hello Kitty these days so that is the theme for her party.

This is the invitation that we made for her party. It opens up with all the party details inside.

Here is the birthday card I made for her....in her favorite color of course...complete with some bling that she also loves!!

Happy Birthday Princess!!! We love you so much!!!!

Christmas Cards

2010-01-10T17:45:00.001-06:00

Unfortunately I didn't get many Christmas cards made to send out this year. But here is a picture of a couple that I did make to send out to a few friends and family. One of my New Year's resolutions for 2010 was to start earlier making my Christmas cards for this year, so while I still had the supplies out from making the red ones, I made 4 of these for next Christmas!!! Now if I can keep making a few each month I should be ahead of the game when December rolls around again! TFL

Thanksgiving goodies

2009-11-24T21:52:00.000-06:00

I made these Thanksgiving cards and little treat bags for some of my best friends. I am so thankful to have them in my life and am truly blessed to have them as my friends. They are the best!!

Halloween Cards

2009-11-24T21:29:00.000-06:00

Here are a few of the Halloween cards I made. It's hard to see in the picture but I sprayed some of the cards with shimmer mist I made with the new Stampin Up Champagne Mist paint---very sparkly.....LOVE THAT STUFF!!!! The first card was for my granddaughter, the middle one was for my grandson and the last one I made several of for friends and family.

Welcome Back to School Gifts

2009-11-24T21:10:00.000-06:00

I made these little goodies for the staff at the school where I work as a "Welcome Back to School" gift. My granddaughter, McKenzie helped me punch out all the little apples for the front. We had a great time making them and the staff loved them!

What a bargain!

2009-11-24T20:59:00.000-06:00

I found this set of Martha Stewart thank you cards at Big Lots for ONLY $2.00 for a set of 40 complete with envelopes. I thought they were really cute and had an idea to add some ribbon and some colored cardstock behind the punched out design on the bottom. What a quick and easy thank you card with just a little bit of ribbon and some cardstock and get a completely different look on each card. Now I wish I would have bought more!!

Watercolor Roses Birthday Cards

2009-11-24T20:33:00.000-06:00

These watercolor roses are so fun to make! Here are a couple of them that I made for birthday cards.

Notecard Sets

2009-11-24T20:17:00.000-06:00

I made these sets of notecards and a little matching box to give for birthday gifts for a couple of close friends. They were so fun to make!

It's been a while since I've posted!

2009-11-24T20:12:00.000-06:00

I can't believe that it has been that long since I've posted on my blog! Seems like since school started I haven't had much extra time and when I did have some time.... I was cardmaking!!! :-)
So I do have a few things I have made over the past few months to share with you.

More Baby Cards

2009-07-20T16:21:00.000-05:00

Since we have several family and friends due to have new babies in the next few months, I decided to get started on making some baby cards to have on hand when the little ones arrive. Here are two cards we made today-one for a boy and one for a girl since two of them already know what they are having. My five year old granddaughter, McKenzie was here today so she helped me make these cards too! She LOVES to turn the Cuttlebug for me!!! We had a great time!!!!

Here are the two cards we made:

We also decided to decorate the inside. We had so much fun with these cards!!

Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch ~ 107

2009-07-12T14:39:00.000-05:00

Another really wonderful sketch on Stamping 411 this week! I'm sure I will be using this one over and over again!

We have several new babies we will be welcoming into the family over the next few months so thought I would get a jump on some baby cards. So decided to use this sketch and make one of them. TFL

Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch-106

2009-07-08T10:39:00.000-05:00

What a fun sketch this week over on Stamping 411!!! If you haven't checked out this awesome site--you need to! Lots of great ideas!!

Here is the card that I made from the sketch

2009-07-01T07:24:00.000-05:00

WOW Linda at http://cardchallengesandmore.blogspot.com/ sent me this blog award!!! Thanks so much Linda!!! I am suppose to send it on to eight other people but the ones I can think of are ones that Linda has already sent the award to. So I can only think of one other person to send it on to. So I am presenting this award to:

Melissa- http://melissastampincorner.blogspot.com/

Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch 105

2009-06-30T10:10:00.000-05:00

I came across this wonderful sketch on Stamping 411 this weekend and decided to give it a try. I LOVE this sketch and will definitely be using it again and again. I had so much fun making the first card I decided to make another one!! Here is the sketch sample:

Here are my cards that I made using this awesome sketch

Roses, Roses and more Roses

2009-06-14T10:15:00.000-05:00

I found this wonderful tutorial for these roses on Patty Bennett's blog and wanted to give it a try. They are so fun....I can't wait to try some other colors. It just amazes me how these roses can look so different even though I used the same colors of ink on them. I love the fact that they can be used for so many different occasions. They are very addictive!!! TFL

Cody's 1st Birthday

2009-05-24T15:38:00.000-05:00

It is so hard to believe that our little grandson turned one yesterday. This past year has gone by way too fast! Here is a picture of the card I made for him and a picture of him with his cake.