I had seem a while ago on a challenge to make a card that has a gift that seperates from the card. It could be a bookmark, pin, etc. So I made this card and added a washer necklace I also made. There isn't much embellishment after the necklace is off , but I think it turned out good. Even though it is a bit bare, the best part has already been displayed! :)

Thanks so much for coming by today and as always I would love to know what you think!

This is a card I played with using the Black Magic technique challenge from the splitcoast stampers weekly newsletter. New to me I am not thrilled with the results because I don't think I have a very good stamp selection for the technique. I do think it could be a stunning one though with practice. I added a matching butterfly charm to highlight the butterfly stamps and some ribbon. The thinking of you stamp makes it pretty generic to give for many occasions. Thanks for coming by today!! I have a bunch of running around tomorrow with the kids and hockey and also play floor hockey at 8 AM. I am going to play some more tonight at my stamp table though. I need to! :)

Take care and thanks so much for stopping by!!

I went to a purple party!!!

And it was pretty fun! My friend Supna's birthday was this weekend and she had a purple themed party. Among the favors were purple jelly beans, purple gum balls, and purple licorice... some purple jello shooters... :) Well I had to make her a purple card!!!

The image is from Stamping Bella. I had the DP in my box of papers. I added a few primas and some gems and stickles for her goggles. I just love her! Anyways, thanks for coming by. I would love feedback if you stop in. Take care and come back soon!

Sorry, no project right now...

Well, I was thinking about what I can do to start getting a bit of my stamping under control. I have so much scraps and paper and DP it is crazy! I have made a vow not to buy anything new unless I need it for my stamp clubs, and then only things to be used for club. I don't have a lot of space for my own area and I really hate not having that! So I guess I need to train myself to keep the space I do have under control... It is just so HARD!

The second thing I am going to resolve to do is post comments on my blogger groups blogs more regularly. I have so many posts with no comments and sometimes it gets frustrating. I think "Oh gosh, is that project really that bad???" I get excited to read the feedback people take the time to leave so I want to pay forward that excitement to another blogger.

Well, that is my piece for the day. I do have some items to post and will get one up when I get home from work. I didn't get a chance to go on the comuter much yesterday to post. Thanks for coming by!

Another year... another Birthday... :)

I worked on my brother's Birthday book again this year. In case you don't remember I made him a book with pocket pages and months with labelled birthdays on it. This is the second time I am refilling it for him. This card is one I made for my nephew who will be 13 this year. My goodness how time flies!!

Anyways, I just used some fairly neutral colors. Added some sponged edges and then the image, which was from a SU! stamp set my daughter had gotten. The inside says simply Happy Birthday. I am pretty happy with the way it turned out, but I hope it is teen boy enough... It was quite a struggle for me to come up with something appropriate. I really have limited older teen male stamp sets.

Thanks for stopping in today! I have a couple more projects to share with you later this week. As always I would love any feedback you can offer!

Take care!

Rock and Rolled sympathy

Well, I found some papers as I was cleaning up my stamp area today and was inspired to create a card with osmething other than the usual kinds of images I use. I really like how it turned out! I was routing through my sentiments and this one felt like it would make a nice sympathy card. Luckily I am not making it out of need.

I was very happy with how it turned out. I used an image I hadn't for a long time and added the rock and roll technique to it. I rolled the edges on soft suede. You can't tell but I also sprayed the whole thing with my gold glimmer mist. It looks quite pretty IRL.

Thanks for popping in. I hope your New Year is on the right track. If you want to leave feedback I would love to know what you think!

Happy 2011!!!!!!!

Happiest New Year to all of you! I am feeling happier and more confident that this year will be a milestone year for me! I will turn 40 later on, which sucks..... but I am hoping that I can go on a hot vacation to celebrate! :) It isn't until November but I want to keep it as a focus for sure.

I sat down today and stamped. I am going to try to do it more regularly, since even the few minutes I can do it really helps me de-stress. This card I made with brights on my mind. The colors bring me a feeling of happiness and I think the image is adorable! She is from www.stampingbella.com. I have a few of the images in this line and they are fun to work with! I added some stickles to the flower center. It is a not very good attempt at a sunflower, but it turned out alright.

Thanks so much for taking the time to drop in today! Enjoy being with your loved ones and I will see you soon! As well, I would love any feedback you would be willing to share. Take care!