Mickey Easter

Happy Humpday Everyone! I hope you are having a great week! I am so happy you stopped by! Here's a quick little Mickey Easter card for our Disney friends Kathi and Bob---
Here is the recipe---
Card Size:A2
Stamp/Image: Mickey Mouse Clip Art
Nestibilities: Rectangle/Scallop
Punch: EK Diamond Scallop Border
Accessories: Ribbon, Large Clear Mickey Gems, Foam Pop Dots

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by...For all of you that have have been kind enough to leave comments, thank you so much, you have no idea what they mean to me. I've got a busy day planned for tomorrow so I probably won't be back until Friday...Have a great day and I'll see you next time!

Blessings As You Celebrate His Resurrection

Good Morning Everyone. Thanks for stopping by. I'm posting these Easter cards in hopes that the recipients have already received them. The 1st one is for my friend Gigi and the 2nd is for my father in law. They are both the same, just different colors. I used shimmer paper so neither photographed well

Here's The Recipe---

Card Size:A2

Stamped Sentiment: Inkadinkadoo

Nestibilities/Spellbinders: Labels 7, Petite Oval/Scallop

Cuttlebug: Script Texture

Font: Computer Generated-AltastGreeting, Batang

Punch: Martha Stewart 3 Butterfly, EK Mountain Fern

Accessories: Ribbon, Embossing Powder, Flat Back Pearls, Mini Roses, Foam Pop Dots

That's it for today...Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see you tomorrow...have a fabulous day!

Happy Birthday Dad

Happy Monday Everyone! Thank you SO much for stopping by...I hope you had a fabulous weekend! We didn't do much except hang out but we had gorgeous weather on Saturday, but then Sunday the rains came. Gosh, it seems like we can't get more than 1 day in a row of gorgeous weather! Here's a card I made for my father in law's 92nd birthday. I used the Happy Birthday Dad printable stamp set from The Cutting Cafe for both the circle word and the sentiment. I have such a tough time doing "guy cards" so for the good or bad of it...here it is---
Here is the recipe---
Card Size:A2
Stamp/Image: Cutting Cafe-Happy Birthday Dad
Nestibilities: Circle, Scallop
Spellbinders: Tags 5
Cuttlebug: Vintage Corners Die, Babyface Alphabet Die
Accessories: Ribbon, Brad, Embroidery Floss, Foam Pop Dots

That's it for today, thanks for stopping by. Until nexy time...enjoy your day!

Thanks

Good Morning Everyone...are you as ready for the weekend as I am? It's been a long week! At my age you don't want wish your days away but I thought Friday would never get here! Here is a Thank You card we sent to our good friends Kathi and Bob for taking us to dinner. It's always nice to get together with them but the food at Ciao Italia was superb, dining at it's finest here in in Orlando. Good food, good company, it just doesn't get much better! I told her when she emailed us to thank us for their thank you card that she was SO funny but I had fun making it. I have to admit it's getting to be more and more of a challenge not to repeat myself..but I love a good challenge. Don't you love it when the paper makes the card and all you have to do is add a focal point...and of course it had to be Mickey---
Here is the recipe---
Card Size:A2
Stamp/Image: Mickey Mouse Clip Art
Nestibilities: Circle
Cuttlebug: With Gratitude Cutting Die
Accessories: Foam Pop Dots

That's it for today...thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit. I've got a lot of running to do today so if I don't get a chance to visit your blog this morning but I'll be sure to stop by this afternoon or tonight to see what you've been up to. I hope to see you Monday...enjoy your weekend!

The Winner Of The Cutting Cafe Give Away Is....

Good Morning and Happy Thursday to Everyone! I want to thank everyone who participated in The Cutting Cafe Give Away, it was a lot of fun. I picked up a few new followers and I would like to welcome them and say thank you! Over the last year, I have gotten to know many of you and am truly blessed to have such a loyal following.

The Winner for The Cutting Cafe Give Away has been selected using Ramdon.org with 53 entries (there was 1 entry after midnight that I did not include) and the winner of the Beautiful Blooms Printable Stamp sets is...Drum Roll Please...#8-Carol. Congratulations Carol! Please send me your email address so I can send you the file for Beautiful Blooms , along with your mailing address so I can send you the card I made using the set. My email address is--- knmic1012@aol.com

I don't have a card to post today...I will be busy getting my Easter cards ready for mailing. Thanks for stopping by, I hope to see you again tomorrow with new and fresh ideas...anything but Easter cards...lol! Have a great day!

Woo Hoo-Another Cutting Cafe Giveaway!

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Good Morning and Happy Friday! What better way to end a week than to have a Cutting Cafe Giveaway! Up for grabs is the newest printable stamp set from The Cutting Cafe called Beautiful Blooms. This set features 35 fabulous images that include flowers, vases and various all occasion sentiments. All you have to do to be eligible to win this set is leave a comment here on my blog before midnight (EDT) March 24th for a drawing to be held March 25th. The winner will be chosen using random.org and announced that morning. Regina will be announcing the give away on The Cutting Cafe web site before she goes to bed Sunday, March 21, along with all the Design Team Members creations...so be sure to check it out! In addition, the winner will receive the project I created using this fabulous set. This set is truly awesome, and I know I didn't do it justice with all those beautiful blooms, (although I did attempt) but you know me, I can't cut a straight line so I cheated and used flower punches but I loved the vases and the sentiments I just had to do something with this set.Here is the recipe---
Card Size: A2
Stamps/Image: Cutting Cafe-Beautiful Blooms
Nestabilities: Petite Oval/Scallop
Spellbinders: Flowers
Punches: Stampin' Up Scallop Trim, Martha Stewart 3 Butterfly, Fiskars Small Daisy, Clever Lever Standard Flower, Michael's Dollar Bin Flower
Accessories: Craft Yarn, Flat Back Pearls, Embroidery Floss, Foam Pop Dots

That's it for today...Be sure to leave a comment to be entered into the drawing! For those of you that will be entering The Cutting Cafe Give Away make sure you check back the morning of March 25 as I will announce the winner then and will need your email address to send you the file along with your mailing address to send you the card that I created with the set ...Good Luck and have a great day and a wonderful weekend...See you Monday!!

Blessings

Good Morning Everyone! This is the last of my Easter cards that I can post at this time. It's going to my brother-in-law who lost his wife in the fall---
Here is the recipe---
Card Size:A2
Nestibilities/Spellbinders: Labels 7
Cuttlebug: Emily's Bouquet from HSN Romance Bundle
Sentiment: Computer Generated-Font: AltastGreeting, Batang
Punch: Martha Stewart 3 Butterfly, EK Mountain Fern
Accessories: Ribbon, Flat Back Pearls, Mini Roses, Foam Pop Dots

That's it for today! I'll be back tomorrow to post the winner of The Cutting Cafe Give Away , so if you haven't already entered, there is still time...the deadline is midnight (EDT) tonight! See the previous posting for details. Otherwise I'll be busy finishing up the insides (UGH) of my Easter cards and getting them ready for mailing, so with that being said, thanks for stopping by...Enjoy your day!

Blog Awards

Hello Everyone...I know I have been a bad blogger...I've have these blog awards out there for what seems like weeks and this is the first chance I've had to post them. I want to thank everyone for thinking of me, I am truly blessed to have so many blogger friends. I know I'm suppose to pick certain blogs to pass the award along but because it is so hard, they all are so great, each any everyone of you bring a smile to my face...please feel free to take an award and put it on your blog!
This first one is from Lena---
This next one is from Wanda, Scrappinlil, Sandy. and Carol ---

Please take a moment to visit these fabulous blogs, and be sure to post a comment to let them know how talented they are. Thank you SO much ladies, you don't know how much it means to me to have your continued support!

Some Bunny Loves You/Hoppy Easter To You

Good Morning Everyone...Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoy your visit. Here are a couple Easter cards that I scraplifted from Sue Nelson of Heartprints (with her permission, of course)last year but since I didn't get the stamp until after Easter, I wasn't able to make use of the stamp until now. I'm really pressed for time so I wanted something quick and easy, so here it is. One will go to my good friend Gigi's to give to her son and the other will go to my father-in-law for his cutesy Easter card (we always send him two, one serious and one just for fun). I used The Cutting Cafe Easter Sentiments for both---

Here is the recipe---

Card Size: A2

Stamps/Image: Penny Black

Sentiment: Cutting Cafe-Easter Sentiments

Nestabilities: Heart

Accessories: Ribbon, Gel Pen, Stickles, Flower Soft

That's it for today...I'm a little pressed for time this morning, I'll be back later this afternoon or tonight to check out my favorite blogs to see what everyone is up to! Again thanks for stopping by. Until next time, enjoy your day!

More Easter Cards

Good Morning...Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a great weekend! What started out as a beautiful weekend, ended with wet and cold weather yesterday. Here's a couple more Easter cards that I worked on this morning....just a few more and I will be done! Good thing huh...they will have to be mailed no later than Friday and of course, I still have to do the insides, so I will be busy this week! This first one is for my sister-in-law and her husband. The bible verse and sentiment is computer generated with the bible verse being behind a piece of vellum so it looks a little hazy---

Here's the recipe---
Card Size: A2
Stamps/Image: Computer Generated
Font: Biondi, Monotype Corsiva
Nestibilities: Circle/Scallop. Petite Oval/Scallop
Cuttlebug: Meadow Lark from HSN Romance Embossing Folder
Punch: Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly, Martha Stewart Branch, EK Mountain Fern
Accessories: Ribbon, Glitter, Mulberry Rose, Foam Pop Dots

This next one is for my step son in Austin, and I really had a tough time with this one. Everything that went through my mind was too girly. I had to take the picture without the flash because because of the sheen on the paper so it didn't photograph well---

Here is the recipe---

Card Size:A2

Stamp/Image: Darcies

Nestibilities: Petite Oval/Scallop

Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots

Punch: Stampin Up Scallop Trim Border

Font: Computer Generated-LD Cute Curls

Accessories: Ribbon, Flower Brads, Foam Pop Dots

That's it for today, if you haven't already, be sure to leave a comment to be eligible for The Cutting Cafe Give Away! I'll be giving away the newest Printable Stamp Set-Beautiful Blooms along with the project I made with it. Deadline for comments is midnight (EDT) March 24th, with the drawing to be the morning (early morning...before 6am...you know I'm an early bird) of March 25th. Be sure to check out the posting Regina did last night on the Cutting Cafe with all of my Design Team Sisters' creations and visit their blogs to see what they will be giving away! Thanks for stopping by, til next time...have a great day!

Perk Up

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you are having a great week! I thought I'd take a little break from Easter cards and make this shaker card for my good friend Gigi. She has been a little bit down and I hope this will "perk" her up. The background, the coffee cup and the perk up arrow is The Got Coffee Printable Stamp Set from The Cutting Cafe. I filled the shaker with coffee---
Here is the recipe---
Card Size: 4.25x4.25 Shaker Card
Stamps/Image: Cutting Cafe-Got Coffee
Nestibilities: Circle/Scallop
Accessories: Ribbon, Brad, Acetate, Coffee, Craft Ink, Flat Back Pearls, Foam Pop Dots

That's it for today! Thanks for stopping by! I'll see you next time, enjoy your day!

Happy Easter

Good Morning! Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoy your visit and as always...comments are welcomed! For those of you who faithfully leave comments, thank you so much, I really appreciate you taking the time to post a comment, they are such an inspiration to me. Here's another Easter card using a digital image from Sketching Stamper---

Here's the recipe---
Card Size: A2
Stamps/Image: Sketching Stamper
Stamped Sentiment: Stampin Up
Nestibilities: Rectangle/Scallop
Cuttlebug: D'Vine Swirl, Swiss Dot Embossing Folders
Spellbinders: Ribbon Tag Trio
Punch: Stampin Up Scallop Trim, Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly
Accessories: Ribbon, Glitter, Stickles, Heat & Stick, Flat Back Pearls, Foam Pop Dots

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by, I hope to see you tomorrow. Have a great day!

St Patrick's Day

I'm Back, as promised with a couple of St Patrick's Day cards that were sent the end of last week. I hope the recipients have received them. The first one is for my good friend Gigi. I know she had received hers, because she called me last night. The card features an Irish Blessing layered on The Cutting Cafe background paper---

Here is the recipe---
Card Size: A2
Stamps/Image: Irish Blessing (found on Internet)
Background: Cutting Cafe-4 Leaf Clover Colored Background, Cutting Cafe-Happy St. Patrick's Day Background
Nestibilities: Oval/Scallop
Spellbinders: Decorative Photo Corners
Punch: Stampin Up Corner Scallop Trim and Border
Font: Computer Generated-French Script MT
Accessories: Ribbon, Mulberry Roses, Gold Flat Back Pearls, Foam Pop Dots

This next one is for our good friends Kathi and Bob, who you may remember are Disney enthusiasts---

Here's the recipe---

Card Size: 5"x5" Square

Stamps/Image: Disney Clip Art

Nestibilities: Circle/Scallop

Sizzix: Shamrock

Punch: Stampin Up Corner Scallop Trim

Accessories: Ribbon, Glitter, Brad, Large Black Mickey Gems, Black Flat Back Pearls, Gold Gel Pen, Foam Pop Dots

That's it for today...Thanks for stopping by! I'll see you next time, enjoy your day!

Bunny Shaped Card

Good Morning and Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you had a fabulous weekend. We had GORGEOUS weather this weekend and when I was visiting my favorite blogs yesterday, it looked like much of the nation was having nice weather as well. All I can say is it's about time! I think this weekend was the first time since before Christmas that we didn't have to "bump the heat" to take the chill out of the house. Here's a card I did using my Gazelle and The Cutting Cafe Bunny Shaped Template. I had so much fun with this, and I can't believe how easy it was. Further to that, I can't believe I allowed my Gazelle to sit there for months collecting dust. I can see that I'm going to have to practice self discipline and pry myself out of my craftroom. This one is for my grandson for Easter---
Here is the recipe---
Card Size: Card measures just under 5" x 5"
Template: Cutting Cafe Bunny Shaped Template
Accessories: Ribbon, Flower Soft, Brads, Heart Button, Embroidery Floss

That's it for this morning but be sure to stop back later, I've got a few St. Patrick's Day cards that I wasn't able to post until the recipients had a chance to receive them. I'm a little pressed for time so I will be posting them a little later. Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you soon!

Happy Spring

Good Morning...Happy Friday! Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you enjoy your visit. I've done something a little different and a little outside of my comfort zone but had so much fun! You remember when I asked for a BossKut Gazelle for Christmas, then when it came, I whined til my husband gave in and let me have it early, only to use it once or twice, got frustrated and just about threw it out the window...Well on the suggestion of my fearless leader Regina I decided to give it another try. Here's what I created with it and you know what...it was simple with the aid of The Cutting Cafe Butterfly Template. Not to worry if you don't have a BossKut, Pazzles or other cutting machine, the file comes in a PDF file as well. I also did something new for me, stitching and while I'm OK with it, I wish I would have run the stitches all the way to the upper outer edge of the butterfly but glued it in place before I had a chance to see what it looked like...oh well, next time I'll know better---
Here is the recipe---
Card Size: Base card measures 5.5" x 4"
Template: Cutting Cafe Butterfly Template
Nestibilities/Spellbinders: Petite Oval/Scallop
Cuttlebug: With Love Embossing Border Set, Babyface Alphabet
Sizzix: Phrase-Spring Flowers, Flower & Flourish #2
Accessories: Glitter, Flat Back Pearls, Embroidery Floss, Foam Pop Dots

Now how quick and easy is that? That's all I've got for you today. Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to set your clocks ahead this weekend as we enter Daylight Savings Time. Woo Hoo...I LOVE it...I don't care if we do lose an hour, it's great to have the daylight in the evening! Have a fabulous weekend...Hope to see you on Monday!!

Happy Easter

Good Morning Everyone...Happy Hump Day to everyone in Blogland! I hope you are having a great week! Here's a couple Easter cards I did for my granddaughters Kayli and Chloe...they are the same except the colors are flip flopped and different images. I make them the same to save any hurt feelings that one may be better or have more embellishments or whatever girls that age think...you know how girls are---

Here is the recipe---

Card Size:A2

Stamp/Image: Peachy Keen

Stamp Sentiment: Stampin Up

Nestibilities: Circle/Scallop

Cuttlebug: Textile Texture Embossing Folder

Sizzix: Dots and Flowers Embossing Folder

Punch: Martha Stewart Edge (don't know the name-sorry)

Accessories: Ribbon, Glitter, Flat Back Pearls, Heat & Stick (on sentiment), Foam Pop Dots

That's it for today. I've got a lot of errands to do today and tomorrow so I won't be back until Friday. Thanks for stopping by enjoy your day!

Design Team Call For The Cutting Cafe

Want to be a part of The Cutting Cafe Team? Regina is looking to add 3 to 4 more people to the team. The term is for 3 months to begin April 1st and run through the end of June with the option of staying on for another term. I have been with The Cutting Cafe since Sept 1st and can honestly say I have LOVED every minute of it. I have found Regina VERY easy to work with. She is very helpful and I have never felt any pressure. So, if you want to join a winning team click here for details!

Blessings As You Celebrate His Resurrection

Good Morning Everyone! I'm so happy you stopped by today...come on in and take a look around...stay as long as you would like. Just remember, if you have a question as to how I've done something, I need your email address for I can respond to you. Last August when I saw the Sympathy card that my dear blogger friend Lillie made using the labels 7 Nestibilities from Spellbinders, I just had to have them but having no idea what I would do with them, I just couldn't justify the cost. A few weeks ago, Joann's had a sale and with Easter coming, I got the set with this card in mind. You really can't tell from the picture, but the "book" made with the labels are folded in half, the "spine" of the book was adhered to the card using score tape then with foam pop dots place to both sides of the spine and score tape used on the edges to give more of a 3D effect. Here is my card---
Here is the recipe---
Card Size:A2
Stamp/Sentiment: Stampin Up (Happy Easter)
Nestibilities/Spellbinders: Labels 7, Ribbon Tag Trio
Cuttlebug: Meadow Lark from HSN Romance Bundle, Swiss Dots
Punch: Martha Stewart 3 Butterfly, EK Mountain Fern
Font: Computer Generated (on "book") AltastGreeting, Batang
Accessories: Ribbon, Flat Back Pearls, Craft Ink, Mini Roses, Foam Pop Dots

That's it for today...thanks so much for stopping by, I hope to see you again tomorrow. Have a wonderful day!

Easter Bunny Hugs

Good Morning and Happy Monday to everyone! I hope you had a great weekend! Here is a little Easter card I did using the "Nestibility Out of Frame Technique" for the image and the sentiment from The Cutting Cafe's Easter Sentiments---
Here is the recipe---
Card Size: A2
MCPT: Prismacolor/OMS
Stamp/Image: Stampavie-Penny Johnson's Two Cute Rabbits
Sentiment: Cutting Cafe-Easter Sentiments
Nestibilities: Oval/Scallop, Circle/Scallop
Punch: Martha Stewart Doily Heart (with the hearts covered)
Accessories: Glitter, Flower Soft, Bunny Brad, Foam Pop Dots

Thanks for taking the time to visit with me today, I hope you enjoyed your visit. I'll be working on Easter cards for the next few days so be sure to stop back! Have a great day!

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Good Morning and Happy Friday! Here's another quick card I made for my friend Gigi's set. It features a free image from Cuddly Buddly and a Sizzix embossing folder exclusive to Stampin Up , embossed on Coredination paper and lightly sanded---
Here is the recipe---
Card Size: A2
MCPT: Prismacolor/OMS
Stamp/Image: Cuddly Buddly
Nestabilities: Circle/scallop
Sizzix: Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder (exclusive to Stampin Up)
Cuttlebug: Friends Forever Card Making Combo
Punch: Small Marvy Heart
Accessories: Ribbon, Glitter, Flat Back Pearls, Foam Pop Dots

That's it for today, thanks for stopping by. I hope to start on my Easter Cards on Monday so make sure you stop back by, til then Happy Crafting. Have a fabulous weekend!

Happy Birthday To Someone Very Special

Good Morning Everyone! Thanks for stopping by, I hope you are having a great week! I am happy to say that my St. Patrick's Day cards are done! Signed, sealed and just waiting to be taken to the post office next week! Before I start on my Easter cards, I wanted to do a few cards for my good friend Gigi for giving. The 1st of the year I wanted to make a set of cards for her but Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day got in the way but now while I can breathe a sigh of relief I thought I'd make take a birthday card to put in her set---
Here is the recipe---
Card Size: A2
Nestabilities: Circle/scallop
Sizzix: Decorative Accent-Swirl
Cuttlebug: Butterfly Embossing Combo (embossing on butterflies)
Punches: EK Arrow Border, Martha Stewart 3 Butterfly, Martha Stewart Branch, EK Fern
Font: Computer generated-Batang, Vivaldi
Accessories: Ribbon, Flat Back Pearls, Foam Pop Dots

That's it for today! Thanks for stopping by...Hope to see you tomorrow!

Everyone's A Wee Bit Irish On St. Patty's Day!

Good Morning! Just a real quick post today, this card is for my friend Gigi to give to her son for St. Patrick's Day, and the last of my St. Patrick's Day cards that I am able to post at this time. I had a tough time coming up with something...he likes mice and while I have a bunch of mice images, none for St. Patrick's Day. You can't really tell from the picture, but I colored the mouse green. It really looks better in real life.Anyway...here is is---
Here is the recipe---
Card Size:
A2MCPT: Prismacolor/OMS
Stamp/Image: House Mouse
Nestibilities: Circle/Scallop
Font: Computer Generated Circle-Doodle Print
Accessories: Flat Back Pearls, Clover Button, Buttons, Craft Yarn, Foam Pop Dots

That's it for today...I'm going to try to visit all of my favorite blog this morning but may not get a chance since I've got lots to do today. If I don't get to you this morning, I'll try to see what you have been up to this evening. I won't be posting tomorrow, I'm be finishing up the insides (UGH) of my St. Patrick's Day cards, getting them ready for mailing, so with that being said, thanks for stopping by, I'll see you Thursday! Enjoy your day!

A Best Friend Is Like A Four Leaf Clover...

Happy Monday Everyone...Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoy your visit! Well...I had hoped to have my St. Patrick's Day card done by today but it looks like I'm not going to make it. I have a few more to do. Maybe by mid week they will be completed then I can start on my Easter cards...YEA! Today's card features one of the images from the Changito set I got last week. Isn't he SO cute...I just love him! I just realized that I forgot to glitter the clovers but will before it is sent out---
Here is the recipe---
Card Size: A2
MCPT: Prismacolor/OMS
Stamp/Image: Stampendous
Nestibilities: Rectangle
Sentiment "A Best Friend Is Like A Four Leaf Clover/Hard To Find And LUCKY To Have" came with the set
Font: Computer Generated-Vloderstone (Happy St. Patrick's Day on side)
Accessories: Ribbon, Flat Back Gems, Clover Button, Craft Yarn, Foam Pop Dots

That's it for today, thanks for stopping by, I hope to see you tomorrow! Have a great day!