Tigger Halloween/Have A Boo-Tiful Day

Good Morning Everyone! Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Here are the last of my Halloween cards. I made these a while back but didn't post them because the special people that they were made for take a sneak peek at my blog every now and again and I wanted them to have a chance to receive the cards before seeing them here. They are both easel cards and now that they have been posted, I will be making this type of card more often.

This first one was made for our good friends Bob and Kathi who are Disney enthusiasts and when I seen this clip art image of Tigger, I thought it would be perfect for their Halloween card. Click here to get this or one of the other 6 free Disney Halloween clip art images.
















Tigger was colored with Prisma pencils and OMS then layered on circle/scallop Nestibilities that orange flat back pearls have been added to the scallops then pop dotted to the background. The background layer was embossed with the Cuttlebug spider web embossing folder that glitter was added to the embossment. The band was cut with the Martha Stewart crooked fence punch that a ribbon knot was added. Their names were computer generated using Waltograph font then cut with a circle Nestibilty and placed on a tag made with Cuttlebug Babyface die then tied to the ribbon knot with craft yarn. The Boo is a Michael's dollar bin stamp that was stamped twice. The letters were cut then pop dotted on the image that was cut and pop dotted on the background. The spiders were cut with Cuttlebug Halloween 3 x 3 Halloween die and googly eyes added. The inside or bottom of the card was stamped using a spider web image from Inkadinkadoo stamp set and the sentiment was computer generated using Waltograph font. A Mickey ear plastic embellishment was added as the stop for the easel.















The second card was made for my good friend Gigi and her husband Eduardo. When I seen Lillie's card "Boo Did I Scare You" I knew I was going to have to copy her idea for the ghost.





















The ghost image was cut with Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge several times and glued together to make it more substantial, added googly eyes and doodle dots then pop dotted on a circle/scallop Nestibility. The Boo was cut with Cuttlebug 3 x 3 Halloween die and added to the circle along with black flat back pearls to the scallops. The moon was cut with a circle Nestibility then stamped with the witch image from Inkadinkadoo. The bat and spider were cut with Cuttlebug 3 x 3 Halloween die. Googly eyes and embroidery thread were added to the spider and flat back gems were added to the bat. a ribbon knot was added to the vertical band. The inside or the bottom was stamped with a Inkadinkadoo witch image. The sentiment is from the Cutting Cafe Halloween This and That Printable set. Brads were added for the easel stop.

















That's it for today. Enjoy your day and I hope to see you tomorrow!

Boo...Did I Scare You

Happy Friday! I hope everyone is ready for the weekend! A super quick and easy card today using The Cutting Cafe Printable Stamps.
I used The Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge to cut the ghosts. I cut each ghost twice then glue them together to make it more substantial, added googly eyes and pop dotted them on the background layer. The sentiment is from The Cutting Cafe Halloween This and That Set and was printed then cut with Spellbinder tag that an eyelet was added then tied it to the ribbon knot.
That's it for today. Have a great weekend, hope to see you again on Monday!

O Christmas Tree O Christmas Tree

Hey There....Me AGAIN! I just couldn't leave my craft room without posting one more card. Regina over at The Cutting Cafe has a new Printable Stamp Set called Christmas All Around and they are SO cute! You really need to check them out...they are AWESOME! I am really going to have fun with these! My husband says "Thanks, Regina...Now I'll NEVER get her out of the craft room"...LOL! Anyway, I was telling my new Blogger friend Sili from Germany (check out her blog...she is fabulous) that I took 4 years of German in school, I don't remember much BUT I do remember "O Tannenbaum" so I thought this was the perfect stamp for my first card with the new set.

















I re colored the O Christmas Tree circle and printed it twice. The first one I cut with a circle Nestibility, the second one, I cut the tree and pop dotted to the 1st layer then layered it on circle/scallop Nestibility that I pierced the inner circle with a paper piercer. The star at the top of the tree was colored with a gold gel pen and added the tiny stars cut from the Cuttlebug Snowflake die to the tree and dotted the center with red gel pen. I added gold flat back pearls around the sentiment. The band was stamped with a Hero Arts stamp then heat embossed with gold embossing powder. I added a ribbon bow and called it a day! Now how easy is that?

I promised my husband this would be it for the day, we're off to pick up the girls to make a day of it with them before they leave. See you next time!

Thinking Of You

Good Morning Everyone! Thanks for stopping by, I hope you are having a good week. Today's card is very plain and really quick and easy and perfect for dropping someone a little note to let them know you are thinking of them. And best of all...it is PINK!
The image is a Michael's dollar bin stamp that has been colored with Prisma Pencils and OMS then glittered and layered with circle/scallop Nestibilities. The background has been embossed with Cuttleug Textile embossing folder with score lines and the edge scalloped using Stampin Up scallop edge punch which flat back pearls and a ribbon knot has been added. Words are computer generated using Calibri font on the bold setting.
That's it for today. Thanks for taking the time to stop by today, please leave a comment so I know you were here. Have a great day and I'll see you tomorrow!

Simple Pleasures

Good Morning All! Well we are half way to the weekend...which will be sad or me, my son and daughter in law will be back from their cruise and picking the girls up on Saturday :(
I noticed that I had a lot of traffic on my blog yesterday and many you were able to pick up the free images. Isn't it great when you can put a card together with freebies? The image on today's card is also a freebie, it comes in the form of colored clip art, much like the decoupage images that are so popular. When I seen the image I saved it to a word document but didn't save the web site (I can't believe I did that) so I'm not able to give you the link to the web site BUT if you would like a copy of the image just leave me a comment here on my blog with your email address and I will gladly send it to you. I saved a total of 6 images which include a Mr/Mrs Turkey Pilgrims and a Harvest Wheelbarrel filled with Autumn fruits and veggies. I think the images are adorable and remind me of the Thanksgiving commercials for Publix, a regional grocery store we have here in Florida. Then I thought of my daughter in law and how she loved the Pilgrim salt and pepper shakers they offered years ago. When we sold our second home in North Carolina, I asked if there was anything she wanted from the house and all she wanted were those salt and pepper shaker so this will be her Thanksgiving card.











I printed the image several times and cut the 1st layer with a circle Nestibility, the second layer was the head and the body, the third layer was just the body, then pop dotted the layers to give a 3D effect and glittered the leaves. I put it on the background layer that was embossed with Cuttlebug Autumn embossing folder that was inked and added a few brads. The leaves were cut and inked with Martha Stewart Maple leaf punch and added a few sprigs of greenery that was cut with Martha Stewart branch punch along with an acorn that was cut with Cricut Doodlecharm cartridge and added an eyelet and tied t to the ribbon on the side band along with a bow. The sentiment is from the Cutting Cafe Autumn Day Printable Stamp Set that was re sized and re colored.















That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

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Please note, I have received many request for the Pilgrim clip art images this morning but I cannot stress it enough, I need your email address, otherwise I don't know where to send it too
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It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Good Morning Everyone...Thanks for stopping by! I hope you are having a good day. Just a real quick card today but before I go into details I want to let you know that Verve Stamps has a Digi Freebie but only until 10/23. After I did the mittens for today's card, I went looking for a sentiment to add to the card and I came across the free download, so I will use the mittens from the freebie at another time. You can get the free download here.

















I printed the mittens from a free coloring page found here on pink card stock then cut them out and added glitter gel pen accents, added an eyelet and flat back pearls. I attached them to a circle/scallop Nesestibility with craft yarn that was embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder and pierced the inner layer with a paper piercer. The background layer was embossed with Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder then glittered the embossed area. The sentiment is the free digi stamp from Verve Stamps that was re colored. I added the snowflakes that were cut with Cuttlebug Snowflake die and added flat back pearls.
That' it for today, again thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoy your visit. Have you a great day.

Where's The Fire...

Good Morning Everyone. I hope you had a great weekend. For me, we had a wonderful surprise, well it wasn't a real surprise, because we knew they were coming but my oldest son and his family were here from Tennessee Saturday. He and his wife are going on a cruise so the girls will be staying with my ex-husband while they are gone. We had dinner with them on Saturday along with my youngest son's family. It was really nice to get everyone together. We hope to be able to do something with the girls this week. Last week we were setting record high tempetures, this week we will be setting records lows...go figure! It goes from 95 last week to the high 40's this week so we probably won't be doing much outside.
Today's card is just a quickie gift card holder for my husband's son's birthday. The image is a freebie from Dustin Pike that was colored with Prisma pencils and OMS then layered onto a rectangle/scallop Nestibility. The background was embossed with Cuttlebug Spots and Dots embossing folder. The sentiment is computer generated using Boopee font and cut with a rectangle/scallop Nestibility. I added a ribbon knot and some balloons that were cut with Cuttlebug Birthday die set that craft yarn was attached to.










That's all I have today, I hope to be back tomorrow but with our grandaughters here, I won't have much time for crafting or blogging. Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day...Stay warm!

Thank You...Thank You...Thank You...

Happy Friday! Today's card is a thank you card for my son and daughter in law. It is made with The Cutting Cafe Printable Stamps. If you haven't been to The Cutting Cafe in a few days, you are in for a real treat. Regina has just released a HUGE Christmas set with 49 images called All About Christmas. If you haven't done your Christmas cards yet, you should check it out, they are AWESOME! The image is from The Cutting Cafe Social Butterfly Set that was resized and re colored then cut with an oval/scallop Nestibility. I added a couple of silver flat back pearls and some metallic cord. The circle sentiment is The Cutting Cafe Thank You, Thank You...I Can't Say It Enough word circle that was re sized and re colored then cut with circle Nestibilities. The flowers were cut with the medium and small Marvy Daisy punch, a Michael's dollar bin punch and added flat back silver pearls. The leaves are EK Mountain Fern Punch. The background layer was scored at 1/2 inch intervals with Scor Pal and added a bow made with Bow Easy and butterflies that were punched with Martha Stewart 3 butterfly punch with silver pearls were added.
That's it for today, thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your weekend and I will see you Monday!

Season's Greetings

Good Morning Everyone...One day closer to the weekend...Yea! Thanks so much for taking the time to visit with me today, If you enjoy your visit, why not take a moment to leave me a comment...I'd love to hear from you and what you have to say!
















I used The Cutting Cafe's Fancy Holiday Season Printable Stamps for today's card. This font is truly elegant and has 10 different sayings in the set. That Regina, she is something else! Leave it to her to come up with some of the most beautiful font for her Printable Stamps. And don't forget, you can re size and re color them, which is what I did for this card. I printed the sentiment then cut it with a square Nestibility and pop dotted it on the band that I added a ribbon and flat back gems. The poinsettias were cut from felt using the QuickKutz poinsettia die and added small flat back gems. Now how quick and easy is that?
That's it for today, hope to see you again tomorrow, til then Happy Crafting!

Let It Snow

Good Morning Everyone!
I had so much fun making today's card, I just love these little snowmen by Impression Obsession, the baby snowman reminds me so much of my grandson. The stamp is actually larger, I stamped the image then scanned it into the computer and put it into a word document so I could reduce it in size.
















I colored the image with Prisma pencils and OMS, cut and layered it with a circle/scallop Nestibility and added glitter. The sentiment was computer generated using CK Wonderland font and cut with a Nestibility tag then and layered on a band was that was cut with a Fiskars Threading Water edge punch and added flat back pearls.. As much as I love the Cuttlebug snowflake dies, they were too large for this card so I cut the stars from the Cuttlebug Treetop 3 x 3 combo set and added flat back pearls to them.
That's it for today, thank you for stopping by, I hope to see you again tomorrow! I hope you have a wonderful day!

Warm Winter Wishes From Tom and Kelly

Good Morning! I know I am late posting my card this morning but we were out til the wee hours of the morning last night so I didn't get up before the crack of dawn as I usually do, and when I did get up, it was like I had been drugged and had a tough time waking up.
Today's card is really quick and easy. Remember the Thank You card Migdalia sent me a while ago? I just loved the paper she used, even though the camera didn't pick up the true beauty of the texture. When I asked her who's paper it was she told me of a little trick that she had learned along the way. That being, she stamped and colored on tissue paper, wrinkled it then glued it to a piece of card stock. This past weekend when we were at the dollar store, I picked up some tissue paper and thought I would try Migdalia technique and even though the camera doesn't show the texture, in real life it has a cloth like look. I layered it to a piece of metallic card stock then put it on the base card. The sentiment was computer generated using CK Wonderland font then cut and layered with a circle/scallop Nestibility. The snowflake was cut with Cuttlebug Snowflake die and added a flat back gem. I added a narrow band and a ribbon bow. The tag is cut with Cuttlebug Babyface Alphabet die with a cut with a circle Nestibility added. The holly leaves were cut with Punch a Bunch holly punch and added smaller flat back gems.
That's it for today...Thanks for stopping by...enjoy your day!

Merry and Bright

Good Morning! I hope you all had a nice weekend and to those of you that may work for a bank or a government office and have a 3 day weekend, I hope you enjoy your day off! I worked for a bank for 23 years years before my job was outsource a year ago this past July and my husband would say the banks would use any excuse to get a day off...LOL! Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoy your visit. Won't you take a moment to sign my guestbook or leave a comment to let me know you were here.
Today's card features a lovable Penny Black hedgehog image that was colored with Prisma pencils and OMS then cut and layered with circle/scallop Nestibilities. The inner circle was pierced with a paper piercer. Flower Soft was added to the hat and a little bit of glitter was added below the skate then pop dotted. The band was cut with EK diamond scallop edge punch with a ribbon added then a bow was tied to the ribbon. The sentiment is from The Cutting Cafe Christmas Circle Stamp Set that was re colored and cut with a circle Nestibility and layered onto the tag that was cut from the Cuttlebug Babyface Alphabet. The corners were cut with the Cuttlebug Vintage 2 x 2 die and added flat back pearls. The snowflakes were cut with the Cuttlebug snowflake die glittered and flat back pearls were added. All of the Cuttlebug dies used have 2 or 3 layers of card stock glue together before cutting.
That's all I have today...Enjoy your day!

Wishing You A Season Of Love

I'm back...with today's card. It didn't photograph well because of the bouce back from the metallic paper, I must have tried 2 dozen times or more then finally said forget it. I usually have trouble but am able to get at least 1 picture without the glare but for some reason, I wasn't able to this time. I've been wanting to do a Christmas card in pink (you know how I LOVE pink) and I thought this image would be perfect for it. Although I'm not sure that it doesn't look more like a Valentine card...LOL! Anyway...

The Penny Black image was colored with Prisma pencils and OMS then cut with an oval/scallop Nestibility, layered and pop dotted.. Flowersoft was added to the hats and a little bit of glitter under the sled. The background was embossed with Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder that was glittered (although it doesn't show in the picture) The snowflakes were cut with Cuttlebug Snowflake die that 2 or 3 layers were glue together before cutting and added a flat back pearl. The sentiment is computer generated using LD Cute Curls font. The star was cut from Cuttlebug Treetop 3 x 3 Combo set that 2 or 3 layers were glue together before cutting and added a flat back pearl. I added a ribbon bow and a heart charm.

That's it for today...Enjoy your weekend and I will see you Monday!

The Winners Of The Cutting Cafe Give Away

Good Morning Everyone! This is the moments we have been waiting for...the winners of the Cutting Cafe Give Away are...drum roll please...

Merry Christmas Background---#5 Rachel
Merry Christmas Background and 2009 Calendar Set---#6 Kaye
Tiny Box Set---#1 Migdalia

Congratulations! Please send your email address within 24 hours to knmic1012@aol.com to claim your prize!

Thanks for playing along I wish you ALL could be winners. Those of you that weren't lucky enough to have your name drawn, please check back often, Regina offers Give Aways all the time, so I'm sure there will be another one real soon! Better yet...why not sign up to be a follower so you will be the 1st to know when we will be doing our next Give Away!

Wishing You A Very Merry Christmas

Good Morning Everyone! Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoy your visit! Someone asked why I'm not doing much rubber stamping with Prisma coloring anymore, so today's card is for you...Jade's mom!
This House Mouse image was colored with Prisma pencils and OMS then layered on square Nestibilities using the out of frame technique. Glitter was assed to the peppermints. The Sizzix Birthday Set #2 embossing folder was used on the half of the background layer that is embossed. The words on the tag were computer generated using Peggy Font and cut with a Spellbinders tag, eyelet added and attached using metallic cord. The star from Cuttlebug Treetop 3 x 3 Combo set was added to the tag. The poinsettia was cut with Quickkutz from felt with flat back gems added.
That's it for today...have a wonderful day! Don't forget...today it the last day you have to enter the Cutting Cafe Give Away. The winner will be announced tomorrow morning!

Cutting Cafe Give Away!

I don't have a card to post today BUT I did want to remind everyone about the Give Away that I'm doing for the fabulous Cutting Cafe Printable stamps and box template that I posted Saturday 10/3. Tomorrow will be that last day that you will have a chance to win The Merry Christmas Background Stamp, The Merry Christmas Background Stamp with 2009 Calendar Set and The Tiny Box Set. If you haven't posted a comment then you haven't entered to win. All you have to do is post a comment, so what are you waiting for? I have 3 separate postings and to be eligible for all 3, make sure you post a comment on all 3 postings! They are titled "Merry Christmas", "Merry Christmas Calendar" and "Tiny Holiday Boxes" all posted Saturday 10/3. Scroll down to the posting, post a comment then come back Friday morning to see if you are a winner and claim your prize...It's just that easy!! The last time I did a Give Away, there were 2 prize winners that didn't come forward to claim their prize so this time what I am going to do is if in 24 hours you don't contact me with your email address I'm going to draw another winner so make sure if you have entered and didn't leave an email address that you stop back to see if your name has been drawn! I have email address for many of you but don't assume that just because we have exchanged emails in the past, that I still have your address.
Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

Sweet Holiday Wishes

Good Morning Everyone!!! I woke up this morning thinking it was Wednesday...you know what that means...yep, it means I have an extra day for crafting...WOOHOO! For some reason, I just can't get back into my Thanksgiving Day cards so here is another Christmas one---I thought I'd send it to one of my granddaughter's for Christmas.
I got these Gingerbread buttons at Walmart but when I got them home, I noticed NO holes, NO way to sew them to anything but yet they were marked "buttons"...go figure, I guess that's WalMart for you! Anyway, I glued the gingerbread girl to layers that were cut with
circle/scallop Nestibility than I added rain hearts and pierced holes in the inner circle, each layer is pop dotted. The words are computer generated using CK Wonderland font. The band was embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder and layered with a band that was cut with Fiskars Threading Water Border punch and added a ribbon bow. The words on the tag are also computer generated using CK Wonderland font and cut with Spellbinder tag then tied to the ribbon. The corners are cut with the square Nestibilities then cut at a diagonal and added a EK scallop corner punch. The holly leaves were cut with Punch a Bunch holly punch and added buttons that I knotted with contrasting embroidery thread. The snowflake was cut with Cuttlebug Snowflake die that 3-4 layers of card stock were glued together before cutting and glittered. I added a flat back gemstone.
That's it for today...Have a GREAT day!

Autumn Blessings

Good Morning All...I hope you had a nice weekend! I had the sudden thought that I don't have all of my Thanksgiving cards done yet and even though there is plenty of time, it will be here before you know it!
The square in the upper left hand corner is a Cutting Cafe Printable Stamp from The Autumn Days Set that was re colored and printed then attached to the background layer that was embossed with The Cuttlebug Argyle embossing folder, then added a ribbon knot. The sentiment, is from The When I Count My Blessings Set also from The Cutting Cafe that was re colored and printed then cut with an oval/scallop Nestibility and pop dotted. The leaves were cut and embossed with the Cuttlebug Maple Leaf 3 x 3 Combo and inked. An eyelet and craft yarn were added.
Thanks for stopping by and don't forget, to be eligible for The Cutting Cafe Give Away, you must leave a comment on the postings from 10/3 before 10/8. I will do the drawing 10/9 and announce the winner that morning. Have a fabulous day!

Cutting Cafe Give Away

Another fabulous Cutting Cafe give away just in time for the holidays! All you have to do to be eligible to win these Printable Stamps is leave a comment on the previous 3 posting for a drawing to be held Friday 10/9. The winner will be chosen using http://www.random.org/ and announced that morning. There are 3 chances to win so be sure to leave comments on all the postings. For even more chances to win, check out the other Cutting Cafe Design Team Members (listed on the sidebar to the right) to see if they are playing along! If you don't know how to leave a comment let me try to explain. You don't need a blogger account to leave a comment and it is SO easy! All you have to do is click comment at the end of each posting and a box will open, write your comment then where is says "choose an identity" click the circle that says "name/URL" a box will open then type in your name then click "publish your comment" that's it!

The first one is for the Merry Christmas Background Printable Stamp that is perfect for scrapbook pages or matting on your cards. I just love these background stamps, they are perfect when you don't have the right background paper on when printed on designer paper added a whole new look.

The second one is for the Merry Christmas Background Printable Stamp and the 2009 Calendar Set. This set contains 60 images and comes in circle and square shapes in different sizes. There is still plenty of opportunity left to use them and they are perfect for cards and scrapbook pages that you want to add focus on a certain date!

The third one is for the Tiny Box with Sentiments Set. The template cutting file features a little box that is a little over 1.5 inch square and comes with 22 sentiments that go along with all things that are tiny, each in plain and circle form. I used them for little treats for the holidays but would be perfect for party favors!

I had so much fun with these sets, see today's previous postings and be sure to leave a comment to be eligible to win!

Merry Christmas-Cutting Cafe Give Away

This card is very quick and easy. I re colored and printed The Cutting Cafe Merry Christmas Background Printable Stamp on the background layer, added a ribbon bow and then added the trees cut and embossed with the Cuttlebug Treetop 3 x 3 Combo set. I stamped a dollar bin sentiment from Michael's and used a gold gel pen for the star that I added a tiny flat back gold gem.

To be eligible to win this Background Stamp, make sure you leave me a comment. The drawing will be held Friday 10/9 . The winner will be chosen using http://www.random.org/ and announced that morning. Good Luck!

Merry Christmas Calendar-Cutting Cafe Give Away!

This topper card has a 4 x 4 inch base that I re colored and printed The Cutting Cafe Merry Christmas Background Printable Stamp for the background layer and added the 2009 December Calendar, also from The Cutting Cafe that was re colored and re sized then cut and layered with a circle/scallop Nestibility. A rain dot was added. The Martha Stewart Branch punch was used to cut and form the wreath around the calendar and gold tone flat back gems and red rhinestones were added. The tag was cut with Cuttlebug Babyface Alpha Set that I added the sentiment using CK Wonderland font then cut with circle Nestibilities. I added the tree that was cut and embossed with the Cuttlebug Treetop 3 x 3 Combo set then added a ribbon bow.

To be eligible to win this Printable Background Stamp and The 2009 Calendar Set, be sure you leave me a comment. The drawing will be held Friday 10/9 . The winner will be chosen using http://www.random.org/ and announced that morning. Good Luck!

Tiny Holiday Boxes-Cutting Cafe Give Away

These boxes were done with the Cutting Cafe Tiny Box with Sentiments Set. It was out of my comfort zone but I had so much fun making them and they can be used for all sorts of things. I have tried other boxes before but they never came out right. I ended up cutting on lines that should have been folded and folding on lines that should have been cut but Regina has made these SO easy to do, if I can do it ANYONE can!

For the Halloween box I used various cuts from The CuttleBug 3 x 3 Halloween die, added googly eyes and a ribbon bow.

For the Christmas box, I printed the sentiment "goodie goodie gumdrops" in the circle form then cut it with a circle Nestibility and added it to the tag cut with Cuttlebug Babyface Alphabet Set, attached with craft yarn and added it to the ribbon bow.

For the Autumn box, I re colored and printed the sentiment "a little something just for you" in the line form then cut it using a Stampin Up Word Window punch then added it to the leaves that were cut with Cuttlebug Leaf set that the edges were inked and used gold tone elastic cord for the bow.
Each box measures a little over 1.5 inch square

To be eligible to win this set, make sure you leave me a comment. The drawing will be held Friday 10/9 . The winner will be chosen using http://www.random.org/ and announced that morning. Good Luck!

Warm Winter Wishes

Good Morning...Happy Friday! It's a full moon and I ALWAYS have difficulty sleeping during a full moon so I thought I'd do some crafting. As much as I love Autumn, I think I'm orange, brown and golded out for the time being.
I wanted to turn my focus to Christmas today so I started with my all time favorite snowman stamp by Penny Black. Although I have used this stamp before, it is my favorite and I don't think I will ever get tired of it. I colored the image with Prisma pencils and OMS then cut it using the out of the frame circle/scallop Nestibilites technique then added some glitter and some flower soft. Flat back pearls were added to the scallops. The sentiment is computer generate using CK Wonderland font and cut with Spellbinders tag. It was attached to the image using craft yarn. The background layer is embossed with Cuttlebug Snowflake embossing folder and I added some snowflakes that were cut with Cuttlebug snowflake die and glittered and flat back pearls were added.
Thanks for stopping by. As I mentioned yesterday, I usually don't craft on the weekend but be sure to stop by tomorrow, not only will I have a few postings but a chance for you to win some fabulous Cutting Cafe Printable Stamps. That's all I can say about it for now but I've done a little something out of my comfort zone that I'm really pleased with. So until tomorrow...happy crafting!

Happy Thanksgiving

Good Morning...I know...I know...I'm a little late this morning BUT it's for a good reason! Regina at The Cutting Cafe is doing another give away to begin on Saturday and because I normally don't craft on the weekends, I was working on something for the give away and lost all track of time. Without further delay...here is today's card---

The image is the November calendar from the 2009 Calendar Set from the Cutting Cafe that was re sized and re colored with the circle of leaves from the Autumn Days Set also from the Cutting Cafe. They were printed then cut with a circle/scallop Nestibility and a rain dot was added. The leaves were cut with Martha Stewart Maple Leaf punch then inked with a few sprigs of Martha Stewart Branch punch added. An eyelet was added with craft yarn then tied to the ribbon bow. The Sentiment was computer generated using bold Gisha font then cut with a Spellbinders tag with flat back gold tone gems added, along with larger gems added to the base of the card.

That's all I Have today...hope to see you tomorrow! Enjoy your day!

Butterfly Kisses

Good Morning Everyone...Happy Hump Day! I'm so glad you dropped by, I hope you enjoy your visit!
Last week when I did my neighbors sympathy card, I had cut several of the lattice cards using Linda Davis of the Cricut Message Board cut file using The George cartridge. I decided to use it for today's card. Because the base was already cut, it was really quick to put together. The background paper is The Butterfly Kisses Background Stamp from The Cutting Cafe that was re colored and printed then added a ribbon bow. The sentiment is also from The Cutting Cafe, The Social Butterfly Set that was resized and re colored then cut with the circle/scallop Nestibility. The butterfly was cut with Cuttlebug Butterfly Embossing Combo Die that I cut twice and embossed the top layer and added flat back pearls. I added a piece of vellum on the inside of the card to show through the lattice work.
That's it for today. Thanks for dropping by, hope to see you tomorrow. Enjoy your day!

Spread Your Wings

Good Morning Bloggers! I'm so happy you came to visit. If you like what you see, don't be shy, leave a comment so I will know you have stopped by.
Today's card is quick and easy and was made with The Cutting Cafe Printable Stamps. It was a little difficult to photograph because of the sheen of the paper I used and looks a bit muted but looks much better in person. The background paper is the "Spread Your Winds" stamp that was re colored and printed. It was layered on card stock that was cut with the EK Diamond Scallop edge punch that the diamond holes were covered with flat back pearls. The butterfly image is from The Cutting Cafe Social Butterfly stamp set that was re colored and cut and layered with an oval/scallop Nestibility. A craft yarn bow was added to the image and tiny flat back pearls were added to the larger butterfly. The sentiment on the tag was computer generated using Gisha font then cut with a Fiskars tag punch, an eyelet added and tied to the ribbon bow on the background layer.
That's it for today! I Hope you enjoy your visit, and hope to see you tomorrow. Til then...Happy Crafting!

I'm Thankful For My Family/Autumn Blessings

Good Morning Everyone...Happy Monday! I know this sounds crazy but I love Mondays, (second only to Fridays though) but it sets the stage for the rest of the week!

Here's a couple of Autumn cards, both using Cutting Cafe Printable Stamp...Of course! I had so much fun making these and Regina makes it so easy! For this 1st one, I used the Bountiful Blessings and the Thankful for My Family from the Autumn Days Printable Stamp Set that I re sized and re colored then cut with a circle/scallop Nestibility, pierced the scallops with a paper piercer and pop dotted the layers. I attached a backward L shape to the background and added ribbon. The leaves were cut and inked with Cuttlebug Fall Leaves set that I put an eyelet on and attached it using craft yarn. The "dots" in the corner were cut with the Cuttlebug 3x3 Party die.

This second one I re sized and re colored the Autunm Blessing from the When I Count My Blessings...I count You Twice Printable Stamps Set and printed directly on the background layer, scored it with ScorPal then embossed with with Quickuts Diamond and Dots embossing folder then added square metal brads. I added a ribbon bow. The leaves were cut and inked using the Cuttlebug Fall Leaves set and attached to an oval/scallop Nestibility.

That's it for today! Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoy your visit. The only way I'll know you stopped by is for you to leave a comment so won't you please take a moment to let me know you were here! Enjoy your day!

Thank You-I Can't Say It Enough

Happy Friday Bloggers! Hope everyone is ready for a fabulous weekend! Regina over at the Cutting Cafe has been SO busy creating some really awesome printable stamps. When I came back from vacation my email mailbox was jam packed with new goodies. Check it out--
http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/

Today's card was made using the Cutting Cafe Thank You Background Stamp that was re colored and cut with the circle/scallop Nestibility then pierced the inner layer with a paper piercer. The band was cut with Martha Stewart scallop lace edge punch layering it on a slightly larger piece of card stock and adding a ribbon bow. The Cutting Cafe Thank You I Can't Say It Enough Stamp was resized, re colored and cut with the smallest circle Nestibility. It was layered on the tag cut with Cuttlebug Baby Face Alphabet die tag and tied to the ribbon with craft yarn. The flowers were also cut from the Baby Face Alphabet then added flat back pearls. Both were cut with gluing 3 layers of card stock together before cutting to create thickness to the cut. The corners were cut with the EK scallop corner punch.

Thanks for stopping by, See you Monday...enjoy your weekend!

Miss You

Good Morning Everyone! As always, I'm so happy you stopped by to visit! Today's card is just a quickie topper card to send to my father-in-law. When we got ready to leave Virginia, he got really choked up and has called many times since we have been back, in fact, yesterday he called 3 times!

The Stamps By Judith was colored with Prisma pencils 3 times, cut and pop dotted 3 times to give a 3D look then layered on a circle scallop Nestibility that I added glossy accents to the claws, rain hearts and doodle dots to the back ground so it didn't look so plain. I pierced the inner layer of the Nestibility with a paper piercer. The back ground paper of the base card was embossed with the Love Language embossing folder and the sentiment was cut from Cuttlebug Typewriter Alphabet die. I added a bow ribbon and called it a day!

That's it for today, thanks for stopping by, if you haven't already, leave a comment to let me know what you think! I hope to see you back tomorrow, have a great day!

Thank You For Your Hospitality

Good Morning...Gosh it is SO good to be back home. Thank you to all that left comments wishing Triskett well. She is going much better today!

Today's card is a Thank You card that will be sent to my sister-in-law and her husband for their hospitality while we were in North Carolina. They have a beautiful home in the mountains, amongst other things they collect outhouses. This topper card measures 5.5 x 4.25 with the base being 4 x 4. The Stamps By Judith image was stamped and colored with Prisma pencils and OMS 3 times then pop dotted to give a 3D effect. The background of the base card was embossed with Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes. The sentiment was computer generated using Papyrus font with square metal brads added. All of the edges were inked and a ribbon bow was added.

That's it for today...see you tomorrow! Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

You Are In Our Thoughts And Prayers

I'm Back...although if I knew what I was coming home to, I would have stayed gone...LOL! Our trip started off on the wrong foot. Normally we take our dogs with us but since we were going to stay with my sister in law for the first 2 days we decided to board them. We boarded them at our vets office. When we dropped them off, Triskett got so excited she piddled on the floor. We noticed that her urine looked very dark so we asked them to run a test on it and sure enough, there was blood in her urine, the vet said she had a urinary track infection. I wasn't going to go on the trip but they convinced me that this was not uncommon and she was in the best possible place, they would take good care of her and make sure she took her meds. Of course I called every day to see how she was doing and I was told she was doing fine and her urine was starting to clear. After our visit with my sister in law in North Carolina, we stopped at my oldest son's in Tennessee. My goodness how the girls have grown! He lives just outside Pigeon Forge, one of our favorite places to visit! Since the girls were in school, we only stayed 2 days then off to Virgina to see my father in law. We met up with my sister in law and her husband. We had a great time. We had fantastic weather and GREAT food. In fact I put on 5 pounds! It's always nice to be back home, and sleep in your own bed! When we picked up the dogs, we were told that Triskett had finished her meds and her urine was clear. When we got her home, the first place she wanted to go was outside to pee, when she took longer than usual, I took a look and it was nothing but blood! I called the vet and they told me that sometimes that happens with stress but to come back and they would give her more antibiotics. We we got there, I insisted that the vet see her and when he felt her bladder he said he thought he felt something strange so he took an Xray.. It's too late to make a long story short but it turns out that she had a bladder stone the size of a grape! They did surgery yesterday and hopefully in a few days she will be back to her normal self.
What prompted today's card was, late Sunday night the doorbell rang, it was our neighbor, she said that her husband passed away Sunday afternoon. He was in the hospital since Thursday with pneumonia and he just wasn't able to breathe. I'm sure there is more to it than that, but I still can't believe it, he was in his 40's and the picture of health. Not having any sympathy cards for some one special in my stash of cards, I knew immediately where I needed to look for ideas. My blogger friend Lillie is the queen of sympathy cards. If you get a chance, check out her blog, she does AWESOME work. When I went looking for ideas and seen this card, I said "HEY...I've got that Cricut cut file and butterfly...so here it is...

The card base is a Cricut cut file using the George cartridge that Linda Davis on the Cricut Message board offered more than a year ago, I downloaded it but never used it until now. The background layer was embossed with Cuttlebug Script Texture embossing folder and I added a piece of vellum on the inside of the card to show through the lattice work. The sentiment was computer generated using AltastGreeting font and cut with an oval/scallop Nestibilities and added the small butterfly cut with Martha Stewart 3 Butterfly punch with a flat back pearl added. The large butterfly is the Cuttlebug Butterfly Embossing Combo Die that I cut twice and glittered the embossing on the top layer and added flat back pearls. The flowers were cut with the medium and small Marvy Daisy punch, a Michael's dollar bin punch and added flat back pearls. The leaves are EK Mountain Fern Punch. I added a ribbon bow using the Bow Easy and added a cross. That's it for today...It's good to be back and hopefully I'll be back tomorrow. The next card on my agenda will be a Thank You card for my sister in law's hospitality while we were in North Carolina. Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by. I promise, next time I won't be so long winded...LOL!

We Will Not Forget!

Good Morning and Happy Friday! No card to post this morning, won't we all take a moment to remember the terrible tragedy of 8 years ago and all who lost their lives.

I did start a card but just have too much to do to get ready for our trip this morning, (yes...even I have my priorities...LOL) if I have a chance to finish it, I'll be back later to post it.

Enjoy your day and I'll be back 9/21!

Weekend Special At The Cutting Cafe

The Cutting Cafe is having a WEEKEND SPECIAL starting today....When you purchase one of the Cutting Cafe's oldie but goodie printable stamp sets called ALL ABOUT CUPCAKES...you will receive ANY other set for free...(doesn't matter the price)....
This special will last from today until midnight Saturday the 12th of September 2009...(Pacific standard time).....This is a GREAT bargain, Cupcakes are the biggest rage in stamps. They can be used for virtually every occasion and who doesn't like cupcakes, so pop over to the Cutting Cafe to check it out!

Bountiful Blessings-Thankful For You

I'm back...with a card I did with The Cutting Cafe Autumn Days printable stamp set---
http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/autumn/
I actually colored the Inkadinkadoo image several days ago so when Regina sent me this new set, I couldn't' wait to finish it. The new set is fabulous and I'm looking forward to using it as soon as we get back from our trip.

The image was colored using Prisma pencils and OMS with a little glitter added to the center of the sunflowers and the wheat then layered with Nestibilty tag, pop dotted and added brads. The circle word is The Cutting Cafe printable stamp that I added Thankful For You to the center using Credit Valley font along with a maple leaf clip art, then pop dotted and layered it on a circle/scallop Nestibility. I added a few leaves that were cut with Martha Stewart Maple Leaf and put them together with an eyelet and tied it to the ribbon bow with craft yarn. The edges of all the layers were inked.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

Winners Of The Cutting Cafe Printable Stamps

The winners of The Cutting Cafe printable stamps were chosen using Random.org and they are--
drum roll please---

Halloween This and That---#1-Missychan
Anniversary---#8-Renee Wagner
Big Stuff Sentiments---#13-Peg

Congratulations ladies! Send your email address to knmic1012@aol.com and I will send you your set right away. Thanks for participating, I know you will have as much fun with them as I did. Be sure to check out all of Regina's printable stamps, she has a ton of new stamps just in time for the holidays along with all the other fabulous downloads---
http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/

Thanks A Bunch-Cutting Cafe Big Stuff Sentiment

Good Morning! Thanks for taking the time to stop by to visit. While you are here, won't you take a moment to leave me a comment. Today's card is a really quick and easy card.

I printed the Thanks a bunch Big Stuff Sentiment from the Cutting Cafe---
http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/sentiments/
then embossed it with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder and added 2 ribbon bows that I tied the old fashioned way instead of using the Bow Easy...LOL! The flowers were cut with a Marvy Daisy punch, the center of the flowers were cut with a dollar bin punch I got at Michael's then added flat back pearls and placed them on a flourish that was cut from Quickutz and pop dotted it.

You can enter to win the Big Stuff Sentiment from the Cutting Cafe! Today is the LAST day to enter. All you have to do is leave a comment on any or all of the following postings but to be eligible for ALL 3 sets, you must leave a comment on ALL 3 posting which are---Big Stuff Sentiments Set posted 9/3 titled "A Give Away" From The Cutting CafeAnniversary Set posted 9/4 titled "Another "Give Away" From The Cutting CafeHalloween This and That Set posted 9/6 titled "Halloween This and That-Cutting Cafe "Give Away

Hope you enjoy for visit and until I see you next time---Happy Crafting!

Thinking Of You-Inspired By Migdalia

Good Morning Everyone. I hope you had a great 3 day weekend! We started our weekend with a trip to Epcot Friday evening to share in the celebration of a very good friend's birthday. We had perfect weather, which is unusual for Florida this time of year. Normally we get late afternoon thunderstorms, but not on Friday, we didn't get a drop of rain! Well, at least not at Epcot! We even stayed for the fireworks which is something that we don't usually do since it is such a madhouse when exiting of the park. Good food, good friends...it don't get much better!

Today's card was totally inspired by a Thank You gift from Migdalia. When she sent me the Thank You card that I posted last week, she included some crocheted flowers. Aren't they so cute! She is SO crafty! I really had fun with these. I cut an oval using an oval Nestibility from some K & Company designer paper that had flowers on it then glue the crochet flowers on top of the flowers leaving the stems show through, then layered it on top of a scallop Nestibility. I put the background paper onto a layer that was cut with an EK dotted scallop edge punch and added a bow that I used the Bow Easy. I think I have decided that I really don't like it after all, the over all look is probably OK but I like a tighter bow so I think I'll go back to my old way of making bows. The tag was cut with a Spellbinder tag that the words Thinking Of You were computer generated using Angelina font then used craft yarn to tie it to the ribbon.

Don't forget, if you want to be eligible for the Cutting Cafe printable stamp sets that I have posted, you have until tomorrow midnight to leave your comment. To be eligible for ALL 3 sets, you must leave a comment on ALL 3 posting which are---

Big Stuff Sentiments Set posted 9/3 titled "A Give Away" From The Cutting Cafe
Anniversary Set posted 9/4 titled "Another "Give Away" From The Cutting Cafe
Halloween This and That Set posted 9/6 titled "Halloween This and That-Cutting Cafe "Give Away

To double your chances of winning, make sure you check out the other Design Team members creations---
http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/2009/09/give-a-way-timeand-a-new-designer.html
and leave comments on their blogs as well.

That's all I have for you today. We are getting ready for a trip to Virgina later this week so I may not be posting everyday as I usually do. But I will try to sneak in when I am able to do some crafting, so make sure you check back. Enjoy your day and I will see you when I see you!

Thank You, Thank You, I Can't Say It Enough

Good Morning Everyone...Happy Monday...Happy Labor Day...Happy 3 Day Weekend! I thought I sneak into my craft room while my husband is still fast asleep to do a quick card this morning.

This card is super quick and easy. It is done with the Thank You back ground and the Thank You, Thank You, I can't say it Enough printable stamp from none other than The Cutting Cafe---
http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/thank-you-thanks/
I just LOVE the background stamps that Regina has to offer and just can't get enough of them. They are SO versatile, you can change the font color, you can change the font size, you can print it on different color paper...you can do all sorts of thing with it...I just LOVE 'em! The Thank You, Thank You, I just can't say it Enough is the way I'm feeling about being on The Cutting Cafe Design Team. Regina is so great to work with, she really makes me feel so welcome and a part of the team! The Thank You background was printed on designer paper then layered with Spellbinder Sunflowers cut 3 times for the large sunflower and twice for the smaller one then pop dotted. The Thank You, Thank you I can't say it enough was printed then cut with a circle/scallop Nestibility. I added a bow that I used The Bow Easy. I haven't decided if I like it or not but since Sharon over at Gramma's House of Cards---
http://grammashouseofcards.blogspot.com/
went to so much trouble getting me the tutorial, I wanted to give it a try!. I had gotten the Bow Easy a long, LONG time ago and never figured out how to use it so I just tossed it aside, in fact I wasn't sure that I didn't throw it away. When I seen a card on Sharon's blog where she had used it, I told her my story, she said she had a fantastic tutorial and if I ever found it to let her know and she would send it to me. I had come across it last week so I asked her to send it to me. The tutorial is super simple but I'm not able to get the knot tight enough so I'll have to play with it some more before making a final decision on it it.
Well, that's it for today, enjoy your day...see you tomorrow!

Halloween This and That-Cutting Cafe "Give Away"

Hello Bloggers!!! I usually don't do any crafting on the weekend but I wanted to give you a chance to win another great printable stamp set from the Cutting Cafe---
http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/2009/08/halloween-this-and-that-printable-stamp-set.html
The images come from the Halloween This and That set and features 22 images. As with the Anniversary set and the Big Stuff Sentiments, all you have to do to be eligible to win is leave me a comment between now and midnight EDT Wednesday 9/9 for the drawing to be held Thursday morning. If you want to be eligible for ALL 3 sets, be sure to leave comments on all 3 of the postings.

I just love the Halloween This and That set and had SO much fun making this shaker card, I made the window using the rectangle/scallop Nestibility and filled it with seed beads. The "BOO" sentiment was cut with Spellbinder tag set, inked and added an eyelet then tied it to the ribbon knot. The spider that was cut with Cuttlebug 3x3 Halloween die that was attached with floss, then inked the background layer. Super easy!

Be sure to check out all the projects from the Cutting Cafe Design Team, with additional chances to win a variety of printable stamp downloads! And be sure to check out all of Regina's awesome sets--- http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/2009/09/give-a-way-timeand-a-new-designer.html

Another "Give Away" From The Cutting Cafe

I know I said I wasn't going to have a chance to post anything today but I really wanted to get this done so you all would have a chance to win the Anniversary set that is being given away by The Cutting Cafe---
http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/anniversary/
All you have to do to be eligible to win is leave me a comment between now and midnight EDT Wednesday 9/9 for the drawing to be held Thursday morning (unsure of the exact time but you know me...I'm an early bird) and announced here on my blog that morning! At first I didn't know what to think of the set, after all my anniversary isn't until January but after exploring all the possibilities I wanted to do something with it and now that it is done, I think I will hide it away until January!

All 3 sentiments are done using the Anniversary set from The Cutting Cafe that I resized and colored using the Apex color theme in Microsoft word. I layered the "Happy Anniversary" circle onto a circle/scallop Nestibility, embossing the center circle with Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder. The "I Love you more & more each day" sentiment was cut and layered onto a heart Nestibility and pop dotted. The "To my Wonderful Husband" sentiment was cut and layered onto the oval/scallop Nestibility. The band was cut with the EK arrow border punch, adding a layer of card stock that was embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots and added a bow ribbon. The flowers were cut with the small and medium Marvy daisy punch, adding a center cut from a dollar bin punch from Michael's and a flat back gold gem. The leaves are punched using the EK fern punch.

Now I've got to fly like the wind to get this mess cleaned up before my husband gets home from his physical therapy session! Have a great holiday weekend!

Don't forget, the only way you can win this great Anniversary Set is to leave a comment!

Happy Friday!

Good Morning Everyone and Happy Friday. I don't have a card to post this morning, I thought I would be able to come up with something real quick but the time has just gotten away from me this morning. I want to thank everyone that has been kind enough to leave comments and apologize to those of you that I usually visit and leave comments. It's not that I am ignoring you, this week has been very hectic. I will make every effort to get by to see all of your lovely creations this weekend. I hope you have a fabulous holiday weekend, see you Monday!

A "GIVE AWAY" From The Cutting Cafe

I'm Back as promised! Here is a card I did using The Big Stuff Sentiments from The cutting Cafe---
http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/sentiments/
and it can be yours FREE ! The BIG Stuff Sentiments printable stamp set features 28 images. The outlined Sentiments are approximate 4.5 inches in length but can be reduced as I opted to do in my card today. All you have to do is leave me a comment between now and Wednesday Sept 9th! Drawing will be Sept 10th and posted that morning!

The Stampin' Up image was colored with Prisma pencils and OMS then layered onto a square/scallop Nestibility and a wee bit of glitter added. The sentiment, as I said is a Cutting Cafe printable image that was printed, reduced in size and recolored then layered on a band of card stock that was cut with EK diamond scallop edge punch that the diamond were covered up allowing only the scallops to peek out from the band, a bow and flat back gems were added. The corners were cut with Cuttlebug corner die and the larger hearts were were cut with the smallest Cuttlebug 2x2 Heart set then layered with a smaller heart that was cut with Cuttlebug Typewriter Alphabet die,

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget, to be eligible to win the Big Stuff Sentiment Set from the Cutting Cafe, you must leave a comment between now and midnight EDT 9/9 with drawing to be held and announced 9/10. Have a fabulous day!

Sketch Challenge #6

There's a Sketch Challenge going on over at Delightful Sketches---
http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/
Why not join in on the fun?!?
Here's my take on it---















I colored the Bookworm image from Digital Delights with Prisma pencils and OMS then cut the image with a rectangle Nestibility using the out of frame technique and layered it on a scallop Nestibility. I used Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder for the strip of card stock that the bookworm is on and layered circle/scallop Nestibilities that were embossed with Cuttlebug Flowers 2x2.75 embossing set to emboss the other strip and added gemstone. The sentiment is also from Digital Delights and was cut with circle/scallop Nestibility. The school books are clip art that were found on line. I added ribbon and glossy accents to the worms glasses.

Thanks for stopping by...I'll be back a bit later. Til then Happy Crafting!

A Thank You From Migdalia

Look what I got in the mail today...Isn't it gorgeous!! The paper is beautiful and ooooh the butterfly is stunning. It looks like she used glimmer mist on it, but I don't know that for sure, I will have to check with her. Migdalia has been with me from the start of my blog and even though she lives here in Orlando, we have never meet in person. She and I have exchanged many emails and I can always count on her for a cheery comment. She doesn't have a blog...but I'm working on her to get one started.

Just A Little Note Filled With A Whole Lot Of Gratitude

Good Morning! Just a really quick card this morning, so I can explore the possibilities of the Cutting Cafe! I am SO excited. I asked my husband this morning to pinch me so I knew that I wasn't dreaming...LOL! Really, I'm looking forward to working with Regina and all of the design team members, They have made me feel so welcome!

I layered an oval/scallop Nestibility that was word generated using Papyrus and AltastGreeting font on a layer that was embossed with Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder then layered that on the background that was cut using Martha Stewart Thanks edge punch. The butterfly was cut and embossed using Cuttlebug 3x3 Butterfly combo then glittered. I cut the butterfly twice then folded and attached a small piece of acetate to the middle so the butterfly could "spread it's wings" and would not flatten, then added flat back pearls.

That's it for today...I'm going to go play now...thanks for stopping by...see you tomorrow!

I Have An Important Announcment To Make

Regina has asked me to join the Design Team for The Cutting Cafe---
http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/
I am SO excited but at the same time a little scared. But, like I told Donna when she emailed me to welcome me to the team, it's a good kind of scared, it's the kind that builds character and will help me grow. I cannot begin to express my gratitude for this opportunity to work along side the talented designers that make up the Cutting Café Design Team. They have been a source of inspiration to me along the way. I will update my blog as soon as I get a chance. Have a great evening.

Halloween Cards---I'M DONE!

Good Morning Everyone...What a BEAUTIFUL day it is!!! I am so excited...I just finished the last of my Halloween cards...ahead of schedule! The ones for my grand kids, of course I wanted to be different but the ones I did this morning, I massed produced since they will be sent to adult family members and going in different directions, I was OK with them being the same. They were very simple and so much fun to make!

I started with infamous "BOO" background paper from The Cutting Cafe---
http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/
I just can't get enough of that paper, it is so versatile, you can change the font color, you can change the font size, you can print it on different color paper...you can do all sorts of thing with it...I just LOVE it! I layered different cuts from the 3inch Cuttlebug Halloween die onto circle/scallop Nestibilities then layered it on color coordinating papers. The words are computer generated using Doodle Print and LunacyMore font. The tag was cut with Spellbinder tag set and secured with brad. It just doesn't get much easier that that!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day and I hope to see you back here tomorrow!

Thank You Wanda! You Are Just TOO Sweet!

Wanda left me a message yesterday to stop by here blog, she had a little something for me. Another blog award but this one is different...she MADE it! I can't beleive how talented she is, not only with paper but with the computer as well...she is the BOMB! When you get a chance check out her blog---

http://myscraphappyplace.blogspot.com/

I wish I would have know her when she came to Orlando to visit Mickey, I would have loved to meet her!