From The Heart/You Are 1 in a 101

Good Morning Everyone! For those of you that are here in the US, I hope you are having a great holiday weekend. While you are with friends and family having a cookout in the backyard or just enjoying the day off work, take a moment to remember all the men and women that served in the Armed Forces that gave their lives for our freedom.
Here's a couple of cards that I wanted to share with you...that is of course if Blogger allows me to post them. Grrrr...I am just about over Blogger...let's hope all the bugs have been ironed out and we can start a week with no problems. On to today's cards...I've been wanting to use this new Fleur De Lis rectangle set from Spellbinders...I think it's going to be one of my favorites---

Here's a simple Thank You for our Disney friends Kathi and Bob. They had us to their home the week before last for a cookout and even though the card says they are 1 in a 101...they really are 1 in a gazillion! For those of you that are new new to my blog, Kathi and Bob are Disney enthusiasts and I try to come up with a Disney theme for the cards I make for them--- 

That's it for today...Thanks for stopping by..If you have a question on the recipe or supplies that I have used in my posting today, please feel free to email me. I've got a couple of cards that I'm working on for The Cutting Cafe, so I'll be back later in the week to post them...Until then...enjoy your day!

There Is No Time Like The Present-Cutting Cafe

Hello Blogger friends! Thanks for stopping by...I hope you are having a good week! Here is a card that I fully intended to post this morning but life got in the way and I wasn't able to until now. Here is a quick and simple card made with The Cutting Cafe's It's About That Time printable stamps. The file is HUGE and comes with 77 images and sentiments---Here is a couple side view pictures showing how each layer of the cuckoo clock has been popped dotted for a 3D look---Here is the recipe---
Card Size: 3.75 x 7.25
Image/Stamp: Cutting Cafe- It's About That Time
Sentiment: Cutting Cafe- It's About That Time
Accessories: Distress Ink, Rain Heart, Foam Pop Dots
Base Cardstock: American Crafts
Patterned Paper: K and Company

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by...See you next time. Enjoy your week!

Thanks a Bunch

Good Morning Everyone...Thanks for stopping by...I hope you've had a great weekend. Time has gotten away from me this past week and I've not had a lot of time for crafting so I've only got one card to share with you today. While going through my stash, I had come across these alpha brads, not knowing what to do with them, this is what I came up with---
That's it for today...I will be back later in the week with a posting for The Cutting Cafe. Thanks for stopping by..If you have a question on the recipe or supplies that I have used in my posting today, please feel free to email me. See you next time...enjoy your day!

Soar Like Never Before-Cutting Cafe

Good Morning Everyone. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you are having a great week. Here is a fun little card I made using The Up Up In The Sky Printable stamps from The Cutting Cafe. This is a HUGE set that comes with over 120 images and sentiments from kites to hot air balloons to regular balloons...the set also includes some colored images--- Here is a side view that shows the balloon popped. Craft yarn was added to the top layer between the balloon and the basket---
Here is the recipe---
Card Size: A2 Topper
Image/Stamp: Cutting Cafe-Up Up In The Sky Wishes
Sentiment: Cutting Cafe-Up Up In The Sky Wishes
Punch:Martha Stewart Traditional Eyelet Edge (with the eyelet covered)
Accessories: Ribbon, Brad, Craft Yarn, Foam Pop Dots
Base Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Polka Dot Pixels-Love Actually

That's it for today...I hope to be back on Monday...til then, have a great week and a wonderful weekend!

Thank You So Much and You're On My Mind

Happy Monday Morning Everyone! I hope you had a great weekend. I've been sort of MIA this past week, In addition to the problem with Blogger, our Internet was up and down for most of the week so I haven't been able to visit my favorite blogs as much as I would like. With things back to normal (whatever normal is...lol) I hope to catch up between today and tomorrow. Here's a couple of cards since my last posting. This first one is a Thank You to my son and daughter in law for Mother's Day made with Heartfelt Creation Daisy Dies---
And this next one is made from a Stampin' Up Digital---
Don't forget to stop by The Cutting Cafe for The Monthly Inspiration and a chance to win 3 sets of your choice....not only do you have a chance to win ANY 3 SETS from The Cutting Cafe by leaving a comment, but Regina is also having a huge BUY ONE GET ONE FREE of equal or lessor value on ALL of the sets offered at The Cutting Cafe ...NO LIMIT...so if you have been eyeing a few sets, now is time to purchase them....THE BUY ONE GET ONE FREE is good from now until Wednesday at Midnight (PST) the 18th of May 2011.That's it for today...I will be back later in the week with a posting for The Cutting Cafe. Thanks for stopping by..If you have a question on the recipe or supplies that I have used in my posting today, please feel free to email me. See you next time.

Hey Cupcake-Cutting Cafe

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you are having a great week! Each month Regina with The Cutting Cafe posts a "Monthly Inspiration" for your viewing pleasure. Here is my contribution for this months Design Team project showcasing cupcakes! Regina will be posting the Design Team's project 5/15 so be sure to check the Cutting Cafe for a yummy taste of inspiration along with a chance to win 3 files from The Cutting Cafe. I will post a reminder on 5/15. I had so much fun making this card using the Cupcake Printable Stamp Set 1 that features a 4 Piece set of CUPCAKES that is already formatted for you to create 4 cards quickly. Because my card is a 4.25 square note card I printed mine at 70%. For the background, I used the Hey Cupcake from the Cupcake Background Printable Stamps. For those of you that are not new to my blog, you know how I LOVE The Cutting Cafe's Background Stamps. The background is a little larger then 6 by 6 inches but can also be reduced in size (as I did here) and comes with 2 sentiments, the one I used and a circle word sentiments that can be punched out using a 1.5 inch circle punch.---Here is the recipe---
Card Size: 4.25" x 4.25" Square
Image/Stamp: Cutting Cafe-Cupcake Printable Stamp Set 1
Sentiment: Cutting Cafe-Cupcake Background Printable Stamp-Hey Cupcake
Nestibilities: Circle/Petite Scallops, Square
Dies: Heartfelt Creations-Posie
Tools: Fiskars Crimper, Paper Piercer
Accessories: Ribbon, Buttons, Liquid Applique, Colored Cord, Flat Back Pearls, Craft Yarn, Heavy Duty Top Stitch Thread, Craft Ink
Base Cardstock: Core'dination
Patterned Paper: Cutting Cafe-Cupcake Background Printable Stamp-Hey Cupcake printed on K & Company Patterned Paper (from which pad is unknown)

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by, I will post a reminder to check out The Cutting Cafe Monthly Inspiration 5/15. Enjoy the rest of your week...I'll see you next week!

A Couple Of Wedding Cards

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you had a great weekend and for those of you that are mothers and grandmothers, I hope you had a wonderful day! We spent the day with my youngest son and his family followed by a most enjoyable evening at Epcot. Every Spring, Disney has a concert series at Epcot and Davy Jones of The Monkees has been a regular there as far back as I can remember. I was a huge fan of his some 45 years ago, and although my taste in music has changed, he gave great concert! He has put on a few pounds but still has a full head of hair and had a lot of stage presence. There was a lot of interaction with the audience which made me think that he knew his fans made him what he is today. The Monkees was my first concert when I was 10 or 11 years old and it brought back a flood of memories...I remember it as if it were yesterday.
Here's a couple of wedding cards that I made for my good blogger friend Lorene. This first one is a little different than what I have seen of the bride and groom done with Nestibility hearts. It's my version as I LOVE a man in a white tux---This second one didn't photograph well because of the shimmer paper and bling. It was made with the doves from The Joy of the Season Cricut Cartridge-That's it for today. If you have a question on the recipe or supplies that I have used in my posting today, please feel free to email me. I couldn't help but notice that I am approaching 100,000 visitors. Thank you for the support you have given me along the way. I hope you enjoy your visits as much as I enjoy sharing my lastest creations with you. If I have inspired you in any way, I hope you will take a moment leave me a comment and consider signing up to be a follower. I'll be back later in the week with something from The Cutting Cafe. Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!

Mom-I Love You-Cutting Cafe

Good Morning...Happy Humpday! I hope you are having a great week! Here is the Mother's Day card I made for my mom using The Cutting Cafe's Mom I Love You Text and the Holiday Tag Set. Because I reduced the size to fit in the Nestibility heart, the photo may not pick up the text inside of the letters but in real life it shows the I love you within the letters perfectly. The file unedited comes in three colors and the images are approx. 4.5 by 1 inch---
Here is the recipe---
Card Size: 5" x 5"
Image/Stamp: Cutting Cafe-MOM I LOVE YOU TEXT , HOLIDAY TAG SET
Dies: Nestibilities-Heart/Scallop, Heartfelt Creations-Posie
Cuttlebug: Love Language Combo Embossing Folder, With Love Embossing Border Set
Punch: Martha Stewart Doily Heart (with the hearts covered), EK Mountain Fern
Accessories: Ribbon, Glitter, Flat Back Gems, Brads, White Craft Ink
Base Cardstock: Core'dination
Patterned Paper: Colorbok
Other Paper/Cardstock: Colorbok, Beckett Expression 80 lb.

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by. I'll see you next time...have a great week!

Happy Mother's Day!

Good Morning Everyone...I hope you had a good weekend! The weather here in The Sunshine State couldn't have been better! Here's a couple of Mother's Day cards that I made for my beautiful daughter in law and my good friend Gigi. I know neither one of them is MY mother but they are mothers just the same and I wanted to remember them on their special day--- That's it for today. If you have a question on the recipe or supplies that I have used in my posting, please feel free to email me. I'll be back later in the week with something from The Cutting Cafe. Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!

Don't Be Alarmed...

Good Morning Everyone...Happy Friday! I hope you have had a great week! I had fully intended to get back with you before this to share some exciting news, but my father in law passed away this past week and things have been crazy. As it turns out, Regina with The Cutting Cafe didn't make the announcement until last night so it's just as well. Can you guess what the news is? Yep...I'll be returning to the Cutting Cafe as a member of the Design Team after what seems like an eternity when in reality it has only be 4 months. I am SO excited! I have missed Regina terribly. I will be posting as I have done in the past 4 months with the exception of each week when I post something for The Cutting Cafe, I will be posting it by itself and will give the recipe with the list of supplies I have used. I officially don't start until May 1st but when Regina told us to "Go Shopping" for files, I couldn't resist this Alarm Clock Shaped card. The set comes with 2 circle words, 2 extra clocks and 6 sentiments and comes in WPC, PDF & SVG format. So....without further ado, here is the card I made---
Here is the recipe---
Card Size: 5.25 x 4.75
Shaped Template: Cutting Cafe-Alarmed Shaped Card
Punch: Fiskars Flower Border Punch (for swirls),EK Flower And Flourish Edge (for the tiny flowers), EK Small Daisy (for larger flower under clock hands)
Accessories: Flat Back Pearls
Base Cardstock: Core'dination
Other Paper/Cardstock: Bazzill

That's it for now. I'll try to get my sidebar update with all the other Design Team Members for The Cutting Cafe but you can get a list of the new members along with the returning members by clicking here. I will also try to stop by my favorite blog this weekend, I know I have been a bad blogger but will try to do better. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoy your visit. Have a great weekend and I'll see you next week!

School Is Out

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you had a great weekend and everyone had a nice Easter. I've not been on the Internet much this past week, I've got a ton on unanswered emails and I haven't visited my favorite blogs. I won't have a chance to today but I promise before the week is out, I'll get to it. It's almost that time of year again...for most people, summer vacation will begin next month and school will be out for the kids. Here's a couple of quick cards that I'll be sending to my granddaughters that live in Tennessee next month. This first one is a 4.25 x 4.25 square note card that I used the ever famous Bugaboo Digital Stamp image. I colored it with Copic Markers, paper pieced the dress and popped the image on the crayon. It reminded me so much of my oldest granddaughter, Kayli . If you hadn't noticed, I have added a picture of them to my sidebar. Now...I have to get after my youngest son to get me a picture of the boys---
This next one is for my middle granddaughter, Chloe. I used the Cricut Create a Critter cartridge and Cuttlebug balloon dies---
Here is a picture that my daughter in law sent me via email of a picture Chloe did in her art class. It's her rendition of Claude Monet's "Water Lily Pond". She is 6 years old and quite talented, wouldn't you say? Maybe she'll make another for Grandma to hang on the fridge---That's it for now but I'll be back later in the the week with another card and some exciting news. Thanks for stopping by...enjoy your day!

The Last Of My Easter/Springtime Cards

Good Morning...Thanks for stopping by. I hope you had a great weekend! Just a really quick posting today becaused I'm really pressed for time. Here is the last of my Easter and Springtime Wishes cards--- That's it for now...If you have a question on the recipe or supplies that I have used in my posting, please feel free to email me. Thanks for stopping by...til next time...Have a great week!

Chistmas In April

Good Morning Everyone...Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Thanks for stopping by...I hope you enjoy your visit as much as I enjoy sharing my latest creations with you. If I have inspired you in any way, I hope you will take a moment leave me a comment and consider signing up to be a follower. I had gotten some new stamps from Heartfelt Creations that I couldn't wait to put to use. Since my Easter cards are done and I don't have anything else going until Mother's Day, I thought I would start with my all time favorite for Christmas...the red bird cardinal. The sentiment is a Stampin' Up digital. Here's what I came up with-- I love white on white and thought the cardinal would really pop. The sentiment is computer generated---

This didn't photograph well, it really looks better in real life. The background scene is from Clear Dollar and the sentiment is computer generated---

That's it for now...If you have a question on the recipe or supplies that I have used in my posting, please feel free to email me. Thanks for stopping by...see you next time. Have a great week!

A Few Fun Cards

Hello Everyone! Thanks for stopping by...I hope you are having a great weekend! We have been having trouble with our Internet so I hope this posts OK. They were out Saturday but will have to come back tomorrow to do a MAJOR repair. Our service is intermitten and very slow at best. Here's a few fun cards I did for our granddaughters that live in Tennessee. This first one features the ladybug from the Cricut Doodlecharm cartridge and The Little Lady background stamp from Cutting Cafe...Oh how I miss Regina--- This next was SUPER quick and easy. It is a standard A2 card that I cut an opening on the fold for the straps and notched out the bottom for the legs. I used Stampin' Up Pocket Fun Stamp. The pocket was stamped in white craft ink and the frog was colored with Copic Markers---

This last one was cut with Cricut Create a Critter and a sentiment from Angel Landings Button Bug Digi Stamp Set. It didn't photograph well...it looks washed out--- I have used my Cricut more in the last 6 month than I had in the 2 1/2 years that I've had it. It all started when my friend Kathi asked me to show her how to use Design Studio...Thanks Kathi! That's it for now...If you have a question on the recipe or supplies that I have used in my posting, please feel free to email me. If you enjoy my blog, I'd love to hear from you. Please leave a comment and sign up to be a follower if you aren't already...See you next time!

Lattice, Lattice and More Lattice

Hello Everyone! Thanks for stopping by. Ever since I did the Easter card using the Martha Stewart Garden Trellis I have been intrigued with lattice work. This first card is a birthday card for my husband's daughter. The lattice frame was done with Cricut using Plantin Schoolbook and Design Studio. It appears that there is ink smudged on the layer under the frame but it is the paper. There is a very delicate design that does not show in the picture--- This next one is a Thank You card for the staff at Hillsville Retirement Center in Virgina where my father in law was a resident until a few weeks ago. He had taken a bad fall that put him in the hospital at which time he was unable to return to an assisted living environment. It was made with the Spellbinder's Rose Edgeability with strips of cardstock weaved in the frame---

And this last one is a simple note card done with Spellbinder's Rose Edgeability but the frame was cut, the cardstock was folded and the front was embossed with QuickKuts Diamonds and Dots Embossing Folder. There is a piece of repositional tape on the back of the rose to keep it closed ---

That's it for now...Thanks for stopping by. If you enjoy my blog, I'd love to hear from you. Please leave a comment and sign up to be a follower if you aren't already. If you have a question on the recipe or supplies that I have used in my posting, please feel free to email me. Have a great week!

A Few Cards Since My Last Posting

Hello...Happy Wednesday...I hope you are having a great week! Here's a few cards since my last posting. If you enjoy my blog, please leave a comment and/or sign up to be a follower so that I will know YOU appreciate MY time and effort!

That's it for now...If you have a question on the recipe or supplies that I have used in my posting, please feel free to email me. Have a great week!

Easter Cards

I'm back as promised...with some more Easter cards. Back in February as I was finishing up my Valentine cards I wondered when Easter was so rather than get my lazy butt up to look at the calendar, I checked the Internet...it said April 4th, I never bothered to check the year. I was in such a panic to get my St Patrick's Day cards done so I could start my Easter cards on time. It wasn't until last week that I realized that Easter couldn't be April 4th and checked the calendar...sure enough, Easter isn't until April 24th...it was April 4th LAST year. So here I am just about done with my Easter cards and Easter is 5 1/2 weeks away. What am I going to do with my time....hummmm...maybe work on Christmas cards? Anyway here are some EASTER cards that I've done. This 1st one, with the bunnies are for my grandsons. I know it's not very colorful but those of you new to my blog, Nathaniel and Jeremiah are twins and I wanted them to be the same color. Kenny Michael's favorite colors are red and yellow...a red bunny...NOT!
This card didn't photograph very well because of the shimmer paper and the green flourish under the flower sticks out like a sore thumb. It's not that way in real life. I don't know why it turned out so bright---

And this one looks bluish but is really lavender. I think I need a crash course in photography---

That's it for now...If you have a question on the recipe or supplies that I have used in my posting, please feel free to email me. Thanks for stopping by...see you next time. Have a great week!

St Patrick's Day...Disney Style

Good Evening...Thanks for stopping by. Here's a couple of St. Patrick's Day cards that I had done awhile back but didn't want to post them until the recipients had a chance to receive them. I had a tough time coming up with something for our Disney friends Kathi and Bob for St Patrick's Day so I decided to do something different and let the paper do the work but I didn't have anything Disney in green soooooooooo I scanned a piece of red, black and white Disney paper then recolored it in Microsoft Word and voila this is what I got...pretty cool huh? This is a tunnel card and even though I've done a few, it's been a long time ago and never one for them---
Here's the inside. You can find the instructions for a tunnel card on SCS by clicking here---
And a spur of the moment card that I had done for my son and daughter in law. The day I was getting my cards ready to be mailed I realized I hadn't made them one so this is what I came up with on short notice--- That's it for now...I will be back tomorrow or Thursday with some Easter cards and a short story to go with it...til then, have a great evening

A Few More Easter Cards

Good Morning Everyone! Thanks for stopping by...I hope you enjoy your visit as much as I enjoy sharing my lastest creations with you. If I have inspired you in any way, I hope you will take a moment leave me a comment and consider signing up to be a follower---


That's it for now...If you have a question on the recipe or supplies that I have used in my posting, please feel free to email me...I will be out of touch for the next few days but be assured I will get back with you as soon as I am able. See you next time. Have a great week!

Some Easter Cards

I'm back with my second posting for the evening. Here are the Easter cards that I've done. It has been a while since I've done a tear animal, I thought a bunny would be perfect in this basket made with Cricut. If I have inspired you in any way, I hope you will take a moment leave me a comment and consider signing up to be a follower---
You can't really tell by this picture...it is a decoupage with lots and lots of layers---That's it for now...Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoy your visit. If you have a question on the recipe or supplies that I have used in my posting, please feel free to email me. I'll see you next time...have a wonderful weekend!