Thursday, March 29, 2012

Bunch of Kitty's

I've been busy making a bunch of these caddy bags for Easter. I used Eileen Hull's caddy bag scoreboard die from Sizzix and sitting Hello Kitty with dress and shoes. I cut the fence using the Easter cartridge for the Eclips machine.
Paper is from Imaginisce.
I forgot to put the bling on the bow before I took these photos.
Tomorrow I will fill these with Easter candies.
Thanks for stopping by and hope your week is going great!!!

Friday, March 23, 2012

Happy Easter Kenji

Hi again!!! I made another shadow box card. I'm not sure what it is called but I wanted to finish it. This started as an Easter card but I ended up using Kenji from Dandelion Designs and put the bunny ears from the Happy Easter set on him.
Here's the inside of the card and the sentiment is also a Dandelion Designs stamp.
I'm not sure if you noticed that when you leave a comment now, the comment moderation is on. I've been getting really bad spam that I couldn't figure out a way to block them.
Hope you have a great weekend!!!

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Another Keiko card

Happy Thursday!!! I have been busy making some thank you cards and thought I'd post this after I mailed them out. I wish I had a stash of them but I am one of those that never has any when I need it. I used Keiko from Dandelion Designs and stamped her with black Memento ink and colored with copies. I found this double heart punch from EK Success in the markdown bin at the store. The inside of the card uses the smaller part of the heart.
I chose this sentiment which is a cling stamp from Hero Arts.
When you open the card, it pops up with the sentiment inside of the popped piece. Here's a picture showing what it looks like. The sentiment is a Dandelion Designs stamp.
The card lays flat for mailing. The die cut piece is from a Hero Arts frame & stamp set and I can't remember the name. Gosh, my memory is bad.
I'm doing a make & take probably next weekend at the store using this card.
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!!!

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Keiko san

I have a pile of scraps and die cuts on my craft table so I decided to grab what I had and use it to make this card. I stamped the pink background piece with a new Hero Arts stamp called garden borders. And the stamped image is Keiko from Dandelion Designs.
The swirly oval die cut piece is from the Eclips cartridge called basic shapes.
I had to color her hair even though it is a solid piece because for some reason, it wouldn't stamp it dark enough. Does that make sense?
I'm still amazed at how clear my iPhone takes photos.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!!

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Last weekends make & take

Last Saturday, I did a make & take at my husband's store. We make a cute little treat holder using Dandelion Designs new Easter cling set.
I used Echo park paper for the holder. There was very little to color which is why I chose the rabbit instead of the chick.
Here is the inside of the holder. It fits a treat size package of m & m's. We used a fastener tab (velcro) by Tombow to close the holder.
I am so amazed at how all my photos taken with the iPhone are so clear. I haven't used my camera in awhile.
Update on my daughter. She is doing much better but after all the scans, x-rays and ultrasounds, they found something in her abdomen and she has to have surgery real soon.
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope to post again later this week!

Friday, March 09, 2012

Happy Spring chick

Happy Friday!!! Yesterday I had quite a scare. My daughter who normally parks her car on the street blocks away from where she works, was runned over by a guy on a bike as she was walking to her car. She said she went flying and landed flat on her back. She passed out for about 5 minutes and said she felt dizzy. When she got up, she drove herself straight to urgent care to make sure nothing was broken. Anyways, I barely slept last night worrying about her and seeing her in so much pain. I don't know why people ride their bikes on the sidewalks!
Well, on to my project. I found this cute treat holder on Angie Juda's blog - Chic & Scratch. I decided to make my holder a little smaller to fit a Ghiradelli square. The back of this holder is the exact same as the front. I forgot to take a photo of it.
I used Dandelion Designs new Happy Spring set chick.
So glad that today is Friday. I can't believe how rainy and gloomy the week has been. Hope the sun comes out soon!
Have a great weekend and drive carefully in the rain!!!

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Happy Easter card

Hi and happy humpday! Seems like it's been another long week from the last time that I posted. I'm using the same yellow polka dot paper from my card below because I had first cut this out to make my son's birthday card but then changed my mind. The shape is called postage stamp by Spellbinders. Love it!
This cute Easter bunny is one of the new sets from Dandelion Designs.
The card base is a Sizzix die called card A-2 with flap.
And the lacey frame is a sizzlit set called decorative frame set.
I cut the grass out using the Eclips machine. That machine comes in so handy when you're looking for an embellishment.
Thanks for stopping by today and I really appreciate all the sweet comments you leave me!!!

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Happy birthday to my son

My son's birthday is this weekend and since he is a big LA Laker's fan, I thought I'd make a card using their colors. The stamped image is from one of the Greeting Farm sets that I have. I can't remember his name.
I really have a hard time making men or boy cards but I wanted to keep this as simple as possible. The shaker part was quite easy and I thought he would get a kick out of that.
I used Sizzix framelits to make the frame and base of the shaker card. I like the sizes of the framelits more than nestabilities. It's easier to fit these bigger stamped images in them.
The micro beads are Martha Stewart beads that I got from the store.
Here's a closer photo of the beads.
Thanks for stopping by today and have a great weekend!!!

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Easter bunny scalloped bag

Hi I'm back!!! Ok, I guess I'm on a roll using my Eclips machine. I am still cleaning my craft room and took a break an hour ago to make this Easter bunny bag. I cut the scalloped bag out using the albums, bags, and boxes cartridge. Then I used the Easter cartridge and cut this cute bunny face out. I actually changed the eyes because the one that comes on the cartridge is shaped like a teardrop and I wanted big round eyes. So I replaced it using a 1/2" circle punch and punched out black circles. The whites in the eyes are from a 1/4" punch.
I applied pink chalk near the nose area to give it a little color. Here's a side view so you can sort of see where I put the grass for the candy.
Hey, thanks for checking on me again! Have a great day!!!

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Just for you!

I haven't touched my Eclips machine in awhile so today after I cleaned out some of my craft bins, I
decided to make something using the machine. I haven't made a mini album in awhile so I used the albums, bags, and boxes #2 cartridge to cut out this tag album.
Using the center point feature, I cut a shape out from one of the banner embellishments.
Here is the tag shape that I chose for my mini album. All stamps are Dandelion Designs.
The album folds in half in the middle. You can cut as many pages as you want but I just went with this one page for a sample. You can tie it with ribbon or twine in the middle to separate the pages. I bought this Bo Bunny paper from Ben Franklin Crafts last year and I finally broke down to use it. I tend to hoard something if I really like it. Ha!
And here is the opposite side of the album with a green tag. Sorry the photos aren't that great but I didn't feel like hauling my camera out to take pictures so I ended up using my phone. It is more of a lighting problem.
Thanks for stopping by today and hope your week is going great!!!

Friday, February 17, 2012

Sweet girl's day wishes

Happy Friday!!! The days are flying by so fast and Girl's Day will be here soon. It's a day I can't forget because I was in labor with my son many years ago. Ha!
Here's a card that I made using Dandelion Designs new Girl's Day stamp set and Sizzix zig-zag pop-up die. The three girls are actually 1 stamp but I separated them for this card.
I had a hard time stamping those little words on each fan. This set is really tiny but so cute!
Here's a peek at how the zig-zag pop-up piece looks like. The punched border is the MS cherry blossom border punch.
Thanks for stopping by today!!! I know I haven't been posting as much lately, but I've been getting side tracked on FB and also Pinterest. Pinterest is so addicting! Have a great weekend!!!

Monday, February 13, 2012

No frills Valentine

Hi, Happy Valentine's Day!!! Prior to leaving for CHA, I worked on this card and never finished it. Well, today I finally went downstairs to my craft room and thought I'd better finish it. I'm giving this to my husband for Valentine's Day and hope he likes it.
This is quite a different look for me. The paper is by Echo Park and it made me think that the card should look vintage. The cupid is a die set from Tim Holtz - mini cupid & heart.
The big ticket in the middle is a Hero Arts stamp. I love that stamp! They even have a die that will cut the ticket out.
Hope you're having a great Valentine's Day!!!

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Hello Kitty bag with heart handles

Hi again! Yesterday, while I was at the store, I saw this older Sizzix XL die called bag with heart handles and decided to make something with it. I used one of the Hello Kitty dies to decorate the bag.I cut the heart handles with shiny silver card stock from Worldwin. It's like a mirror when you look at it.
Well, I'm leaving shortly for my one to one class. Thanks for stopping by today and I hope to post one more project before we leave for CHA.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Hello Kitty fan

It was so hot today that I made myself a Hello Kitty fan so I could fan myself. I haven't used this Cricut cartridge for so long that I actually forgot how to use it. For the size, I cut it at 7 1/2" because it wouldn't let me cut it any bigger. And this size was perfect.If anyone knows how to cut only the eyes, nose and bow out, can you let me know?
Hope the weather cools down tomorrow and blow the vog away.
Anyways, have a great rest of the day!!!

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Miss you!

Hi, I'm back! I finally got around to finishing this card today. I had to keep it simple because I wanted to focus on the glittered cupcake. This is the new line that I was talking about in my last post. The company is called Elizabeth Craft Designs and it's fun because you color all the glitter with your Copic markers. The cupcake is a sticker. The glitter is different from other companies because it is "microfine glitter". And when you run you fingers on the glitter, it doesn't come off or rub off like most glitters do.There are many sticker styles to choose from and tons of colored glitter and also this glitter that I used called warm highlights. This is the glitter color to use if you want to color your own glitter.
The tape that you use to pour the glitter on is called "Be Creative". And you don't have to color the glitter or use glitter in the sticker. You can just color the background without glitter.
Thanks for stopping by today and hope you're having a great one!!!

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Fuzzy Bear #2

Hi and Happy New Year!!! Boy time sure does fly. Anyways, I made a real simple box that will hold 2 Dandelion Designs medium cling stamp sets. Valentine's Day is coming up and so I used Fuzzy Bear #2 on this box.I love that white round doily that I cut using the basic shapes cartridge for the Eclips machine. It's so handy to be able to cut shapes with the machine and not have to dig into my pile of dies.
I have this new line that I am selling now and I've been playing with some of the products. I'll post it here soon. Wait till you see what I am talking about.
Hope you're having a great Tuesday and thanks for stopping by even though I haven't been posting much lately!!!

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Kitty Kat Marci

Merry Christmas everyone!!! As usual, I'm late in posting again. I've had this LaLa Land stamp called Kitty Kat Marci for awhile and decided to make something with it for Valentine's Day. I used another matchbox diecut that my friend Gail sent me awhile back. I cut the clouds with my Eclips machine using the Baby Milestones cartridge. The border of houses is a Tim Holtz edge die.
I notice lately that I have to really squint my eyes to see where I'm coloring and some of it is out of the line. Haha! Guess it's time for a visit to the eye doctor.
Hope you're having a wonderful Christmas and spending time with your families!!!

Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Ruffles Marci

Hi, I'm back again! Gosh it's been so hard getting myself back into the groove. I've had this image of Marci stamped and colored a couple weeks now. I went to Ben Franklin Crafts sale last week Friday to do some shopping and I found a bag of pink feathers and thought that would look so pretty on my card. Can you see it?I used the french pastry doily die from Cheery Lynn Designs and I cut it out in silver glitter paper and cream cardstock.
Flowers and leaves are from the Basic Grey sizzlit set.
Hope you're enjoying your holidays. I haven't started my shopping yet because everytime I go to the mall, I end up buying things for myself. Ha!
Well, thanks for stopping by today and hopefully I get my groove back!

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

House giftcard holder

Hi! I have another project that I worked on today. I made this in an hour which is pretty quick for me. This is a new Sizzix scoreboard die that was released a couple weeks ago called "house giftcard holder" by Eileen Hull. There was really no assembly to it. I used adhesive to apply the paper over the chipboard before cutting it out.
I stamped Dandelion Designs panda bear and placed him over the door. When you open the door, you will see the giftcard. I tied a ribbon around the house to hold the door shut.
Well, this is the first year that I will actually cook a turkey. Wish me luck! I think I watched enough You Tube videos that I should be able to make it right. Lol!
Have a Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for stopping by today!!!

Monday, November 21, 2011

Snowman Christmas

Hi, I'm back!!! It's been a much needed break and I'm finally starting to feel better. Here's a card that I made over the weekend because I didn't want to waste the die cut card. The die will probably be released next year.
I stamped and embossed the background with white on white.
Here is what the inside looks like when you "flip it" (the card).
Stamps are all Hero Arts - Snowman Christmas and Joy to All clear set.
Thanks for always stopping by and leaving your sweet comments! Have a great evening!!!
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