Look Who's Turning 2

Our friend, Little Miss A, turned 2 this weekend. Here's the card I made for her 2nd birthday. The white card base was made with the heavy white cardstock from Papertrey Ink. I recently bought some new washi tape from Target and Groop Dealz, so I layered different washi tapes on the card base.

The design and dry embossing was completely inspired by these cards Lisa Spangler made where she dry embossed the washi tape after she placed it on cardstock. I loved the look so much, I had to try it out immediately. I used the By the Numbers impression plate from Papertrey Ink on front of the card.

I took this picture of Little Miss A when the kiddos had a playdate and I ran it through the Instagram App on my iPhone. After printing the photo on 4x6" photo paper, I trimmed it to look like a Polaroid photo.

The sentiment stamps are from Papertrey Ink and the chipboard number is from American Crafts. The baker's twine is from The Twinery. I also got a great deal on this baker's twine from Groop Dealz.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the inspiration, Lisa! 

Happy Belated Birthday

Hope you had a great weekend. Here's a belated birthday card I made for one of my sisters. I also made this card for the Embossing & Debossing Challenge on the Moxie Fab World blog challenge.

I used the In Bloom Impression Plate to emboss the Royal Velvet card front. I die cut the frame with Fillable Frames #12 die. I stamped and heat embossed the frame with the Fillable Frames #12 corresponding stamp set. The sentiment comes from the Birthday Bash sentiments set. I used the rickrack border die to cut a scrap of Simply Chartreuese paper.

The heart paper punch and stamp are from Stampin' Up. I finished off the card with a touch of bling and rounded one of the corners of the card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Love You Mom

Hi everyone, I hope all you moms had a great Mother's Day yesterday. I had a very relaxing day with the guys. They served me a yummy veggie omelet in bed. Very nice.  I finally got to see "Eat Pray Love" on Netflix (I'm very behind on movie watching).

The Little Guy started with a fever yesterday, so I have him home today. I hope he's better tomorrow since he has state testing that continues this week.

This card is still on it's way to my mom in New Mexico. I've never made her a long & skinny card before. Angie Tieman always rocks these skinny (and all other) cards, so I was inspired by her style.

The stamps are from the Mama=love set from Technique Tuesday and the Love You Much set from Stampin' Up. The impression plate is from Papertrey Ink. The papers are all from Papertrey Ink.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cards for International Students

I've been working on these cards for a few days. I saw Jen del Muro's (i{heart}2stamp) call for cards for the international students at Dallas Baptist University. The deadline is tonight, so I better post the pictures of what I mailed today. One lucky person will win a huge "blog tart".

Gracias Card Ingredients
Stamps: none
Paper: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Blue Bayou
Ink: none
Tools: Cuttlebug Thank You Embossing Folder (Provo Craft), Big Shot, Fiskars Corner Rounder
Other: stripped ribbon (American Crafts), star brad (SU!), foam tape
Gracias Card Ingredients
Stamps: none
Paper: Kraft, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Ink: none
Tools: Cuttlebug Thank You Embossing Folder (Provo Craft), Big Shot, Fiskars Corner Rounder
Other: stripped ribbon (Costco), star brad (SU!), foam tape

Happy Birthday Card Ingredients
Stamps: none
Paper: Green Galore, Basic Black, Baja Breeze, Rose Red
Ink: none
Tools: Cuttlebug Happy Birthday Embossing Folder (Provo Craft), Big Shot, Scallop Edge Punch
Other: foam tape, rhinestone flowers (Kaiser), rhinestones (Michael's)


Feliz Cumpleanos Card Ingredients
Stamps: Felicidades Siempre, Tarjetas con Bordes Festoneados
Paper: Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, & Haiku DSP (SU!), white (JudiKins)
Ink: VersaMark, Tangerine Tango
Tools: Scallop Edge Punch, Fiskars Corner Rounder, piercing tool & template
Other: foam tape, Felt Fusion, brad (Making Memories), white embossing powder

Thank You (SOA Challenge #13 - Purely White)

This is entry #13 for the Stampin' Out Alzheimer's - Purely White challenge. There was only one guideline; at least 50% of the visible surface on the project must be white.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Noteworthy
Paper: white textured cardstock from Peru
Ink: Pumpkin Pie
Other: Stampin' Up Priceless brass stencil, Making Memories mini eyelets, ribbon (Costco), paper piercing tool

For You (SOA #10 Challenge - Ravishing Ribbons)

This card is for the Stampin' Out Alzheimers Challenge #10 - Ravishing Ribbons. Jen did say to use "ribbon, ribbon, and more ribbon." Boy, did I...there are 4 different colors of ribbons on this card!

Again, I used inpiration from Annabelle and the YouTube user okakuku (part1 and part2) to create this card. I used my sewing maching to attach the stem and leaves to the cardstock.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: All Holidays
Paper: white textured cardstock from Peru
Ink: Pink Passion
Other: coordinated ribbons I bought at Costco last year, an old gold button from my sewing kit, Making Memories mini brads, Priceless stencil for dry embossing scallop border, corner rounder

Kristina's Color Inspiration Challenge #5

This week, we have some of my favorite colors in the challenge:


Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, and Close to Cocoa

I've got Mother's Day on the brain, so here's my design:

I used my Crop-A-Dile to do the dry embossing. I used the reinkers for the 4 colors, Diamond Glaze, Pearl Ex, acetate, and the tissue paper that comes with acetate to do create the butterfly. This technique comes from MaryJo McGraw. I don't have a Stampin' Up corner rounder to create a scalloped edge, so I create my own by punching out several 3/4" circles and attaching them individually.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Stampin' Up All Holidays, Little Pieces, Magenta butterfly
Paper: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, DSP by K & Company
Ink: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, and Close to Cocoa, StazOn Black
Other: Acetate, Diamond Glaze, Pearl Ex (Sparkle Gold, Spring Green, Turquoise, Macropearl), 1/2" circle punch, ribbon scrap, Making Memories mini square brad