Love You

Hello my dear paper crafting friends. I made this card for Embellish Magazine's Color Challenge. We also had to use hearts on the project. The colors we had to use were red, black, and pink. We could also use some white.

I used some digi papers called Smoochie by Melissa Bennett from Sweet Shoppe Designs.

I've got to get some sleep. I've been up since 4 AM! The little guy had a nightmare and came to our room. I couldn't fall asleep, so I decided to go downstairs to sleep on the couch. As soon as I opened our bedroom door, I was hit with the smell of skunk. Ugh! It wasn't over-powering, but I couldn't fall asleep. I was worried a skunk was under the house. We live in the suburbs, but I feel like I live in the mountains. Two nights ago when I was putting some recycling in our large bin in the backyard, I saw the reflection in two little eyes looking at me from the edge of the deck. It was a darn raccoon. Then I saw another....and then another one! They were large. I was telling them (actually yelling) to get out of my yard, but I don't speak "raccoon". One of them kind of hissed at me. They are scary critters. Almost every year, they break the vents of the crawl space and try to live under our house. I bet these 3 critters caused the skunk to stink up the neighborhood.

Card Ingredients

Stamps: sentiment (Heidi Grace)

Paper: Pretty in Pink (SU!), white (PTI), Matte Brochure Paper (HP)

Ink: Memories Black

Tools: 3 Heart Punch (SU!), Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

Other: ribbon (Target), foam tape (3M)

Double Thank You

Happy Wednesday, everyone! My morning didn't start out very well, but I had a nice afternoon. Feliz dia del los Reyes Magos to those of you who celebrate.

I'm back today with two more hybrid cards I made using the Cheery Glen by Misty Cato digi papers and my new Papertrey Ink set, Big & Bold Wishes.

I still have many more thank you cards to make. I used skinny strips of cardstock to thread the buttons. I love that technique!

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Big & Bold Wishes (PTI) Thanks, Courtney!
Paper: Basic Black (SU!), Cheery Glen by Misty Cato (Sweet Shoppe Designs), Matte Brochure Paper (HP)
Ink: Memories black
Tools: Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)
Other: buttons (Papertrey Ink & Making Memories), black ribbon (Target), Very Vanilla (SU!), white gel pen (Sakura), foam tape

Thank You a Hybrid Card

Hi everyone! I hope your January day is going well, whether you live a brutal cold climate or in the warmth of the southern hemisphere. I'm drinking some hot tea to take the chill away from this cooler California night.

Here's a hybrid card using some great digi papers from Sweet Shoppe Designs called Cheery Glen by Misty Cato.

These papers are awesome! I've got more cards to show you using this pack. It's a very versatile set with a variety of colors and patterns.

I also got to use some new Papertrey Ink goodies. The Thank You stamp is from the Big & Bold Wishes set by Papertrey Ink. I won this set from Courtney Baker for this card I created that incorporated toothpicks. That was a fun challenge. Thanks, Courtney!

Card Ingredients
(Edited to Add: forgot to mention what paper I used to print out the digi designs. It's HP Brochure Paper. Thanks for the question, Ashley!)

Stamps: Big & Bold Wishes (PTI)

Paper: Kraft (SU!), Cheery Glen by Misty Cato (Sweet Shoppe Designs), Matte Brochure Paper (HP)

Ink: Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink (ColorBox)

Other: rope (SU!), rhinestones (Michael's), foam tape

Happy Thanksgiving

To all my American friends, have a great Thanksgiving! Here's a card I made for my parents. I was supposed to mail it Monday, but I've been swamped with errands and helping at school. I definitely haven't been at home very much in the last week. Life has been busy.

The card base is SU! Pumpkin Pie cardstock. All the other papers are digi papers from Autumn Harvest by Christy Lyle (Sweet Shoppe Designs). I used my Silhouette to cut out the turkey design.

My husband's family is driving up from LA tomorrow morning. Thanksgiving dinner will be at my house.  I ordered all the major components of the meal from Boston Market and I picked it up yesterday. I did this last year too. I love not having to deal with a large raw bird. I do plan to make Pioneer Woman's mashed potatoes. I love her! I want to see how they compare to my grandmother's method. Mashed potatoes are my favorite part of the meal.

I don't plan to do any crazy Black Friday shopping; I hate shopping. I'll probably check out online sales. We need a new printer soon.

Have a good one! Gobble-gobble.

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU!)

Paper: Pumpkin Pie (SU!), Autumn Harvest by Christy Lyle (Sweet Shoppe Designs)

Ink: Basic Black (SU!)

Tools: QuicKutz Silhouette, Turkey design, Scallop Edge punch, Word Window punch & Modern Label Punch (SU!), Tim Holtz paper distresser

Other: Soft Suede ribbon (SU!), foam tape, white gel pen (Sakura), button (Making Memories), twine (recycled)

Happy Hybrid Halloween

Happy Friday! I had some Halloween K & Company rub-ons from last year that I wanted to use up. I thought the digi-papers from the Autumn Harvest pack by Christy Lyle (Sweet Shoppe Designs) were a perfect opportunity to create a Halloween card.

I used the paper distresser on the layers of this card. I also used my sewing machine. The stitches are sloppy (not by design). My machine was not threaded properly or it's a problem with the tension? Oh, well, it adds to the distressed look. I stamped the sentiment on twill tape and got to use my Drippy Goo punch. I love that tool!

I have to give a shout-out to RitzCamera.com. They have an amazing amount of paper-crafting supplies! Their prices were very reasonable. Now through November, the scrapbooking supplies are 20% off. I bought the We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper from them and a Tim Holtz Paper Distresser. I also bought a small Tonic Guillotine paper trimmer. I love it!


Tomorrow I'll post pictures of the treat bags I handed out at school today. Thanks for stopping by.



Card Ingredients
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Soft Suede (SU!), Brochure Paper (HP), Autumn Harvest by Christy Lyle (Sweet Shoppe Designs)
Ink: StazOn black (Tsukineko)
Tools: Drippy Goo punch (Martha Stewart), sewing machine
Other: Rub-ons (K&Company), Putty Twill Tape (Martha Stewart), paper distresser (Tonic), foam tape

Happy Birthday, Violet

I made this hybrid card for my friend Violet, who celebrates her birthday this weekend.

The card front is a digi page from Fee Jardine called Fallin 4 You Mixed Up Papers from Sweet Shoppe Designs. I added paper from Making Memories and a Hambly Studios sticker on top of the card front.

I again used the digital cutting kit from Jen Allyson called Project Cuts - Cut Out Card to cut the card front and insert using my QuicKutz Silhouette.

The butterfly was created by using a brayer to add color onto glossy paper. I stamped a woodgrain stamp using VersaMark ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder.

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU!), woodgrain stamp (Hero Arts)

Paper: kraft (SU!), white glossy kromekote, Chloe's Closet (Making Memories), Fallin 4 You Mixed Up Papers (Sweet Shoppe Designs), Kraft Cardstock Sticker (Hambly Studios)

Ink: Chestnut Roan (ColorBox), Kaleidacolor Country, VersaMark

Tools: corner rounder (Fiskars), QuicKutz Silhouette, Big Shot, Butterfly die (SU!), brayer

Other: clear embossing powder, button (Making Memories), twine (SU!), foam tape

Thanks! - Digi Papers By Fee Jardine

Hi everyone! This has been Fee Jardine day on my blog. The card front is digi pager from Fee Jardine called Fallin 4 You Mixed Up Papers from Sweet Shoppe Designs.

Of all the hybrid cards I'm posting today, this is my least favorite. The ribbon and the scalloped edge under the ribbon don't add anything to this card. I added glittered glue (Stickles) to the paper to give a cool detail and make a digi paper seem like embellished paper.

I again used the digital cutting kit from Jen Allyson called Project Cuts - Cut Out Card to cut the card front and insert using my QuicKutz Silhouette.

Thanks for looking!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Many Thanks (SU!-retired)

Paper: chocolate chip (SU!), Fallin 4 You Mixed Up Papers (Sweet Shoppe Designs)

Ink: VersaMark

Tools: corner rounder (Fiskars), QuicKutz Silhouette, scalloped edge punch (SU!)

Other: white embossing powder, twine (Blackbird Studios), foam tape, Riding Hood Red ribbon (SU!), white gel pen (Sakura)

Friend - Digi Papers By Fee Jardine

I've been busy each day at school helping with our Scholastic Book Fair. Very challenging; younger elementary-age kids don't easily get the concept of paying tax on their items. They'll show up at the register with a book for $9.99 and expect that their $10 bill will cover the cost.

I used a kraft cardstock base and digi papers from Fee Jardine called Fallin 4 You Mixed Up Papers from Sweet Shoppe Designs.

I also used the digital cutting kit from Jen Allyson called Project Cuts - Cut Out Card to cut the card front and insert using my QuicKutz Silhouette.

I stamped the friend sentiment and added some bling, ribbon, faux stitching, and some foam tape to give the card some dimension and I was done.

Thanks for looking! I have 2 more cards I'll post this afternoon when I get back from school.

Card Ingredients

Stamps: For a Friend (SU!)

Paper: kraft (SU!), Fallin 4 You Mixed Up Papers (Sweet Shoppe Designs)

Ink: Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink (ColorBox)

Tools: QuicKutz Silhouette

Other: rhinestone brad (Making Memories), mini rhinestones (Michael's), Kraft ribbon (SU!), foam tape

Get Well Wishes - Digi Papers By Fee Jardine

I never make Get Well cards, so I thought I would try to add some to my inventory. This card is a hybrid card. All the patterned paper is from a digi pack by Fee Jardine called Fallin 4 You Mixed Up Papers from Sweet Shoppe Designs.

Because of my home network (PC upstairs & Mac downstairs), and my printer is hooked up to the Mac and depending on where I print from, the browns in the digi pack became grayish. I didn't mind; I like it. I miniaturized the designs of the digi pack by printing the paper as if each sheet was a wallet-sized photo. Love the versatility of digi papers! I used my 1" square punch to create my mini quilt card. I did some faux stitching to add to the quilted feeling.

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU!)

Paper: Very Vanilla (SU!), all other paper Fallin 4 You Mixed Up Papers (Sweet Shoppe Designs)

Ink: Charcoal Chalk Ink (ColorBox)

Tools: Modern Label Punch (SU!), Word Window Punch (SU!), 1" square punch (Fiskars), Scalloped Scallop punch (EK Success)

Other: white gel pen (Sakura), button from my collection, foam tape, lace (thanks, Char), twine (my friend, Ericka), Charcoal marker (Martha Stewart), Glue Dot

Happy Birthday

Hi everyone! I wanted to show the versatility of the Jeepers Creepers Hybrid Printables from Sweet Shoppe Designs by making a non-Halloween birthday card from one of the card fronts. Yesterday I featured cards and popcorn cups made with this Jen Tapler & Libby Weifenbach kit.

I trimmed one of the card fronts by using my EK Success border punch. I glued the scalloped border on the card front. I added ribbon. I used a masked off Happy Birthday stamp and stamped the sentiment on the dotted circle. I did some faux stitching to finish off the card. I threaded the button with a thin strip of the leftover cardstock.

Thanks for stopping by.

Card Ingredients
Stamps: So Many Scallops (SU!)
Paper: Lovely Lilac, white, Jeepers Creepers Hybrid Printables (Sweet Shoppe Designs)
Ink: Chalk ink (ColorBox)
Tools: Dotted Scallop edge punch (EK Success), 2" circle punch (Fiskars)
Other: button (SU!), ribbon, foam tape

Working With Jeepers Creeper Hybrid Printables

I'm SO proud of Jen Tapler! She teamed up with Libby Weifenbach to create an awesome pack of ready-to-print Halloween goodies called Jeepers Creepers Hybrid Printables from Sweet Shoppe Designs. She gave me an advanced copy. I had fun playing with the kit this weekend and today. The kit comes with 2 card fronts, 3 different tags, a cookie wrapper, tall popcorn cup, and a short popcorn cup. I just printed the PDFs and got to work. It was so easy! I messed up the printing a little bit; I was printing from the computer upstairs and my printer is downstairs. The papers came out of the printer too fast and the black ink was still a little moist. The projects piled up on each other and smeared the ink. I didn't reprint because I liked the distressed look it produced. I printed on a few different types of paper to see the difference. I have another project to show you tomorrow that is not Halloween. I wanted to show the versatility of this kit.

I got to use my Gooey Goo punch from Martha Stewart. I finally found this punch at Michael's a few weeks ago. I wanted this punch last year, but could never find it.

Thanks for stopping by!
Project Ingredients
Stamps: none
Paper: Kraft, Pumpkin Pie (SU!), Brochure paper (Xerox), UltraRS (JudiKins), parchment cardstock (CA Paper Goods)
Ink: my printer
Tools: Gooey Goo border punch (Martha Stewart), Scallop edge border punch (SU!)
Other: Jeepers Creepers Hybrid Printables, foam tape, ribbon, Green Galore button (SU!), googly eye, Silver twine (SU!)

Fun New Opportunity!

Happy Friday! This week was short, but a lot of things happened to me; good things and my most embarrassing moment of the year.

Good News #1. When we returned from our long weekend in LA, I had an email from Robin Carlton, the owner of Sweet Shoppe Designs. She asked if I would like to be a Hybrid Babe. Of course I said yes! Sweet Shoppe Designs is a cool online store with the most delicious digi designs (paper packs, images, and brushes). I'm relatively new to the digi world, but I've been wanting to get into it more. You won't see me all of sudden doing digi-scrapping layouts, but you will see me printing their papers and images and using them on my paper crafting designs. Jen Tapler is a Hybrid Babe for Sweet Shoppe Designs. I always love the designs she does. Because of Jen's suggestion, I'm on this team. Mahalo, Jen!

I got the biggest shock this morning when I was registering on the Sweet Shoppe site, Robin announced that both myself and Heather (yes...THE Heather as in "pine is here.") were newest members of the team. I gasped when I saw Heather's name. I love all her work!

Good News #2. I had to be at school super early this morning. Our local newspaper is doing a story about the Parent Volunteer Room we (the PTA) opened this year at my son's elementary school. We were meeting a reporter to talk about the new room. Parents can sign up to help on various projects to help out individual teachers (making copies, transparencies, binding booklets, etc.) or help in the library. In our room, we have a laminating machine, copier, and computer. We have a kid's corner with toys and a TV to keep our kid's occupied while we get some work done. We also have a refrigerator, coffee maker, toaster, and microwaves to make the room more welcoming. We have an area where we can sell school t-shirts, pencils, notebooks, and folders, as well as SCRIP (gift cards that earn money for the school). I'm very proud of the work we are doing.

Embarrassing Moment of the Year. On Wednesday, I triggered the fire alarm at school! I was trying to get to the PTA closet, which is next to the stage in our multi-purpose room. The room was pitch dark, so I went in feeling for the light switch. I did think to myself "this is a weird feeling switch, but it is a very huge room so maybe it has a very large switch". Duh! I pressed it and BAM lights were flashing and the noise was very loud. I tried to turn off the "switch", but it was the fire alarm. I rushed to the office, but I could already see teachers leading their students outside. I met up with the principal and confessed my that it was my fault. He and the staff were very nice about it. I emptied a school of almost 700 people in about a minute flat! I was sweating and red for at least an hour after that. I can laugh now, but I was mortified when it happened. It qualified as their September fire drill, so they don't need to have one for the rest of the month.

The Little Guy is sick today. I was up before 1 AM with him since he had a bad sore throat and a weird cough. This morning when I got back from school, I noticed he had a fever. He's currently resting and watching a show.

Have a great weekend!