Tiny Treats

I have been itching to break into my new Urban Garden Designer Series Paper from the new Stampin ' up! Catalog. I needed to make a couple of treat ensembles, so I chose to use the new paper and the new "Pocket Silhouettes" stamp set. I also added a bit of the Baja Breeze ribbon that hasn't been cut into, either. I made the treat bag completely out of DSP. Usually I make a cardstock base and then add the DSP, but I had made 18 similar bags for my MIL to give to her youth group at church, so I knew that they would hold up.
When you are mass producing things like that, it is always nice to keep things simple. I never took a picture of those, but they turned out really cute. I used the Bella Rose DSP and Bella's Bloom stamp set. The bag is filled with an assortment of Hershey's Nuggets. Yummy! Thanks for fluttering by!

Country Time!

It has been a while since I posted a creation using images from The Saltbox Studio. I decided to use this fun cow image and the country time sentiment. I love coloring this cow. I used my copic and prismacolor markers. I also used some of the new Amuse notecards for the base. I decided to add a stip of green to the bottom to mimic a field. The image and sentiment are stamped in palette noir ink, which is one of my favorites for line images when I use my alcohol based markers. It doesn't smear and makes a great image. I also added one of my new buttons that I won at my scrapbook retreat. The collection has over 850 buttons in great colors. Unfortunately, I tipped it while opening it and some of the colors are mixed. You have no idea how much it is "bugging" me, but it will have to get sorted a different day. I also added a bit of red gingham ribbon which has "country" written all over it. LOL! I had fun with this simple design.

I am excited for the long weekend. Homework, reading time, and schedules are already getting old. LOL! Football is also taking a ton of time as well. My poor son has little if no "down" time. I have been allowing video games and T.V. watching even before he gets his homework done because I feel so bad for him. Football ends on Sept. 30th, so only one more month. Even though it takes up a lot of time, it is really good for my son. I am sure we will all miss it once it is over. Go CLEARFIELD THUNDER!!!

Thanks for all of your feedback on the scrapbooking. I think I will go ahead and post a few designs here and there and see how you like them. Hopefully I will get some good creative time this weekend. Thanks for fluttering by!

Kind Thanks

I am in love with this new paper that matches the Always set called "Sweet Always". I had ordered some of the Western Sky paper but it was all sold out so SU! had me pick out something else. I chose this cute paper and I am glad I did. I purchased the chapsticks that match this paper at convention, so I thought that I could use the paper to make coordinating cards and things for door prizes. I needed another thank you card, so I used my new thanks set also. My back has been tweaked, I don't know if it was from sitting down so long at the scrapbook retreat I attended on Saturday or what, so I didn't dare sit too long today, so I kept it simple.

I did have a lot of fun at the retreat and I got 9 pages done. I know that doesn't seem like a lot, but it is more than I have done in more than a year. It felt good to get that done and it has gotten me in the scrapbooking mood. Leave a comment if you would like to see my scrapbook designs and I will start including them in my posts. If not, I will just continue with my cards and 3-D projects. Hopefully my back will improve in the next few days so I can get some more stamping time! LOL! Thanks for fluttering by!

Wedding Bliss!

I needed to make a couple wedding cards today; one for me to give and one for my sister to give. She didn't have time to get one made, so she asked if I could make one for her. Of course I will! I love making wedding cards and I don't get to very often. I haven't made the one I will be giving but I will post it when I get it made. I also made this for today's LSC over at SCS. It is a rerun but one that I liked the first time around. The challenge was to use a stamp or stamp set that we haven't touched in a couple of months if not years. This worked perfectly for a wedding card and I haven't used it for a couple of months. I also decided to use this embossing folder that has been neglected lately.

I have officially made it through the first week with the kids back in school so I can see how my days will be going. I thought that I would have lots of time to stamp while they are away, but I have decided to use that time in a different way, so stamping will either happen in the evening or in the afternoon. I finally got all of my new sets mounted so I have lots of new inspiration! Thanks for fluttering by!

A note of Thanks

I needed to sit down and make a few Thank You notes for the great gifts I recieved for my birthday. I decided to use the color challenge from yesterday over at SCS. I like these colors, but they reminded me of the colors I have been using alot lately, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette and Chocolate Chip from the Bella Rose paper line. I like how well they work for this image. I did add a little green for the foliage and some yellow for highlighting and the beak and legs of the bird. This is such a fun image to watercolor. I also added the sentiment from the new set "Thank you kindly". I had to have it just for this one sentiment, although the others are great, too! I still haven't mounted all of my new sets. I think it is time for a chick flick and some down time and get them mounted! LOL! Thanks for fluttering by!

Clearfield Thunder!!!

My son had his first Football game today! 32-6 Clearfield! It was awesome seeing my son playing and having such a great game! He looked so cute with the black under his eyes and decked out in his game day uniform! I am sure he would be freaking out if he knew I just used the word "cute" to describe him! LOL!
I also decided to show you a card back from my days in the Dirty Dozen. I am sure I am breaking some kind of rules or something, but I decided to show it to you anyway to follow the football theme. I really wanted to make a new card, but I am too tired. Thanks for fluttering by!

Time to Bloom

My new stamps arrived yesterday and I had to set them aside to get other things done. Oh the shame! I took some time out tonight to get a few of them mounted and start creating. I decided on this stamp set called "Bella's Bloom". It was one fo the new ones that I new I had to have right away. After I made the card I realized that I didn't use very "Blooming" colors. More like death...LOL! Anyway, I like the overall design of the card and I think I will rework it with more lively colors. I knew that I wanted a clean design so that was where I started. I rounded a few of the corners for interest and a touch of glitter.
My son has his first football game tomorrow and he just got his Jersey tonight. He looks so cute sporting it and I especially love seeing LUNCEFORD on the back. Soooooo cute. I will take pics and post them because I know you are all dying to see pictures of my kids! LOL! I got the official last back to school items today. I can't wait to see my daughter all decked out in her new stuff. I must say that a 5 year old girl is much funner to dress than an 8 year old boy who says that he is sick of wearing "handsome" clothes. "Why must everything have a collar?", He pleads. Can he be a baby again when the clothes were cuter and he had no opinion? LOL! Well...thanks for fluttering by. I am hoping to get some more stamping time in now that both kids will be in school.