back to my old tricks

i have to say, i giggled the entire time i was making this card. it's totally me. and i couldn't wait to post it! i don't know why mustashes are so funny to me!!! ...but i digress...

the latest challenge at wee memories is 'anything goes' - holla! free reign!

so here's my card:

yep! mustaches (mustach-i??) are still funny! especially if they're oversized...add a pun to that...yep. it doesn't get much more sam than that! :)

it's a pretty simple card, the snow is torn white cardstock, and of course the bunny and sentiment are lawn fawn stamps. the star of the show is the mustache, and that's from the craft's meow.

hopefully it made you smile!

enjoy!

wee memories christmas card

i have a christmas card to share today! it's for the current challenge over at wee memories - holiday themed!

and that's perfect, as i'm scrambling (as usual!) to get the last of my christmas cards made and sent! :)

here's my card!

i tore some white cardstock and then rubbed down the edges so it would have some texture and maybe even look a little 'snowy'!

and, oh, what a surprise, i used lawn fawn stamps! :) 'fly free', 'critters in the burbs', and 'pa-rum-pa-pum-pum'! i used the train puffs of smoke as popcorn on the tree! all of the other stamps were paper-pieced and i even added some white chalk ink on the belly of one of the birds - that was fun and a little messy. two things i love when crafting! :)

the tree and birds were popped up for some dimension! and i added some bakers twine around the tree as the string that holds the popcorn! :)

it's a simple card, but i really like the colors!

enjoy!

a very special birthday

my mom's 50th birthday is tomorrow - i can't believe it! and she can't either! i had a hard time turning 30 this year...and she's in the same boat! how does life go by so fast?!

anyway, now that you know my dirty, dark secret (i'm 30!!! ew!)...ha ha! ...i want to share a card i made for her birthday! she lives in florida, so i won't see her on her birthday, but we'll be making our way down there in a few weeks for thanksgiving! anyway, i sent the card in the mail yesterday along with her homemade present from her little grand-menn (my boys! ha ha).

i am playing along with wee memories, since the challenge this week is birthdays and celebrations!

so here's my card:

my mom's favorite color is purple, but as you may have heard me complain about before...purple blocks my creativity! lol! i'm serious, for some reason, i can't create things with purple! i had to rise above for this card though, and actually, i really liked how it turned out! i only used purple as the accents, and i think it really helped! ha ha!

the airplane and clouds are from lawn fawn's 'bon voyage' mini-stamp set. i made the banner and used some glue dots to make it pop up so it looked like it was in flight. :) i used lawn fawn's 'harold's abc's' stamp set to create the sentiment which i heat embossed.


inside the card, i used 'harold's abc's' (heat embossed) again, as well as some american craft's numbers...the name of the stamp set escapes me though... :/

so that's it! it was a blast to make!

enjoy!

sending a little lovin

one of my best, longest-known friends, needed some extra loving recently. she's a fellow crafter (Danielle at girlracer scrap), so i knew a handmade card may be able to get the job done! :)

here's the card i made for her:

i'm entering it in two challenges:

CAS-ual friday's - create a card based on the sketch and wee memories challenge - free for all!

there is a lot of dimension going on here: the ears, tail and paws of the puppy (stamp by paper smooches 'chubby chums'- so cute!). the grass was also layered and popped up, as were the clouds...*whistle*

ok, seeing it written like that, i may have popped up too much, but is that even possible?? :) ha ha!

i also, paper pieced the eyes and tongue of the puppy. the hearts were cut out with a punch (a much, much used and loved punch!) and then i added some glossy-coating to them so they would match the sentiment in color and texture.

i heat embossed (in red!) the sentiment, which is also paper smooches (setiment sampler).

so that's it! i hope that little card sent all of my love and hugs to Danielle! that's a lot of responsibility for a little card. :)

enjoy!

many thanks

just a quick post tonight!

i made this card for a few challenges, actually! this will be my first time playing along with jay gee's nook - and what a fun challenge site! check out this challenge's inspiration photo:

i'm also submitting this card for the challenge at lawnscaping - paper piecing (love!!) and wee memories - anything goes!

it's a fairly simple card. i paper pieced and layered a bunch of fabulous paper by sassafrass for the flowers from lawn fawn's judy's blooms stamp set. i love those large flowers, and i just love pairing up different patterned papers! :)

each layer was popped up with for extra dimension.

the sentiment i chose is from lawn fawn's many thanks stamp set. i really liked how 'strict' the letters were, compared to the flowy-ness of the flowers. yeah, those are technical terms! ha ha!! :)

enjoy!

a holiday layout

today i am sharing a layout i made of the oldest little mann's first christmas! :) i'm entering it in the latest challenge at wee memories - 'holiday madness' as well as the latest challenge at lawnscaping - paper piecing, perhaps my most favorite thing to do!

so i just love the color combination of red, teal and lime green...as you can tell! i paper pieced the snowman and lights (both stamp sets from lawn fawn - making frosty friends and cozy christmas). i also used color pencils to color in the presents from lawn fawn's pa-rum-pa-rum-rum stamp set, the ribbon parts of the presents were then cut and popped up for some dimension! :) naturally.

i do like to make my layouts a little interactive, and this one is no exception. there is a mini album hidden in the large present (by the way, those are snowflakes from the 'frosties' stamp set on that large present!) the ribbon on top of the mini album is the ribbon on the present when it's completely hidden! he he he!

i had to include the mini album because there were so many pictures from that first christmas that i wanted included! but at the same time, i wanted to keep a very clean look. :) mission accomplished.

i used various thickers for the title of the layout - can't craft without thickers either! :)

enjoy!

my favorite technique

the current challenge going on at wee memories is using your favorite technique! and the technique i chose was paper-piecing!

i was thinking this may be one of my favorite challenges because i had so much fun making this card - i just love paper-piecing! but in reality, i just love getting crafty!

so here it is:

the stamps i used are from the craft's meow and one of the sets (owl be thinking of you) was actually designed by jenny (wee memories) herself! seriously, give it up, those owls are too cute for words aren't they! :) and the other stamp set is fun(tashe)tic and it really is. LOVE it! ha ha!

the owls are all paper-pieced of course. but they are also popped up for dimension, as is the sentiment. it's a very clean card, but i adore it. and i love the personality that each different patterned paper gives the owls! :) especially the 'super snazzy' owl with the 'stache!'

side note - sorry the pictures are so dark! my camera was clearly acting up and not cooperating for this shoot. it's now in the shame corner.

:)

well it's the beginning of another week, only 4 more days until friday! :) let the countdown begin! :)

enjoy!

a clean and simple thanks

i was able to get crafty this weekend! and it felt awesome! ha ha!

i made this card last night for the challenge going on at wee memories, simply sentiments! it's totally my style, since i decided to go CAS with this card!

here it is:

i paper pieced everything! i'm a fan of paper piecing! :) anyway, i used all lawn fawn stamps: 'quinn's abc's' and 'critters in the burbs'! love lawn fawn! :) anyway, i popped up some of the animals to add dimension, but as you can see, it's pretty straight forward! i tried to use neutral-ish colors on the animals, as well as the background of the card so the 'thanks' would really pop! :)

well, i hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend, too! and i wish every weekend was this productive! ha ha! maybe someday!

enjoy! :)

did somebody say color?

did somebody say color? well, boy do i have a layout for you!

the latest challenge at wee memories is 'dare to color', where everyone is challenged to use no less than 4 colors, and i accepted the challenge! :)

so during my little mann's first year, i took a picture of him at every 'month' birthday he had. and i put all of the pictures together on this layout to show how much he grew in one year! here's the finished product:

as you can see - no fear of color here! :)

i used lots of lawn fawn, and lots of homemade felt hearts with button embellishments!

i used various stamps from the 'say cheese' and 'say cheese, too' stamp sets. i paper pieced the big polaroid camera and also used 'harold's abc's' to create the title, 'what a difference a year makes' for the banner at the bottom of the page.

it's a very simple layout, but i wanted to keep it simple, so that pictures stood out. :)

oh, and i guess i'll have to make another page similar to this in another year or so...let me introduce the newest little mann: just over a week old! :) we're very happy!

enjoy!

a paper smooches celebration

ok, so this card was a challenge for being 'clean and simple!' lol! it went through many transformations before it was finished! let's just say, it started out as a cupcake...and after scratching 2 or 3 ideas, the result is what you see! not anywhere near a cupcake! lol! oh well! i'll save that for another day, another card, and another idea!

so i made this card for the paper smooches july sparks challenge and the wee memories latest challenge - clean and simple! perfect!

here's the designer draft from paper smooches that i used for this card:

and here's my card! isn't it neat? i love the colors and the cheeriness of it! :) i white, heat embossed the sentiment from the paper smooches stamp set 'pretty phrases' - LOVE emobossing!

and i used my circle punch to create the circles. i then used a whole bunch of bright and cheery buttons to go behind the circle. i used 3-d square pop ups to attach it to the back of the front of the card.

it's a simple card with a lot of happy!

enjoy!

funny bone check

ok, so my husband classified this card as a 'dad joke'. you know, one of those jokes that are so punny they're both silly and lame at the same time? anyway, i just don't care, because i have had this idea in my head for a while and i'm super excited about it! lol!

i made the card for the latest challenge at wee memories, clean and simple! which just happens to work perfectly with my card! :) tee he he.

ok, so here it is:

get it?? instead of saying 'must dash' it's a 'mustache'!! ha hahahaha! i hope it brought at least a smirk to your face!

ok, so on to the details. i spelled out the saying with lawn fawn stamps (of course!) and i really wanted to add a small pop of color with the heart. so that's bright red. yeah. :)

i cut out the mustache from a free mustache downloadable i found online. easy! and then popped it up for some dimension. then i added some brads to the corners of the card and vwa-la! clean and simple (and funny!). i can totally see giving this card to a friend after i've stayed at their house for a visit!

ok, that's enough of me cracking myself up. :)

enjoy!