Happy Anniversary!

Awwwww, aren't they sweet?  I've been itchin' to use my new branch die that I received for my birthday.  I think it works perfectly on this card, don't you?  

Ok, so I began by cutting a piece of white card stock using the Mama Elephant Femme Frame die.  Then I masked off just the scalloped edges and stamped the star background with Versamark ink.  I applied white embossing powder, heat embossed them, and then sponged on the blue distress ink.  Now because the blue ink won't stick to the embossed stars, I just took a tissue and wiped the stars a bit to remove any excess blue ink, and then I removed the masking tape along the scalloped edges.  Awww, pretty white stars in a night sky, with a white scalloped border!  Perfect!  

Ok, so then I cut a circle in the star panel and placed a piece of yellow card stock underneath.  After marking the yellow card stock for the area showing through the circle, I sponged some yellow distress ink around the edges to give the moon some dimension.  I adhered the star panel to navy card stock with foam tape, and then using my Perfect Layers Mini tool and Perfect Cutting Mat, I created the perfect mat behind my star panel!  I punched the owls, and die cut the branch, from black card stock and adhered them to the star panel in front of the moon.  I made the banner using the same navy card stock and heat embossed the stamped sentiment using white embossing powder.  I added a few punched red hearts and applied some glitter with my Wink of Stella glitter pen and added some Glossy Accents on top.  All that's left is to adhere the matted panel to the Kraft card base.  

Suh-weeeeeeet! 

Okee dokee, that's it for me today.  I hope you hens have a great day and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon.  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Femme Frames - Creative Cuts	Post-it Full Adhesive Roll, 1 x 400 Inches, White, 1-Pack, 2650-W	Impression Obsession - Cling Stamp - Cover-A-Card Stars	Inkadinkado Embossing Magic	Tsukineko Full-Size VersaMark Pigment Inkpad, Clear	Ultra Fine Embossing Powder
New - Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool-With 2 Blending Foa by Ranger	Ranger DIS-27119 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Chipped Sapphire	Ranger DIS-27201 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Wild Honey	Memory Box Woodland Branch Die	Stampin Up Owl Punch	Spellbinders S4-114 Nestabilities Large Standard Circles DieTemplate
Stampin Up Basic Black 8-1/2X11 Card Stock	Stampin Up Night of Navy 8-1/2X11 Card Stock	Cardstock - Neenah - Desert Storm - 25 Pk	Martha Stewart Crafts Punch Heart Confetti	Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Tip Marker, Clear	Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents Precision Tip, 2-Ounce
Perfect Layers Mini Tool	Perfect Cutting Mat

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Valentine Fishes

Mornin' hens! I've been chosen to be the Guest Designer this month for Perfect Paper Crafting.  Yay!  So here is my card that made for them to display on their Facebook page.  OMG, I feel like a celebrity. Woot-woot!  Anyhoo, here's how I made this little cutie.  First, I stamped this adorable image from Gina K. Designs onto some Stampin Up Very Vanilla card stock and colored them with my Copics and added a little shading around the image with colored pencils.  I added some red Stickles to the little hearts on the girl fish and also used my Wink of Stella glitter pen on her middle section and the tale of the boy fish.  Love that pen! I also added some Glossy Accents to both her lips and the eyes.  Next, I matted each pattern of designer paper onto some Pure Poppy card stock using the oh so handy Perfect Layers tool.  If you've never tried this tool before, it's amazingly easy and gives such a clean look.  It's always been difficult for me to measure my mat by just adding 1/8" or 1/4" more each way and then try to adhere my piece onto the center of the card stock.  Sounds easy enough but it never seems to be even on all sides once I stick it down.  Am I right?  Well, that's where this tool comes in.  You actually adhere the piece you want to mat onto a larger piece of card stock first, and then place this tool on each side and make the cut!  Presto! Perfect mat every time!  Click HERE for a quick video on how this tool works!  Ok, then I printed the sentiment on a scrap piece of card stock and cut it out with my Stampin Up heart die.  I didn't have the next size larger die, so I just took the die I used and drew the outline onto some scrap Pure Poppy card stock and cut it out.  To finish, I tied some aqua Baker's twine around the bottom, added a few mini brads and there ya have it!  I plan on giving this little cutie to my DH!  I hope he likes it!  Hope you hens have a Wonderful Weekend and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Here's a close up!

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp - Gina K Designs; Copics; Prismacolor pencils; Heart Die - Stampin Up; Glossy Accents; Stickles - Red; Wink of Stella pen - Clear; Baker's Twine; DP - October Afternoon - Cakewalk; CS - Papertrey Ink -Pure Poppy, Stampin Up - Very Vanilla; Perfect Layers Tool 

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My mind wanders...

Mornin' hens!

Just a quick post today!  This is a little card I made awhile back and forgot to post it for you.  I used some really old DP from an old Stampin Up paper pack I had.  Nothing fancy here, just a simple funny card.  You all know how much I LOVE old people images!!  Tee-hee!

Have a great Monday!  {{{hen hugs}}} 

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp - SU Golden Oldies; Perfect Layers Tool; Copics: Punch - SU Scalloped Oval; DP - Stampin Up; CS - SU River Rock

BOO!

Mornin' hens!  Here's a little card I made with the same Stampin Up set that I used yesterday for my Spooky Treat bags.  I'm havin' a blast with these little googly eyes!  Too cute!  The letters are regular chipboard letters and I popped them up with a few Stampin Up dimensionals.  Then I just popped the two little ghouls through the O's for a cute look!  I tied on some grosgrain ribbon and added a corduroy button on top.  Stay tuned for some more ghoulish cards coming your way!  Have a "BOOtiful" Monday!  {{{hen hugs}}}

  

Supplies:

Stamps - Stampin Up Googly Ghouls; Copics; Cardstock - Stampin Up Very Vanilla & Basic Black; DP - Cosmo Cricket Matilda; Perfect Layers Tool; Googly Eyes; Corduroy button - Stampin Up; Border Punch - Fiskars; Chipboard Letters

Spooky Sweets - Open if you dare!

Hi hens!  I know, weird for me to be posting in the afternoon, huh?  I just finished up these little Halloween treat bags for my co-workers and I thought they turned out SO CUTE, I just had to show you.  I bought this kit from Stampin Up last year but never used it.  I came across the kit this year and decided to give it a go!  SUPER simple and I LOVE how they turned out.  I filled the bags with candy corn taffy!  Holy Cow is this stuff good!  Needless to say, there were several pieces that didn't make it into the bags!  LOL!  I embossed the bags and changed the Baker's Twine as the color that came in the kit wasn't very bright.  That's it for me today! Have a good evening! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Stampin Up Goulish Googlies Designer Kit; Copics; Bakers Twine; Embossing Folders - Spider Web (Cuttlebug), Zig Zag (Goosebumps)

Booooo!

OMG!  Isn't she the CUTEST?  I just love her little snaggle tooth!  {{{snort!}}} And that spider hanging from the ribbon!  LOOOOOVE it!  Ok, so this was a pretty simple card as well.  The DP is really old so I'm not sure if it's still available.  I'm trying really hard to use up all my old stuff up before I buy anything else! Eeeeek!  The diamond is from a coordinating sheet of DP and I just cut one of the diamonds out and used it as a frame.  Although it's not very noticeable in the photo, I added the black fence border to the bottom edge.  Then to finish, I added a bubbly bow, and lots and lots of little googly eyes.  LOL! Have a great Thursday!  {{{hen hugs}}} 

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - Googly Ghouls; Copics; CS - Stampin Up Basic Black, Very Vanilla; Perfect Layers; Ribbon - Stamp Simply Ribbon; DP - Junkitz; Googly Eyes - Michaels; Border Punch - Martha Stewart

SPOOKY CREEPY CRAWLY

Mornin' hens!  Can you believe Halloween is almost here?  Wow, this year seems to have flown by.  For those of you who don't know, Halloween is one of my most FAVORITE holidays.  I just LOVE dressing up and having fun with the little kiddos who come Trick or Treating.  They're SO STINKIN CUTE!  Anyhoo, I spent the weekend in my coop making Halloween cards! Whoopeeee!  I had a blast too!  Here is the DH's favorite.  Pretty simple too!  Doesn't that green just POP off of the kraft?

Love it!  Stay tuned for more GHOULISH GREETINGS!

Hope you hens have a great Monday! {{{hen hugs}}}   

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - Stampin Up-Googly Ghouls, Border Banter: Papertrey Ink-Spooky Sweets; CS - Stampin Up Basic Black, Crumbcake; Copics; Googly Eyes - Michaels; Ribbon - Michaels

We're too young to be this OLD!

 LOL!  Ain't that the truth!  Funny thing about getting older, you never think of yourself as OLD!  I'm not sure why that is, but as you look at everyone else and think "they've gotten OLD", somehow you never include yourself in that equation, do you?  Too funny!  Oh well, you're only as old as you feel right?  Uh oh, that makes me about 90 then!!  Hmmph!  Here's a little card I made for my friend Karen. Thank goodness she has a great sense of humor, otherwise I might not have a Thursday lunch buddy.  LOL!  I decided recently I needed to start using stuff in my craft room that has been long neglected and as I was digging, I came across this RETIRED Stampin Up stamp set, called "Golden Oldies".  This little lady just cracks me up, with her cupcake and little party hat.  I stamped her onto some Neenah Classic Crest CS and colored her with my Copics.  Next, using my Perfect Layers tool, I matted her with some SU Really Rust CS and added a few mini brads to each corner.  I added some Crystal Effects to her glasses and tied on some grosgrain ribbon for the finishing touch!  

I hope you hens have a great day!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies: Rubber Stamp - Stampin UP Golden Oldies; Copics: Perfect Layers Tool; CS -- Neenah Classic Crest, SU Really Rust; Border Punch - Stampin Up; Brads - Michaels; Corner Chomper - We R Memory Keepers; Crystal Effects

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Happy Birthday Dad!

Mornin' hens!  Here's a little card I made for my Dad!  Today is his 78th birthday!  Woo-hoo! Love ya Dad!  This is another stamp I pulled from my Stamps by Judith stash!  Uh yup, I have LOTS of stamp stashes! Shhhhh!  LOL!  I stamped this little guy onto some Classic Crest CS and colored him with my Copics.  I actually masked off the third balloon as it did read, "TO ME!" and I wanted it to say "TO YOU" instead, so I drew TO YOU using my Prismacolor fine markers.  The tricky part to coloring this image was the overlapping of the balloons.  I had to use colors that would reflect what the two colors of balloons would look like if you could see through them.  I think I did pretty good huh?  Like anyone would ever notice such details, right?  Oh well, we do and that's all that matters!  Ok, so then I stitched the image onto some SU Basic Black CS and then added it to this DP from Cosmo Cricket that I stitched onto some SU Basic Black and then SU Real Red.  The card base is SU Soft Suede.  To finish this card up, I tied on this cute gingham ribbon and added a bow tied with linen thread on top!  I hope he likes it!!  Have a great day!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Here's the inside:

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamps by Judith; CS - SU Basic Black, SU Real Red and SU Soft Suede, Classic Crest White; Copics; Button; Linen Thread

Here comes Peter Cottontail...

 ...hopping down the bunny trail!!  Tee-hee!  Hi hens!  Did you all have a good weekend?  Mine was very relaxing and I spent most of the weekend in my coop!  Woot-woot!  So you KNOW it was a good weekend for me right?  LOL!  So here is one of the cards I made for Easter.  This stamp is from Stamps by Judith.  I have always loved this line of stamps.  It was one of the first lines I acquired when I first started stamping.  Guess you could say that's how I got "hooked on stamping!"  {{{snort}}}

Ok, so I started my card by stamping the image onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored him with my Copics.  I mounted the image on some SU Early Expresso and ran my tracing wheel around the edges.  I picked this technique up from one of my idols "Anna Wight".  She's so STINKIN CLEVER!!  Ok, so then I adhered the image to this DP from October Afternoon, matted with both SU Very Vanilla and SU Early Expresso.  The card base is SU Crumbcake.  To finish, I tied on a cute brick colored button with some linen thread and added this sentiment that I printed on my computer.  Have a great day!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies: 
Rubber Stamps - Stamps by Judith; CS - SU Very Vanilla, Early Expresso and Crumbcake, Linen Thread; Button; Punch - Martha Stewart; Copics; Prismacolor Pencils

Bon Voyage!

Mornin' hens! I don't think I mentioned to you what happened to the DH and I on the night of the wedding.  Well, if you'll stick with me, I promise, this is a GREAT story!  Ok, so as Jessica and Doug were leaving the reception, she stops and whispers in my ear, "make sure to get the envelope on Lilly's gate".  (Huh???  Whatever that meant?)  So after the guests left the reception, the DH and I were all that was left besides the wedding planner and the caterers.  We had rented an Enterprise Rent a Van for the week (total lifesaver!) to haul all the stuff to the wedding from our home and then to Jessica and Doug's new home after the wedding.  So the DH and I change clothes and for the next hour loaded all those jars, gifts, signs, cake, wedding dress, luggage from the night before, etc, etc, etc. into the van.  It took about an hour to get it loaded and then we left for their home to drop it all off. I drove Doug's car and the DH drove the van.  When we got to their home, we let Lilly out to go potty and then we started unloading everything.  We had to wrap her cake and the cupcakes up and place then in her freezer.  Then I hung her wedding dress in her closet, so it wouldn't get all wrinkled, and as we were getting Lilly's things ready (she was coming home with us while they were gone) I remembered what Jessica said about the envelope.  Sure enough, there was an envelope on Lilly's gate.  The outside was addressed to "Mommy & Daddy".  So I told the DH it must be a card for us so let's read it together.  It was a Thank You card to the parent's of the bride, and it was so beautiful! 

At the bottom she signed it, "Thank you both for making my dream come true, now it's our turn to make your dream come true.  Call me now!"  

(Say what??  Helloooo?  It's 1:30 in the morning and she's on her honeymoon!!)

But we did as directed, and the DH pulls out his cell phone and calls her.  

She and Doug answer right away and we both put our phones on speakerphone.  

She tells us to go upstairs.  So we do...

She says, "See the little table in the hall?" 

I said, "Uh-huh, the one with the Minnie and Mickey Mouse dolls on top?" 

She said, "Yes, there is an envelope under them.  Open it!" 

So we do and we pulled out this paperwork.

 She says, "Read it out loud." 

As I started reading, I finally said, "I don't understand - what is this?"

They both said, "It's a Disney cruise to Alaska! We're sending you both on your dream vacation!"  

Well, needless to say we both started crying.  

We couldn't talk for awhile and then the DH said, "You didn't need to do this!"

 They said, "You both did so much making this day special for us, we wanted to give you this!" 

I had goosebumps I was so excited, and still am!  The DH and I have wanted to take this cruise for as long as I can remember, but we figured we'd have to wait until we retire and had some extra money.  But here we are, going this year!  I can hardly believe it.  Woo-hoo! 

Ok, so this is where the card comes in. I made this Thank You card for the two of them.

This is the outside pocket which I made to look like a port hole. I cut the pocket, port hole, waves and ship with my Silhouette Cameo and stitched the edges closed. I added a piece

of transparency on the inside to resemble a window.  OMG, their faces look like ours must have when they told us! LOL!

This is the card itself.  The stamps I used are from two Stampin' Up sets that I have.  I think they work perfectly together.  I cut the sentiment with the Silhouette Cameo and stitched around the edges as well.  I added a half circle of CS at the top and attached a bow to make it easier to pull out of the pocket.  I LOVE how this turned out!  They did too!  

Now wasn't that a GREAT story?  I have the BEST Lil' Chick and new Son in Law ever!  I love 'em  both more than you know.  Have a great day!

Supplies: Stamps - Wilson's Words of Wisdom and Not So Seriously by Stampin Up; Copics; Transparency; DP - Echo Park; CS - SU Very Vanilla, Grey, Turquoise, various shades of Blue, Ribbon - Stampin Up, Silhouette Cameo; Glossy Accents; Nestabilities

Save the Date

Ok, now be honest, do you hens know what a "Save the Date" is?  Well, for those of us a little on up in years, (uh-hum, your's truly included) we don't!  LOL!!  So, if you're one of us who don't know, it's more or less an announcement sent out approximately 6 months in advance of the wedding, letting the guests know the wedding date so they can plan ahead.   Lil' Chick found a ton of clever ideas out there regarding Save the Dates, but I wanted to do something a little different.  Here's what I came up with...

  

...this is the front of the card which is all done using Stampin Up supplies.  My good friend JoAnn let me borrow some of her supplies.  Jessica's colors were taupe, ivory and peach.  The wedding date was set for November 3rd so these colors would be perfect for that time of year!

This is the inside of the card.  The hearts were cut with my Silhouette Studio and glued on.  Of course the corners were rounded with my Corner Chomper (boy did that guy get a workout these past few months!) and the center piece is a MAGNET that pops out and goes on your fridge so you'll SAVE THE DATE!  

Save the Date!

Mornin' hens!! Wow, it's been awhile since you've heard that, huh? I'm so sorry. I guess you could say, I FLEW THE COOP! *snort* The DH and I took a little mini vacation and had a wonderful time. We rode the Harley all around Central Florida near the Ocala area, it's so pretty there with all the hills! Oh and you'll never believe this, but on one of our little adventures, we found the My Favorite Things stamp boutique! Not only that, but I met Kim van der Sanden and her whole family too! They were so nice to us. And before you ask, YUP, I came home with a whole bunch of new stamps! Good thing they don't take up much room because those saddlebags aren't that big, ya know! Hmmmmph! It was great to get away, but since our return home, I've been PREOCCUPIED with these little jewels....

Now, they may not seem like that big of a deal, but after you've made 50 of these puppies you'll be seein' flowers in your sleep!! Seriously!! Lil' Chick's wedding colors are mocha, peach and cream. She asked that I incorporate Kraft CS into her "Save the Dates" and invitations too. Ahhhhhh! You can bet that makes Momma Chick super happy! Tee-hee! Me loveeeee Kraft!! Hey, do you think Lil' Chick was butterin' me up so I'd do these? Uh-huh, I think so too! (I told you she was smart!) Ok, so I saw this design over at Silke's blog HERE and I just switched up the orientation and colors a bit to fit with the wedding colors. I printed the words Save the Date on the card stock first, and then using my Stamp-a-ma-jig, stamped the image over top. Then using the die that matches this SU stamp set, I cut each image out. The background is done with an SU embossing folder. Inside each card is a business card magnet made with Kraft card stock as well. They turned out really cute but I must say, I'm so glad they're finished and I can get back to my normal crafting!! Sorry, but mass production just isn't much fun, even if it is for Lil' Chick!!

Wedding news update: Lil' Chick found a dress!! OMG!! It's the most stunning dress EVER!! And the best part is, she LOVED it so much, she didn't want to take it off in the boutique!! *snort* We had so much fun that day! I bet she tried on 25 dresses and I think the girl helping her was having just as much fun as she was, because Lil' Chick was so open minded about the whole process! She didn't have any preconceived ideas and was willing to try anything! It was a BLAST!

Well, that's all from the hen house today, but be sure to check back in tomorrow because I have some SUPER excited news to share with you! Until then.... {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Stamps - SU Apothecary Art; Dies - SU Framelits Labels; CS - SU Kraft; Copics; Embossing Folder - SU; Ribbon - SU Chocolate Chip Satin

What's up dog?

I bet you can't tell I've been stalking Kristina Werner's blog, huh? I do love her MACM and Finally Friday videos. If you've never seen them, hop on over and take a look. They're great! Anyway, Kristina, like myself, is a huge Kraft CS lover and I saw her use this CS from Jillibean Soup awhile ago and couldn't wait to get some. She has enabled me on one too many occasions, let me tell ya! {he-he} This card is for a co-worker who is a major Chihuahua lover.

This stamp is from Stampin Up and this was a SUPER easy card to put together. No coloring involved! I stamped the image onto some SU Kraft with Colorbox chalk ink and mounted him on the inside. Then I punched a circle on the bottom front of the card for him to show through. I also punched the same circle from some SU Real Red CS and then used the SU scalloped circle to punch it out so only the scalloped frame remained. I glued that around the punched circle on the front of the card. I finished it up with some faux stitching and tied on some SU Real Red grosgrain ribbon. That's it! Honestly, this card took like 20 minutes from start to finish. That may seem like a long time to some, but my cards usually take about 2 hours, so this was fast for me. I'm definitely a "slow poke" but I enjoy every minute! Have a great day!

Supplies:
Rubbert Stamp - Stampin Up; CS - Jillibean Soup, SU Real Red; Ink - Colorbox Chestnut Roan; Pen - Inksentials White; Ribbon - SU Real Red

Thank you Chef George!

This is a thank you card for George, who made my birthday cake this year! And boy was it YUMMY! He just loves to cook, so I say, "have at it", I'll eat all the samples you want to dish out. {he-he}

Ya know, I hardly ever pull this stamp set out but I really do like it. This guy is SO much fun to color. This set is from Stampin Up and it's called Voila! I stamped Mr. Cheffy on some SU Kraft CS and then again onto white CS. I colored the top half of the image on the white CS with my Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and cut it out. I then paper pieced the colored image onto the image I stamped earlier on SU Kraft. The patterned paper is from DCWV Garden Party and I paper pieced his pants with a coordinating piece of patterned paper from the same collection. I stitched around the edge of the matted image and tied some brown ribbon from Martha Stewart around the card base and through the slot I made in the image with my SU slot punch. I added a little shading at his feet and some highlights around the image directly on the Kraft piece to make the image POP! Lastly, using my Micron pen, I wrote George on his jacket to personalize the card a bit and "Voila," it's a masterpiece!! Have a GREAT day!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp-Stampin Up; Prismacolor pencils; Punch-SU Slot; DP-Die Cuts With a View; Ribbon-Martha Stewart; CS-SU Kraft & Chocolate Chip

Happy Birthday Stacey!

Today is my sister in law, Stacey's birthday and I made this little card for her because she is such an "Angel!"

This stamp is from Art Impressions. I just got them a few weeks ago and couldn't wait to color them. I colored her with my Lyra pencils and added some Stickles to her candles. Her wings are all "sparkly" too! Not sure if the camera picked that up or not but I used Glamour Dust on them and they look so neat IRL. I sponged around the outside with some ColorBox chalk ink and mounted her on to some Chocolate Chip CS from SU. The polka dot and pink paper are from Making Memories Cheeky collection. I used my Martha Stewart border punch on the pink paper and mounted all on to the Chocolate Chip card base. The ribbon was a FREEBEE in one of my orders so I'm not sure of the brand. I like it though. I used an older SU set called Riveting for the "Enjoy Your Day" and mounted it with dimensionals in the corner. I hope you have a GREAT day Stacey!

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps-Art Impressions & Stampin Up; Lyra Colored Pencils; DP-Making Memories Cheeky Collection; Ribbon; Stickles