kiwi tag

Here is another card that I made last week it is a tag card. No surprise they are my favorite to make right now. This is using new paper. Gotta go Craig is bugging me to help him set up his flt to Tuscon for work the end of the month. Thanks for looking.

photo cube

Nothing much happening here, we are all looking forward to the long weekend. Now I can listen to Craig fighting with the kids haha. Last night we watched the kids favorite new show Wipeout. It is kind of funny they love it. They have started playing it around the house. For the most part this isn't a problem but the other day they were trying to figure out how to make their own sweeper, I put a damper on the fun when I said no. They also think that it would be funny to make the other throw up while playing since a week ago someone did on the show after going on the dizzy dummy. But exciting new games aside everything else is the same. Today is Craig's moms birthday so I put together this photo cube for her. I just love these. This is all various stampin up stuff no stamps though just paper and extras. All the pictures are from the trip we took to Florida in Nov/Dec of last year they are some of my favorites. I am hoping to take the kids back the end of Aug. just for three days. We will spend it in the water parks to hot there for much else. Craig will be out of town for various shows almost all month, I was thinking this would give the kids something to look forward to and help with that time. We are going to take Aunt Jenn with us. Should be fun. Hopefully the weather and everything will work out. Well the kids are waiting for me to kick their butts in Uno. Thanks for looking.

smile card

Ok I think I am on a role I have stamped almost everyday over the past few days. No one in my house appreciates it but me though. Oh well I'm having fun. A friend let me copy a card that she got from another friend in the mail for her birthday. I did copy it but then used it for someone else meaning to recreate it before I forgot. I think that I may also have saved a picture of it somewhere but obviously somewhere safe since now I can't locate it. This is the basic idea of the other card I just changed it a little and used different colors. The back of the card is also blush blossom with a matted piece of ruby red for the flower. Didn't do the whole back in ruby red cause I wanted the card to look a little more uniform when closed. The circle punch with the flower on it is also on the front of the card instead of inside like the rest. It is just attached with glue dots. Thanks for looking.

Recipe:

Paper: ruby red, groovy guava and blush blossom

Ink: ruby red, sahara sand and whisper white

Stamps: big flowers, wonderful words and little pieces

Other: groovy guava ribbon, copper brads, flower and bead from pretties kit, circle punch, corner tabs, scallop circle and glue dots

Friend tag card

We are one more day closer to back to school, everyone that can hardly contain themselves say I. I now know what my mom went when she said she looked forward to us going back to school. I can't believe how much fighting goes into playing video and computer games, and the kids wonder why I hate them so much. We don't allow them to play during the school year only on spring, winter and summer breaks and there is a very noticable difference in attitudes and the way that they treat each other. Maybe I will just ban them all together hmmm that sounds great. Well I can dream can't I. I am loving the tag card so I made another one this morning this is using some of the new paper that is coming out in the new catty. I am always sad to see the old in color choices go but always love the new ones. These are no different then the past I just love them. Thanks for looking.

Recipe:

Paper: Bella rosa designer paper (new), ruby red, glossy white, pind pirouette and kiwi kiss (both new)

Ink: versamark and chocolate chip

Other: Chocolate twill tape, brads, ruby red stampin write marker, dazzling diamonds and the tab punch.

Unfrogettable diagonal tag

Here is the other card from stamp club. Oh and the link to the boys blog templeofdisneyfans.blogspot.com this is their name choice they really like Indian Jones. The music is all theirs also.

Recipe:

Stamps: Unfrogettable

Paper: Flowers for you, tempting turqoise, certainly celery, regal rose, lovely lilac and whisper white

Ink: basic black

Other: silver brads, staples, rose grosgrain ribbon and olive twill tape, tag corner punch and flower punch oh and don't forget pop dots.

Just for you tag card

Craig and I went and saw Dark Knight this morning, and while it was very good it was very long. It's been awhile I guess since I have seen a movie all the way through. Usually I get a break or two or three during any movie that we go and see. Funny how Jacob can hold it all day until you get in a dark movie theater. But today I realized that I have gotten used to those breaks maybe almost as much as he has. The movie was very good though and Heath Ledger was extremely good in it just like they have been saying. So I thought and Christian Bale makes a very cute caped crusader also. Our newest T.V. show that we are watching here at home (Craig and I) is a BBC comedy called the Vicar of Dibley. It is very funny we are on a priest kick the last show was called Father Ted that is now one of my favorites right behind Keeping up Appearances and Mr. Bean. Well enough about tv and movies, here is the first card from stamp club on thursday night. I always forget how much I like tag cards until I make them again. I do like the way that they turn out and I really like this one as well. I struggle with using the designer papers, I love them all and own almost all of them as well but never really use them once I have them. I think that I will try and use them a little more often after these cards though. Thanks for looking.

Recipe:

Paper: Cutie Pie, certainly celery, bashful blue and whisper white

Inks: Basic black and purely pomegranate

Stamps: Bud basics, just for you is from Sock monkey (sorry available next month)

Other: silver brads, certainly celery grosgrain ribbon, round tab punch, word window punch, corner rounder and pop dots.

photo cube

Ok I was going to finish making the projects for stamp club this morning, but as you can see I didn't. Isn't this the cutest thing I just love it. I found it online and now can't find the blog spot that I found it at. When I do I will figure out how to link it for you. The base that I made didn't fit so I will have to make another one. But the kids are bugging me to get in the pool and they think that I have stamped long enough today. KIDS!!!! Oh well so here it is I used the summer picnic paper and then coordinating papers and ribbons. This is super easy and I still am really impressed with how cute it is, can I say that one more time. I will get projects for stamp club posted here in the next day or so also. Thanks for looking.

Unfrogettable flowers for you

Ok here is my second card I guess it should have gone after the last post. Oh well, those of you who know me are just surprised I have done this much with a blog I know. Yes Jenn I am referring mostly to you. I have never really known how to use the double paper clips so this idea came to me today I think that it is different but looks ok. I used my new scallop punch from stampin up on this card and I love this punch. Well thanks for looking and I am off to finish getting ready for stamp club tomorrow.

Recipe:

Paper: Flowers for You, tempting turqoise, mellow moss and whisper white

Stamps: Unfrogettable (this is one of my very favorite stamp sets)

Other: flower fusion, hodgepodge hardware, basic black ink, pastels, blender pens, scallop edge punch and old olive twill tape (I stocked up on the olive and brown twill tape while it was in the mini cause I just love the way that it looks)

Thanks for looking

Sock Monkey

I haven't posted anything in a while I haven't really had the time to stamp anything new lately. But this morning I woke up wanting to spend some time stamping so I did. While the kids fought over who had more time on the play station I tried to tune them out as much as possible and I stamped. Jacob did finally decide that he wanted to stamp also, so he helped some and then made his own cards. I actually got two different ones made today that has to be a record. Can't wait till school starts, then maybe I can get a few more done in a sitting. This first card is with the new sock monkey set that is going to be in the new catalog, I think we can show them off already. I did run out of brad in the hodgepodge hardware so I had to use some that were just from the craft store but as close as I could get. Thanks for looking.

Recipe:

Stamps: Sock monkey

Paper: more mustard, real red, always artichoke, tempting turqoise, whisper white and east coast prep

Ribbon: artichoke, mustard and real red

Inks: basic black, more mustard and real red (on flower)

Other: brads, pretties flowers, pop dots, word window punch, photo corners punch, pastels and blender pen.

Happy fourth of July!! Hope everyone has a fun filled day. We had open stamp last night and it was a lot of fun thanks to all who attended hope you had fun as well. It's already hot here so small post I think we will go hit the pool early.

Paper: whisper white, blue bayou and soft sky, really rust and groovy guava, garden green and wild wasabi, purely pomegranate and regal rose.

ribbon: soft sky, groovy guava, wild wasabi and purely pomegranate

also used: silver brads watercolor wonder crayons and close as a memor stamp set

thanks for looking.

I'm getting ready for open stamp here at the house tonight. Very excited actually I have wanted to spend a lot more time stamping lately and this gives me an excuse to make Craig watch the kids and for me to have some uninterrupted stamping hopefully. I made these cards the other day and aside from a couple of very sore thumbs from all of the punching I think that they turned out pretty cute. I can't remember which blog I originally saw them on but I did case them from another. I ended up making 10 of each cause I liked them so much. Don't know what I am going to do with 50 but my kids always want cards and they are also cute cards to give to kids. The hardest part of this card though is the corner rounding there is so much of it and I could only find an old rounder that I have that isn't the greatest. I think that I will definately invest in a new one. I put a paper clip on the bottom corner of each just for the pic.

Stamp set: Tart N Tangy

Paper: only orange, yoyo yellow, whisper white, real red, glorious green, pink passion, green galore and gable green

Inks and markers: pink passion, green galore, yoyo yellow, only orange, real red and glorious green

Punches: 1 3/8 circle punch, 1 1/4 circly punch, scallop punch and corner rounder

Also used: popsicle sticks I did chop mine in half and only use half on each card