our jennifer is married

congratulations to the happy couple......

tom and jen were married by a good friend of theirs in AZ today....may 22, 2010

   good for them !!

jen wore my veil.....made by my mother for my wedding a little more than 42 years ago.

we can not wait to hear the details.....they are having a party at their home in NH end of june to celebrate with family and close friends

paint chip challenge

we are leaving for a week in Hilton Head, SC....but i happened to have made this awhile back.  one paint strip had three colors of yellow....perfect for this southernbreezes weekly challenge !

the stamp is a $$ stamp from Michaels....the sentiment is from PTI Green Thumb....and so true !  papers from a variety of scraps.....a bit of stickels for the poofs on the shoes and DONE !

strawberry

stamp from green thumb set (PTI).....top is stamped again, cut out and popped up.....red mat made by using scalloped square nestie....

this image from  http://www.schlosserdesigns.com/blog/2010/05/tutorial-tuesday-strawberry-boxes/
my cyber friend Shelia (i have spelled your name wrong forever...so sorry!) made a pretty card using this and  other images from that site....really nifty.

this makes me want to go on a picnic !!  maybe it was the red gingham paper that did it?

easy easy flower

i cut 9 small flowers using a nestability die....from a crepe paper streamer of all things !

just layered them, attached with a brad and popped on the card.....i think it is a happy little card.

i seem to favor the 4 1/4 square cards lately.....

the leaves are from the Blooming button bits set (PTI).....cut out and creased to give dimension....the patterned square has two edges rounded...sort of flower like.....2 little gems on the bottom are just a wink !!

weekly sobreeze challenge

this is a recipe card:
3 circles
3 layers of paper (not including base)
3 repeating images

my busy bee is repeating.....layers of paper include PTI CS/designer paper and one from an archiver's sale bundle.....a bit of diamond dust on the edges and wings.....

 inside has the sentiment

cute airplanes

these two are from a small PTI set....Fly Away.....love it.

memento ink, a bit of a crackle background stamp.....good for kids or folks going on vacation or guys....versatile set !

sail away

this stamp is from the masculine motifs set (PTI)..... i used markers on the stamp so i could get more than one color on it......background navy is embossed with the stars CB embossing folder...red checkered paper from a stack bought long ago.  the button serves as a sun (i hope).

this is my first attempt to have a frame around the card....still haven't gotten the hang of doing that, but it's a start.

hedgehog cutie

penny black hedgehog...such a happy little guy !  matted using a scalloped rectangle nestie.....paper from a sale pack at Archivers....memento ink, copics and a touch of glossy accents on the small flower.....
i love her hedgies !

more happy flowers

paper from a sale pack at Archivers.....more Martha S punched flowers.....and a bit of lace from a a MS border punch....various buttons finish it off.

inside: SU round label punch, greeting can be lifted from it's pocket. ( a friend said i should include some card insides....most of mine are interactive and not one seems to be the same.....so here it is)

card base.....PTI kraft CS.

happy flowers

used a martha stewart punch for these flowers....cut from CS scraps.

background paper from PTI...various buttons......happy happy flowers !

cute basket

got directions from www.stamptv.com, just love gina K's tutorials and paper.

this was made with an 8.5x 8.5 piece of cardstock......and some pti floral paper.  i have no use for it yet, but i just had to try it. the stamp is SU.....used versafine ink.....and some diamond dust and a button.  there is one on each side.  hope you give this a whirl.....pretty sturdy container.  perhaps i can use it for gifts....maybe for 4x4 card sets

scrunched flower

made this flower with a die set from PTI (beautiful blooms II)...large, medium and small flower....misted and scrunched up......secured by a gold brad.....there is a bit of glittered tulle in it for some depth.  the leaves are made with a leaf nestability die...metallic lavender background was made with a nestability die as well.

spring card for southernbreezes.com weekly challenge

....Bloomin' button bits....from PTI.  it is my newest favorite set.

stamped the leaves with chalk ink and embossed with clear embossing powder...various buttons comprise the flowers....butterfly made with a martha stewart punch....hot pink wire for her antennae.....

happy spring !

birthday for hubby

for the background i used the cardboard insert from a curtain panel, tearing the covering off to reveal the spines beneath......the sentiment is from PTI and the owl and tree is from a clear set i got at AC Moore (hampton art)

i cut the image piece and the background (SU) using a label nestability die.....and mounted with scoretape (love that stuff)

reverse image

this card was made for the weekly southernbreezes.com challenge....make a black and white card with ONE color pop.

the stamp is from "all night media" (have had it for quite some time).

i stamped one image on black with SU white craft ink and one on white with versafine black onyx ink....clear embossed both images, cut out the circle with nestability die and then cut each circle in half.

put opposite colors together on a hot pink scalloped nestability.....the DREAM sentiment is from a $$ set from Michaels.

pretty cool..............

pulley card

this is a neat technique.....once you do one it is not too bad.
this is the card closed.....you pull on the ribbon on the right for a surprise.

i made the flower using 3 sizes of flower nestabilities.....the polka dot paper is from a CS stack from Sams last year.

both stamped images are SU.... happy happy happy and a cute present on the side panels.   birthday wishes is also from SU.....

http://www.michellesrubberroom.com/2010/04/how-to-make-pulley-card.html......got the directions here

southerbreezes challenge april 18

challenged to make a card with our favorite color (pink) and technique (currently squished paper flowers)

on the first the background is stamped with a dahlia stamp from PTI and embossed. when dry, i covered it with gluestick glue and then patted on a crumbled piece of tissue wrapping paper....smoothing it to look like faux silk....which is difficult to see here.  the flower is made by punching out 3 flowers (papershapers punch), spraying with water, spray starch and then drying with a heat tool.  i punched a small hole in the center and inserted "stamen".  that flower is placed on a dahlia (stamped and then cut) flower.  i sprayed the concoction with "smooch" pearl spray and then used some diamond dust. hello is a PTI stamp.

second card's flower is made with an original sizzix die cut flower using the same technique.  the background cardstock is from Nana's nursery  pack.....stamp from PTI.  a bit of lavender ribbon finishes it off.

PINK PINK PINK.......love pink

picture frame card

i found directions here:  http://rachelgreig.typepad.com/darkroomdoor/2010/03/wilderness-photochip-frame-card.html

i stamped a background lace stamp with brilliance blue ink and embossed with clear ultra fine embossing powder.  cut it to fit on the 4 1/4 gatefold card front.  cardstock is from Gina K and from nana's nursery stack. i used rectangular nesties for the openings and a scalloped oval for the sentiment

the sentiment is from PTI (my not so secret addiction).  it looks quite difficult to make but really is pretty easy.

paper piecing

seems like most of my cards ARE paper pieced.  i think i do not know how to make a "clean and simple" card.  most of mine have many layers.

on this one i used cardstock from a K& Co mat stack.  the basket is just a rectangle with rounded corners.  i ran that through my CB with the oriental basket weave embossing folder and sponged with brown ink to highlight.  the handle is attached with a brad and the basket is popped out with dimensionals to give it some relief.  the flowers were made with paper a shapers flower punch..........vellum layer on top for added interest.  the leaves were made with a martha stewart punch.  sentiment is from PTI mega messages (one of my favorite sets)

we have given up hope for our lost kitten

well, it has been over a week, he has not returned nor have we gotten any response to our signs posted in the neighborhood.  we are very sad......but Lovey will be missed even though he wasnt with us for very long.

good bye sweetie.....