I have been crafting....

Good afternoon everyone!! I wanted to post some of the projects that I have been able to get done in the past few days. I have squeezed this in between camping, swimming , working. You know, all the summer fun stuff....Here goes...

Here is a little mini book I made for a gal at work who just had a baby. Man I love that Bind It All!!

Here are some cards I made. I won't bore you with all the details this time.

Thanks for taking a peek!! Enjoy your weekend!!

Sorry Everyone...

Thank you for letting me know that my link was not working. If you would like to try again, it is a GO...

Thank you!

Paper Therapy Items for SALE!!!

Hi everyone! I wanted to share a link to the ad to where I am selling all the rest of my Paper Therapy inventory. All the prices that you see are WHOLESALE! I paid the prices that you see. There are some great brands you will like...Basic Grey, Scor-Pal, Tim Holtz, Stickles, Liquid Pearls. Here is the link http://montana.craigslist.org/art/1253881429.html .

If you see anything that you would like, please email me.

Thanks again for taking a look. See you tomorrow!

Hello Friends! I HAVE MISSED YOU!!!

Good morning my blogging friends! So far, it has been a whirlwind summer. I have so missed blogging. I wanted to post today and share a card with you that I made for my daughter Hannah for her birthday.

Her birthday was June 12th. That says something about how crazy everything has been here.

I used a variety of products.

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Kraft (Stampin' Up); Patterned Paper: Bittersweet Collection (Basic Grey); Stickers: Making Memories; Dies: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder; Ribbon: Beach Collection (Stampin' Up); Butterfly: Tim Holtz Grungepaper, White Crackle Paint; Crown: Tim Holtz Grungeboard Elements with Cotton Candy Stickles

Thank you for taking a look today. I promise it won't be another month before I post again!

Hello again....Blog Candy Alert

Hey girls....I know it has been a WHOLE month since my last post. I have a wild ride to share with you all, but I wanted to take this opportunity to share an amazing BLOG CANDY with you all. Please take the time to hop on over!!!

I have not yet had the opportunity to create anything since my vacation. When I got back from vacation the weather here in Western Montana has been amazing and I am soaking up every opportunity to be outside and working on a HUGE landscaping project.

It won't be long before something creative shows up on the blog. I have some birthday cards, Grad cards and a sympathy card to conjure up. Oh ya, and prep for my first REAL Stampin' Up Workshop.

Have a super day!!!!

Hi again....

Hi my blogging friends....Remember me? Yes, I have been gone a whole week, and it has been so busy.

I wanted to ask you all to check out Scrapbooking.com and see the article about three of my cards. I submitted the cards a while back and the article was just published.

Also, I wanted to share a card that I made for my Mother-In-Law for watching my pups and my house while hubby and I were in Las Vegas!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

AMAZING BLOG CANDY

Hi everyone...I wanted to let everyone know of the amazing blog candy that Debbie at Passion for Crafts is giving away.

If you have a chance check it out....it is definitely worth a try!!

I have been so busy getting ready for my month of travel! I leave on Tuesday for Las Vegas to three days, and then I leave for a cruise with my Mom and my son on May 6th. We won't be back until the 20th of May. This cruise is a celebration of my son's 16th birthday. We are all so excited!! I will share some photo's when I get back! Have a good few weeks!

I'm Getting There...

Hi everyone! I wanted to share my son's birthday card with you. I am plugging along on my Mother's Day and Father's Day cards. Hurray for me!


April started birthday season in my family. From here on out, we have at least one birthday a month until the end of the year. It really works out well, the only month where two birthday's are celebrated are May and September. Here is Travis's card...

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, Whisper White (Stampin' Up); Patterned Paper: To The Nines DSP (Stampin' Up); Stamps: Happy Everything (Stampin' Up), Elements of Time (Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous); Ink: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa (Stampin' Up); Numbers: Grungeboard (Tim Holtz); Ribbon: Chocolate Chip 1/4 in. Grograin (Stampin' Up); Brads: Unknown

I am going to clean my house now. My husband and I are going to Las Vegas next Tuesday and I want my house to be sparkling clean for my Mother-in-Law. She will be babysitting while we are gone. 5 days after I get back from Las Vegas, Travis, my Mom, and i are leaving for a Caribbean Cruise for Travis's 16th birthday!! We are so excited. I have quite a bit to do. I will check in as often as possible!!

Have a super day!!!

Thank you Karen Lee, Thank you Sue....

I have received from blog awards for some amazing blogging friends. Karen Lee sent me this little cutie...

Thank you Karen Lee!!!! Please take the time to check out her awesome cards that she has been doing for 365 Cards.

This one is from Sue McMahon. Please check out her awesome blog!!
This award has some rules....
1. The winner may put the logo onto their blog
2. Put a link to the person who sent you the award
.3. Nominate 10 blogs
4. Put links to their blogs.
5. Leave a message for the nominees.


Nominee's...
Cecile
Jerusha
Tracey
Michelle
Tonya
Karen Lee
Jodi
Jenny
Kim
Jamie

Thanks again Karen and Sue...Now, nominee's keep these awards rolling! Thank you for checking out my blog from time to time!
Have a super day!!!

I am finally making cards for me again....

HI everyone!!! I finally got all the cards that were ordered completed! Yah! Yesterday I had a wonderful day getting ahead, and making Mother's Day and Father's Day cards for our family.

This is the outside and the inside of the Mother's Day cards. Stamps: Easter Beauty, All Holiday's (Stampin' Up); Ink: Going Gray, Almost Amethyst (Stampin' Up); Markers: Almost Amethyst, Old Olive, Pretty In Pink (Stampin' Up); Cardstock: Almost Amethyst, Pretty In Pink (Stampin' Up); Buttons: Stampin' Up; Patterned Paper: Stampin Up Bordering Blue DSP; Border Punch: Martha Stewart, Lovely Lilac Liquid Pearls.

Here is a Father's Day Card. This was an easy card that I CASEd from the 2009 Spring/Summer Stampin' Up catalog

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Whisper White (Stampin' Up); Patterned Paper: To The Nines DSP (Stampin' Up); Stamps: Totally Tool, All Holidays (Stampin' Up); Ink: Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up); Ribbon: Felt Ribbon (Stampin' Up); Brad: 5/8 Chocolate Chip Stampin' Up.

Here is the inside...

Here is one more...

This one is made with alot of scraps from the above card. I used a different stamp set.

Patterned Paper: To The Nines (Stampin' Up); Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Close to Cocoa; Stamps: Dad's Day (Stampin' Up), Stampers Anonymous; Silver Frame: Hodgepodge Hardware, Brads: Unknown; Ink: Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke.

Once again, thank you all so much who participated in my Blog Candy. I still haven't gotten a reply email from Cecile. Hopefully soon!

Thanks for coming by today and taking a look, and visit often!!

Have a super day!!!!

I Have A Winner....

Thank you all so much for taking the time to comment and leave links on your blogs!! I loved checking out all your blogs. (I have been doing it all day)....

The winner is Cecile...Here is a link to her blog.....Scrappin Cecile. Cecile...enjoy the candy.

*NEW* Blog Candy Give Away

I want to give some stuff away!!!! My first blog candy give away attempt wasn't very satisfying. Loann....if you are out there, I have a Scor-Pal ready to go for you...I need your address!



On April 14th I will be drawing a winner for this Basic Grey package of goodies and a Stampin' Up Surprise (a picture would take away the surprise). All you have to do, it become a follower of my blog, place a link on your blog telling the world about my Blog Candy and leave a comment! Easy Cheesy right!! All current followers are already entered once. Placing a link on your blog will earn you an extra entry!! The gift package includes...NEW Basic Grey Collection Packages in 6x6 and 12x12, Porcelain and Marrekech, and Marrekech Glazed Brads. Don't forget the SU Surprise as well.
Thank you for checking out my blog candy and have a super day!!!!

If you take a look at 365 cards tomorrow.....you may see someone you know...

Hi everyone! I have been busily making my cards for the adorable local card shop here. To my great surprise, she ordered 30 of my cards. I wasn't very prepared for that. Anyway, that is what I have been doing the last week. I also got in a girls weekend in Spokane to pick out my friends wedding dress.

If you check out 365 Cards tomorrow morning....you will see me!!!! I am their Wacky Wednesday Color Challenge guest designer!!! I hope you all have a great day with 365!

Talk with you soon!!!

I am making the most of my ONE day off this week...

HI everyone! I got up really early this morning and right away started on some cards for a few challenges that I wanted to participate in. I visit so many blogs that have such great fun challenges, I wish I could participate in all of them. Unfortunetly, there is this thing called work that I have to do!

This card is for the Simon Says Stamp Blog Challenge . We were asked to use green and yellow.

I was really trying hard to use current Stampin' Up products from our current catalog, BUT...I used the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. After that, I used whatever I could, Rik Rak, unknown brads, Spellbinders. Here is a product list:

Cardstock: Glorious Green, Yoyo Yellow, Green Galore, Whisper White (Stampin' Up); Stamps: Oval All, Gallery, Friendly Words Stampin' Wheel ( Stampin' Up); Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots; Die Cuts: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic and Scalloped Rectangles; Ink: Glorious Green, Green Galore Ink & Marker (Stampin' Up); Brads & RicRak (unknown)

The next cards is my take on the Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge

I usually don't make cards with cute images like so many of the gals that I admire. I am just not good at coloring with inks. After I got this all put together and I thought that the flowers and the paper looked so good together, I realized that my colored angel doesn't even match the rest of the card.....DRATS!

Again, I was trying to be 100% current Stampin' Up, but not thinking, I used the Martha Stewert lattice border punch. I was so close.

Cardstock: Sahara Sand, So Saffon, Whisper White ( Stampin' Up); Patterned Paper: Parisan Summer (Stampin' Up); Ink: Stazon Black, So Saffon, Watercolor Pencils, Yoyo Yellow Marker, Blush Blossoms (Stampin' Up); Die Cuts: Trio Flower Punc, (Stampin' Up); Lattice Border punch (Martha Stewert); Flowers: Accents & Elements ( Stampin' Up); Mat Pack Paper Piercing stencil; Stamps: If The Halo Fits, Yummy (SAB)

Thanks for taking a look today! Hopefully I will be back later with MORE CARDS!!! YAH!

One more thing....The new Technique Junkies April/May edition is AWESOME. There are really cool techniques in there. For more information on becoming a Technique Junkie, click here!

I thought I would get so much more done....

Hi everyone! I think that I told everyone that I was going to craft my eyes out this weekend. I did get three cards made and eight mini cards made. The mini's only took a bit to make, so they really don't count.

I got an Easter Card, a Graduation and a challenge done!!!! Yah!! This is for the Basic Grey Challenge

Cardstock: Soft Sky (Stampin' Up)

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Offbeat

Crushed Velvet Paper: The Paper Company

Embossing Folder: With Love (Cuttlebug Embossing Borders)

Stamps: Font of You ( Stampin' Up)

Fiber: unknown

This was a fun card. You all should head over and check out the sketch!

Here is an Easter Card. I saw this lovely design on one the Technique Junkies blogs. I wish I could remember which one. I fell in love with this Sizzix Ornate Cross die. The background is the Watercolor Resist technique from the Dec/Jan 08 Technique Junkie Newsletter.

Cardstock: Whisper White, Pretty In Pink (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: All Holidays, En Francais (Stampin' Up_

Die Cuts: Ornate Cross #2 (Sizzix), Vintage Corners (Cuttlebug)

Misc: MS border punch, Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink, Joann's Rhinestones

Thank you too all of you interested in my blog candy!!! :):):):) I have gotten to a few blogs. I'm getting there. I hope you all have a SUPER week!

Two posts in one week....OMG...

Here are my creations for today. I am very proud of my progress. I think I will take these cards with me when I go to sell my Graduation cards!!

This photo doesn't show the beautiful shimmer that this card has thanks to Gold Memory Mist. It is beautful. This background was made with Alcohol Inks last week and I cast it aside because I didn't like it. It is perfect for this card. To be honest, I can't remember what inks I used on this. I know they are Distress Ink, but I can't remember the colors. The stamps are Stamps Anonymous and the ribbon is SU. Pretty simple actually. This was the first card that I made today and I left it on my table in front of me all day because I thought something was missing on the bottom left corner. Let me know what you think.

I really love this new stamp set from Stampin' Up, Great Friend. It will be in the Occasions Mini catalog that is available to order from on April 1st. All the paper here is Basic Grey Porcelain (see Blog Candy post). The ribbon is also SU Old Olive 1/4 in. grograin. I touched up the Chocolate Chip ink with Cinnamon Stickles.

This beauty happened by accident. I used Tim Holtz new set from Stampers Anonymous, Floral Tattoo. I heat embossed the floral image in the left with silver embossing powder and also the butterflies in the scalloped ovals center. Liquid Pearls all around the scallop. I guess I shoudl clue you in in a major part of this card. The cardstock started out white. I used a brayer and Pink Piroette SU ink and rolled the heck out of it. I used silver pigment ink on the sentiment and ....another card was a success.

All these cards were so fun to make!!! Thank you for taking the time to look!!! Have a super night!

Once a week is starting to become a habit....

Good afternoon!

You all know how much I love creating. I am not purposely, NOT blogging. I really have been crazy busy, and it doesn't seem like it is going to give in any time soon.

This morning, I finally sat down and made some prototype cards for the wonderful gal at the local specialty shop here who sells my cards. She had requested Mother's Day, Father's Day and Graduation cards, back in January. I am just getting around to them. Today I made Graduation...

I still have one more protoype to make for the local university, but I am waiting on a stamp. I should get it tomorrow. The colors used are for all the local high schools.

Stamps: Great Grad, In The Stars, Bursting with Joy, Baraque Motifs (Stampin' Up)

Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Brushed Gold, Basic Black, Red Riding Hood, Brilliant Blue (Stampin' Up)

Ink: Brilliant Blue, Red Riding Hood, Encore Ultimate Metallic Ink Pad, Elegant Eggplant (Stampin' Up)

Die Cuts: Spellbinders Classic Ovals, QuicKutz Calendar 2008 and Maddie Ann Alphabet

Punches: Large and small star, 1 3/8 and 1 1/4 Circle punch (Stampin' Up)

Others: Jeweled Gold Embossing powder and Gold Embossing powder

If you choose to leave a comment, PLEASE leave real honest feedback. These will be out for the public to buy. I don't want to make a fool of myself!!! (hehe)

Thank you for taking a look!!!

Tomorrow I am posting a GREAT blog candy!! If you are currently a follower, you are for sure in the running for the winnings!! More deets tomorrow!!!

PS~~~Still looking for Loanne!

I Wasn't Missing...I never left...

Hello friends!!
Once again, I was MIA for a whole week. I didn't make it to my craft room for five days. Man, it feels good to get down here.

Here is some blogging news.....I am still on the look out for Loanne. She won the Scor-Pal on my last blog candy. I left her a message on her blog, but I have not heard from her. If anyone knows Loanne, please ask her to email me her address.

I am in the works to have another blog candy. I would like to have more followers to my blog, so if you don't currently follow, you should. It will include new and current followers!!!

Here are my creations for this week...

I made this for my Mom. Luckily for me, she doesn't ever look at my blog. She is always doing such NICE stuff for me. I always say Thank You, but I never send her a card. She will appreciate this!!

Cardstock: Stampin' Up Basic Black; Patterned Paper, Stickers, Tag: Sera Sera by K& Company (thank you Lesley); Letters: Thickers; Stickles; and unknown ribbon.

It seems like every week these days I have been making birthday cards for co-workers. There are 75 of us, so it is bound to happen.

Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Bordering Blue, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White (Stampin' Up); Patterned Paper: Bella Bleu and Bella Birds (Stampin' Up); Stamps: Sincere Salutions (Stampin' Up) and Birdhouse Flourish (Inkadinkado), Ink: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up); Rhinestones: unknown

Last but not least...

I was playing with my Tim Holtz products today and came up with this. I am giving this to my good friend Jen. She has a very full plate and hopefully this can be a nice eye candy for her.

Glossy Paper: Ranger, TH Alcohol Inks: Cranberry, Terra Cotta, Eggplant, Ink: Black Stazon, Embossing Powder: TH Distress Black Soot, Crackle Paint: Picket Fence; TH Grungeboard, Ideaology Elements; Stamps: Stampers Anonymous and Our Daily Bread Designs.

Thanks for taking a look and I will see you later!!!

My One Creation For This Week and SOME GOOD NEWS....

Hello friends!! Remember the card I told you about yesterday? Well, dummy me...folded it up and mailed it out for a birthday greeting! Oops. I did make another card for a co-workers birthday today. Here it is....

All products used are Stampin' Up. I am also submitting this for the Color Challenge #45.

Stamps: Baroque Motifs, God's Beauty, Absolutely Fabulous and Simple Friendship.

Ribbon: Stampin' Up Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon

Ink: Stampin' Up Basic Gray and Basic Black

Cardstock: Stampin' Up Basic Gray, Basic Black, and Whisper White

Extras: Bazzill Basics Black brads, Black Diamond Stickles and Memory Mists Irridescent Spray

And now for my GOOD NEWS.... I was welcomed home yesteday by an email from Jami Peterson at Scrapbooking.com magazine, telling me that she would like to publish my 3-D Butterfly cards in her May issue. I am so excited. This will be my first publication and I couldn't be more thrilled. I have to take the images off the blog tomorrow if you would like to take one more peak. They are the posts starting at February 25th. If any one has any great hints on replacing the images with their html codes, I would really appreciate it!!

I am headed back to work this afternoon, I hope you all have a great week!! *I am hoping to get some more crafting done over the weekend, but I'm not sure that will happen!

PS~ Check out the great blog candy at Olde Country Creations!!!

I'M HOME!!!

Hello friends! Just checking in real quick! I made it home. I made one card and I hear my Lazy-Boy calling my name. I usually don't "Lazy-Boy", but I think I will succumb to the pressure today. I will post my creation, and some really good new that I got via e-mail tomorrow!
Have a super night!!!