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Card Club: Christmas

2009-11-06T22:28:00.003-05:00

Hi there, hope all of you are keeping warm and getting ready for the holiday season. The ladies at card club have made some cards in preparation for the upcoming holiday. Hopefully this will give you some helpful ideas. Top left was done by Sue M, top right was done by Marilyn, Bottom left was done by Sue R and the Bottom right was done by Terry. Have a great weekend.

Card Club: Thanksgiving

2009-10-23T07:09:00.003-04:00

It's getting closer to Thanksgiving and that calls for some really cool cards to give out to your loved ones. Last night the ladies card club created some very cute ones. Sue M designed the top left, Terry designed the top right and Sue R designed the bottom. Enjoy looking!

Kitchen Sink Challenge #18

2009-10-13T18:06:00.003-04:00

Hi there, this is my submission for Kitchen Sink Stamp Challenge #18. The challenge was to use 1 pop dot, 2 embellishments and 3 stamped images. The pop dot is under the Happy Hellos saying, the embellishments are a jewel for the fish eye and fancy scissor edging, the 3 stamped images are 1) gum ball machine 2) fish and 3)seaweed. Thanks for looking I'm hoping to pull out a win this week.

Card Club: Birthday

2009-10-09T07:04:00.002-04:00

Hello there and Happy Friday. This weeks card club was Birthday. The ladies once again have come up with some really cute cards. Nice job, always a pleasure to see what you've created. Terry created the top left, top right was created by Marilyn, bottom left was created by Sue R and bottom right was created by Sue M.

KS Crew Challenge #17

2009-09-20T15:25:00.002-04:00

Here is my submission for KS Crew Challenge #17. We were to use our Kitchen Sink stamps and a school supply. I chose to use my thank you stamp I received from KS when I placed my order a few months ago and for my school supply I used staples. I also had a stamp set that had this cool school paper look to it for the sentiment area. Anyway thanks for looking.

Card Club - Theme: Fall

2009-09-15T17:36:00.003-04:00

Yesterday was another Card Club meeting. The ladies got together for a Fall theme this time. Terry designed top left, Marilyn designed the top right, Sue M. designed the bottom left and in the bottom right is another design by Marilyn. Super cute cards ladies. Looking forward to World Card Making Day!

Card Club: Halloween

2009-08-31T19:31:00.003-04:00

Hi there, tonight the ladies in Upstate NY did another round of card clubbing. I think they did a fabulous job...don't you think? Top left was designed by Sue R., top right was designed by Marilyn, bottom left was designed by Sue M. and bottom right was designed by Terry. Again, great job....sorry to have missed out on the fun.

First card created in PA

2009-08-27T17:15:00.002-04:00

Hello Folks, well today I sat down and created a quick little card in what I've dubbed as my "Crafting Closet". This is also the first card I've created since moving to Pennsylvania. Thanks to Terry I was introduced to the Everyday Button Bits stamp set from Papertrey Ink and I just think it is adorable. This card is for all my NY friends, I miss you all.

Card Club: Christmas

2009-08-17T21:05:00.002-04:00

Hello All. Tonight our theme was Christmas and also my last Card Club meeting with these awesome ladies. Just a quick thanks to all of you for making Card Club so much fun, I will miss all of you. Now for the cards. Far left was designed by Marilyn, top center was designed by Sue M., top right was designed by Sue R., bottom center was designed by Terry and bottom right was designed by Gloria. All these cards were very different and enjoyed by all, Merry Christmas everybody!

Kitchen Sink Stamps Challenge

2009-08-13T21:30:00.003-04:00

Here is my submission for decorate your card corners challenge at Kitchen Sink Stamps. Hope you enjoy.

Card Club: Girlfriends

2009-08-04T15:34:00.003-04:00

Hello All! Last night was another card club meeting. Our theme was Girlfriends. I know I haven't posted much lately but, with a upcoming move and new job I just don't have as much time to craft. But, it's always nice to get together with the card ladies. My hopes are to go to one more meeting before the move. Next time our theme is: Christmas. And for the this weeks cards and designers: Top left was done by Gloria, top center by Marilyn, top right by Sue M., bottom left by Terry and bottom right by Sue R. Thanks ladies for another great night. Enjoy!

Card Club: Birthday

2009-07-20T21:33:00.003-04:00

Tonight's theme was Birthday. (Top Left) Sue M. created this cute handbag to hold a gift card. (Top Right) Gloria created this folder embossed card. (Right Center) Marilyn used a neat tote to create this Birthday greeting. (Bottom Left) Sue R. created this card and coordinating book mark. (Bottom Right) Terry created this button beauty, its really cute. We had a great time as usual. Next weeks theme is: Girlfriends. Goodnight all.

Happy Belated Birthday Turtle

2009-07-14T15:05:00.002-04:00

Hello All. Sorry for the lack of postings. Between the vacation I got back from a week ago and all the job hunting I haven't been crafting as much. Today I wanted to get in on the new challenge over at Kitchen Sink Stamps. Here is my submission. Thanks for looking

Card Club, July 8, 2009 - Theme: Thinking of You

2009-07-09T08:31:00.004-04:00

Hello Everyone. After almost three weeks we are back to our bi-weekly card club gatherings. This weeks theme was Thinking of You. Starting off with the far left card in the center. This card was designed by Sue M. Next in top center card was designed by Marilyn. Then we have Sue R. in the top right corner. To the bottom center card was designed by Terry and the bottom right card was done by Gloria. Some very bright and vibrant colors were presented this week and all just turned out lovely. This was another great weeks of card designing. Tune in next time when our theme is: Birthday!

Great News!

2009-06-26T11:42:00.000-04:00

Jim and I got engaged yesterday!

Card Club June 18, 2009 - Theme: Anything

2009-06-19T08:54:00.003-04:00

Good Morning and Happy Friday. Last night was card club and our theme was anything. We did some great new techniques last night that I think everyone enjoyed. Sue R. created this cute little owl (top left) by using the top notch die cut and a number of other punches. Marilyn created this colorful flowering card (top right). We used colored pencils and embellished with some dimensional flowers. Terry created this very cool origami shirt (bottom left). We all got the chance to use the Scor-pal and try out the art of paper folding. the deign was finished off with some coordinating buttons. Sue M. created this red, white and blue card (bottom center) - Fourth of July if just around the corner and is perfect for any type of patriotic event/need. Gloria created this s'mores birthday card (bottom right). We used prismacolor pencils and gamsol on this one to created some great colored effects on the stamped images. Well folks, that's all for now. Hope you have a great day.

Happy Bird-Day

2009-06-17T09:30:00.002-04:00

Today's card is inspired by a card done over at More Paper Please. I really toned down the card a lot as I thought it was super busy and wanted the focus to be the cute little birds. I created the birds in Illustrator and exported the file to my Silhouette cutter. I think I spent about 3 hours just assembling the birds. Very happy with this one. It will also serve as a card for a birthday coming up this weekend for my boyfriends mother. I think she'll like it. Saturday we leave for the beach in North Carolina and then to Pennsylvania so I'll be gone for two weeks so needless to say I won't be posting much if anything :-( At any rate happy Wednesday folks!

Tote Bag

2009-06-16T18:27:00.002-04:00

Hello. Today, I spent the bulk of the creating this little beauty. I just love it. This is my very first handmade tote bag. Sure there were a few oops with the sewing of it but I don't think anyone can tell unless I pointed them out. So, should I make it again at least I know what NOT to do. I really like the colors a lot and think the dragonfly button set was perfect for the outside pocket. Thanks for looking.

Color Inspiration #54

2009-06-12T10:13:00.004-04:00

Happy Friday Everyone! Over at Kristina Werner's blog she's posted another Color Inspiration Challenge. Our colors to use were: teal, sky blue, pumpkin, green galore and white. So here is my take on the challenge. It's pretty simple but, I think it turned out pretty good. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend.

Happy Father's Day Slider Card

2009-06-10T13:23:00.003-04:00

Today's card is the Father's Day card that I made for my Dad. I turned this on into a slider card the little dog bone will slide from side to side. This is created using two pennies mounted with some foam adhesive. I also used my Versamark marker to make the little watermark paw prints in the background. The entire front of the card was mounted with foam dimensional to allow the slider to move. This card is also part of the challenge on Kitchen Sink Stamps, we are to decorate the corners and I think this fits that challenge perfectly.

Coffee Break Scrapbook Page

2009-06-08T11:38:00.002-04:00

Today, I recycled some of old newspaper for background artwork for this page. Jim is taking a quick coffee break with a busy New York businessman in NYC just outside the World Trade Center location. I just love this page! Hope you enjoy and Happy Monday.

Papaya King Scrapbook Page

2009-06-06T12:31:00.001-04:00

While in NYC in January Jim and I came upon this unique store front. The place is called Papaya King and I've never seen anything similar anywhere. I snap this picture to remind me of our visit to the city. Only new thing I've used are these mulberry flowers for some added dimension. Have a great weekend.

Card Club June 4 : Graduation

2009-06-05T08:24:00.003-04:00

Last night was card club and our theme was Graduation. Here is what we all came up with. (Top left) Sue created, she designed it to be done using some really cool graduation ribbon in a criss-cross pattern we then finished it off with two stamped images that we punched out. (Top right) Terry created this one which had lots of embossing and cutting. We used the Nestabilities to cut out and emboss the oval and scallop. This was a challenge in and of itself, lol. (Bottom left) Sue designed this card which had a good bit of heat embossing. The card was then finished off a paper crimped band and brad. (Bottom center) Sue created this one using lots of layers. The design was finished off with some stars to pull the two colors together for this final card. (Bottom right) Gloria created, the black part was embossed with the Cuttlebug and then finished off with some square brads that we turned end to end. Thanks for looking and happy Friday!

KS Crew Monday Challenge #14

2009-06-02T16:47:00.003-04:00

Hi there. Today's card is for my submission for the KS Crew Monday Challenge #14. The idea is to "Go Green" by using something you may have normally thrown in the trash for a craft project. My item that I reused was aluminum foil. I ran the foil through a Cuttlebug folder with embossing ink inside so it would have a "sticky" surface for me to apply the embossing powder after I took out of the Cuttlebug. The foil took the embossing powder and heat rather well. Actually better than I thought it would. The only problem was the foil is very thin and can rip in places. But, overall I like the technique. Not sure if I created a new technique or not but it's not something I've read about. Thanks for stopping by.

Mojo Monday 89

2009-06-01T18:43:00.002-04:00

Hello Everyone. It's time for Mojo Monday and it's Mojo Madness time which means there's a chance to win a prize. Winners will receive the Verve Stamps set of their choice (up to a $24 value). So here is my submission. Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Treat Holder

2009-05-29T14:20:00.002-04:00

Hello Folks and happy Friday to you. Today I have this little treat holder I made using you guessed it...my Silhouette cutter. The stamp set is something new for me. I added some glitz to the butterfly with some crystals and glitter. I'm in a little bit of a crafting funk but hopefully I'll have something better to share soon.

Hot Dog and Little Diva (MMSC3)

2009-05-27T16:27:00.005-04:00

Today's card is for Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge MMSC3. Last night while watching a podcast from Scrap Time the demonstrator created a new scallop flower that was a little less involved than the ones I have been previously making. While more this one is more simple I thought it suited this little card well. Onto my page for today. I used my Silhouette for most of the items on this layout. I can't lie but the first page I did for this one was just crappy. So, I revised and it and now I'm happy. Happy Wednesday folks. Until my next post have a great day.

A card and a page

2009-05-26T15:15:00.004-04:00

Today's card was based on the sketch from Mojo Monday Week 88. I decided to create this card using scrap paper. We all know how many scrap pieces we can gather from project to project. I used colored pencils and gamsol on both of these projects. I also used my paper crimpers. On my page I had some left over mementos from the trip that I wasn't able to fit on the page. I created a pocket in the top back side of the page and put all the remainding items in there and attached a pull tag to the top so others knew there was more to find, kind of like a hidden treasure. Hope everyone had a great holiday. Until later!

Friendship and Lemonade Stand Awards

2009-05-24T15:32:00.006-04:00

On Friday, I found out that I received two awards from Marie of Isom Cre8tions. I was thrilled to say the least these are my first awards. Thanks so much Marie! The instructions for each award are as follows:

"These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated" It also says: "Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award." (Friendship)

and:

Nominate 5 to 10 blogs you feel show great attitude and gratitude. Link to your nominees within your blog post.- Comment on their blogs to let them know they've received the award. Link back to the person who gave you the award to show your appreciation. (Lemonade Stand)

Next is my list of those I'd like to pass this award onto, these are people whose blogs help inspire me they are:

Statue of Liberty Page

2009-05-24T14:49:00.005-04:00

In January Jim and I visited New York City and I just now had the pictures printed. So, I'm working on getting a scrapbook completed with all the things we did there and in Niagara Falls. I figure if I can do at least a page or two a day I'll be set. Here's my page for today. The sketch if from Creativescrappers #53 Layout. Until later, Gloria.

Color Inspiration #53

2009-05-23T15:30:00.005-04:00

Kristina has posted another Color Challenge. This is her 53rd challenge and I am more than happy to take part of it. The colors for use are: black, red, pacific blue, sun yellow and white. My scallop punch (along with butterflies stamps) has become my best friend and has helped me create a number of these cute flowers. I also decided to post a scrapbook page made with the same colors. I really hope you've enjoyed my submissions for this challenge. Have a great weekend!

Another Butterfly Card.

2009-05-22T16:22:00.001-04:00

Well folks, I have yet another butterfly card I've created today. I know, for some reason I just can't get away from all the butterflies. I especially like this card. It's very minimal. I used mineral spirits and colored pencil to color in the flowers. Used a push pin to do some paper piercing for the trail of the butterfly and the butterfly itself was cut out on my Silhouette cutter. Have a great weekend everyone!

Card Club, Theme: Sympathy

2009-05-22T09:23:00.003-04:00

Good Morning and happy Friday as well! Last night was another Card Club meeting and our theme for the night was Sympathy. Gloria designed the "Thinking of You" card (top left). Terry designed the "With Sympathy" card (top right) using an bird embossing folder and layered papers. Sue designed the "Thinking of You" card (center). We colored in portions of the image with colored pencils and added brads/ribbon to finish it off. Marilyn designed "With Heartfelt Sympathy"card (bottom left). We added brads and some ribbon to finish off this one. Sue designed "So sorry to hear of your loss" card (bottom right). We used an interesting technique to create the circle on the right side of the card - we used a scallop punch. Everyone did such a great job with their designs. This is an awesome group of ladies. Thanks for another fun night of card making. Until next club meeting when the theme will be: Graduation.

Flower Power

2009-05-20T15:44:00.003-04:00

Today's card was complicated for me. I can't tell you how many times I changed the background paper to make it all work together. Using the scallop punch again I created this flower. Added a button to the center this time and did some faux stitching around the sentiment area. Happy Wednesday Everyone. Tomorrow's card club night....Woohoo!

Color Inspiration #52 and Mojo Monday Week 87

2009-05-19T12:56:00.005-04:00

Happy Tuesday! Today I'm taking a stab at Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration #52 and Mojo Monday Week 87. Colors for Kristina's challenger were: baja/aqua, saffron, mustard, sand and white. After some playing around I was able to come up with this card. It's a bright and cheery card and who doesn't love butterflies? I had a little bit of trouble working in the sand but, I managed to get in there. Thanks to all of you for taking a moment to see what I've create d. Have a great day!

Thank You Swing Card

2009-05-19T12:53:00.003-04:00

Here's something new for me, it's a swing card. I used the Cuttlebug to emboss the inner circle image. I used my brayer to roll some ink inside the folder before running through the Cuttlebug to get the effect you see here. Also, I pulled out my two step stamp set for the sentiment in the middle. A Stamp-a-ma-jig is a must have when you have those kinds of stamps.

Great Paper Find!

2009-05-18T17:18:00.003-04:00

Today, Jim and I went to Conklin, NY to see what was left of a going out of business sale. DM Business Products is going out of business and getting rid of all that is left of the business. Let me just say they have a number of broken cards of 23"x35" papers (and some 8/12"x11." cartons). We picked up two broken cartons for $20.00. The stocks we bought are Neenah paper; one Classic Crest the other Environment. Retail price listing on their site is $209.00 and $190.00 (for full cartons of course). I'd say the one carton was 2/3 full the other about 1/2. Only problem is your left cutting these large sheets down to the size you wish. Here is the listing we found on Craigslist http://binghamton.craigslist.org/gms/1174943002.html. I must say this much, the gentleman that helped us out was super nice. He like so many of us have lost our jobs, he has been in the printing business since the age of 12 and is watching the business he's worked for so many years be carried away piece by piece. My sincere thoughts go out to each person and family who is dealing with this same situation.

Butterfly Wishes

2009-05-15T11:33:00.004-04:00

Happy Friday! Today's card was pretty much cut out on the Silhouette cutter. The butterfly was a two step cut out image. I used a little but of brown ink on the inside wing area to add a little bit more color to the butterfly. Fairly simple today as I'm having a creative block. Have a great weekend.
UPDATE: Since I wasn't too happy with my first butterfly card. I went back and made another. This time I made a blue butterfly.

Paper Punch Flower

2009-05-14T17:32:00.003-04:00

Today's card is created using the scallop circle punch. I used a total of 5 scallop punches to create this little flower and then folded in various directions. After folded I attached the eight pieces to a scallop base for support. I goofed up a bit when I was stamping the sentiment and over compensated for it with too much brown ink :( But, I really like the final look of the card and look forward to making this scallop flower again.

Another Day, Another Card

2009-05-13T17:30:00.001-04:00

Today's card is done using Inkadoo's Little Cupcake stamp set. I added some dimensional foam under to the Sweet Pea image to give it a little extra height. I also added some glitter to the leaf of the pea. Topped it all off with some yellow ribbon and a pink button.

We Are Family

2009-05-12T19:22:00.006-04:00

Hope everyone had a Happy Mother's Day this past weekend. Today I used a sketch posted on Mojo Monday. this is a first for me :) I used an Autumn palette to create my card today. The stamp set is a G Studio set that I found at AC Moore last week. It's just too cute! Have a great week.

Mother's Day Gifts

2009-05-07T17:25:00.003-04:00

Here's a fun box I cut out on my Silhouette cutter. I stamped the cut out image with this fun swirly pattern and then covered a piece of chipboard with some patterned card stock. I attached the "d" to the box by using ribbon and brads. Also, made this post-it note holder. It's a cute gift to give out because you can really personalize it however you want. I did all purple today because it's my Mom's favorite and I'm going to pack a small rubber stamp set inside her box as well. Who knows maybe she'll be inspired to stamp (lol..probably not).

Card Club Night

2009-05-05T09:50:00.004-04:00

Good Morning! Last night was our bi-weekly card club night. The theme for tonight was "Anything". Sue designed the beautiful pomegranate card "To Someone Special", Marilyn designed the cute frog card "A Special Note of Thanks", Gloria designed the flower pot card "You are Loved", and Terry designed an awesome polka-dotted card "Birthday Hugs and Wishes". This design is very similar to a card she created for the Relay for Life event. Which she made (with some help) 100 cards! Great work and best wishes to all those who are participating in this upcoming event.

I said last night I would post the recipe is used for my Chocolate Eclair Dessert so here it is:
2 - Individual Packs of Graham Crackers
2 - 3 oz. Packages of Instant Vanilla Pudding
3 Cups Milk
1 - 8 oz. Container Cool Whip - Thawed
1 - 16 oz. Tub of Chocolate Frosting
Directions:
Line the bottom of a 9x13 pan with graham crackers. In a large bowl, combine pudding mix and milk. Stir well. Stir in whipped topping into pudding mixture. Spread half the pudding mixture over graham cracker layer. Top with another layer of graham crackers and the then the remaining pudding mixture. Top all with a final layer of graham crackers and frost with chocolate frosting (Pop the frosting in the microwave for about 15-20 seconds...be sure to remove the aluminum cover...this will help it spread over the final layer of graham crackers). Refrigerate overnight.

Sunday Morning Creation

2009-05-03T11:51:00.005-04:00

Good Morning. I made this butterfly card this morning. Perhaps I should call this one Purple Power because of all the shades of purple. I used the top note die cut (but fudged slightly, lol) for the main sentiment area. Then cut out a butterfly image using my Silhouette cutter. Using a trick that Sue taught me I used some of tacky strip to apply to just the body of the butterfly. This way the image looked as though it were fluttering it's wings. I then embellished it a little more by applying the jewels to it's antennas.

Having a Ruff Day

2009-05-02T10:30:00.013-04:00

Having bought but not yet used this cute little doggie stamp set for months now, I thought I might break open the plastic and create something. Here he is, just waiting to cheer you up with bright orange accents who wouldn't crack a smile getting this one? Overall, it pretty happy with this card. But, am unsure if the orange squares is just too much...what do you think?

Happy Birthday!

2009-05-02T10:28:00.004-04:00

I received my new stamp set from Close to My Heart called Confidential. It has lots of little bracket type stamps for you to use to add some different elements to your designs. I used this one to create a cute and simple birthday card.

Mother's Day Pot of Flowers

2009-05-02T10:25:00.003-04:00

Mother's Day is just around the corner. I created this one for my Mom, hopefully she doesn't see this post. The key to getting this one right was to: place down your leave accents, then add the larger flowers and then finishing it off with the small flowers. I added some ink to the edges of the flowers so they didn't all get lost in the mass arrangement of yellow-ness.

P.S. - This is the card I'll be making with the ladies on Monday night!!! :)

Cherry Popsicle

2009-05-02T10:18:00.003-04:00

I created this little card using the scallop punch in the upper right corner. After I had punched out what was to appear as a bite taken out of the Popsicle I used the scallop punch again to add a little bit of white accent to the bite area. So, it essentially looked like it was a creamsicle. I've created this card in orange as well. I used the Tart n Tangy stamp set from Stampin Up! for the image in the center of the card.

New Addition Card

2009-05-02T10:15:00.002-04:00

I created this little diaper card using my Silhouette cutter. I used some blue ink to add some color to the edges of the card so the fine little details of this card didn't get lost with all the white paper. I used a cute little stamp set from G Studio for the stamped images on the card.

Scallop Ice Cream Cone

2009-05-02T10:09:00.003-04:00

You scream I scream we all scream for ice cream....the scallop ice cream cone that is. I used the scallop punch to create this cute little card. I added some ink to the edges of the "ice cream" to give it some dimension. Hope you enjoy!

Color Inspiration #50

2009-04-25T16:21:00.004-04:00

Oh wow! It's Kristina's 50th color inspiration. I can hardly believe it. I just had to get in on the fun and share with everyone what I was able to create with the colors. This one could have been a bit tricky but I'm happy with the end result. Happy stamping everyone!

Color Inspiration #30

2008-11-13T10:47:00.003-05:00

Here's my entry for this weeks challenge. It's been a while since I've participated in a color challenge. This entry is a my attempt to create a masculine Christmas card. I have to say it wasn't as simple as I thought it was going to be. I don't know about you but I just love to add ribbons, brads, and glitter. For this one I threw the idea of glitter and ribbons out the door and went simple. Hope you enjoy.

Rock and Roll Technique

2008-08-02T17:10:00.003-04:00

Here is a butterfly card I used with the rock and roll ink technique. I thought this was a pretty cool method with some awesome results. I just love how the light blue fades into the darker blue. So anyway hope you like.

Card Making - June 21, 2008

2008-06-21T17:27:00.003-04:00

I recently saw this layout on splitcoaststampers.com I really loved the overall shape of the card so I thought I would give it a try. Thanks for looking :)

Color Inspiration #12

2008-06-20T18:42:00.003-04:00

Hello all, this is my latest card for Kristina's Color Inspiration #12. Hope you enjoy and thanks for looking :)

Color Inspiration #11

2008-06-13T21:11:00.004-04:00

This is my very first color challenge. I'm a huge fan of kwernerdesign.com. Kristina just has so many good ideas. Anyway, here's my take on Color Inspiration #11. Hope you enjoy.