Madison Avenue

Happy Summer

 
Happy Summer!  It finally feels like summer around here, we are enjoying the lazy days and fun activities!  We are going swimming today and the boys are very excited!  Last week we went to the county fair, the boys had a blast riding rides and visiting the animals.  This week they also get to go to their first MLB game, going to see our Giants play the Twins (which is hubby's team)!  Mikey is working on potty training and doing awesome, I am so proud of him.  I didn't think he would ever do it...but suddenly he is excited about it, hooray!  So that's a little of what's happening around here, hope summer is treating you well too!

I thought I would share this happy card today, I made it for one of my cousins who graduated from college this year.  I love the happy colors!  That cool butterfly is from Inkadinkado, I got it at Joann's for a buck! I masked it off and stamped the leaves behind it, then added flowers and a few jewels, I needed to make it mailable so I kept the bulky embellishments to a minimum. 

 
One more thing before we get on with our day...make sure to go check out the Stampendous blog for the winners of the Jumbo Blog Hop!  Have a fabulous day!!  Thanks for visiting!

Hello

 

Good Morning!  First of all, thank you for all of your orders the past few days, I am happy to know that my stamps will be going to good homes:)!  We are moving in a couple of weeks and I would like to get my stuff organized beforehand so that includes getting rid of things...there are more sets and some paper still available on the previous post below.  Anyhow, life is good...been creating but holding back some stuff since I am planning on submitting to the current PC call for the next A Card a Day book.  I have last years book and it is great, such a perfect sourse of inspiration.  So, here is a card that I made quite a while ago using a Hero Arts flower & sentiment, Mint Motif border, and PTI border.  I made the frame using two PTI dies, I love it!!  I stamped just the leaf/stem end of the flower to create the pattern on the frame.  Okay, not too much else to share today....I hope life is good for everyone.  Thanks for visiting today!

Mother's Day

 
Just popping in quickly to share a Mother's Day card that I made today.  I actually made a couple, one for each of my grandma's.  I recently got this wonderful doily set from My Mind's Eye which coordinates with the Stella & Rose Gertie patterned paper.  It is so beautiful!!  Anyhow, I stamped a few of the doilies in various colors and added a little text to the bottom of the card (below the border) and some antiquing to the edges.  Such a simple card but I just absolutely love it!!

 
Any plans for Mother's Day?  I am not sure what we are doing but I am sure it will be nice, definitely will include lots of family time!  Hope you are having a great week...we are pretty busy this week with baseball and Open House for Jake!  Thanks for visiting!

Birthday Girl

 
Hello there!  I didn't intend to be absent from my blog all week, but life kinda gets in the way sometimes.  I thought I would share a cute little birthday card I made a while back for my best friend.  I used a fun set from Hampton Art called Happy Birthday To You, I got mine at Micheal's on sale!  I used the fun banner image to stamp my background...love how it turned out!  I then created a little cupcake using some simple masking on a Labels 17 die cut.  I added the sentiment piece last and that line of pretty rhinestones to finish it off.

 
Supplies:  Stamps - Happy Birthday To You (Hampton Art); Ink - Fresh Snow (PTI), Turquoise (Versacolor), Celery, Fuschia (Fresh Ink); Cardstock - Kraft, SS White (PTI); Patterned Paper - Fine & Dandy (My Minds Eye); Other - Labels 17 (Spellbinders), Green Rhinestones (Kaiser Craft), Glitter (Stampendous)

I hope you are having a nice week.  It is still pretty cold here, in fact it snowed today but there has been some pretty sunshine too!  We are hoping for nice weather next week so we can enjoy Spring Break!  Thanks for visiting today!

Just Because

 
Good Morning to you!  Popping in super quick to share a card I made recently...a little scrappy, collagey type of card.  Using lots of different stamps...Hero Arts script background, leaves from PTI, flowers from SEI and all so pretty together.  The papers are from the Stella and Rose Gertie collection from My Mind's Eye, I got mine at i {heart} papers!

 

Okay, I have to get going...going to get my hair done (hooray)!  Have a fabulous day and thank you for visiting me today!

Springtime Snow

So sorry for the long absence...we have had quite a bit of winter weather spilling into spring, lots of snow over the weekend which also caused us to lose internet.  Ugh, I am so done with winter.  I know it is always like this in March around here but I just want to be warm!  Okay, enough complaints....I do have a card to share which is a mix of a few stamp companies pretty images.

 
I stamped this older Hero Arts background script image which I am pretty sure isn't available anymore in black on Rustic White cardstock.  I added a flourish from SEI's Juliette set a few times with Celery ink.  Lastly I added an image from Stampendous' Dandy Stems set and embossed it with red embossing powder.  I added a few finishing touches, a little Tea Dye ink around the edges, some twine, and a few adhesive pearls.  I just love how this card turned out and it is fun to mix and match different companies images to make a cohesive card.

 

I hope you are all having a fabulous week!  I am hoping to find a little bit of time to stamp tonight, hope you do too!!  Thanks for stopping by!!

Teacups

 
Happy Tuesday!  I am finally feeling all the way better (well except for this annoying cough) and ready to get my life back in order!  Does anyone else feel like life kind of gets out of hand when you are sick?  I have a couple of fun cards I made before I got sick to share today.  Both feature a fabric embellishment, this time a little teacup with a flower added.  And no worries, I am still planning on getting a tutorial for the fabric embellishments put together! 

 
I stamped some text background and flourishes (can you tell this is one of my favorite stamps?) and added a border.  I stamped the sentiment in a rich dark chocolate which I think really sets it off!

 
I made another same card replacing the red accents with pink and a bit of different but similar fabric.  I think I love this one more!!

 
That's it for today, I hope you all enjoy a beautiful week!!

Checking In

 
Been feeling under the weather for the last week so that is the reason for my long absence.  I am feeling better and starting to get out of my fog.  I might even craft tonight.  So here's a little Valentine card I made a while back, lots of patterned paper on this one, from the Fine and Dandy Tickled Pink collection.  Love it!  Anyhow, I am not too chatty today but I hope you are all feeling good and enjoying a wonderful week.  Thanks for visiting! 

I ♥ Fabric!

 
I might love buying fabric even more than patterned paper, it is just so pretty and inviting!  I have a bunch of fabric, certainly not an obscene amount but definitely my fair share.  I do enjoy sewing sometimes although I would not say I am terrible great at it...I would love to be better!  So I have been making some embellishments using some of my fabric scraps and I LOVE them, so pretty and fun!  I even have a couple of sets made up for my Etsy shop - with more to come!  This card uses a pretty fabric butterfly I created, don't you love those colors!  I added some simple stamping - leaves from Turning a New Leaf (PTI), flower from an Inkadinkado set, and the large dot from Beautiful Blooms II (PTI), then I added a simple frame die and sentiment (from a Hero Arts set). 

 
Supplies:  Stamps - Turning a New Leaf, Beautiful Blooms II (PTI), Flora Graphs (Inkadinkado), Sentiment (Hero Arts); Ink - Celery, Fuschia (Fresh Ink), Fresh Snow (PTI); Cardstock - Kraft, Simple Chartreuse (PTI), Pink (Couture Cardstock); Other - Fabric Tape (i {heart} papers); Scalloped Border (EK Success), Fillable Frames Die (PTI), Button (PTI)

Thanks for stopping by today!  If you're interested in the process that I used to make the fabric embellishments, let me know and I can do a tutorial of sorts.  Have a great one!

Hey Sugar

 
Happy 2011!  Back to real life this week which is good and bad right?  I hate to see the holidays end but it feels good to get back to a routine.  I am hoping the rain that has been invading us will end soon, the kids need to get outside and play!  Anyhow, thought I would pop in and share a simple card I made a while back, I love the whole design of it even though it is so basic.  I used Papertrey's Tea for Two Additions set and some rich colors...navy and gray.  The patterned paper is from Pink Paislee's 365 Degrees collection.

 
Supplies:  Stamps - Tea for Two Additions, Vintage Labels (PTI); Ink - Navy, Slate (Fresh Ink); Cardstock - SS White, Smokey Shadow; Patterned Paper - 365 Degrees (Pink Paislee); Other - Corner Rounder (EK Success), Rhinestones (Kaiser Craft), Oyster Grey Bakers Twine (Apple Blossom Paperie Etsy Shop)

So what's on the agenda for the week?  I am going to try to fit in some creating for the latest Paper Crafts call, will be making some new stuff for the new Mint Motif stamps coming out this month, and maybe a few Valentine projects!  Have a great one, thank you for stopping by!