Note Cards

Here's a little gift I'm putting together for my daycare provider - her birthday iwas yesterday.

I used Pawsitively Prints DSP to make some notecards...

These are 3x3 and feature Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, whisper white and Certainly Celery colored ink, DSP and CS.  I used the Eggcellent Eggs kit (die cut border pieces and flowers with rhinestone centers) as well as the scallop trim border punch.  The stamp set is For All You Do.  I used the new bird punch as well as a Martha Stewart butterfly punch.  The inside greetings are from For All You Do and Whimsical Words. 

I'm going to place these in a cute little Top Note Die Purse - I'll show you that tomorrow :)

Sorry about the blurry photo.


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Easy Peasy Birthday Card

This card came together super easy.  It is made with Sweet Pea DSP as the image featured on the front.  Colors are Old Olive, chocolate chip, bliss blue, whisper white and pretty in pink.  Stamp set (for the greeting) is well scripted (clear mount).

I like using the doubled sided DSP as my card base - it makes for a pretty interior of the card too!  I also used american crafts ric rac.

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Easter Basket

Here's an Easter Basket using some of the new Occasions mini catalog produts.  This was something I saw on Create with Connie and Julie and was designed by Julie Dinn.

It features Ballet Blue, Pretty in Pink, whisper white and orchid opulence CS, Sweet Pea DSP, Pretty in pink ribbon and ink, Designer label and scallop border and scallop trim punch, Eggcoutrements stamp set (clear mount), flower brads, 1" and 1 1/4" circle punches, small and large tag punches and the crop-a-dile.

In this shot you can see the inside of the basket, with a place to carry your easter eggs so they will sit up nice and pretty.
Of course, I also used SNAIL, sticky strip, glue dots, paper trimmer, dimensionals and scissors.

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East Basket Punch Art Card - CCJC7

Here is my entry for the Create with Connie and Julie Challenge #7:  Create an Easter Card
This card uses several punches:  word window, scallop circle, ornament, 1 3/8" circle, 1/4" circle, Designer label punch, and the scallop trim border punch. 
Colors are:  Chocolate chip, pretty in pink, whisper white, Rose Red, So Saffron, Ballet Blue and Blue Bliss.

I also used the Top Note Die and the Big Shot (I ran the top note thru twice, turning 90 degrees for the 2nd cut to get the fany square shape).  The DSP is Sweet Pea and I also used the Eggcellent Eggs Kit and the Eggcoutrements (clear mount) stamp set and pretty in pink satin ribbon.
Here's the greeting:

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Masculine Birthday Card

I have a hard time making masculine cards....here is a recent one I completed.

Colors are chocolate chip, old olive, whisper white and so saffron.  This uses the loads of love and accessories stamp set, Pawsitively Prints and Sweet Pea DSP.  I colored the image with COPIC markers and used american crafts ric rac.


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Easter Peek - Revealed

Here is what was hiding in the Easter Treat Carrier I posted yesterday:


These are made with the mini-milk carton die in the Big Shot using Pawsitively Prints DSP, pinking hearts border punch, Eggcellent Eggs kit, spiral clips (to hold them closed),  glue dots and dimensionals.  Aren't they cute?  Perfect for easter goodies for the kids!

Here's a look at the spiral clips holding the cartons closed and in the treat carrier:


The carrier was made from the same papers as the cartons and I used the word window punch to make the handle.


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Easter Peek

Here's part of a project I recently completed....I'll show you the rest tomorrow.  I got the pattern and idea from Create with Connie and Julies' Mary Brown (see my side bar on the left)
This is a little carrier for an Easter treat...it uses some of the new Stampin' Up! products available now.



This is the DSP pawsitively prints and the Eggcellent Eggs decorating kit - it includes die cut flowers, leaves and swirls along with rhinestones and rub ons - too cute!  I also used whisper white cardstock, wide oval, scallop oval and oval punches and the Eggcoutrements clear mount stamp set that I colored with a Stampin' Write marker.  Colors are pretty in pink, so saffron, pale plum, bliss blue, bashful blue and certainly celery. The ribbon is the new satin pretty in pink ribbon available.  Of course I also used dimensionals, SNAIL, paper trimmer, scissors and glue dots.
I'll leave you with this shot of what's coming tomorrow....

Christmas Album - Part 2

Here's the remaining pages of the Christmas album I've been working on...

Again, this shaped album uses a variety of manufacturers' stickers, die cuts, papers (cardstock and patterned), ribbon, rhinestones etc.

Here's a couple pages with less "traditional" colors:

I'm so excited to have this finished so I can add my photos!

Christmas in February

I have been working on this Christmas Album since Thanksgiving...that's when my sister graciously organized, cut and assembled these albums for our family get together.  I have been slowly finishing the pages and am now ready to add pictures!  Over the next couple days, I'm going to show you the album pages...


This is the front of the book and below is the 1st page.

Here are pages 3 and 4:

I hand pieced the Christmas tree on the right side of the page.  This uses a variety of cardstock, designer and patterned papers, stickers, die cuts, ribbons, buttons, brads, and rhinestones from lots of different manufacturers.  Here is a closer shot of the tree:

And here is a closer shot of the christmas cookie pages:

What do you think?  I'll show you the rest of the pages tomorrow