Look Here Card
This was a super duper easy card.
I created this from a sample out of last years Stampin' Up! Catalog. At the time it was NOT last years catalog. But now that it has become old news I won't bother you with all of the out dated details. But I will tell you that you can still get the Look Here Die that I used to make the inside of the card! And I love this die. It makes giving gift cards a whole lot more fun.
So, you might be wondering where I have been and what I have been doing, since I have not made any posts lately. Ok so you're not wondering any of that. That's okay, I'll tell you anyway. In a post from December I told everyone to check back to see what I was so excited about. Then I never posted anything. So many things happened after that post that my enthusiasm just kind of faded. My son got really sick and was in the hospital. (He's well now!) We went on a wonderful Spring Break vacation and then school started winding down. Then it was summer and that brought a whole bunch of new priorities but I am going to get the ball rolling again!
Soooooooo, here are a few pics of what I am so excited about. A little late, okay a lot late. But here they are.
Can you believe it? My own craft building! It is going to be amazing. Right now it is not much further along than what you see in the last pic but work will be starting up again soon! And I am so excited. I can't wait!
Even though it's not finished I've put my stuff in it and can go out and work in it. And yes I've been making cards. So I will be posting some of them soon.
And if you are interested in purchasing the Look Here Die I used for the card in this post give me a call or email me and I can have it sent to your house before you know it.
Thanks for stopping by and checking on me!
Deal of the Week #4
Week 4 Deal of the Week
The final deals of the week are from October 26, 10 AM (MT) through October 31, 11:50 PM (MT).
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Princess Party Kit |
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Birthday Card Idea – Stampin’Up! Holiday Mini Catalog
This card idea came from page 10 of the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog. Their Halloween card became my birthday card! And it was quick and easy, too.
Now about the discussion that came along with this card. My hubby thought it was a little boring for a 7 yr old. And he might be right. It was masculine enough but it didn’t seem to be very fun. But I told him it would have money in it and he was seven so it wouldn’t matter.
And I needed right then. And it turns out I was right!
With that said, this is a great card. It can be used for any occasion from Halloween to birthdays.
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Stamp Sets: Family Phrases
Inks: Chocolate Chip Classic Ink
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Kraft and In Color Bermuda Bay card stock
Accessories: Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Neutrals Buttons (retired), Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Top Note Die, Word Window Punch, On Board Lots of Letters (chipboard 7), Jumbo Stampin’ Around Wheel Square Pegs (retired), glue, Cutter Kit
Crazy For Cupcakes
My new In Colors have been staring at me, kind of like the money you could be saving from Geico. So I decided to give them a try. These three colors turned out to be great birthday colors. My little guy thought they were great. He said "For me, Momma? It’s soooo cute! Your a good girl." So that says it all.
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Stamp Sets: Crazy For Cupcakes
Inks: Basic Black Classic Ink
Papers: Whisper White, Kraft card stock, In Colors Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay and Rich Razzleberry card stock
Accessories: Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Top Note Die, Eyelet Border punch, Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, Stampin Dimensionals, Beads Neutrals (retired), Loop to Loop Rub Ons (retired), Liquid Glue (retired)
Big Bold Cupcakes Invitation
This was a super quickie invitation. When you have mass invitations to do, it pays to keep them simple. Believe me, I know. I’ve tried to do more complicated cards and you end up having a nervous breakdown just trying to get them finished. Well, for those individuals that are not procrastinators, life may be different but I wouldn’t know anything about it. So "Keep it simple, Cyndi" is my motto. Yeah, right. Anybody buying any of this.
Anyway, this card was fun. I cut everything with my Big Shot Die Cut Machine except for the star and the base. The hardest thing was picking out the colors. Oh, yeah, I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the "You’re Invited". That thing is too cool. I used to think it was too much trouble but once you get used to using it. It’s great. I’m a keep it in the box it came in kind of person, so I think that kind of slows me down on using it. So I’ve contemplated throwing the box out. Kind of thinking outside of the box. Ha ha ha. Why are you not laughing? That was funny…admit it. Ok maybe not.
I hope you like the invitation. Check back soon to see the birthday card that I haven’t made yet but must because his birthday is Thursday! I know I said I was going to stop procrastinating and I have on some things but I have a very long road in front of me to call it success. So please, bear with me through all of my behindness.
Thanks for stopping by!
Stamp Sets: Please Come stamp set
Inks: Wild Wasabi In Color ink (ret)
Papers: Soft Sky In Color (ret), Whisper White, More Mustard card stock and East Coast Prep DSP (ret)
Accessories: Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Big Bold Cupcakes Dies, Top Note Die, Star punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig and Stampin Dimensionals
All In The Family Birthday Card
OK Here it is. The card I should have made a few days ago but did not finish until this morning. I’m about to resign myself to this life of procrastination.
I’ve had this set for a while and this is the first card I have made with it. Shame on me. It’s just too cute. I purchased it when Stampin’ Up! was donating proceeds to victims of Australian wildfires. It’s nice to be part of a company that is so generous.
A word of warning though, not everything is Stampin’ Up! on this card.
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Stamp Sets: All in the Family
Inks: Basic Black Classic Ink
Paper: Bordering Blue, Bravo Burgundy, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive and Whisper White card stock
Accessories: Watercolor Pencils. Linen thread, button, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Stampin’ Up! Texture Plates Kit #4, Nestabilities Oval and Scallop Oval dies, Cuttlebug Happy Birthday Embossing folder
New Lots of Bots Birthday Card – CPS Sketch#124
First of all, Hi! I hope everyone is not too hot.
I know I said I was going to do better at posting this year and I tried but things just got in my way. But I am trying to get back on course. I refuse to let this stuff get the best of me. 
One thing I would like to point out is that there is NOTHING on this card that is retired. I repeat nothing! Woo Hoo!
I needed to make a birthday card, well really a whole bunch of birthday cards but anyway we are not talking about procrastination. No, we are not. So I started at CPS and decided Sketch 124 would be fine. Well somewhere along the way I got lost. It’s been awhile and my mojo was no where around so I did the best I could.
Now if you are laughing at the coloring on my robot…stop. I tried. That does count. If you try hard, it’s OK. It’s not OK if you don’t try. Who am I trying to convince. Please. There are so many ladies out there that color beautifully but I’m just not one of them. Remember, I am just not very artistic or creative. But I will survive….sorry, got carried away.
I have to make another card soon. The recipient of this card has a brother that needs a card too. On the same day. So I must make another! Cannot procrastinate any longer.
I hope you like my little Bot. Check back soon!
Thanks for stopping by!
Stamp Sets: Lots of Bots
Inks: Basic Black, Brilliant Blue, Old Olive, Rose Red Classic Ink
Papers: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Brilliant Blue, Whisper White card stock and Tall Tales DSP
Accessories: Scallop Edge punch, My Way punch, Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, silver brads, star brad from Styled Silver HodgePodge Hardware, chipboard stars, blender pen, sponges, SPICA red glitter pen, sewing machine and thread
In Color Birthday Cupcake
Good Morning Everyone!
I hope everyone’s morning is as beautiful as mine is. The sun is shining and the birds are chirping. I’m drinking a cup a coffee and the house is quiet. Everyone’s still asleep. It’s way too QUIET. I think it’s time for them to get up. Well maybe not just yet.
OK to the point! I made this birthday card from the retiring In Colors. The inspiration came from page 40 of the Spring-Summer Idea book. I love Stampin’ Up! Idea Books. They are always there to get me started when I have no ideas of my own. OK so that’s most of the time. But I do try.
I did use a lot of different things to make this card but it was fun and still easy. And so no one is confused like I am today. The cupcake is not Stampin’ Up!. The Big Bold Birthday cupcake from the stamp set on page 40 was not quite big enough so I opted for a different cupcake. By the way, if you have been looking at that set, you only have until the end of June to purchase it. It is on the retiring list along with this years In Colors.
To make the "6", I traced a chipboard 6 on Pacific Point card stock and cut it out. I tried covering the chipboard 6 with the glitter pen I used for the spots on the cupcake and then covering it with clear embossing powder. It turned out really sparkly and so NOT the right color so I had to back up and punt. That happens to me a lot!
Have a great day!
Thanks for stopping by!
Stamp Set: Big Bold Birthday
Inks: In Color Baja Breeze Classic Ink
Paper: Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss and Whisper White card stock
Accessories: Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Stampin’ Up! Scallop Circle Die cut, Stampin’ Up! Texture Plates Kit #4, Stampin’ Up! Backgrounds 1 texture plates, Word Window punch, silver brads, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Spunky Spots Jumbo Wheel (ret), Cricut and DoodleCharms cartridge, Spica glitter pen, metal embellishment, sewing machine and thread
Living In The Past
Hi, Everyone! Long time no post.
And that’s not the worst of it, either. Long time no card making. I don’t know what to make of it but I just couldn’t do it. I see ladies that make a card every day no matter what but I just could not make it happen. If it wasn’t one thing, it was another. And when I did have time, I didn’t have the energy. But what ever that gray cloud was, I think it’s gone. And look what I’ve made! For those of you that remember me, you know I have such a hard time letting go of the past. And once again, this card proves it. It is made from very, very retired DSP. But I just love this paper.
I’ve got so much paper, if I don’t start using some of it, I’m going to have to move. So I decided, I was going to take some of the oldest paper I have, set it on the table and make cards from it (or the scrapbook pages that I bought for in the first place) until it’s gone. So this probably won’t be the last thing you see made from this paper.
And you know, I actually felt better after I made this card. So much better that I was able to make a couple of more cards. Anyway, I hope you like this one. And thanks so much to those of you that keep checking back even though I’ve been gone for so long.
Thanks for stopping by and check back soon!
Stamp Sets: None
Inks: None
Paper: Petals & Paisleys DSP and Whisper White card stock
Accessories: Scalloped Oval Nestabilities, Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Little Reminders Die Cut stickers (ret), Pink Duo beads, liquid glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Cricut Machine, George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge
Serene Sunflowers For My Mom
I made this card for my mom for her birthday.
I used this week’s CPS Sketch #104. You should really give one of their sketches a try!
My card turned out really pretty even if the photo is less than accurate. I’m not sure what is going on but I need help. Hopefully it’s just the lighting. It’s very dark in my house and cloudy outside. Oh, wait a minute it was very sunny out last time. So maybe it’s not just the lighting. HELP!!!!!!!
The problem is the card base I used was Barely Banana and that does not look like Barely Banana to me. OK the card still looks nice even if the color is off. You would never know if I didn’t tell you. Maybe we can just pretend it’s some other color. Hmmmm. Maybe Creamy Caramel or maybe we can pretend it’s Barely Banana. That way it would match the sunflowers!
Since we are pretending, I’ll get you to pretend you can see the glitter on the sunflowers and the leaves, too.
Man, all of this make believe stuff is wearing me out. So I’m gonna give you a list of the supplies and then I’m gonna go rest.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Stamps: Serene Sunflowers (ret)
Inks: Close to Cocoa, Barely Banana, So Saffron and Mellow Moss CLassic Ink
Papers: Barely Banana, CLose to Cocoa, Whisper White card stock, and Spring Flowers DSP (ret)
Accessories: Big Shot Die Cut machine, Cuttlebug Embossing folder (swirls), corner rounder punch (ret), sponges, linen thread, Square Fire Brads (yellow), sewing machine and thread, Stampin’ Dimensionals, buttons (from a jar I’ve collected), atyou SPICA clear glitter pen
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