A FLOWER FOR YOU!

Okay, I made another flower card - for someone who says she does not like all the flowery stuff, I sure have been making a lot of these - LOL! BUT, they really are fun to do and I really like the way this one turned out! I actually even used non-SU! on this one, which I normally don't do but could not help it this time. I found the cutest ribbon at Michaels in the dollar bin and had to have it - so I used it here! I also used some lime green stickles to highlight my flower stem and leaves - I love stickles and wish SU! would come out with something like them - maybe next catalog, huh?! But for now, this is what I have - of course, I paperpierced again - I really love that and I find it very relaxing to do! I hope you like it as much as I liked making it! Have a great day!
Recipe:
Cardstock - Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Green Galore
Stamps - Vases in Vogue, Delight in Life
Accessories - Three for You, Small Oval Punch, and Ticket Corner Punches, Dimensionals, Green Galore, Rose Red, and Pretty in Pink Stampin Write Markers, Green Galore and Black Stazon Ink Pads, Green Galore and Pretty in Pink Brads, Paper Piercer, ribbon(Michaels), and green stickles

BEATE'S SKETCH CHALLENGE NUMBER 10

Good morning all! I love the fact that Beate publishes a sketch challenge so that we can all learn to expand our creativity. I thought this one was a lot of fun and will probably do a lot more using this layout BUT here is the one I would like to submit for the challenge: I can't seem to get enough of any of the doodle sets! I think they are sooo much fun to play with that my other poor stamps are sitting on the shelves being neglected! I am going to have to change that....but for now, this is what I used to make this card! Base of the card and accent pieces are Taken With Teal, and the two layers are Gable Green and Groovy Guava - I think they really complement each other and love the effects! I stamped the base layer with the small flower from double doodles using the same color ink. I used my ticket punch on both layers and stamped the green layer with the little flower in the baroque motifs set. I used the large doodle from that set on the guava layer. To complement the color schemes, I stamped both of these layers using the matching ink pads. Then, I stamped the large flower from the Doodle This Set onto Taken with Teal in the same color ink, cut them out, highlighted them in the matching stampin write marker, and popped them up on dimensionals. The sentiment is from the label punch set and is stamped in black stazon and popped up on dimensionals. Then, because no card is complete without a little bling *wink*, I added some glitter using two way glue. You can see it on the little flowers in the background, the doodle, AND of course on the large flower petals and center. I had a lot of fun making this card and like the way it turned out. Hope you all enjoy! Have a fantastic rest of the weekend!

FLOWERS FOR YOU - HAPPY FRIDAY!

Well, I have received all kinds of new goodies today from SU! - my dilemma is: what to play with first - LOL! So, I guess I will have to try all of it! Just wanted to post a quick flower card that I made for a friend - I watercolored it and I like the effect! Hope you enjoy!

Recipe: (all products SU! unless otherwise noted)

Cardstock: Elegant eggplant, lovely lilac, whisper white

Stamps: Vases in Vogue

Ink Pads: elegant eggplant, lovely lilac, pale plum, black stazon

Accessories: Large oval punch, vintage brads, elegant eggplant ribbon, paperpiercer, elegant eggplant marker, dimensionals

A CARD FOR MY SON AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY

Hi there! Thought I would share a card that I made for my son who as a lot of you know is going through Plebe Summer at the Naval Academy right now (very arduous boot camp). So, I write to him everyday and thought it would be fun to make something for him - so here it is! I used brilliant blue for the base, Ballet Blue for the accent pieces and barely banana for the top piece which I stamped all over in Night of Navy Ink with the star from the retired set Land That I Love (I will never tire of that set!) Sorry the picture does not do the colors justice - not sure why as it looked great when I took the pic. Anyway, I have this great United States Navy Emblem stamp (don't remember where I got it) that was perfect for this card so I stamped it in Night of Navy ink, colored in the words with the same color marker, and popped it up on dimensionals. I added a piece of Summer Sun Ribbon to draw out the gold in the background, used my large oval punch for the sentiment which is also stamped in Night of Navy ink, added a brad, and there you have it! I sure hope he likes it! That's all for now! Toodles!

A DIFFERENT KIND OF TAG - I'M IT AGAIN!!

Hi again! Well, it seems I have been tagged by Laura BUT this one is a different kind of tag. You see, I'm supposed to "toot" my own horn and list 7 good things about myself - Hmmmm....that may be a little hard, but I will try so here goes:

(1) I am a good friend and will give you the shirt off my back if you need it (just not in public please)
(2) I am a very good wife and mother - no, not perfect and I am sure there is always room for improvement but I do give it my all and that should count for something!
(3) I pride myself on good organizational and leadership skills which has helped me tremendously both personally and professionally
(4) I have a pretty good sense of humor and like to make people laugh (or at least smile)
(5) I am generous and like to share whenever I can with those around me!
(6) I am loyal to a fault - if you need me to be there for you, I will be!
(7) I am very good with finding a bargain - just yesterday I bought school clothes for my daughter (both fall and winter) and saved over $400 while spending $60 - pretty good, huh?

Well, there you have it! Nothing earth shattering, and probably nothing most people arent' but that is what I came up with. I guess I am supposed to now tag 7 people so here they are:

(1) Barb aka GrammaStamper
(2) Marie aka La Paperterie
(3) Lisa aka Splendiferous Creations
(4) Pam aka Stamping with Serendipity
(5) Melissa aka Simply Pink
(6) Dawn aka Dawns Stamping Thoughts
(7) Debbie aka Thinking Inking

Whew! Okay, I am done - have a great afternoon!

I LOVE THESE FLOWERS!

I have to tell you, I love the new Baroque Motifs stamp set - I can't get enough of it! Here is
another card I made using these fun flowers! I decided to use a mix of purples for this card and I have to say, I really like the combination! For the base and accents, I used almost amethyst and for the top layer I used lovely lilac which is the same color I used to stamp the small daisies with. I then stamped the large flower onto whisper white card stock in three different shades: lovely lilac, almost amethyst, and pale plum. I cut the flowers up and popped them up on dimensionals. Using my large oval punch, I stamped the sentiment from the hostess set Vases In Vogue, added a small piece of lovely lilac ribbon, and adhered it using dimensionals as well. Lastly, the three strips were made using my word window punch, and I added the little tiny diamond brads (retired) from the vintage set. I love them and was sorry to see them go! I really like this card and was pleased with the way it turned out! I hope you all enjoy it as well! Have a great day!

A CARD FOR MY HONEY

Good morning! I have been madly stamping trying to get my swaps ready for convention BUT I did take time out to stamp a card for my wonderful husband. You see, he has already moved out to CA to start his practice and supervise the building of our new home. Luckily, his whole family lives there so he has had some help, but the separation is hard (seven months now) so I wanted to send him a card to let him know I am thinking about him. My husband Tony is a WONDERFUL man - I am very lucky to have him in my life. So, here it is!
Who says a frog can't be pink? Well, mine is :-) I used all SU! products with the exception of my two scalloped circle punches which I love. I hope you like it - and I hope HE likes it - LOL! Have a great day!
Recipe: (all items SU! except scallop punches)
Cardstock - pink passion, pixie pink, pretty in pink
Stamp sets - Unfrogettable, Monkey Business
Accessories - pixie pink and pretty in pink inks, pink passion marker, giga and mega scallop punches, large oval punch, dimensionals, paper piercer, black staz-on ink, and pretty in pink ribbon