Another double embossed ...easter card!

Hello ladies...I have been on a roll lately with crafting so I thought I would take advantage and get this easter card done for my mom and dad....They always invite us for Easter and they have a egg hunt for the kids with prizes and all. It is really fun then all of the big and small kids spray each other with silly string....what fun right??


Well I wanted to make her a card to show how much I appreciate them for doing this.

So here it is..hope you enjoy!


I used the double embossing technique...found on youtube.com love this technique..will use it again.

I then stamped the cute little bunnies which is from a recollections stamp for $1.00 at Michaels.

Added some pearls for the tails.

Used ms stitched around the page border punch...added some ribbon, flowers, and another stamp saying hippity hop hippity hop...cute huh?

I used A childs year for the leaves which I inked with colorbox petal point inks....got these on clearance at micheals.

Inside: used another stamp Hoppy Easter....nestabilities and ms punch , made the border with a stamp. colored with gel pens....thanks for stopping by. God Bless all!

The hunt is on!

Hello ladies...Quick post ...Since Easter is coming up I thought I would make a layout.

Used SB (storybook) for the cut @ 1 1/4" and on! cut @ 1" added twinkle glitter writer

Used SS (simply sweet) for hunt cut @ 1 1/4" and is cut @ 1 1/4" (and the S is not upside down this is how it is)

Achilds Year for the girl with basket cut @ 3 1/2" and the eggs cut @ 1 3/4" added glitter to them also. Used white marker for the basket and girl and then added more glitter.


Also the chick with ACY cut @ 1 1/2" added pearl for the eye

Grass cut @ 1 1/4" twice with PSB

Used ms stitched around the page border punch, and nestabilities, and stamp "celebrate spring"

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day.

Double embossed mothers day cards!

Hello ladies. I finally got time last night to get a couple things crafted....These are just some of them. I know easter is coming up but then we have mother's day and I had these partially done for 2 wks. Just now finished them.


I used rubber stamps "Boutique"...I got a while back at micheals for .50cents....set of 9 stamps plus ink....they were clearly on sale. Orginally 17.00...couldn't beat picking these up. I used the rose and the vines stamp.


I did the double embossing which I found on youtube.com ...go check it out.

I used ms stitched corner punch, added some lace to one, and ribbon on the other...love the bunched effect..don't you. Faux stitched and wala 2 mother's day cards done. I have a couple more to make. They might all get the same kind of card. I usually do all different but these are totally cute and totally easy. Love how they turned out.

I hope you do too. Thanks for stopping by and God bless all.

Easter Egg Basket with a little surprize!

Hello ladies!Sorry I haven't been blogging lately or even crafting, I been pretty busy here. I had time today so I got some crafting done and Since Easter is just around the corner and here before we know it, I thought I would make this. I am going to be making more of these for my daughter, nieces and nephew. I think they will love them plus they have alittle surprize in them. I added some cadbury creme eggs, and the surprize are these cute kookoo birds...they are the new thing with kids today. So I bought a few prize ones.....where you can find the golden kookoo bird. I tape the back of it so it would fit in the box.



I found this cute little easter basket tutorial on splitcoast stampers, and I just had to make it. Click on my title and it will take you right there.

I used PSB for the grass cut @ 1 3/4" and oval cut @ 1 3/4"

I used recollections chick stamp and colored pencils and used mineral spirits to blend .

a couple of scraps, tissue paper, and add what ever you would like to the basket.

Thanks for stopping by and God Bless all!

Believe / 2nd post for today / Sketches in thyme challenge!

Hello again..this is my 2nd post for today. This is another layout of my dd Lily in Seaworld. We got to see the Believe show and we all loved it. My mom, my hubby, my dd and I....loved loved loved it. It was so cool. I have alot more pics but narrowed it down. Something to see!




I made this layout for a challenge at sketches in tyme....here is the sketch..


Layout recipe:

I used PSB for the circle cut @ 3 1/4", added some flowers, pearls, starfish, stars, inked the journaling, and pop dotted.


I used PSB for the title too "BELIEVE" cut @ .3/4" the cut out. layered with patterned paper.


Making memories vintage tropical findings kit.....stars, starfish , seashells(are behind the starfish)....


thanks for stopping by.

Glimmer Ghost / Frosted Designs Challenge!

Hello ladies! Sorry I haven't been blogging lately. I have been sick, found out it is a sinus infection. On antibiotics now..so I hope it kicks it. I also been working out lately and love it. ..... anyway enough about me now onto my layout.


I made this layout for the challenge on Frosted Designs....




The top pic is the inspiration....so since I have alot of seaworld and Disney pics from last year...I thought I would go through them and see what inspired me....and I did. These pics are of my dd Lily at seaworld...before we left for our trip I knew seaworld was doing a Halloween adventure so I packed a ghost (glimmer ghost) costume..this is what she wanted to be for Halloween, Seaworld gives you a map and you have to find where the candy and clues are....very cool.


Title : Glimmer cut @ 1 3/4" with Opposites Attract embossed with silver embossing powder, can you see the shine? Looks alot better in person. (cut 4 times to make chipboard)

Ghost is also cut with OA (and design studio welded it) ..cut @ 1" (cut 4 times to make chipboard)

Marquee 4 cut @ 7 3/4" with Storybook in Pink, shadowed in purple

fancy corner (behind pic) cut @ 2 1/4" shift W

Flourish cut @ 2 1/4" with sweethearts cut twice

Tag cut @ 2 1/4" with PSB inked with pink

Leaves cut with A childs year and inked also


Used ms flower border punch, pics are matted with white cardstock, k&c company glittered layered accents (flowers), cricut design studio (welded title), embossing powder, ink , pop dots , shear ribbon, and galaxy white broad point marker.....


thanks for stopping by and make sure you check out the challenge...you have until tomorrow night.

Transformer out of legos?

Hello ladies...It has been a while since I have been on here but I have been quite busy lately, with working out, cleaning, playdates, appointments,birthdays, etc. ....but I managed to get a layout done...

This LO is of my daughter, my hubby, my sister, and my nephew...We were in Disney in October 2010. This is of legoland downtown disney...we loved it. As you can see my sister and nephew were running away from the transformer (if you ever saw transformers you would know that there are good and evil ones..so my sister was pretending like they were after them) (this was not a planned pic but I snapped it as they were running away)...they crack me up...then my daughter and hubby were standing there ready to take a picture...

So I decided to put them both together....so this is sort of a funny layout. (to me anyway)

Layout recipe:

Transformer (title) cut @ 1 1/2" with PSB
Out cut @ 1"
Of cut @ 1"
LEGOS !!!! cut @ 1 1/4"



bubble cut @ 1 1/2" with graphically speaking (says "OH NO RUN")

2 strips of scraps (journaling)

ms bubble border and corner punches

floss and button....easy peasy....might have to do more easy ones to get my disney layouts done. Thanks for stopping by and Have a great day!

Folded frame card/ pull up treat / totally tote!

Hello ladies...I have been busy working out , playdates with my daughter and her friends, and just getting ready for all these birthdays on Sunday....well this is the last one I had to make...I made 3 different techniques that I usually don't do...I found the all on splitcoast stampers. If you click on my title for these projects it will take you to the folded frame card/ You will have to find the others....


All of these are for a young girl who will be turning 14....

Anyway...I used GS for the flowers on the pull up treat, added a tag and a stamp"It's you special day" added a bow, ribbon and hershey bar inside...and this one is done.


Then I made the Folded frame card..pop up dots (doesn't stick as well as I thought it would), Then a flower from my stash and a stamp that says " Just think, with every birthday you're even closer to being more like your parents"

Inside: Happy birthday (stamp)




Totally tote bag:

Followed instructions from splitcoast stampers, then added a K&company glitter flower, and used ms stitched border punch, added some flower brads and inked...very cute huh? I love this little bag and I stuffed inside a heart necklace. I think she will love it.

Thanks for stopping by and I Hope everyone is having a beautiful day!

Another post for today / another pull up treat.

Another post for today...this is the last guy card for this weekend. I had to make 4 of them...and 3 girl cards..Anyway..I did another pull up treat...you can get the directions on http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/pull_treats/ .....these are so fun to make and so simple.


I used some ribbon, a cut out shape that I had in my stash...on the card I used a turtle stamp that reads"Birthdays are good for you. The more you have the longer you live"....I thought it was so cute..I had to use it , plus I got this stamp and many more on sale at michaels (whole set) for $3.00.. I used nestabilities and inked everything.


Thanks for stopping by!

Pelican card / pull up treat!

Hello ladies...beautiful sunny day here..still a little chilly but beautiful. Well I told all of you in the last post that we are celebrating some birthdays this weekend...well I found out there is another guy who my sister is including in the party, so that makes a total of 7 birthdays rolled into one. Can you say Wow? Wow!!!!! So I had to make another card here is another pull up treat..giving all of these to the guys...plus I always have trouble making guy cards so I really had to think this time.


I used a piece of cork for the wood that the pelican is standing on...I used a recollections stamp (pelican) inked and colored with colored pencils and blended with mineral spirits. Added some buttons, raffia, cb folder and inked everything. I added some burlap, and nestabilities and wala another card...oh the pelican was stamped 3 times and pop dotted.


The pull up treat I added some raffia too also, I used my cb happybirthday folder, ribbon and there you go. Easy peasy....oh and the hershey bar.

Thanks for stopping by and god bless all!