Birthdays!

It seems like a lot of my friends and family have birthdays around the same times. Like right now, I could 7 birthdays just this month. There are other times of the year that we have many all in a row, too. Guess I'd better get busy with the cards, eh?

Sorry for the shortness of this post, I'm gonna be late for work if I sit here much longer! Oh yeah, I CASEd this card from Debbie over at Thinking Inking. Hers is much better...LOL!

Thanks for swingin' by!

As promised....

Here are the notebooks that I've been working on for the past few days. Some are finished, some have been given away, some haven't been finished yet. Aren't they stinking cute though? And so fast and easy!

I viewed the tutorials for all these on Chic n Scratch's Stampin' Academy.

Supplies I used are DCWV and SU! Summer Picnic DSP, GP White CS, embellies, ribbons, whatever I could find really! Images are from Bella and Hanna Stamps. Too bad I have to go to work tonight, I'd much prefer to sit here and make more notebooks and notepads! LOL! I guess I gotta get more funds for stamping and crafting so....work I must!

(Sorry for the photos, my camera battery needs charged and I can't find the charger! So it takes a yuckier photo...plus they were shot on my dining room table and not the best lighting conditions.)

These are all of them (that I still have left)...lots not finished...hehe!


These ones are the ones that I have that are finished....So fun! Thanks for running by my blog today! I have to make 2 cards this week and get them in the mail! One for my friend in Virginia and one for my father-in-law. Both of their birthdays are next Sunday...so I've got a few days...right? LOL

Okay, off to work for me!

I did it!

I managed to cut into my SU! Summer picnic paper! LOL! I wasn't sure I had it in me to cut it so soon after receiving it...but I got some kiwis and just cut into it.

I made this card for a friend who is celebrating her birthday in a few days. I used Beate's sketch (but turned it) for this week. (WSC44)

SUPPLIES:

STAMPS: Partygirlabella

CS and papers: Summer Picnic SU!, Real Red CS, GP White CS

INK: Black StazOn

ACCESSORIES: Heidi Swapp Brads, Stickles, Prisma Pencils and OMS, SU! mat pack and paper piercer, corner rounder, perfect layers.

(I know! I promised a photo of the notebooks, but I had to make the card so the notebooks will be for later. )

Do any of you have this issue?

I got my HUGE order of new paper (and other assorted goodies!) last night from SU! but today, after waiting for new paper, I'm like...ooh, I don't know what to make! What do you MEAN cut into my beautiful new Summer Picnic DSP? What?

So today will be challenging. I'm going to go force myself to cut into it. Eeee!

I've got some notebooks and memo pads to share. Of course, totally cased from someone else but they're SO cute and the girls I gave a few too just raved over them so I guess they're pretty cute! hehe!

Stop by later for some new things from me. :)

More with the Cosmo Cricket

Oh my y'all. I could eat this paper up with a spoon! It is so sweet and fabulous! LOL! I can see that they'll be a favorite company that I go to again and again. :)

Today's card was made for the sketch challenge SC170 on SCS.

I used again, some Cosmo Cricket paper that was RAK'd to me from Mary Dawn.

The stamp I used was my latest $1 Studio G stamp from Michael's. Does anyone else just adore these little $1 stamps like I do? I mean, for a buck! Eee! Fabulous!

I used my Cuttlebug and my Nestabilities and my Cuttlebug die Tiny Tags. I just love how this turned out, y'all! Maybe it is the fabulous paper or something?? I can't wait to get my hands on some more (I still have more that she sent! but I neeeeeeeeeed more of it! Different patterns and stuff. hehe!)

There has been much talk between Mary Dawn and me about finding some good quality solid cardstock and as much as it pains me to say, I am going to be ordering from Stampin Up! because they have the best colors and the best quality of paper. Now, I'm not a Stampin' Up hater or anything, but I don't really like their stamps, they aren't my style. And I just don't want to get involved with someone who is going to bug me about going to workshops and stuff...that just isn't my thing. But the lady that I have been emailing seems like a nice lady who isn't too pushy so I'll be placing an order in the next few days! Oh yeah, and I'm gonna be getting some punches and uhm, other stuff. So far my tally of the things I want is well over $175. LOL But I should be pretty well set for solid cardstock and some other various wants for a while. :)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Babies...everywhere!

Is it me or have there been a lot of babies lately?

I made this card for a girl at work. I used Lauren's idea with the onesie but I made a girlie dress. I thought it was cute! There isn't a stamp one on it--mainly because I couldn't make a decision on where to put it so I just left it off. :)

I used pink cardstock--I can't remember the manufacturer. For the buttons, I used stick-on pearls. I used my Martha Stewart border punch to make some lace for the bottom & made the collar with my nestabilities and cuttlebug.

This was such a fun (and easy!) card for me to put together. I had to make an envelope because it turned out a little larger than I intended (with the addition of the bottom lace) so I had to alter a larger envelope to fit and make it match. I added one of the shimmery white flowers from Michael's on the cut-out area and then stuck on a sticky pearl.

Hope you have a great day!

Oh my! I made something!

Well, truthfully, I've been busy making things, but I just haven't shared them. I'm selfish. LOL No, I've just been really busy! So anyway, I just wanted to share this card that I made tonight.

First, let me say that it isn't a card but rather a card front but that is only because I haven't got any card bases made and I'm feeling particularly lazy and I don't want to make any right now. Besides, when I go to use the card, I can just make one then. hehe!

Okay, so this card was made with paper that my friend Mary Dawn sent me. I love it! It is from Cosmo Cricket and she bought it from the TSV on QVC. I debated on whether I should get it and now it just proves to me that I should have purchased it. Oh well, I'm sure that I'll find some other paper somewhere to help me pass the time. HAAAAAAA!

I used a bee from Stampendous on GP white cardstock with Staz-On ink. I colored him (her?) in with Prisma pencils and OMS. I used my cuttlebug (LOOOOOOVE!) and Nestabilities (LOOOOOOOVE!) to make all of the rectangles and the circles. I distressed the edges a bit and used some Distress Ink to color the edges. Then I used some cheapo sheer ribbon that I purchased from Michael's to tie on to the corner of the smaller rectangle. I secured it in back with a piece of Scotch tape. :D I mounted the two rectangles onto my card front with pop-up dots and the circles were mounted with a pop-up dot and some runner tape. Then I covered two of those shimmery flowers from Michael's bridal section with some Martha Stewart glue and then rolled them around in some of her glitter. (Does anyone else just want to pour the glue on themselves and pour glitter on them because the glitter is THAT fantastic? LOL Okay, must just be me.) Anyway, I secured the flowers to the card front with 2 Heidi swapp Retro color brads.

I like how it turned out! I love this Cosmo Cricket paper. Anyway, hope you're having a great day!