So this is scary....

I am not- so- patiently waiting for Mr. Brown- aka the UPS guy- to bring me my Stampin' Up! order. You can only tap your fingers for so long and then you have to do something with yourself! Yesterday I bought a little purse sized planner at Wallie World.... it was pretty ugly, but I loved the inside planner pages. Since I am a fearless papercrafter I think to myself, "hey, you can totally alter that baby"! So while I am waiting for Mr. Brown (and I am STILL waiting- can you believe my house wasn't first on his list?!!) I decided to change the cover. Want to see it?

The green line is only in the photo and not actually on the planner :D. I smeared out my last name :D.

So, this is where it gets scary... .. .... are you ready? I was looking at my glue sticks and I was thinking that glue sticks are pretty ugly in general- don't you agree :D ? So I altered mine!!!This is the top of my glue stick. I did two of them and then decided maybe I should find something else to do with myself before I got down right dangerous :O !

But I know that you really want to see the barrel of the glue stick, don't cha'? Isn't it purty :D ?

So now you know that you don't have to put up with ugly glue sticks any longer :D. Hopefully, Mr. Brown will get here soon- I was eyeing the stove earlier ;o).

Blessings!
Barb

Details:
Paper: SAB 2009- Stampin' Up! (retired)
Card stock: Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Old Olive, Certainly Celery- Stampin' Up!
Glue Stick: Aleene's Acid Free
Dies: Book Plates- Sizzix, Little Leaves- Stampin' Up! exclusive
Punches: 5-Petal Flower, Boho Blossoms- Stampin' Up!

Birds and Blooms Birthday

I told you I have been getting lots of mileage from my Birds and Blooms die set :). Here is another card I made with it, but this time I used one of the flowers in the set. I used the Little Leaves die, the Top Note die, and Sizzix Architectural set. I added a blue rhinestone for the eye of the bird. I just love these flowers and the leaves! I embossed the inside of the Top Note die with Swiss Dots by Provo.

I also did the inside to match the front of the card using the elements from the Architectural set. I think that the inside of a card should be almost as pretty as the front, don't you? :D

Not much to say today, but I did get to see the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini last night and oh my gosh! You are going to LOVE it!!!! It is AWESOME!!! I wish you all a very blessed week this week!

Blessings!
Barb

Details:
Card Stock: Bashful Blue, Lovely Lilac, Lavendar Lace, Blush Blossom, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Whisper White- Stampin' Up!
Dies: Birds and Blooms, Little Leaves, Top Note- all Stampin' Up! exclusives; Architectural Accents by Sizzix, Double Ended Tags- Spellbinders
Stamps: Very Versatile- Stampin' Up!
Ink: Lavendar Lace, Blush Blossom- Stampin' Up!
Embossing Folder: Swiss Dots- Provocraft

Card for my baby...

My oldest daughter recently moved to another state and I miss her so much! Even though she is only five hours away- it's the thought that she isn't only '20 minutes' away anymore that gets me :(. I cried for three hours the day she left. Sometimes it's really rough on the emotions being a parent (sigh). I am really happy and excited for her starting a new page in her life and I am so proud of her, but that doesn't make me miss her any less....

On a happier note though, my sweet, sweet hubby, whom I didn't think paid much attention to what I tell him about Stampin' Up!, asked me on the last day of June if that was the last day of the special on the Big Shot kit. I told him it was and he told me to order it!!!! Whoo hoo!!! Isn't he wonderful :D?!!!

With the Big Shot kit came the Stampin' Up! exclusive Sizzlets die set 'Birds and Blooms' and the exclusive 'Top Note' die, along with the exclusive 'Little Leaves' die and the exclusive 'Cherry Blossom' flower- all of which I used on my card below. I have to admit that in the last few days I have gotten a LOT of mileage out of that little bird, lol! It is just so stinkin' cute! I just love it!

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I used the new DSP 'Razzleberry Lemonade layered on top of the new In Color Melon Mambo card stock base. The Cherry Blossom flower is also from Melon Mambo and inked along the edges with Melon Mambo Classic Ink. The leaves are cut from Old Olive (love that color!), and the bird body is cut from Dusty Durango and the wings are cut from Crushed Curry. I inked the edges of the bird's body and wings with Dusty Durango Classic Ink.

On the inside of the card, I used the same card stock colors and ink for the bird and the leaves. I used one of the stamps from the 'Sincere Salutations' stamp set for my sentiment, stamped it in Old Olive Classic Ink.

I'll be back during the week to post a few more cards :D, and sorry I have not been very good at keeping my blog updated. I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer so far and enjoying the lazy (not so lazy around here, lol!) days of summer!

Blessings!
Barb

Details:
Stamp set: Sincere Salutations- 115068 ( a good all around stamp set)
Card stock: Melon Mambo- 115320, DustyDurango- 115321, Crushed Curry- 115319, Old Olive-100702
Paper: Razzleberry Lemonade- 115675
Inks: Classic Ink Pads- Melon Mambo- 11565, Dusty Durango- 115654, Old Olive-102277
Dies: Cherry Blossom- 114516, Little Leaves- 114511, Birds and Blooms- 113485, Top Note- 113463

Just plain Silly

This is a digi layout of my grandkids. We had professional pictures taken and my daughter had asked the photographer to get a shot of the kids just being silly. My oldest grandson Josh didn't realize she took the picture.

Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July and said a "Thank You" to our troops and families for all their sacrifices and to help keep us all safe.

hugs,

Donna

My Daughter's Wedding Card

If you are a regular follower of our blog, then you know that my daughter Sarah married John on June 7, 2009. We are all so happy and excited for them as they start their new life together as husband and wife. John will be leaving to head back to Iraq soon and we will all miss him so much :(. Hopefully, the time between when he leaves again to the time when he returns home will go by much faster than the time when he left to when he came home on his mid-tour leave. Did you get all that, lol?!

Now you know that I had to make them a wedding card to let them know how happy we are for them :D. Want to see it? You do? Okay, here it is....

I wanted to try that watercolor splash technique that has been on so many blogs recently :D, and I have to say that, not only was it easy, it was a lot of fun too!

I used the rose from my 'Fifth Avenue' (Stampin' Up!) stamp set and Barely Banana and Pretty in Pink re-inkers. I inked the rose image with Versa Mark, stamped off once, then inked again with Regal Rose Classic ink, stamped on pearlescent card stock, applied clear EP and heat embossed it. The Old Olive leaves were cut on my Wishblade (ya' just gotta love that machine :D) and the edges were inked with Old Olive Classic ink. I used my stylus to add the veins to the leaves.

I gotta tell ya', I found this really cool card stock at my local Hobby Lobby for 50% off a few weeks ago and I love the stuff! By American Crafts and called Christmas Foil- the card stock in the pack is awesome stuff. The gold and silver are actually called corduroy, but to me they look pin striped- how elegant is that?! It was perfect for a wedding card in my humble opinion :D. Here's a close up of the gold corduroy card stock that I used through the entire card...

Is that not gorgeous card stock?!!! It really stands out very nicely in real life and I think it adds a special touch to the card.

On to the inside... I used two different sentiment stamp sets for the inside of the card. They just go so nicely together and said exactly what I wanted to say to them :D.

I will come back sometime on Monday and post the recipe for this card. I think I used four different stamp sets on this one. Don't you just love it when you can mix and match your stamp sets? It gives them so much more mileage. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings!
Barb

Hi Everyone

I just wanted to get this posted to let you all know we are having a "Challenge" at http://www.freepowerboards.com/PaperScraps/. with a $25.00 online gift card going to the winner. The gift card is being offered by http://www.2daughtersscrapbooking.com/. Please go by and see what she has in her store. Then pop over to the forum sign up, read the rules and start creating. There is a thread that says "Challenge starts June 15" that's where you will post your entries.
Thanks for stopping by, will try to be back real soon with some cards and LO's.
hugs,
Donna

First Communion

This is another digi layout. I did all these papers and used ribbon brushes. This picture was taken right after Lyndsey made her First Communion. Kaleb and Luke are Lyndsey's cousins. We all had a wonderful day.
Thanks for stopping by.
hugs,
Donna