Wedding Day card!

My Mom asked me to make a card for her - she's attending a wedding this weekend. I think it's fun to get asked to make cards for people I don't even know!!! I made sure I put my blog address on the back so this sweet bride can check out her card - someday!

I really like the way this one turned out! I used my PC Embossing Folder, and stamps were from The Angel Company! The Martha Stewart lace border punch makes the card just perfect for that "lacey" look! Spica Markers twinkle with elegance and a sweet bow for a vertical element on this card!!!

Make sure you use your black ink to edge your white CS - gives a bit of a framed look! Thanks for looking!!! What do you think?

“When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” When Harry Met Sally (Movie) www.allinspiration.com

Peace Frog Birthday Cards

Friends of mine celebrated birthdays this July and inspired by their Peace Frog obsession, I created these cards for them! Hope you like them!

Why is blogger underlining all my writing today? I have no idea!!! Sorry.....

“Frogs have it easy, they can eat what bugs them” www.thinkexist.com

Mr. Fix-It Father's Day Cards!

I am blessed with a Dad who's a Mr. Fix-It! Growing up in a Mechanics home was sometimes smelly (carburetors being cleaned on the kitchen table) , sometimes greasy (GOOP and grease stains in the bathroom sink) as well as seeing my dear old Dad's butt and elbows sticking out from under the hood of a car to be fixed! Seems like that's a whole lifetime ago.

Anyway, I love this set of tools from Darcie Heater's stamp set! This was such a fun card to make!

The inside sentiment says: "To my favorite Mr. Fix-It"

Colored with Copic and Spica markers made a huge difference in that "sparkle" that metal tools have!

Thanks for stopping by!

He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. ~Clarence Budington Kellar

Michelle

I've been M.I.A.

Yes, I know I've been missing for a while, but not without good reason!

I am currently a college student, AGAIN! I decided to go back for a nursing degree!!!

I have not stepped foot in a college classroom for 17 years!!! Now that my youngest is in school, I thought it might be a good time to figure out what I want to be when I grow up!!! So, I am currently taking 1 prerequisite this semester - along with full time Mom, and now PT student - I am in the throws of Anatomy & Physiology 1 - all I can say is WOW - that is one demanding class - but so far averaging a "B" and that is taking up a TON of my time!

New Use for COPIC Markers: coloring my AP 1 Coloring Book! These make wonderful coloring medium for all those darn labels of every single body drawing that needs to be colored - it's a way to keep my creativity going while I study, study, study! Check out these pics -

So, in case you thought I was just blowing off my blog - not so!

I will be posting as much as I can; thanks for your patience!! I have a good project to show you soon, more to come!

Help Needed: does anyone have a good suggestion for stopping a horrible surge of "comments" on my blog posts for everything from medications to sex items? I put my comments on "moderate" so that helps, but I'm totally sick of the bad stuff and want to stop them at all!!! Any suggestions?

Thanks for stopping by: (and yes, I've been praying TONS just to make all this info from AP 1 Class to stick!)

As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in schools. ~Author Unknown

A Valentine Card

Valentine's Day is in ONE MONTH!!! Wow!

Not sure if you are like me or not, but I have some favorite stamp sets that I continually wrack my brain trying to incorporate those images in as much as possible. This stamp set (Hand in Hand by Melanie Muenchinger) is one of those sets! I just love the possibilities - and I'm a total fan!

Since the Valentine card here speaks friendship that Vinny & I shared first in our relationships - almost 20 years ago! I love the way it turned out!

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Stamp set: Hand in Hand by Melanie Muenchinger, Gina K Stamps

CS: Real Red by Stampin' Up

Patterend Paper: My Minds Eye

White Ink Pad: VersaMagic Chalk Ink to highlight the scalloped heart punch (Marvy Uchida)

Black Ink Pad: Momento Tuxedo Black

Dimensional Foam dots/red checked ribbon via Walmart/Glue Dots

Where there is love, there is God also. ~ Leo Tolstoy ~

Some Craft Show Photos & 2010 Calendars

Hi everyone,

If you followed my post back in December, I posted my calendars I was getting ready to sell at my church Craft Show. Here are some of those pictures of my table, my calendars and set-up!

My cards & display include the cards out for customers to walk by and pick up, maybe read. But then also a homemade "Password File" and some of my altered weekly calendar books for purse, etc.

Here are my Screen Door framed decor display. I also showed some of my cards & Screen Door kits I was selling.

On the right side of the next picture you can see my calendars. My desktop & fridge calendars are shown.

The fridge calendars have really strong magnets for hanging. When I glued these down with E6000 glue, the magnets attracted eachother - and making the glue slide until drying some time later. Of course, I was giggling when I saw these the next morning!

This was a picture taken the night before the show - looking at my display to see how it would look prior to the big day!

Here is a snapshot of each month. Both Fridge & Desktop calendars had the exact same stamped images for each month. This made stamping & assembly a snap!

My family, friends & even our mail carrier received what I did not sell. You simply cannot save these time sensitive gifts! (all stamps are The Angel Company).

Using a great font, I printed out the title sheet on my computer and layered it on my front cover.

I wish I could say I made a killing and sold out everything, but honestly I did not. Since my Theme of the Year is SEEKING JOY, I have to be honest with myself: I experience joy when I am creative.

Thanks for stopping by...

Life is all about timing... the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable... attainable. Have the patience, wait it out It's all about timing.”
Stacey Charter

Babies, babies, everywhere....2 Projects!

Good Morning Everybody - Babies, babies, everywhere....

I have 2 great projects to share with you - and it's all about the BELLY!!! Yup, I am going to be a new Auntie! My sister is pregnant with baby #3 - and her third GIRL!!! Since this baby was a surprise, it was pretty unanimous that we (a few of her relatives + me) throw her a baby shower!

Project #1
Here is my inspiration for the invite - I am a subscriber to many blogs and this one is just lovely! Click here for Melstampz.blogspot.com - what a great idea but the inspiration was just what I needed for my invites. Of course, I had to tweak my version!

So, here is my version! Do you like it? I hope my sister loves it! They were really fun and easy to make! I must give credit to Templates by Chia - houseofstirfry.com/chia for the FREE template. I did have to play around with getting the cutting just right since I placed the template on the fold of the "shoulders." The tiny heart is a punch I purchased at the dollar bins @ Target. Then, I squeezed a layer of pink Stickles over the heart for a touch of sweet and sparkle!

I have a couple of tips to share: #1 - I went to Walmart and purchased the sew-on snaps for $1.67 - CHEAPPP!!! I did have to play with the bottom of the template to create the snap-flap. But it fit perfectly on a 8.5X11" Solar White white cardstock. I really loved the way it turned out!

Here is a side shot - just so you can see how it opens.

The stitches took some playing with since I did not want to run 30 of these baby onesies through my sewing machine.

Ahhh, Copic markers to the rescue! The E40 Brick White marker worked it's magic and gave me the right amount of shadow and white color for me to make my hand stitches! I really think this gave the onesie it's POP!

Project #2

Since we are on the Baby Theme, funny that a friend of my sister's (same one mentioned above) friend just had a Baby Boy!

For this card I used stamps from The Angel Company (Everyday Events - Elephant & For Baby stamps). The cardstock is Bordering Blue by Stampin' Up, patterned paper from My Mind's Eye, Copic & Spica markers, Crystal Lacquer, light blue organza ribbon from Jo-Ann Stores, a roll of small shipper's twine (source unknown), blue rhinestone sticker from Me & My Big Idea.Here is a close-up of the elephant! I love the way the Crystal Lacquer gives it dimension even when I used foam tape dots for a real 3-D look. If you can see, I used my Burnt Umber ink from Palette Hybrid Ink to edge my papers for a small finishing! You can really see the Silver Spica Marker I used for the "metal" looking wheels!

"A baby is an angel whose wings decrease as his legs increase” ~Author Unknown www.thinkexist.com

Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!