Gardner Hanna

This is Gardner Hanna, and she is my first Hanna set. She hasn't even been released yet! I'm not sure when she will be released, I got her from a store and Kristi told me that she started selling them to stores but it has not been released yet. Anyway, I love her and she is just too much fun to play with!! By the time I was able to play last night it was 11:00 pm and I was soo tired, so this was just a quick card I "threw" together because I was dieing to kink her up! I hope to be able to play more with her this weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Gardner Hanna Stamp set

Groovy Guava & Chocolate Chip cardstock, I don't remember who the DP is by.

Brilliance in Graphite Black, Copic markers

Espresso Baubles, Mellow Moss Taffeta ribbon & Buttons (both by Stampin Up!), misc. Twine

So Much...

Remember this set that SU! gave us at Regionals? I had no idea what to do with this set so I joined a swap on SCS for it! I rather like this card and all the stamped images on it are from Stampin Up's "So Much" set. I stamped the doodle looking circle on Bashful Blue cs in Night of Navy ink as a background design. I stamped the dotted circle with Bashful Blue on Very Vanilla cs, then matted it on Night of Navy cs. I stamped the flowers with White Stazon on Night of Navy cs and cut them out. There is an Antique Brass jumbo eyelet in the middle of the flowers with a piece of Bashful Blue Tafetta ribbon sticking out the middle. I used the photo corner punch with Night of Navy cs, and mounted the smaller piece on the larger piece and then decorated with three Antique Brass brads. "Thanks" is stamped in Night of Navy on Very Vanilla cs then punched with large oval punch and mounted on Night of Navy cs punched withe the Designer label punch. All supplies are Stampin Up! For a set I didn't really care for, I'm so glad now that I have it!!!

3x3 Note cards Challenge

There was a challenge on the Hanna SCS Member forum to make a 3x3 box and some note cards to go in it...I didn't have a Hanna set, but wanted to play along anyway. I used a Imaginesce clear stamp I got as a gift recently. This set of notecards will be for my Gramma, there are 2 each of the designs to the side. Thanks for stopping by!

BillybootaBella RAK card

Billyboot is one of my all time favorite Bellas!! She is so cute and so fun to dress up! The DP is from a huge pack I got at Costco awhile ago (shhh, this is the first I've used it ;) ). I hope the recipient of this card loves her as much as I do! Can I keep just one??? lol!

Supplies:

Stamps: Billybootabella and sentiment by Stamping Bella

Paper: Dp by My Minds Eye, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive cs

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Chocolate Chip by SU!

Accessories: Baubles by Stamping Bella, felt flowers from the Flower Fusion pack by SU!, Making Memories Pewter brad, Copic markers

HuggyBella RAK card

Yeah, my MOJO came home!!! I had such a great stamping weekend (not enough time and too many other things to do, but I was able to get somethings done :) ). Here is a HuggyBella RAK card I made. I found this paper at a LSS awhile back when I was taking one of my out of town girlfriends "around town". I loved it, and I really liked how this card turned out! Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a great week!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Huggybellas by Stamping Bella
Paper: DP by Daisy Bucket, Certainly Celery & Groovy Guava cs by SU!
Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Groovy Guava
Accessories: Primas, Making Memories Pewter Brads (large and small), misc. brown ribbon, Copic markers

March Bella Babe contest

Here is my entry for a sketch challenge on the Bellaholics Yahoo group. This is PartygirlaBella and she is perfect for this sketch! This was also a perfect opportunity to play with my Cutie Pie DP from Stampin' Up! I've been sying to play with it!

I colored Miss Partygirl and her birthday bouquet in using my Copic markers (I love these markers!!!). I also went over a few of the balloons, the flower on her shirt and the cupcake frosting with my Spica Clear glitter pen (love these things too!...I sooooo need more colors of these!!). I ran the Certainly Celery cs piece through y Cuttlebug and then mounted it on Ruby Red cs. The "Happy Birthday" is from the So Many Scallops set from Stampin up, I used my circle punch to cut out the words in the middle. All supplies are Stampin Up! except for the Miss Partygirl herself and the markers/pens. Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!!

Beate's WSC #38

Wow, I haven't done one of Beate's Weekend Sketch challenges since she started them back up again...I really miss these!!!!! Her blog link is to the left on my list of blogs, I highly recommend checking her blog out and participating in her challenges, they are loads of fun! This card is pretty simple, it is for my Daddy for his b-day (he's kind of a "no frills" kinda guy).

Supplies (all supplies are by Stampin Up!)

Stamps: Birthday Whimsey, So Many Scallops

Paper: Blue Bayou DP, Wild Wasabi & River Rock cs

Ink: Ruby Red, Blue Bayou

Accessories: Hodge Podge hardware, twine, scallop punch, Blue Bayou Double Stitched ribbon

Bloggers Challenge #37...

Anything but a Rectangle...that was this weeks challenge. I made the circle card last night, but wasn't very happy with it...it was missing something, so tonight I took it apart and put the scallops around the Chocolate Chip base, it made a difference, but I still was super happy with it so I tried another one. I like this square card, but I'll be much happier when my "mojo" (as I've heard many of you call it) returns!! I'm thinking it ran away from home because of all the sick germs that have invaded my house for the last 2 weeks! Ok, back to card stuff...

The circle card: All supplies for this card are from Stampin Up! I was determined to use my So Much set (free from Regionals :) ), so I stamped the circle in Chocolate Chip ink on Bashful Blue cs. It still needed something because the cs circle was 4" (so it would make a 4 1/4" circle card) so I paper pierced a border between the circle and the edge of the cs (I had to make my own template in Word for this, if anyone has an easier way to paper pierce circles please post a comment here, I'd love to hear it!!. The sentiment in the middle is stamped in Basic Black Craft ink and with Iridescent Ice ep. The Flowers were stamped in Versamark on Groovy Guava, then stamped with Chocolate Chip for the detail. There is a Vintage Brad (forgot the color name) brad in the center of each flower. Two of them are mounted with Pop Dots, the other is flat on the BB cs. I punched 2 holes at the top and laced some Chocolate Chip Taffeta ribbon through. There is also 2 pieces of the Taffeta ribbon stapled towards the bottom. The scallops on the base were made with my Corner Rounder.

The square card: All supplies for this card are from Stampin Up! This was fun to make. The waffle patter was made using my Bone Folder and my SU! Cutter. I got the idea from this tutorial by Gina K. The stamp is from the Merci kit, I colored it in with my Copic markers (ok, so these are NOT by SU!, sorry), added a Rhinestone brad to the center of the flower and 2 small silver brads to the bottom corner. The ribbon slide is from the new Sterling Silver hardware set. The "Joy" is one of the new SU! rubons. I like the simplicity of this card!

Happy Friday! Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!

P.S. If you find my MOJO, please send it back home, I really, really miss it!!! :)

4 Tag

I've been tagged by Lynn Put, thanks Lynn!

4 Jobs I've Had: Graphics Artist, Systems Analyst, Stampin Up! Demo (this is my 2nd favorite), SAHM to my 3 awesom kids (best job ever!)
4 Movies I've Seen: My top 4 favs are...Under the Tuscan Sun, The Notebook, An Affair to Remember and ??? (that's all I can think of :( ).
4 Places I've been: Cabo, Florida, Michigan, New York
4 Places I've lived: Seal Beach, CA; Long Beach, CA; Diamond Bar, CA; Irvine, CA
4 TV Programs I watch: NCIS, Criminal Minds, Ghost Wisperer, CSI.
4 Radio Shows I listen to: With satellite radio and CD, I don't listen to the regular radio much.
4 Favorite Foods: Crab legs, Steamed clams, Lasagna and my #1 fav. is Gramma's family recipe of homemade noodles & chicken!!!! Mmmmmm!
4 Places I'd Rather be: Driving down the coast in my Jeep, in a castle in Austria, at Disney World, somewhere in the snow!!!

Now it's my turn to go tagging...so, Michelle Gaul & Janette Morrison, tag your it!!

My Planner...

Wow! It has been awhile since I've posted! I have had one very sick family for the past couple of weeks! It has just been one of them sick right after the other...everyone except me (so far)! Tonight has been the first chance I have had to stamp in more than 2 weeks, guess what I did...not a darn thing!!! I sat there and stared and stared at my stamps...and NOTHIN'! I hate this! But I have finally finished my planner (and for those of you sitting there saying "geez, isn't it a little late"...yeah it is, but better late than never :) I still have some finishing touches to add inside, and some more sanding to the edges. Thanks for stopping by and I hope to get a little "inky" tomorrow!

Oh Hoppy Day!

Is this little frog too cute or what?!? This set is by Sweet & Sassy Stamps and is called Pond Pals. If I didn't know better, I'd say Miss Korin designed it just for me!!! I LOVE frogs and dragonflies (but I love frogs more!!). There are several more pieces to this adorable set, you can do soooo much with it! I'm sure you'll see many more things from me with this set soon!

I can't wait for my Guest Designer month for Sweet & Sassy stamps, you can bet there'll be at least a few things with this set!! This card is for a small group of swap buddies I have. Every month the 6 of us swap cards...I hope they like my little frog-dude! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Pond Pals by Sweet & Sassy Stamps

Ink: Timber Brown Stazon & Jet Black Stazon, Copic markers

Paper: Old Olive cs by Stampin Up!, DP & green cs from the All Occassion pack by DCWV

Accessories: Brads & Jumbo eyelets by Stampin Up!, Sakura stardust glitter pen

Bloggers Challenge #35

I was so excited when I saw this week's Challenge...Brilliant Blue, Purely Pomegranate and Old Olive. With that said, I really don't care for this card! Maybe it lacks dimension, I don't know...I just don't care for it and I think I will try again later this weekend! I'm already late enough, so I thought I should post something! Thanks for stopping by & have a great weekend! Be sure to check out creations by the rest of the Bloggers Challenge group (click on the 'Bloggers Challenge' button on the left)!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Garden Whimsy, Short & Sweet (both sets by Stampin Up!)

Ink: Always Artichoke, Brilliant Blue, VersaMark (all by Stampin Up!

Paper: Brilliant Blue, Kraft, Purely Pomegranate & Old Olive cs (all by SU!)

Accessories: Cosmo glitter, photo corner punch, small & large oval punches (all by SU!), green swarovski rhinestones

Thank you, Aunt Rita!!!

My Aunt Rita (she's actually my Gramma's Aunt!), gave us some passes to go to Knott's Berry Farm before the holidays...we had such a great time! All of us really needed a day to just act silly and have fun together! The kids actually had school the day we went, but we kept them out and told them we were going to get some family photos taken...they were fine with this. When we got there, our youngest is super excited, our middle son gets all serious and then says, "wait! Does this mean I'm going to miss the whole day from school?" He was bummed because he was going to miss PE!! Hmmm let me see...a theme park for a day or PE?? Crazy Kid!! He decided he was ok with missing PE on this day after all (this day also happened to be his birthday and he wanted a Birthday Cupcake from the PE coach!!). This is my 'thank-you' card to Aunt Rita for the passes. Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sidekick Sayings by Stampin Up!

Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black, Rose Red and Old Olive SU markers

Paper: Rose Red cs by SU!, Homespun Collection DP

Accessories: Rub-Ons by Bo Bunny, Buttons by SU!, twine, copic markers, Stickles, Red ribbon by SU!

Make N Take

This sour cream container was for a Make & Take I was asked to do. I had so much fun doing this! What a great package to wrap candy or small treat or gift in, and it really doesn't take much in the way of supplies! Directions for this are here on SCS. Hope you all have a great week, and thanks for checking in!!

All Supplies are Stamping Up!

Stamps: Short & Sweet

Ink: Basic Gray

Paper: Sky Blue dp, Basic Gray & Whisper White cs

Accessories: Silver brads, Basic Gray Tafetta ribbon, Large & small oval punches

Another Bloggers Challenge #34 card

I made these cards for my swap this weekend with my SU! group. Love that little chick and the glitter! And yes, there is now green glitter all over my dining room! My wonderful friend Tanya stayed with me this weekend before heading back home to Idaho, we had a great time playing with glitter and stamping, and coloring and playing with this and that! Thanks Tanya for a fun stamping weekend!!!

All Supplies are by Stampin Up!

Stamps: A Good Egg

Ink: Classic Black

Paper: Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Sky Blue DP

Accessories: Silver brads, Wild Wasabi Double Stitch ribbon, Stampin Up markers, Green Cosmo glitter

Thank you Jennifer-G!!

Thank you Jennifer-G!!! Miss Jennifer-G sent me this wonderfully sweet award! Please check out her blog here, not only does she make great cards & stuff, but I love her banner!!!!! She made that banner by herself (according to her, she didn't know what she was doing...yeah right!!! It's awesome!!). Anyway, she is a super sweet person, a riot to talk to and has become a new blogger friend!

I would now like to award this "Excellent Blog" award to those blogs that I constantly go to for inspiration...
*A Day in the Life by Gina K. Now I don't know that she will actually put this on her blog, but I really appreciate and love the tutorials, etc. she posts on that blog (and of course her amazing stamps!!)
*Belle Papier by Julia Stainton. How this woman does everything she does, just amazes me!!
*Taylored Expressions by Taylor VanBruggen. I LOVE her 'Cupcake Fridays'...I can't even look at a cupcake anymore without thinking of her! I think all of her creations are just amazing!
*Technostamper by Mary Jo Price-Williams. You are always in for treat when looking at her blog...if I had a fraction of her talent!!

Well there are many, many more blogs that inspire me, and these are just the tip of the iceberg!!

Thanks again Jennifer-G for the wonderful compliment!! Have an amazing rest of the weekend all and thanks for visiting!

Bloggers Challenge #34

Happy Friday!! Here is my very first Bloggers Challenge card! I am very excited to join this very talented group of ladies!! You can click on the 'Bloggers Challenge' button to the left and visit their blogs!! Today's challenge was to use the layout from the Birthday card on page 42 of the Spring/Summer 2008 Stampin' Up catty. I had a really hard time getting started on this, I think because the layout seemed a little simple for me. I really liked the final card though...thanks for the challenge!!! I have a hard time with lots of "empty space", so I just had to add the rhinestones at the bottom, and "ink" the edges of the white. I've also realized that I have a hard time with square corners and have felt the need to either round all my corners or use my Ticket corner punch. I took my Chocolate Chip marker and out little "dots" in the scallops of the border. Thanks for coming over and checking out my card! Have an amazing weekend!

Supplies used:

Stamps: Friendship Blooms and Itty Bitty Backgrounds both sets by Stampin Up!

Paper: Blue Raspberry by Deja Views; Chocolate Chip and Whisper White cardstocks by SU!

Ink: Chocolate Chip & Soft Sky by Stampin Up!

Accesssories: Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, Light Blue round brads, Flower Fusion felt flower,