2 Butterflies...Guava & Sage

Ok, again I must ask for you to use your imagination and pretend that this card says something other than "Mothers Day'.....

Maybe happy birthday, or for a friend?

Heehee, anyway, I used Groovy Guava for the cardbase, and I had a large scrap of a very light pink that I've had a while, and it matched the guava perfectly! So I stamped the Pretty Petals BG stamp in Groovy Guava.

I made the little daisy with a marvy punch I have had for-eeeeeeeever.

I used the Beautiful Wings sizzlit for the butterflies and stamped the sentiment from the All Holidays set in Chocolate Chip.
I sponged the wings of the butterflies with brown and green respectively, and added bling.

This is How Behind I Am!

Ok, I know, this is from like,....forever ago, but if you use your imagination, you can picture it as a thank you card, or a thinking of you. of birthday, etc! Just substitute whichever sentiment fits the purpose!


This one uses a lot of retired colors too. I think all but one is retired. :(
But I'm sure while you are imagining a different sentiment, you can imagine a different color scheme as well!

I do have to say, I got the inspiration for this layout from a card I saw many moons ago online somewhere, but lost the source. If it looks like one of your cards, email me and let me know so I can give you credit ASAP!

Here is what I did/used:

Apricot Appeal, Pixie Pink, Bashful Blue, Green Galore, Gable Green, one of the purples, a couple of the SU sizzix dies, the scallop oval punch, large oval punch, scallop trim border punch

To get the large polka dots on the cardstock, I punched out a circle out of scrap, then used a sponge and white craft ink to make the dots. If I had a dot stamp, I would have used that, but alas, I did not, so I had to do it the hard way. But I do like the way it looks!
I also stamped the flowers with the polka dot stamp from Itty Bitty Backgrounds in white craft ink, but there is a nice polka dot stamp in the current catalog that would work nicely too.

Super Simple Monday

Ok, so simple might be relative in regards to this card.
I thought it was pretty easy. The hardest part was getting the bling in just the right place!

You don't have to cut out your sentiment like I did, you can stamp right on the card, I just so happened to mess up.....and needed to cover it. Don't you love how forgiving papercrafting can be? :)

I used white craft ink, a martha stewart butterfly punch, the SU flower punch (just retired), Birthday Hugs and Wishes stamp, Going Gray cardbase, and Basic Grey & Basic Black cardstock.

Grill It!

I was contemplating posting this one as a Super Simple Monday card, but I decided that the coloring would take extra time, so it is kind of a step above simple. The layout is pretty basic, but the image takes a little bit of care.

The cardbase is Riding Hood Red, BG paper is DCWV, Image from King of the Grill, sentiment from Many Mower set.

I used markers to color the image.

Good thing this Card is Versatile!

Here is another one I made for Fathers Day, but it can be used as a Birthday card as well!

This image is from the Many Mower set from last Spring (Love that set!)
I used scraps to make this card, including DSP from several years ago. I used markers to color the image, and buttons from my stash. The cardbase is Always Artichoke and Pumpkin Pie.

(BTW, the inside says "RELAX!" in case you were wondering) ;)

Better late than Never!

Here is another Fathers Day card I made using a folded piece of paper to look like a shirt. The paper is from DCWV, the sentiment is from the King of the Grill stamp set. The cardbase is one I have had for a long time and don't remember where it came from :)

Return of the Blogger!!

Wow, I've been gone a long time! Sorry about that, Ever since my son graduated high school over a month ago, we have been very busy at our house! Trips out of state, church stuff, taking our daughter to all kinds of different places to keep her entertained while out of school....you name it!
Anyway, I have missed posting lots of cards that I have made recently. So instead of waiting another year for these to come back into "season" I will just go ahead and post them anyway!

Here is a Fathers Day card I made using the King of the Grill set, some retired paper, and the Fathers Day stamp from All Holidays Stamped in Close to Cocoa. I used markers to color in the image.

Glad to be back, have lots to post! Check Back!

Oh, P.S., I have been wanting to make some of my cards available to purchase, but don't want to go through Etsy (fees, and maintenance of a 'store' you know.) to do it. I was wondering if I made a way to have a link to the cards available, if anyone would be interested in buying them that way? Just curious, thought I would give it a try....never know unless you try, right?

Craving a Cupcake

Here is another card I made during my birthday card marathon.
I like the colors on this one. Its sweet without being froofy. Makes me want a cupcake. :)

Scrappy Tuesday

If you have read my blog for any length of time, you know I just LOVE using my scraps! I hate wasting anything and will take out my scrap stash and challenge myself to make cards with nothing but what's in the basket. Well, Here is another one of the results of a scraps only day! I do have to say that the buttons were not scraps of course, but embellishments don't count, right?
So you should challenge yourself to come up with a scrappy card too! I would love to see what you make! Send me a pic or a link!

Super Simple Monday

Ok, its the return of Super Simple Monday! I know I've been slacking on that. Seems that life has just gotten on the way of things, but hopefully things will get somewhat back to normal for a little while.....maybe....

Ok, this one is really easy. I stamped the image, colored it with markers and cut it out, put a pretty background paper on a cardbase, used my punch to make the lacy white ribbon thingy, added a real ribbon on the top of it, and added my little handmade flower.
This card would probably take about 10 minutes with the coloring and punching, but it is really easy! Or should I say, Super Simple!

Royal Treatment

I was asked to make a few cards for some birthdays, one being princess themed. I was kind of stumped, as I didn't have any princess like stamps.
So after lots of thought, I came up with this card.

I used an old scrap piece for the background, and the panel is Pretty in Pink cardstock with gold embossed polka dots on it. The crown is handmade out of gold paper, with some jewels glued on. The sentiment is gold embossed too!

I think it turned out pretty decent!

Nothin' Like Last Minute!

I almost didn't make it for this weeks challenge at Stampin' Royalty! I think I am submitting this right before the challenge closes, but I was determined! Mostly because I have not used any of my rich razzleberry cardstock yet, and I told myself I really needed to use some! So here is my card that I practically threw together! (But I'm sure you can tell by looking at it, heehee!)

They Grow Up So Fast.....

Boys. What can I say? My little boy is not so little anymore. Today is his last day of school. He graduates next week, then, off to college! I have spent almost half my life dedicated to raising him, and it just seems so weird that the time has finally come for him to leave the nest so to speak. He will still be living with me and attending Boise State, but I get the feeling I won't see him much! Anyway, I have decided to post a couple more "boy" cards today, for all of you who need a little inspiration on making cards for boys and have as much trouble as I always have in coming up with something.

Ok, Wish me luck and only a few tears, as my baby boy graduates next Tuesday! You did it, son, I am so very proud of you!

Sweet Shop

The colors and everything on this card just reminds me of a sweet shop!
I cannot tell you how happy I am that Stampin' Up is bringing back Baja Breeze! I had stocked up on it before it retired previously, so I am glad it gives me an excuse to stop hoarding it and start using it! (Now if only we can convince them to bring back Soft Sky!)

Oh! and a quick side note... I have seen the new In Colors, and let me tell ya, I can't wait to get them in my hands! They are super fun!

Catching Up!

Ok, this is the last of the Mother's day cards! I had made several and didn't have a chance yet to post them all, but here is the rest!

Hopefully they can give you inspiration for another type of card!