Baby Shower

Hi everyone! I survived the first week of school and have been enjoying the weekend so far. I went to a baby shower yesterday, which was a lot of fun. Of course, I had to make a card ...

I used some PTI paper and a paper doilie for the background. I have seen a lot of doilies around and had been hoarding a package of them for awhile. :-) I also stamped a stork image and colored it with some Copics and added that panel on foam tape. I spelled babe with some BG letter stickers from a recent Studio Calico kit. (Sorry for the crappy photo ... was in a hurry to get to the shower!)

I also packaged up a lot of baby goodies in a Thirty-One tote. This one is called the Organizing Utility Tote and is less than $30 even after adding an initial or monogram to it! It actually has 7 outside pockets (2 shown filled here) and holds a lot of stuff. I had their last name initial added to the bag and also had a matching insulated Small Lunch Tote with a few bottles inside tucked into the larger bag along with some cute outfits, of course! It was a hit!
There's still 2 days left to take advanatage of the August Special which is $1 embroidery on all items (normally $6 per item). Feel free to check out the catalog and shop online or email me if you have any questions!

Thanks for stopping by! :-)

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Amuse
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Chai, Chamomile (PTI); Copic markers
Paper: White, Kraft, Green Boutique patterned paper (PTI)
Other: Doilie (Wilton); New Leaf grosgrain (PTI)

Owl Card Set

Hiya! Is the summer flying by or what?! Maybe I better not think about how I will be back in the classroom before I know it ... I still have a lot of projects I want to work on!

Speaking of projects, my BFF loves some owls and I found this paper awhile back that was too cute to pass up. I whipped up a quick set of 6 thank you notes for her complete with a stamped envelope. :-)
She loved them and I hope she enjoys sending them out as much as I enjoyed making them. Pretty easy ... lots of layers and quick to mass produce. The thin ribbon is easy to mail too - good thing since I am sure she'll be using a lot of postage in the coming months. :-)

That's all for now ... off to work on some sketch challenges. :-)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Fox & Friends (SU!); sentiment from Baby Wishes (Amuse)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU!), Antique Linen (Ranger Distress). Simply Chartreuse (PTI)
Paper: Dark Chocolate, White (PTI); Owls All Around from Fern Collection (Adorn It)
Other: Ribbon (craft store)

Fun with Thickers Stickers

Hi everyone! It was a busy week last week trying to get caught up after my trip to Louisville. I am still behind on some stuff, but *had* to stop and make some cards for Mother's Day. We'll start with this one ... My bestie is expecting her first child later this year and I've known for awhile but just hadn't made a card yet. (Gasp!) Seemed that this weekend was an appropriate time to congratulate her. I stamped the pregnant girl on white to make a background and then added some super fun vinyl letter stickers. I should really stop hoarding my Thickers stickers! I kept it really simple, but love how fun this is. And since she's having a boy I won't be able to use pink on everything for long! LOL

That's all for now. Hope you're all having a wonderful weekend!

Thanks for stopping by :-)

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Amuse - Baby Wishes
Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa
Paper: PTI White, Hawaiian Shores; SU! Pink Pirouette
Ribbon: PTI Raspberry Fizz swiss dot satin

Boy oh Boy!

Hiya! Sorry to be gone a few days ... been busy catching up on some letter shirt orders. But I did get crafty a little bit in between shirts. One of my good friends from college is expecting her second little boy and there was a shower in her honor last weekend. Of course, I had to make a card! :-) Here's what I came up with ...I started with the super fun argyle stamps from Practicing Creativity. (Who knew I'd be able to use a love-themed stamp set for a baby boy shower card!?) The little rocking horse and sentiment are from Amuse's Baby Wishes set. Such fun little images in that set.

I also made a quilt ... I decided about 6:30 the night before to whip one up. A little risky on my part, but it was worth it and I did finish just in the nick of time! I will share it in a post later this week. Its really cute if I do say so myself.

Well, its been a long week and I am dying to ink up some stamps and make some projects, so I will sign off and be back tomorrow! :-)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Key to My Heart (Practicing Creativity); Baby Wishes (Amuse)
Ink: SU! Chocolate Chip; PTI Hawaiian Shores, Chai; Copic markers
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate, Kraft
Other: Satin ribbon (Offray)

A Man Card

Happy Monday! Party's over ... its back to work today. At least I get to ease in with a teacher workday! LOL

Anywho .... today is my bestie's husband's birthday. He's 32 today and he loves mail, so I whipped up a card for him and hopefully he got it today. I am pretty terrible at "man cards" because well, ribbons just aren't right on them. LOL But I did add some vinyl letters to this card because I thought it would be fun and he's worked in a sign shop cutting vinyl in the past so I thought he'd "get it." We'll see. He'll probably be more excited about the gift card inside! :-) I needed something to fill the space on teh sentiment strip, so I added some punctuation points from the alpha set. I think in hindsight, I'd change the happy to be centered and put a dot on either side. But overall I am happy with how this man card came out.

Have a great day back in the grind! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Amuse - Birthday Builder Set
Ink: SU! Garden Green, Going Gray; PTI Chamomile
Paper: PTI White, True Black; My Minds Eye - patterned paper
Accessories: American Crafts - "Sprinkles" Thickers vinyl sticker letters

2 Sketches 4 You #49

Hiya! Been playing around with some sketches this afternoon. I needed to make some more baby thank yous for one of my friends ... her little boy is due in just a few weeks. In fact, I have 3 girlfriends expecting boys this year ... better stop buying pink paper! LOL

I decided to use this week's 2 Sketches 4 You #49 as a jumping off point. You can see the sketch here. Here's my take on it.
I started with some cute Basic Grey Lime Rickey paper that I've been hoarding for way too long. These birdies are too cute! The sentiment and little overall stamp is from Amuse's Baby Wishes set. I just cut them out and added them on with foam tape. Super easy and quick to mass produce. Here's a shot of some of the different papers I used from the 6x6 pad. These are little ... 3.5 x 5 ... a perfect thank you size. Hope my girlfriend enjoys sending them to thank her sweet gift-givers!

Thanks for stopping by. :-)

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Amuse - Baby Wishes
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Paper: PTI White, Orange Zest; Basic Grey Lime Rickey patterned paper
Accessories: SU! Old Olive grosgrain; foam tape