Hi Friend - Stampin Up Big Shot Dies

Hi Friends!  I have to tell you just how much I LOVE my Stampin Up Simple letter dies.  I have both the numbers and letters (lower case).  I love my big shot.  It is the go to for out of the box additions to your cards.  They are the perfect size for your scrapbook pages so I thought well le me see what I can come up with for a card!  I cut the letters using the new Concord Crush cardstock.  The purple is so delicious!  I glued them to the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder and use the friend heart from the I Heart Hearts set to make a "flower" of sorts.  I also tied the pear pizazz ribbon to make the leaves for the flower.  I attached the orange using dimensionals.  What a cute card to make just to say hello!

We are waiting for the storms to come in this evening.  I will be up in my craft room welcoming the rain whie making some more creations!

Tomorrow is Friday...another busy weekend in the making!  See you then!

Thanks for Caring - Distressed

Hello friends.  There isn't a better feeling in the world than to know that someone cares.  What would we do without family and wonderful friends?  I've been busy this week helping someone I care dearly for.  They are going through alot right now and I hope today is the start of a new look on life and what it has in store for them. 

Todays card is Thank You for Caring.  Make sure you thank those in your life that are important to you.

I used Rick Razzleberry and Pear Pizazz for the base and mat.  The edge of the white piece was punched with the spiral punch and watercolor painted the flower.  The butterfly is from the Beautiful Wings and the sentiment is from Three Little Words.  It's a simple little card but sometimes it's better that way.

I will post again when I can.  I have lots of new ideas to share!  Thank you for caring and visiting my blog!  I hope you have a blessed day!

Birthday Wishes - Watercolor

Good morning everyone!  What a beautiful Saturday we have today!  I have been up made my rounds and am now ready to enjoy the sun! 

Todays card is perfect for todays forecast......bright and beautiful!

I used the Watercolor Trio and Fast and Fabulous hostess stamp sets and watercolored the flowers with my Aqua pen.  It's the perfect technique for these stamps!  I used the paper piercer and punched holes around the scallop and attached it with dimensionals.

Don't forget to sign up for my blog candy via this link which runs through April 15th. 

Have a fabulous weekend!!!

Happy Birthday Embossed Acetate Card / BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY!!!

TGIF!  I am so ready for the weekend and it's supposed to be a nice one! I've got some stuff to prepare for a friend but other than that hopefully we will be beach bound and get a little shopping in!

 Today I am featuring one of my favorite cards.  It is made with Embossed Acetate.  I ran the top half of the card (acetate) through the Lots of Dots embossing folder and placed a piece of Perfect Plum cardstock on the inside for the base.  I colored the flower with the Prismacolor pencils and did lots of shading for the beautiful detail. I used the upcoming new Designer Paper for the top of the card and the sentiment mat at the bottom.  I think it's just beautiful!

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 I will be drawing Friday, April 15, 2011 for a winner! 

Now, on with the Blog Candy! 

 A recently retired Stampin Up! Sale-a-bration Stamp Set

  Three rolls of ribbon

  Pen

 Brads

  Four alterable mini notebooks

Have a geat weekend everyone!

Happy Birthday - Card Maps

It's a chilly morning here in Florida.  The storm front that came through yesterday brought us back to cooler weather, but knowing Florida, it will be in the 80's again tomorrow.

Todays card is made using a card sketch from the Page Maps website.  I used the paper crimper (had to dig that out from the very back of my supply closet) to do the shimmery white cardstock.  I  stamped the flowers and punched them.  Once I arranged everything on the page, I added dimensionals to several of the pieces.  I pulled a string on the pear pizazz ribbon to gather it and then placed adhesive on my page and attached the ribbon. 

Check in on Friday as I will be starting a give away that will run through the weekend!  If you missed out on a Sale-a-bration set, it may be your lucky day!