Happy Mother's Day!

Today is Mother's Day and I just got home from my Columbus trip to go to Simon Says CREATE!! I had such a great time- made some wonderful memories and cards. I even met my "card making idol" Jenniffer McGuire!! And got a picture with her! I will post my pictures and all the cards that I saw that will make some wonderful inspiration. I was able to take the classes on Friday and I love how the cards turned out.

Speaking of cards, a co-worker of mine asked me to make her daughter a card for her first Mother's Day. I bought these sheep die a long time ago and I'm glad I've had a chance to use them finally. I love the paper in the background adding that pop of pink. (Oh, and the sheep are soft from using velvet paper!)

Dies: The Greetery 'Lamb Face: Baby die'

Patterned paper: Bella Blvd 'Plaids and dots'

Velvet paper: Doodlebug

Other: Heart sticker, Mother Day stamp

Simon Says Wedding

Simon Says Monday Challenge: It's wedding season! And you know what that means- gift giving and card making for that special event. My little brother is getting married this June and for the wedding shower I made them a very special gift to go along with the theme of the shower of cooking and being 'Whisked Away'. This small album I found that matched the purple that they will be wearing in the wedding. I then added some marriage advise along with gift cards to go along with the advice. Then they're done with the cards- they can use the album to remember the wedding! Thank you so much for visiting!

Album: Michaels Craft Store

Recipe cards: Doodlebug 
Stickers: Doodlebug
Other: Flowers, ribbon

Eid Blessings

I am very lucky to work for a wonderful doctor who is going to be celebrating Eid soon. I am extremely new to understanding everything there is about it, but she is so open to explaining it all - it's been a lot of fun learning something new. She will be celebrating Eid soon, so I had to make a card for her! I'm very happy that Altenew makes wonderful Eid and Ramadan stamps - the only place I have been lucky enough to find that makes such items. As always- thank you so much for stopping by!

Stamps: "Eid Greetings" and "Eid al Adha" by Altenew
Other: MISTI, Clear and gold embossing powder, gold paper

Baby Snowflake cards

Thank You Snow Much: To say my arm got quite the workout today is an understatement! When you ink blend almost 25 cards fronts, your arm is going to be a little sore. Today, I made some beautiful cards for a coworker's daughter's baby shower. Her theme? A little snowflake is on its way! Could that BE any more perfect?!

I think they turned out amazing and the pallet for the colors were just amazing, and the stamps worked very well! Simon Says Stamp's newest kit from January 2024 called "Don't Flurry, Be Happy" kit. Although the kit is not available anymore, you can still buy all the accessories in it including dies. I had large circle dies available and it was easy to match up with the circle stamp. 

I used the largest stamp to make a background using embossing ink and sprinkling beautiful champagne embossing powder over it. The snowflakes are muted and match the background and it's just a beautiful combination. The snowflakes are almost the same color as the background, and it really gives it a soft, pink, snowy scene. Thank you so much for stopping by!

Stamp Set: Don't Flurry, Be Happy' by Simon Says Stamp
Ink: Ballet Slipper by Concord & 9th.
Dies: Snowflakes by Simon Says Stamp
Embossing powder: Champagne by Taylored Expressions
Shimmer paper: Michael's Craft store paperpack
Other: Circle die, blending brushes, MISTI

Making What I Dislike Most!

 Birthday Cards: I'll let you in on a little secret- I hate making birthday cards. I don't know why I just do. I think it' because I can't seem to figure out what to do with what I have. I have to really, really be in the mood to make some. But today I made 10! using two different styles but almost the same stamp/style. Thank you for taking a look!

Card One:
Ink: Hero Arts (Hero Hues Reactive) in Grape Slush, Pool Party, Key Lime, Lemon Drop, Fruit Punch
Stamps & dies: Hero Arts in Yea! Birthday bundle
Other: Hero Arts Stickers: Birthday, Scrapbooking.com glitter brush

Card Two:
Ink: Hero Arts (Hero Hues Reactive) see colors above
Die: Pink & Main: Party Hat die
Stencil: Party Confetti by Hero Arts
Other: Scrapbooking.com glitter brush

Simon Says: Your Favorite Technique

 

SSS Monday Challenge: I love rainbows and rainbow colors. I have a small collection piling up in my scrapbook room of rainbow items and I'm always on the lookout for more! This week on the Monday Simon Says challenge blog, you're to use your favorite technique- which I've found to be ink blending and since I used some rainbow colors, I decided to use a die in the shape of a rainbow and cut them out. 

I hate wasting the colors when you make a rainbow- so I always try to use them in some way- but I love the technique of ink blending because I can use all the papers and not waste any! I added some glitter to three of the stripes and the words. I also added some thickness to the Sending Smiles by just cutting out several layers and adding them on top pf each other. 

Ink: Hero Arts (Hero Hues Reactive): Grape Slush, Fruit Punch, Blue Hawaii, Pool Party, Lemon Drop, & Key Lime
Die cut: Concord & 9th: Sending Smiles (exclusive)
Rainbow Die: The Stamp Market: Mod Rainbow Cover Die
Other: Spectrum Noir Sparkle: Sterling Silver, Fairy Jewels by Memory Box

Simon Says Monday Challenge: Happy Birthday

Monday Challenge: It feels like such a long time since I've posted-- because it has! It's been almost a year. I've gone back to school and also just been very busy with life. I finally got my certificate for Medical Assisting and will be starting a new job in September. I am looking forward to going back to work and helping people.

For today's card, I used a Taylored Expressions Slim Infinity Shaker Panel to make a happy birthday card but found that the card is very thick and will need extra postage. I tried something different when I looked online for a infinity shaker panel and found just what I needed in THIS video. It uses up our extra plastic pieces from stamps that we would normally throw away! What a great idea! 

Stamps: Concord and 9th "All the Birthdays" set
Shaker Bits: Taylored Expressions
Ink: Concord and 9th colors in 'Honeysuckle', 'Buttercup' and 'Harbor'
Other: Clay stars, blending brushes, Misti

Camping and Anything Goes!

 

Simon Says Anything Goes: My daughter is going away to camp for the very first time and I'm so excited for her! She'll only be going for three days to give it a try and if she likes it then she'll go longer next year. 

I too went to camp last year but it was a viral camp with Concord & 9th. It was so amazing all the products we got and the cards we made and I went again this year but it wasn't "camp" themed. I will be showing off some cards I've made this year so keep an eye out for them!

This card I am giving to my daughter in her camp bag with a message inside. I thought it looked great to send to a camp for a camper and the SS Wednesday Challenge on their blog.

Dies, stamps and paper from the exclusive Concord & 9th Summer Camp and sadly not sold to the public But sometimes people do sell them on Ebay if you're interested in the items!

Simon Says: Back to School

 

Simon Says Monday Challenge: Time to start thinking about school again and this year, as well as my own children going back to school, I too am going to go back to college! I will be attending a college and learning Medical Assisting. I'm so very exited about it!

For this challenge on the Simon Say Monday Challenge Blog, I used some older dies that I had on hand to make a teacher card. I just love the scissors and they actually work because I used a brad to make them open and close. These dies were a lot of fun to piece together. Thank you so very much for visiting!

Dies: Spellbinders 
Sentiment: Taylored Expressions
Other: brad, lined school patterned paper 

Simon Monday Challenge: Sweet Treats

Simon Says Sweet Treats: Hello all! Thank you so much for visiting - I know it's been awhile since I've posted - I scrapbook in my basement and it's very cold down there right now and also my 2 year old won't let me get much done when I'm down there. 

But I did want to show off my Easter shadowbox insert. Doodlebug just came out with their own inserts but I've made this awhile ago. I'm excited for their new inserts because they offer some different options - but I do love the ones I've made! I just love the shimmer from the jewels. I thought this would be a good addition to add to the Simon Says Monday Challenge of Sweet Treats with all the fun Easter items on the circle of stickers.

I'm hoping that I'll be able to scrap some more and make more cards here soon. Again- thanks so much for stopping by!

Stickers: Hippity Hoppity cardstock stickers by Doodlebug 
Jewels: Spring collection by Doodlebug

Enamel dots: Hippity Hoppity sprinkles by Doodlebug

Shadowbox frame: 8x8 frame from Michael's
Other: Vellum cut to 8x8

Easter cross stitch (Shown below in picture): Lizzie Kate