I pulled out this set again today and like what I came up with. Basic with a little pizazz! I just used a plain oval punch for the Merry Christmas and tied some grosgrain to the bottom. I also used my Copic Glitter Pen throughout the entire card...the tree, the Merry Christmas, the star, and the swirls on the Old Olive card stock. It is really lovely IRL. Give me a moment and I'll link the recipe HERE.
Well, it isn't exactly where I was going with this card but I really like how it came out! I'm going to upload this card to SCS so I'll come back and you'll be able to click HERE for what I used to make it. Now, for the directions. I can't give them to you right now as I followed a tutorial but Paula's blog is right HERE and she may have the directions on there. The colors were an inspiration from Beate's blog awhile ago. I bought the Groovy Guava Designer Paper and used it with this card. Also, the Basic Gray is just a beautiful color. I wish I could find a way to use the taffeta ribbon that matches with it on this card, too! :o) I left the
Shimmery White almost blank on the inside so that I could write a note on it should I want to. The other thing is that I used Stickles on the entire flower. I started out only using it on every other petal but I really thought it needed the Stickles on the whole thing. And, yes, it is very blinggy!
blogger, Rose Ann, when I join I signed up for her Pay It Forward post. All I needed was to be one of the first few people to respond and BAM! This is all mine! Don't you just love that bird stamp? Cute, cute, cute! Now the thing is that I have to Pay It Forward on my blog sooooo....
next week. Not sure how I'm going to mail that box but I'll see what I can do!
Wanna see why I didn't post yesterday? Well, because this is all I could come up with in respects to the card I was trying to make to show you. I had originally started out with a new style of card from another website but I just couldn't get it to come out correctly and ruined TWO beautiful pieces of Basic Gray paper that I just got. Grrr...So, I decided to try a different card. Although I think it will be lovely when I finally figure out how to finish it off it just isn't coming together the way I want. 
Okay...here is the card that I was waiting for my SU! order to come so I could finish it. Here is the thing...I decided not to use the card stock that came yesterday. I did use the new, yummy, Chocolate Chip satin ribbon that came in the order though!
better than the one I came up with! I got this super cute card in the mail today from my friend Janel! She was thanking me for some help I gave her with a card but I just say that she is the most awesome stamper and doesn't really need my help!
Well, I just had to have one for myself because I LOVED hers! I just got mine in the mail a couple of days ago so I had to take measurements (so I can make more of them!) and make my Book!
think the circle panel (panel 3) looks okay and the front looks great (I think!), but I'm not in love with the first inside panel's stamping. Also, I should have gotten a little closer photo for you so you could see it better because the paper is just beautiful! I don't know what it is but if I could find more I would! The pull out panels say...Dreams, Family Traditions, Memories, and We Are Family. Oh, and the SU! Chocolate Satin Ribbon keeping it all together...amazing! You should order some before the Holiday Mini expires...I guarantee you won't be disappointed in it! 
I've had the instructions to make these pumpkin ornaments forever. I think I didn't make them before now because I was afraid I wouldn't get how to make them because sometimes my brain just doesn't work so that I understand how other people write out directions. Anyway, last night I sat down to make them and it took me about 20 minutes to make these two and that is having Todd show me how the ribbon was supposed to go and tying and re-tying the ribbon on them both to get them to look how I wanted. These really are very simple to make! Here are my directions based on the directions that I got from Coleen on SUDSOL. 
Good Sunday Morning Everyone!
you need in order to make the score that you'd like. For this demonstration I am just scoring a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of card stock in half to make the standard size card of 5 1/2 x 4 1/4.
card stock. It will flow very easily. I was worried at first that I would go off the track and ruin the card stock but indeed the groove is the perfect depth and I would have had to really work at it to mess it up!
what is great? The direction for the gate fold and 3 (I think) other folds are right on the package. It literally only took me seconds to score for this gate fold because the Scor-Pal is so easy to use and the directions are so clear! Scor-Pal has a fantastic website where you can go get directions for new folds and see what other people have created. You can view that HERE. The card I made to show you is a gate fold that I made for Todd. Not very fancy but you get the idea!
plan was to use the Bella wedding couple but then I saw THIS lovely card and thought I'd try something like that. On the inside I just stamped 'Happy Wedding Day' and I think it will be good! What do you all think? Fancy enough for a wedding? Sure hope so 'cuz it is what I'm going with!
Here is a birthday card that I made last week for my upline, Richelle. You can see HERE what I used to make it. One of my favorite, new, stamping accessories is the Copic Spica Glitter Pen in Clear. I got it from Ellen Hutson's store. I just noticed that she has a Glitter Pen Set that includes 13 different colored pens and a great zippered bag to store them all in. Oooo...I may have to have that! I like them because they have a fine tip that allows me to use them just about anywhere that I'd like. On this card I used it on the inside of each of the flowers, on the tip circle of the main flower and on the design of the tab. The picture really doesn't show it well but it really adds some pop to it!
degrees...brrrr! As you all know it is good to start early on projects that will take awhile...like Christmas cards. Well, that isn't why I made this Christmas card. I actually got this Season of Joy set after I saw just a ton of cards made with it that I love. Now I've gotten it and I still really like it! This card is a 5 1/4" square card that just came together beautifully. You can see what I used to make this card HERE. I'm thinking I may do a class with the Season of Joy set and Dashing Designer Paper. There are just so many great things you can make with that combination! 
Like I have said before I'm really not much of a Halloween card giver but the Batty For You and Autumn Apparitions really makes them easy to make! If you throw in some of the SU!'s Creepy Crawly Designer paper then it is REALLY easy! This layout is the same that I showed you a week or so ago only I used current paper. I just love the way it came out! You can see how I made this card HERE.
And here they are...the last three cards from the swap! Let see...the first card made with Booglie Eyes was made by my friend Janel. The card is so simple yet cute, cute, cute!
card made with the pumpkin from the SU! set Year after Year. Don't you just love the scripture on that card! Whenever I see it I have to start singing that song!
and look so good! And who doesn't like that saying?!
need to do before I go get the kids before school. Then...I'm behind on my Bible study so I need to get caught up with that. I HAVE to get back into a routine of some sort...uugghh!
but all on the same subject...fall/Halloween!
until you see all the wonderful swaps that were received!
does just wonderful things with. The coloring on the apple pail...amazing! The scalloped circle is one that she made with a corner rounder...which is something I still haven't figured out to do! I love the way the circles look when they are made this way! Anyway, one of the apples is popped up and I can almost smell the tartness of the apples! HERE is Jennifer's SCS gallery if you care to go take a look...which you should! :o)
on clothing (I can't think for the life of me the name of it right now!). What a fun accessory that is! Debby also entered twice because she wanted Todd to do a card. You'll see her other card later.
and made two different cards. You'll see the other card later. Isn't the paper and ribbon just gorgeous?! I love the font on the 'happy fall' saying! Also, isn't it neat how she used the ticket corner punch on just the top two corners of the pumpkin? For some reason I feel like when I use my punch that I have to punch all four corners. Also, in case you can't tell from the picture the card has a neat layout. It is almost like a reverse tent card. I'm blanking on how to explain it to you but it is really neat. The entire inside has the plaid paper and then a square piece of vanilla cardstock to write the note on. Very nice!
pumpkin, sponging, spotlight coloring, brads, designer paper, and ribbon. And the colors are all just gorgeous! One of the things that is neat about her card is that I never would have thought of that stamp! 
know who won and see all the cards? Okay, okay, I'll show you the winner but as for all of the cards you'll have to wait and see them a couple at a time over the next couple of days! Ha! Anywho....the winner is....Sara Anderson! Sarah is a fellow Wisconsinite and has a great blog over at Scrampin' Mama. So cute, huh!? Here is the recipe Sarah put on the back of her card!
the beginning. What he did was took one of those pumpkin carving templates (do you know what I'm talking about?) and reduced the size on our printer. Then he took SU!'s craft and hobby knife and cut the template out after which he placed it on Whisper White cardstock and sponged Pumpkin Pie ink all around it. To make it look like a pumpkin he just cut the Whisper White in a pumpkin shape, made a stem (that he sponged with garden green ink) and then placed clear baubles on the pumpkin's eyes. Finally he heat embossed some bats on the black background. Inside the card it says Happy Halloween! Isn't that just the neatest card? We also talked about how cutting out a large circle and making it into a moon with the trick or treaters would have been neat too. I am so proud of him for thinking outside the box for his card! Anyway, hope you like this sneak preview!
retailfellabella and love it! That couple is a miniature Todd and me! teehee! I thought I'd try some paper that was more masculine but I'm not sure that I succeeded. Oh, well! I would love to tell you what I used to make this card but because it isn't all SU! frankly...I don't remember! I used my Copic Markers to color Mr Fella and Mrs Bella (they have to be married in my world!). I used some Taffeta ribbon for the saying at the bottom. Speaking of the saying isn't that funny? Does anyone get my humor on this? I'm sure Mr. Fella is thinking too much more 'together' time and we'll be broke while Mrs. Bella is thinking I just love spending 'together' time with my Mr. Fella! Okay, so am I a dork!
with it a little bit yesterday! What a fun set that is! At first, I wasn't sure if I could do anything with it but I just chose a sketch and made this card! Oh...can I just tell you that I LOVE this card! All of the elements and different colors just make this so cute...I think! I had to use retired Halloween paper on this one BUT I'm getting my NEW Halloween paper today so I'll be making another one or two of these later today! 
ago. I made this card for my friend Jennifer. Why would I need to send her a 'Better Get Better' card? Because she had her Gall Bladder removed! Think I know anything about that? LOL! You know what I do know? That I'm a big baby 'cuz Jennifer has not had nearly the pain or problems that I had after my surgery. Here I thought I had a high tolerance for pain. Guess not! Anyway, her surgery gave me a great reason to use a Docabella image that I had gotten. The layout is from Beate's blog sketch from last week. I should have centered Bella a little better on the white but once I punched it...that was it as it was the only image that I had. Wanna hear something kinda funny? I, at first, colored Docabella's legs a flesh color and then realized that since this was a get well card maybe she should have pants on so I colored them a different color. Still not sure that I like that part of it but oh, well!
decided that maybe I should make something for Kyler's teacher so...I did. I made another 2-5-7-10 box and decorated it with some apples in a pail. I am SO please with how this turned out so even if his teacher isn't thrilled with it...I am! You can see how I made it HERE.
them when the babies were born? Noooo, I had to procrastinate 'til now. We are going to a shift BBQ tomorrow night where both families will be there so I decided to get the Pails done for them now. Since we are going to be giving them at the same time I couldn't make them exactly the same even though I had the same paper for both. So...how do you think I did? Believe it or not
both pieces of main paper are 4" wide. One is just placed in the center of the pail with ribbon on the top and bottom and the other at the bottom with ribbon to finish on the bottom. They are fairly similar but hopefully enough different that they will both be excited! I have to tell you about the letter "k" on the Kailer can. I had used all my chipboard letter "k"'s for stuff for my Kyler (yep the same name only spelled differently!) so I used the negative image from the chipboard set and traced it onto a chipboard coaster, cut it out, and then decorated it. Now, it is a little flimsier than the other one but it works just fine for decoration. Oh, and I have to tell you that I LOVE SU!'s Anywhere Glue Sticks for decorating chipboard! It goes on easily, dries quickly, and has great holding power! If you haven't already...try it! Today, I just have to find things to fill the can with! I'm such a procrastinator sometimes! :o)
I had so much to say...alright, all of you! LOL!
looking at the specials that Stampin' Up! is having. I also want to remind my stamping friends to keep Oct 6th open for a stamping event at my house to celebrate World Card Making Day. Right now, I'm thinking we'll be stamping some cards for the troops!
