Charlotte's 1st Birthday!

I'm back again...thoroughly enjoying my Christmas Break because I've gotten to do a lot of scrapbooking/card making, posting on my blog, reading, and relaxing.  I'm extremely sad that it has to come to an end in a day and a half.

Anyways, my niece, Charlotte, turns 1 on January 8th and her party is TODAY (in Massachusetts). Wish we lived closer!

Inspiration for this card came from The Paper Craft Crew #74.

Paper:  Card Stock ~ Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, & Daffodil Delight 

DSP ~ Smoky Slate and Basic Gray

 Ink:  Elegant Eggplant

Stamps:  Bring on the Cake

Ribbon:  Daffodil Delight 1/4" Grosgrain

Framelits & Punches:   Deco Labels framelits, petite punch (can't remember the name), & one of my Cricut cartridges to make the "1st"

Embellishments:  gray buttons, rhinestones, and stampin' dimensionals

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My Niece's Letters

My 2nd niece, Charlotte, was born in January!  However, my sister and brother-in-law didn't want to find out the gender nor tell us a name, so I couldn't make the letters to spell her name early.  After working on them this summer and off again/on again over the fall weekends, I was finally able to finish them up at the end of October.  However, my sister needed the "C" for a professional photo shoot and I forgot to take a picture before mailing it to her.  

As soon as I get a picture of the "C" and the full name hanging on the wall, I will update this post. For now...here are the letters:

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Piper's 3rd Birthday!

I can't believe my niece is turning THREE today!  Where has the time gone?  I only wish I was able to celebrate her special day with her, but unfortunately, we live in different states.  So, here's the card I made for her!

Charlotte's 1st Card

I'm an Aunt again!  This time, my sister and her husband had a little girl whom they named Charlotte back in January.  Because it's her first Easter, I made her very first card from her "Aunt Shell" using Freshly Made Sketches #78 and Still ADDinktive #7.

Paper:  Card Stock ~ Rich Razzleberry, Kraft, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, & Whisper White

 Ink:  Jet Black StazOn ink pad & a variety of colored markers using a blender pen

Stamps:  Heaven Blessed

Framelits & Punches:  Window Frames Collection, Window Frames Piercing Pack,
Scallop Edge punch, & Word Window punch

Ribbon:  Old Olive 

Embellishments:  Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals, and Rhinestones

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Happy Birthday!

Using inspiration from Just Add Ink Sketch Challenge #158 and Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge #155, I created this birthday card for a colleague.

Paper:  Card Stock ~ Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Kraft, & Whisper White

DSP ~ Floral District 

 Ink:  Rich Razzleberry & Baja Breeze ink pads 

Stamps:  Pretty Petites & Fresh Vintage

Punches:  Petite Curly Label Punch & 2 1/2" Circle Punch

Ribbon:  Daffodil Delight 1/4 Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

Embellishments:  Honeycomb Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals, and Rhinestones

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A Variety of Cards

Hello Again!

Since I haven't had time to post in a while, I'm not sure what sketches and/or color challenges I used as inspiration for each of the following cards. so, I am just going to share the cards below!  I promise to start posting more often to include the blog challenges and materials used for each card.  Thanks to all of the blogs I follow for the inspiration!!!

Wedding Shower card for a Colleague:

Baby Shower Card for a Colleague:

A thank you card for one of my student's parents
who presented to our class in January:

Another Wedding Shower Card for a Colleague:

My brother's Birthday Card I just created last weekend:

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Counselor's Week Paper Heart Wreath

Every year, Counselor's week falls right around Valentine's day (the first week of February).  I always make our two FABULOUS Counselor's something to treasure and this year was no different.  In fact, I think this is my FAVORITE one by far.  I "stole" the idea from a blog I follow, but of course, tweaked it to be my own style!

"Amazingly, Awesome, Talented...YOU" Paper heart wreath!

And...here are our FABULOUS Counselors!

THANKS Mrs. Van Allen and Mrs. Guerra for all you do for children!

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Harper's Letters

Wow!  It has been a long time since I have posted anything!  Once school starts, life gets really crazy!

A colleague at work just had her 2nd baby and asked me to create letters for the baby's room since I created letters for her older daughter.  Using colors from the crib and nursery, here are the results:

Congrats, Natalie!

Mother's Day/Mom's Birthday

Hello Blog World,

Now that it is summertime, I am having a BLAST scrapbooking again.  I just finished two wonderful "Holiday Project" camps with 11-12 year old girls.  We made a variety of projects for the girls to recreate for their friends and loved ones (sorry...forgot to take pictures). 

And...I had time to finally make my mom's birthday/mother's day present to go along with a gift card I gave her.  Sorry, it's sooo late, mom, but you know how crazy the month of May is for me!

I was inspired by an idea presented in March 2012 Stampin' Up's Success catalog we get as demonstrators...they had a version of these "Mom" blocks, but of course, I had to embellish it my own way.  Here's the result:

BTW--my mom LOVES them!

 

 

Paper:   Twitterpated DSP, Baja Breeze CS, Pear Pizazz CS, Red Riding Hood CS, Basic Gray CS, Blushing Bride CS, and Indigo Island CS

 Ink and Ribbon:  Baja Breeze, Pear Pizazz, Red Riding Hood, Basic Gray, Blushing Bride, and Indigo Island ink pads to distress the edges, Versa Mark ink pad, and Blushing Bride pleated ribbon

Stamps & Punches:  Mixed Bunch stamp set, Papillon Potpourri stamp set, Blossom punch, Scallop Oval punch, Elegant Butterfly punch, and Modern Label punch

 Embellishments:  Stampin' Up's wood blocks (pack of 4), White Embossing Powder and heat tool, Polka Dots Embossing Folder using the Big Shot, Stampin' dimensionals, Pearls, Rhinestones, buttons, a straight pin, and my Cricut with Cuttin' Up cartridge for the letters

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Baby Shower Card

Hi Blog World,

I'm back with another baby shower card...our workplace is booming and keeping my cardmaking afloat!  Today's inspirations came from Card Patterns Sketch #163 and CR84FN Color Challenge.  Unfortunately, the picture was taken at night and doesn't really do the card justice.

Paper:   Pastel Pink and Blue, Kraft, Whisper White, and Twitterpated DSP

 Ink and Ribbon:  Marina Mist ink pad, rosey colored scallop ribbon, pink twine, and light pink fibers

Stamps & Punches:  Punch Bunch stamp set and Pennant Punch

Embellishments:  stampin' dimensionals and mini library clip

 

 

 

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Birthday Wishes

Today's card is a special one as it is for my Sister's Birthday coming up this Friday!  I was inspired by the colors at Color Throwdown #188 and the design from Stamping 411's Saturday Sketch Challenge.

Paper:  Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, and
Certainly Celery as the DSP pattern

 Ink and Ribbon:  Always Artichoke ink, Pretty in Pink pleated ribbon, and Always Artichoke ribbon

Stamps & Punches:  Occasional Quotes and Loved Ones stamp sets and flower
punch (not sure which one)

Embellishments:  Antique Brad, tiny brads, and stampin' dimensionals

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Bridal Shower Fun!

I have a bridal shower card for you today!  My inspiration came from Stamping 411's Sketch Challenge #250.

Paper:  Basic Black, Whisper White, & Grey cardstock, and So Saffron DSP

 Ink and Ribbon:  Basic Black ink and Basic Black Striped Grosgrain ribbon (torn apart)

Stamps & Punches:  Vintage Wallpaper Embossing folder Pennant Parade stamp set, 2 1/2 circle punch, 2 3/8 scallop punch, and small oval punch

Embellishments: key trinket and stampin' dimensionals

 

 

 

 

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Happy Counselor's Week!

This is Counselor's Week and I was inspired by a variety of things (a blog challenge...HSS Anything but a Card Challenge #103, a scrapbook club gift, and Pinterest) to make this special gift for my two favorite counselors!  Enjoy, ladies!

It's a small pink pail from a local craft store with tons of "pretty ribbon" on the handles.  I used the Hearts framelits, patterned paper, the true friend stamp from the Punch Bunch stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink, and of course, rhinestones!

And...inside are homemade chocolate chip cookies with brown ribbon to tie them up, everyone's favorite peanut butter cups, and shredded paper in red, white, and pink!

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Letters by Me!

One of my favorite pasttimes is to create "letters" for my friends' children.  It all began last summer when my niece was born and I decided to scrapbook letters to spell her first name.  Then, a good friend was having a baby and as a baby shower/baby arrival gift, I scrapbooked letters for her daughter's first name.  They became sooo popular, that I am now making letters for many of my colleagues and friends!  They have turned out really well, so I thought I'd share!

So far, I have done only letters for girls and my inspiration comes from their bedrooms...I ask my clients for pictures of the bedrooms and draw my ideas from those.  I created the following pictures within the past couple of months for 2 sisters under the age of 5 and a baby born in the spring!

Ella's room was full of bold colors with polka dots and stripes, so here's what I created.   

Emma's room was filled with pastels and whimsical designs, so here's my creation:

I also completed letters for a colleague who had a baby this past spring.  The baby's crib decor is filled with many colors, so I created these letters for baby Sloan!

 And here's the final product above Sloan's crib! 

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