Thanks Card Set

While I had a bunch of inks and the  What’s Your Type stamp set out making this scrapbook page the other night I decided to make a quick set of cards inspired by the color combo at The Paper Players since I was already using some of the same colors.

 

My Basic Gray ink pad needs to be replaced, so I substituted Smoky Slate for Basic Gray instead. :) I didn’t have a specific idea going in on placement of the images, I just wanted to play around and kind of like the end result and quirkiness of the design.

No embellishments and a one layer card made these super quick. These would be perfect to mail and mass produce!

Tomorrow I’m doing a super fun activity with some of my co-workers and I’ll be sure to try and take a few pictures to share next week!

Conversation Starters Card Set

I always have the best intentions to post and share more projects, yet life always has a way of catching up with me and foiling those intentions.

I have quite a few projects to share, it’s just finding the time to photograph and then blog…anyone with me? Crafting is the easy, and fun part. :) Regardless of those time variables I can’t wait to share some of the recent projects I’ve been working on! Gwynie is off with a friend and the boys are at football practice so while I’ve got a few extra minutes I’ll devote them to catching up! :)

This card set was published in the August Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine. I had another card in this issue that was also super fun to create, but I really loved this card set and and wanted to share it with you! You can still purchase this digital issue and see all the other great cards and projects featured in the magazine.

Do you text? There is a whole section about word bubbles in this issue  and I instantly thought of making a card set that features the word bubble like your iPhone sends in a text message, and the messages that you might send on your iPhone! My favorite is probably the #awesome! card. Because hashtags are taking over the world. #truestory

Here’s how the card set looks in the magazine, it’s always so fun to see everything together!

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut the letters and word bubbles. It was then just a matter of piecing them all together! These would make fun cards to give to friends or a quick note to kids. Or someone who is totally awesome. :)

June CARDS Magazine Pubs

Hard to believe it’s already July! June was filled with lots of fun, and I’m expecting July to be just as memorable!

You may have seen this earlier this week, I scheduled the wrong post/date and had to quickly fix.. ;)

Today I thought I would share a few cards that were published in the June CARDS magazine. Several of the sets used are now retired, but I still love looking back at these cards!

These two cards were for the Washi Tape section.

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Pool Party - Stampin' Up!
Decorative tape: Epic Day Washi Tape – Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: (sentiment) Delightful Dozen - Stampin' Up!
Markers: Tangerine Tango, Real Red, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black markers – Stampin’ Up!

This card previously appeared on my blog, reposting since it was removed for publication.

Cardstock: Whisper White – Stampin’ Up!
Decorative tape: Gingham Garden Washi Tape – Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Secret Garden, Really Good Greetings – Stampin’ Up!
Ink: Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant, Melon Mambo, Island Indigo – Stampin’ Up!
Spray mist: Stampin’ Mister with Elegant Eggplant reinker– Stampin’ Up!

 

This card was for the Happy Birthday section! I loved it so much I recreated it for my friend Mel for her birthday last year. :)

Cardstock: Strawberry Slush, Melon Mambo, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Smoky Slate – Stampin’ Up!
Patterned paper: Silver Glimmer Paper – Stampin’ Up!
Vellum: Vellum – Stampin’ Up!
Stamps: Remembering Your Birthday (sentiment), Oh, Hello (chevron pattern) - Stampin' Up!
Ink: Strawberry Slush, Smoky Slate - Stampin' Up!; Stazon
Misc: Antique brad, Rhinestones, White Tea Lace Doilies – Stampin’ Up!
Punches: Itty Bitty Butterfly Punch – Stampin’ Up!
Die cut machine: Big Shot
Dies: Delicate Doilies Sizzlit

Next week I’ll share some cards made with all new stamps! I did a small thank you card class and was so excited to use some new goodies for our projects!

Celebrate!

I found some much needed crafty time while Jake and the kids were at the pool on Sunday. I had a little too much sun the past few days so decided to stay indoors and play. You could definitely say it was a celebration of sorts. :)

It’s been awhile since I’ve been stampy so I started off by working with a couple challenges. I also made this card with someone in mind!

I saw a card recently that was in the back of my mind when creating this card. The sailboat on this card by Melissa Davies was paper pieced and I thought I could achieve the look of a sailboat with the new What’s Your Type stamp set. I can’t wait to play with this set more, I bet you can make so many different shape combinations with this versatile set!  I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and the Float theme from CASology to create this card.

The base is Coastal Cabana, and the Real Red strip was embossed with the Folder Arrows embossing folder. I stamped the sailboat and then layered a strip of Night of Navy and Silver Glimmer Paper top off the layers, along with a couple staples. The sentiment was embossed in white powder and came from the June Paper Pumpkin kit. A little sailor’s knot in Coastal Cabana thick baker’s twine finished off the card.

Now to get this card in the mail…I really am the worst at mailing cards! ;)

 

USA Banner & Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day & 4th of July!

I have a quick banner to share today and pictures from the parade we went to this morning.

First the banner, I used the Simply Created Build a Banner kit from Stampin’ Up! and added in the pinwheels from this months Paper Pumpkin kit. It was super easy to assemble using Real Red, Night of Navy and Black ink for the stenciled portions, and the pinwheels were super easy to fold and secure with a brad as they were already pre-cut. The Paper Pumpkin kit also included some cute stamps and paper straws I’ll have to put to good use soon!

 

Next, there is nothing better than a small town parade to celebrate the 4th and Independence Day!

My Mom made a request this year for me to recreate one of her favorite pictures. :) When the kids were little Jake would crouch down with them in anticipation of the parade starting and watch over them while they ran to get candy. It’s been several years since this photo below was taken (8 years ago!) and although I forgot they order they were in, we still got a new picture this year for my momma.

Jake, Brady and Gwynie – 2006

Brady was three and Gwynie was seven….!!!!

Jake, Gwynie and Brady – 2014

I love that some things never change like Gwynie and her long ponytail and my boys with their ball caps.

 

Oh man, I caught that piece of candy and then dropped it!

   

Brady was thrilled to get totally hosed down! It was so hot today! Check out his expression in the third photo!

 

Gwynie spent the majority of the parade texting her boyfriend. ;) He was in another parade going on around the same time for All-Stars.

   

Then both kids grabbed more candy, I think we have enough Salt Water Taffy to last us until Christmas!

We’re off to BBQ with Jake’s parents, check out the annual car show and then catch the fireworks later tonight. So thankful to be able to celebrate today and our freedoms!

May Stamping Publications

Today I thought I’d share a few cards that were published in the Create:Stamping issue in May. Everything from cards to layouts all feature stamping with various techniques.

 

On this card I embossed the butterflies in white and then watercolored over the butterflies.

For this little trio I masked the label and stamped the woodgrain background, then went back and added the sentiment frame.

These two cards have appeared on my blog before, but I thought I’d post them here since I had to take them down once they were accepted.

Brady’s 4th Grade School Pictures: Scrapbook Page

I can’t believe the kiddos are just days away from being finished with this school year. Which made me remember that I had to get last years school pictures scrapbooked!

My little Brady is such a sweetie and of course I’m being totally biased, but he’s just the cutest kid ever, too! :) It’s amazing to me how much he’s grown in the past year.

It’s always one of my favorite things to see what their answers are on the questions I ask each year. Some things never change, for example Brady has said the color blue is his favorite ever since Kindergarten! But seeing movies or shows change is always fun to recall what they were into at the time. I also love to see their handwriting change right along with their interests or favorite things. I hope that I’m capturing just a little bit of their childhood for them with these pages!

Past school layouts can be seen at the bottom of this page.

I’m linking up this page to the Moxie Fab World Scrapbooking Rocks Challenge.

I have a few summer related pages to share to wrap up what I’ve been working on lately that I’ll share this week!