This is my 4th swap card.  This card is a 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" card.  This stamp set is a hostess set. Supplies (are supplies are Stampin' Up!):Stamps: Dear FriendsInk: Chocolate ChipPaper: Bella Birds dsp, Chocolate Chip, Bordering Blue and Whisper White cardstocksAccessories: Scallop lace punch, Chocolate Chip ribbon

I {heart} this card!!!!  I am soooo not good at coming up with masculine cards (I mean look at all the frogy cards my poor hubby gets!), but I am in love with this one!  The 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece is just a piece, the opening of the card is the cake panel. … Continue reading Masculine Brithday card…

 Another card we made at my last "Just Cards" workshop.  I love this paper!! Supplies (all supplies are Stampin' Up!):Stamps: Simple Friendship, Short & SweetPaper: Bella Birds dsp, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Whisper White and Bordering Blue cardstocksInk: Chocolate Chip, Basic BlackAccessories: Small oval punch, Eyelet border punch, Very Vanilla ribbon, So Saffron brad

THis was one of the cards we made at my "Just Cards" class I kinda cased this card from one I recently saw on Karen Philipp's blog...I loved the papers she used.  I have such a hard time caseing and it normally frustrates me so much that I just don't do it.  I had to come up… Continue reading Pocket Silhouettes

Happy Friday!!  This weeks challenge was to alter something.  Nothing in my "Alterables" box was really screaming at me, so I decided to alter some paper and a transparency.  I looked at the tutorial on SCS for the Acetate Box and then just changed the measurements to fit the size, etc. I wanted.  My base… Continue reading Blogger’s Challenge #88, Alter It

This is my card for another swap I did.  I am soooo in love with those "hinge strap" thing-ys!  I hope my swap buddies like it!  I stamped the image in Chocolate Chip to soften it a bit.  The top flap opens... Thanks for stopping by!  Tomorrow is Blogger's Challenge day and I have some… Continue reading Echoes of Kindness swap card

My rockin' Cyber Stampin' buddy Katie Cotton has started her own stamp line, Paper Makeup Stamps.  All of her stamps are super cute, but her fairies are the funnest!  She just listed several which will be released March 1st, but you can preorder them for a discount now!  Woo hoo!!!!!  Katie gave a Color Challenge… Continue reading Got PMS?

Happy Friday!!!!!!!! Well this was certainly a challenge for me for two reasons, first of all I don't have any background, etc. stamps this style and 2nd Really Rust is the hardest color for me!  I also wanted to use a set I just got from Paper Makeup Stamps (yup, PMS).  I apologize to Katie for… Continue reading Bloggers Challenge #87, An Inspiration

 Someone on SCS invited me to participate in her WOW! Card Swap, well I don't know that this card is WOW! quality, but I do like it.  I can't wait to see the other cards in the swap!  Hope you all are having a great start to your week.  Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you… Continue reading Font of You Swap card

I wrote up this post days ago and never published it, OMG, my apologies KellyJean!!!!  Here's the original post:    I had some time today to get caught up on some emails, etc. and found this lovely award sitting in my comment box from the awesome and wonderfully sweet KellyJean, check out her adorable blog here. … Continue reading A Blog award!!!!