Father's Day Plaid

I created a Father's Day card for my hubby and decided to make my own plaid background. 

I used various widths of sticky tape.  I started with the wide strips on an angle, peeled the top off and sprinkled it with red glitter. I did the same with a slightly less wide strip next to it and sprinkled it with navy glitter.  The last layer were the trio of skinny strips.  Those were sprinkled with a lighter shade of blue. 

I love this technique and think maybe I need to have a tutorial on it!  Maybe doing a girly version of it! ;) 

I used a sticker from SRM for the sentiment.  Then stamped a Papertrey sentiment directly on top. For a finishing touch I added a bit of red ribbon tied with black string, and  several rhinestones. 

My poor husband (I mean this quite sarcastically...he has already golfed 3 times this week) isn't able to golf today.  It has rained here so much that they won't allow carts on the course. So I guess he is stuck with me and the kids today!  On Father's Day of all days! LOL!

Good thing I bought some steaks and a bottle of wine!

Enjoy your Sunday!

:)

Easter Wishes

Good morning to you!  

I am headed out the door to do a few errands, and thought I would post a quick Easter card I had created.  It uses a pretty wreath cut from the Silhouette Store. 

I added glitter to each of the eggs and adhered it to the wreath. I backed the Easter wreath with a Martha Stewart doily.  

I added a a sentiment from The Mixed Messages stamp set by Papertrey Ink, flowers, and some ribbon.  As a final touch I added a few coordinating sequins. 

Thank you so much for stopping by!  

I truly appreciate it!

Same Card Different Colors....

Good morning and happy weekend to you!

I have been loving this spool cut from Silhouette again! I had previously used it and kind of "rediscovered" it in my stash of cuts. 

I love how simply changing the colors of a card, changes the entire look of it! I went for bright and happy in today's color scheme.  My flower was cut using Papertrey Ink dies and given a water color wash.  The leaves are cut using the Silhouette and given a generous amount of lime green glitter.  I once again added an SRM sticker for my sentiment. 

Here is a little recap of the cards I have made so far using this cut.  

You can click on the following if you would like to revisit these posts.  
1. Denim
2. vintage pink
3. Bright orange
4. Today's card.  :)

*****And just a quick update on my tooth situation!  I had the back molar removed and the experience was way more traumatic than I thought it would be. Novocain kept wearing off, and instead of having two roots, like most normal people, I had four.  Yep, a total over achiever! HA!  I was in fairly bad shape on Thursday, but I am feeling much better today.  (Thank goodness!)  I go back next week to have the stitches removed.  

Cast All Your Cares

JustRite has come out with a beautiful new set called, Cast All Your Cares.  It is a set that reminds us of the inner strength we all have....that God has given us.  There are times when we need those reminders.  Life can certainly test you......and we need to know that we are not alone.  This set does just that.  I stamped the sentiment in brown Memento Ink, and the frame in Hawaiian Shores Papertrey Ink.  I used Spellbinder's  Label's Sixteen die to cut it out.  The flower stamped in black and colored with Copics.  I used Papertrey's Doily die on cream cardstock.

I added white Flower Soft to the center of the flower.  I love dimension on my cards and popped up the flowers and frame with dimensional foam circles. 

I added a bit of seam binding and twine behind the flower. 

For more inspiration on using this beautiful new set be sure to visit these talented designer's blogs. 

JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson 
Becca Feeken 
Heidi Blankenship 
Kazan Clark
Linda Duke
Angela Barkhouse 
Michele Kovack

And for those who gave me computer advice and left kind words for me,  I finally got my computer back!  It seems to be running smoothly and I just had the inconvenience of reinstalling all of my programs......but I am happy I have it back! : )

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Fall and Christmas!

Good morning to you! I have a couple of things to share with you today. The first one is this little fall card I created using the Autumn Words set by JustRite. I stamped it in various fall colors on cream cardstock and then embossed with a woodgrain impression plate by Papertrey Ink die. I added some fall like seam binding, a bit of twine, and my sentiment. It was a fast, easy card to make!
I also sprayed the surface with some new stuff I picked up called Goosebumpz.....it makes it look like rain drops.....which looks waaaaay cooler in person!

I don't have a Christmas card to share with you yet, but thought I'd pass along this information so you can join us in the fun! : )

Today the JustRite team is having a Christmas Linky Party on the JustRite Inspiration Blog!! It's been snowing in Maine where our fabulous coordinator Kellie lives, so we've decided it's time to get moving on making this year's Christmas cards! Why don't you play along with us and use your JustRite stamps to create a Christmas card and link it to the JR Blog!! To kick the party off we are celebrating with a JustRite Christmas Stamp Sale - 25% off every JustRite Christmas Stamp Set - JustRite Original Christmas Sets, JustRite Cling Christmas Sets and JustRite Clear Christmas Sets!! These are some of our most popular stamp sets ever!! Christmas Stamp Sale ends November 17th so shop early for the best selection!! Now for even more fun -- we also added 6 New Stamp Bundles to the Super Sale Section of our website!

Have a GREAT Wednesday!!!! : )

Happy Mother's Day!

I have a mother's day card today that uses the Fancy Frames set by JustRite. I inked the background with my Colorbox ink and used clear embossing powder to set it. I stamped it again and cut out the middle portion by hand and popped it up on foam squares. The sentiment was stamped with Papertrey's olive and cut out with an oval Spellbinder's die. I backed it with a scalloped oval to make it stand out a bit. The flower and leaf were cut using a Papertrey flower die. I added a bit of thin thread and a pearl to finish it off. I added a few scallops here and there using my SU! scalloped border punch.
All of the papers used as well as the ribbon are by PApertrey Ink.

I am going to see my gram today. It is always a difficult and bittersweet visit as her Alzheimer's is progressing fairly rapidly now........but for now she still remembers who I am. So it is worth it when she gets a great big smile on her face when I walk through her door.

Happy Mother's Day to you all!!! I hope you have a relaxing day surrounded by loved ones!

Enjoy the Moment....

Good morning! I want to thank you for all of your sweet words and kind thoughts on Friday's post. I was touched immensely! This weekend my mind and heart were in prom mode and we decided to take our girl shopping. Brian went with me to help. He is a good dad. Truly. He had to go into the dressing room with us to help me, help her stand up in the dress. Not many dads would have the patience to do that, but he does. It is not easy to have a non ambulatory girl who is 95 lbs of dead weight try on dresses. So needless to say, we both got our work out! ; ) After about 20 dresses, we finally decided on one. We couldn't buy a long prom dress because I was afraid it would get caught in the front wheels of her chair. The problem with the shorter dresses is my girl doesn't sit like a lady. But after all is said and done, I can't change how she sits, or who she is. So the shorter dress won out. ; ) I created today's card with dresses on the brain. I used the Cricut Circle exclusive cartridge, French Manor to cut the dress form. I added tulle to create the skirt, seam binding, and a quilled Cuttlebug daisy. I also added teeny pearls to the top of the dress form. The tag was cut from the Sentimental's cartridge and the stamp is by Papertrey. I created the frame using the Elegant Edges cartridge. I inked the edges, spread glossy accents over the entire thing with my finger, and sprinkled clear glitter over it. The piece of fabric behind the dress is by Basic Grey and was stitched on my sewing machine. See the pretty pink designer paper? That was printed off my Imagine Machine using the Heirloom cartridge. It has gorgeous vintage papers on it! I love a dress with a bit of "froof" to it! ; )

Have a wonderful Monday........and as always, thank you for stopping by! : )

Using my Imagine......

Good morning to you! I have a card to show you today that I submitted for publication but it didn't get picked up. I used my Imagine and the Yummy Cartridge to create the cup of coffee. I added a piece of doily just under the coffee and inked the edges a bit. I used liquid applique on the steam and while it was still hot I sprinkled glitter on it. The tag was cut using my Sentimental's cartridge. The stamp is by Papertrey Ink. I used paper from Melissa Frances and Papertrey Ink. I also used some vintage lace, seam binding, and a vintage button. The two pieces behind the coffee cup were leftovers from cuts I had made with my Cricut. They were in the "bucket" and were used here.....unfortunately, I can't remember the cartridges I used to make them. Hope you enjoy my "reject!" ; )
Just a quick post today! Off to work, therapy, then church tonight! Busy, busy! : )

There's No Place Like Home...

Good morning and happy Wednesday to you! I have a card to share with you that I created using my Gypsy! I took forever in learning to use this handy tool.....but now I can say I am officially hooked! I love the ability to make shaped cards! I used Kate's ABC's and cut everything at 4.5". The paper is by Girl's Paperie. I added plenty of glitter, vintage lace, dyed seam binding, and pearls to dress it up. The sentiment is by Crafty Secrets, It is part of the Wizard of Oz set.

The grass was done with Martha Stewart's fringe scissors.

I even created little dimensional window boxes! I just used my SU! scalloped border punch. Some of the flowers were popped out with foam squares.

I am so glad you stopped by today!

And just so you know, I did take my van in and the body shop guy seemed rather optimistic about fixing it for less than an arm and a leg. He was a super nice guy and we are going to take it there next week for it to be fixed. So thank you for all of your positive vibes and well wishes! They must have worked! : )

Confirmation Day!

This past Sunday, my son, Kyle made his Confirmation. Even though my guy is 14.......he likes getting my homemade cards. Which I think is sort of sweet! So I whipped up a card using a Papertrey set, some Pink Paislee paper and gold embossing powder. I also did a bit of airbrushing and created a shadowbox effect with my oval Spellbinders.
I didn't want to "girly" it up too much, so I added a small piece of a doily and gold cording. And would you believe I DIDN'T use glitter?!!! GASP! However, I DID add a couple of navy blue rhinestones. I think navy rhinestones are acceptable for a boy's card........right? ; )

Here is my "growing up waaaaayyy too fast" guy! He is officially a head taller than me. (Not that that is difficult to do...) His voice is cracking less and sounding less Peter Bradyish all the time. ; )

I love this candid of him finding his mother very funny! Yep......I am one funny gal!

If you haven't left a comment for my post below, be sure to do so......JustRite is picking 3 winners on Friday for their big shopping sprees!

Thanks for letting me share today!

Baby.....

Good morning! Seems like lately everyone around me is having babies! So I have had the need to make a few of these types of cards. I created today's card with Kate's ABC's cartridge. By far this has to be one of my favorites! The images are so sweet! I adore these baby shoes! I used Melissa Frances paper and cut it at 3". I used the layering and shadowing functions as well. The flowers were cut multiple times, glittered, and stacked. A pearl was added to their centers. The tag was cut using the Sentimentals cartridge. The sentiment is by Papertrey Ink. I made some of my own dyed seam binding and tied it at the top. I did a bit of machine stitching to hold the vellum in place. A paper doily seemed the perfect touch to tie it all together. ...........baby shoes..........swoon!

I am off to a play with my 5th grade students on the Underground Railroad, and then I am taking a math workshop after school today. So another busy day! But it's all good!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and paying me a visit! They are so appreciated!!!

Cricut Meets Papertrey!

Good morning to you! Like much of the country, we are expecting a huge snow storm tomorrow night. I guess the weatherman thinks it could be up to a foot of snow. Ick. I am so ready for spring! I am tired of the cold, tired of shoveling, tired of the heavy clothes.......but I guess I can't control Mother Nature! So in my attempt to hurry winter along, I created a spring card using my Martha Stewart's Crafts All Occasions Cake Cricut Cartridge. (Say that 10 times fast!) I cut the bird, branch, and leaves with this cartridge at 3 1/2" To add a bit of dimension, I inked the leaves, folded them in half, and inked the seam, and then pinched the ends to make the leaves pop up a bit. The flowers were cut using dies from Papertrey Ink. Papers are from Papertrey Ink and Girl's Paperie. I wanted the bird/flowers to stand out, so I placed them against a white doily, against a white background, which was Cuttlebugged with the Polka Dots folder. I tied some twine under the flower to finish it off!
Oh! and did I mention there was glitter involved? ; )

A foot of snow Tuesday night? mmmmmmm.........maybe a snow day perhaps? ; )

Have a fabulous Monday!!!!

Friends to the End

Good morning all!! Just a quick post today to share a lil' Papertrey card with you. I actually submitted it for Papercrafts sketch call for their magazine, but it didn't get picked up. I used mostly Papertrey products for this card. Lots of die cutting here. The background was embossed with ProvoCraft's Swiss Dots folder.
The center dots are by K & Company. They have been in my stash for awhile. So glad I could finally put them to good use! : )

I have a busy day ahead of me. Cort has therapy, cheerleading pics, and Kyle has his last long Confirmation meeting tonight. Lots of chasing later today!

Have a wonderful day!

New Release by JustRite!

Good morning and happy Monday to you! I have so enjoyed being home these last two weeks! It was so nice not to have a set schedule, sleep in late, and spend lots of time with the hubby and kiddos. But reality is here.....and I am ready to get back to work, teach my students, and be with my fellow co-workers!

I have a card to share with you from one of JustRite's newest releases. It is called Beautiful Day. It is currently available on their Pre-order website. It is a gorgeous set perfect for Valentine's Day, birthdays, Easter, Mother's Day etc. It can be combined with JustRite's new Happy Everything Tag Kit! I stamped this pretty Snow Drop flower on kraft cardstock using Memento Ink. I colored the leaves and bow in with Copic Markers. The Snow Drop flowers were colored using a paper stump and Papertrey white ink. When the flowers were dry, I added a bit of glue and some clear glitter to them. I also added glossy accents to the bow. The border was stamped in white and embossed with a glittery embossing powder. I used Spellbinder's ovals and Spellbinder's Labels Four, and inked the edges in white. The background was embossed with Papertrey's Linen Impression Plate.

I added a satin ribbon I bought at Michaels.

I hope you have a wonderful day! Thanks so much for stopping by!!! : )

Holiday Wishes Treat Containers!

Good morning! I can't believe it is Friday already! It has been a busy, crazy week at my school. The kids have been practicing for their Christmas concert next week and the teachers have been having a "Grizwald" decorating contest. We have a little competition between the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teachers on who can decorate the most. My 5th grade cohorts and I cut, laminated, strung, and hung about 100 paper snowflakes in our hallway yesterday! I think I may have developed Carpal Tunnel. ; ) It's all in good fun and seriously our school, kids and teachers, feel like one big family. It is a wonderful place to work and learn.

I have been busy making gifts for teachers, bus drivers, and co-workers. Something small, not expensive, but something that took time and care to make. I had these test tubes from Halloween that were unused. I pondered whether or not they would be appropriate to use for Christmas. Sure! Why Not? Christmas and test tubes goes together like peanut butter and jelly...........right? OK, so maybe it was a stretch, but I think I made it work. ; ) (Or the teachers are gonna think I've really lost it.......we'll see!)

I used my Cricut Winter Frolic cartridge to cut the trees. Glitter was added to the trees. I used Echo Park paper, Papertrey paper, some Magic Scraps red twine, a jingle bell, and a sentiment from Papertrey Ink. The tag was cut using my Cricut Sentimentals cartridge. (I actually cut the tags in bulk and leave them in a bucket to grab whenever I need one quickly!) The test tube was covered with a piece of vellum to soften the look a bit.

I have a busy, busy weekend ahead of me! Lots to do! Hope your weekend is fabulous! Thanks so much for stopping on by! : )

Relay for Life...American Cancer Society!

Happy Thursday to you! I have been so scattered and busy lately that I completely forgot to post my pics from my weekend walking for the American Cancer Society. All the teachers I work with walked with me and raised money for this event. Our booth sold several things to raise money, one of which were these little note cards. The teachers and I had a fun night prior to the cancer walk just stamping in assembly line fashion! I kept the LO simple so that we could stamp a bunch and bundle them in groups of 3 to sell. The stamp is by Papertrey Ink. We embossed, stamped, and used a Spellbinder's die to cut the image out.

One of the teachers was a good sport and let us do her hair as crazy as possible! The idea is that you collect money from the other people at the event. And hopefully because you look absolutely ridiculous that people will pity you and give you donations! LOL!

One of the other booths had a station where you could make a cement garden stone. : )

All in all it is a fun night for a great charity! Our team won the Silver Medal! We raised over $4,000! Awesome!!!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!!!!

Birthday Girl & Birthday Boy

Good morning and happy Thursday! I can't believe how busy this summer has been.....no lazy, hazy days of summer in this house! I am getting samples ready for CHA and a few other things I have in the fire so to speak, that I can't mention yet. (But it is pretty darn exciting!) Hopefully, I can share it next week with you! : )

I had two birthdays last week, one for my niece and the other for my step-dad. I decided, since I am tight for time these days, to make two cards that were identical except for the colors. It definitely makes the process a little easier! I used Papertrey's Enjoy the Ride set. They were stamped in Hibisicus and Hawaiian Shores. I colored the windshields with my Copic, C1 marker to give it a bit of depth. Then it was covered with Crystal Effects. I added pearls to the headlights. Papers are by Papertrey Ink and Cosmo Cricket. (Delovely line). I also used Spellbinder's Small Circles and Large Scalloped Octagons to create the background for the car to sit on. I also used a birthday Cuttle bug folder.



I finished it off with some white satin ribbon and some stick pins....... : )

Anyone else going to CHA this year? I would love to meet you! I will be at JustRite, Crafty Secrets, and Provo Craft's booths this year!

A Wedding Card....

I know it is the Fourth in a couple of days.....but I don't have anything patriotic to share with you. I have been so busy with CHA projects that I haven't had much time to create for myself! So this is what you get today! If you squint your eyes really hard, it kind of looks red, white, and blue.......right?.........work with me people!
Anyways, this is a Papertrey card I created awhile back with their new die/stamp combo. (Love this Bug!) I stamped it in black and Hawaiian Shores ink. I used various sized Nestibilities and topped it off with a satin ribbon and great big Prima flower!
Pearls were added to the headlights and Crystal Effects was added to the windshield. I loved the sentiment on the license plate and think this would be perfect for a recent engagement or wedding.

I am heading to Michigan today. All of our crap........ahem....stuff, is sittin' by the front door ready to go! I am very much looking forward to spending time with family and lounging by the water. I am hoping Kyle gets the chance to water ski and Cortney in the tube. (I need scrapbooking material! LOL!)

Hope your holiday weekend is fantastic! I'll "see" you next week!

Happy Birthday!

Are you absolutely sick of seeing butterflies on my cards and scrap pages yet? I can't seem to get enough of them lately! I may need to go to "Butterfly Rehab" soon if I don't stop! LOL! I used Noel Mignon's Lemonade Stand kit (sold out!) to create this card. The top lacy piece was stamped with the Prima stamp that comes in the kit. It was stamped 3 times in Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shores, and Old Olive. (Papertrey Ink colors) I cut them out and popped them up on pop dots. I did a bit of machine stitching and Cuttlebugged the center panel. The sentiment is by Papertrey Ink, butterfly cut with Spellbinder's die. The orange button is by Jenni Bowlin.


Don't forget to grab your new Noel Mignon kit........Sun-Kissed! It just went up for sale and there are only 4 left!

It is my official last week of school! Yesterday was our field day and we had a perfectly sunny day for it! The kids had water races, a doughnut eating contest, sack races, tug of war, and a dunk tank.

Tonight is Cort's graduation........can't believe it. How did my baby get so old? So quick?********sigh**************

A Little Papertrey and Enabler Alert!

Good morning and happy Friday to you!!! I have a card to share with you today using the car from Papertrey Ink. I love the stamp/die combos from them! I created a round, scalloped card using my Spellbinder's Nestibilities. I cut various circles to add layers to the card. The white filigreed looking thing behind my yellow circle if from Martha Stewart. They are sold in a pack of 12 or something and I love 'em! I wanted it to look like rays of sunshine behind my car. I added Crystal Effects to the windshield and pearls to the headlights. The sunshine ribbon is ancient.....literally.....it is probably 10 years old and I've had it in my stash forever!

I also have a sneaky peeky at Noel Mignon's newest kit called Sun-Kissed! It is ready for purchase on June 5th! I feel like I should be sitting pool side with the Cabana boy and a Mai Tai! LOVE the bright summery colors of this kit!

Well, tomorrow is my 17th wedding anniversary......and Brian has a surprise "date" night in store for me. He is such a good planner that way! I can't wait to spend some alone time with him and see what he has up his sleeve! The rest of the weekend, we are going to BBQ and swim with the kiddos! Our pool is all ready for fun!!!

What are your plans this Memorial weekend? Anything exciting? Or just hanging out with the family? Whatever you do.....hope you have a GREAT weekend!!!!!