Joy with Deck the Halls

This was a very fast and easy card.  Again, made with left over pieces of Deck the Halls DSP #120810 $9.95.  This paper is just to pretty not to use every little scrap of paper..  The card base is Crumb Cake CS #120953 $6.95.  I used Cherry Cobbler CS #119685 $6.95 as my accent color.  The word 'Joy' was just begging for some Red Fine Galaxy Glitter #114286 $13.95 (5 colors).  Presto Chango!  A card that is something special. Inspiration for this card came from SandiMacIver.com. Thanks, Sandi!

Owl Nurse

I knew instantly when I saw Jennifer Eby's recent card that I had to make this card.  My daughter, who is an RN and Director of Nursing at a Nursing and Rehabilitation facility, just had major surgery on her neck last week.  So this was the perfect card for her. Of course I used the Owl punch #118074 $16.95 to make the nurse.  She is made with Crumb Cake #120953 $6.95 and Whisper White #10030 $8.50.  Don't you just love her blue (Pacific Point #111350 $6.95) eye shadow and nurse's cap (the owl's vest)  I giggled the whole time I was making this card. I had so much fun! The tree was cut freehand from Crumb Cake and sponged heavily with Early Espresso Ink #119670 $5.95.  I took a pen on the backside of the limb and made the texture on it.  The tree branches and leaves are from the 2-step bird punch #117191 $16.95. I used Glossy # 102599 $5.95 CS, Marina Mist Ink #119668 $5.95, a sponge #101610 $3.50 and a scalloped circle to create the sky background.  I love making a sky like this. It is so much fun and always looks spectacular. Thanks for the inspiration Jennifer!

Deck the Halls

This very blingy 4x4" card was designed to use a small left over scrap of the Deck the Halls DSP #120810.  I cut around the image and placed it on top of a Cherry Cobbler #119685 frame which was mounted on top on a Crumb Cake #120953 and another Cherry Cobbler mat.  It was decked out with rhinestones #119246 and a greeting from Teeny Tiny Wishes #115370.

Teddy Bear on a Onesie

This is the cutest Card. Perfect for a baby shower or baby announcement. No babies in my family right now....so I guess I'll just have to keep this one. I've seen many versions of this card on blogs all over the web, so I can't remember who I got the idea from. However, the punch art teddy bear on the front was something I came up with. Isn't it just the cutest thing....and can you tell what in it's mouth? A pacifier, cute huh? Look at those tiny little toes....just makes you giggle doesn't it! The base card is Whisper White CS #100730, trimmed in the Blushing Bride DSP out of the Hostess In-Color paper pack. I used 1 1/4" circle #119861 and scallop circle #119854 punches to cut out the trim for the neck and legs. Punched 1/4" circles for the snaps at the bottom. The sentiment is from Hostess gift Occasional Quotes. Video on how to make the bear will be coming this weekend.
The baby Onesie was inspired by Ilina Crouse.

Deck the Halls act 2

This is another 4x4" card perfect to tuck inside a Christmas gift.  It was made with a scrap of Deck the Halls DSP #120810, mounted on Cherry Cobbler #119685, Crumb Cake #120953 and Old Olive #100702 CS. It is topped off with rhinestones #119246 and a piece of Early Espresso 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon #119964.                                                    

Garden Gala is All a Flutter

I really enjoyed making this card using the new Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper and the All a Flutter Stamp Set. The butterflies were embossed using black embossing powder and colored with Stampin' Write Markers. The background of the art piece was embossed with the Big Shot using the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. Cardstock layers include Poppy Parade, Crumb Cake and Pear Pazzaz. This card was inspired by Kerin Sylvester

Sense of Time

This card using the new stamp set from Stampin' Up! named Sense of Time was inspired by Sandi MacIver. I used the new Crumb Cake and Rich Razzleberry cardstock. I put Chrystal Effects on the closk face to make iot look like it is behind glass. I also used the scroll and sentiment from the Elements of Style stamp set. All supplies are listed in the tags below.

Elements of Style

These cards were made using the Elements of Style stamp set from Stampin' Up. All supplies are listed below in the tags. This is one of my favorite stamp sets from the new Idea Book and Catalog.

Fifth Avenue Floral

These cards were inspired by my awesome upline Guru Sandi MacIver. I call these my MacIver Roses. As her downline demonstrator I get a copy of all her tutorials to use in my stamping classes and workshops. If you'd like to learn how to use the reinkers to create these beautiful elegant roses from the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set from Stampin' Up!, just let me know.