Some "Pumpkin" Cards

Hello Everyone,

Sorry for the little lapse--but I have been making lots of good stuff!  I ended up subscribing to My Paper Pumpkin from Stampin Up, but over the course of the first half of the year ended up a little backlogged!  I have been spending some time getting myself caught up on all the kits--I'm almost there!

This is from the March kit--I ended up having a little fun with the stitching, getting some new colors of embroidery floss and adding a few accents, etc.

These kits are a lot of fun to use!

Thanks for stopping by--have a great day!

Chris

The Christmas Card Gift Sets

I know, it is January. . . . but I still thought it might be fun to post the end of the Christmas gift card sets I gave as Christmas gifts.  And I did finish them before Christmas!  If you have no idea what I am talking about, during some earlier blog hops I showed some cards I was making for gift sets.  Each year, for my family members, I pick a stamp set, some patterned paper, etc. and make a coordinating card set.  I showed the first three cards in previous blog posts:  the first one is here, and the second and third one are here.

Here is card #4:

Celebrate

 

And here is the inside of the card:

Stamps:  Sweet Occassions (TE)

Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Cardstock:  Harvest Gold, Vintage Cream, Simply Charteruse (PTI)

Patterned Paper:  Chloe's Closet (Making Memories)

Accessories:  Flower, Button (Making Memories), Ribbon, Liquid Pearls, Copic Markers

All of the cards were packaged in a recycled PTI Stamp Box . . .

and I used some ribbon, Making Memories flowers and paper, and a brad to decorate it.  The dangling snowflake tag was made with a Stampin Up stamp and had To and From stamped on the back of it.

The last Christmas gift that I wanted to share with you was inspired by a Stampin Up stamp set.  I was already planning on knitting some slippers for Christmas gifts, and when I saw the set "Hand Knit" I decided to knit a few more and make some cute tags to go with them.

 

Thanks so much for reading this far!  Until next time . . . . 

Chris

Sending Good Thoughts!

I can't believe what a whirlwind the last few weeks have been.  School starting and working on your house create a lot of chaos! I finally got some time to play today by necessity--had to create some cards for a bridal shower.  I created two cards, one for my gift and one for my Mom's.  So here they are:

Congratulations

This card was just kinda fun, especially adding all the bling--the Embellie Gellie is really a useful tool!

Stamps:  Heart Prints (PTI), Warmest Regards (SU)
Ink:  Hibiscus Burst (PTI), Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Cardstock:  Hibiscus Burst (PTI)
Patterned Paper:  Pebbles
Accessories:  Taylor's Tiny Twinkles (TE), Ribbon

This next card was really fun to make--I was playing around with sanding an embossed image on the Coordinations cardstock, and tried sanding the debossed side instead, so that the sanding would outline the design.  Here's how it came out . . . .

Wishing You All the Best

Stamps:  Year of Flowers Sweet Peas (PTI)
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Cardstock:  Sweet Blush (PTI), Coordinations Cardstock, Ivory (LSS)
Accessories:  Ribbon (SU), Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, Sizzix Embossing Folder

Thanks for stopping by, I have some cute boy birhtday cards coming up tomorrow!

Chris

Gift Bags!

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to share some gift bags I made up for my daughters' dance teachers.  I had meant to give them out at the end of June, around recital time, but you know what they say about the best laid plans . . . .  I got the idea from my SU demonstrator,she had these little bags and cards at a workshop a few years ago.  So I made a little bag for each teacher, and then filled each bag with three little gift cards that they could use in the future.  I also included a flower pen in each (I really like including flower pens, they just look so cheerful) and then made a tag for each bag.  I thought they made a fun gift!

Gift Bags

Gift Cards Included Inside

Stamps:  Around and About Sentiments (PTI)
Ink:  PTI, Doodlebug
Cardstock, Patterned Paper:  SU
Accessories:  Ribbon (SU), Taylor's Tiny Twinkle (TE)

Thanks for looking!  What are you working on these days?  I am trying to work on some Christmas presents and hopefully sneak in a few challenges!  Have a great day!

Chris

The Sweet Stop Sketch #64

Welcome Back! Today I decided to try out some new Sweet n Sassy Stamps--all with Cocoa the mouse! Cocoa is their adorable mascot and just too cute! My daughters and I all decided to play along with the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge, which is Sweet n Sassy Stamps' Challenge Blog, and here is what we made based on sketch #64.

"Let's Get Together"

Stamps: Tea Time Cocoa (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Cardstock, Patterned Paper: SU (except for Stamper's Select White, PTI)
Accessories: Ribbon (SU), Copic Markers


My daughters played along with the sketch as well, and I was so impressed--I thought they achieved very professional results!

My Daughter K's Cards

"Watermelon Cocoa"

Stamps: Feelin Fruity Cocoa (SNSS)
Ink: Tuexedo Black (Memento)
Cardstock & Patterned Paper: SU
Accessories: Ribbon (PTI), Copic Markers

My Daughter J's Cards
"Cupcake Cocoa"

Stamps: Sweet Cocoa
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Cardstock & Patterned Paper: SU
Accessories: Glitter, Copic Markers, Ribbon (PTI)

My son also had fun coloring some Cocoa images, but he told me that "Mommy, it's not ready to go on the blog just yet." He is doing a great job coloring though!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Chris

Back to Crafting Again!

Hello Everyone!

Well, you don't realize how much time gets away from you--our last post was so long ago! With school, holidays, and kids' activities, the months just seem to fly by. So I've been spending some time cleaning up the blog and crafting so we could start posting again. My first post is what I call my "blue series;" my stampin' up demo gave me a bag of scraps at stamp class in May. I started playing around, and made one card. Then it became a challenge to see how many cards I could make out of a small stack of scraps, and the cards below are the result! I hope you enjoy them!

"The Blue Series"

"For My Friend"

Stamps: A Flower for All Seasons (SU), I'd Pick You (Sweet n Sassy Stamps or SNSS)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), True Black (PTI)
Cardstock: SU
Accessories: Ribbon (SU), buttons (Making Memories), Lace, Copic Markers, Smooch (it's on the flowers, kind of hard to see)

"Flyin' by to Say Hi"

Stamps: A Flower for All Seasons (SU), Pond Pals (SNSS)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), True Black (PTI)
Cardstock: SU
Accessories: Ribbon (SU), buttons (Making Memories), Lace, Copic Markers, Smooch (it's on the flowers, kind of hard to see)

"Oh Hoppy Day!"

Stamps: A Flower for All Seasons (SU), Pond Pals (SNSS)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), True Black (PTI)
Cardstock: SU
Accessories: Ribbon (SU), buttons (Making Memories), Lace, Copic Markers, Smooch (it's on the flowers, kind of hard to see)

"for you"

Stamps: A Flower for All Seasons (SU), Fillable Frames #5 (PTI)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), True Black (PTI)
Cardstock: SU
Accessories: Ribbon (SU), buttons (Making Memories), Lace, Copic Markers, Smooch (it's on the flowers, kind of hard to see), Taylor's Tiny Twinkles (TE)


My children also wanted to spend some time crafting . . . . . . so here are their creations:

My Daughter K's Cards
"Her Really Rust Series"

Supplies for All of the Cards:
Stamps: Around and About Sentiments (PTI), Celebrations--Solid (CTMH)
Ink: Potter's Clay (Memento)

Cardstock: Really Rust (SU! Retired), Stamper's Select White (PTI)
Patterned Paper: Really Rust (From SU!'s Patterned Pack III)
Ribbon: Autumn Terracotta (CTMH Grosgrain)
Accessories: SU! Scalloped Circle Punch, Pop Dots, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles (TE)

My Daughter J's Cards:
"Purple Set"

Supplies for Purple Set:
Stamps:Around and About Sentiments (PTI), Tiny Treats (PTI), Little Lady (PTI), Celebrations--Solid (CTMH)
Cardstock: SU! Stamper's Select (PTI)
Patterned Paper: SU!
Accessories: Basic Gray Ribbon (SU!), Blue Rickrack (MM), Pink Flowers

"Pink Set"

Supplies for Pink Set:
Stamps: Tiny Treats (PTI), Vintage Picnic (PTI), Around and About Sentiments (PTI), Fillable Frames #5 (PTI)
Cardstock: SU!, Stamper's Select (PTI)
Accessories: Dark Chocolate Chalk,Pink and Blue Bows

My Son K's Cards

Stamps: A La Carte Dad Tools (TE), A La Carte Dad Car (TE), Cuppie in the Kitchen (TE)

Thanks so much for stopping by--we'll be posting again soon!

Chris

Happy October!

Greetings all!

I feel like I have finally climbed out of the hole called school starting to try to get back into the swing of things. For some reason, this year school starting really turned my schedule inside out more than normal. Things are finally starting to settle down and we are now getting into a more manageable routine.

I made these cards back in September, but still wanted to share them. This first card was for a friend's baby shower. I made the little baby blanket, had some leftover material, and then made the card to match:

Stamps: Everyday Classics (PTI)
Ink: Basic Brown (SU)
Cardstock: Green Galore, Orchid Opulence (SU); Rustic Cream (PTI)
Accessories: Taffeta Ribbon (SU), rhinestones

(And the recipe is approximate, to the best of my memory :)).

Card #2 was part of a retirement set for my Mom. The gift was in a brown basket with a printed liner in brown with pink butterflies. I designed the card to coordinate with the basket, and that is the basket you see in the background.

Stamps: Congratulations (SU--from SAB in February, I borrowed the set and can't remember the name!) and Spring Tags (PTI), plus SU wheel
Ink: Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Cardstock: Sweet Blush, Dark Chocolate, Rustic Cream (PTI)
Accessories: Ribbon (TE), rhinestones

Again, ingredients are only as accurate as my memory :).

Thanks for visiting, I will be back a lot sooner with some fun projects!

TESC #80!

Greetings!

Here is my version of Taylor's Sketch Challenge, #80! This is for my nephew's first birthday-- the invitation was all cupcakes, so of course the card needed a cupcake too!

To make the cupcake circle, I tried a variation of an idea I saw on Heather Nichols' blog here. I just stamped my cupcake, colored it, etc. and then inked the whole front with Versamark. Then I covered it with iridescent ice embossing powder from Stampin Up to get the sparkly effect.

Stamps: Wagonful of Fun (SU), For the Love of Cupcakes (TE), Polka Dot Basics (PTI)
Ink: Enchanted Evening, True Black, Fresh Snow (PTI)
Cardstock: Enchanted Evening (PTI), misc. patterned paper
Accessories: Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder (SU), rickrack (CTMH)

Thanks for visiting!

The Doodlebug Challenge Part 2

Welcome back! Today my daughters want to share their cards from our Doodlebug Challenge. Below are my daughter J's card creations (J is going to be a second grader):

Butterfly Card: used Barely Banana and Pumpkin Pie paper (SU)
Dragonfly Card: used Grape Delight, pink, and blue (Bazzill) and Bloomin' Bugs (DB)

Ladybug Card: used Grape Delight, pink, and brown (Bazzill) and Bloomin' Bugs (DB)
Flower Card: used Cameo Coral (SU), light blue, blue (Bazzill), and Bloomin' Bugs (DB)

Next up are my older daughter K's cards (K will be a fifth grader in the fall).

Dragonfly Card
Stamps: Stampendous
Ink: PTI True Black
Cardstock: Pixie Pink, Pink Passion, Basic Black (SU)
Pattern Paper: Bloomin' Bugs (DB)
Accessories: Nestabilities, Cricut Doodlecharms

Flower Card
Stamps: Stampendous
Ink: PTI True Black
Cardstock: Kraft (Bazzill), Orchid Opulence (SU)
Pattern Paper: Bloomin' Bugs (DB)

Friend Card
Stamps: Stampendous
Ink: Pink Passion (SU)
Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla (SU)
Pattern Paper: Bloomin' Bugs (DB)
Accessories: SU Markers

Ladybug Card
Stamps: Stampendous
Ink: PTI True Black
Cardstock: Pixie Pink, Pink Passion, Basic Black (SU)
Pattern Paper: Bloomin' Bugs (DB)
Accessories: Nestabilities, Cricut Doodlecharms

Hip Hip Hooray Card
Stamps: Michael's Dollar Stamps
Ink: Basic Grey (SU)
Cardstock: Orchid Opulence (SU), Bazzill
Accessories: Target Dollar Ribbon, Brads

Thanks for stopping by!

Our Doodlebug Challenge

Hello Everyone! While going through my paper stash, I came across some old sheets of Doodlebug Patterned Paper--Bloomin' Bugs. I gave my girls and myself a challenge, to see how many cards we could each make using that sheet of patterned paper. Today I'll share my cards, tomorrow my daughters will share theirs!

My Creations

Card #1: Thank You
Stamps: Say it with Style (CTMH)
Ink: Palette Noir, Colorbox Fluid Chalk
Cardstock: Pixie Pink, Pretty with Pink (SU)
Patterned Paper: Bloomin' Bugs (DB)

Card #2: Inching By to Say Hi
Stamps: Pond Sentiments (PTI), Friends (DB)
Ink: True Black (PTI)
Cardstock: Yo yo yellow, Only Orange, Gable Green (SU)
Patterned Paper: Bloomin' Bugs (DB)
Accessories: Sizzlit Dies, American Crafts Ribbon

For these cards, I included the insides as well. I try to play around with decorating the insides sometimes too, to see what I can come up with!

Card #3: For Someone Special
Stamps: Friends (DB), Mailbox Greetings (PTI)
Ink: True Black, Smokey Shadow, Spring Rain (PTI), Green Galore (SU), Lilac (DB)
Cardstock: Raspberry Fizz, Stamper's Select White (PTI)
Patterned Paper: Bloomin' Bugs (DB), Raspberry Fizz Bitty Box (PTI)
Accessories: Ribbon (MM kids), Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder (SU)

Card #4: Dreams
Stamps: Pond Sentiments (PTI)
Ink: True Black, Lavender Moon (PTI)
Cardstock: Lovely Lilac, Pale Plum, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant (SU)
Patterned Paper: Bloomin' Bugs (DB)
Accessories: Sizzlit Die

I know this card doesn't actually use the patterned paper . . . .but do the Doodlebug stamps count?

Card #5: Just Because
Stamps: Friends (DB), Say it with Style (CTMH)
Ink: Palette Noir, SU Watercolor Pencils
Cardstock: Green Galore, Yo yo yellow (SU), Stamper's Select White (PTI)
Accessories: Brads (MM)

Thanks so much for stopping by! More of this challenge to come tomorrow!

Welcome!

Welcome to our blog! I started this blog to be able to join in a few card challenges and blog hops, and to share some cards. My daughters also want to share their cards, so you'll get to see all our creativity!

For my first post, I want to share a sympathy card I recently made. I wanted to try out the crocheted flowers Nichole Heady featured on her blog here. Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:
Stamps: With Sympathy (PTI), Close as a Memory (SU)
Ink: Sweet Blush, Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Accessories: Vintage Cream Button (PTI), pearls (Marcella by K)