Card for a Challenge (again)

I am a stampin' fool! I have to admit... I am back into the groove of stamping and making cute little greeting cards for friends and family. I have been crafty since I was a little girl, but when my sixteenth birthday rolled around, I was asking for an embossing gun, powder and new stamps- not a car! So, that being said, I have been stamping, on and off for 17 years! The stamping led to scrapbooking, then to making my own felties and now back to card making... I guess what goes around actually does come back around! Ok, now for my card...

Pink Elephant Challenge- recipe: 2 squares, 1 ribbon, something that sparkles

This picture isn't so hot... The card is pale pink, mounted on kraft, then attached to an ivory card. The stamp is Magenta (an old one, and my mom's fave). Pink papers are K&Co., Cut-n-Paste.

This card is for my friend who's baby girl has had 2 open heart surgeries, she is only 2 weeks old. She came through the second operation with flying colors, doing great and came home this past Monday. Faith is a very BIG thing!

Card Making + Stamping + Challenge!

Here are a couple cards that I am submitting for three challenges:

Pile It On- "Round"
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturday- sketch
Practical Scrappers- stamps! (thanks, Christine!)




I liked the outcome of the blue one so much that I made one in pink. I still like the blue one better...

I frequently visit a blog called "Lucy's Cards" for inspiration on card making. She has a style that I love: clean, fresh and simple with a little bit of flair. Her creations have certainly inspired me to amp up my card making skills. So, yesterday, I bought a couple of sets of clear stamps from Archiver's. I can't wait to try them all out! The cards above used a deer stamp that I adore! Enjoy, and I'll be back tomorrow with another card for a challenge!

The Protector

Anna protecting Elan from the "Tickle Monster," a.k.a, PawPaw, at the football game on Sunday afternoon. It was so sweet and so funny all at the same time.

When I went to pick Elan up from "school" today, his teacher said that Anna came and knocked on the door to ask if Elan was doing ok. That little sweetie was checking on her baby... they go to the same school and last year, Elan cried everyday for 2 months until I took him out of the program. This year, thankfully, he loves it! Anna is a wonderful protector and an even better big sister...

Halloween Mini Kit

This is a Halloween mini kit that I got from Sammye Jo, over at 62Cards. She sells this mini album kit (along with several other super cute kits) in her Etsy shop. I loved all the papers and embellishments in the kit and have a ton left over. I plan to save it all and add a new page each year. The only items I added to this were letter stickers from my stash, black ink, and foam adhesive. Everything else was included in the kit. Click here to get yours!

COVER:

Page 1, 2005:

A little Mr. Incredible and a purple Octopus

Page 2:

All the loot... they were in heaven!

Page 3, 2006:

A Robin, and a green and purple polka dot Frog

Page 4, 2007 (with our newest addition who hated Halloween)

A Prince, a Gypsy, and a Giraffe

Page 5, 2008:

A Batman, a Cinderella, and a Cowboy

Thank you, Sammye Jo, I had a ball putting this album together and can't wait to add to it each year as a wonderful keepsake of our past Halloweens as a family. Enjoy!

Craft Time

Happy Sunday! I got to go to a Stampin' Up! demo today and we made these two cards:

After I took the picture of this card, I added black Stickles to the little mask. It really looks cute now! On the inside, there is a little envelope to stash a fun size pack of Skittles, M&M's, etc. I loved these Halloween stamps so much that I ordered the set.

I like this one, but I don't love it... it reminds me of a sympathy card for some reason.
Today was Mac's first flag football game. He had a blast and did so great! We were really proud of him, and he looked super cute in that uniform and helmet.

The first full week of school completely wore me out. I was a serious taxi driver. I hope this week is better and we (I) become more adjusted and organized. Look how cute and happy my little ones were on each of their first days:

Mac, 6, 1st Grade:
Anna, 4, Pre-School:Elan, 2, Parents Day Out

And tomorrow, I have a super cute, not scary, mini Halloween album to share! I hope you love it as much as I do! ;)

Oh, Baby!

Two new babies have been born this week:

My bestest friend, Erin and her husband, Danny, welcomed their first child early Friday morning. They had a BOY and named him Daniel Reid. Such a sweet name, I love it!

Stephen's sister, Laura and her husband, Brandt, welcomed their second GIRL on Thursday. They named her Blake Jillane- I think... as of yesterday... they were having some name difficulties! :) Congratulations! I can't wait to meet, greet and hold!

And speaking of babies, I did some custom birth announcements for a good friend this week. This is her fourth little one and this is what we came up with:

I stamped all the polka dots in lime on white cardstock, then printed the announcement on vellum. The striped ribbon is from Michael's.

This is a picture of Max that I took to go under the vellum as part of the announcement:

Sweet as honey, huh? And tomorrow, I get to have craft time with some good friends at a Stampin' Up party! I'm really excited! But for now, I am off to bed... last night I stayed up way past my bed time working on a fab Halloween mini album that I will share tomorrow!

Card for a Challenge

Hello everybody! Here is a card I made for the Caardvarks challenge. The challenge was to make a card using the sponsors colors, hot pink, black and white. This is an awful picture, but the black is glossy cardstock. Lots of fun textures! This is a little gift I put together for a friend who did me a little favor. I thought they turned out cute! ;)

Okay, that's it for today... it's been super busy!