Easter Wishes

Little Donald before he grew up!  I saw this on MrsBoz gallery and had to give it a try with the side step fold.  Changed it up a little with the eyes and feet but still adorable! The head and body is the ornament punch from SU. His feet are nesties scallop circle as well as his hands.  His beak are SU oval punches.  "Loads of Love Assessories" is the sentiment.  The eggs and little bunnies are stickers from, I think, Michael's.  I had a lot of fun designing this card at the wee hours of the morning.  I seem to get more inspiration when things aren't so hectic and  it is quiet.   Anyone else feel like that?  I added some more pictures  of different angles of this card.  Enjoy!

Trio of Blue

I thought I would get a jump-start on some birthday cards for the year.  My mother's birthday is in May and she just loves flowers and I love the color blue. This is my blue card for the month.  It is just blue everything. Blue flowers, blue butterflies, blue bling and light blue ribbon as well as blue DP from SU.  The DP is called Blueberry Crisp and it is beautiful!!! The flowers from SU  Fifth Avenue Floral is against Tim Holtz Wood Grain EF.  The leaves are "Make an Impression" stamp.  I used copic markers to color the flowers and leaves.  The ribbon is light blue from SU  and then I heated the ribbon to crinkle it.  I love the crinkled look!  On each  side of the card is MS lace punch with a little bling from one of the craft stores, again, light blue.  Can't wait to give it to Mom!

Versatile Card

I love this stamp set from Stampin up, Just Believe! I actually made this card around the ribbon.  I bought the ribbon at Joann's Fabric and wanted to make a card with it.  It can be a birthday, thankyou, or  sympathy card. Used the sponging technique around the masked circle punch.  It is hard to see but there are pearls on the flowers. Cuttlebug EF on the edge of the card was used - that is also hard to see.  Sometimes pictures doesn't do a card justice.  Thanks for looking!

Lucky Owl

With only 10 days or so left before St Patrick's Day, I thought I better get started with at least one card for the holiday since I am Irish/English.  I haven't used my Season of Friendship stamp set from Stampin up so why not cover it with 4-leaf clovers! They kinda look like green flowers but really they are 4-leaf clovers!  I know they are because I cut out 12 of them. I am now cross-eyed from cutting out something so small!  I used confetti 4-leaf clover to put on the owl's chest.  I was going to use the confetti on the tree (would have been easier) but I didn't like the look. Then I used some green glitter for bling. Those punch owls are so darn cute from SU-can't get enough of them. 

Warm Christmas

This is a card that I wanted to make at Christmas time but the time just got away from me.  I didn't get time to actually send out any Christmas cards!  I didn't want this idea to be forgotten so I decided to do it now instead of waiting for the end of the year. I used punch bunch for the wreath and Carlacraft punch for the poinsettas. The leaves were from the Stampin up bird punch as well as the fire in the fireplace. I love the sizzix pot die and I used copper metal from Ten Second Studio  ( I seem to always try to find a place to use metal). Jackie's tutorial for the fireplace is my inspiration which can be found at  www.jackietopa.typepad.com The candles on the mantle are from EK success punch-it is actually just the top of the birthday cake punch.

Congratulations WIndjammers!

Last night my husband and I went to the Class B Basketball State Championship Game,  the Camden Windjammers vs Cape Elizabeth Capers.  We have been going almost every year for the past 3 or 4 years because my husband's roomate from college is the Assistant Coach to the Windjammers.  They have been in the finals for about 5 or 6 years.  They won 2 years ago and again last night.  Last year, they lost in the finals to Falmouth.  (Sorry about that, my son played for Falmouth so I had to root for them)   Again congratuations Windjammers and Coach Paul!!

How can you not like Camden!

Home Sweet Home

Here is my housewarming card for my brother and his wife.  They are moving from Connecticut to NJ this month.  Just wanted to let them know that we are thinking of them.  I made a "bureau" card (which is what I call it) previously  for birthday card and I  thought this would be perfect for them. Directions for the side step are http://jackietopa.typepad.com/addict...-tutorial.html  Jackie does a great job of showing how it is done with a few ideas.  The window is done on SU whisper white cardstock sponging blue for the sky and green for the grass (SU soft blue, and always artichoke). Then I stamped SU "Lovely as a Tree" stamp with always artichoke.   I cut the piece in 4 equal pieces and glued it on a black cardstock.  The window treatment is used with the MS punch.  The broom is sizzix.   This was a lot of fun to make and I know I probably will make another one. Thanks for looking.