The Stork Will Be Arriving Shortly

My neighbors are having a baby very soon and I wanted a quick card for her so I will be ready when the little ones decides to makes its' entrance.  It will be their first and  I am very happy for them.  I think she told me that they were having a girl but I am ready in case  it's a boy.  I actually saw this punch art stork on Jackie Topa's blog.  She does great punch art and her link is under my blog list if you would like to take a look at her blog. 

I used 1 1/4 inch round punch for the head, the body is SU's oval wide punch in the pink card and medium oval in the blue card.  I think I like the wide oval better.  The wings are embossed with SU EF which I used the Build a Blossom punch.  The leaf from Build a Blossom punch is used for the "bundle". The hat is from a sizzlet snowman head.  The beak was tricky and pretty much free hand.  I made an elongated triangle and cut it in the middle and then overlapped them to make the beak. The "little bundle" is tied together with ribbon.  The ribbon was heated with the embossing gun to give it that "wrinkled look".  Lastly, I sponged the stork with SU yoyo yellow to make it stand out a little more.  I wanted to add a baby head but just couldn't get it to look right so I decided that the baby just would have to be inside nice and warm in the little bundle.  Afterall it is a "little bundle of joy!"  Thanks for looking!

Blue Blossoms

I just received my Boho Blossoms punch from SU so I used it on this card.  This card could be a thankyou or birthday-just any happy occasion!  I used the Build-A-Blossom punch along with the stamp set to make the flower.  The middle of the flower is a light blue rose from SU.  It was actually a hostess gift but I know it is in the catalog.  For a little color I added the bumble bee brad on the petal of the flower, so cute.  It is from Eyelet Outlet. There is embossing on the leaves of the big flower just to give it a little texture. The vine is the bird punch from SU and, of course, Boho Blossoms punch are the little flowers with a pearl in the center.  The side step card is one of my favorite cards to make, having a hard time giving up this type of card but I will I'll try another!  The picture makes this card a little washed out but the paper is Basic Grey and it is very pretty, honest!!  This is just a little card for almost any occasion!! Love those kind!

Side view-side step

CKC Manchester Convention 2011

Heartfelt Creations

Saturday's CKC Convention in Manchester, New Hampshire was so much fun!  I traveled with my sisters, Chris and Connie and friend, Cathy.  Since I love doing both scrapbooking and cardmaking, it was a convention for both.  Heartfelt Creations has got to be my favorite, although, the Outlines booth is a very close second.  Both companies make gorgeous cards. My surprise of the morning was Nestabling from Spellbinders. I can't wait to try out this new bling on a card! The Eyelet Outlet is so cool!  They have almost any image that you can think of.  I bought a nurse's hat with stethoscope since I work in the medical field I have many friends that will find this on their cards.

Heartfelt Creations Booth

Outlines Booth

Amazed

Vellum flower

Going from booth to booth, store to store and being amazed at the products and creativity that there is.  Can't wait to go back next year!

The Stash

Mother's Day Card

To My Mom

I worked on  my Mother's card for Mother's Day last night. Don't know why but it seems I do better work when it is time to go to bed.  Just got the build a blossom punch and clear stamps from SU and I couldn't wait to make one of these flowers.  They are so beautiful.  Saw Tami White's video so I had to try it for myself.  I used a different EF called Finial Press for the flower and then punched away!  I have been making  a lot of purple cards lately and still haven't stopped.  The cardstock is again from Basic Grey's Wisteria line.  Butterflies here and there for embellishments.  Outlines rubber stamp was used for the sentiment.  Check out Tami's video http://stampwithtami.com/blog/2011/02/blossom-petal-punch/      Happy Mother's Day to everyone!

Another angle to show the nestie that I used

Trifold card closed

Gold Finches At My Window

I have forgotten how brillant in color the Gold Finches are!  The males are a gorgeous brillant yellow!  Someone from work was telling me that May 5th is the day to put out grape jelly for the Orioles.  I am going to give it a try next week and see if we can get any to come this year. We have seen chickadees, cardinals (but only 1), and woodpeckers.  I'll keep you posted on the Orioles!

Spring Bling

My husband and I worked outside all day last Friday, raking and raking.  Spring cleaning is not just inside but outside too!  With all that work, I retired into my craftroom and came up with this card for someone's birthday.  I put some sparkle inside the tiny little prima flowers to give it the bling!  This is a side step card.  The birdhouse is made from SU tag punch and the roof is nesties squares for the angle. I used sizzix fence and little leaves. The birds are SU's bird punch. I embossed paper behind the birdhouse with Tim Holtz woodgrain EF. The sentiment is from SU "Love ya bunches"    Punch art is a lot of fun!!!  Never know what will inspire you!

Lindsey's Easter Basket

 

 

I wanted to make another one of these baskets for my daughter, Lindsey and her roommate, Rachel for Easter.  The instructions are from www.stamptv.com   I used the Basic Grey DP cardstock and coordinating paper.  The handles for the purple one is the MS border punch and ribbon from Joann's and for the blue one ribbon from SU and MS border punch. I filled it with candy and purple peeps.  My daughter loves peeps!!!

Flowers and bunnies for Easter