Paper Trey Ink and Creative Cuts and More

Hi all!!! I am so excited to share these little creations with you...I had an absolute blast making them! I probably over did it with the embellishments, but I couldn't help myself...I just got carried away. If you click on the picture, you can probably see the deets better.

I used SU's Real Red for the cardstock. Then, using my Circle Nesties, I used Paper Trey Ink's "A Wreath for All Seasons." I used the wreath on the card and just gold embossed it and added some red rhinestones. I used gold paper using my Circle Nesties...(I found that gold paper at Hobby Lobby, Geez I love that store, oh...and that store loves me too). Then I used a doily behind the gold paper. Found some poinsettia's that I have had stashed for over a year and added some Diamond glitter and gold glitter dots . Next comes my fave...the sleigh from Creative Cuts and More (CC&M). I actually ordered it in a beautiful dusty gold, but it did not match the gold on my card, so I covered it with this gold paper. Used my circle nesties to gold emboss the Merry Christmas, which also came from PTI's "A Wreath for All Seasons." added a little holly and berry embelli. Put some Flower Soft Polar White on the bottom of the sleigh for reasons we know...and more poinsetties at the top...then I found these cute little packages at, of course, Hobby Lobby and put them in the sleigh.

What else can I say? Fun, fun, fun!!!! I have a whole lot of more CC&M die cuts that I cannot wait to use...they are SO inexpensive and make an addition to a card even better!!! Go by CC&M and check out all of the great stuff they have...another plug for them...they have this AMAZING Super "Killer Red Tacky Tape in different sizes...I have 1/2", 1/4" and 1/8". They have also just added some White Tacky Tape that you can just tear off. Just think, I could have put candy or cookies in that sleigh to give to a friend at work that would have made it even more special...but I liked the packages...shoulda found a Santa, but where would he sit? This is also for the Caardvarks Challenge here!

Have a great week peeps and thanks for your great comments and visits...I will be making my rounds again soon!

Goodbye to my Coworker

Hello all ~ I am posting this card that I made back in May of 2010. I know that I CASED it from someone, but I do not remember who...so if you stop by and notice that it was CASED from one of your cards...Please let me know, so I can give you credit.

I used SU's Basic Gray cardstock for the card itself and SU's Blue Bayou was glued next. I took my white cardstock and used Paper Trey Ink's (PTI) Woodgrain Impression Plate using my Cuttlebug. The circles were punched with different sized punches using SU DP and PTI's 2008 Bitty Dot Basics and Bitty Block Basics. I used some dimensionals on some of the dots. The sentiment was computer generated. All in all a really fast "male" card...and that was just what I needed...took maybe 20 minutes.

This is short, I am making Cheeseburger Pie for my DD and her Hubby tonight and I have to get it in the oven. This is one of my favorite dishes and if you want, I will be happy to share this recipe with you.

Here is wishing you all a great "rest" of the week!!!

Artful Inkables Halloween

Hello all! I hope you have had a great weekend! Mine was a lazy one...I watched horror movies...cleaned a little and went shopping for shoes...I tell you shoes can really be expensive. I really wanted to buy Skechers (sp?)...Geez these shoes are comfy...expensive, but very comfortable....I am planning on a new exercise deal...and walking is one of the best exercises I know.

On to the card...the image on the card is from Artful Inkables...it is one of my all time favorites for Halloween. The coffin is from CC&M...I used DP paper from Hobby Lobby...Heat embossed the house and "Boo" with black embossing powder and then used Orange Stickles for the windows

The stars and moon were stickers...On the coffin I used webbing (angel hair) and the ghost was another image from Artful Inkables...The jack-o-lanterns were also stickers. You cannot see it from this image, but I used Basic Grey ribbon around the sides of the coffin.

Here is wishing you all the best of weeks ahead...Thank you for stopping by to visit and for your comments.

Belles 'n Whistles

Is this not the cutest image? It is called Little Witch with Broom. I used some scrap paper for the background. Glitter paper angled. I stamped the image with Tuxedo Black Momento ink and colored with my Prismacolor Pencils using Gamsol. I also added some stickles, but you cannot really see it in this picture. Try clicking on it and maybe then you can see. The Glitter Dots came from Hobby Lobby and I put a rhinestone on the bow in her hat.

I did not realize that it had been so long since I last posted. Thanks to all of you who have left such great comments. I really do appreciate each and every one of them.

The weather here is perfect...my favorite time of year. With temperatures in the 40's in the morning and 70's in the afternoon. Just breathtaking!! I am so excited I have the day off tomorrow for Columbus day...maybe I can find time to clean rather than play like I did today :) Hope you all have a wonderful week ahead!

A Wedding Gift for a Friend

Hi Guys!!! This is a set I have been working on for a while...A gift to my friend Sharon, whose daughter got married yesterday! There were 4 bridesmades and the color of blue seen here are the exact same color of the bridesmaid dresses. The bride's dress was ivory and that is why I used that color for the background.


I have made this set before, for my sister's supervisor. So you might think "I've seen this before." Sharon had a bridal luncheon and she set one card and one purse (which she put gift cards in) as part of the place setting for each brides maid.

I used Metalic Champagne Cardstock and Text Paper from Paper and More cutting with the Nestabilities and embossing with CB's embossing folder, sry I don't know the name of it. The DP came from Hobby Lobby as did the ribbon. I also used Spellbinders Nestabilities to cut out the Circles used on top of the purses and velcro for the closure. The flowers were cut from SU's Brilliant Blue DP (probably retired) and I used Paper Trey Ink's Beautiful Blooms II #1 Collection Dies to cut the flowers. I then used Smooch Spritz called "Sea Breeze" that was a gift from my good cyber buddy Beate Johns on my flowers.

I used a brad to put each flower in place and then added a pearl to the middle. On the card you can see that I added some pearls to the top left with a butterfly using MS butterfly punch and some tiny pearls on the butterfly.

I made the bride's card and purse differently since she was the guest of honor. I used 100% White Silk Ribbon, which I purchased from Sharon Johnson's Ribbon Store. Then punched the flowers and the butterfly using glittered white cardstock from Hobby Lobby.

I had so much fun making these for my friend and apparently it was a big hit at the luncheon.

The wedding last night was fabulous with some of the best food and music and the Bride was just lovely in her gorgeous lacy ivory dress!

I was in quite a rush to get these to Sharon before the luncheon and the photos have a tint of yellow...I don't know where that came from...except I did take these pics early in the morning when there was not much light.

Today after 23 days of not having ANY rain...we finally have gotten a little "spit" of rain. It was nice because I did spend some of my day making more wedding cards for an upcoming wedding in October. After that, I am planning on making one of my best friends a Birthday card. My isn't it wonderful to have such an outlet...It is just plain "therapy" for me!

I hope you enjoyed looking at my little project as much as I enjoyed making them. Have a wonderful week and stay safe!


Note: I was inspired by Julia at Create With Me when it came to making this darling little purse!

A Year of Flowers PTI's The Rose

Hello Everyone! It has been the best weekend! My sister and I shopped all day yesterday and we stopped for lunch at Panera Bread...yummers! When we went to Hobby Lobby, who had a 50% off sale on all of the Thanksgiving goodies...well...let's just say we spent some "fun" money!!! Oh my the wonderful little Thanksgiving scarecrow statues (one boy and one girl) I had to have them....then there were candles and candle holders...ribbon for an upcoming Bridal collection I am making for one of my good friend's daughter's wedding! Been working on that one almost all day! Cannot wait to post it.

Anyhoo...This card was made for a coworker who has retired. Bye Debs it has been nice working with you :) I used Paper Trey Ink's Linen and Canvas Impression Plate for the background...love the way this looks. I then used Spellbinder's Nestabilities dies (sorry...I think # 9). On the smaller Nestability I used the cuttlebug embossing folder, which of course I don't know the name of...I heat embossed white embossing powder using Versamark. I colored the rose and the leaves with my copics and then adhered glitter to the flower and a rhinestone to the middle. The ribbon came from Sharon's Ribbon Store. It is 100% Silk...love this stuff. The butterfly was punched using Martha Stewart punch and lined with rhinestones down the middle. The sentiment was computer generated.

Such fun...My goodness I am hooked on paper crafts! I cannot wait to show you guys what I have been working on! Hope you all have the best of weeks ahead and thanks again for taking the time to stop by and commen!

Paper Trey Ink's Up, Up and Away

Hello all! I hope your week is going well. This is a card I made for a Judge (I work in a Hearings and Appeals Office) that was moving away from our office. I figured these images were just perfect for him. He "loved" it!

I used Paper Trey Ink's "Up, up and away" set. There are so many different images with this set. I also used the balloon dies and cloud dies that go with this set. Soooo easy. I colored the balloons with my Copics. Sponged the edges of the clouds with Momento Summer Sky. Used dimensionals. The cardstock is Paper Trey's Enchanted Evening. I also used the Background Basics Woodgrain stamps in VersaMark and then sprinkled clear embossing powder and heat embossed.

The sentiment is computer generated using Spellbinders die (sorry I threw away the package and do not know the name of the die).

I did not have time to photo the inside, because the card was made in less than an hour and it was for a special event for this Judge at the office. However, I did put a couple of balloons on the inside with a sentiment meant just for someone special going away!!

Please click on the picture to get a better view. Again, I photographed this at night and the lighting, though fair, was not as good as I would have liked it to be.

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to make such lovely comments! I am on my way to visit your blogs so I can check out what my faithful peeps have been doing lately! God Bless :)