Happy Mother's Day

Guess what I got in the mail this past week - you guessed it the new Simon Says card kit. 

It is amazing!!!!  I totally love everything that came with it:
1 Simon Says Stamp Exclusive set of stamps designed by Kristina Werner "Best Mom Ever"
1 Sheet of 8.5" x 11" Neenah Solar White Cardstock
12 Sheets GCD Double Sided Designer Papers
1 Fancy Die Cut and Embossed Card Front
1 Foot String of Pink Hearts Ribbon
1 Foot of Lace Trim
1 Sheet of Elle's Studio Custom Design Cut Outs
35 Chipboard Hearts from Maya Road
1 Webster's Pages Pocket Envelope
1 Bottle of Ranger Liquid Pearls in Petal Pink
1 Sheet 8.5" x 11" Bazzill Vintage Pink Cardstock
1 Sheet 8.5" x 11" Bazzill Rock Candy Cardstock
1 Sheet 8.5" x 11" Bazzill Taffy Cardstock
1 Sheet 8.5" x 11" Bazzill Butter Mints Cardstock
1 Sheet 8.5" x 11" Bazzill 40# Vellum



My favorite item is the Stamp set. The roses on the card below are embossed black or red on white card stock and then colored in with the opposite color using CTMH Z2305 Black or LePlume II No. 65 Cherry.  On the "red" rose I chose to leave a little of the white showing giving the effect of a "Fire and Ice" rose.  If you have ever seen them they are exceptional.  The red card is from DCWV and is A2 (standard size) matchbook card

The center of each rose has been stamped, cut and dimentional tape added to adhere it to the larger part.   All parts of this card are made using the May 2013 Simon Says card kit unless otherwise noted.  Thanks for stopping by, be sure to leave a comment or two. Have a great week, happy crafting. 

 

Baby - Welcome to the World little one

Side view front of card

My apologies for not posting sooner - Life has hit us hard here in Utah - between school, illness, and many more things that I won't bore you with.  But I did find 15 minutes tonight to make this cute BABY card. 

Spring is definitely in the air and have a few friends that will be delivering in the next 2-3 months.  Can't wait to see these cute bundles of joy.

Inside of card

This particular card will be given to some friends of ours that don't want to know the sex of the baby.  The card itself could easily been done in the more traditional colors of Blues and Pinks based on you guessed it the sex of the baby

Pictures listed in this blog belong to Heidi May

The ink is canary yellow from the colorbox cats eyes set, the stickers came in a package and the only markings on them are @Weech Family Trust and then white card stock (8.5x11 sheet cut in half and folded in half).  Easy card to make 15 minutes tops.  Until next time happy crafting and hope to see you again soon

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A few years ago I found this cute Monkey Stamp set that I couldn't do without (mainly because it reminded me of my oldest sons love of Monkey's).  As I was going thru stamps to look what could be designed this weekend, I came up with this cute card for my son to give to his girlfriend.  He is officially impressed with me!!!!

 The stamp set is by Paper Studio (Lil Monkey) and was manufactured in 2009. Thanks for stopping by and until next time Happy Crafting.

This week I received the new Simon Says Stamp Card Kit in the mail.  All of the items on the right are what came in the package so what is a girl gotta do when they get presents like this. . . . . . . .

Create cards that can be given to loved ones or donated to a worthy cause.  Here is a card I made for a donation to one of the local hospitals

 



The flowers remind me that spring is just around the corner and we are so ready for it.  Thanks for stopping by, until next time Happy Crafting.

What a wonderful Sunday it has been.  Here in Utah the sun is finally out and there is blue sky - all is right today.

Two things for today - you might have noticed a new blinkie on the right side of the page - it is for one of my favorite site to visit to gain inspiration for crafting projects - CLIPs-N-CUTs.  Vicky Papaioannou is an amazing lady.  She gives inspiration with how to videos, cards and journaling pages.  Take a moment and stop over - you won't be sorry.

Here is the second - inspiration for this card came from Tracy Wegener over at the Paper Crafter's Library. 

Oh how I do love these simple and cute cards (again thank you Tracy Wegener).  This card along with many more will be donated on March 22 to a card program for our service members to use. 

Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting until next time.

All products used are from the March Simon Says Stamp card collection kit unless other wise stated.  Ink StazOn - Jet Black, Yellow Flower - Recollections Floral Embellishments.

Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year; ‘gōng xǐ fā cái,’ which translates to “Congratulations and be prosperous.” No I am not Chinese or even of Asian descent but I do like some of their customs.

Here are some interesting facts about today's holiday

• It is the year of the SNAKE
• 1/6th of the world population celebrate this holiday
• if you were born in 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001 or 2013 this is your symbol
• Males are said to be romantic & charming and females are beautiful and successful under this sign
• it brings wealth and prosperity
• symbolic food - NOODLES (don't cut them, they should be long to signify a long life)
• the world record for texts sent are broken each year on this holiday (more than 18 million will be sent today)
• the following is usually displayed as a sign on front doors to welcome in "good luck"

 

Using the above picture I made a few of these small cards (4 inches wide x 3 inch tall), to give to a few friends.  It wasn't too hard.  1st print the above picture in the size you want, trace the center image onto red card stock, then with a VersaMarker fill in the design (since this dries fast I did the VM in smaller batches and used CTMH Gold embossing powder to fill in).  Heat set and presto you have instant good luck cards to hand out.  All in all it only took about 10 minutes per card.

 

 

As this day comes to an end, Iwant to wish everyone a very prosperous and lucky year.  Thanks for reading, happy crafting.

Oh what a morning.  Its once again SNOWING in Utah, glad that spring is just 6 weeks away.  To brighten up my day I went to the craft room in hopes of getting a little more sun there!

Out on a limb scrapbooking is a great place to get kits on the cheap if you like to not have to think about your layouts.  The ladies there are great, everything is cut out - you just have to glue it together and adhere your pictures (great for those of us who don't have the time to come up with the ideas).  Kits are all 2 page designs, and either run $6-8 dollars per design.  it took me about 15 minutes to put this one together.

They do offer free shipping on orders of $75 or more (but if you spend less shipping is only $6) really for the price you can't beat it.  Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Scrapbook Expo in March.  Thanks for reading, keep on crafting.