... mermaid greetings ...

Hi friends!!! Wowzers, here I am AGAIN. I made this card a couple weeks ago. When this image came out from Stamping Bella, I *had* to have it. Don't ask me why, I just adored her. Well, that was MONTHS ago, and I'm just now getting around to using her! Sad, isn't it? I like to think that happens often to many of you stampers so I don't feel so bad.

Supplies: new leaf c/s (PTI), shimmer b/g paper - i have no idea, I got it on clearance at my LSS in NC. Button is from PTI's aqua mist collection - love the shimmer! I used my Sakura glitter pen to go over her scales to make them shiny, too. Sentiment from TAC.

... moving bella ....

Well, since we got our new address today, I thought it only appropriate that I post this card! I doubt I will be using her on ALL my *just moved* cards b/c she takes a while to color, but I sure do adore her!
Okay - lots to do, so this is super short. Card deets: sweet blus c/s & ribbon, mellow moss c/s,m swiss dot folder, nesties. Sentiment is from PTI.

has this ever happened to you????

I just finished making a card for my dear friend, Nichole, who needed a "congrats you're preggers" card. I thought I'd make a square card since I hadn't in eons. So, as I was getting an envelope to fit the card, Noah thought he'd spiff it up a bit more.... Ahhhh! Dang kids... Anyhoo - it was probably a blessing, because the second card I whipped up, I liked a lot more! Too bad I am lazy and didn't take a picture of it.

... bella time ...

Has it been a while since I've made or posted a bella card? Seems like it has. . . So, I've got two for you today!
This first one uses Daisybella - she's so cute! I added some glitter to her flowers... The polka-dotted strip is actually sticky fabric tape? Something like that -- it's been in my drawer forever.
Next, is bikerbabeabella. Sorry for the bad coloring. I tried to brighten it up, and it probably looks worse now than before. Oh well. Super simple - I didn't even add a sentiment to it.

... the wedding card ...

Geez, I can't believe I didn't post this yet! This is the card made for the wedding I was in last month. I colored the brides hair red-ish to look like Erin, and the grooms "tux" I tried to color to look like Dress Blues since that's what he wore.

... baby shower bella ...

Good morning! So. . . my brother-in-law's girlfriend is due to have a baby boy in May and the shower is next weekend (in Ohio). I'm not going to make it, so I sent this card and some baby goodies....

Here is a picture of one of the baby goodies.... I painted a PTI egg box and decorated it w/ the baby's name and some spring rain polkda dotted paper. Inside are a few onesies, but I am thinking the new mommy & daddy can use it to save stuff like the hospital bracelet, the hat they put on him after he's born, the card from the bassinet at the hospital.

I also sent a gift that my friend made called a fancy fanny - I didn't think to take a picture of it! She covers travel sized baby wipe containers w/ cloth and puts a trim around the edge. It's really cute - I asked her to make a John Deere one for them.

Well, I think that's enough rambling for today. It rained all night here, so let's hope for a warm dry day! =)

... stamping up a storm ...

Hey friends. I really have been stamping A LOT lately. I just didn't put the pictures on my computer until today. Here are a few of the cards I created...

This one is super simple, wanted a quick card using the new polka dotted paper from PTI.

Yeah - more of that paper. I love the raspberry fizz color!

Okay, yep, more dotted paper. I made this for my friend who is expecting twin girls this summer

... valentine goodluckabella ...

Gosh -what's up w/ me posting THREE days in a row? Craziness... Anyhoo - I've been browsing my pics and noticed that there are cards I've never posted - yikes! I made this one for Valentines Day using the goodluckabella - I joked to my hubby that they were flowers, not shamrocks!
So, my new PTI order will be here any day. I can't wait to see that pink in PERSON!

Oooh - and this Saturday I am heading to a "Scrap N Chat" from 9am till 5pm. Eight hours of stamping and chatting w/ NO KIDS! A day of bliss! I can't wait.

One more thing - I was browsing WalMart and saw they had some beading stuff on clearance for 50¢! Nichole Heady inspired me w/ her Mothers Day bracelet & tin to make something neat, so if I accomplish something good, I'll post it! =)

... flower pots...

I made this card a while ago and thought I'd posted it... Imagine that - I didn't! Anyhoo - I like the soft colors, and the smaller sized card. Hope you do, too!

pink daisy bella

It's no secret I love bellas. . . I made this cute little card a few weeks ago. I used basic grey paper, dark choc & sweet blush cardstock. And - more of the dew drops me & Amber made.

Enjoy.

... grumpabella ...

I made this card for my mom last night while I was waiting up for the PTI release.... I hadn't paper pieced in a very long time and was "in the mood" last night. This is basic grey paper - I forget which pack... This bella reminds me of my mom b/c she HAS to have coffee first thing and probably drinks 3 pots in a day. Anyhoo - lately, I've noticed that I'm becoming like my mom when I get up in the middle of the night for something.... I go stumbling down the hall and if I forget to put on my glasses, I'll be squinting and walking funny and I get this mental image of watching my mom walk down the hall first thing in the morning to make her coffee!
So, back to the card.... I added some homemade "dew drops" to the bottom. My friend, Amber, picked up some lustre gems at a home store that were on clearance and the bag had about a thousand little clear gems in there. So she came over and we dyed them w/ some Ranger Alcohol inks and have quite a little stash now! I've decided that I have to use at LEAST 3 on a card whenever I use them....
Oh - and I had to make my envelope match w/ a strip of the basic grey paper.

Well, there's an "emergency" in the living room, so I've gotta run.

EXPECTING!!!

My dear friend, Nichole, asked me to whip up a card for her neighbors who just found out they are expecting... Here is the card I "whipped up" last night....

I used the basic grey 6x6 sultry paper - LOVE IT. Image is from stamping bella - charm is from walmart... sentiment from M's $1 spot.

... fall birthday bellas ...

I tried coloring on watercolor paper for the first time last week and really liked it. I made two birthday cards (I stamped happy birthday AFTER I took the picture).
The paper is really rust (old olive on 2nd card) and the patterned paper is from Basic Grey.
Thanks for looking!

... bella thank you ...

The color is dark on this - SORRY! I got this bella on a whim and never have a chance to use her, so a few weeks ago, I got my hair cut and highlighted, and made this card for my stylist....

Also, I just celebrated my birthday this past weekend and had the BEST time w/ my mom and sisters. I've got pictures to share from that... and loads of thank you cards to make! For some crazy reason, my family has decided I love owls. Well, I like them, but from the looks of my presents, you'd think I'm a BIG collector of them! ;-) I got owl pajamas, an owl shirt, an owl ornament, lotion holder shaped like and owl, and a hand towel for my kitchen! Craziness... Anyhoo, my friend, Amber, has the owl set from PTI, so I borrowed it to make thank you cards for my mom & sisters. I'll post those pictures tomorrow...
Have a great night!

... halloween bellas ...

So, I had some time to stamp this weekend and here are two of the cards I made. I got these images from my friend, Amber.... The owl & cat are embellishments I got at Target - so is most of the b/g paper. Baubles are from stamping bella - super cute - I think I love baubles more than brads and eyelets b/c you don't have to worry about punching holes and the prongs showing on the back. I found this glue that I LOVE, too. It's by Tombo - it's mono METAL liquid glue. It looks just like the mono-mult, but is gray and bluish-purple, and the glue is much thicker, so the baubles just stick right to it. There's my two-cents for the day... Enjoy looking!

... amy's birthday card ...

My friend, Amy, doesn't read my blog (yet), so I'm posting the card I made for her birthday which is this Saturday. I used the quickie glue pen and lots of pink glitter on the big daisy, her shirt, hair bow and the sentiment. After I ran it through the cuttlebug, I punched all those little holes around the border for a little something extra. I can't believe there is NO RIBBON on this card - so unusual for me! Hope you like it.

... doctor thank you ...

Hello - sorry it's been so long... I got a new card reader since I lost my last one - now I can upload pictures again...

My dear friend had surgery a few weeks ago and asked me to make a thank you card for her to give to her doctor for being so wonderful. Here's what I came up with.

I used pure poppy paper - gorgeous stuff! Basic Grey patterned paper, nesties, PTI white and chocolate c/s, pti satin ribbon, and buttons. Stamps are from Stamping Bella and SU! Oh - and to get those speckles, I used the inkworx air tool - it's been discontinued, but SU! has something that works and looks exactly the same.