Pink Stamper Design Team Submission

Good morning to all my followers ... those who are new and those who have been with me since the beginning. I thought I would show you the project I submitted for the My Pink Stamper design team.

Back in February, I followed the series of projects Enfys did for 'Holidays with the Cricut'. I especially liked an altered heart-shaped box she made. It's absolutely beautiful ... take a look at her blog here.

About this time, I was crocheting a baby afghan to take to a baby shower and I decided to try my hand and make an altered box to present it in. The box (and afghan) was a hit ... the new mom was very pleased and intends to use the box to store all those 'new baby' pictures.

I then heard that Robyn at My Pink Stamper was asking for submissions for a new design team and, on a whim I sent her a picture of my altered box. I had little expectation of being selected and still find it hard to believe.

Anyway, here are the details on my project: It's a 12x12 paper mache box that I painted with acrylics (I painted the inside white). The patterned papers are from a DCWV stack called Nana's Kitchen. I used a Martha Stewart punch to edge the blue layer. The 'baby blocks' and the 'Sweet Pea' are from New Arrival ... the blocks were cut at 2.25" and the pea pod at 7.25". I cut the baby's face using the blackout feature and stamped the face with a stamp from Peachy Keen and I added a little pink chalk to the cheeks. The "welcome" is from Plantin SchoolBook. I used my Gypsy to smush (technical Gypsy term) the letters together and welded them into one cut. All the Cricut cuts were pop-dotted to add a little dimension.

Sunday Challenge for My Pink Stamper

Here's a quick card for the Sunday Challenge over at My Pink Stamper. The challenge is to do a layout about your family using flowers or create a "Springy" card. I'm not much of a scrapbooker, so I chose to make a card using some of my brand new glitter paper from My Mind's Eye ... this might be my new favorite paper stack.

I used a pretty mint green card stock to create an A2 size card. Then, using a rectangular Nestibility, I cut an aperture in the patterned paper. To add some dimension, I adhered the patterned paper to the card base with foam tape. The flower was cut at 3.25 from the 'Just Because' Cards Cricut cartridge. I added a little doodling and adhered it to the card base with pop dots.

For the inside, I added more patterned paper and stamped the sentiment using a Penny Black stamp. Quick and easy, and hopefully 'Springy'!!

Very Exciting News

Wow, I can hardly believe it ... I've been selected to be part of the new design team at My Pink Stamper! This is a first for me and I'm just a little intimidated ... but it should be great fun and I can't wait to get started!!

My Simple Shoe Card

A quick little card: the shoe is from Gypsy Wanderings. I embossed the card stock with clear embossing powder, then ran it through my Cuttlebug. The patterned paper is a digital from Designer Digitals. I added a little ribbon and some big bling. Easy-peasy!!

The sentiment is a stamp from Papertrey Ink's
Mega Mixed Messages set.

I Think I Need A Tropical Vacation

The Life's a Beach cartridge has been calling my name ... the flip flops are just too cute! This was made using the card feature cut fit-to-page on a 8.5 x 11 sheet of black card stock. The finished card size is a square 5 x 5. I cut the layers from a light peach paper and added some beads using a quick drying white glue. Then I cut the flowers, inked their edges, added a little doodling and then pop dotted them. Next, I lined the card with a checked paper that I'm calling mango (because it sounds so tropical). To finish, I cut the word 'Enjoy' using the Graphically Speaking cartridge ... it's doodled and pop dotted as well. All in all, this card was fun, quick and cute. What more could you ask for?

Here's a look at the inside. The sentiment is computer generated.

I Love The Home Decor Cupcake

I've entered this in the Ribbon-Tastic challenge at

Cute Card Thursday.

This is such a great cut ... it always turns out looking impressive.

I ran the pink paper through my crimper to make it look like a cupcake paper, then I Cuttlebugged and glittered the 'frosting'. To top it off, I embossed the cherry with clear embossing powder to give it a little shine. Then I finished it with some stitching and a pretty ribbon ... quick and simple.

Here's a look at the inside. The tag is a cut from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More and the sentiment stamps are from my new favorite Stampin' Up set.

April's Birthday and Peachy Keen Challenge 23

This is a card for my friend April. It also happens to work for the current challenge at Peachy Keen. The image is a stamp from Peachy Keen, colored with Twinkling H2Os. This is my first project with Twinklings and I really think I'm going to like them. The colors are so shimmery ... my photos really don't do them justice!

My yellow cardstock layer was embossed with the Cuttlebug Argyle folder and my image was cut and embossed using a Nestibilities.

The sentiment stamp is from Stampin' Up and I added a little ribbon and a little bling.

2010 Valentines

It's been a long time since I've posted to my blog ... life has gotten in the way recently ... but I did get the chance to make some Valentines. For the first Valentine, I used patterned paper from Stampin' Up and trimmed the bottom edge with a Martha Stewart punch. The scalloped squares are from Storybook and the hearts are from Plantin SchoolBook (using the Roly Poly feature key). The face stamps are from Peachy Keen, and the sentiment is a $1 stamp from Michael's.

This one is very simple: The cut is from the Love Struck cartridge (cut at 3.25) and I added a couple of dimensional stickers from a set I got in a bargain bin.

Finally, I am a member of Rotary International and our local chapter sends Valentines to the residents of nursing homes in our area. These little cards are 4.25 x 2.75. On the front are hearts that were cut using Doodlecharms and stamped with an image from Stampin' Up. On the back is a computer generated sentiment ... designed by my wonderful daughter Stacey. Her help was really appreciated, as I made 304 of these!!

Monogram Wedding Card

This is my first card for 2010 ... I made this to go along with a wedding gift. I wanted to use the bride's colors of red and black with a sophisticated look. The card stock is from PaperTrey Ink and the patterned paper is a digital from Pink Pettycoat. I used Opposites Attract to cut the monogram. It was a quick and easy card, but I really like how it turned out.