Get Well Soon Treat Pack

Several of family and friends have been sick with cold/flu recently and I thought what can I do to help make them feel a little better?  So I decided to dig in my stash and found I had several of the pint size ice cream containers that would make a cute get well treat pack.  I covered them in pretty paper and filled them with a bit of essentials:  tissue, hand sanitizer, chamomile tea, a packet of honey and a few cough drops.  The stamp set is Lawn Fawn - Get Well Soon.  I'm making a few extra to keep at the ready! 😷

Holiday Crafting Underway!!

I've taken a week to get my crafting organized....and I'm still not done!!  I've got a couple of events coming up the next few months and one I'm super excited for, is the craft fair at a local high school in Peoria AZ (Liberty HS).    I'm also embarking on a new venture - I'm now a designer for Chalk Couture  (yourchalkchick.com).  I'm so excited about this company - It's a young start up company (launched summer of 2017) and I've got super cute projects and videos to post - so stay tuned!

Here are a couple of projects I've complete for the holiday craft fair - these cute treats usually go quick - and even though we're in Arizona everyone loves Snowman Soup (hot coco) during the holidays.

Every year I make the Hand Santa-tizers for coworkers - who doesn't need a little sanitizer during cold season?

Let Them Eat Cake!

When I saw that Just Add Ink #383 blog challenge was about cake I had heart palpitations!  I've been wanting to create a cake shaker card with The Stamps of Life Cake2Stamp set.  It took a bit of trial and error but I got it done!  Isn't this just the cutest!!??  The Designer Paper is from It's My Party paper stack (retired) with Sprinkles Embellishments (retired),
both from Stampin Up!  The little cupcakes are actually nail design pieces I picked up from a beauty supply - of course to use in shaker cards and not on my nails.

Halloween Goodies for my Coworkers

So I got a wild hair and decided my coworkers needed to get a few Halloween treats.  The pencil idea I found on Pinterest years ago and they are a quick and easy project.  The treat pouch is super easy and uses the scalloped tag topper punch from Stampin Up!  The card is my favorite of the three!  Using the eclipse technique I die cut the BOO after I stamped the the card front.  Add a bit of washi and a splash of silver silk (from Fun Stampers Journey) and we have a super cute card.  Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Chick!

An extra day of crafting...yes, please!  Although I'm not feeling so good today a little crafting always helps.  As I was checking out a few blog challenges this morning the Global Design Project #GDP110  aught my eye and the creative juices started to take over.  I pulled out 3 stamp sets and a super cute piece of paper from Authentique Homestead 6x6 paper pad.  The Stampin Up! stamps are Wood Words, Better Together and Hey, Chick. The base color is Soft Sky with a pop of Real Red - Enjoy.

 

Pop of Color Christmas

I was inspired lately with several black & white challenges I've seen on IG and FB.  Although I love black & white I wanted to add a pop of color to these Christmas cards.  I love the use of non-traditional Berry Burst as the pop of color and I used the new Stampin Blends to color the rhinestones.

Following the challenge this week from Freshly Made Sketches (#309) I designed this adorable Christmas card using a circle from Merry Little Christmas DSP and the deer stamp from Merry Patterns.

Trying to find my Holiday Mojo

As I was cleaning and organizing my craft room I came across a few old Christmas stamp sets and decided to start playing around - trying to get a little holiday mojo...kinda hard since it's still in the high 90's here in Phoenix.  Anyway - I really like the Merriest Wishes set (retired) from Stampin Up! and the font of Merry Christmas from Better Together (current AC). I'm going to challenge myself this year and step outside of the traditional red/green or silver/blue color schemes so I decided to try a pink and gray notecard.  Enjoy.....

Friendly Challenge Accepted!

Recently, I've been part of a creative team challenge with a group of Stampin Up! demonstrators where I'm sent the "guts" of a project and must create something (card, box, 3D project) with those guts adding few embellishments of my choosing. This month I was sent a piece of soft sky and soft suede card stock, a piece of Coffee Break DSP and a delicate white doily. I added a piece of stitched satin ribbon (crumb cake - retired) and punched a few leaves from soft suede and velum that I hit with a few strokes of Wink of Stella.  The sentiment comes from Just Add Text stamp set and finally added a bit of bling with a few rhinestone basic jewels.

I love how this card turned out - clean and simple with a bit of elegance......enjoy!

Mini Coffee Cup - Fall Treats

Happy Fall Y'all!  Well.... here in Phoenix it's in the mid 90's still....but it's fall somewhere! I had to jump on the mini coffee cup trend that's been around for a while. I loved this Stampin Up! DSP - it's from a retired pack so I don't have the name anymore - but sure enjoy the colors & patterns.  Pared with a leaf die cut from the colorful seasons bundle and a touch of copper foil paper it's sure does bring that fall feeling.  Of course I used my favorite stamp set - Merry Cafe and an accent of tranquil tide card. This little goodie treat is filled with coffee candies and of course a few of the pumpkin spice caramels.

HAPPY WORLD CARD MAKING DAY!!!

I had a blast making a few cards with my mom who is visiting from Oregon, and to make this day even better it's my youngest grandson's 1st birthday.  I'm highlighting his card first and then a fun card I made with a stamp from Rubbernecker Stamps - Ethel with Coffee.  Isn't she awesome?  (Sneak peek - she is colored using Stampin Up! NEW alcohol markers Stampin' Blends. Stay tuned I'll post a review and a link to my reveal video soon). The last fall inspired card uses copper foil as the overlay for the leaves.  Stunning, I think.

  

Pumpkin Spice.....Again?

When I saw the Lawn Fawn Pumpkin Spice stamp I HAD to get it.  Yes, HAD - as in compelled by the overwhelming need to have everything pumpkin spice 😉

Eye think you're neat

It's October!!! WOOHOO! Not only is it the beginning of fall it's my birthday month!  I'm excited to turn 49 (that's what I keep telling myself) 😐.  I'm taking time off work - my mom is coming to visit and we'll spend our days crafting, knitting, and gabbing.  So, as fall and halloween approaches I'll start posting more often - since I love making halloween cards and treat holders there will be lots more to see - so come back often!

This super cute card uses Monster Mash stamp/die set from Lawn Fawn and the film capture die from Fun Stampers Journey.  I added a bit of sparkle to each of the monsters using Wink of Stella clear but wanted to keep the clean and simple design. 

Sprinkles of Joy!

While cleaning up my craft room yesterday I found a stamp set that I had never used - The Stamps of Life - Donuts. I've had this stamp/die set for a while but never got around to playing with it.  So I made two cute cards - same layout (Inspired by freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com challenge FMS307).

The fall card reminds me of a pumpkin spice donut 

(see previous post for my obsession with pumpkin spice) 😉.

 

Hello stamping friends!   I've been working on getting a few fall and Halloween cards done for some friends and needed a break from the holiday themes.  I'm going to participate in a card swap with a group of stampers so I created this pretty in pink card as a possible for my card swap.  This is using the Stampin Up Hello Friend stamp set, powder pink and berry burst card stock and ink with a bit of copper thread and berry burst ribbon.  Sure was a refreshing break from the fall colors I've been working with lately.

Enjoy!

I admit I'm completely obsessed with pumpkin spice. Not just the latte - I'm talking pumpkin spice EVERYTHING!  Here is a small target haul of some of my pumpkin spice goodness!

I decided to make a cute treat holder to give a friend that shares my love for pumpkin spice. 

I LOVE coffee - from a simple cup of joe to the fancy schmancy lattes.  So when I saw this super cute stamp set from Stampin Up! I had to get it.  I've used two stamp sets actually, Coffee Cafe from their annual catalog and Merry Cafe from their 2017 Holiday Catalog. 

Check out these super cute cards!

I was honored to make a wedding album for a friends daughter. I used a mix of  paper, card stock, and embellishments from my stash. The binding is 1.25" wires for the Cinch machine - just barely fit this huge album. Each page has a pull out and with a total of six pages this really holds tons of photos!

I had such a great Saturday getting to know a few of my Fun Stamper Journey sisters.  We had a great kick off to RG Hits The Road!  So while the creative juices were flowing I sat down to make a few more cards.  It was my first time playing with both of these super cute stamp sets - Anything Is Possible (AT-0189) and Oops! (AT-0206) which is only available as a Bloom Benefit (FREE with any $50 order)

Catching Up!

I've been watching a lot of YouTube crafty videos lately and find myself trying new techniques and new products from different companies. My goal this year is to challenge my craftiness - try new techniques and make something I wouldn't normally do.  So...when I won some blog candy from a Stampin! Up demonstrator I decided to create some really cute cards with my new goodies.  I'm still working on incorporating new techniques.....it's a journey 😅

Here are a few cards I've made in the last few weeks using Hey Chick & Perfect Mix stamps sets.

I was inspired by the chicken - feeling a little farm girl...not sure why - totally a city chick!...anywhoo... I pulled out a great Fun Stampers Journey stamp set 4 Legged Friends and made two more super cute cards.