Day 3 Gina K Designs

This is day 3 of items for Gina K Designs. I just love these Festive Labels. I use them in most of my gift giving. This item was actually inspired by Gina's own blog entry sometime ago. I gave this to a girl at work who was new to our department and I didn't know very well at the time. The jar is filled with gloves, lip gloss, nail polish and other diva needed necessities. It turned out to fit her to a tee!

RECIPE:

INK: Versafine red and black ink

ACCESSORIES: Jar from Target, ribbon, gift items.

I have arrived!

My entry was choosen for the JustRite Champion Weekly Challenge. You can get all the info here: Just Rite Champion. I feel like I just one an academey award! I just love these stamps, they suit every occassion.

Day 2 Gina K Designs

This is a card that I made for my mom's birthday. She just loved the sentiment! I just love the Tickle your funny bone from Gina K.


RECIPE:

STAMPS: Gina K Tickle your funny bone

INK: Brillance, chalk inks

PAPER: Michaels

ACCESSORIES: Ribbon from Michaels, Nestabilities oval, Prismacolor pencils

First Design Team Entry for Gina K

(Not)

Gina K is looking for new designers. I am very excited to submit my entries. I just love her stamps. They are the good ole fashioned red rubber! Nothing stamps like it. Of course you have to mount them on EZ Mount which kind of gives you the best of the acrylic and red rubber!

Any who, this is a hostess gift that I decided to do 5 minutes before we headed to a off-to-college celebration. I already had the girls gift and thought I should give mom and dad a little something too.

RECIPE:

STAMPS:Gina K Festive labels,Just Rite monogram

INK: Versafine

PAPER: Imagience

ACCESSORIES: Cellophane, black gross grain ribbon, silver cord

I just love the festive label set, they are great for every occasion.

Kraftin Kimmie Friday Sketch Challenge

I have had this Carousel Horse image from DOTS. I don't think they are in business. I had a DOTS home party back in 1995 and this was one of the stamps that I purchased!

RECIPE:

STAMP: Dots Carousel horse, Angel Company sentiment
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Hobby Lobby pigment ink, Copic Markers
PAPER: Neehah Classic Crest, DCWV Stacks, Js cardstock
ACCESSORIES: buttons, silver cord, Janome sewing machine

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 21

I made this card for a challenge from Cute Card Thursday. The challenge was to using something found in a home. This image reminds me of a good old fashion farm and apple pie. You can't get more home than apple pie.

RECIPE:
STAMPS: Apple from Serendipity Stamps, Sentiment unknown, from some kit
INK: Memento Black Tuxedo
PAPER: Neehah Classic Crest White, DCWV yellow, and green from pre-made Michaels cards in a box.
ACCESSORIES: Copic markers, Dr. Ph Martins bleed proof white, ribbon unknown, apple die cut from Plantin Schoolbook cartridge (Expression), Cuttlebug swiss dots and circle embossing folders.

Frank Day

Frank in our office celebrates his company anniversary by giving us a pizza lunch yum yum. Well he scheduled his pizza lunch on a day that we had something else going on. So instead of today the actual anniversary date we will have pizza tomorrow. Anyway I thought it would be nice to make tags that everyone in the department will wear in honor of his anniversary. Then I decided to make something for his desk so I re purposed the Michaels find from Saturday which is a little metal thingy. It cost 39cents after 90% off! I used the same paper on it as I did the card.

RECIPE FOR METAL HOLDER:
STAMPS: Just Rite Monogram Desk set, Monogram font
INK: Versafine red and blue
PAPER: Cricut Rainbow and Provo Craft red
ACCESSORIES: Ribbon from Js and Fabric Barn in Long Beach, scallop from Mini Monograms Cricut Expression

RECIPE FOR CARD:
STAMPS:Just Rite Monogram Desk set, Monogram font
INK:Versafine red and blue
PAPER:Cricut Rainbow and Provo Craft red, Georgia Pacific, Sizzix stacks
ACCESSORIES:Cuttlebug swiss dot folder, scallops from Mini Monograms Cricut Expression


RECIPE FOR TAGS:
STAMPS:Just Rite Monogram Desk set, Monogram font
INK:Versafine red and blue
PAPER: Georgia Pacific and DCWV
ACCESSORIES: silver eyelets, crop-a-dile II

Baby Boy Gift Set

This was a baby gift set that I did for a close family friend's new little baby. I made my own paper by stamping the little feet all over the card stock. The initials were done using my Just Rite Stamper Curly Font.

The tin was leftover from the Michael's $5.00 stamp set that they sold at Christmas. The onesie idea was taken from Taylored Expressions. The onesies are sold at Joanns for $9.99 and with a 40% coupon what a score! I used the hippo from Gina K's Just So Hippy. I also used a little giraffe from Michaels and a bear from a very old Dot company stamp. The tin belly band was made from little boy patterned paper from Michael's. The ribbon is from the Fabric Barn in Long Beach, CA.

I really like the way this gift set turned out.

More Whiff of Joy

Katharina is taking pre-orders on her new Whiff of Joy stamps starting June 30, 2008. In addition, free shipping! So go check it out!

SCORE AT MICHAELS!!!

I went to Michael's and got all this stuff for $1.77! Well I had a $35 store credit! The actual total was $34.63 minus $9.00 for a return.

This stuff was 90% off! I bought every item that I knew could be used. The wooden boxes were regular $19.99 and I paid $1.99! I am going to but wine in them and give them as gifts. Same with everything else. The clock was regular $59.99 and I paid $5.99. They were given this stuff away. I original went in to buy some more black embossing powder and the powder that keeps the embossing powder from sticking where you don't want it too. Of course I used a 40% coupon on the non sticking powder since it was $5.49. The bridal flowers were clearanced at $2.00! Oh the shadow box was only $3.99!

I just love a deal! My husband had a look as all the items were brought in and when I told him that I only spent $1.77 he was smiling more than me!

Happy Monday to you!

Whiff of Joy Designer Call

These two cards are for the Designer call for a new stamp company called Whiff of Joy. These stamps are darling! I would love to play with these stamps! Go to Creative Ideas by Katharina for all the details.

RECIPE FOR PROM CARD:

STAMPS: Dress Michaels, Prom sentiment from Js on clearanced
INK: Memmento Tuexdo Black, Marvy watercolor markers
PAPER: Neehah Classic crest, DCWV black left over from several cuts from Cricut Accent Essential cartridge.
ACCESORIES: Cuttlebug swiss dots and Paisley folders, black velvet ribbon from Fabric Barn in Long Beach, CA, magenta ribbon from LSS, black embossing powder, dimensionals.

RECIPE FOR BELLA CARD:

STAMPS:Bella, SU Fashion Set
INK: Memento Tuexedo Black and Bahara Blue, Copic Markers,
PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest, Unknown teal Patterned paper, DCWV Black, Georgia Pacific White, Joanns basic teal card stock, Brown polka dots from Costco stack
ACCESSORIES: Brown ribbon Pic n Save, opaque white Dr. Ph Martins bleed proof paint, dimensial squares.

It's Saturday!

This card was put together pretty fast for me. I wanted the image to be the primary focus. I am learning to use those Copics!

RECIPE:

STAMPS:High Hopes, sentiment purchased at Hobby Lobby
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
PAPER: Neehah Classic Crest, Stack III, DCWV
ACCESSORIES: Plastic embellishments (unknown)

Oh Happy Day

This was a simple card that I made to practice coloring with my Copics. I colored the bike with intergrating colors.

RECIPE:

STAMPS: Image, High Hopes, Sentiments Fiskars
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
PAPER: Neehah Classic Crest, Stack Patterned Paper
ACCESSORIES: Copic markers, sewing machine, yarn from Michaels

Rappin Bear

This card is for a pre-teen. I airbrushed the chipboard letters and the bear's background with my Copic markers.I colored the image with Prismacolor markers months before. I stamp images and color and then use the images later. I embossed the burgandy cardstock with Cuttlebug folder. I used brads and silver string around.

RECIPE:

STAMPS: High Hopes
INK: Mememnto
PAPER:Neehah Classic crest, Js basic cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Copic markers, airbrush, silver string, silver paper type ribbon, brads

Aloha

I really have to work on taking better pictures. This picture doesn't do this card justice! I have to say this is one of my new favorites because it's simple and the Copic markers really pop off the page. Just take my word for it. I made my own coordinating ribbon by taking plain grosgrain ribbon and making circles with my Copics. The aloha sentiment is a rub-on that I also colored with Copics.

RECIPE:

Stamps: High Hopes
Ink: Mememnto
Paper: Neehah Classic crest, and Stack patterned paper
Accessories: Grosgrain ribbon, nestablities ovals, rub-ons

IPOD Bella

I made this bella card for my niece's birthday. She just 24 and I think this was the last year that I could get away with using the young bella for her.

RECIPE:

STAMPS: IPOD Bella
PAPER: Neehah Classic Crest, cardstock, Js patterned paper
INK: Memento ink, black
ACCESSORIES: Copic Markers, ribbon, sewing machine stitching, Making Memories tags, chipboard flowers,brads and Nestabilities oval

BBQ time!

Since I haven't blogged in such a long time I have had a lot of projects to share. Last month we had a BBQ celebrating our youngest daughter's middle school graduation. I made 100 of these invites! I kept it very simple because of the amount that needed to be done. I did everything in stages and it took me about a week working on them after work. I stamped the BBQ pit which is a stamp set from Provo Craft that I bought on clearance from Js last year. It was $2.97! Anyway I colored them with my Copics. The BBQ was cut using my Cricut Expression Alphalicious cartridge. I used Cuttlebug folders for the embossing.

I can't seem to locate the pictures of the party favors. I guess I didn't transfer all my files to the laptop. I will post them when located.

A Lil bit of me is posting some blog candy! Yum Yum! Go check it out!

http://mar1ene.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/mmmmm-blog-candy/

Happy Sunday

We had an awesome dinner last night. I grilled steak, scallops, shrimp, crablegs, and asparagus. If that wasn't enough we had a baked potato on the side! Delicious. My husband loved how I grilled everything. He took a picture cause he said no one would believe it!



To the card:

This card for this week's Taylored Expression challenge.



The card is stamped on Neehah Classic cardstock with Memento Ink. The stamp is from Safire Designs. I colored the image with my Copic markers. I used stickles to give the cupcake a little sparkle.

I'm Back.............

Sharing a computer with a husband and 3 teenagers makes blogging hard. So now I have a Laptop! I don't have to kick anyone off so I can blog and download pictures. I have no excuse not to blog!

Anyway to the card! This card was made for Kraftin Kimmie's Challenge.
I actually downloaded the cupcake image from Microsoft Office templagtes clip art and colored it using my Prismacolor pencils. I just love using clipart like this cause there are no stamping mistakes! The paper is Georgia Pacific Cardstock. The ribbon I believe is Martha Stewart and the buttons are from Wal-Mart. The patterned paper is from Joann's. The large flower was cut using my Cricut Expression George cartridge.

Well I have had a busy day so til tommorow.

Artfully Illa Card Challenge

Here is a challenge for Artfully Illa. I just love her work.

This stamp is by Safire Designs. I used Prismacolor pencils with baby oil.

Ribbon Blossom

My husbands long time friend mother passed away and the funeral is Saturday. This is the sympathy card that I made.

The ribbon blossom was from this wonderful tutorial on this blog called Indigo Studiohttp://indigostudio-4hounds.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html.

I need to practice more.