Happy Weekend!!

I hope that today brings you lot's of sunshine and inspiration!! I hope this post brings you inspiration!!

I've been busy the past few days. I could say I'm a paper crafting machine *Ü*

Here's a few of the cards that I've made to put inside of another tote bag I've made. I'll post the tote bag a little later, but here is the cards for it.
I should of stocked up with more of the Bella Rose paper and I didn't ~ maybe I will find someone out there selling it?? It is truly one of my all time favorites!

The base of this card is Pink Pirouette that I used some Bella Rose DP on. The insert is Riding Hood Red. I cut the paper 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and scored it at 5 1/2" and then again at 7 1/2". I used the bone folder to make sure that my folds were crisp. I attached a piece of DP under the flap then I added a length of ribbon to the flap and went around the back of the card. This is what is holding the card closed. I used the stamp set Heart Blossoms, colored the image with my pencils and gamsol and punched it out with my 1 1/4" circle punch. I then punched out a piece of Pink Pirouette with my 1 3/8" circle punch and then a piece of Riding Hood Red with my scallop circle punch and layered them all together. In the bottom left corner I punched out 3 circles with my 1/4" circle punch and adhered them with mini glue dots. I figured this was a nice way to layer and you don't have to worry about it tearing the envie when it goes thru the mail.

This shows what the insert looks like when pulled out.

Basically this card is the same as the last one, just a different way to use the Bella Rose paper.

The base card is Pink Pirouette that I layered with Riding Hood Red and Bella Rose DP. I used a length of ribbon and rick rack at the center of the card. I stamped the border image just above that with versamark ink. I took my SU! large oval punch and stamped the image from Sincere Salutations in the oval then I layered it on to a piece of cs that I cut out with my marvy scallop oval punch and I was complete.

I will be showing you the tote I made to carry these in later ~ so be sure to come back!!

Here it is...

Here it is. This is what the sneek peeks have been about the past couple of days. I've been working on these non stop. They are so easy to make and such fun to do. I first saw them over at Inking Idaho ~ her blog is so AMAZING! I wanna be just like her when I grow up *Ü*

This is one side of the stationary holder. The other side also has a pocket. The both hold 2 cards each. All the cards are displayed.

This particular holder is made with Pacific Point, So Saffron, Old Olive and Delicate Dots DP. I used the stamp sets Because of You and Sincere Salutations. The punches I used were the wide oval, scallop oval, scallop border, corner rounder and Martha Stewart. I've got some discontinued Old Olive 1/4" ribbon and some white ribbon also. I also covered a mini notebook and added some DP to the inside of the pen. There is a velcro dot that I cut in 1/2 to close the set up.

This is the inside of it. There is a little pocket to hold envies and a notepad and pen to jot down notes.

So wadda ya think? Cute right? Once all the pieces are cut they go together in no time flat. I've made some for Mom to take to her last (hopefully) eye doctor appointment tomorrow. It's been a month already. I've made some for my Stamper's group, I've made some for friends. I can't stop making them!! I will show you more of them later. I've got a basket full!

Hope your having a crafty day!

Fancy Pants

I'm the luckiest girl, in the whole wide-wide world.... Isn't that how the song goes? The LSS here in town has a "sale" every 2nd Wednesday of the month. They accept a current month Micheal's coupon. The store does not really sell too many stamps, however I've had my eye on this wonderful set from Fancy Pants. It was $39.99. Well, I could not justify spending that much money on stamps, even if there are 43 stamps in the set. Well, with trusty coupon in hand I got it!!! I was so excited. And you know what I've done? Nothing! I brought it home, had to touch it! Had to pick the peices off the sheet. But to stamp with it? Nope. It's been almost a month and I have not inked one stamp ~ til yesterday :)

I needed to make a card for 2 friends who are undergoing some surgery's - today and next week. So, I pulled out my "Fancy Pants" and went to town. Well, I am the type of cardmaker that likes to make cards with layers so this one was kind of out of the box for me.

I used SU! CS in (Bashful??) Blue and Chocolate Chip. The ink is Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip. Close to Cocoa and Creamy Caramel. I stamped random images on the card and then I stamped the big flower and little flower with versamark and used UTEE to make them shiney.... I attached those two flowers with the jewel brad (found at a local flea market - 60 for only $2.00!!!) and placed that on the card with pop dots. The sentiment in the lower right corner is from Sincere Salutations and it is stamped in Chocolate Chip.

Leave me a comment if you like it! Like I said, it is out of my nature to make a card with no real layers.

TTFN! Have a great day!!!