random teasing...

another quick post today... i have a friend who's moving to a new house soon, and i had the pleasure of taking a mini-vacation with her whole family. my favorite toddler just happens to be her oldest boy of 22 months... so adorable. i taught him how to say 'nom nom nom' whenever he eats something :D

and here's a teaser for you >> these are some of the cards i just finished before i left for the church outreach i'm on. i'm working on some more, and i'll be sure to post some good pictures later.

thanks for checking back again :D

oh, and i just thought i'd share something fun today... it's an email i got from my sister Cecelia, who is hilarious. she tends to be a people watcher, which has led to some great observations/ letters that she's written in her head. i've gotten quite a few of these letter/ emails from her, but i'll just share one:

Dear Man with Mark Twain Hair and Jesus Sandals,

I have to say, you blew my socks off. Normally when I walk into my favorite coffee shop I get a fashion lesson from all the hipsters, but today was special. Today, you were standing in front of me in line. You with your Mark Twain hairstyle, open white collared shirt, bell-bottom khakis and black Jesus sandals. Yes, it might be sacrilege to call them that, but it's all I can think about when I see people with a few flimsy straps of leather covering their feet. And especially if they have tan feet. Like you. I just don't even know where to start. I don't know if I should admire your style or continue shaking my head. No, scratch that, I do know: I will keep shaking my head.

Only other thing to say? I hope you become a regular. I need this much weirdness in my life. And also? I can't wait to see what kind of sunglasses you wear. I'm hoping for cat's eye.

With lots of love and confusion,

- Me

okay, so that's it from me! ta ta! :D

congratulations tags

okay, uber quick post today because i have to get going... i'm on outreach with my church right now in Oregon :D

this card features one of the many tags i made that were featured in THIS post, and i just added an embossed damask pattern along the side and a Delightful Dahlia PTI sentiment in the corner. i made this super quick for a friend who just had a bridal shower. i also made a set of 18 cards for thank you's for gifts... perfect for a bride-to-be with lots of people to thank.

(the set of cards has a bunch of Heidi Grace hearts and some PTI Big and Bold sentiments... the inks are Versamark, White, and a purple from MS)

thanks for stopping by, i love reading your comments! who knows if i'll be able to drop by until next week, but hopefully. can't wait until i get to catch up and look at all YOUR lovely posts!

i love minions

hi all! have you recovered from your weekend yet? how was yours? mine was great, it started off with a movie on friday night. i went to see...

and it was HILARIOUS. rated PG (for those of you wondering if its okay to take the kids... i totally recommend it) and so funny/ sweet/ cute/ laugh out loud/ great! it was awesome. i went with a group of friends and you could hear us chuckling & chortling throughout the whole thing. i think that the 'minions' are my new favorite animated character :D they were just so yellow and cute, and CUTE! hehe.

i also went to a bridal shower for a long-time family friend, and also got to see my aunt from NY before she went kayaking with my mom (they're doing a pretty adventurous trip in the Pacific Ocean along Vancouver Island... and they're both 62 years old!), and also had some time to watch some DVDs here at home. this weekend i saw 'Man on Fire' with Denzel Washington, and then 'V for Vendetta' with Hugo Weaving & Natalie Portman. last night i watched 'Take the Lead' with Antonio Banderas, and 'Ever After' with Drew Barrymore. basically it was a great weekend. oh! and i went to the Container Store with a good friend and just had a good time looking around.

okay, on to the cards... these are cards i haven't shown you yet from the Impress Stamp Night... yes, i know, there were a lot of them (32!) and you may be sick of them (please say you aren't :D) but these are the last from that batch.

this first one was really simple. not sure i like how simple it is, but oh well. the banner stamp is actually just one really long banner that i stamped in 4 different colors of blue ink. makes for an interesting effect, eh?

the sentiment was supposed to be a little less crooked, but i tried out a new technique that i may have to use more frequently--scoring lines along the bottom. i thought it was a nice little touch to add (along with those pretty little gems).

and here i have some masculine?/ simple? happy birthday cards. i can't decide whether these would be appropriate for guys (i know they're green, but they're flowers) or not.

what do you think? again, it's the same stamp just in different colors. i love the 'happy birthday to you' stamp, and this is also the first time i'd tried the black frame around the edge.

well, that's it for now... i hope you enjoyed these! can't wait to see what this week brings from all of you! :D thanks for the comments and stopping by.

take care! xoxox

vintage one layer 'thank you'

so just a quick post today.

i'm so glad it's Friday, but i'm also really tired... it's been a long week for me telling stories at VBA and acting in the skits as well. it really wears me out, so it's a good thing i've been able to take naps every day.

here i wanted to show you some vintage one layer cards i made a while back. these are from the Impress Stamp Night.

i think that what makes these pretty (for me, at least) is the layering of the pinks, and then the cool script in the 'thank you' sentiment.

well, like i said, it's going to be a short one... i'm going to see Despicable Me tonight with some friends, so it's a great start to my weekend... hoping you have a great one too!

thanks for you comments and for stopping by :D

cupcakes galore :D

happy thursday!

hope your week has been going well... i know mine has been super busy, but fun. the Vacation Bible Adventure at my church is in full swing, and because of that i've been spending a lot of time at church, not crafting, bringing kids to the program, and taking naps where i can :D those long days/ mornings can wear you down!

well, since i haven't been crafting so far THIS week, i thought i'd show you some cards that i made before school got out (part of an order from a co-worker). these were requested because of the cute factor :D

i used a DoodleFactory image (cupcake) that i paper pieced and colored and glittered, and some PolkaDot Basics II for the paper at the bottom. i paired it all up with AC brown polka dotted ribbon, some brown velvet trip, and 'sweetie' from a Studio G set i believe. the inside of the card says 'happy birthday'.

and down here, we have more of the same design i made for a giveaway HERE. they were so cute, my co-worker wanted her own pair :D

well, that's it for today. i think i'm going to make some time in the studio today to post some cards based off of sketches... i want to try my hand at the 2sketches4you sketch this week! :D

thanks for stopping by, and for continually encouraging me with your comments--they always make me smile!! XOXO

happy bday + CPS #175

whew, quick post today.

first off, i would like to wish a fellow blogger, and great personal crafting friend, Paulina, a happy birthday! she's an awesome girly, and i love her constant inspiration and sense of style. heck i even love her spontaneity :D

you should hop over to her blog and leave her some love today as she turns ...well, i'll let her tell you ;) hehe

okay, now to the card. here's the sketch, with the gallery to be found HERE:

and my old fashioned, girly card...

i had a really fun time with this card. more Hambly frame overlay for this, PTI buttons, wrinkle ribbon, a rosebud, Graphic 45 patterned paper and die cut paper shape, DCWV brown flocked silhouette paper, and then brown AC ribbon ruffled around the back of the Graphic 45 lady in pink :D

thanks for stopping by--i've been loving reading all your comments, they cheer me up so much :D

hello love.

woohoo! it's Monday!

hope that you really have a chance to enjoy your week, and that you can get into the groove quickly. this morning i spent some time at my church doing Vacation Bible Adventures. i get to be on the skit team and tell the stories, which i LOVE doing... it's really fun for me to volunteer doing something that i love and am good at.

well, today the cards i'm bringing you are *almost* one layer cards. which, if you've been following me, is NOT very normal for me. these feature only a few stamps, but i really love how they turned out :D

first off, the lined background stamp was inked up in two different shades of blue, and come from Impress Rubber Stamps. the floral stamp and the sentiments do as well. did you notice along the crease of the card the little bows i made? i bought some crochet thread from Walmart and used it to add a little extra touch to these soft cards :D

okay, these next 4 cards measure about 3"x3" and are SUPER easy to make. they use kraft paper as the base, Sassafras felt stickers, and a Heidi Grace sentiment.

don't they just make you smile? i just love them :D

okay, i'm off to the chiropractor and to take a nap, and to maybe hit up my craft studio later on. oh, and i might even make a trip to the library for some new summer reading and/ or a DVD or two :D

thanks for stopping by and leaving your sweet comments... i LOVE reading them!!