Very Merry... It's Friday!!

Happy Friday stampers! How are your holiday preparations going? I'm keeping on track so far. It always seems a person doesn't get done what you'd like, but I just smile and keep working at it... LOL! :)

Today I have a gift card holder to share from a SU! card class I attend once a month. Julie has such awesome ideas... I just LOVE the Hodgepodge Hardware. This gift card measures 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" with a 1 1/2" flap folded up in the inside and two ivory brads hold the flap secure. TIP: The SU! Design Paper is folded in half to see both sides of the paper which coordinate together. It gives the card some depth! Now off to clean my house and get my laundry started. (I need to get my cores done before some stamping fun!)

Have a great day and we'll chat more again very soon!!! Think snow...

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Winter Post Paper: SU! DP "Frosty Day", Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue. Ink: SU! Craft Vanilla and Chocolate Chip. Accessories: SU! Designer Label Punch, "Styled Vanilla" Hodgepodge hardware, etc.

Celebrate The Season... Joy!

Happy Thursday! WOW, the week is just flying by and so is the days to Christmas... Yikes! So I have another Holiday card to share. I hope this card gives you some inspiration and thought on being creative. I double layered my ribbon, hand "Doodled" the border around JOY, and used my SU! Scallop Circle punch. It was hard not to add more layering or embellishments, as you seen in my older posts, I can let myself get away on spending an hour or two on a card. So these simple cards I've posted this past week have been kinda hard for me... don't laugh! I know I'm crazy! He... He... :)
I hope your day is full of smiles and sunshine! Thanks for the visit and have a super day...

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Snow Flurries, Heard from the Heart, So Many Scallops, Oogalloo (JOY, $1 stamp Micheal's). Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Wild Wasabi. Ink: Real Read, Wild Wasabi, Basic Black, White Craft, Basic Black SU! marker. Accessories: SU! Scallop Circle Punch, 1/16" hole punch, paper piercing, Stickles Stardust, 1 1/4" hole punch, pewter snowflake (JoAnn's), Ticket Corner Punch, Ribbon (Target $1 spot), etc.

Quickie "Happy Holidays" Card...

Morning blog hoppers! I have a QUICKIE Christmas card to share with you that is great to duplicate for that large list of cards we mail out to our family and friends. With just a few layers of card stock... you have a completed card with some "STYLE and JAZZ" with out all the extras! I love that combo... :) I did add some Stickles to each bow. I love my bling.... (hard to see in the photo, sorry!)

Thanks for visiting! I really enjoy it and I hope my cards give you some inspiration... remember to stamp today!! Smiles.... :)

Michelle

Stamps: SU! Sketch an Event, Happy Everything, All in a Row. Paper: SU! Old Olive, Real Red, Whisper White. Ink: SU! Basic Black and Real Red Accessories: Stickles Stardust, blender pen, stamp positioner, etc

Priceless... A couple quickie cards!!

Happy Sunday! The sun is trying to peep out, and warm things up. We had an inch of snow yesterday afternoon as I was putting up the Christmas tree... what great timing! I love a fresh snowfall!! :)

Today, and the next few postings on my blog, I will be showing "quickie" cards to put together. Especially being the holidays are here and our time is limited. So when you need a quick birthday card or start your 20, 30, 50 count Christmas cards these will be simple to duplicate.

The first card is using your circle punches, SU! So Swirly wheel, paper piercing, dimensionals, etc. Very fun card to jazz up the colors, saying or make a masculine card with this idea!

My second card, if you can see in the photo, I used my CuttleBug embossing folder "Numbers" to give this fun birthday card some extra punch. My SU! scallop punch is what gave the fun edge around "Happy Birthday" to make the affect of an honor ribbon. Tip: Punch Scallop Circle from your card stock then rotate to punch again. Very easy!

Enjoy! I hope you are wrapping up a terrific weekend and ready for the new week... Chat soon! Thanks for the visit as I totally love it!

Michelle :)

Priceless
Stamps: SU! Priceless, SU! So Swirly wheel. Paper: SU! Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, DP (K&I Memories, Target $1 Spot, Heidi Grace Designs) Ink: SU! Chocolate Chip and Close to Cocoa. Accessories: SU! Dimensionals, paper piercing, circle punches (1/2", 3/4", 1", 1 3/8") SU! round corner punch, etc.

Happy Birthday
Stamps: SU! BG Canvas and SU! So Many Scallops (Sale-a-Bration) Paper: SU! Real Red, Brilliant Blue, Creamy Caramel, Summer Sun, Whisper White, DP Ink: SU! Summer Sun, Real Red and Brilliant Blue Markers, SU! Creamy Caramel. Accessories: Ribbon Target $1 spot, Stars (JoAnn's), SU! Scallop Circle Punch, SU! 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches, Dimensionals, etc.

Always... Cherish!!

Morning! How as the big Thanksgiving meal yesterday? I know I ate plenty and sure looking forward to a nice LONG walk today... :) Or if you are "battling" the shoppers today, then you get a 2 for 1 deal! You get a work-out and starting your Christmas shopping! :)

Today's card was inspired by Danielle at Fat Cat Stamper. Take a visit sometime and absorb her eye candy! This makes a nice Wedding, Anniversary, or Just Because card. The colors are very soft and unisex. For my added bling I attached a snap to my heart and then took my hammer to flatten it. That made a perfect spot to put my 1/2 pearl on. (The ribbon was from Target Club Wed section.) My CB embossing was darkened by using a sponge with Creamy Caramel to pop the images and give an aged affect.

Thanks for visiting! Take time out for stamping this weekend and get those Christmas cards going... it's creeping up!

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Always and Baroque Motifs Paper: SU! Chocolate Chip, Sky Blue, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla, Brocade Blue Ink: SU! Really Rust, Creamy Caramel, Craft White, Brocade Blue. Accessories: Ribbon (Target), pop dots, Copper snap, 1/2 pearl, CB embossing folder (Textile).

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Hi eveyone... Thanks for the visit!! I have a couple "Turkey Day" cards to share... these are from my archive collection! The first card I made 2-3 years ago and the 2nd card I made last year. The first card was inspired out of Paper Crafts. (Not sure on which month/year this was as this is where I got the pattern to make my turkey face.) He's so adorable! Very simple layering and the most work was cutting the pieces out.
My second card is another very SIMPLE lay-out for mailing multiple cards. I just LOVE the saying "I'm not fat... I'm Fluffy!" That's what I like to say when I add a few pounds over the holidays!! WOWZA! :)

Have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone!!! I won't be posting till Friday. I wish you a safe and happy "LONG" weekend of R&R and stamping... remember to smile!!! :)

Michelle :)

A Couple fun Christmas Cards to Share....

Happy Sunday! Are you having a great weekend so far? It's going fast, but I hope you had some stamping time. I want to mention to my subscribers who are set up on FeedBlitz that I'm working on getting a few bugs out of the e-mail updates that you receive. Also my blog posts after Oct. 17th are not showing up on Google Reader for my Followers that are set up with this option and I'm trying to get that fixed to!! If anyone has an idea on how to fix this feel free to e-mail me directly. (I'm getting a computer education with blogging! LOL!)

Now, on to more interesting business here at hand... Christmas cards! :) I enjoy non-traditional Christmas cards. The colors are bright, and very jolly for the holidays. My top card has a large Foamie glitter snowflake using my CuttleBug Ice Crystal die. (I love this die.) I added a sequin
snowflake to the center and SU! red gingham
ribbon. I think what also adds the "JOLLY" part to this card is my "large" green rick-rack. Happy Holiday is a rub-on.

My second card I used Martha Stewart snowflake punches, and a small Foamie glitter snowflake. Rhinestone give more bling and I used my 1/16" hole punch on my scallops to add more fun.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and wishing you lots of Smiles!!! :)

Michelle :)

Recipe for both cards
Stamps: SU! Tinny Talk Paper: SU! Confetti White, Whisper White, Positively Pink, DP K&I Memories and Cloud 9 Design. Ink: SU! Basic Black Accessories: MS Snowflake Punch, Scallop scissors, Rhinestones, 1/16" hole punch, CB Ice Crystal Die, White Foamie with glitter, SU! Red Gingham ribbon, Snowflake sequins, Green Rick-Rack, Mary square scallop punch, paper piercing, pop dots,etc.

Joy.. Peace.. Noel...

TGIF paper crafters! You know how much I LOVE Fridays... Whoo Hoo!! :) Today I have a card to share that I made earlier in the week for Jen's "Sketch For You To Try" i{hear}2stamp. Click here for more info and you can play along!! I used my Creating Keepsakes Epoxy Stickers that I picked up a while back... so I worked my colors around them. I colored, cut and raised the ornaments to give more depth. Also adding stickles!! I found a couple snowflakes in my COLLECTION that were a great size to add for more eye candy!
Bottom photo is a close up of the ornaments, snowflakes, etc.

Have a great weekend stampers! I plan to post again on Sunday...

Michelle :)

Stamps: Studio G Paper: SU! Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla, Really Rust, Brocade Blue. Ink: SU! Certainly Celery, Basic Black, Markers (Cameo Coral, Green Galore, Bashful Blue) Accessories: Epoxy Circles Stickers (Creating Keepsakes) SU! 1 3/8" circle punch, 1/16" hole punch, Ticket Corner Punch, SU! copper brads, Pot dots, CB Embossing folder (Tiny Bubbles), SU! Jumbo Wheel (Bold Snowflakes), SU! Mat Pack, mirrored snowflakes, etc.

Seeing Stars!

Happy Hello!!

Hope your day is going well so far and a fantastic day ahead... :) Busy week for me (as I'm sure for many of you!) so I'm pre-posting on my blog so you have eye candy to see! This card is inspired by a crative stamper on Split Coast. Click here to view! I changed a few things on my design with punching the centers out of the large stars, adding stickles to the small stars and using my Round Tab punch a couple different ways. The solid red "Celebrate" in the top photo is a sticker from DCWV. (Die Cuts With a View) I love this lay-out for Masculine and Children cards!

Enjoy the cards, life and I hope you have a chance to Stamp and Smile today...

Michelle :)
Recipe for both cards....
Stamps: SU! Celebrate Everything, Heard from the Heart. Paper: SU! Brilliant Blue, Real Red, Going Gray, DP (Sassafras & DCWV), Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Only Orange, Summer Sun. Ink: SU! Basic Black and Brilliant Blue. Accessories: SU! Large and Small star punches, SU! Round Tab and Spiral Punches, Round Corner Punch, Stamp Positioner, Pop Dots, staples, "red Celebrate" sticker from DCWV.

CC193 Christmas Blessings...

Hi Everyone! A quick post for you. I was home today and made a card for the SCS Color Challenge CC193. The 3 colors are Basic Black, Real Red, and Kraft. Last night I put my SU! Season's of Friendship set together and took my first shot at making a card. I wanted to spin off a Christmas theme. The birds (Cardinals) are raised to give some pop. My snow was embossed with Iridescent Ice to give some dazzle. I also added Liquid Pearls to the branches.

Enjoy the eye candy as much as I do... I'm happy with it!!! Now I'm off to watch Dancing with the Stars.... Yeah!

Michelle :)

Stamps: SU! Season of Friendship Paper: SU! Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White, Kraft. Ink: SU! Basic Black and Creamy Caramel Accessories: SU! 3/4" circle punch, red gingham ribbon, flowers (Creating Keepsakes), Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Rub-Ons, Red gingham brad button (Target $1 spot), CB embossing folder (Snowflakes), etc.