Showing posts with label spring solitude. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spring solitude. Show all posts

Monday, June 14, 2010

Operation Write Home Sketch Challenge!



Hey stampin' friends! This card is for the Operation Write Home Sketch Challenge #21. I used a retired SU! stamp set ,along with the square scallop punch to use up some retire DSP scraps as well!!!
I just got off the phone with Calin and he seems to be adjusting well at my mom's so far. My daughter Callie is already missing him....funny how they can't get along when they are together,but one day apart and she's missing him!!! LOL!!! Anyways,I hope you have a fabulous day!!! Thanks for stopping by!!
Recipe for card:
  • Card stocks: Old Olive,Not Quite Navy, and VV
  • Urban Garden DSP
  • Inks : Not Quite Navy,Basic Gray, and Close to Cocoa
  • Punches : Scallop Square and Scallop Oval,and Large Oval
  • Spring Solitude Stamp Set

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Another Teacher Card!




OK,you are probably getting tired of my teacher apple cards by now!! I still have a few more to make,too!!LOL!!! Anyways,this is yet another easel card....I like the stand up type cards to give the teachers so if they want to put them on their desks to display them,they can! Here is the deets on the card,thanks for stopping by!


Recipe for card :
  • Card stock : Old Olive,Summer Sun,Real Red and WW
  • A Child' Year Cricut Cartridge
  • Welcome Neighbor and Summer Picnic DSP
  • Stamp Sets: Spring Solitude,Tart and Tangy
  • Scallop Oval Frame Die using Big Shot
  • Punches; Scallop circle and oval,large oval, 1 1/2 and 1 3/8 circle
  • Red Sheer Ribbon from Stash
  • paper clip and staples
  • Inks: Chocolate Chip,Basic Black and Real Red
  • Old Olive marker
  • ABC embellishment from stash

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Teacher Card and OWH Sketch Challenge








Hey fellow crafters! I hope you are having a great Sunday! I should be cleaning but instead I made another teacher card. I used my Cricut Expression to cut out the apple and made and easel card. I really like these type of cards!! I used Operation Write Home's Sketch Challenge as well. If you want to play along click here to learn how!!! Here's the deets on the card and thanks for stopping by!
Recipe for card :
  • Card stocks: Summer Sun,Real Red,Old Olive,and WW
  • Inks : Chocolate Chip,Real Red,Basic Black and WW Craft for doodling
  • Punches : Large and scallop ovals,scallop border
  • Stamp Sets : Tart and Tangy and Spring Solitude
  • Summer Picnic DSP
  • Real Red ribbon
  • green paper clip from stash

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Apple Teacher Cards







Hey Guys!! I hope you are having a great weekend so far. It's been raining since last night.....and it's going to continue until tomorrow!! So I have been making some Thank you cards for the kids teacher's. It's Teacher Appreciation during the week of May 3rd. Then there's Mother's Day the next week after that.....so I'm trying to play catch up on my to-do-list!! I made these cards using the video tutorial on Dawn's blog here. I still have lots more cards to make ,since most of my kids have more than one teacher!!! Whew!! I better get busy....Well,here's the deets on the cards!! Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe for Cards :

  • Card stocks : Summer Sun,Garden Green,Real Red,and WW
  • A Child's Year Cricut Cartridge for apple
  • Movers and Shapers Scallop Oval Die
  • Spring Solitude Stamp Set
  • Chocolate Chip Ink
  • Summer Picnic DSP
  • Real Red ribbon

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Thank you cards!















Well,I don't have a wow project to show you today,but I do have two thank you cards to share. I made them for my friend,she going to give them out to some of the staff at the hospital. I still have a few more to make....hoping to get that done tomorrow,since Cody is feeling better and will be going back to school! They were very simple cards,but I like how they turned out! Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe for first card :

  • Card stocks : VV,More mustard,Ruby Red
  • Garden Green Ink
  • Twill Tape
  • Jewelry Twine
  • Stamp Sets : Noteworthy,LeJardin Botanique
Recipe for second Card :
  • Card stocks : Close to Cocoa,Bashful Blue,VV,Choc chip
  • Stamp Sets : LeJardin Botanique,Spring Solitude
  • Punches : large and scallop ovals,eyelet border
  • Inks : Bliss Blue,Choc chip
  • Ribbon from stash
  • DSP from stash (DCWV)

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Two Card Tuesday plus one more!




























So, I guess this is actually three card Tuesday instead of Two Card Tuesday! I'm trying to play catch up. My friends husband has been in ICU for 3 weeks now,he is doing much better and they are saying that by the end of the week he maybe will get to transfer to a rehab facility!! PRAISE GOD,He is the healing physician!! Well,I told her over a week ago I would make up some thank you cards for her to give to some of the staff. I still have a few more to make,but here are three cards so far!! Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe for first card :

  • Stamp set : Spring Solitude
  • Card stocks : Ruby red,Kraft,another company(kinda like True Thyme,retired)
  • buttons from stash
  • ribbon from an old belt
  • Inks : True Thyme(retired)

Recipe for second card :

  • Card stocks : Regal Rose,very vanilla,pale plum
  • Stamp set : Cheep Talk
  • Scallop Border Punch
  • Ribbon from stash

Recipe for third card :

  • Stamp Sets : Lovely Labels,Doodle This
  • Card stocks : Blush Blossom,Very Vanilla
  • Not Quite Navy ink
  • ribbon from stash

Monday, December 14, 2009

Thank You Card and Snowman Soup!







Hello everyone,I hope you are having a good day so far! I wanted to share a card that I made to say Thank you to someone! You can see how great the front of the card looks with the cutout window,using the Big Shot!I also took a picture of 'Snowman Soup".....aka 'Hot Chocolate'!! We used whipped cream and chocolate syrup drizzled on top for a Starbucks feel!! We also had 'stirring sticks'....aka candy canes! Thanks for stopping by!




  • Recipe for card:


  • Chocolate chip textured card stock

  • so saffron and old olive card stock

  • Cheep Talk and Spring Solitude Stamp sets

  • so saffron ribbon

  • movers and shapers bigz xl and scallop oval magnetic movable piece dies

  • scallop,1 1/4,1 3/8 circle punches and scallop edge punch

  • Good Morning Sunshine DSP

  • paper piercer tool