5-SET SAMPLER SWAP

I thought I would share the cards I recieved in a 5-Set Samper Swap... this is a swap that I participate in monthly with some local demos (SU Little Debbies). They are a terrifically talented group of women, who never cease to amaze, surprise, and inspire me. I just love these cards... Check them out...

This is a mini-scrapbook that Sherri showed us how to make. It is so simple, with a big WOW effect. I just love this little scrapbook. Directions follow.

To make this scrapbook (as shared by Sherri)...

INSIDE

1. Take one piece of 12x12 cardstock and score it at 3, 6, & 9 inches. Turn it to the side and score again at 3, 6, & 9 inches, so you have 16 even squares.
2. Next cut the cardstock, and fold each square accordian style. Set aside.
3. You may want to tape the back of the pages together so they hold together well.

COVER

1. Take designer paper, and cut 2 pieces 4 1/4 c 4 1/4
2. Take a coordinating color cardstock and cut 2 pieces 3 1/4 x 3 1/4
3. Attach one piece of cardstock to the back of each piece of the designer paper in the center.
4. Cut off corners of the designer paper down to the corner of the plain cardstock. (Keep corners to decorate inside pages)
5. Using tacky tape, fold in the sides of the designer paper down to the cardstock. This gives a finished look to the edges of your cover.
6. Lay the two covers about 1/2 inch apart and take a long piece of ribbon and apply your adhesive directly to the ribbon and attach it to the back side of the cover. This makes your binding.
7. Next you attach the pages to the cover using tacky tape. When putting the book together, try to line up the covers rather than centering the pages to the cover. (This also holds the ribbon in place).
8. Decorate the cover and pages as desired.

Thanks for looking!

SUNDAY'S FEATURED STAMPER...

This is for Sunday's Featured Stamper - Maren! I just love her gallery and I am so excited to finally get to case a FS... (the past couple of weekends have been crazy). I case her card called "Card Three" seen here.

What I changed:

1. colors

2. stamp (I got this fabulous stamp from my DSS - Anna - loove it!)

3. ribbon

Thanks for looking! Maren, you have a fabulous gallery!

GET PACKING

I made this for today's Ways to Use It Challenge - Get Packing. With this challenge you could go 2 different directions - make a card using packing tape, etc, etc.. or take a spin on the challenge and use vacation-themed stamps. I decided to use my bikahbabeabella along with a CTMH stamp from the Get Away set. With gas prices hanging over her head like a dark and ominous cloud, my bella chose to take her bike and go cross-country using scenic routes...Thanks for looking!

Additional Info
Stamps: bella, CTMH get away stamp set
Paper: whisper white, basic black, dp by K&Company
Ink: jet black stazon, night of navy, summer sun
Accessories: SU! markers, clear sp (for sentiment), circle cutter, ribbon

As I was coloring my bella, I was thinking about our plans for the summer and the price of gas... something that I actually think about far more than I'd like to. With this in mind, I thought that this card better represents our vacation plans for the summer.

While I was out of town this weekend, I got to go through my friend Laura's stamps (which are terribly neglected - LOL).. so I snagged a few sets that are going to "vacation" with me this summer. The CTMH Get-Away stamp set was perfect for today's WT challenge... Those stamps were sooo happy to see some ink. Tomorrow I may do something with a turtle! If you are reading this Laura, thanks for the loan of your stamps.. they say to tell you hello and that they like it here! - ha!

SKETCH CHALLENGE

This is for Wednesday's Sketch Challenge.. Here is the sketch..

And here is the card I made for it.
What a great sketch! I am still so tempted to cover up that white space with some cardstock, but I decided I wanted to do a simple clean card.. and try to keep it as near to the sketch as possible.. so here it is. This card is also for the DDC that I had the opportunity to host this week with some of my fabulous SCS friends. The challenge was to use a paint chip and a flower. I have two paint chips on this card, the green and the blue. and a flower... simple and easy! I had forgotten how fun paint chips can be to work with. Thanks for looking!

Additional Info
Stamps: lots of thoughts
Paper: whisper white
Ink: stazon
Accessories: ribbon, paint chips, prima, brad

Merci Butterfly

This is for the Color Challenge, to use Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow, and Very Vanilla. I really like this crisp clean color combo... it is very soothing. I cased the layout from Hapablap..who I think cased it from someone else.. This will be in the mail tomorrow on its way to Susan aka One4Joy...Thanks for looking!

Additional Info
Stamps: merci, happy harmony
Paper: very vanilla, sage shadow, chocolate chip
Ink: jet black stazon
Accessories: SU! markers, cuttlebug, punch, brads, paper piercer

AND THE BLOG CANDY WINNER IS....

...(insert drumroll here)...

Hilmarose said...
Thank you for the chance to win some wonderful blog candy!
May 22, 2008 11:31 AM

Ok.. I don't know how to use number generator..(whatever that is).... So, I just wrote everyone's name on pieces of paper and had my DS, Andrew, pick out a name. He picked Hilmarose! Thank you to everyone who entered and joined me in celebrating 2000 hits. I really enjoyed reading your entries. Come back for a visit anytime...and Hilmarose, e-mail me your address and I will get that candy in the mail to you!

BIRTHDAY WISHES...

I needed to make a couple of birthday cards for my best friend's children's birthdays... I am also going to make a summer journal to match each of their cards.. I used the Merci Sell-a-bration stamp set for Corrinn's and the Worms and Kisses set for Parker's...
This is for today's LSC - no hardward... stamps where hardware should be. My tiny heart stamps are where either brads or eyelets would go. I did have to put some bling in the center of the flower (I consider that a necessity!)Thanks for looking...

Additional Info
Stamps: merci
Paper: whisper white, basic black, spring fling dp
Ink: jet black stazon
Accessories: SU! markers, bling, ribbon

Thanks for looking!

This is for today's LSC - no hardward... stamps where hardware should be. The ants are where either brads or eyelets would go.I embossed the bg paper by using my versamarker on white cs, embossed with clear ep, then sponged over with old olive. I used my SU! markers to ink up my stamps.Thanks for looking

Additional Info
Stamps: bugs and kisses
Paper: whisper white, basic black, summer picnic dp
Ink: jet black stazon
Accessories: SU! marker, punch, ep, white signo pen
Techniques: heat embossing, sponging

FATHER'S DAY TOOLBELT

Well, this is one for the history books! I finally made a "man card"!! Today's Ways To Use It Challenge was to make a masculine themed card... I cased an old card by Shel9999... If you are a fanclub member you can get the template for the belt in the SCS Fanclub gallery... If you're not a a Fanclub member, then what are you waitin' for?..what I changed... I reversed the layout, used sticker tools instead of real tools, used a different stamp, use 2 shades of brown, then krinkled them up and sponged them with versamark for a leathery look.. Shel9999's original is a much cleaner looking card. Fun challenge and thanks for looking!

Additional Info
Stamps: all year cheer II
Paper: chocolate chip, close to cocoa, vanilla confetti
Ink: versamark, jet black stazon
Accessories: SU! markers, Jolee's tool box stickers, brads

2000 HIT BLOG CANDY!!!

HOORAY!! I'm celebrating 2000 hits with some blog candy as a thank you for all of my friends (new, old, and otherwise) that stop by here to check out my creations and blurbs about life!

You can win this Blog Candy - Delight in Life stamp set (never used and unmounted) and 5 sheets of 6x6 double-sided Prints Pack Designer Paper (hostess only), plus a few other surprises - just by saying 'hello' and leaving me a comment - just click on 'comment' at the bottom of this posting. Be sure you are commenting here and not on another post. I will pick a random number to find the winner. You have until midnight Friday 5/23/08 to post your comment.

Please note: If you check off annonymous when you post your comment - you need to put your name in your comment so that I will know who the winner is!

Thank you everyone for checking out my blog. I'll post the winner on Saturday morning so be sure to check back!

HAPPINESS IS...

...having a friend.This is for today's sketch challenge.. great one!I used an image that my DSS sent to me. Thanks for looking!

Additional Info
Stamps: sugar nellie
Paper: whisper white, basic black, not quite navy, dp
Ink: unknown
Accessories: mat pack, ribbon, cord, stickels, primas, brads
Techniques: paper piercing