Felting with Stampin' Up! embellishments!!!!

The sweater I had been knitting has been in "time out" for a few weeks. Messed up somewhere and it was making me nuts trying to figure out what was wrong. Sooooo....I chose to work on some simple projects that would not give me a fit, and give me almost instant gratification! This is a small little clutch that is embellished with retired Kiwi Kiss corduroy buttons! Then I made a few felted bangle bracelets and added some Designer Brads on one and Rhinestone Brads on the other! And the best thing about these bangles is that they are quiet!!! Happy Stamping & Knitting!

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Roses are...............

In this case....NOT red! I love the flowers at Costco. They always have such a pretty selection and they last a long long time. I usually pick up a mixed bouquet when I go there. But yesterday, these gorgeous roses called my name! You get two dozen roses for $15.99! LOVE IT! I mistakenly got rid of a large vase I had a while ago, and have yet get another one. So I had to split them up into different vases. This vase is my favorite. My Mom gave this to me when Connor was born 15 years ago. It was given to her from my grandmother who received it with flowers from my grandfather when my mother was born! So this vase is 75 years old! It has a patina look to it. I need to come up with a way to make sure Connor keeps this in the family when I am gone! Happy Stamping & Knitting!

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Fairy Huts or Toad Stools?

Mike came home from work today and said did you see the toadstools on the side of the yard? Grab your camera! So I did. In between our house and the neighbors were these! So are they fairies homes, toadstools, or edible mushrooms? I put my shoe in the pic for a reference! Happy Stamping & Knitting!

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Addie's card

This has been a very sad week. My best friend Phyllis called me the morning of the 29th to tell me that her granddaughter Addie passed away. Addie was born on 2/20/10, just weighing 1lb. 7 oz. Such a tiny tiny baby. She fought hard for 5 long months. Her Mom, Nikki told me that on the day she died, Jacques (Daddy) laptop was on and out of nowhere, "Somewhere over the Rainbow" started playing. She even heard a little girl laugh. So when it came time to make her a card, I knew I didn't want to use a flower stamp or anything like that for a sympathy card. So I commissioned Tammy Thompson to make me a custom digital image. I love what she came up with based on this story. The supplies on this card are all Stampin' Up! with the exception of the image and the pink flower. But I did use my Big Shot to cut the fabric, which is from a felted sweater! Happy Stamping & Knitting!

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Concord Crush Prayers

I LOVE one of our new In-Colors called Concord Crush. It has a deep dark purple hue that I think is Yummy! I used it as the base cardstock for this card. The designer series paper layers are made with Lap of Luxury DSP(designer series paper). I distress the layers and sponged with some Concord Crush ink. The half pearls are a new product we have Jewel Accents, and this is from the Basic Pearls. You get a sheet of different sized self adhesive gems! I had a bit of trouble with my fingernails applying them, then got smart and just used the edge of a cutting blade to pick them off the sheet and place them. The main image is from the Thoughts & Prayers set and is stamped with Concord Crush on Whisper White cardstock. Then I added some Linen Thread to pull it all together. A fast and simple, yet elegant card.

Happy Stamping & Knitting!

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WOW! Been a While!

Wow! I haven't posted anything in quite a while! I guess with Facebook my blog seems to feel neglected. I have been busy with summer! The new Stampin' Up! catalog started.....I got some new stuff to play with, but am still trying to reorganize my room! It's a chore, and overwhelming! Been busy knitting some things. Made the sweater for Mom back in May, and liked it so much I had to make one for myself. Then saw an adorable monster pattern and wanted to make them for my nephews. Here is the first one I made. Happy Stamping & Knitting!

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Current Catalog coming to and end!

Stampers, Tomorrow is the last day to order from the current Stampin' Up! Catalog. So if there are any retiring sets or colors you want click on my link to the right and place your order now! Cardstock prices are going up too! So grab what you need now to at least make your Holiday cards. Tonight is my last Stamp Club for this catalog too. If you want to add something onto this, email me or call me tonight! Will be posting the project for tonight later............ Until the next time!

Happy Stamping & Knitting!

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Hybrid Birthday Card

First a little story......I have been stamping. Been making some birthday cards for all the June birthdays, Father's Day etc. I take pics of my creations for here, and to share with my customers etc. Well my camera's memory card decided it didn't want to work anymore! Tells me it's full, then when I go to look at the images on the camera, it tells me there are none. So then how can it be full??? Anyhoo.......I had some nice shots, taken outside in natural sunlight. POOF! Now not on camera. So I wanted to share this hybrid card. I take the cards we get for occasions and use tacky putty to put them on the door. This is my son's birthday card that is hanging on the door! Looks like a life size card in this pic doesn't it! But it's only a 5x7 card. The card is made with MDS (My Digital Studio). I made on my computer and printed the card front onto Whisper White Cardstock. The trimmed and mounted onto sheet folded in half then trimmed down. Layered with Basic Black CS. The stars on the card itself are a stamp in MDS, but I wanted to give it some dimension so I punched some stars with the star punch, added some brads, and popped them up with dimensionals. The two silver circles are leftover from my Father's day cards. (will have them in another post later) Happy Stamping & Knitting!

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Hey.....is that your drink or mine?

It is always inevitable! Have a party, and someone puts a drink down, and then someone else does the same. Then the problem arises........"Whose drink is whose????" Problem solved!!! We are having a Father's Day/Birthday celebration tomorrow. I don't want to mess with cups since drinks will be bottled water, Lipton 1/2tea, 1/2 lemonade, and beer! I told Mike I needed to make some tags. He replied, " You don't have time for all that!" HAHA! I sure did have time! All I needed was My Digital Studio and some shrink plastic! I got some ink jet shrink plastic at a local stamp convention this past year. I found it in my stash and went to work! Just pulled up a blank page in MDS (My Digital Studio) added the flower and star images and the names, printed on my printer. I cut down the sheets once printed into a strip as the tag, punched a whole with the 1/2" circle punch, then stuck in the toaster oven (I have an old one I use for this and polymer clay). Once they were cool, I added a large jump ring and a pony tail holder! Now we will all have tags for our bottles tomorrow! Love it!

Smooch Spritz!

Click on the pic and it will open up larger for you! This project will add some dimension to your cards, scrapbooks, and more!

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