Bethany's Valentine ...

I didn't want to post Bethany's Valentine's card until she saw it.  Don't know if she has time right now to check out my blog but just wanted to make sure.  Everyone loves a surprise!

Another awesome sketch to go by.  Thanks to the gals at Freshly Made Sketches for this fun layout.

This is what I did with it ...

Stamps:  Love You Much, I {heart} Hearts

Paper:  White, Rose Red, Baja Breeze, pink Pirouette

DSP:  Rose Red

Ink:  Baja Breeze, Rose Red, Pink Pirouette, Memento Black

Accessories:  Nestabilities rectangle dies, heart punch, scallop border punch, sponge dauber, Copic markers

All products are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day,

Pam~

Hoppin' you'll be mine ...

I'm feeling human again and have a little time so thought I would upload my hubby's Valentine's card.  I got the layout from Freshly Made Sketches.  The card was actually done before the cutoff date but I'm just very slow to post these days.  Lesley and her crew always have great sketches to use!  This was the starting point ...

And this is the finished card ...

Stamps:  Have a Heart, I {heart} Hearts

Paper:  White, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Not Quite Navy

Ink:  Memento Black, Cajun Craze, Not Quite Navy

Accessories:  Polka dot and heart CB embossing folders, Copic markers, Nestabilities rectangle dies, Old Olive ribbon, Baker's twine, heart punch

All products are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day,

Pam~

I {heart} Hearts ...

We are in the final countdown before everyone heads off to college.  It is an exciting time around here and a sad one too.  Between Bethany telling me that this is her last time to live here since she will be at school now until she graduates and Michael heading off for his freshman year, I'm getting teary eyed already.  My cardmaking and posting are going to be taking a backseat for the next two weeks.  Right now, I'm all about my family.  First event ... hitting the fairways (hopefully) tomorrow afternoon in the 100 degree weather. 

Since the Mom strings are getting tugged at (and the umbilical cord cut completely ... hehehe), I wanted to make a card with hearts.  This card was inspired from the new catalog on page 157.  I believe this will be heading to Bethany in a couple of weeks.

Stamps:  I {heart} Hearts, Whimsical Words

Paper:  Basic Gray, Island Indigo, White

Ink:  Basic Gray Island Indigo, More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories:  square lattice embossing folder, Cherry Cobbler seam binding, dimensionals, corner rounder, metal piece (non SU)

All products are SU! unless otherwise noted.

I'm off to meet Michael for lunch.  He is taking his history classes this summer at the community college and we have a lunch date after class today!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!

Pam~

Pals Paper Arts Challenge

Hello Thursday and hello to a touch of warmer weather.  Yesterday, along with the past week, was quite brutal here in Alabama.  They let the schools out early due the threat of ice.   We did get some ice but not as bad as I thought it would be.  The good of all this cold weather, I got to stay inside and create.  I've been working on some Christmas presents for friends.  I also took some time to make a card for the Pals Paper Arts challenge this week...Get Your Lace in Place.


Here is the inspiration photo ...

Here is my take on using some lace on my card ...

Stamps:  I {heart} Hearts

Paper:  Real Red, Black, White

DSP:  Black

Ink:  Real Red, Black

Accessories:  brads (non SU), lace (non-SU), mat pack

• The layout came from Gina K.'s  Stamp TV Sketch Spotlight (STVSKSP6).
• I must admit that I am not a lace kind of person.  I dug through my mother's sewing stuff and found this red lace.  After playing with the lace, I liked the outcome of it.
• I actually used my mat pack for the brad placements.  It took me a few minutes to realize that one of the brads is not centered on its prongs, therefore it looks crooked on my card.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you get a chance to play over at the Pals lace challenge.  

Have a great day,

Pam~

Time to send some hearts out

I made this card for the MOJO Monday 125 challenge.  When I first looked at the sketch I was thinking, this is going to be a difficult one.  Oh my gosh, it was so much fun! 

I used my Cricut to cut the red cardstock, nestabilities and my cuttlebug for the circles, my new SU! punch for the label and  my new SU! clear mount stamps for the heart .  Woohoo, lots of goodies to create this beauty.  My bow is a bit large and I'm hoping it doesn't overwhelm the card too much.  Not real good with bows and this one looked good so I quickly pop dotted that baby right in place.

This card (made two) is on it's way to my brother's and their family for Valentine's Day.  If you all are reading this, act surprised when you open your envelope.  It does look better in real life.

Had a great afternoon stamping and then it got a bit hectic around here.  The rain started and the photographer didn't show to take the soccer team pictures.  I was disappointed that the studio didn't bother to call and let us know that they were not coming.  Do you know how hard it can be trying to tell 44 guys to sit around and wait after being in school all day?  Going to try and get the photographer out again tomorrow.

Wow, two posts in one day...impressing myself.  Thanks for stopping by...

Pam~