Crabby Christmas

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I LOVE THIS CARD!! I also love that I created it all by my wittle self!! Crab and Co. is one of my all time favorite sets and I'm so glad it made at least the dormant list. If this card hadn't taken me so darn long to make, I would totally use this design for my Christmas cards this year. But, I would be making them until next year considering I send out around 100 cards.

Ok, so I wheeled kraft paper with Whisper White for the base...it looks so cool!! Then, I stamped all images on Naturals white with Stazon and watercolored with WCC and an aqua painter. Every single cutout has some daz. diamonds on it...very pretty! Now for the photo corners, I do not have the new punch yet so I came up with a way to make my own. I punched the 3/4 inch square from a piece or Real Red and then centered this hole and punched the large square. Then I simply cut two corners from this...easy peasy. I then pierced a bunch of holes in the photo corners and voila.

Ok, so I thought this little Sandy Claws should be doing something, so I made some shell garland with linen thread. I cut around the critters claws a bit and it looks like the little guy is holding the garland. Then, the tag is made from chipboard colored with Real Red craft ink and stamped with Whisper White craft ink. I punched a hole and set a white eyelet in the chipboard with my Crop-a-dile and tied some red gingham through the hole. For the finishing touch I put a bit of Crystal Effects on the eyes to make them look a bit googley (my own word). The whole thing just works and it so cute.

Can you tell that I am a bit of a proud mummy on this one?

Happy Paisley

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Well, this card is just down right fun! Who doesn't love paisley? Now, it is hard to tell with the scan, but the colors used for this card are Groovy Guava, Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, and Close to Cocoa. Guava is actually the base, but it looks red in the pic. I used So Saffron designer paper. I like doing funky things with the spiral punch, so here I used it on the Wasabi and then threaded a strip of So Saffron designer paper through it. Very cool! You also cannot see it on the scan, but the paisley pieces in the squares are each dotted with daz. diamonds to add a little bling. I hope you like it.

I've been tagged!!

Ok, I've been tagged by two wonderful and very talented ladies Sher and Mckenzie. Check out their blogs with the links on the side bar.

List 7 random things about myself:

1. I was married for 12 years before I had children. This was by choice!!
2. I have 2 college degrees.
3. I have seen a million dollars (and it was not very impressive).
4. I love to go to concerts...Rock-n-Roll Baby!!
5. I'm turning 40 this year.
6. I live across the street from my parents and the house where I grew up.
7. I'm addicted to Diet Coke!!

Whew...what a trip

Hello Friends!
I'm officially back from vacation and I couldn't be happier! I love to get away, but I also love to get back home. My kiddos are having a good time today playing with their friends and I'm just relaxing. My nieces wedding was absolutely beautiful and I shed so many tears of joy for her and her new husband. I can't believe all of the planning of each little detail that went into this production. Nothing was forgotten and everything was perfect! My oldest little man was in charge of handing out the programs and he did a wonderful job. Both of the kiddos danced the night away and slept like angels that night. They were just plain tuckered out. It was good to spend the time with family and connect with many who I haven't seen in years. I'm hoping to get some stamping done soon and I'll get some new posts up in a day or two.
Kaye

Off to Texas

Well, my friends, I'll be off for a few days. We are going to Texas for my niece's wedding. I'll miss you and be sure to check in when I get back!!
Kaye

Sparkle Chipboard

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This was fun to make and quite easy. I'm really gettin' into this chipboard and having a great time experimenting with it. For the large star, I covered the chipboard with Rose Red designer paper, versa marked the whole image and embossed with clear embossing powder mixed with Dazzling Diamonds. The three small stars are covered with Rose Red craft ink and embossed with clear embossing powder. The stamps used are from the Double Line Doodle and Warm Words sets.

Pick a Petal

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Ok, sorry for the crooked scan. This card is so lumpy, it is the best I can do. I love this card and am very happy with it. Pick a Petal is one of those sets that has a significant learning curve attached to it, but once you "get it", it is so fun to use. For this card, I stamped on the beautiful designer paper in versa mark and embossed in clear, then cut out the petals around the embossing. I did the same for the center circle. Then, I punched all the holes for the brad and assembled my flower. Now for the strip on the bottom...that just makes this card so yummy...I paper pierced the top and bottom and then punched the holes. For all of this piercing and punching, I used the very useful mat pack for proper placement...a must if you ask me! The card base is wheeled with the Petals wheel and the Celery piece is stamped with the linen background stamp. More designer paper is used for the tag and the HB is also embossed. Finally, the ribbon is apricot.

Monkey Business!!

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This was a fun card to make and My mom sent it too my Great Nephew for his 1st birthday. I think this Monkey is the best and cannot wait to make more stuff with it!! I'm experimenting lately with different color combos and this one is certainly new for me. To mix so many colors is very out of the box, but I'm liking it A LOT!!!

Happy Fall!!

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Isn't this a fun card? I just love how it turned out. There I go paper piercing again...Love it! Now the circles with the ribbon are made by first punching the double rectangle then centering this in the 3/4 inch circle punch, then of course thread the ribbon through each one. I gotta tell ya too, this works so much better than the actual punch I have that is made to do this very thing. The punch never punches the paper out completely and it always gets ruined! I'm getting rid of those punches and doing it this way from now on. Now the tree on this card is made by inking up in Creamy Caramel and then tapping the stamp on the Chocolate Chip pad quickly. I love this effect, especially for this particular stamp, give it a try....you will like it!!

HB Flowers

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Ok I am sooooooo happy that all the Polka Dots and ..... made it into the catty and the matching designer paper too!!! How cool is that? Ok, this scan totally stinks, but here's the scoop. The Rose Red card base is wheeled with the Petals wheel using Rose Red classic ink. I am loving all of the new designer paper and this card features the Certainly Celery and Rose Red tied with Certainly Celery ribbon. Now who can get enough of our new punches? Well, not me!! The tab punch and spiral punch are so cool, that I have to stop myself from using them or all my cards will look the same...LOL! I cannot wait to get the new punches from the catty, esp. the photo corners punch....YUM!

Baroque Cherish

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This could be my most favorite card EVER!! I am very proud of it and I hope you like it too. It is hard to see, but the Night of Navy piece is paper pierced and it looks so cool. this is one of my favorite techniques as of late. The swirls on the Close to Cocoa piece, the flowers and Cherish are all embossed using Craft ink and clear embossing powder. Also hard to see, behind Cherish I stamped the swirls in Blush Blossom (stamped off a couple of times). This really ties the sentiment piece into the rest of the swirly card.

Belly Band

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This is my first attempt at a card with a belly band. Very fun and easy. Of course it doesn't hurt that the sets are awesome too!! I just love the new catty and all it has to offer. I'll tell ya, I would never have chosen Baroque Motifs normally, but I went for it and I'm soooooo glad I did. I had trouble with it at first, but now I'm absolutely LOVIN' it! It is so easy to work with and makes the most lovely cards. More to come with this set!!