Time Flies...

So sorry for being MIA. I just cannot believe how fast time has been going and how much I seem to need more of it on a daily basis. Anyway, I have had some time to stamp and hope to be loading it on my blog in the next few days...starting now!!

Scouts at Play

images (c) Stampin' Up!, 1990-2008

Ok, I'm finally back. I have been so busy and had no time to stamp...what the heck?! Well, I plan to get back in the swing of things, but in the mean time I'll post a pic of the very simple Cub Scout invitation I made for our upcoming banquet. Yes, simple and kinda boring, we have a limited budget, but this card (38 of them) took forever!!!! I used WCC on the images. Whew, I'm kinda sick of these images.

Anyway, you may recognize these images from the very popular and very retired Scouts at Play set. How lucky am I to find someone with this set that I could borrow. Guess who is stamping a BUNCH of these images for herself to use for future scouting needs...well, of course, ME!! Now I won't be tempted to pay outrageous (ridiculous!) prices on evilbay!!

Check back, I should be able to load some more pics soon!!!

York Peppermint Pattie Ornaments

images (c) Stampin' Up!, 1990-2007

So I saw these little buggers on SCS and I had to make some. I decided to make mine into Christmas ornaments. I took a York Peppermint Pattie and used the scalloped and circle punches to make a front and back for them. Then I tied ribbon around them and voila....Christmas ornaments. I decorated the front and back the same so as not to have to worry about how to hang them or attach them to a package. Super fun and super fast to make. Give them a try!!

What a Month!!

Wow, this month went by so fast. If you recall, I held a large event on Oct. 6, World Card Making Day, to make cards to donate to the RMH and Hope Lodge, both in Rochester, MN. Well, after all of the sorting and such, I finally delivered all 660 of them today. It is quite a drive, which is why it took so long to coordinate a date to actually go. They were so thankful to receive the cards and it was so nice. It was uber hard work, but so worth it all. Thank you to all who helped out and know that your contribution was appreciated by all.

Thank You cards for Grandma...

images (c) Stampin' Up!, 1990-2007
images (c) Stampin' Up!, 1990-2007

Grandma asked me to make her some thank you cards to send and these are two of the designs I came up with for her. She wants 15 cards in all and I made 5 of each of these...so one more design and 5 cards to go. If the one using Baroque Mofifs looks familiar...it's because I just changed the colors and sentiment of one of my SAS Christmas cards.

Autumn Harvest

images (c) Stampin' Up!, 1990-2007

So I received an order for cards this morning and I thought I'd start working on them right away. Of course, I got side-tracked and made this. Very time consuming, but totally fun to make. I wheeled the pumpkin pie cs with the Autumn Leaves wheel from the Holiday collection. I stamped the large pumpkins on naturals white using the masking technique and then water colored with the crayons and an aqua painter. Then, everything else is stamped on naturals white (with black stazon for all), water colored and cut out. It is all layered using glue dots and dimensionals.

Using my scraps!!!

images (c) Stampin' Up!, 1990-2007
images (c) Stampin' Up!, 1990-2007

Ok, so I'm organizing my new craft room and I found boxes and bags of scraps. I thought, just for a second of throwing them away, but just couldn't! I have a hard time throwing anything SU! away. So, I vowed to use them...I started last night by creating these two very quick and simple cards. I did not cut ANY full sheets of cs, not even for the card bases. I was so proud of myself. So, this is my mission...to get using those scraps.

Both cards are made with Baroque Motifs.