Sketch Challenge

I decided to create something of my own. I used Beate John's weekend sketch challenge as a starting point. I used my Changito monkey stamp and played with some paper I haven't used yet. I like the way he turned out. Bright colors aren't my favorite but it is cute!



Brae is going to the Humane Society to be neutered today. I am hoping everything goes fine. Hopefully I will get a chance to create some cards while I am waiting to pick him up.

Have a great day!

Stamping with Kym

On Saturday I went to Kym's house for a stamping class. I really liked the project and had a nice time chatting with her. We used the She's All That stamp set from SU. I would like to purchase the set but don't find myself using two of the four stamps. So maybe she will just let me borrow hers from time to time.

I really like the way the pen looks with the microbeads inside but it is slightly challenging to make. I am trying to come up with a cute project using those cute flowers from the One of a Kind stamp set. They are really neat, they have a matching punch so you don't have to cut out a million flowers to get the look.

Thanks for a fun project, Kym.

Baby Onesie

Haven't been doing much creating lately. I have been stamping but just copying other people's cards that I like. A friend of mine just had a grandbaby and I wanted to make her a card. I saw this tutorial and it looked like fun so I thought I would give it a try.

Here is how my card turned out. I know she will just love it!

Spring Buddies

At our school we do Snow Buddies and Spring Buddies. Each person who wants to participate fills out a survey and then you put it in a large jar. When the time comes you choose a survey from the jar and that is your Buddy. For one week you will secretly place a little surprise each day for them. Then on Friday we have a breakfast and you bring a larger gift for your buddy and that is when you reveal yourself. I had fun making things for my spring buddy. She said her favorite color was red and that she liked healthy stuff so I had a blast with Stampin' Up's Tart and Tangy stamp set paired with the Summer Picnic paper!

This started out as a plain white gift bag. I used the cherry stamp from SU's Tart & Tangy. I used markers to color it red and green and then stamped all over the bag. It wasn't fun but I loved the way it turned out. I have always liked red and black so I added black and loved it even more. I used my Nestabilities to make the large circles for the tag. I used many different ribbons to decorate the handles. I almost didn't want to give it away!

My Spring Buddy's favorite scent was Clean Linen so I got her a candle, but it wouldn't fit in her mailbox so I had to put it in a bag with her name on it. Since I tried to keep the theme of cherries with all her stuff I had to find a way to use this bag and put cherries on it. It had a label I needed to cover up so here is the result. I like the way this one turned out too!

The final gift was several bags of dried fruit. I bought a red gift bag that I was going to stuff with tissue paper that I stamped cherries on. I realized that I didn't have any tissue paper. UGH! So I found this basket and improvised. I wrapped a ribbon around it for a little more pizazz...I also made a pinwheel and a coaster notebook and pen. I hope she enjoyed all her gifts as much as I enjoyed making them.

Easter Card

I had fun making the little easter baskets and really liked how the chicky looked with the flower on the scalloped circle. So I did Beate John's Weekend Sketch Challenge #38 and came up with this Easter card.

Easter is around the corner

Easter is super early this year! I realized that if I wanted to make something for my teammates at school that I would need to have them done by this Friday. We have Spring Break starting this Friday after school and we don't return until the day after Easter.

I decided to make these cute little treat baskets. I used the tutorial found here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/tiny_treat_basket

The baskets were very easy to make. I filled them with peppermint patties that I glued decorated scalloped circles to. I am pleased with the way they turned out.

Enjoy!

Summer Picnic Fun

I had fun with my summer picnic paper and my Tart & Tangy stamp set. I made a cute little box and 4 cards to go inside.