Happy Ladybug...

What a way to use 2 sets for a totally neat card. This is using "Pick a Petal" and "Flight of the Butterfly". I saw this a few years back on a stamp site and just added the scallop border punch along the bottom. Since "Flight of the Butterfly" has a few different sayings in this same loopy stamp you can change the theme of the card fairly easy. This just makes me ready for spring! Other than the fact I don't care for the orange biting ones too much!!! They're everywhere!!!

Give up Chocolate...

As we get closer to the "month of love", we can not forget one of the true loves of all women; CHOCOLATE!!! I have fell in love with the EAT CHOCOLATE set from Occasions Mini by Stampin' Up! This is the first card I made with this set. Of course it uses Chocolate Chip card stock, button, and ribbon!!! I also paired it with the DECK THE HALLS designer series paper from the holiday mini. I just think this beautiful!!!

Catching up in the New Year!

Oh wow! It is already well into January of 2011!!! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. I know I did. And a white one at that!!! If you are like me time has just flown by. I hope you have thought about some of the things you'd like to do or try this year. I know I am wanting to work a bit more on my scrapbooks this year along with trying to (even though I am a bit late) keep up with my blog.

So with keeping with the latter of keeping up with my blog, here is the last Therapy Card Nite of 2010. Sorry about the pictures, I couldn't fix them the lighting is WAY off. (and I missed one)...




This one is done using Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, and Always Artichoke. I did CASE this one from Jamie Hurley, but as I've looked around it seems like a lot of people did one similar to this.

This is just a simple one I changed up from the Idea Book & Catalog using our Scalloped Edge Punch and Marvelous Markers.

This is using the sponge technique, Watercolor Pencils and an old, but favorite Christmas Word set of mine, Season Greetings.

Here is another one I did using some old DSP, versa mark, and chalks.

Thanksgiving Therapy Card Nite 2010

Oh I am sooooo far behind in keeping up on my blog weekly!!! Time is just flying by...can't believe it is the last full week of November!!! A few days till Thanksgiving actually. So here I am finally uploading last months Thanksgiving cards. Most of which I pretty much cased and just changed a thing or two....



Used a wheel to do this card. I like how you can use it for a "friend" Thanksgiving or just a friend card.

Of course gotta use this build a bear!!! It is just too cute!

Can anyone tell me where this card is found?

And this set is just great using versa mark and pastels!!!

And who can neglect the sock monkey??? Not sure who I cased this from, but it was just too cute!!!

Mom's Birthday card

Just a quick card I whipped up for my mom for her birthday. Her favorite color is blue so I made sure to have that as my main color. I brought in the pinks with the flowers and the satin ribbon. Then I topped it off with a bit of bling with some glitter on the flowers and also with the gems in the upper corner. I also did a bit of decorative punching around the main focal point. And I used some retired designer paper to kind of tie it all together. Hope you enjoy!

Lighthouse Diorama

Oh my goodness this card was so much fun to make!!! I saw one of these cards in our Stampin Success last year and it has taken me this long to finally try my hand at it. I knew I wanted to use this lighthouse set (the first set I bought from SU!) to make this. Just had to play around with the final look of the card, but I am really pleased with how this came out. Hope you enjoy this as much as I do!



STAMPS: Calm Seas (retired)
INKS: Basic Black, Crumb Cake
PAPERS: Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Pacific Point, White, Sahara Sand
ACCESSORIES: Coluzzle (retired), Taupe Grosgrain (retired)

You're on my mind ~ Blended Pencils

Okay, I saw this tutitorial and just had to try my hand at it! I do have to say that when you're stressed, stamping is the way to help relieve it!!! Any way, I decided to try this using the Upsy Daisy stamp. Once I got going on this I found that it is pretty fun. Lots of attention to detail since you have to outline everything with a black pen/marker which makes you focus. Thus taking your mind off of everyday things that can get to you. And then once you are done you have a beautiful creation that you can be proud of. This of course is another card that is on it's way to grandma's!



STAMPS: Upsy Daisy
INKS: Very Vanillia, Sahara Sand
PAPERS: Night of Navy, Elegant Eggplant, Very Vanilla
ACCESSORIES: Small Oval Punch, Scalloped Oval Punch, Vanilla Hodgepodge Brads, Watercolor Pencils