Sorry I haven't posted

Sorry I haven't posted chicks! I have just been busy with outside projects lately like preparing for stamp camp, working in the yard, and helping my sister-in-law do some scrapbooking. I wanted to send a big thank you to my friend Jennifer for making me these cute wooden cutouts of my initials! Thanks Jennifer, you're the best!!

I promise I will get some stuff posted by the end of the week, don't unsubscribe!!

Thursday = Thanks

Here is my thank you card to all of you that have continued to look at my blogs even when I produce terrible ones like yesterday! Today I wanted to challenge myself to use a color combo that I had never used before. I found this color combo in one of my SU magazines and thought I would give it a try. I used the Rock 'n' Roll technique here. Basically, I took the flower stamp and inked in saffron and then rolled the edges with chocolate chip. It can bring some life into a boring stamp!

Card details:
Stamps: Petal Pushers, Riveting (hostess)
CS: Certainly Celery, Choc. Chip, So Saffron, W White
Inks: Choc. Chip, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Markers
Other: Soft subtles buttons, hemp twine, ribbon, circle punches, mini glue dots, cuttlebug

Wednesday = Bird-day

I promised you all blog cards everyday this week, I never promised they would all be good ones!! I was very tired tonight and was having trouble focusing. All I came up with was with bird card. Sorry chicks, I will do better tomorrow night!!

Card details:Stamps: fontastic BG, Love ya bunches
CS: so saffron, choc chip, w white, cameo coral, designer
Ink: black, markers
other: ribbon, circle punches, flower punch

Tuesday = Love

I blew the dust off the Love Ya Bunches set that I have hardly used since I purchased it in December. This was one of the sets that SU offered for half price that month. Enjoy.

Card Details:
Stamps: Love Ya Bunches
CS: Bashful Blue, So Saffron (one of my fav's), pretty in pink, designer from scrappin kit
Ink: Black, certainly celery, markers
Other: daisy punch, earth elem brads, ribbon, circle punches, silver cord

Birthday Monday

I have posted, like, 3 days in a row now! That must be a record for me! Anyway, I chose birthday for today's occasion and I decided to make it a masculine card since those seem to be harder for people to make. Some of you may remember using the 5 in 1 template several months ago at one of my camps. This is basically the same card, I just changed the theme up a bit. Have a great week everyone!

Card details:
Stamps: It's your birthday, Send a Celebration (retired), Warmest Regards, riveting
CS: Cranberry Crisp, Buckaroo Blue, 2 sided designer paper from SU!
Ink: Cranberry Crisp, Buckaroo Blue, Marigold Morning
Other: 5 in 1 template, cuttlebug, punches

Sunday Sympathy

I am going to TRY something new this week. I am going to, hopefully if time allows, post a card each day this week. Each card will be for a different occasion. Today is Sunday and I chose sympathy. I thought I would get the "not so cheery" one out of the way first.

Card details:
Stamps: Measure of a Life (hostess), weathered
CS: perfect plum, pretty in pink, so saffron
Ink: versamark (I embossed the butterfly), so saffron, pretty in pink, perfect plum, white craft
other: earth elem brad, embossing powder. sponges, ticket corner punch

Simply Said

I have been inspired by Spring weather again today!

Card Details:
Stamp sets: Simply Said
CS: Cameo Coral, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, W White
Ink: Cameo Coral and markers
Other: Stampin Up Ribbon, tag from tag sheet, that thing that makes the ripples (can't remember what it is called, Having a brain fart), silver cord
Technique: none
Difficulty: (1 easy - 5 hard)

Wednesday Get Well

I have been home all week with a sick 2 year old so that inspired me to make a get well card. Not sure if it is for him or for me but here it is!! I found out yesterday that he needs his tonsils out and the doctor made an appointment for us in Nashville to see an allergy doctor for some testing. Jarren had bronchitis, upper resp. infection, infected tonsils and infected ears (and he has tubes) when we went to the doctor. I took him to the emergency room on Sunday and they barely took the time to look at him so we have made 2 more trips to the doctor this week for shots and to have him looked over. I think we are on the road to recovery now and hopefully I will return to work tomorrow.

Card details:
Stamps: Under the weather, Sincere Salutations
CS: Not Quite Navy, So Saffron, Old Olive, Misc from Chatterbox
Ink: So Saffron, Old Olive, Choc Chip, Not Quite Navy
Other: crystal effects (on soup), ticket corner punch, cuttlebug embossing

Balmy Breezes & Cracked Glass

Doesn't this card just make you want to relax on the beach? I know I am ready for a vacation!! I wanted to practice the cracked glass technique since I will be teaching it at my next stamp camp and this is what I made tonight. It was really easy, just a little time consuming with the embossing. I don't know if you can tell by the picture, the palm tree has a glass coating on it that I made look cracked and old. I was trying to get an antique look out of it, I think it needed a bit more choc. chip ink sponged on it. Just click on the picture to make it larger and you can see the cracks better.

For those of you not on my stamp camp email list, I will be having a camp here at my home on the 23rd at 6:00. We will do 5 projects and have snacks. The cost is $8 but the fee is waived with a $35 order. Email me if you would like to attend.

Name Frames

I have been making name frames today (without frames)for the girls I work with. They liked mine that I made to decorate my locker and they wanted them too! They all three have different personalities so I tried to match the patterns to them. I hope they like them when I take them to work with me tomorrow!! Also, I hope you all noticed that I have a watermark for my photos now! I paid a fellow demonstator that I met through blogging to make it for me. I think she did a great job, I am just proud that I managed to get it onto my pictures!

More birthdays!

Here is another one of the birthday cards I made the other day. The recipients have received them in the mail now so it is safe to post the picture! I made 2 of these for my cousin-in-laws, Tabby & Donna. They are the ones that got me into stamping - thanks girls!!

Card details (if I can remember):
stamps: Eat Cake
CS: pretty in pink, whisper white, designer series paper, choc chip
Ink: pretty in pink, choc chip
Other: tag from tag sheet, glitter around the candle flames, silver cord, ticket corner punch

Adorable Lunchbox Tin

I bought this lunchbox at Michael's months ago and for some reason could not get the motivation to decorate it. I had one of the free Sellabration Scrappin kits laying out on my table and decided to use it. OMG!! It was so easy. It literally only took about 10 or 15 minutes. The most time consuming part was tying the ribbons on the handle. The tin costs about $6 and you can purchase other SU kits that are just as cute. The kits are $12.95 and you get a ton of supplies in it for the money. I still have enough stuff left over from mine to do several cards and a couple of scrapbook pages. Wouldn't this make a cute teacher's gift or secret pal gift! Sigh....I love this stamping stuff. :)

Rain, rain go away!!

I tried to get out and about today but it was just too messy and I came home. My youngest, Jarren was also being a terror! He fell out of the shopping cart at Michael's - how embarrassing. He is okay though, can't hurt that hard headed kid. So, needless to say, I didn't make any purchases at Michael's today. His screaming seemed to get me out of the mood to shop! I was hoping that they would have some more accessories for my cuttlebug but I didn't see anything that striked my fancy.

Anyway, I came back home and made some birthday cards. I had several to make this weekend. I will post one picture today and the other later next week (after the receivers get them in the mail - I don't want to ruin the surprise).

Card Details:
Stamps: Tag Time & It's your Birthday; Cardstock: Pink Passion, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Green Galore, misc from "slab"; Ink: Black, pixie pink; Other: Cuttlebug (smile), ribbon (non SU), 1 1/4" punch, tag from tag sheet, silver cord, sponge

Sketch Challenge

I want to thank Jennifer Stinnett, one of my faithful stamp campers for participating in the sketch challenge. She did a beautiful page using pretty in pink and certainly celery with pictures of her cutie pie, Keegan. Thanks for the picture Jennifer!

Spring Fever

I am really getting spring fever with that sun out bright today. I am home sick today and can't get out so I decided to do a little stamping to brighten my day. I wanted to get a head start on some Easter cards and I came up with this one that uses the bleaching technique. Those of you that will be attending my stamp camp on Friday will learn this cool technique that is soooo easy. If you are unable to attend camp, check out the resources section on www.splitcoaststampers.com and look for the bleaching tutorial.

I also found a free Easter font from provocraft. I downloaded it and printed off "Happy Easter" for the inside of the card. This will have to do until I get an Easter stamp! Here's the link for the free font: http://scrapbooking.about.com/library/weekly/bleastereggfont.htm

Card details:
Stamps: A New Little Someone, Tag Time
CS: pretty in pink, perfect plum, confetti white, so saffron, misc from slab pack
Ink: versamark
Markers: perfect plum, pretty in pink
Other: tag from tag sheet, 1 3/8" punch, 1 1/4" punch, hemp twine, cuttle bug, black embossing powder, bleach, pink ribbon

Today is Sarah's Birthday!

Today is my step-daughter, Sarah's 18th birthday. Man, time as flown. It seems like just yesterday that my hubby, Gary, was bringing this little red-headed baby over to my house for me to meet her. She was 17 months old when we started dating so we have spent a lot of time together over the years.

Anyway, to the reason I blogged! I made a birthday card for her today. She is out with friends at a movie right now and they will be coming back here after for snacks and cake. I thought this card would be perfect for her. I must confess though that I CASE'd this layout from Maria at www.stampinupinspritations.blogspot.com. Check out her blog sometime, she does a really good job.

Card Details:
Stamps: eat cake
Inks: regal rose, old olive, so saffron markers and regal rose ink spot
Paper: regal rose, old olive, w white, misc from a slab pack
other: silver cord, tag from tag sheet, sponge for edges, cuttlebug

I hope you all are having a great weekend.
Laurie

Cute Valentine Layout

I found this on www.pencillines.com - it is an adorable layout for a valentine's page. Okay, okay, I will quit posting the sketches!! Have a great weekend.

Laurie

New sketch challenge

I tried to work on the February sketch challenge today. After about 45 minutes of work, I still had nothin'. I just didn't like the layout. I got on Pagemaps.com today and found one that I think will work for me. So, I am scratching the first sketch challenge and making this the official one for the month. Have fun with it!!

Happy Valentine's Day

I don't have much to report today, just wanted to wish you all a happy valentine's day!! I just have one card to share today. I've been dreaming of Spring and how I can't wait for it to get here. This card's colors remind me of warm weather.

Card details: Stamps - Seeing Spots; Cardstock and Inks - cool carribean, real red, marigold morning; other - vintage brads

Card Tote

I was trying to come up with something different for my next stamp camp. I swore that I saw this idea on the Internet but when I tried to go back and find it, I couldn't find it anywhere, so, maybe I just dreamed it. Anyway, this is a little card tote that is made out of a gift bag. You could always add dividers to it for some organization. Give me a shout if you want to do this at camp this month.