A card from my heart

I made this card to give to my father that I haven't spoken too in almost 2 years, hoping to rekindle some sort of relationship or at least to give him one more chance. I am good at the that. I am the lady of a thousand chances.

If nothing else I got to try out Alesha's add some Bling to your brads technique and thats a darn cute picture of me! LOL

Play Day

As you can see I stamped alot today! Well I just had to play with all my new stuff after Christmas came early... Santa was driving a brown truck and dropped off all my new catty preorder supplies!

This card is a case off Splitcoast Stampers I loved the colours I just had to recreate it!

Abby My little Protege

Today Abby and I sat down and made a card for her friends birthday party tomorrow. She picked out the paper and I matched the card stock. Then she picked her stamp and wanted a blue butterfly with sparkles and this is what we came up with.

First we stamped the butterfly onto a piece of glossy card stock with versa mark we then used the brayer and tempting turquoise ink to make the butterfly pop. After it dried we stamped the whole square in versa mark and then added iridescent ice embossing powder and heated it to get the shimmery effect. Her eyes were really wide and happy when she saw it. She smiled and said "oh look at it sparkle Mommy!"

I let her go nuts on the inside and I think that she did a great job she even used my paper trimmer all by herself. Also commenting that she thought it needed some red! Hence the red butterfly.

I was so proud! A future Rubba Luvva!

Pocket Card

I made this card this afternoon its called a pocket card. I made mine for a gift card but you could also leave the insert without the slits and write your message there.

First I cut a 8.5 x 11 piece of Purely pomegranate Card stock in half (standard card)

Then I scored it at 2" and 6" horizontally

Fold on score lines (the larger fold should be on top). You can tear the edge if you like to add a little texture I always love to do this.

One the bottom fold I added a 5"x2" piece of Rose red Prints Designer paper and then attached two brads to secure the pocket.

The insert is made from a 4.75" x 4" piece of Blush Blossom card stock. I stamped the message with the NEW holiday and Wishes stamp set and the swirl is from Delight in Life a Sellebration set. I used the Slit punch to create tabs to hold a gift card.

Next I cut a small freehand tag and stamped it with a message from the vases in vogue hostess set from the new catty.

I stamped the top fold of the card with the itty bitty backgrounds Stamp set.

Then I made a center for my flower with the pick a petal set cut it out and added some glitter by using the two way glue pen and sprinkling glitter over the glue. I let it dry and tapped off the excess into my small powder pal. I attacked a small rhinestone brad from the fire collection of circle brads.

On to the flower. I feel like I am rambling. I have never done this before. Nevertheless ...... I punched out 10 petals using the large oval Punch with whisper white cards stock. I edged them with a stampin sponge and the New River Rock Stampad. Simply dap the sponge onto the ink pad and drag the sponge over the edges of the petal until you get the desired effect. Place a stampin dimensional on the back of each petal at the bottom and place them on the card in a circular pattern.

Finally placed the flower center in the center of the flower(of all places:)) and Voila.

I've Been Tagged

I have been Tagged in a little fun blog game bay Alesha. The rules are that you post 7 random facts about yourself that other people might not know also post the rules of the game (i.e tag 7 people and post rules of game so they know how to play.) You also have to tag 7 other bloggers. I am not sure I know 7 other bloggers but we'll see!! hehe. So I now tag 7 people by commenting in there blog.

Fact 1 ~ I am seriously contemplating going back to school for photojournalism.

Fact 2 ~ I am going to see Areosmith at Sarnia Bayfest! yay sooo excited! I am a closet Areosmith freak!

Fact 3 ~ I LOVE LOVE LOVE Christmas and my house looks like a winter wonderland every year and I am darn proud of it!

Fact 4 ~ One of my biggest hopes or dreams for my life is to move to England and work in a history museum or Art Gallery.

Fact 5 ~ I am saving my pennies to buy a new Canon Digital SLR Camera.

Fact 6 ~ I want to be a stay at home mom and be a full time Stampin' Up! Demo until my kids are in high school.

Fact 7 ~ I want to buy a horse again and I seriously regret conforming and selling Nikita when I did.

I am Tagging Daphne, Aunt Missy, Jenn , Annak if I can find anymore I will add them if not I guess I am breaking the rules! woops LOL!

Retired accessories list!

THe retired accessories list was released on June 20th. CLick this link to see an updated list (done daily at at 6 pm) of retiring asseccories and the retired stampset list. They are available only while suppplies last and they will go fast!