Floral Covered Notepads

How about a couple of little covered notebooks? They are so fun and easy to make. I get little scratch notepads at out local print shop for 10 cents a piece, so I always have a stack in my stash :)

I was asked to make a little covered notepad in bright pink and black by a coworker. I made 2 versions, and this was the first one.  I used the Pretty Peonies set, which I love! I am so glad that a coordinating die set came out for it also, but I had not gotten that yet.

• Stamps: Pretty Peonies (PTI)
• Ink: all SU: Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Basic Gray
• Paper: Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Naturals White

This is the other version. After stamping the flower images, I used my blender pen to blend the colors into the flowers. I love how that turned out! My coworker actually liked this one better, so I still have the Pretty Peonies one.  I am sure someone else will love it as much as I do.

• Stamps: Everything Eleanor (SU)
• Ink- all SU: Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Basic Gray
• Paper: Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Naturals White
• Other: Big Shot with Finishing Touched Edgelits die, Blender pen

Beautiful Smiles

So, I have sadly neglected this blog. I have been very active on my other blog, but this one needs some love too :) I just got my Stamp-a-faire Summer Camp package in the mail today from Papertrey Ink and decided to play along with the challenge on the PTI blog. I must admit to almost exactly CASing the card made by Betsy because her layout so inspired me!

Love the images in the Natural Beauties set. I took my colors from the Blues & Greens Beautiful Beads paper pack that came in my package. Lots of fun goodies in there :)

I went a little crazy with the flowers on the inside too, but they are so pretty and easy to make. I think I will give this to one of my coworkers who is such a joy to work with. It can be the toughest day ever, and Jill and I can make it work with a smile! And we work in a busy ER.

• Stamps: Natural Beauties (PTI)
• Ink: All SU- Baja Breeze, Lucky Limeade, Always Artichoke, Summer Starfruit
• Paper: SU- Whisper White, Summer Starfruit PTI- White, and Beautiful Beads blues & greens DSP

Chevron Mother's Day and a Little About My Garden

I have been wanting to post this card for a while now, and since I started this blog, I can finally share it :)
I had just gotten the Chevron Stripes set from PTI right before Mother's Day and was making a whole bunch of cards to sell at work. I love that it is so easy to create your own background designer paper with this set.
Not long after this, I started planning my gardens! Lots of flowers to be bought and planted, raised beds to build and fill with dirt, then plant with vegetables, seeds to be bought! Such and exciting time of year. And I was definitely going to get another hanging basket spilling out and over with the GORGEOUS Illumination Begonias like I did last year... I did get one again, to the tune on $70, but it is soooo worth it! No pictures of that yet, but I did find a new perennial to try. I live in the frigid north, and we are in Zone 2 for you fellow gardeners out there. Not a whole lot survives a perennial here....

This is called Ranunculus or Persian Buttercup. Isn't she gorgeous?! It said Cold Hardy on the side of the nursery pot, but I am not sure what that really means... we will see if it comes back in the spring :) If you have any experience with these, please let me know what you think!

And on to the card....I used the ever so luscious SU Seam Binding ribbon to make that big fluffy bow, and it just had to have butterflies, flowers, and bling! The Summer Mini was new also, and I had just gotten my Blossom Bouquet punch so that had to see some use too :)

Inside is more of the chevrons, butterflies, and bling to compliment the sentiment, which is from SU's Messages For Mom. White gel pens add so much to a card and I love to hand draw a simple outline on my cards. I think it gives it a perfect finishing touch, kind of like top-stitching in sewing.

• Stamps: Chevron Stripes (PTI), Bold Blossoms (SU), Messages For Mom (SU)
• Paper: Blushing Bride, Naturals Ivory, Rose Red, Perfect Plum
• Ink: Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Rose Red, Perfect Plum, Early Espresso
• Other: Big Shot with Beautiful Wings embosslit, Pear Pizzazz seam binding ribbon, Blossom Bouquet punch, Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Baker's Twine, dimensional tape

My first post and a Car Card!

For those of you who have followed my other blog, I started this one so I could share my non Stampin Up creations, or my creations that are using SU and another brand of stamping supplies :) I am a demonstrator for SU, and I have no plans for stopping, but I still enjoy creating with a variety of other stamp companies' stuff :)

This card was created for my nephew's birthday. Austin will turn 5 on June 19th, but we celebrated today :) He had a Toy Story style cake created by his mother, and he has always LOVED cars and trucks, so this was just the ticket :) These stamps are all from Paper Trey Ink, which is my second love in the stamping world!! I love you Nichole Heady, and your crew of fabulous designers!!! Last month they released a whole bunch of masculine themed sets, and I used 2 here.

Inside I used a sentiment from Stampin Up too :) Still love Stampin Up, just sharing the love :) I even used some of the new In-Colors that will be released on July 1st! I love new toys, lol.

• Stamps: PTI- Boy Basics Simple Circles and Truckin' It, SU-Bring on the Cake
• Paper: PTI-Stamper's Select White, SU- Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Calypso Coral
• Ink: all SU- JetBlack Stazon, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Crushed Curry
• Other: Big Shot with PTI dies- Truckin' It and Simple Circles Border dies, Nestabilities Circles, white gel pen, dimensional tape

So, give me some love and leave a comment. I would love to hear what you have to say!