just a couple of quick ones!

Just a couple of card to show you today...really fast! I am busy cleaning house cuz we have guests coming and it has been neglected for about 5 days now....I have been living out of my car instead with all the running around we have had to do!! The show is finally here...Kailee will be performing Sound of Music this weekend (4 shows)...so it's been a little busy to say the least!
Anyway...I haven't had time to stamp but these are some cards I made last week.
The first is one I made with rub-ons that are available in the Sale-a-bration catalog...aren't they sooo fun to use!? I added lots of brads to add some color and make the flowers pop a little. It's a 5 1/4 in. square card.
what's in it?...
stamps...itty bitty backgrounds
paper...old olive, chocolate chip, rose red, pumpkin pie, bashful blue, whisper white, rose red dpp
ink...old olive, chocolate chip
accessories...rub-ons, rose, pumpkin, blue, olive brads, chocolate ribbon
other...photo corner punch, rub-on tool, paper piercer
The second card I totally and completely 100% cased (or copied rather) from Kristina...her blog kwerernerdesign...check it out! She is a talented gal! Here is her card I cased! I just loved this layout and the colors. I didn't have the set she used but as soon as I saw the Birthday Whimsy set in the Sale-a-bration catalog...I knew this would be a perfect chance to make this card!
what's in it?...
stamps...Birthday Whimsy, itty bitty backgrounds
paper...soft sky, pumpkin pie, purely pomegranate, whisper white
ink...soft sky, pumpkin pie, purely pomegranate, wild wasabi
accessories...pumpkin brad, wild wasabi ds ribbon
other...stamp-a-ma-jig

too much cuteness!!!

I can't even begin to explain the cuteness factor today!!! Are you just eatin' it up too?...these cards are sooooooo darling! I totally copied this idea from a couple of very talented ladies!! I LOVE their work! Lauren has the directions on her blog....click here for directions. Mary Jo also made some super cute onesies! Check out their blogs and see where my inspiration came from! I was asked just a few days ago to make some baby shower invitations for an upcoming shower...I am totally going to make these cute onesies for the invites!!! I am in a huge hurry today...I cheated big time and came down to make this card while I was waiting for the rollers in my hair to dry...I was supposed to leave for Costco about 30 mins. ago! {How could you not make one of these cards though after seeing them?} It was worth it though....I will just be running a little faster than already planned today to get everything done!
what' in it?...
stamps...greetings galore paper...whisper white, bashful blue
ink...black, markers...bashful blue, creamy caramel, close to cocoa, blush blossom, real red
accessories...blue button brads
other...scallop punch, 1 1/2 in. punch, stamp-a-ma-jig

sour cream container

Did you have a good weekend? Mine went by waaaay too fast!!! I had so much to do (and I think I got it all done?...hmmm) it seems like there wasn't really a weekend at all...just another couple of days filled with lists of things to do! I had my Stamp Club meeting on Saturday so I have some fun pictures to share with you throughout the week. I showed my gals how to make the super cute sour cream container that was in the Weekly Inkling from Splitcoast...here are the directions for how to make one. I made mine with acetate...I actually thought the acetate was easier to use than paper. Instead of stamping I thought it would be cute to add little flowers to the container...so I punched out flowers with my Three For You punch in 4 different colors and put them randomly on the acetate with silver brads. I matched my paper to the color of the peanut m&m's that I had! I added a red ribbon at the top to hide the sticky strip and I was done...these things are soooo easy!...and alot of fun! I think I am going to be making these for valentines this year for teachers and friends!!
Take care....gotta get to bed...yikes!!...it's 11:45pm and I have sooo much more to do still tomorrow! Have a marvelous Monday!! :)
what' in it?...
paper...real red, whisper white, pink passion, pixie pink
accessories...silver brads, red ribbon
other...acetate, Three For You punch, sticky strip, m&m's

happy birthday to my man!!!

It's Friday!!...yippee! Today also happens to be Shawn's birthday...or as he is known around here...Shawners!! He is 32 years young! Happy Birthday babe!! I have been working the last couple of days on a little project for him! I made a flip book kind of thing for him to keep in his office at work...so he can look at those sweet kids of his everyday and remember how much he is loved! Ok...so I started with 4 x 8 pieces of chipboard that were already punch and had the rings. Thanks to Tiff for that!!! All my papers and stickers came from the Creative License Simply Scrappin' Kit. Since I wanted it to stand on his desk so he could "flip" through it...each time you open to a new page there is a picture of one of the kids & a special note they each wrote to him about how they love him or favorite things they do together, etc. The last couple of pages are just random, fun & silly pictures we took at the park about a month ago. I hope he will like it...it was sure fun to make. There are lots of pictures to look at so you can see all the pages! Have a super great weekend!!! :) Also up above, the first picture is of the birthday card I made for him & the 2nd is the cover of the flip book. These are pictures of most of the pages...the last 2 pictures show what it will look like when you look through the book...Ty's page has a cute little note to dad and a list of all the things Ty likes to do with his dad! :) Thanks for coming by!!!

happy bird-day

Hey everyone!! How is your Tuesday?...mine is great so far...I have a list 10 feet long of to-do's but they aren't goin' anywhere so I thought I would start the day with some stampin' fun! I made this card using the Monday Mojo sketch from Julee's blog. I thought this was a great layout and a fabulous way to use some more of my Hey Sugar Cosmo Cricket paper! This paper has great colors in it!!...don't ya think? I decided to sand the edges of all the paper and the brads too (see close up pic for brad detail)...since the paper had a distressed look to it already I thought this was a good way to go! I used my markers to color the cute little bird from the Pun Fun set. I added a scalloped edge, a flower with a button (which I got from Target dollar spot and colored with my marker) and I was done...this was a super simple card...I love fast!! :)
Have a fantastic rest of your day!!! {hugz} Tara
what's in it?...
stamps...Pun Fun
paper...so saffron, soft sky, whisper white, Hey Sugar dp (cosmo Cricket
ink...black, soft sky, so saffron...markers: barely banana, cameo coral, ruby red, so saffron
accessories...saffron brads, saffron button, paper flower
other...dimensionals, sander, corner rounder, paper piercer & mat pack


One other thing to share with you today! I saw these on Jen's blog...check them out here. They were such a cute idea so I made one for my daughter...she needed something to keep her school ID safe ...(safe from her losing it!) It is her identity at school! :) So what's better than a school ID?...a cute handcrafted by your mom school ID!!...Am I right? I used Crate Paper...the Cowgirl Collection and added some punched out flowers with brads. I added just enough ribbon and I was done...took a whole 15 minutes to make!!
** {{DISCLAIMER ...Kailee about died when she saw me taking pictures of this to post on my blog! She is horrified at the picture on the ID...it's from 3rd grade!! Why do they use a 3rd grade picture for a girl in 6th grade...who knows?...the word is next year she will get a real picture! These things are a big deal when you are 12!!}}

sugar dahlia

First...Happy Monday!! Second...I am just quite pleased with myself today...so if you aren't into the whole "patting myself on the back thing"...you may want to skip reading this post & just look at the pics!! ...cuz here is about how I feel today with this super cute card I made!! On Mondays at Splitcoast they have the "Try a new Technique" challenge. I have never done one of these...today was my first time! Click here to see the low-down on todays challenge! There were instructions to make this super neat dahlia flower out of paper!...how fun?..huh! So I thought why not give it try and I get to use my new Cosmo Cricket paper! So I think the pictures speaks for themselves and how happy I am with the way it turned out!! Isn't it darling...I LOVE this paper too!!! ...so yummy! I backed the flower onto a 3 1/4in. circle. I also used a build-a-brad for the middle of the flower to give it a nice big center! I added a ribbon and some little brads. I decided to leave it sentiment-less....so that I can use it whenever I want...in case I decide to keep it and admire it for a while!!!
Thanks for stopping by today and putting up with big head and puffed up chest!!
what's in it?...
paper...chocolate chip, regal rose, Hey Sugar Cosmo Cricket dp
ink...rose red
accessories...build-a-brad, pewter brads, chocolate ribbon
other...1 1/2 in. circle punch, circle cutter (CM), sponges, corner rounder, 1/2 in circle punch, dimensionals

a big heart

I made this card for Beate's weekend sketch challenge. Check out her blog to play along! This is a great layout! I used more of my Cloud 9 dp....I just love the embossed hearts & the color. I chose a chocolate chip card base...it's just normal card size...5 1/2 in. x 4 1/4 in. I used my markers & blender pens to color in the image. I used clear embossing powder on the heart & colored it with a regal rose marker so it would match the hearts in the paper! I added my sentiment with some ribbon & a small heart. It needed something in the corner to even it out so I used my photo corner punch to add a little something & added diamond stickles to the brads to make 'em sparkle. Have a great weekend!
what's in it?...
stamps...Happy Heart Day paper...chocolate chip, mellow moss, whisper white, Cloud 9 dp
ink...black, close to cocoa, creamy caramel...regal rose, mellow moss, chocolate chip markers
accessories...silver brads, diamond stickles, spring moss ribbon, clear embossing powder
other...photo corner punch, scallop punch, blender pen, heat tool, distresser

and the project is?....

...a catty knock-off! I have been wanting to make one of these since I saw the idea in the Stampin' Up! catalog...click here to see the catalog version. I already had the ceramic vase...for a few years I have had it out in different places & it's always been empty...so yesterday it hit me that it was a perfect vase for this project!! I love when inspiration hits! I was to impatient to order the felt flowers from the catty so I ran to Hobby Lobby & found these flowers by American Crafts. I really love the colors...they are a perfect fit for my decor. I bought some sticks in the floral dept. Then I took it home & started assembling. It was actually quite easy...getting all the sticks in just the right place is what took me so long! My OCD did not help!! I used a hot glue gun to make the branches just the way I wanted them & also adhered the flowers with that too. For some of the bigger flowers I added a rhinestone brad & for the small ones I added a pearl. I also wanted to add rub-ons to the vase but I felt like it would be too much so I just added a chocolate ribbon...{not sure if I will keep that or not?...what do you think?} I am attaching a bunch a different pic to this post because I had a hard time taking one I liked. This is going to sit on my mantle. The wall looks white & boring behind it even though my walls are not white! I am not photographer...so attaching all my pics instead of having one good one will have to do!!
Have a wonderful weekend!!! {hugz} ...T
what's in it?...
accessories...felt flowers (american crafts), rhinestone brads, pearls, chocolate ribbon
other...vase, sticks, hot glue

a teaser!...

Today was cold & rainy & blustery!! A perfect day to spend indoors stamping, crafting & reading by the fire! I ran to Hobby Lobby to grab a few supplies & then headed home to get busy! I made something that I have been wanting to make a for a little while now!...BUT you are going to have to wait a day or two to see it! I know it's just mean isn't it! Well...it's all finished I think...I have been tweaking it all day!! I am going to wait to see if I can get some better lighting before I post the pics though...{wanna hint?...part of my project is in the picture.} and speaking of the picture...when I finally made it to the park with the kids to take Christmas card pictures ( which was after Christmas) I took a bunch of black and white ones, just messin' around. I found one of each of the kids that I liked & decided to frame them...after they they were framed & set up I thought ya know...Kailee's picture needs something girlie to separate her from all those boys...so I found these cute flowers at the Target dollar spot and they were perfect! A little color & a little bling!! I punched holes right in the picture to attach the flowers & brads...& the glass fit over them, no problem. Anyway...make sure to check back to see what my project is & hopefully you will like it too...now that I have it all built up!! You guys are awesome...thanks for checkin' in & leaving such sweet comments!!