Flowers for a friend

This is a little bouquet of flowers that I made for a friend of mine. I wanted to really antique and distress them up and make them vintagey! I loved the paper I found at Archivers with the french words printed on it! I think that added a cool look! I used a die cut I had for the flowers.

thanks for coming by...chat at ya later!
what's in it?...

stamps...Happy Heart Day (love you)

paper...so saffron, perfect plum, very vanilla, patterned paper

ink...so saffron, perfect plum, close to cocoa, brown spritz

accessories...brads, saffron ribbon, metal oval frame

other...big shot, die cut, paper shred, bamboo skewers

Pencils....lots of Pencils!

That's a basket of flowers huh?! :)

There are about 80 different pencil flowers in that basket! Doesn't it look so cool when they are all together! We did a little handout for the ladies in my church and we gave them these pencils and a little notebook. This basket was just to transport them, when we got to the church we had made some cute little vases and put pencils in each one on the tables and those were the centerpieces! I wish I would have remembered my camera to take a picture of those, but it was a crazy night! I used up lots of scrap paper which was great! Even though I spent a ton of nights making these while catching up on some T.V....it was worth it...they turned out sooo cute!
These are the kind of flowers that I can take care of!
Have a wonderful day!
chat at ya later...
what's in it?...
paper...any DSP I had laying around
accessories...large silver brads, assorted ribbons
other...pencils, sticky strip

Pencil Flowers

Hey there...it's been a while! No good excuse just the same old story...busy, busy, busy! Shawners is gone this week in Puerto Rico (tough job huh?), Kailee is going to be at Girls Camp this week and so it will just be me and the boys! On Friday my mom, dad, sister and niece will all be here. They are visiting from Seattle! I can't wait till they get here and then for Kailee and Shawn to get home this weekend! I have some fun things planned! :)
At Girls Camp, all the girls are given a secret sister. Kailee has to leave 4 little gifts for her "secret sister" throughout the week. This is so fun to do...there is a $5.00 limit. I love that cuz then we have to be super creative to think of some fun things! This is one of the gifts we made. We used a little vase I have had sitting in my "had to have and couldn't leave the store without it and now it's collecting dust on a shelf" stash! We used the Kaleidoscope dsp. After the pencils were done we finished the vase off with an "S" for her name.
Gotta run...I am taking Austin to see Transformers 2, he still hasn't seen it yet and I told him I would take him since I know he will be a huge help to me this week as the "Man of the House"! :)
Hope you have a great Monday...chat at ya later!
what's in it?...
stamps...Whimsical alphabet
paper...Kaleidoscope dsp, whisper white
ink...tempting turquoise
accessories...green galore brads, styled silver hardware, silver flower brad, yellow corduroy brad, turquoise ribbon
other...pencils, pen, sticky strip, 1 inch circle punch, sticky strip

I'm baaaaack!!! What an absolutely fabulous weekend! I wish it wouldn't have ended so quickly!! Shawn and I left on Friday morning to go to South Padre...just the 2 of us! We went with some friends of ours...they have a condo down there and it was such a beautiful condo!! Good friends, good food, gorgeous views, beautiful weather...it was a great weekend! Shawn tried his hand at windsurfing which he loved! I lounged by the pool, took a walk on the beach, read, got a toe ring, and caught up on my sleep! I was wonderful...but now it is Tuesday and that means back to real life and getting lots of things done by the end of the week before the kids get out of school!
I made these flower pots for Kyler's teachers for an end of the year thank you. I saw this cute idea from Jackie on her blog...check out her flower pot here. I made my flowers using my die-cut blooms and attached them to lollipop sticks. (my sister Alli who came to town to watch the kids for us also helped me with these flowers!!) I found the buckets at the Target dollar spot...I filled them with Hershey kisses. The sticks stood up well by themselves in there. The bucket had hearts on it...so I threaded the ribbon through and tied a knot in the front.
Thanks to Jackie for the great idea!
thanks for being patient while I was away....chat at ya later!
what's in it?...
accessories...die-cut blooms, lollipop sticks, silver brads, "fat" 5/8 in. red ribbon, blue, red & orange striped ribbon, tape, Hershey Kisses

flower that won't die!!

These are my kinda flowers...the ones that won't die and don't need any attention at all but always look good! I made this cute bouquet for Tyson's teacher. He has insisted for quite some time that she needed a "flower bouquet"! So I decided to just take some time yesterday and get it done! He is such a thoughtful little guy...he was so eager to get to school today to give them to his teacher and he was proud to report when he came home that she said "It made her year, mom...not just her day but her whole year!!!" What a sweet little thing! I used the big blossom stamp from last years Sale-a-bration catalog. I used a 12x12 sheet of paper to make the flower holder. I just scored each side of the paper at 4 & 8 inches and cut a few of the scores lines and it turns into this super simple little box.
Hope your Tuesday is terrific...the weather is sooo gorgeous today that we are having an early dinner and then heading to the park to play for a while!!
...chat at ya later!
what's in it?...
stamps...Big Blossom, Priceless, Little Pieces, Polka Dot bkgrd
paper...certainly celery, cameo coral, so saffron, lavender lace, soft sky, crate dsp
ink...certainly celery, regal rose, so saffron, lavender lace, versamark, white craft, so saffron marker
accessories...silver hodgepodge, celery, light blue, white polka dot ribbon, saffron button, celery brads, rhinestone brads, love & happiness rub-ons
other...clear & glitter embossing powder, 1 1/4 & 1 inch circle punches, sewing needle, rub-on tool

a flower bouquet for me

day! I have to go finish getting some things ready for Book Club tonight! :)Hi!! I wanted to quickly share a project I made today...it only took me about 30 minutes! Since I spent last week reorganizing my stamp space I wanted something cheery to put on my stamp table! So I decided to give myself some flowers! I used the die-cut blooms that are available in the new Occasions Mini (you can orders yours starting March 1st) Since I didn't have to cut or punch anything it made this project go super fast. I also used my new silver hardware that I just got yesterday. (also available in the Occasions Mini) I added the word "happiness" from the love & happiness rub-ons. Oh and I got the little blue bucket from my local dollar store! Have a great One last thing!...I wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for all the nice comments you gals have left me! I can't even tell you how much they brighten my day! It means alot to me to know that you are out there! I have made some great "cyber stampin' friends"!!! You guys rock!!!
See ya {hugz}
what's in it?...
stamps...none
paper...real red, pumpkin pie, bashful blue, old olive
accessories...silver hodgepodge hardware, pumpkin & red ribbon love & happiness rub-ons
other...crop-a-dile, paper shred, styrofoam, blue bucket, hammer, paper piercer

flowers even I can't kill!!

I made these with the big blossom stamp from the Sell-a-bration catalog. I had so much fun making my bouquet! Even I can't kill these ones...just a little dusting every now and again! This was the first embossing project for me too....since then I have been hooked! Love embossing!