Brocade Basics Dress Form

This is a dress form Mary and I made together! The design ideas were almost all hers! I just glued and cut stuff like she did! I am such a copycat! This is the brocade basics stamp set along with retired designer paper from SU. There are also rhinestone brads, hardware from the hodgepodge kits and miscellaneous ribbon. This is the front view:

This is the view of the back:

Recent Projects!

I have been so bad about posting recently!! I have been so busy getting things ready for Christmas! This is a paint can and card I made for my uncle's birthday! He likes motorcycles if you didn't notice! The set is Born To Ride. I used designer paper from the "Formal Affair" line. I also used brushed silver cardstock.I filled the paint can with Chai Spice cookies.


The next card is some of the Christmas cards I made, I got the idea for the glitter on these from Mary Arima (check out her blog in my fav's list). I got the paper from Robert's. The set is The
Snowflake Spot. The center snowflake is stamped with glitter and then glittery snowflakes are also stamped over the designer paper. Don't you hate how glitter just doesn't show up in pictures?!

Time Well Spent

I got my new Time Well Spent set today! So I made two quick cards tonight! The first card I totally stole ideas for from Mrs. Mary Arima! Her blog is paper frenzy (see my favorites). I used some retired SU designer paper, pretty in pink, celery, bashful blue and vellum cardstocks. I used a ton of glitter, but it just doesn't show up well in the pictures! I also used organdy ribbon and the greeting from Hugs and Wishes. On the first card there is a "Warm Wishes" stamped in the lower right corner, but it doesn't show up well in the picture.

Autumn Leaf Prints

I made this card and matching wrapping paper for a birthday gift! I got the idea for the card from my good friend Mary Arima. The set is Autumn Leaf Prints. The cardstock I used is really rust, basic black and brushed silver. I used metallic inks: copper, gold and silver. I embellished with silver twine and brads!

Cello Bag Craze!

Last week I used tons of cello bags. I made these cards for a gift exchange. There are cards and matching envelopes tied in a cello bag:

This is a close up of the card inside. The cardstock is soft sky, chocolate chip and close to cocoa. For the inks I use chocolate chip, pumpkin pie and garden green. I also embellished with ribbon and staples.

These are some little treat bags I made using the Tags So Much stamp set along with some Only Orange cardstock and Basic Black ink:

I made these treat bags for my DS's soccer team. Their uniforms are hunter and black, so I used Handsome Hunter Cardstock along with Basic Black ink and the I Love Soccer stamp set. I put the new oreo cakesters in the package! Wow are they good!!

Witches Tea

Here are the invitations I just finished for a friend's witches tea party! The colors in the picture aren't that great! The stamps are: antique background, cheesecloth, and best fiends. The colors are: Vintage Violet, More Mustard and old olive. I also used ribbon and gold brads!

Fair Project!

I was asked to make a make n take project or a few fairs I demonstrated at! I wanted to come up with something easy and fast as well as something that most people could use. A good friend, Mary, suggested making an over the corner bookmark. It slips over the corner of the page in your book! Everyone really seemed to enjoy making this and it was relatively fast which was great for a fair setting. It was something even the kids could make and use.

I started with a 4X4 inch square of white. I cut the square into two triangles (I cut from corner to corner). Each triangle makes one bookmark (so you get two bookmarks out of the four inch square). I folded the triangle in half and wheeled the bubble pattern over it. I punched out the scalloped circles using my new punch and regal rose cardstock. I stamped the butterfly image from the Priceless stamp set using white craft ink. I was so excited to use my Priceless set! I got it free from Las Vegas Regionals and haven't used it since! I then punched and tied the open corner together with white organdy ribbon. At the fair I had white, blue and pink which worked out great for the kids.