Polka Dot Baby

My last onesie for the day... my daughter has one with the same polka dots. I used the Sweet Bundle stamp set for the sentiment and put a small heart brad in the center of the stamped heart. It matches the pink pirouette exactly... glad I had these. I double matted the sentiment on circles and just sprinked the dots around.

I had fun making this and normally wouldn't decorate the back... but again... had the ruffles stuck in my head... the ruffles I never really liked too much in real life... check it out!

Sandra.

Baby Anouncement with Onesie pattern

I keep playing around with the Onesie pattern and just had to make a Christening or Baby Anouncement Dress... I used Pink Pirouette with Chocolate Chip and Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon... simple but got my point across.


Here is the inside anouncement part... a card that is easy to recreate and I'm sure will please.
Thanks for looking.
Sandra.

My Sparkly Ballerina

I had this idea stuck in my head for the longest time... finally I got it done... Pirouette Pink was just screaming at me to make my Onesie ballerina. I used the sample cards on Splitcoaststampers and I just figured out my own dimensions and went to town...

Can you see the bling on the SPARKLE? Isn't this the perfect stamp for this bling card? I also used the chunky glitter around the scallop on the neck and to adorn the skirt. I love my little ballerina card.

Tell me what you think?

Sandra.

My Scalloped Valentines

I'd been playing around with the idea of a gift for the Daycare for the parents... there are 5 kids total... and came up with this cute little scalloped frame/magnet or could be frame to hang on the wall if you prefer... Mine are magnets and I love them both. Done mostly with the Big Shot and all Stampin'Up! products....

For information on how to purchase your supplies... visit my Stampin' Up! Website and you can even order online today... you will have everything you need to make this and much much more.

Thanks for looking.
Sandra

Always sweet to have another purse...

I have a tutorial I just finished for this purse card holder. I cased it from Geobec or Becky at inkingidaho.com . I love her stuff and I made my own instructions with pictures and even designed my own clear boxes inside to hold the cards....

Please tell me how you like it... I had a lot of fun making this...

I also have a valentine one on a previous post.

Open view of purse with card in the clear sleeve...

View of closed card... recipe to make this card can be found on my previous post ... I just had to use my Sweet Always DSP....

open view of fold... inside you can stamp as you wish... I always leave blank til the last minute when I want to use for an occasion...


Thanks for visiting and looking.
Sandra.

I just had to use my Sweet Always designer series paper and what better card to show it off with than the Joy Fold Card that you can find on SCS in the resource section under projects .. it is a complete tutorial.

Recipe:

Big Shot die cut machine and various dies,

Round scallop punch, 1/16' hand punch, 1 1/4", 1", 1/2" boho blossoms, and flower trio punches

Blooms die cuts (these are textured card stock that adds a lot to your look), gold brads, dimensionals

Papers: Regal rose, pink pirouette, pretty in pink, pumpkin pie and whisper white cardstock. Also used Sweet Always and Pumpkin Pie designer series papers

Snail tape and 2way glue pen

Hope you like it...

Thanks for visiting and looking.

Sandra

Hostess Gifts

With Sellabration around the corner I am getting ready to offer my hostesses some goodies... check out the cute calculators I found at Staples... the face cover comes off and you can alter them with any papers you like... so, I used my Raspberry Tart and Dots papers for SAB...

Added some ribbon and Viola!! Thanks for looking.

Target mailboxes...too cute to pass up

In case you have not been to the dollar section at target... you're gonna miss out on these cute Mailboxes, they come in Red, Pink, and white... but now they added silver and metallic Pink!!!! Of course I had to get some of the metallic ones... and I'll be posting my finished altered mailboxes here soon..... in the meantime... run to your target... they will run out fast....

Lots of Layers Preview swap 2009

Here we go... starting off the New Year with a bang... check out these beauties that all my wonderful swappers have created.... Thanks for looking....

These first ones are the 5x5 category... this is my card... love this new from the hostess Level 2 called A little something... Stampin' Up! has punches that will work with all 6 stamps.. how cool is that??? Even the newest of punches...t he full heart that will work with this one... I mixed it up a bit with the Always set just cause I like how they go toghether... and of course the New Raspberry Tart... Oh so pretty... I went a bit overboard with the 11 layers, but couldn't help it.. LOL...

And isn't Susan's card just beautiful??? Petal Pizzaz is one of my fav's from the hostess sets.... Love the Reds and Browns... she mixed it up a bit with the Defining your life stamp set.... Love it and the Candy Lane DSP... NICE!!

This is JoAnn's elegant card .... from the Elegant Thank You stamp.. very pretty.....

Bonnie's card using Level II hostess stamp set : Echoes of Kindness... very sofisticated... so soft...

This is Sharon's card... lots of flowers... love the little Sizzlits that match our stamp set... Exclusive for Stampin' Up!.. aren' t we special??? You Betcha!! Sharon also mixed in Think Happy Thoughts stamp set on the circle... lovely.....

Gotta love Shelley's card with this fun cupcake... I LOVE IT... I got this bundle Level III hostess set ... it's the Hand Drawn Bundle that has Designer Paper, stamp set and coordinating Rubbon's..... soooo cute Susan.... Shelley also mixed in some paper piercing and the Hugs and Wishes stamp set for the greeting... Very fun card...

















I'll be honest... wasn't crazy about this stamp set when I saw it in the preview.... but, WOW can Joszette change my mind or what???? Is this too cute??? She even made Honey somehow.... LOL... I thought it was some sort of soemthing that got spilt on the card....LOL... FUN FUN FUN card... this is Just Buzzin' by a level II hostess stamp set... too cute.

















These are the 4.25x5.5 category cards......

This is Joszette's card... wow tons of details... love how she did the embossing on the side of the pink strip... she's gonna have to share her secret..

Inside pocket....

This is JoAnn's card... I Love the color combo and the bouquet!! Very layered and creative... so pretty...

Front view... nicely done...

These two cards looked like twins so I grouped them, the Left card is by ??? not sure... go swapped and no name on the recipe... very cute will all the scallops matching.. nice and the flower brad...gotta love those... the card on the right is by Sharon Totton.... love the diamonds down the center of the card... great layout and the double flowers??? Nice job Sharon... Sharon also used the Bella's bloom stamp set... love the detail with the ribbon...

Wow Susan... talk about mixing it up... well, let's see... she used the Bella Rose and the Sweet always designer papers... nice... and the Petal Pizzaz set.. love the brad in the center of the flower... very pretty indeed... great color combo...

Katitie did it Indeed!!! LOL.... again... changing my mind to like the bee set... this is too cute... love the color combo, the details on the flowers with the eyelets and how the bee is just popping out on his own scalloped flower.... too cute!!! She also used the Hugs and wishes stamp set for the sentiment and the Bella Toile background stamp set... lovely

And oh these petals are just sooooo lovely all shiny with crystal effects... wow... lots of work on this flower... so lovely next to the Elegant Thank you... very pretty indeed... this card is by Jenni... so pretty Jenni...

Now this is a fun group... I love love love this trio... the left card with that ice cream is by Bonnie... love the mix with the Candy Lane designer paper and the cup... it has a ton of Dazzling Diamonds... in the crystal effects... how fun... love it Bonnie. She used the Goodie Goodie gumdrops Level II hostess set... too darling

The card on the Right is by Shelley. such a fun card... love the softness of the layout... perfect for an anniversary... she used the Hand Drawn Bundle Designer paper and stamp nd the Top Note die for the Big Shot and her sentiment is from the Hugs and wishes (pretty popular set don't you think?? Lots of cards used it) Love it..

The bottom card is by Tara A... wow!! she did a crisscross card and wow... using the Raspberry tart papers and the petal pizzaz stamp set as well as the A little somethin' set... too pretty ... she used the hodge podge designer hardware and the sizzlits to add dimension to her flower band...

This is so pretty I had to take a close up... love the flower button in the center...

Thank you ladies for all your wonderful work... This is why I do these swaps... to show off product, quality and creativity... all in one card...

Sandra.

Valentine Purse

This fun and fast purse I came up with when I saw Becky's purse on her blog... she made one for a Baby shower gift using preexisting clear card holders. I came up with
my own pattern using acetate and have a tutorial... if you are interested, please leave me a comment with your email address and I will contact you.

I used the Valentine's Bundle which you can find on my SU, website. All materials are copywrite of Stampin' Up! unless othewise noted.

I added some little hearts for strength to the ties...

This is what the purse looks like opened... it holds 4 full cards with envelopes on each side... I just loved it... I also used the build a brad for the "O" in Love... couldn't resist...

Another closer view....

And here is a side view so you can see the finished card.

Thanks for looking...

Sandra

My Fifth Year... WOW..

How time flies... I just got my 5 year pin with the diamond in it from Stampin' Up!... I couldn't believe it... 5 years... and here it is....

My little Peach and her Geogia Peach Jewelry box

My little 16 month old Alina loves jewelry, so mom went out and found a Michaels $3.00 wood box and altered it a la Georgia Peach style... I loved the heart handle.. I used craft ink to cover, then I used clear embossing powder and heat sealed it!!! I couldn't believe it worked... no sharp edged for my baby girl... I just put in her jewelry.. let's see her reaction later... Oh, by the way... she loves purses, so the handle on her box will be perfect, I can just see her now strolling around with her box in hand... LOL

RECIPE: I chose the Georgia Peach DSP from Stampin' Up! cause these colors go so well with my baby girl.. anyway, here is what I used:

Papers: Stampin' Up! Georgia Peach, DSP... (now being discontinued.. ask me how to order)
Craft Ink: Regal Rose
Clear Embossing Powder
5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon
Soft Subtle Brads (for flower centers, pink and yellow)
Both packs of Flower Fusion.. the went well together...
Generic felt for the lining inside
Lots of sticky strip
Decoupage Finish by Royal Coat
You could use Modge Podge too
That's it! Hope you like it...
Sandra

Love the Flower Fusion felt flowers... sure made it easy to decorate!! A little sticky strip so baby doesn't pull it off and it's done.

The felt lining was just a bit tricky, but it turned out just fine.. used my sticky strip instead of glue.. didn't want to wait and worked out perfect!

What I loved about this box, and was purely coincidental, is that the hinges on the back and the little lock on the front are removable.. I just unscrewed them and added all my embellishments and then put them back on... as easy as that!!

Happy Thursday!! Next to my Valentine folio!!!!

Happy Valentine's Tin

It is totally cased from Becky at: http://inkingidaho.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=50

She makes ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL STUFF!!! I can't get enough of her blog... it ROCKS!!! She made one for Christmas and I thought of Valentine's right away... so here is my copy of her work, but with another flavor... hope you like it...

Closed box fromtop...

Open box with goodies... there are 4 little cards to the left and 6 tags ready to thread the cord through the little hole on top and attach to a gift... at the bottom I attached some coordinating ribbons from the assortments Stampin'Up! has... and some Silver cording.... each section of ribbon is 16" long... enough to play with and mix and match

Here you can see the smaller tags are actually like a little card... the center heart on the red circle is popped up for dimension... all products are copyright of Stampin'Up! except for the Tin... and the skewer of coarse!!


Thanks for looking!! Til next time....

Valentines Banner

Whew... this is truly long and it was interesting to photograph this banner, but I had a lot of fun using all of Stampin' Up!s heart punches for this one... love the Candy Lane DSP also.... hope you like it... I've seen many of these for Christmas on Splitcoast and got the inspiration there. Lots of talent there.

Here is the whole thing bound up... with a ribbon I fed behind the hearts....

Without the ribbon....

The whole thing open

First section

Second

Last...

Thanks for looking