Ribbon Butterflies Challenge

I got inspired by the colors in this challenge and that you had to use ribbon for it.

This is the card that I came up with!

I dyed the flowers from the pretties kit and the butterflies are made out of ribbon! I have done them before but I thought I would try one with double ribbon. I thought they came out pretty good.CLICK HERE to see more details about the challenge.

Tackle Box and Vest Card

This tackle box is the perfect present to give to any guy who likes to fish! Fill it with gummy fish and worms or real fishing supplies. Perfect for Father’s Day or a birthday for the guy who is hard to shop for! It can also easily be made into a tool chest and fill it with screws, nails and bolts. The box is approximately 6” across and 4” deep.
This would be a great present for Valentine's day filled with candy!

CLICK HERE to get the details or purchase the directions for this project!

Featured Artist Post #8

I am in Christina Crawford's downline and she chose me to be her featured artist for next month! I have to create about 25 projects focusing on certain stamp sets. I chose all of mine from the Occasions Mini Catalog and they are; Well Scripted, Fox & Friends and Tote-ally Tess. I used other stamp sets with them but they will be in all of the projects.
Here are two of my cards for this! To see them all CLICK HERE!

I just love this little turtle!

Bra and Panties Card

The front of the card...

...and the back!!!

I saw this card and just had to make one of my own. I had made one with the same idea a long time ago but it's so great with the Bride DSP I just had to do it again!

I saw this HERE and you can get the template HERE!

I used the Scallop Trim punch for the bra straps and the Scallop Border punch for the lace. The heart to heart punch is for the little heart in the center of the bra. This would make a great ladies night out invitation or for a bridal shower or bachelorette party. So funny!

Featured Artist Post #7

I am in Christina Crawford's downline and she chose me to be her featured artist for next month! I have to create about 25 projects focusing on certain stamp sets. I chose all of mine from the Occasions Mini Catalog and they are; Well Scripted, Fox & Friends and Tote-ally Tess. I used other stamp sets with them but they will be in all of the projects.
Here are two of my cards for this! To see them all CLICK HERE!

Tess has legs! I thought if I drew Tess some legs I could do a little more with this stamp set.

Featured Artist Post #6

I am in Christina Crawford's downline and she chose me to be her featured artist for next month! I have to create about 25 projects focusing on certain stamp sets. I chose all of mine from the Occasions Mini Catalog and they are; Well Scripted, Fox & Friends and Tote-ally Tess. I used other stamp sets with them but they will be in all of the projects.
Here are two of my cards for this! To see them all CLICK HERE!

Featured Artist Post #5

I am in Christina Crawford's downline and she chose me to be her featured artist for next month! I have to create about 25 projects focusing on certain stamp sets. I chose all of mine from the Occasions Mini Catalog and they are; Well Scripted, Fox & Friends and Tote-ally Tess. I used other stamp sets with them but they will be in all of the projects.
Here is one of my cards for this! To see them all CLICK HERE!

I used the new scallop corner punch to make the scallops around the circle! Here is a picture of the back to show you how.

Featured Artist Post #4

I am in Christina Crawford's downline and she chose me to be her featured artist for next month! I have to create about 25 projects focusing on certain stamp sets. I chose all of mine from the Occasions Mini Catalog and they are; Well Scripted, Fox & Friends and Tote-ally Tess. I used other stamp sets with them but they will be in all of the projects.
Here are two cards for this! To see them all CLICK HERE!

I thought I would do a little St. Patrick's Day! The shamrocks and the saying are from the Pinch Proof stamp set.

Featured Artist Post #3

I am in Christina Crawford's downline and she chose me to be her featured artist for February! I have to create about 25 projects focusing on certain stamp sets. I chose all of mine from the Occasions Mini Catalog and they are; Well Scripted, Fox & Friends and Tote-ally Tess. I used other stamp sets with them but they will be in all of the projects.
Here are two more cards!
If you want to see all the featured artist cards you can CLICK HERE and see the previous ones.

I used the small Kind Thoughts Brocade stencil for these cards. This stencil is beautiful! Here is a picture of it.

Featured Artist Post #2

I am in Christina Crawford's downline and she chose me to be her featured artist for February! I have to create about 25 projects focusing on certain stamp sets. I chose all of mine from the Occasions Mini Catalog and they are; Well Scripted, Fox & Friends and Tote-ally Tess. I used other stamp sets with them but they will be in all of the projects. Here are two more cards!
If you want to see all the featured artist cards you can CLICK HERE and see the previous ones.

To see how to make these great shapes using the Top Note die and the Big Shot, CLICK HERE!

Noahs Ark Gift Box and Card Set!

This is a Noah's Ark Gift Box and card set!
It's perfect for bringing a baby gift or for a Baptism!

The card is 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" and the Ark is approximately 11" x 4 1/2" x 8" high. The top roof can be removed to have a gift inside or sticking out the top. The space for a gift is 4" x 3" x 8" tall or bigger if you keep the top off. This is all made out of 8 1/2" x 11" paper, no 12" x 12" sheets needed!
CLICK HERE to see the details or purchase!

Featured Artist Post #1

I am in Christina Crawford's downline and she chose me to be her featured artist for next month! I have to create about 25 projects focusing on certain stamp sets. I chose all of mine from the Occasions Mini Catalog and they are; Well Scripted, Fox & Friends and Tote-ally Tess. I used other stamp sets with them but they will be in all of the projects. Here are my first two cards for this! To see them all CLICK HERE!
The owl card is made using the scallop square die cut with the big shot. Here is how I did it.

Fold a paper in half that is big enough to cover the scallop square leaving the folded part just below where it would get cut.(Notice the white gel pen lines to center my papers more easily. I have this on all my dies to show me the center.)

Turn your paper like shown centered in the die. This will give it the circle, octagon shape.
This is the shape you will get.
And it opens like a card!
This is how I cut the moon for the moon swing card. Just cut the first circle out of cardstock and then the second one around it.
More cards to come soon!

Love Coupon Book Kit

This is a great present to give for Valentines Day, for a Wedding, Anniversary or just because! What would be better then to get a book full of tear out coupons to get out of chores or for romantic promises? You can customize this for whatever you want.
You can easily change it around and give it to a child for a birthday to get out of house chores like doing the dishes, cleaning their room or taking out the trash.
It would also be great for a new mom with baby help promises! A night of babysitting, changing the diapers, or a nap for her!

To see the details or purchase the kit to make this CLICK HERE!

Scallop Trim border and Corner punches

I have seen a few sites that have Scallop Trim border and Corner punch measurements. I needed a few other sizes so I thought I would post what I came up with! It takes forever to try all these out, not to mention a lot of paper so sharing these so everyone doesn't have to do it is great. Thanks everyone else for posting your sizes too!

• 5 11/16" makes a square that has 12 scallops along each side.
• 5 1/4" makes a square that has 11 scallops along each side.
  
• 4 3/4" makes a square that has 10 scallops along each side.
• 4 5/16" makes a square that has 9 scallops on each side. (I had seen 4 1/4" on other sites but that was just off for me)
  
• 3 13/16" makes a square that has 8 scallops along each side.
  
• 3 1/4" makes a square than has 7 scallops along each side.
• 2 7/8" makes a square that has 6 scallops on each side.
• 2 3/8" makes a square that has 5 scallops on each side.
• 1 15/16" uses only the corner punch and has 4 scallops on each side.
• 1 1/2" uses only the corner punch but overlaps the center scallop making only 3 scallops on each side.

For a card front 5 1/4" x 4 5/16" works very good.
For a small saying 1 15/16" x 2 3/8" works very good.

CLICK HERE to see Gretchen Barron's site with all the pictures and how to line everything up.

Heartfelt Hearts

I made this card for the Cards and Things Sketch Challenge #16. Below is the sketch to go off of. Obviously I changed it around a bit! The thing I really like about this card is that it still opens on the left like a regular card and it's 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" and fits in a standard envelope! I used the heartfelt from Heartfelt Thanks and just cut it out.

More Top Note Die Shapes!

I am so excited about these other shapes using the Top Note die! This card is using Baroque Motifs, Once Upon a Time, the Photo Corners punch, the top note die, Bride DSP and the scallop oval frame die! CLICK HERE to see how I got this shape using the Top Note die. The oval is from the scallop oval frame die with the big shot. Below is how I cut the red(brown in the picture) Top Note shape to go behind the pink one on the card.I thought this would make a great Valentine card or a wedding card! The colors are Real Red, Pretty in pink and Regal Rose.

Inspiration Challenge

The cake above is the "inspiration" that was given for the Inspiration Challenge #54 this week on the Late Night Stampers. Here is my card below... I am not so much of a fan but I did it so I thought I would share. I might have to try again.

New Top Note Shapes!

I have been playing around with the Top Note die and the Big Shot and have come up with some fun new shapes. The regal rose shape in the card above is using the top note die.
Here is a step by step of how to make them!

Cut out a top note shape, turn it 90 degrees and put it through again.


Turn it 45 degrees and put it through again.


Turn it 90 degrees and put it through again.(I have a card coming using this shape too!)


Now you have this great circle shape!

LOVE Candle Holder Luminary

This is a great easy to make candle holder luminary!

It is 4” square so it holds a 3" pillar candle very nicely! The light shines through the sides making it a great centerpiece. It makes a wonderful gift for Valentine’s Day with LOVE spelled out on the sides or you can change the colors for any occasion!

This would also be a great project for a Valentine's Day class!