Jar of Happiness

Hello Friends,

Today I am posting a card I made using the Perfectly Preserved stamp set from Stampin Up. I have fallen hard for this set. There are so many possibilities!!! I gave this special card to my new grade level chair. She really seemed to enjoy it. Giving hand made cards always make me smile.

4 1/4" X 5 1/2"

Color Palette: Pool Party, Melon Mambo, Certainly Celery, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, and Daffodil Delight.

Stamp Set: Perfectly Preserved

Monday Challenge

Hello Friends,

I hope everyone is having a great Monday! Enjoy this week's challenge....

Here is Marcia's creation....

And Roxanne designed 2 different ways to make this challenge...

                                                   

Back to School

Hello Friends,
This week was Back to School for two of my kiddos and Back to Work for me :o)
This year I moved back to the 2nd grade team. Every year I always make something special to welcome my team back to work and this is what I came up with for this year....

They are mini hand-sanitizer holders!!! Which we all know are perfect for teachers who have to work with young children and snotty noses LOL!

Kindergarten!!!!

Hello Friends,

Today's post is completely dedicated to my sweet little boy, Trevor. He is 5 years old and in kindergarten. PTA was able to snatch up my creative side and so I made 80 of these cards for the yearly school Kinder tissue tea event. Hope you like what you see! CAUTION: This inside of the card may make you cry, I know it did for me so please read with caution and maybe with a Kleenex!

First, I had to make one for the girl kinders and one for the boys that is why there are two variations.

                   

So this poem was placed inside the card, words were changed to accommodate a boy or a girl. 

It definitely made me cray, which is funny because this is my sweet Trevor's 2nd round a kinder but I guess either way, we are never ready for a little ones to grow up and need us less.

Here are the two cards I made. Oh and Yes that is a very tiny tissue box which I carefully folded up one tissue to fit inside of it! The blue and orange are our school colors. I made the blue card for the boys and the orange for the girls.

Card Size: 4 1/4 X 5 1/2"

Card Palette: Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, and Pacific Point

Stamp Sets:  Papillon Potpourri and Flowering Flourishes

Monday Challenge!

Hello Friends,
Here is your weekly challenge. I am going back to school. Keep your eyes on my blog for some back to school items I made! Have a great day.

Here is Marcia's Poppy Card...

And Darla's pretty silhouette...

Beautiful

Hello Friends,

Today's card is another tunnel card I made. I wanted to make one with a dangling object. I think it would be such a lovely surprise when the person receiving the card opens it up. I also LOVE the colors red, black and white together. There is something so elegant about that color combination.
Have a lovely day!

The front of the card uses the triple time stamping technique but I also included a popped up flower for an additional pop to my card.

Here is the card opened. The butterfly is attached to some fish line to create a floating in air kind of look to my dangling butterfly.

Card size: 5 1/2" X 11"

Card Palette: Basic Black, Real Red, and Whisper White

Stamp Set: Creative Elements

Time for Another Challenge

Hello Friends,

I am excited today because I finally caught up with my blog challenges. I was behind by 2 challenges and then today is the day to post another. So I sat myself down, had a talk with myself, made a commitment to get busy and create until I caught up!

No I am not crazy, just needed to remind myself that creating makes me happy and relieves tensions; with back to school shopping, 106 degree weather, and keeping my twin 2 year olds busy, I just couldn't pull it together. But now that I am caught up I hope you will go back and view the last few challenges, I promise they are quite lovely, if I do say so myself. Have a great week and I will be looking forward to seeing what you create this week!

Here's my card...

Card Size: 5 1/2" X 4 1/4"

Card Palette: Marina Mist, Perfect Plum, Whisper White, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, and Pink Pirouette

Stamp Sets: Aviary and Tiny Tags

Here is Roxanne's Card....

Jessica's card.....

Marcia made two different cards for this challenge. Here is her 1st Card...

and #2 Card....

Darla's Card....

Strawberry Margaritas, My Favorite!

Hello Friends,

Today I am sharing one my favorite card that I have ever made. This card is made from a set called, "A Cherry On Top". I love this set! So putting on my creative thinking cap, I decided to try changing around the design to come up with more than just a cake dome and this is what I came up with. You could make it into several different styles of drinks, but since strawberry margaritas are my fav this is what I came up with. Hope you like it!

Card Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"

Card Palette: Garden Green, Basic Black, Real Red, and Whisper White

Stamp Sets: Happy Hour, A Cherry On Top, and Fruits and Flowers

Girls Like Monsters too!

Hello Friends,

Today's card is another one I made using the Make a Monster stamp set. I wanted to make one for a girl. So I decided to make monsters peeking through some flowers. I think this would be a great card to brighten a little girls birthday!

Card Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"

Card Palette: Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, and Elegant Eggplant

Stamp Set: Petite Pairs and Make A Monster

Weekly Challenge

Hello Friends,
I am sorry I am a day late getting this post up. I spent yesterday Back to School shopping and then celebrating a close friend's birthday. Anyway, here is this week's challenge. Have a great week.

I really love what I came up with this time, so so elegant...

Card Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/4"

Card Palette: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, and Basic Black

Stamp Sets: Creative Elements and Elements of Style

Marcia's Card

Darla's Card

Jessica's Card

A Cup of Thanks

Hello Friends,

Today's card is one I made with burlap as my inspiration. It makes for the perfect texture to any card. I also love this tea stamp set. It has so many different stamps to make a card for any tea lover!

Card Size: 4 1/4" X 5  1/2"

Card Palette: Regal Rose, Very Vanilla, Crumbcake, and Basic Black

Stamp Set: Tea Shoppe

July Masculine Card of the Month

Hello Friends,

My new goal for my blog and for my creative challenge is to create at least one Masculine card a month. This is one I made to celebrate a man's special day. Enjoy!

Card Size: 5 1/2" X 4 1/4"

Card Palette: Pool Party, Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla

Stamp Set: Wacky Wishes

Make Someone Smile

Hello Friends,

Here is another tunnel card that I made. I think it is such a sweet card. the saying just in case you cannot read it in this picture says "So many smiles....begin with you!" I think this would be the card that keeps on giving. The person you give it to could display it on their desk or even on a shelf in their home. Then every time they see it, it will bring a smile to their face!

Card Size: 5 1/2" X 11"

Card Palette: Lucky Limeade, Real Red, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, and Tangerine Tango

Stamp Sets: Petite Pairs and Bright Blossoms

I Just Love Gingham!

Hello Friends,

Today's card is a technique card. I made it using a brayer, an embossing folder, and two different inks. I wanted to make a gingham print background to match the center of my Daisy stamp. It's such a fun technique and would look great on baby cards, a picnic card, or even just a hint of background paper for any card. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Card Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"

Card Palette: Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, Daffodil Delight, and Whisper White

Stamp Sets: Decorate a Daisy and Itty Bitty Banners

Hello Friends,
Today I am sharing two cards I made for a child's birthday. I wanted to show you that the monster set is so versatile that you can use it for a girl as well as for a boy.

Card size: 4 1/2" X 4 1?2"

Card Palette: Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Whisper White, and Bashful Blue

Stamp Sets: Pennant Parade and  Make a Monster

Card Size: 4 1/2" X 4 1/2"

Card Palette: Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum, and Whisper White

Stamp Sets: Pennant Parade and Make a Monster

Monday Challenge

Happy Monday,
Here is your weekly challenge. Last week I had some great cards submitted, let's keep up the inspiration! I will post mine soon.So go get stampin, creatin, and havin some fun :o)

Here is the card I came up with, isn't it sweet!!

Card Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"

Card Palette: Bashful Blue, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, Marina Mist, Pretty in Pink, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, Wild Wasabi, and Pumpkin Pie

Here is Marcia's beautiful card.

Darla made an adorable card.

Jessica submitted a very cute card, just love the pretty in pink colors.

Monster Birthday

Hello Friends,

Today's card is one I made to celebrate my nephew's birthday. A little over a year ago he chose this stamp set as a set he would like to play with. I promised him that I would use mine and make several different types of cards with it so he could see how versatile this set really is. If you browse through my past posts and find December 2011 you will find the cute pop up Christmas card that I made him. In the next couple of days I will be posting several other monster cards that I made. I even made a couple in a girl theme because monsters can be for boys or girls.

Anyway, this is called a tunnel card. They are so much fun because when you open them up you get a sweet surprise and they look great standing open on a desk or shelf. 

Card Size: 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"

Card Palette: Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, and Whisper White

Stamp Sets: Make a Monster, Make a Cake, and Itty Bitty Banners

Did someone say, "With a Cherry on Top?"

Hello Friends,

Today's card is a fun way to celebrate someone's special day. I love this card because it has moving parts :o)

This set is a special hostess set. So if you would like to earn one, feel free to contact me and set up your next Stampin Up workshop!

Here is the card when the cake dome is closed.

Then when you slide the dome up you can see how delicious the cupcake looks. What a great way to display your message.

Card Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"

Card Palette: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, and Crumbcake

Stamp Set: A Cherry on Top

Flowers for Friends

Hello Friends,

Today's card is one that I re-created from a card I saw on Pinterest! I really love that website. I love this design because I got a chance to spend time coloring which is one of my very favorite activities. Did you know:

Definition: Art therapy is a form of expressive therapy that uses the creative process of making art to improve a person’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

The creative process involved in expressing one’s self artistically can help people to resolve issues as well as develop and manage their behaviors and feelings, reduce stress, and improve self-esteem and awareness.

Anyone can use it, you don’t need to be talented or an artist, and there are professionals that can work with you and delve into the underlying messages communicated through art.

Anyway, after I relieved some stress by coloring I cut out my pieces, layered some paper, added a little ribbon and a mini tag and Viola my card is complete!! Hope you like it.

Card Size: 5 1/2" X 4 1/4"

Card Palette: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, and Always Artichoke

Stamp Sets: Elements of Style and Tiny Tags

Its a Challenge!!

Hello Friends,
Happy Monday!! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend, I know I did. Here is today's challenge. Oh and BTW, remember that the challenge can use any set and any shape. The shapes placed on the challenge card does not have to be exactly like the layout and the card base does not have to be the same size as my sample. Be creative and have fun, that is the real reason I post these challenges so that you can become inspired to try something new! Enjoy and Good Luck!

"Roar", did you hear that? There are dinosaurs on the loose....

Card Size: 5 1/2" X 4 1/4"

Card Palette: Soft Suede, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla

Stamp Sets: Dinoroar and Gently Falling

 Darla made a sweet, soft, and serene card, doesn't it make you want to sneak away to the beach?

Roxanne is Sailing the seven seas with her two cards, these are perfect masculine cards!

Marcia made a lovely butterfly card, the butterflies look like they are ready to flutter right off the page.

Next, Marcia is taking a break with her adorable tea card.

Jessica went for a purpliscious card, way to go!!

Everyone is so creative and talented. I am so glad that I get the chance to share your love for stamping! Thank you for participating in this week's challenge.