Ala Card Monkey #53

I am late in posting for Ala Card Monkey this week, but I did want to participate in their Easter card challenge. What, you haven't been to Ala Card Monkey yet???? Please pop over and see the blog that Terry and Shirley Su have created. It is lots of fun to look at and it will spur your creativity. Here's the link: http://alacardmonkey.blogspot.com/

And here is my card for the challenge:

MOJO Monday 188

I am in the mood to travel these days, so I put that energy into my entry for the MOJO Monday sketch this week. Hope you enjoy.

Welcome Baby

This card makes me laugh every time I look at it. The "sun" is made starting with a scallop circle, then I used one of the edges of the star punch to punch each loop of the scallop. You can use the end result as a saw for male cards, as a sun like I did here, and it also works as a seal for a certificate. I saw the technique on someones blog and have found it very useful. Sorry, I don't remember whose blog it was. 

Nature Walk

This is one of my favorite stamp sets. I can always find inspiration when I look at it. These are two cards I made during our craft bazaar this past weekend.

Ala Card Monkey #52

Here is my card for this weeks Ala Card Monkey challenge:

You may be asking why the nautical and coffee mix? This time of year I am preparing for my Summer weekend job with Princess Cruises and I am dreaming of the cruises I want to take at the end of the season. I enjoy doing this while sipping on my morning coffee, so I thought I would put the two together. TFL

Chic Boutique

I have been gone for a bit because I was preparing for and attending a craft fair held this past weekend. I don't know what is happening around your area, but it was very slow here this weekend. Not many people out and about and even fewer buying anything. My friend, Barb, and I had a good time making cards and getting to know each other better, and we both appreciated our friends who came by to support us.

Here is a set of cards I made using the Chic Boutique stamp set to show folks what you could do with one stamp set.

Another OWH card

Earlier this week I took a box of cards to the post office for the Operation Write Home project. It is gratifying to be able to share with others, plus I had fun with friends the afternoon a group of us got together to make the cards. I have had the piece of black satin ribbon in my craft area for some time and finally found a use for it, used a bit of crystal affects on the flowers, and the card was ready to go. TFL.

Wildlife for alacardmonkey blog

My friends Shirley Su and Terry have started a new challenge blog: http://alacardmonkey.blogspot.com/ that I think is going to be wonderful. Please pop over and take a look at the entries they already have.

This card is my entry for this week. It was fun to make the birds nest. Although I have seen it on other posts I can't remember the names of the blogs and didn't get the directions, so I was left to my own devices, which can be a dangerous thing. Anyway, this is my take on a birds nest. TFL.

If I had better computer skills I would be able to include the cute monkey from the blog, but alas I am handicapped in that area so please click on the link in the first line.

Sneak Peek

Today I thought I would give you another sneak peek. Hope you enjoy

For the month of April people placing an order of $20.00 or more will be able to add the sneak peeks of Paisley Petal DSP  and the Four Frames stamp set to their order. These are a peek at items from the upcoming catalog. The colors and the flourish of these papers is wonderful and the frames work with our   Decorative Label punch.

Nature Walk

One of the groups I follow had posted a list of colors that go with the new Paisley Petal DSP. I can't remember them all, but brown was one of the colors included in the list so I tried it with this card. I like the combination.

Spring...

There is sunshine outside my window and it makes me smile. Hope this card will bring a smile to your face. The paper is new DSP from the upcoming catalog and the stamp set is an old favorite. I like this stamp set because you can "bling it up" or leave it plain and it looks good.

Operation Write Home

I am going to be adding these cards to the ones I am sending to Operation Write Home. OWH is a wonderful organization that sends cards to our deployed troops so they can write to their families back home. 

MU #36

Here is my card for the Friday Mashup # 36. I like the sketch this week and had fun making the card. Thanks for providing the challenge ladies.

New Recruit

I am happy to announce that Terry Surratt has joined my Stampin' Up! team. Welcome Terry!

We have been friends for many years and have enjoyed doing crafts together all of that time. We have traveled to conventions and enjoyed some type of craft retreat almost every year since we became friends. We are also planning on attending the Stampin' Up! convention in 2013 (we are saving our pennies, dimes, etc. now.)

Terry is very creative and makes some awesome scrapbooks. She is the queen of filling the book with fun foldout pages and embellishments.

Egg Card

Last night was our monthly stamp club. The last couple of months I have been making a card to help Kim, the demo who does our club. This is the card I made to share last night. I punched "eggs" out of dsp using the small oval punch, then snailed them to very vanilla paper and ran that through the big shot using an embossing folder. The stamp is a retired one because I didn't have a Happy Easter stamp.  I attached the "egg-ceptional" with a "wobble" so that it wiggles when you touch it. TFL.