Gratitude Journal

I was inspired to create this journal by from a posting by Kari E.

This journal is available for purchase;

email me for more details.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Haiku Designer Series Paper
• Tangerine Tango and Whisper White cardstock
• So Saffron 5/8" grosgrain rbbon
• Old Olive and Tangerine Tango ink
• Define Your Life and Itty Bitty Buds stamp sets
• Decorative Label punch
• Library Clip
• Dimensionals

Other Products

• 3" x 5" index cards
• Binding machine
• 3/4" white Owires                                                

Joy Fold Card

I love the uniqueness of the Joy Fold Card - you can't find this one-of-a-kind type of greeting card at a store.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Melon Mambo cardstock
• 8 1/2" x 4 1/4" - main cardbase (scored at 5 1/2" lengthwise)
• 3" x 8" - small cardbase (scored at 4" lengthwise)
• Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper
• 2 3/4" x 4" - left half
• 5 1/4" x 4" - main cardbase
• 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" - small cardbase
• Whisper White cardstock
• 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" - inside of small cardbase
• Rich Razzleberry ink
• Elements of Style stamp set
• Circle handpunches - 1" and 1 1/4"
• Jewels Basic Pearls
• Dimensionals

Best Dad Ever - Joy Fold Card

Sometimes it takes me awhile to come up with a card.  Most times, I do end up wasting paper.  Even though this is frustrating, I find that the end result is worth the few pennies of cardstock.  This masculine card is a Joy Fold Card.  If you look at the picture you will see that there is a smaller card centered in the middle of the main card base.  I used a Hodgepodge Hardware to hold the smaller card closed.  The picture on the bottom shows the smaller card opened.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Sahara Sand card base
• Main card - 8 1/2" x 4 1/4" (scored at 5 1/2") 
• Smaller card - 3" x 8" (scored at 4")
• Layering Chocolate Chip cardstock
• Main card inside measures 5 1/4" x 4"
• Main card left side measures 2 3/4" x 4"
• Smaller card measures 3 3/4" x 2 3/4" (cut two)
• To the Nines Speciality Designer Series Paper
• Main card inside measures 5" x 3 3/4"
• Main card left side measures 2 1/2" x 3 3/4"
• Smaller card front layer measures 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"
• Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow and Sahara Sand cardstock*
• Best Dad Ever and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets
• Versamark ink
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Chocolate Chip ink
• Decorative Label and Word Window punches
• Dimensionals
• Hodgepodge hardware

*I stamped in Versamark using the tie stamp (from the Best Dave Ever stamp set) onto cardstock, applied clear embossing powder and used a heat gun to set the embossing powder.  I then hand cut the ties out and used Dimensionals to attach them to the front of the card.

This card is available for purchase from me for $5.00 plus $1.25 shipping through Paypal.  Currently the card has Happy Father's Day; however, I can change it to Happy Birthday or Thinking of You.  If you wish to purchase this card, please email me.

Sailing Away

I often struggle coming up with a masculine style card - I like how this easel card turned out.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Very Vanilla cardstock
• 3 3/4” x 11” Card base (scored lengthwise at 2 3/4” and 5 1/2”)
• 3 3/4” x 5 1/2” Layer #1
• 3” x 3 1/2” Layer #4 for stamped image
• Riding Hood Red cardstock
• 3 1/2” x 5 1/4” Layer #2
• 3 1/2” x 5 1/4” Inside card base (for sentiment)
• Night of Navy cardstock
• 3 1/4” x 5” Layer #3
• Night of Navy and Riding Hood Red Stampin’ Write Markers
• I {Heart} Hearts, Sailing Away and Word Play stamp sets
• Riding Hood Red/Very Vanilla striped ribbon 1 1/4” wide
• Decorative Label punch
• Dimensionals

Fabulous Florets

You will find this fabulous stamp set in the Summer Mini catalog from Stampin' Up!.  Catalog can be downloaded from the top of my blog page.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Pacific Point card base
• 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Basic Black cardstock Layer #1
• 3 1/2" x 4 3/4"
• Whisper White cardstock Layer #2
• 3 1/4" x 4 1/2"
• Fabulous Florets and Sincere Salutations stamp sets
• Old Olive and Riding Hood Red ink
• Dimensionals

The stem was first stamped on Layer #1 using Old Olive ink.  The flower was them stamped on top of the stem in Riding Hood Red ink.  On a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock, I stamped the flower and the leaves.  I cut out the flower leaving a 1/16" inch edge and the leaves were cut without an edge.  Dimensionals were used to "pop up" the flower and leaves.

I have been asked if my cards are available for purchase; my answer is yes.  I will be posting a special section in my blog showing the cards I currently have available for purchase.  The card(s) can be mailed directly to you or I will mail them to your designated recipient.  Check back for more information regarding how you can purchase my cards.

Consider the Lilies

Every spring, the United Methodist Women (First United Methodist Church of Jasper) have a luncheon.  The theme this year was "Consider the Lilies."  Luke 12:27 reads, "Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these."

I enjoy making and giving party favors for the table that I host.  My special friends Gail C. and Barb E. were my guests.   I made everyone at my table a Post-it-Note purse holder and a miniature box of chocolates.  When I have time, I will post a picture of the Post-it-Note holder.

Stampin' Up! Products

• Certainly Celery, Old Olive, So Saffron and Whisper White cardstock
• Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper
• Exclusive Matchbox Die
• Extra Large, Decorative Label and 5-Petal Flower hand punches
• Itty Bitty Buds and Just Believe stamp sets
• Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry ink
• Multi-purpose Liquid Glue
• Bone folder

Other Products

• I used Miniature Kit Kat Bars

I will try over the next week to make a tutorial available showing you how I created the lilies.

Alabama Tornadoes

If you haven't seen the tornado videos on television or YouTube, please see for yourself the size of the tornadoes that ripped through Alabama Wednesday night, click here.

We are fortunate that the tornadoes did not come through our town, however, we were without electricity for approximately fifty-four hours.  The worse part was not knowing, not seeing the television news reports because we didn't have electricity. 

When our power was restored, I was able to see the magnitude of the destruction by watching the local news and videos on You Tube.  Please take a moment to pray for those who lost loved ones and lost their homes. 

If you want to help the Alabama communities, Red Cross is taking donations.  You can visit http://www.redcross.org/ to donate, or instantly donate $10 by texting REDCROSS to 90999. You can also call 1-800-RED-CROSS.

All the world needs........

....is to see a child smile!!

My grandbaby Kendall

New and Improved Post it Note Cover

I found some miniature pens on clearance after Christmas and I couldn't pass them up.  I wanted to incorporate the pen into my Post-it-Note Cover shown in this post and this post. 

I have seen videos and pictures of a similar cover, however, I wanted to incorporate the Velcro closure.  Adding a Velcro closure and a closing flap makes this perfect for carrying in the purse.  The flap and Velcro closure keep your Post-it-Notes from being mangled in the purse.

The picture tutorial with instructions and a diagram are available for the modest price of $2.79. Once your payment is processed, I will email you the three-page tutorial within twenty-four hours.

Ribbon Ruching

I just had to try this new technique - Ribbon Ruching. 

Stampin' Up! Products:

• Kiwi Kiss card base
• 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Basic Black cardstock
• 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"
• Raspberry Tart Designers Series Paper
• 5 1/4" x 4"
• Regal Rose, Rose Red and Whisper White cardstock
• Thoughts & Prayers stamp set using Kiwi Kiss ink
• Decorative Label punch
• Beautiful Wings Embosslit
• Sticky Strip
• Multi-purpose Glue
• Dimensionals

Other Products:

• 5/8" black satin ribbon

Steps for ruching:

1. Pull two or three lengthwise threads from the middle of your satin ribbon
2. Pull, gathering the ribbon
3. Even out gathering of ribbon
4. Place securely over a line of Sticky Tape
5. Secure in back of card layer

Gift Card Set

The Stampin' Up! Treat boxes are perfect for giving greeting cards as a gift.  This card was created using the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Brocade Blue card base
• 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• 5 1/4" x 4"
• 4 5/8" x 3 3/8"
• Brocade Blue cardstock
• 4 7/8" x 3 5/8"
• Always Artichoke cardstock was used on the treat box top
• Sincere Salutations stamp set using Brocade Blue ink
• Elements of Style stamp set using Always Artichoke ink
• Basic Pearl Jewels
• Treat Box

Instructions for making the treat box top, click HERE for more information.

Thoughts and Prayers

I love the Thoughts and Prayers stamp set.  I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Old Olive card base
• 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• So Saffron cardstock
• 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"
• Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper
• 5 1/8" x 3 7/8"
• Old Olive cardstock
• 4" x 3 3/8"
• Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper
• 3 7/8" x 3 1/4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• 3 5/8" x 3"
• Thoughts and Prayers stamp set using Old Olive ink
• So Saffron 5/8" grosgrain ribbon
• Decorative Label Punch
• Dimensionals

Thinking of You

I created this card using the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Sage Shadow card base
• 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Brocade Blue cardstock
• 3 3/4" x 5"
• Whisper White cardstock
• 3 5/8" x 4 7/8"
• Punch Potpourri stamp set in Brocade Blue ink
• Elements of Style stamp set using Sage Shadow and Brocade Blue Stampin' Write markers
• Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set in Brocade Blue ink
• Modern Label Punch
• Word Window Punch
• Two-Step Extra Large Bird punch
• Dimensionals

Other Products

• 3/8" coordinating grosgrain ribbon

Tangerine Tango - One of my favorite colors

This card was created using the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Whisper White card base
• 4" x 5 1/2"
• More Mustard cardstock
• 3 7/8" x 5 3/8"
• Tangerine Tango cardstock
• 3 5/8 x 5 1/8"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Haiku Designer Series Paper
• 3 1/2" x 5"
• Refuge and Strength stamp set using Tangerine Tango ink
• Dimensionals

Other products

• 1/2" satin ribbon
• Circle and scallop circle dies

Thinking of You

This card makes me think of spring.  I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Whisper White card base
• 4" x 5 1/2"
• Kiwi Kiss cardstock
• 3 7/8" x 5 3/8"
• 2 1/2" x 3 3/8"
• 1 7/8" x 1 7/8
• Pretty In Pink cardstock
• 2 1/8" x 2 1/8"
• Raspbery Tart Designer Series Paper
• 3 3/4" x 5 1/4"
• 1 5/8" x 1 5/8"
• Birds & Blooms die
• Edges of flowers were sponged using Rose Red ink
• Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set using Rose Red ink
• Dimensionals

Other Products:

• Pink 5/8" satin ribbon

Thinking of Spring - Happy Easter

This card was created using the following Stampin' Up! products

• Whisper White card base
• 5 1/2" x 4"
• Certainly Celery cardstock
• 5 1/4" x 3 3/4"
• Green Tea Designer Series Paper
• 2 3/4" x 3 1/2"
• 2" x 3 1/2"
• Baja Breeze cardstock
• Whisper White cardstock
• Two-Step Bird Extra Large Bird punch for the stem (Old Olive cardstock)
• Well Scripted stamp set using Old Olive ink
• 1 3/4" Circle punch
• Trio Flower punch

Other Products:

• Rhinestones
• Scallop circle die

Refuge and Strength

The cross on this card was created using the Stampin' Up! Lattice Die and the following products:

• Whisper White card base
• 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• More Mustard cardstock
• 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
• Tangerine Tango cardstock
• 4" x 5 1/4"
• Hauki Designer Series Paper
• 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Refuge and Strength stamp set using Tangerine Tango ink

Other Products:

• Scallop and Circle dies

This is the Lattice die, the cross was created by cutting away part of the cutout.

Live, Laugh & Love - Happy Birthday

I created this gift card set using the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Crushed Curry card base
• 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Rich Razzleberry cardstock
• 5 1/4" x 4"
• 3 7/8" x 2 3/4"
• Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper
• 5" x 3 3/4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• 3 5/8" x 2 1/2"
• On Your Birthday stamp set using Rich Razzleberry ink
• Crushed Curry 1/2" grosgrain ribbon

Giving cards as hostess gifts or for other occasions are great when packaged in a coordinating box.

Two-Step Bird Punch

This card was created using the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Dusty Durango card base
• 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Dusty Durango Designer Series Paper
• 4" x 5 1/4"
• Dusty Durango cardstock
• 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"
• Garden Green cardstock
• 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"
• Whisper White cardstck
• 3" x 3 "
• Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set using Dusty Durango ink
• Punch Potpourri stamp set using Dusty Durango ink
• Two-Step Large Bird punch - Garden Green cardstock for stem
• Mat Pack
• Paper Piercer
• Dimensionals

Just Believe

I can't take credit for this card layout, unfortunately, I don't know who to give credit to (my apologies).

This card was created using the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Basic Black card base
• 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• Pretty in Pink cardstock
• 4" x 5 1/4"
• Basic Black cardstock
• 3 3/4" x 4 1/2"
• Whisper White cardstock
• 2 1/8" x 4 1/4"
• Pretty in Pink 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
• 1" Circle Punch
• Black Stampin' Emboss Powder
• Embossing Buddy
• Just Believe stamp set using Versamark ink
• Dimensionals

Other Products

• Embroidery Floss