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

Monogrammed Cards - Available for Purchase

Simply elegant - monogrammed notecards

Made using the finest cardstock available - Stampin' Up!
Envelopes included.

If you have another color you would prefer, please contact me.

Shipping is First Class, if you need it sooner, please contact me before making purchase.

Description

Four-piece (all the same color) $10.00 Five-piece (1 of each color) $12.00

Colors

Kiwi Kiss Rich Razzleberry Melon Mambo Dusty Durango Crushed Curry One of Each

The initials are not permanently attached to the cards in this picture.  That is why the initials appear to be crooked on some of the cards.

Happy Valentine's Day to some friends.....

I used the following Stampin' Up! Products:

• Chocolate Chip and Pixie Pink cardstock
• Sending Love Specialty Designers Series Paper
• With All My Heart stamp set using Chocolate Chip ink
• Box #2 Sizzix Bigz XL die
• Fancy Flower Extra-Large punch
• Cherry Blossom Embosslit
• Modern Label
• Movers & Shapers Modern Label
• Heart Punch

Other Products:

• Brad

Morticia Adams

For your amusement.....our four-month old Yorkie, Tisha fighting with a dryer ball.

Simple and Easy - Thinking of You

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

• Kiwi Kiss card base
• 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Pretty on Pink cardstock
• 5 1/2"x 1 3/4" (prior to being punched)
• Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper
• 5 1/2" x 1 1/4"
• Sincere Salutations stamp set using Rose Red ink
• Whisper White cardstock
• Scallop Edge Border punch
• Designer Label punch
• Trio Flower Punch
• Kiwi Kiss, Pretty in Pink and Rose Red flowers
• Dimensionals

Other Products:

• Pink 5/8" satin ribbon
• Rhinestones

Circles of Kindness

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

• Kiwi Kiss card base
• 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Melon Mambo
• 5 1/4" x 4"
• Kiwi Kiss Designer Series Paper
• 5" x 3 3/4"
• Whisper White cardstock
• Occasional Quotes stamp set using Kiwi Kiss ink
• Birds & Blooms Sizzix die
• Swirls Scribbles Sizzix die

Other Products

• Circle and scallop dies
• White brad