Happy birthday card

Once again I have pulled out my scraps to make yet another Birthday card.Recently I have been buying Martha Stewart punches from Michaels. I use my 40% off coupon to purchase one every month.I LOVE them, so easy to use & yet so elegant a look they give to my cards.The stamp is Stampin Up from some years back, I colored the birds, branches & leaves with my Copic Markers not sure which colors I used as this stamped & colored image was in my scraps.I also used my color box chalk chestnut roan to ink around the edges of card.

My new Gratitude Journal

Right now at our church we're doing a a time to Regenerate. One of the things they are asking of us is to start something new, so I have decided to start a Gratitude Journal.It is an Old Quaker tradition, daily you are to write down one thing you are grateful for. I picked blues & greens, flowers & butterflies.These are some of my favorite things in life. 
All of my papers came from DCWV "The Green Tea stack". I used my quickutz die cuts of 2 different butterflies and also mini dragonfly & butterfly die cuts.The green & white polka dot ribbon is from my stash, I never can remember where I get my ribbon from because I can never seem to pass any up.The black epoxy stickers that spell out Gratitude Journal are from creative imaginations.Along the top & bottom of the banner I used my new MS border punch, I think it gives it an elegant touch.
Hope you enjoy my Gratitude Journal!

Simple box birthday card!

I made this card from a tutorial on you tube. Here is the link; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2jCZPyLT9s
This card is for my brother in law Miguel's 40th bday.We are having a surprise party for him on Saturday & I wanted to make something different for him.Hope you like it.I used all my scraps again on this card.It's been lots of fun trying to find exactly the right card stock & designer paper to match up with just scraps, but my scrap drawers are finally going down somewhat.Have a wonderfully blessed weekend.

When you open the card it's a lil box inside.I think I might make some confetti with a quickutz birthday candle die cut to go inside.

I made this card that was found here;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfrLi4RE1WI&feature=related

Pop-up Gift Card Holder

Over on www.scrapbook.com we have a weekly thread where our host posts a new card each Saturday.It was hard getting the  score lines in the correct spot,but once you have that down it works wonderfully.It  holds a gift card & looks incredible.Thanks for taking the time to look.Have a blessed weekend.

Happy Valentines Card

I made this card using my cricut.I don't use my Cricut very often, because I'm kinda intimidated by all the cartridges you need & I only have 2 so far.I'm going to try to use it more often this year along with my resolution to use my scraps up I have decided to make using my Cricut another resolution too.Well I hope you enjoy this  card & hope my hubby does too.It's for him for Valentine's Day.

House Mouse & Friends Challenge #88-All About Hearts

This card is made with 5x5 white CS.Using pink 5x5 CS on the top of card base. I then  pulled out my Martha Stewart around the page punch (loops heart) & white CS also in 5x5 & punched each corner then proceeded to finish all around my 5x5.Then I made a 3.5x3.5 square of a deeper pink CS & used the (loops heart) on the corners only.I stamped my House Mouse stamp (Make A Wish 02)with Memento tuxedo black ink on a 3x3 piece of white CS.Stamped hearts in a blowing pattern across the 3x3square, to make it look like the mouse was blowing hearts as he was blowing candle out on cupcake.I used my Copic markers B0000,B02,B12,W3,

E30,E11,E93,Y04,R20, & RV21, for all the stamped images.I then matted my 5x5 pink CS onto card base then followed that with the 5x5( loops heart) white CS, then came the dark pink 3.5x3.5 & on top of that came my 3x3 stamped CS.I die cut a heart from same pink CS  on top of card base & pop dotted it onto the cupcake.I then stamped Birthday Wishes onto light pink CS & matted that onto dark pink CS, I also pop dotted this too.I used 4 of the hearts from leftovers from punch image & adhered these to each corner.I made a bow out of baby pink fine ribbon & adhered it to the top of card.Everything on here was from my scraps.Hope you enjoy this card.I had a blast making it.

Lifestyle Crafts & Life As Lou February Die Cutting Contest!

They are having this amazing contest over at Life as Lou's blog they are giving away an Epic6 and dies. I'm so excited and hope to win.Hop on over to this blog and give yourself a chance to win.
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Thank you card

I made this card from scraps again, I've been reorganizing my scrapping space & found that I have 6- 12x12 drawers full of scraps.I needed to use these up & make room for some awesome scrapbook paper I have under my desk.So I have been only using scraps for every card I make lately.The stamp is one I bought at a yard sale, I love this stamp.I used my copics to color this image & stickles for the middle of the flowers.I roughed up the edges with my distress tool & cut out square to fit my stamped & matted image into.Hope you enjoy this card.have a Happy Saturday.

My New Rubber Stamp Shelves

I bought these 2 shelving units from a local party supply store that is closing down.I paid $10 a piece, these are the exact shelves I had in my mind that I wanted.I painted the inside backs white & touched up the black paint where needed.They fit all my stamps perfectly, my hubby said I don't need anymore because there is no more room.He just doesn't see that I can fit plenty more up here, HEHE.I hope you enjoy this, I was so excited to find these shelves & still am amazed at my luck.My bff told me about store closing around a month ago & I never made it over there, but last week I was nearby & had just made $30 from my cleaning job & decided to go check it out ,soooooo that's how I  happened to have the money for them.

Happy Anniversary-Joy Fold Card

Every week over on www.scrapbook.com, we have a new card style post to make different types of cards.This was week of Jan 23rd, it is the joy fold card.I decided to make a Happy Anniversary card for my Hubby, who is quite possibly the best hubby ever.Sorry I'm just prejudiced that way.We will be celebrating 24 years together.
Ok now back to the card.The video on this card came from youtube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TzFlHKnzb8&a mp;feature=... I used CTMH double sided cardstock & outdoor denim ink.The 1Corinthians stamp is from www.stampshappen.com. The heart punch is one I've had forever & can'remember where I got it. The scalloped circle & other circle are from CM.The designer ppr is from My Mind's Eye.,Happy anniversary stamp is from Sweet Pea Stamps.The green velour ribbon is from my ribbon stash,I couldn't tell you where I bought it because I have an incredible ribbon addiction.I inked around the edges of everything, I love how inking looks on my cards I feel it gives them a finished look.Thanks for coming to see  & I hope you enjoy my card.I will be posting about 2 new shelves I bought & repainted soon.