WELCOME BABY CAKE

I made this cake a few years back...still looks good enough to eat huh? The wheels are Oreo cookies and everything else is done freehand with butter cream frosting.

WELCOME LYDIA

This cake was made for a baby shower for baby Lydia - who is now almost three weeks old and is the most sweetest little tiny thing you ever did see. Yummy!

PUMPKIN PIE ANYONE?

Oh how I love this pumpkin pie card. I used the stamp set Flores Suaves, yes, that is Spanish and it is from our Celebrando Creatividad Spanish catalog. The back ground on the 1/2 piece Top Note die is all in Spanish. What dose it say... I don't know - but if Stampin up used it - it has to be nice! Just like the one background stamp that we had years ago that was written in french. Embossed the pumpkin pie card stock, stamped the flower and watercolor it in, then cut it out. Pretty pretty pretty. If you want to make some amazing cards like this - come to card club or let me know you want the project packs and I can get them in the mail for you to make at home. All kits come with colored instructions, everything needed to complete the project and envelops. 5 different cards per kit for just $15 plus postage. Post a comment or email me!

THE OL' NAPKIN TRICK LAST ONE!

 

OK OK.... here is the trick! What you all have been waiting for. Super duper easy! And you are going to LOVE LOVE LOVE  it. You do not have to be an artist to make these beautiful cards.The napkin dose the work for you. 

The PPA is the perfect glue for this project as it is non sticky, so it will not tear your beautiful napkins. You will need to search on line for the where abouts to locate it. Perfect Paper Adhesive - PPA.   Remember all products are from Stampin Up! except for the glue and napkin. 

First using water color paper. Optional step: Paint the card stock background in a color or a couple of colors that will coordinate with the napkin. Blend edges of colors together. Let dry a tad. 

Second: To prepare the napkin, take two small pieces of masking tape and stick it a couple of times to your clothes so you pick up lint on the tape. This will make the tape less sticky to help avoid tearing the napkin. The napkin has 3 layers. You want to use the tape to stick one piece to the printed side of the napkin and the other piece to the back side of the napkin, like a sandwich and pull the layers apart. Do this 2 times to remove the back two layers of the napkin. 

Third: Ok, now that you have a one layer printed napkin. Pick what part of the design you want for your card. Take a wet paint brush and get the napkin around the design you want and gently pull the design away from the rest of the napkin. This will give you a shredded edge. Now dry your brush on an old towel to remove as much water as possible. You want a pretty dry brush when using the glue. 

Forth: Then take the PPA and thinly cover the card stock over the paint with the glue where you want the napkin design to lay. Lay the napkin over the glued area, and add another thin layer of glue over the napkin. Any hangovers (take an pill, ha!) .... just glue them to the underside of the card stock with the glue that is left on the paint brush. This is not to be a neat and perfect job - just slap on the glue and napkin on the card stock and call it a beautiful day! 

Fifth: Now you can add a bit of glitter while the glue is still wet. I have added glitter to all my samples posted, but the one you can see the best the humongous glitter that is used in the card above. I think I got that out of one of the kids crafting kit years ago. You can stamp with inks and paints for layers, add ribbons, trims, buttons and bows. I left this card a little on the plane side to use as a "man card". You know the more challenging kind of cards to make.

Hope you can try out this fun trick and enjoy making some beautiful cards like me and my great friends did. As always if you have any questions, leave a comment or email me.

HAPPY EASTER

This card is by Georgeanne. She used a napkin with Easter Eggs on it. She actually gave us friends who went to the convention together a refresher coarse on the napkin trick! Yay George!

This is everyone's favorite card  -I have to say I am pretty proud of it!

THE OL' NAPKIN TRICK!

The next few cards are made with napkins. While having fun at the Stamping and Scrapbook Convention I actually learned a new trick. I bet we spent over an hour at one booth learning new ideas. So I want to share this with you. I used all Stampin Up products (new and old): card stocks, vellum, embellishments, ribbons, and glitter, radiant pearls and pearl-ex. The only non Stampin Up goods is the napkins and PPA glue.

TRASH TO TREASURE CARD IDEA

I went to a stamping and scrapbooking convention last  month with some friends - had a great time by the way. While we were there we picked up some free postcard advertisements with the new flower soft craze on it. Well thinking instead of trashing the trash, I would put it to some good use. So I cut out the advertisement wording and was left with the two pretty pictures, so finding some amazing Stampin Up! card stock, ribbon and embellishments  to match I created four cards from the two trash postcards! I left off the greetings, deciding to add that at a later time so they will fill any occasion need in the future. So look through your stash of trash and come up with some great cards. Happy Stamping!

MARCH CARD SWAPS FOUR

Card by Gloria R.

Card by Rozella

MARCH CARD SWAPS THREE

Card by Debbie L.

Card by Anita Taylor

MARCH CARD SWAPS TWO

Another Judy H. card.

Card by Tracy S.

MARCH CARD SWAPS ONE

Card swap time. Enjoy the next few posts of these great cards done by some really special stamping friends.
1st one done by Judy H. 1nd one done by Pam W.

Smoking Boomer

Our dog Boomer has taken up smoking big Ol' cigars! Well that is what this bone looks like when he carries it around in his mouth! He doesn't chew on it - just carries it around! Crazy dog!

HAPPY 60TH JULIE

Birthday cake for Julie's 60th Birthday Celebration. I melted chocolate in a zip lock lunch sack and cut the tip of a corner and piped the chocolate swirls out on wax paper. Once hardened, I placed on cake.