scary

It is Friday and time for another new release from A Day for Daisies and also a challenge. This weeks challenge is "metallic", use something metallic on your card using any image from A Day for Daisies.

For this weeks card I got to use Tammy's new image called "mummy cupcake". I just love it and as soon as I saw this weeks Freshly Made Sketch I knew that I would use it for my card layout.

For my card I used left over paper scraps from a mini album tha I made. The papers are by We R Memory Keepers, the sticker is bo'bunny and the bottle cap was one in my stash not sure who makes it.

Here is a look at all of this weeks new releases.

Make sure to stop by the A Day for Daisies blog and check out what the rest of the design team created with their images and if you have time I hope you play along in the challenge.

Enjoy!

may the magic

I just realized that the holidays are not that far off and I don't have nearly enough Christmas cards made so you will probably be seeing a lot of them in the coming weeks.

I used this weeks sketch over at Sketches for you to Try for my inspiration along with papers and embellishments by Authentique. The ribbon is from my new ribbon shop at the top of my blog. (thanks Arielle)

december snows

I picked up some new paper this past weekend while up in Pine City so had to make a card with it right away when I got home.

I used the newest sketch by Tami Mayberry at CPS along with papers and embellishments by Echo Park from the "seasons greetings" collection. I was so excited to see that they had added chipboard embellishments to their line of products.

Thanks for looking.

gone fishing

On Saturday I went to an all day crop a little North of my home about 70 miles away. I had a great time and created a mini paper bag album and a couple of card boxes with cards that I will be giving away during the holidays to friends and family.

Here is a look at those projects. The mini album is for my nephew Josh and his family. The album holds lots of photos both on the pages, tags and also inside the flap of each bag. Here is just a glimpse of some of the pages.

This is a look at one of the pull out sections from inside the paper bags.

Here is a look at the little card boxes that I am making for friends and family each box is different on the outside and holds 4 cards with envelopes on the inside.

If you are in the MInneapolis/St. Paul area we will be making a box with four cards at the Anchor Paper December card club. It will be using SEI snowflake papers and the embellishments on the cards will be snowflakes. 

Thanks for stopping by to look. Your comments are appreciated.

hb2u

I created a mini paper bag album for Cassie's bff Kalley using one of this weeks new release images from A Day for Daisies called "love my bunny" as the focal point of my cover. 

Here is a look at some of the album. I used papers and embellishments by October Afternoon from the "Sidewalks" collection as it was still sitting on my table from the last mini I made.

Isn't she just adorable I loved paper piecing her outfit. The entire book went together rather quickly and I finished it up in about 4 hours time.

Thanks for stopping by to look. Your comments are welcomed and appreciated.

Enjoy!

for cassie

I have been working on this little mini album for Cassie for about 2 weeks and finally finished it up today. I saw a post on the October Afternoon blog on how to cut and score the pages of the book and then sewing it down the center with your sewing machine.

Here are some of the pages.

I picked some of my favorite photos of Cassie and changed all of them to sepia before printing them out.I thought they would go better with the October Afternoon "Sidewalks" collection of papers and embellishments that I used.

I just love how it turned out and can't wait to give it to her. Now I need to work on a gift for my newest great nephew Ryder James. I always make an 8x8 album when we get a new member in our family.

Thanks for stopping by to look.

happy birthday

I have been working on a mini album for Cassie using October Afternoons "sidewalks" collection so when I saw this weeks Sweet Sunday Sketch I decided to use what was already on my table.

This was a very quick card to put together. The stamp was from an RAK I received a few days ago from a special blog friend.

So did you notice the new tab at the top of my blog? I am now selling my handmade ribbons thanks to my friend Arielle who did it for me. So if you have a need for some new ribbon for your cards check it out.

Thanks for stopping by and I appreciate you and the comments you leave.

help for Katie

My friend Lori Boyd is raising money to help Katie and her family through the up coming holidays. If you don't know Katie or her story please check out Lori's blog here.

For a donation of $5 you will get a digital image that Lori created for Katie of her husband Kevin and their two boys.

I created this card for Katie and will be mailing it out to her on Monday.

Thanks for stopping by to look and if you can help make the holiday better and a little less stressful for Katie and her family stop by Lori's blog and make a donation.

share your smile

I created this card using one of the new Unity/Authentique stamps that I received as a prize along with papers by Authentique from the "uncommon" collection.

I used the sketch over at Card Patterns this week.

Thanks for stopping by.

you were born an original

So the other day I posted that I won a ton of stamps from Unity. Well I sat down yesterday and played with a few of them and here is one of the cards that I created.

Don't you just love that stamp image?

I used the newest sketch from Clean and Simple Stamping for the inspiration on my card.

Thanks for stopping by to look.

roadtrip

I created this layout for this weeks Sketchy Thursday challenge. The photo is of Cassie from 2005 when we embarked on a road trip to California. I love this photo of her holding her doll and looking at me while we were stopped to get some gas.

Here is the sketch I used for my inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by to look. I will be back tomorrow to share a card I made with some of my new Unity goodies.

Enjoy!

sisters

I can't believe it is already Friday and time for another new release and challenge over at A Day for Daisies.

This weeks new release is called "It's a Child's World" and the challenge is "Use your noodle and add a doodle". Doesn't that just make you smile when you read it?

I used the image "Dolls ~ Margaret Evans Price style". As soon as I saw the image I knew that I wanted to paper piece all of them using the Simple Stories "generations" 6x6 paper pad and the sketch over at Skipping Stones Designs.

Here is a look at all of this weeks new releases.

Don't forget to stop over at the ADFD blog and check out all of the Design Teams creations.

Thanks for stopping by to look. Have a great weekend.

Thursday

Yesterday I found out that I won the blog hop over at Unity Stamps and today the stamps arrived. Wow was I surprised to see how much they sent and how fast it all arrived. It helps that Unity is only about an hour from me.

Here is a photo of all the goodies.

Today was my day to spend with Micah and usually when we are there we work on counting or singing. He can count up to 10 (not always in the correct order) and he can sing Happy Birthday to You. Just that part and he repeats it often. Today I taught him how to sing "twinkle twinkle little star" he sings that verse and then Happy Birthday to you. (so cute it just melts this old ladies heart)

We also took time after his nap to watch a movie and have popcorn as a treat. I love my weekly visit with my best little guy.