Happy birthday set

Happy Monday bloggers!  We are beginning another week of spring here in PA, but the temps are still a bit chilly...brrr!  I'm popping by really quick to share a set of cards I made for the Activity Committee fundraiser this month at work:

My inspiration for this set came from this card on Pinterest here.  I wanted something I could replicate easily and just change out the colors.  The stamps I used came from the Fiskars set called "Put on your Party Hat."  I added some coordinating Stickles to some of the confetti images.  Also, I used Spellbinder's squares and scalloped squares to cut and mat the images.  That's about it for this set...I hope the person that gets it will like it!

I would like to enter this card set into Darnell's NBUS challenge #4:

 

 

 

I have not before used the little present and confetti images from this set.  LOL! 

 

Thanks for stopping by...I have another card I wish to share here in a little bit, OK?

 

~Marie~

A Krafty, Starry Christmas

Happy Wednesday bloggers!  I hope all is well with everyone.  Here in the NE, it is still too cooooolllllldddddd for my liking, but that is life in PA, and I wouldn't change it!  This post is not about the weather though:

 

 

I made this card last night to take part in a few challenges, and more importantly, to build up my Christmas card stash!  This is card #3 for the year.

The digital image is one of the Emma's from Fred, She Said, found here.  I just love this set of pre-colored digis!  They are so easy to use for "coloring challenged" people like myself!  I just had to root through my cardstock and designer paper collections to find the best matches, and off I went!  I grabbed some of the burlap strings still laying on my desk, and wrapped 3 around the bottom of my panel, and then tied another one in a bow where they intersected.  The sentiment piece was die cut with Spellbinder's ovals and big scalloped ovals.  I found 3 little stars that were left overs from a Silhouette cut file, distressed and Stickled them, and voila, done!

 

The challenges I am entering are:

 

Winter Wonderland:  Krafty Creations

CHNC Extra:  Anything Goes for Christmas

Merry Monday #147:  Stars

CHNC:  Feature a Creature

Holly Jolly:  Non-traditional Christmas colors

Completely Christmas:  Anything Goes w/a Twist; no red or green

Crafty Calendar:  Anything Goes

 

I hope to keep this Christmas card-making train chugging along and be back soon with another post...until then,

 

Take care, and thanks for looking!

 

~Marie~

 

Rainbow birthday

Good Monday evening, bloggers!  I'm here to share with you a birthday card I just finished:

 

 

This card was COMPLETELY CASEd from this lovely card made by Laura Bassen.  Oh, I so love what she has done with these dies/digital cut files!!  I used my Silhouette to design and cut out the letters on the popped up white panel.  Festive Berries, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, and Peacock Feathers distress inks were used on the white piece underneath the top layer.  I added the layer of black for some contrast.  My tag is a very old Provo Craft die, and the birthday sentiment is from a set called Happy Everything.  The gem "holding" the tag is a green that matches the yellow and green blended inks perfectly IRL.  I hope my friend will like her card when I give it to her on Wednesday!  :)

 

Thanks for looking, and take care!

 

~Marie~

 

Walking in a Winter Wonderland, Catching Flakes!

Howdy bloggers!  I'm back again this week (twice in one week, I KNOW!!) to share with you only my second Christmas card for the year:

 

This cutie pie image is from the Fred, She Said store, and is called "Catchin' Flakes." I bought the pre colored version for ease of use.  You can't see it in the pic, but the 3 flakes he's attempting to catch have some Wink of Stella on them.  The designer papers come from the 12x12 Recollections paper pad called Jingle Bells.  The sentiment says, "snow, snow, snow," but you can barely read it unless you're looking up close...sigh.

 

That's about all for tonight.  I'm adding this to the following challenges:

 

Winter Wonderland:  For a Child

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra:  Anything goes

Holly Jolly:  Non-traditional Christmas colors

CSAYL:  Anything Goes

 

 

Thanks for looking, and take care!

 

~Marie~

 

Howdy Blogger People!

Long time, no blog!  The kitchen is coming along nicely...all the upper cabinets are installed, and the base cabinets are all in their respective spots, waiting for installation.  It's getting closer!!!  Chad informed me that we can't use it after it's done; just look at it.  LOL

 

So...I'm here to share with you what I made for Valentine's Day for my coworkers:

 

 

 

Inside each of those pretty little envelopes is a Hershey bar!  I made a total of 12 of these candy bar envelopes with the help of the We R Memory Keepers envelope punch board.  Handy tool that is!  All the designer paper came from the 12x12 Filled With Love paper pad by MME , or the 8.5x11 Recollections Craft It-Valentine paper pack.  Super cute paper!  I had a lot of fun making these, and my coworkers really enjoyed them!

 

That's all I have for tonight...I need to check out some challenges and get some Christmas cards made!  :) 

 

Take care all,

 

~Marie~

Merry Monday #142: Houses

Happy Hump Day!  :)  2 more work days until the weekend!  WOOHOO!  Now, don't get me wrong, I LOVE my new job, but having the weekends off is SO NICE for a change!  But we didn't come here to talk shop, did we?  ;)

I'm here to share with you my 1st official Christmas card for 2015:

I decided to go with a nice monochromatic color scheme, using the snowy postcard stamp I have been dreaming of owning for a good while now!  I just couldn't pay the regular price for it...that day- after-Christmas sale at Michael's came to my rescue this time, when the Christmas stamps were 75% off.  In my cart it went!  SO HAPPY!! 

The Spellbinders poinsettia may look planned, but it actually hides a pretty big booboo...I had worked so hard on getting the edges of the panel distressed juuuust right, adding ink in just the right places, running Stickles around the oval in the design...and then I get out my *new* clear glitter Wink of Stella pen.  Instead of trying it out on a scrap piece of paper like a *smart* crafter would, I tried to get it started on my image panel...I think you all know where this is going!  I was going to scrap it and start over, but my dear daughter Leandra suggested I cover it up instead.  I really hated to cover up any of this gorgeous stamp, but one must do what is necessary!

Well, this card is going to be entered into the following challenges:

Merry Monday #142:  Houses
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra:  Anything goes for Christmas
Jingle Belles: Bring in the New
Holly Jolly:  Lots of Sparkle (Stickles around the oval and the Wink of Stella you can't see!)
The Glory of Christmas:  Non-traditional colors
Crafty Calendar:  What's New?

Thanks for stopping by this evening!  Take care!

~Marie~

Happy birthday!

To my co worker Michelle!  She is ???? years old today, and here is the card I made to give to her:

The decorative card front is my favorite from the Silhouette store.  I did modify it some in order to allow more room for the foam layer around the edges.  The shaker contains red glitter, red and white sequins, AND pieces of red and silver confetti in the shapes of party hats, presents, and the word "PARTY."  So cute!  Michelle LOVES cake (who doesn't??), so this sentiment from the Humorous Birthday set from Inkadinkado was PERFECT!  :)  I've had this stamp set for years, but this is the first that I've inked up this goofy little guy, so that qualifies for Darnell's NBUS challenge:

 

It runs until the 22nd of January, so there's still time to check it out and join in if you haven't already!

I'll also be adding this to the Winter Wonderland challenge in which they are looking for some metal (the sequins and confetti have some kind of thin metal covering), and they are not necessarily looking for Christmas creations just yet.

 

That's all for me tonight...just to let you all know, my postings may be a bit sporadic as we are in full kitchen reno mode at the moment.  By that, I mean we have NO KITCHEN!  We are down to the studs, people!  We stocked up on salad fixins and microwave meals, so we aren't going hungry!  :)

 

Thanks for stopping by today, and take care of yourselves and your loved ones!

 

~Marie~