Long Over Due

..or so I am told! (Not pointing any fingers CHAR...lol) So I have been getting things together. you know summer time yard work, getting out and being active outside. I have been walking with my friend down the street, making some serious miles! I am down 5 lbs from the last week and a half. Yippee! But more to go. So to say that I have not been stamping much is an understatement, but alas, I have a some new things for you as soon as I photograph them.

Today I have a little card set and some SUPER stunning Cupcakes to share with you. One of our friends Tanis had her birthday a while back and plans didnt come together for her bday suprize so we did it belated. First I will show you the card I made her. The rest of the cards are made to match but for her to use and last I will show ya the cupcakes...SO CUTE you will want some too!

The card over there turned out super cute but was not quite enough. Sarah suggested that ad some "Dew Drops" her DH was kind enought to get for me while he was in Vancouver (even if I do own him a favor now...lol) So I added dew drops along the twill ribbon 2 on top and 3 below. I also added some clear sparkle stickles to the brown/pink layer of the ovals. It really is a shame I forgot to re-take my pictures before she got them.

So I Like how these all turned out. I did add dew drops to all the cards so that them matched and then of course wrapped them up in a PTI clear Card Box as the finishing touch! The paper I used, in case anyone is wondering, is from the Slutry Collection from Basic Grey.

And now the minute I know you have been waiting for (ya dont hide from it. I know I lost you all as soon as I mentioned Cupcakes...LOL) These precious little gems were baked and decorated by my very own friend Sarah. I was actually speechless when I seen them. Thats saying a lot coming from me.

Ok and I JUST realized she did not send me the picture yet but she will in the morning so I will add it in when I get it...aww shucks now you have to wait!!
OK...Here is the Picture...Weeeeeeeee!!! Are these not the most delicious cupcakes you ever did see??

Well Have great day. I hope all my American friends had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend. One last thing...I GET TO GO SHOPPING FOR A BRAND NEW VW JETTA TODAY!!!! I am SUPER excited, yet I will still have to mourn the loss of my truck if we use it as a trade in.

See you again soon!

Mini cards x 400

Along with an order for 65 cards last week, the local flower shop that sells my card oredered 400 mini cards. The reason they did is because I informed them that I had a stamp with a saying on it that they use for there slogan. "The earth laughs in Flowers" is a sentiment included in the Green Thumb Papertrey Ink set and is the slogan they use.

After I told them about the stamp they asked if I could do up some examples and pricing. Cool! SO I came back the next day with 6 styles and they selected 4 of the 6 at 100 of each. Also they wanted 15 any occasion cards done with it. I will share pics of some of those later.

So here is a picture of my Favorite style. (sorry the picture is not that great. I was rushed to get them done and out the door so it is not as nice) The mini ards all measure 2.25 x 3.5.

This flower on this card if from the Beautiful Blooms Set, Yes THAT set again. If you are a regular reader then you know that I use that set A LOT. I used Mellow Moss, Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink ink. LOVE that combo.

This card also uses Beautiful Blooms, imagine that. And again I used mellow moss and Reagl Rose.
Now this one is a little different combo. It uses the snall and medium images from Spiral Bouquet and also the small leaf cluster. The reason I did it in the black and Green Galore is because black, White and This exact green are the colors the store uses. It really is quite sharp! You can see it on there website HERE. I did another style of the black and green with the new Garden of Life set and forgot to take a picture as I had them done early and delivered them a few days ago...oops!

Well that is all I have for you for now. But I will be back proabably in the wee hours of the morning to write some more posts as I have a TON of things to share with you all.

Don't forget tomorrow is the big release party for PTI and I will most certainly be there!!

Later!! Jewels

Cut it up!

Whew! have been cutting it up! I am not to sure exactly why, but a lot of cards lately I have been stamping, cutting out and adding dimension.

So what do you think? My DH says I am crazy, but what does he know anyways right? Right.

Ok, so I started on basic black, immidiately followed by stamper's select white. Next I layered textured pretty in pink and certainly celery and pierced all around the outside. For now I set these pieces aside.

Now for the fun part (I am not being sarcastic, I really do enjoy it) I stamped the watering can from the Papertrey Ink Green Thumb set in basic black. Then I stamped various flowers from the set in pretty in pink and blush blossom. Note: There are 3 flowers in this set that are the same and I used all three sizes. I found that it was easy to start with the biggest flower, stamp 2 of them relatively close together in the center and then build around them. I did not worry to much about overlapping them and such as it gets filled in later.

After all the flowers are stamped I started on the leaves and squiggly stems. The only thing I made sure to do here is to make sure the stems and leaves looked like they were coming naturally from the flowers. After that was done I stamped a few of the flowers on a seperate piece of cardstock. Then I used my craft knife to cut out the watering can image and flowers all around the edges. Then cut out all the little flowers and added them to the image with dimensionals.

Then I put it all together: The watering can on the green layer with dimensionals, added the the pink sheer ribbon, green layer on black & white layer with dimensionals. To finish it off I layered 2 ovals in pink and green with the sentiment on top. I used this particular sentiment for the local flower shop I make cards for, it turns out the slogan they use is the same, almost...check it out on their website. So when they asked for 15 any occasion cards in addition to their Mother's Day order I decided to suprize them with it. It turned out to be such a big hit that I now have a contract with them to make mini cards for them using the slogan (ummm 400 of them...lol)

Well I hope you have enjoyed today's post. Tonight My Father in Law is returning to Canada so we are having him and MIL over for a BBQ, which I am looking forward to. Ok so I have a confession to make: I ordered the February PTI releases at the Party that month and thought I would have it shipped to my FIL in New Mexico and have him bring it up (he was coming about 9 days after) so I figured we had time.

Long Story short...I had an error in the address and by the time that got corrected and it arrived in NM he had left 2 days before. SO one of his employees shipped it Fedex...didn't work, they would not do it with out all the customs info..blah blah...then he sent it via USPS and they returned it without an explanation...ok. So here we are close to 3 months down the road (not kidding) and I still do not have it.....alas my dear FIL is bringing it with him.....YIPPEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! SO I will give him a hug AFTER I hug my long awaited package from PTI.... :) ahhhh 2 new ink colors, 2 new paper colors, 6x6 & 12x12 pattern paper, 6 stamp sets and 10 roll of ribbon....Bliss!


Ok so maybe that was not a long story short but rest assured I will have another post soon and hopefully it will be with my new stuff. Speaking of new stuff, don't forget to check out Nichole's Blog for the countdown to May Release.....it'gonna be a great release!!

Green Thumb...Again

I can hardly imagine my stamping life without this set. Green Thumb from Papertrey Ink is one of my most used set hands down. Over and over I find myself reaching for it and everytime I do, I am SO glad I bought it. So, what is your favorite Papertrey Ink Set?

For this card, I started on Stamper's Select (SS) from PTI, then added the pretty in pink prints from SU's current hostess pack. Then I used my Marvy Giga Scalloped Circle and punched SS C/S.

Next I used two of the circles from B&C Circles set (PTI) to create some false matting. After I did that, I stamped the flower pot in Palette's Burnt Umber (note to self: self...buy the whole pad and not just the cube. What a pain in the a** that is...lol) Then I stamped various flowers & leaves in pretty in pink, bluh blossom, regal rose & mellow moss. I then used my craft knife to cut down the sides of the flower pot. I wrapped the ribbon from the back of the card and in each side of the flower pot. Before tieing the bow, I added dimensional stickers and placed the circle where I wanted it. Then I tied the bow and added the sentiment from "Garden of Life" (PTI).

Then I did a circle and some flowers surrounding the Mother's Day sentiment on the inside. Makes for a cute little card for Mommy! Thanks for stoping by and I will see you again tomorrow! ~Jewels

Green Thumb Love

Oh I am in love with the Green Thumb set from Papertrey Ink already and this was the first and only card I made with it yet! Also I recieved the Aqua Mist and the Spring Moss exclusive PTI Palette Inks and must I say...WOW. They have fabulous coverage they are not to squishy and the stamping outcoe is clean & crisp! I will be adding some more colors to my cart as soon as I can!

For this card I used the 2 new colors (Feb release) to stamp the flower thingies?? Not sure what they are...lol But they look purdy! Then I stamped the flower pot with my Burnt Umber cube (yeah I will be needed a full size and refill of that little baby) Look how smooth and clean it stamps. No blotchies! Then I cut two slits on either side of the flower pot and wrapped satin Aqua mist ribbon through and knotted it.

After I used my swiss dots CB embossing folder, which I was finally able to find locally thank goodness, I matted it on vanilla and added another stripe of satin ribbon. Then I stamped the thank you from the thank you berry much sentiment of green thumb (cubes are great for that) and I set it in a peice of my very first ever hodgepodge. Crap, now I think I need the other kinds too...LOL!

So that's it, pretty basic but still pretty! Any of you in love with the new hodgepodge???

Thanks for visiting....
Jewels