Two more cards available!! The birthday card flame is from CTMH Playful Petals. I thought it looked like a flame, so I used it as one. Then I cut apart the flourish and used just one side to add some whimsy to the sentiment. It's no secret. I frequently cut my stamps apart and use just a portion of the design for my designs.











For the butterfly card, I wanted something quick and simple. Used CTMH Butterfly Kiss set stamped in Stazon. Colored pencils and paper piercer to add a flight pattern. Rounded the corners and I'm done.

Box with Handles Template

I have an extensive collection of templates I have created over the years and after many requests, I decided to start creating templates to share on the web. In the past I just traced my template onto card stock to share my designs with others. Let me know if you have any questions about this first template. I hope it is easy to understand. To make this box you need just one letter size sheet of card stock. 8-1/2" X 11". Picture above shows my latest creation with this actual template. This link will take you to my template.
Box with Handles Template





All Stampin Up! products. Paper is Gable Green with Tea Party DSP (item # 113992) alternated around the box. Stamp set is Playful Petals (item # 113728) colored in with Stampin Up! markers with blender pen, daubers, and direct marker to paper. Sentiment stamped directly on the leaf is from One Of A Kind (item 113624) Visit my Stampin Up! website if you would like to purchase products from me. Stampin Up! Website

Happy Stamping!

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Cutie Patootie causes "Kitty Outburst"

This picture completely melts my heart. I was cleaning out emails when I came across this picture and it made me smile. Then I had what Mike (husband) refers to as the "Kitty Outburst". Let me explain "Kitty Outburst". I'll be surfing the web, blogs, checking emails, whatever. I'll come across an adorable picture of an animal or a video or story that speaks to my animal loving soul. I'll turn around in my chair and start looking for a kitty to love on. I'm not sure what I do that clues him in to the fact that I am about to make one of our furry children a victim of love , but he knows. When this happens, Mike proclaims "Uh Oh, Mom's having a Kitty Outburst". :-) So now you know the definition of another one of our funny sayings/catchphrase/terms of endearments. Hmmm...maybe I'll create a section that has definitions of our silly little sayings.

Okay, back to this precious picture. Poor baby...I think he broke his leg and they used a toilet paper roll to brace it. The thought of the toilet paper roll made me chuckle. I just thought it would make your day to see this sweet angel face, so I am sharing it with you. Do you have funny sayings, catchphrase or terms of endearments? Leave a comment and share. Don't have any? Check out this site. Terms Of Endearments

Have a beautiful day and hug your furry babies!

Frosty & Friend

I just couldn't let Christmas go by without making a Frosty The Snowman card! I saw a few variations online, but they were missing a "mouth made of coal", so I had to add little pieces of coal and rosy cheeks. I adore the Stampin Up exclusive Sizzlits Birds & Blooms set and had to give Frosty a feathered friend. This card available in the "Available Cards" area of the blog.

We had snow last week!!! Shocking!! And even more shocking was the fact that is was still on the ground, covering roofs and cars when I headed to work the next morning. I felt like a little giddy school girl. We had enough to make tiny little snowmen, but not enough for a human size snowman. For those of you have tons of snow this time of year, did you make a snowman?? If so, please share pics.

Have a beautiful day!

Award & Blogs I love!

So way back in September, this very talented lady, Julie, awarded me in this post. AWARD! My blog was only a few months old, therefore receiving an award was a real suprise!! So what did I go and do? Fall off the Face of Bloggin world. Duh! Bad blogger! It has been so crazy with Hurricane Ike's aftermath and all my responsibilities of LIFE I have neglected to pass on this award. Better late than never, right?! :-)

Thanks JULIE! I so admire your style! It's Bold, Creative and 100% Inspiration!!

I want to share with you some of the "Blogs I Love" for various reasons.

Veronica
The talented lady that made my visions come true. My Animal Scraps idea came to me the Spring of 2007. I envisioned how I wanted my blog to look, but I did not have the to create it. I finally contacted her Summer 2008 and all my visions came to fruition. It was like she was inside my head. Thanks again Veronica!

Karen
She has videos with tutorials on how to create your own beautiful little pieces of art. I love the unique spin she puts on her designs.

Tessa
I’m crazy about color and this lady uses lots of it! Especially on scrapbook page layouts, which inspire me to work on some layouts instead of cards all the time. Check out her work!

Zalita
For those cupcake lovers, prepare to be AMAZED! This lady is undoubtedly THE CUPCAKE QUEEN! Stunning designs adorn her breathtaking masterpieces. I adore her creations and I know you will too.

Miss Doxie
This chick is funny beyond belief! Be warned! Don’t read her posts while at work. You will NOT be able to contain a burst of laughter. She’s a HOOT!

Dog Lover
Lots of pictures, articles and tips for Animal Lovers. Mostly dog lovers, but who doesn’t melt at the site of a puppy?

Y’all have wonderful blogs and please accept this awards and here are the rules as I understand them:

1) The winner can put the logo on their blog

2) Link the person you received your award from

3) Nominate at least 6 other blogs

4) Put links of those blogs on yours

5) Leave a message on the blogs of the blogs you’ve nominated

I have some pictures and stories to share from the Hurricane Ike recovery, but that will have to wait till I can find the pics again. The computer fried days after our power came back on from Ike, so the uploaded pics were lost. I think they are still on the camera.

Have a wonderful day!

Birthday Purse

No new cards yet, but I wanted to share a purse I designed in July for a friends birthday. I gifted her with some of my jewelry pieces she had been admiring. She likes the art of paper crafting too, so I decided to make a unique gift bag to accompany the jewelry. I used retired Stampin' Up! design paper, lots of die cuts, chocolate chip colored paper and ribbon for the handles. Let's not forget the butterflies! After I completed the purse, I ran the scraps through my paper shredder, crinkled them up and added them as filler.

I just received a huge shipment of rubber stamps, supplies and the Big Shot!! Can hardly wait to play with that! Must concentrate on completing the card kits for the card class. Then I can attack my new toys. Cheers!

Card Class Time

Sorry I've been missing. Busy buzzing around with so many projects. This week I am designing cards for my card class. This is one of them and I will include these in the next "Available Cards" update, coming soon. The other cards designed for my class will be Christmas theme.

I need to update the available cards for the animal shelter donation cause. All are sold out! Many thanks to the fabulous R.H., L.D. and R.C. of Houston, Texas for supporting my efforts in helping animals. Have a beautiful day!