Totally Ties

Today for Mini Catalogue Monday I have a masculine card to share.  I seem to need a lot of masculine cards during the month of June, and this is one of the ones I made.  It's an easy card to make for any occasion just by changing the sentiment.

I actually did this for the Summer Mini swap I did with my downline and then made a few more because I knew I would need them!  And, I was thrilled that this stamp set was one of the bunch that made it into the Idea Book & Catalogue this year.

I started with a Crumb Cake base to my card which I sponged with Early Espresso ink.  Actually everything on this card is sponged with Early Espresso ink to make it have that shabby vintagey feel.  I love it!  The Always Artichoke layer is the striped pattern from the Regals Stack.  I scrunched it up, tore it and sponged it before sticking it down.  The Not Quite Navy layer was run through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder (which I brayered Not Quite Navy ink on first so the pattern would be more pronounced).

Check out the ties!

The ties were colored with Stampin' Write Markers (More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Not Quite Navy) before stamping on Naturals White cardstock.  Again, I scrunched and sponged!  They are matted with a Crumb Cake piece and put on the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

My sentiment was stamped on the More Mustard panel and I finished it off with a sweet little button (actually it's a brad that looks like a button from the Vintage Trinkets).

I love the way this card turned out!  What do you think?  I may even use it for one of my swap cards for Convention...maybe!!!

Have an inspired day!

As Easy As ABC

I am so excited about the scrapbooking project I have to share today!  I have been working on a special book for my sweet little nephew for a super long time now.  Honestly, I started before Christmas and then left it for a while and came back to it last month.  I've been working hard on it for about 6 weeks and am thrilled it's finished...although I'm about a month late for his birthday!  Oh well!

I got the idea to make a personalized ABC book for him.  It took me much longer than I anticipated to gather all the pictures, but once I got my layouts planned and pictures organized it was just a matter of getting it done.

Have a look at my creation (I shrunk the quality and it may take a while to completely load because it's a good size book!)...

So, what do you think?  I know he is going to love looking at it because the pictures mean something to him.  And, I know his momma is also gonna love it!  My hope is that it will become a cherished keepsake for him!

Have an inspired day!

Happy Canada Day!

Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian friends!  And, Happy 4th to all my American friends!  Enjoy your long weekends people!

Back tomorrow with a super fun project that I'm soooo excited to share with you.  Have an inspired day!

Chocolate, Strawberry or Vanilla?

I was super excited to figure out how to make an ice cream cone with the new Pennant Punch and the Cupcake Punch!  My stamp clubs did this card in June...I let them have a sneak peek of some new stuff!

They got to try out the new Pennant Punch, the hostess birthday set and the yummy new polka dot scallop ribbon!  Love it!

So, are you a chocolate, strawberry or vanilla fan?

Have an inspired day!

Teachers are Special

Today is the last day of school so I sent the boys with a little something for their teachers to thank them for a wonderful year.  Both boys had great teachers this year and enjoyed their time with their teachers.

I started with one of the Note Cards with Envelopes and trimmed it down a bit so that I could mat the whole card with some Poppy Parade cardstock.  I used the retiring Tart & Tangy set (time is running out to get this great set!) and colored the apples with Poppy Parade, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive Stampin' Write markers to get the multicolored images.  They are stamped across the bottom of the cards.  Then I tied a piece of Poppy Parade ribbon around the card and finished it off with a Thank You which is from the Short & Sweet set (one of my favs!).

The boys each wrote a little note to their teachers thanking them for a fun year and telling them what their favorite part of the year was.  No surprise...both of their favorite parts had something to do with gym!

Have an inspired day!