How fun is this little grill gift card holder!!

 This is such a cute little grill giftcard holder, I will be giving it to my dad for Father's Day. I think I will get a giftcard from the county line BBQ place to up in it. You can find it here.

Stampin Up Stamp a Stack

I had to get this embossing folder.

We couldn't decide if I already had this dear so I didn't get it, I should have because if I have it I can't find it.lol

Gift card holder.... Now that is easy gift giving.

Had a great time with Gina and friends. Gina always has such great ideas and I so enjoy spending time doing something I love. We played from 1pm to 5pm and left with 16 cards, 2 gift card holders, and 2 money holders.
Thanks again Gina.

Functional Gumball Machine Card!!!! FREE TEMPLATE!!! Video Instructions too!

Functional Gumball Machine Card!!!! FREE TEMPLATE!!! Video Instructions too! This was so fun to make and it really works! Check out her blog for the video and template. This is soooooooooooooo cute.

Easter treat holders for my boy's

I made these for my 3 boy’s and my wonderful husband for Easter. I am not going to go all out this year just a few little treats in these bunny bags. I say that every year but I am going to stick to it this year.

I got this pattern from Gina’s Hostess Club last year. Thanks Gina I still love this one

Punch Hippo

While cleaning out my stamp room I came across my punch book. It is a book I put all my punch ideas in and I decided to make this little guy. He is soooooooooo cute. I just love to make things out of punches so whenever I find one on the web I print it and put it in my little book.

Top note tag set

I had a great time making this today, I thought I got the tutorial from this blog but looking back at her work I can’t find it. Sooooo I am not sure where it came from. I hate to leave you hanging so if anyone knows where the original is please leave me a post and I will add it here. Anyway you should check out the link above this gal is so talented. I always find great ideas there.

Smore Birthday

Oh I know you were expecting another black and white card. I will make one for tomorrow because I wouldn’t want to disappoint anyone. Lol This is the under the stars set from Stampin Up. It is one of my favorite sets and I tend to use it a lot. I made the clouds by sponging a little ink around the oval scallop I punched for the birthday sentiment. I used liquid appliqué for the middle of the marshmallow and heated it until it looked a little burned.

Wedding Always make me cry Cards too

This is the card that inspired my Weddings make me cry challenge box. I cut the hearts with my cricut and SCAL. The tie is just a little V cut out of the heart and trimmed at the top to look like a tie. I then ran the white hearts and tie part of black hearts through my cuttlebug in the Swiss dots. The base of the card is white card stock the top of the card is white card stock I ran through the cuttlebug in swirl folder and punched the corners with the stampin up ticket punch.

Weddings always make me cry.

I took the challenge “what kind of box is this” and this is what I came up with. I used the little tissue package but I had to take them out of the package so it didn't show. The hearts are a stampin up punch. Let me know if you take the challenge, I wouldn’t want to miss it.

Balloons are back

At least in my cards. These are the little cups from Stampin Up as are the stamps. I haven't stamped a sentiment on the front yet, I will wait and see what I need in the next few days.

Mini Notebook cover tutorial

I was asked over on SCS for the directions for this little notebook cover so I thought I'd post it here too. I am almost ready for balloon fiesta, doing the last of the food shopping today after Robin and I go to breakfast. I know this is our walking day but we are starting the party early.lol Have a great rest of your week.

4 ½” x 8 ½” Pumpkin Pie card stock score at 2 ½”, 2 ¾”, 5 ¾”and 6”
4 3/8” x 3” designer Paper (DP)
2” x 2” White card stock (CS)
2 ¼’ x 2 ½ “Pixie Pink card stock (CS)
2 ½” x 2 ¾” Old Olive Card Stock (CS)
DSP Tablet topper 3”x 2”
1. Fold on score lines, wrap around the notepad and sticky strip together adhere the 4 3/8 x 3 “ DSP on the side with the seam of the wrapper, this will be the front.
2. Stamp the image on the white CS. Adhere to the 2 2/2” x 2 ½” CS and adhere the 2 ½” x 2 ¾” piece of CS. Adhere this to front of notepad wrapper.
3. Adhesive the tablet topper DP to notepad. (I use any type of glue I have on hand).
4. Punch ½ of a Scallop Circle Punch in (DS) paper, attach to the center top of tablet.
5. Use the Crop a dile to put a whole through the top of the notepad, insert ribbon and tie.

Season of Friendship

It is always a good season for friendship. My friends have pulled me through some really tough times and are still there for me. I am so thankful for them.

This is all stampin up, I used the SU heart punch with it.

I am not sure why a frog

I don’t know why a frog for an I Love you card but it is very cute. Maybe because we all had to kiss a few toads to find our prince. lol

Ready for Christmas???

Yeah, me either but I thought if I put the calendar up it might help me get in the mood. I was going to make a Christmas “something” today. I went to the paper rack to pick some Christmas colors but I just couldn’t do it. I ended up picking blue and white, I told my friend it would be a Christmas “something” well it just didn’t want to be anything Christmas. It ended up being this really cute little double slider box for a wedding. Lol
I am sure I will get in the mood soon but the weather is just so nice still. Give me a day of bad weather where the doors have to be closed (or at least the pool is closed) and I will be ready.
Wish I could take a picture and show just how cool this little box is.

This card is totally CASEd but as usual I don’t know from who….. I know, I know. I really am trying to work on that. So anyway if I CASEd you please let me know and I will happily add your link.

Ingredients: (oh no I didn’t forget) lol
Ballet Blue Stampin up
Basic Black Stampin up
Whisper White Stampin up
Stamp – from ABC Distributing
Pearls from Hobby Lobby
Embossed with 2 embossing folders
Hearts were cut on cricut at 1” and 1 ¼” With the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge.
I heat embossed the top heart paper with white ink and glitter embossing powder before cutting in the cricut.
Scallop punch Stampin up
Ok now I remember why I don’t do ingredients.... Hope I remembered everything.

Barn card

This is a fun little barn spinner card. I got this stamp at the stamp convention last year. I just love this little pig. I used a red textured paper for the barn then just added the brown trim. I ran dental floss through the center of the 2 pig stamped pieces and attached it between the barn and trim.

Woo Hoo another baby

Well I have been working on new baby things; we will be having a baby shower for my niece in Sept. I am having a lot of fun working on baby items. This is a little set I made today and they came out so cute.

June Hostess Club

Well this is the last Hostess club meeting but we had a great time. What a great bunch of ladies. As always Gina has out done herself with these cards. She will be the first to say they are “CASEd” but they all have her touch to them. Thanks again Gina.

I liked this card so much I had to buy this set.