Happy 1st Birthday Tate!

Papertrey Ink stamp and die, image unknown

It's hard to believe a whole year has flown by and Tate is now a year old!   At first I was going to buy him a Hallmark birthday card but when my sister showed me the card that she made for him, I felt so guilty.  Having little Tate around gives me little time and energy for blog hopping or card making but I thought if Auntie took the time to make him a card, well grandma better make him a card too, lol!     This image reminded me of him--he loves playing in the pool or at the beach.


Here's our precious little rascal.  He's quite an active little boy and by the end of the day, grandma and grandpa are totally pooped!  lol.

And this is the beautiful card my sister made.   So cute!

Takeo, Sister Stamps

It's been almost a year since I last posted, time flies.  Thank you so much for visiting me!  Happy Holidays!

From the Heart

Stamps:  Tilda w/heart; HOTP Edges and Borders;

MFT & Whiff of Joy sentiments.  Coluzzle hearts;

 copics; prismacolor pencils; twine; kraft CS; BoBunny DP

Amy did a video recently on how she puts a card together.  When she shared her out-of-the-frame cutting technique using her coluzzle, I thought it was pure genius.   I was so excited after watching her that I had to give it a try.  Luckily I had a heart-shaped coluzzle so was able to make another Valentine card while I was at it.   I agree with you, Amy, I thought it was so much easier and faster using a coluzzle than a nestabilities die.   Thanks so much for sharing your fabulous tip!   Watch Amy's video here (the last video shows her cutting technique).

Some fun challenges:

Magnolia Stamp Lovers Challenge Blog - Twine

Simon Says....Anything Goes!

Thanks so much for looking, have a great week!  XOXO!

Friends are the Flowers of Life - Tiddly Inks Blog Hop

When I first saw Tiddly Inks' "Wryn--Grow a Little Love", I just had to have her.  Isn't she adorable and just the perfect image for a Valentines card or project?    Christy has other Wryn images that are equally adorable and you can see and read about them here.  I'm sure I'll "just have to have" all the others too!  ;)

This image was actually placed on the cover of a notebook that I purchased from Ben Franklin for only $1.   I'm hoping I can find the time to make several more for Valentines.  We'll just have to see if Tate will let me, LOL!

I think I have just enough time to post this on Tiddly Inks Challenge blog and join in on their first blog hop of 2012.  Sounds like fun! 

Thanks so much for looking!  Hugs!

Live Laugh Love

Hello friends, I hope your New Year was off to a happy and healthy start!  Although I haven't been able to do much crafting lately, I do have one item to share with you today.    This is an altered note paper box that I made for my DIL. 

 
The DP I used is from the Lost & Found Madison Avenue paper pack and the image is Itty Bitty Unity Stamp "Live, Laugh, Love Girl", a great motto for the New Year.  I colored her with Prisma colored pencils and copics.   I'd like to join in the fun and enter this project in Unity's Gift Wrapping/Gift Giving Challenge and Simon Says New Something Challenge.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by.   Although I have had to cut down on my blog hopping time, I hope to visit you soon too.  Have a wonderful day/evening!

Happy Holidays!

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas

and a safe and Happy New Year!

From our family to yours

Happy Holidays!

Penny Black Christmas

5 more days till Christmas, are we stressing yet?    I'm trying not to but it's coming way too fast for me!

Thought I'd just pop in to quickly share a clean and simple card that I made.  This 5" square embossed card and envelope set (by Lasting Impressions I think) that I had for many years made it easy--stamped the sentiment (KaiserCraft "Christmas Sentiments"), attached the chickadees (Penny Black "Winter Wonderland") and the mistletoe (CC Designs Cutter) and it was done!

Thanks for stopping by, hope you're having a wonderful stress-free week!  Happy Holidays!

Two Turtle Doves

Is it really only 2 more weeks till Christmas?   The days went by so slowly when we were waiting for the birth of our grandson, but time's flying by so quickly now!    My Christmas tree is still sitting in a bucket out in the patio and I have so many more Christmas cards to make!   When is the deadline for mailing?   Oh my, I feel a panic attack coming on, lol.  Can I blame it all on sweet grandbaby Tate?    He's so precious I tell you!

The images I stamped on my card today are Belles 'n Whistles "Two Turtle Doves" and La Blanche "Fantasy" using the masking technique (for more on this technique, see Alice's fabulous masking tutorial here).   I colored her with Copics and lightly sponged around the inner edges of the Nestie die with Old Paper Distress Ink and the outer edges of the DP/CS with Picket Fence Crackle Paint.   My tag was punched out from the Glitter Paper Pad and the rest of the DP is from Webster's Pages.  I glittered the flowers and leaves with Stickles so I could enter my card in the B 'n W Challenge "Sparkle" for fun.    Oh, and just in case you want her too, this adorable image is now on sale at the Belles 'n Whistles store  ;)

That's it for me today, I know you're also busy busy busy with the holidays.   Take a deep breath and enjoy the holiday season!   And for all your sweet congratulatory comments and emails on the birth of our grandbaby Tate and for sharing in the joy with me, a huge THANK YOU!    MWAH!