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Vintage Easter Egg

Okay...so I didn't get Easter baskets made for everyone; but I did make this for my mom. AND she loved it.  Sheila Rumney is sooo talented... I love her ideas!  This egg has 3 pockets and a little mini scrapbook.  Vintage lace and beads were used to embellish.

Easter Basket

Isn't this the cutest thing!!!  I had great hopes this Easter.  My plan was to make one of these for everyone in my family and each one of my friends... Well, my intentions were good; as it turned out the only one that got a basket was my niece, Allie.  Thankfully my sister, Lisa, thought it was cool enough to put on her blog so I was able to steal a pic of it for mine!!! Hehehe...  My thought is that with a little practice the second or third basket would have been perfect.  I need to give Laura Canale credit for the basket.  She provided awesome directions on how to make it.  This basket is very inexpensive to make: 1 sheet of 12 x 12 cardstock, 14 brads, & 12" of ribbon are the only supplies needed. Paper Cutter, adhesive, paper snips, & 1/16" hole punch are the tools that you need to complete the basket.

Finally!!! some stampin 4 fun!!!

Those who really know me, know that I am slow as molasses when it come to stamping or eating...  Put the three together (stamping, eating and me)and it's no wonder I don't stamp for fun any more.  I went to stamp with 2 of my favorite trouble makers last weekend for the day.  Allllll day!!!  I completed the outside of this card.  Pretty much CASED it...Only made a few modifications.  so here's card #1.

OK, here we are with card #2.  I basically CASED this one too.  I used different colors and put some flowers along the left side; but I didn't improve the card I CASED, it was just different!

So here we are with card #3.  this is what took all day!!!!  Truly amazing isn't it!!  I love this set (It's A Sign) but I will not purchase it until I can prove to myself that I will use it.  So I challenged myself and everyone else there.  Unfortunately only one other person took me up on my offer and while I did not get to see her completed card I do know it was black and yellow.  this is my prototype for nephew's birthday card only the highway sign is red & blue and says "You're 8".  My plan is to write with a blow pen so it looks like spray paint on the road his birthday greeting and it will be followed with "way to go you're 8"  WOW if I was paid a professional hourly wage this card would have only cost $150.  what a deal! 

Guaranteed to start before dawn!!

My latest challenge... Can you please, please, please make me a card for a baby shower?  Sure I can!! When do you need it...Saturday. OK this is doable. Do they know if it's a boy or girl...it's a boy and I want it John Deer! Now usually this would be no big deal because I would just go purchase some John Deer paper but the closest place that might have it is 35 miles away. I am already in the process of getting ready for 2 different shows this weekend.  I have two major Christmas concerts that I must attend that are both out of town so I must make due with what I have at home!!!  And this is what I came up with...

First of all I made the background paper.  Shhh... I found some old pics that didn't have any copyright stuff smeared all over them and made a collage out of the images.

Cardstock:  Handsome Hunter, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Summer Sun

Ribbon:  Always Artichoke, Basic Black, More Mustard

Punches: Lg. Tag Punch, Sm Tag Punch

Ink: Handsome Hunter

Brit was thrilled!!!  Even with the corny saying inside the card... Guaranteed to start before dawn!  Only thing I could think to say that both a tractor and a baby would have in common...but it worked :)

Quick & Easy Christmas Card

You talk about EASY PEESY!!! And CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP!!!  Typically I make a Christian Christmas card because that is what we are celebrating the birth of Christ; but I thought these were sooo darn cute!  I designed these to make for my November Make n Take class and fell in love...

First of all the Snow wheel is only available until Nov. 30 so contact me today!

Stamps: Snow, Big on Christmas

Cardstock: Ballet Blue, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Brown, Ballet Blue, Bordering Blue, Ballet Blue, Always Artichoke, Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie, White Gel Pen

Just 4 Fun

Oh my goodness, let's see if I can type this all again and NOT lose it all again :(

This post is just for fun.  My friend Andrea and I collaborated on a story for GateHouse Magazine.  First off let me introduce my friend Andrea, she is is the owner of The Eclectic Crafter in Leavenworth, KS.  It is a shop for starving artists and whimsical crafters.  The shop also has some random supplies like beads, Formica chips, vintage game pieces and buttons, dominoes and other odd things that you usually don't find at Michaels or Wal-Mart. Anyway the challenge was to come up with 25 different uses for a Formica chip.  Easy peezy!!!!  Perfect for the 2 of us...she loves to write, I love to make things and we both love to come up with ideas!!  The picture on the left is PICK A NUMBER.  The kids come come, your husband comes home, the phone is ringing wouldn't it be great to just point to the wall and say pick a number.

The picture on the right is a clock.  Now my demo has wire hands because I had to get it is done in one night and didn't have small clock parts but I know it would work!!!  And we can all see...it is cute.  these are just a couple of our ideas; if you would like to see the rest of our crazy ideas pick up your copy of GateHouse Magazine, stop by The Eclectic Crafter at 702 Cherokee in Leavenworth, Ks 66048 or email me for more pictures.

Whew, finally I am getting a chance to add some post!!  I of course have lots of excuses like working 6 days a weeks right now, my computer crashing last month and those who really know me just chasing my tail in circles...LOL!!!  That's how I feel any way.

I know, I know... Halloween just ended but I just got done with a Holiday Open House and had to have the shop's display windows decked out for Christmas!!!  So  I am thinking SNOW!!!

I mentioned that my computer crashed ... hmmmm nice picture no recipe to go with it.

Stamp sets: Cold Play, Headline Alphabet

Cardstock: Whisper White, Brilliant blue

Ink: Ballet Blue, Brilliant Blue, Only Orange, Basic Black, White Craft Pad

OK so I stamped the snowman on glossy cardstock,set him aside so he could dry and cut him out later. I inked up my letters with ballet blue and then stamped brilliant blue snowflakes directly onto the stamps.  I then gave a big huff on each letter before stamping it to the paper to ensure that the ink was still wet and would adhere to the cardstock for a clean image. I did a little paper tearing and a little stapling to finish the card.  I will post more detailed instructions when I located them from my old hard drive.