Good Monday morning......

hope your weekend was fun and relaxing. Last week my neighbor came over and asked me if I had time to show her some ideas for little chocolates she was planning on giving to some nurses at the hospital where she gets her monthly treatment. I said sure and we went to town. We had so much fun she wanted to go to Mike's and get some paper and stuff on her own. She was totally overwhelmed with what was out there, but she bought some cool paper and ribbon and other embellishments. Besides that we found all kinds of little notepads and journals, magnets etc. that are usually in the $ bins, but they had a sale and everything was 45 cents, so we went overboard ;P. Needless to say that she came back the next day and was all excited to see how easy some of the little boxes and bags were to make. I have a few pictures to show you guys with what the bags looked like that I made samples of. So you'll have to forgive me that I am only showing the pictures and don't really have a recipe on what I used as I totally forgot to write it down, sorry!!!



The first picture is of a little box purse I made from a tutorial that I found at Carolina's . To be honest I truly love this little purse as you are able to alter it to make it bigger and still just use one sheet of 12x12 paper ;P.





Recipe:

K&Company DP sorry can't remember the name as it was a loose piece I had laying around

Prima flowers, Dew Drops and River Rock grosgrain ribbon from Ribbons And Bows Oh My.



Isn't that a cute little bag? It is so very quick to make too even for a beginner, like my neighbor. She really loved this one and was wondering if I could make this into a bigger bag. Well, needless to say that I gave it a try right after she had left and this is what I came up with. Since it is pretty big 9" wide and 4.5" high and 2" deep I used an entire 12x12 sheet of DP and had the idea of making it into a closed purse, so I added an additional piece of CS in a coordinating color and this is the result




The 12x12 piece for this purse was scored at 5", 7" on one side. I turned it and scored on the other side at 1.5" and 10.5".



After assembling the bag I added the separate piece of cs after scoring it at 1" and 1 1/4". For the flap I simply cut off the corners on an angle. I attached the 1" part to the back of the bag and punched 2 holes into the 1/2 " part ad threaded ribbon trhough for the handle. If there is any interest on having more details on this bag, I'll get more detailed instructions together.


Aren't those cute? This last bag actually holds quite a lot of stuff and is IMHO is much nicer and personal than a store bought gift bag.


All right, that was the playing around stuff I also have a Birthday card I made for one of the ladies at church.

I got to use some of my new PTI cs, well, it has been around for a while, but I never had ordered it until now. It is called Rustic Cream and is a lot like the SU confetti white paper, but heavier ;D.

Have a look at my last minute Birthday card


Recipe:

Paper: PTI Rustic Cream, SU Close to Cocoa, K&Company K-Ology DP, SU Pretty in Pink


Stamps: SU Elegant Cheer


Ink: SU Close to Cocoa, Chalk Box Creamy Brown to age the edges of the Pretty in Pink layer behind the DP.


Accessories: Nesties Labels 3, chocolate satin ribbon, Prima roses from the Fairy Tale Collection, pink Dew Drops, foam tape, dimensionals

Isn't this a cute little card? The elderly lady I gave it to absolutely loved it. She was so excited that I thought of her, but you know what, it was more rewarding for me, as I was able to put a smile on her face. She had lost her daughter who was younger than I am, while we were in Japan.

All right, this is it for now. Thank you so very much for stopping by.

Have a wonderful day,

Oh my...........

where has time gone once again? Hope you all are well on this very hot day here in Southern Arizona. I have a very quick card and post for you all today. Remember when I got my Verve order 2 weeks ago? Well, this is another Plain Jane stamp that I had ordered and it was just calling out to be used for this quick card. For the base I used my beloved PTI white and I ran it through my Bug, the Cuttlebug that is, using the Floral Fantasy folder. To make the main panel a little more interesting I cut a Nesties curved rectangle once again with my Bug, stamped the verse in VersaFine OnyxBlack and sponged the edges with SU Certainly Celery. Well, I wanted a quick card, but that did not look right, so I got one of my crochet flowers out and added a pearl brad, but something was still missing so I decided that I had to use my other Bug, the Cricut Expression, and cut at least a stem for the flower, so I did that by using the Home Accent cartridge and one of the flourishes on there and cut it at 2.5" adhered it to the card over the scripture panel to make it look like the stem of the flower and finished the card off by adding 3 pink half pearls. Very quick and easy.





Have a look


Recipe:
Paper: PTI White

Stamp: Plain Jane by Verve Isaiah 61:3

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, SU Certainly Celery

Accessories: Nesties curved rectangles, Cuttlebug embossing folder Floral Fantasy, crochet flower, Cricut Expression Home Accents cart, pearl brad, pink half pearls, dimensionals

What do you think? Not bad for being a quick card ;P.

Well, gotta run and get dinner started.

Thanks for stopping by today.





Hugs,

Hi there.....

on this beautiful Thursday!!! Well, it was not so beautiful earlier, but I am good now. I got some Therapy time in and that made it all better. This morning, my DD, 4 y.o., decided that she wanted cereal, off course, being her, she did not eat it all at the table. I was upstairs cleaning the bathrooms, making the beds, and cleaning up my stamp room, when she comes running in "Mommy, mommy, I won't do it again!" I asked her you won't do what again, when she replied SPILL the cereal in NeNe's room (that is her big sisters room !!) See now, she knows better than bringing that bowl of cereal upstairs to begin with, but my child spilled Honey Bunches of Oats all over the carpet!!!! Boy was I upset! I know it is just cereal, but this happened way too often lately, and every time they are told not to take their food upstairs, they go totally against that rule. So, I cleaned up the mess, told my 4 y.o. to go in her room and not move ;P, yeah right, since when is a 4 y.o. sitting still for longer than 2 minutes? All right, after I cleaned up I just went into my half way clean stamp room and just created 2 cards, and let me tell you, while I was doing that I had to tell myself, why in the world did you get so upset, it is just cereal and milk, it won't leave a stain. It was just at that moment, I could have choked her :D:D:D.




I guess what I am trying to say is, that even with those little things that happen when you have children, Therapy, always helps, plus you get to make someone else's day in the progress.



So, here are the 2 cards I got done during my Therapy session ;P



Girly girl card, create in me.........

Recipe:

Paper: PTI White, SU Pretty in Pink, Basic Grey Eva pad

Stamp: Verve Plain Jane Psalm 51:10

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, for the sponging of the edges Su Certainly Celery, VersaColor Orchid

Accessories: Nesties scalloped circles, Standard Circles Large, Martha Stewart Butterfly punch, Basic Grey button, Prima Daisy Doodles in Candy Pink, pink half pearls, white grosgrain ribbon, pink sheer ribbon, Heirloom Keepsakes Vintage Collection small heart button, Schimmerz Blingz in Pink Poinsettia (for the butterfly), dimensionals, foam tape, double sided tape

So, what do you think about this girly girl card? This is for a teenage girl who just got in some trouble recently and her aunt (a friend of mine) wants to let her know that she cares about her and that God can help you, if you let HIM!!!

On to my second card, well, this one is a masculine one, and just like the one above this one was made with a special person in mind, another teenager, who is being lost out there in this big world! I tell ya, Satan sure is trying hard to destroy our Youth.

I know the plans I have for you............

Recipe:
Paper: PTI White, True Black, Basic Grey Granola pad


Stamp: Verve Jeremiah 29:11


Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, SU Close to Cocoa


Accessories:
Nesties rectangles, Basic Grey Granola buttons, Jute cord from Sharon Johnson's Stamp Simply Ribbon Store, Tim Holtz Distressing tool, light blue saddle stitched grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals, foam tape



A pretty simple card, but this scripture has so much power to it. I sure hope that this young man gets this understanding and turns his life around.



Well, that is it for now!


Thanks so much for stopping by. I sure had fun creating today and I hope you'll have fun looking at them ;D.

See you all later.



Hugs,

Happy Wednesday......

my friends!!!! Today I have a very quick post for you as I needed a Birthday card and decided to just combine the two ;P. Some of you know that I design for Innovative Stamp Creations and this is exactly where this stamp is from. It is called Sketch of Roses and is absolutely beautiful and detailed. The picture does not show it (at all :C) but I colored it with my Twinkling H2O's and the shimmer IRL is stunning. To give the rose panel a little more interest without taking away from the rose itself, I scored the edges with my ScorPal and added some silver half pearls on the corners. The tag was cut with my Nesties Ribbon Tags Trio and attached with some white sheer ribbon. As I said, pretty simple, but today it needed to be a quick one. :D:D:D.





Have a look and see for yourself





It's a Rose Birthday







Recipe:
Paper: PTI White and True Black

Stamps: ISC Sketch of Roses for the rose and Bush Flower for "Happy Birthday"

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black

Accessories:
Nesties Ribbon Tags Trio, white sheer ribbon, Twinkling H2O's in Wild Vine and Blushing Rose, dimensionals, silver half pearls


Again, I am sorry about the picture, it was kind of windy when I took the picture and this is the best one, sorry.

Well, that is it for now, I have a few more things up my sleeves and hope to be back tomorrow ;P.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.

Hugs,

And we have a winner.......

for Fridays Stamp Simply Birthday Celebration Blog Candy.

Just a few minutes ago I used Random.org to pick a winner.
Are you ready? All right, I'll hurry up and get it out :D:D:D:D


True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 16 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Number 16 is Velta

She said:

I love this card. the colors are great together and I am lovin the design. I have subscribed to your blog and look forward to seeing more of your great artwork!


Thank you so very much Velta. Could you please contact me with your snail mail address, so I can get this candy out to you.

Congratulations!!!!

Thanks so much to EVERYBODY who left a comment, they are all so very much appreciated.


That is it for tonight, gotta go and give my family dinner now.

Hugs,

Happy Monday morning.....

my friends. Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Today I have a little box purse to share with you all. I have been playing around with some ideas I had in my head for a while now and yesterday I just sat down and actually made one that I think will come in handy to give away some chocolates, earrings or other little gifts. It is a pretty sturdy little box as I only cut of two small sections and folds all the rest inside the box. It is a pretty simple box, but can be dressed up or dressed down, whatever your needs might be :D.




To give you the basic directions here is what you'll need:


Cardstock of your choice cut to 6"x11".


Now on to the scoring on the LONG (11") side score at 2,5,7,10


turn your cs to the SHORT (6") side and score at 2" and 4 ".


This is a very sturdy box and holds 9 Ghirardelli chocolates or 15 and more little Dove Bliss chocolates with no problem.




For the handles I simply cut a piece of ribbon 10" long and fold in 1/2", to make it a clean edge, punched a hole with my punch added a small brad and attached it to the box.


To make the top flap of the box a little more sturdy I cut a piece of DP to 3"x3", scored it at 1" and cut the edge with some scalloped scissors and adhered it to the top of the flap. To keep my flap closed I added a small magnet closure and decorated a little.


Have a look.










Recipe:
Paper: PTI True Black, Basic Grey Boxer
PTI Vintage Cream
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Chalk Box Burtn Sienna

Accessories: Primas different flowers in orange, SU hardware, Making Memories silver brads, black satin ribbon, silver half pearls, Nesties Labels 4








If you have any questions about this box, feel free to contact me. I'll try to get a tutorial together for better understanding. I am a visual person myself, so I think it will be a little easier to understand having pictures ;P.

I was so excited about this little box that I just had to show it to you all :D.

Thanks for stopping by this morning and make sure, if you have not done so, to sign up for the Blog Candy I am offering for Sharon Johnson's Stamp Simply Birthday Party. I will pick a winner tonight at 6:00pm Mountain time!!!!!!

Have a great day big {{{HUGS}}},

Oh my goodness.....

it is Saturday and I am just now getting a chance to get on my computer. You can imagine that I was at awe when I saw all of those nice comments you guys have left me. YEAH, I am jumping up and down in my chair, LOL!!!! Thanks so much for making my day a happy day!!!!


I have a little something for you all today as well. I found out the other day that a young lady at our church has been pretty sick and I decided to take the time and sit down a make a card for her to let her know that I am thinking of her. She is pretty quiet and not really a people person, but never the less I wanted to send her a little pick me up card and this is what I came up with.



Thinking of You
Recipe:


Paper: PTI White, Basic Grey Ambrosia


Stamp: Inkadinkado (I am not sure but I think it's the Occasion set)


Ink: Chalk Box Creamy Brown, SU Close to Cocoa


Accessories: Nesties Labels 1, Prima Hydrangeas from the Deep Woods Collection, Dew Drops Sunflower Mix, off white sheer ribbon from my stash





As you can see it is a pretty simple card, but I hope that the happy colors will cheer her up a little.


Since I was done so fast with this card I just had to do another one ;P, you all know what I am talking about, right? When you have a chance of sitting at your table and you accomplish something pretty quick you just keep going :D:D.

You might remember that I received some new Verve stamps last week and so I decided to reach into my Verve box and get going on a card that had Hebrews 11:1 on it. You all know that scripture, right?

"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen".


See for me this is a very powerful scripture and reminding me, that even if you can't see the end of the tunnel yet, it is there. Plus, it is a pretty good card to have on hand for someone that is going through.



Faith...............




Recipe:
Paper: SU Chocolate Chip, K&Company Roam (found it on sale the other day at Joann ;D)

Stamp: Verve Plain Jane Hebrews 11:1

Ink: Su Chocolate Chip, Chalk Box Creamy Brown

Accessories: ZvaCreative.com crystal flourish, Prima Hydrangeas, Nesties Petite Oval Large, off white satin ribbon, half pearls, antique copper cross charm from Expressions of Faith, foam tape, dimensionals

What do you think? It's not a fancy card or anything, but I sure got my dose of Therapy in. I am pretty happy about that, plus I was able to share a little something with you all.

Off I go to get some chores done. Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you all after the weekend.

Hugs,