A Gift Box

BEFORE

AFTER
So I have a baby shower that I am going
to tomorrow and I really didn't want
to buy just some ol' bag to put my gifts in.....
so I took an old box that I got a gift in and...
VOILA...I repurposed it for a Baby.

Here's what I used:

• Fox and Friends #118565
• 1 3/8 Circle punch
• 1" Circle punch
• 1/2" Circle punch
• Timber Brown StazOn ink
• Raffia
• ...and of course a box.

Have a great Day!!!!!

Flowers that will last

Alright...so I made this card and I

was so excited about it...

I showed it to my husband and he

was like.....eh...it's alright.

I was speechless....he could tell I didn't

like his response....so he added that there

was to much green.

I went back to my craft table and added

more purple where I could...and then

he liked it much better....phew!!!!

I made some more cards too....and I

sponged the edges with some purple and

I think that helped. But I still just

love this card.... this stamp set is one

of my top 5 for sure!!!

Here's what I used:

• Whisper White card stock #100730
• Old Olive card stock #100702
• Old Olive classic ink pad #102277
• Perfect Plum classic ink pad #101437
• Vintage Vogue cm stamp set #118598
• Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set #115370
• Step Bird paper punch #117191
• Barely Banana marker #100039
• SNAIL adhesive #104332
• Stampin dimensionals #104430

Have a great day!!!!

Stay inside the lines

I had a lot of fun coloring this card....

it brought back great memories

of childhood. Seriously.....

Who doesn't like to color?

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Who doesn't like to get something that was colored?

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Not me!!!!

Gorgeous!!!

Here's what I used

• Whisper White card stock #100730
• Messages for Mom stamp set #118580
• Well Scripted stamp set #118601
• Many Marvelous Markers #105541

Pretty simple, pretty pretty and pretty AWESOME!!!

Have a nice day!!!!!

Simple and Sweet

...but it says enough.

I think any mother would be happy to

get this card....it makes me happy.

Tulips make me happy...they make me smile.

I don't know why but they do.

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Here's what I used:

• Whisper White card stock #100730
• A Flower For All Seasons stamp set #111592
• Many Marvelous Markers #105541
• Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set #115370

Have a Great Day!!!!

Mothers Day cards

It's the time of year that we look at

our Mothers and think....

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"man I am so lucky to have this amazing,

wonderful, beautiful woman in my life

that has taught me so many life lessons and

loved me unconditionally....someone who

I know I can turn to at any time....someone

who always seems to have the right answer or

says just the right thing to comfort me when I

need it most."

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and if you aren't thinking that then....

you probably forgot it was Mother's Day,

and you scramble to find them a card to let them know

you love them still. So whatever your

thought process you have to have a card.
So I will be showing one a day through the week.

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Here's what I used:

• Whisper White card stock #100730
• Real Red card stock #102482
• Pink Flamingo Designer paper #113976
• Pixie Pink card stock #105121
• Real Red classic ink pad #103133
• Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set #115370
• SNAIL adhesive #104332
• Word Window paper punch #105090

Have a great day!!!!

Better late than never.....eh...

Congratulations to the two winners of the blog

candy!!! Sorry I was late getting this on here too....

I had a last minute getaway home to Indiana to

visit with family!!

Alright so Dennis and Brandy you get first pick of the

card box and 'T' you get the other one. Just shoot an

e-mail to me at sarahowens1@hotmail.com

with your address and I will get these off in the mail.

Whatever you do have a great day!!!

A little help

So, I took this ordinary binder I got on clearance

at a computer store and turned it into this.

I just took a reagular binder smothered it with

Mod Podge

Picked some paper that I liked and stuck it on.

Then I used my Cricut for the flowers and the lettering....and I layered

them and played around a bit and came up with this.

.... I needed some help to get my

stamps somewhat organized. That is pretty hard

to do because we are in temporary living right now.

I saw this idea on someone else's blog and I thought

this is perfect for me right now....and it will help later too.

So obviously I can't fit my stamps inside here

but tomorrow I will show you the indside and explain

just how this little binder is going to be a huge help

and timesaver to me with all of my crafting.

Whatever you do have a great day!!!!

Bird on a Branch

I have had my eye on this set for some time now....

and I finally got it....oh man I am so EXCITED!!!!

This is the first card I made with it and it

definitely will not be the last....why do I love cards

with birds so much? Maybe I am crazy......

Is there something that you just lean

toward when you are crafting...or reading...

or doing any other hobbies?

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Here's what I used:

• Soft Suede card stock #115318
• Close to Cocoa card stock #101341
• Blush Blossom card stock # 103318
• Very Vanilla card stock # 101650
• Melon Mambo card stock #115320
• Bird on a Branch stamp set #113266
• Melon Mambo & Soft Suede marker #116329
• Blush Blossom marker #100037
• Creamy Caramel marker #100078
• Soft Suede polka-dot ribbon #115612
• corner rounder punch
• SNAIL adhesive #104332
• Scallop border punch #112091

I just want to throw it out there that the

occasions mini catalog will only be around until the

end of this month....so you had better hurry and check it

out before it's to late and you have to say goodbye to some

really really nice things.....just click here to see the catalog.

Whatever you do have a great day!!!

My good friend Tiniel....this is her

Is going to be walking in a "Relay for Life"

to raise money for finding a cure for cancer.

Tiniel is an amazing woman, friend, mother and wife.

Not only does she want to raise money to find

a cure, but she wants to give something to

those who are willing to donate and help.....

Check out her story here.

Kindness and Gratitude

Alright....so this flower on the card....is the

same from the tutorial yesterday. Except for

on this flower I used plain card stock and stamped

an image using the Define Your Life stamp set.

I wanted you to be able to see some of the

definition inside the flower when you looked at it.
I also did some stenciling on the card using the
Stampin sponges, a stencil and a scallop circle punch.

And I am pretty happy with the results. I don't know how
I would mail this card because the flower does stick
up from the cards pretty far....but it would be great
to give to someone face to face.....I am sure you could
mail it to....you would just need a bigger special envelope.
Here's what I used:

• Very Vanilla card stock #101650
• Cameo Coral card stock #100475
• Chocolate Chip classic ink pad #100908
• Cameo Coral classic ink pad #103035
• Barely Banana classic ink pad #101170
• Old Olive classic ink pad #102277
• Define Your Life stamp set #114950
• Lovely Letters Alphabet stamp set #115030
• Mat Pack #105826
• Paper Piercer #116631
• Stampin Sponges #101610
• Scallop circle punch
• brad

Whatever you do have a great day!!!!