Happy Grandparents Day

Happy Grandparents Day!

We happen to have made some great friends and they are amazing grandparents for the kids, they love them unconditionally and spoil them rotten when they see them =) Here's the card I send out to them all. I think it turned out so cute. I used a downloaded font because I have zero grandparent day stamps =( I forgot to take a picture at home so I remembered when I got to work (hence the fence in the background).

Ingredients:

Paper: DCWV Flower Shower stack

Springy Wish

Aren't these colors so soothing? I feel so calm when I look at them. My hardest part of making cards is putting color combinations together and making sure the colors/patterns look good together. I've been picking up DCWV small scrap stacks and they've been really helping me put my colors together because they've taken all the guess work out of it for me. They have patterned paper and solid colors so I love it!

Ingredients:

Paper: DCWV

Stamps: SU!, Inkadinkado

Ink: Martha Stewart

BOO!

I've said it before but I LOVE THIS SET! The monsters are just sooooo cute and scream to be used. Now, I wish I had the ability to use Copic markers but I don't so I settle for color pencils & markers. Usually they don't turn out too well colored but this guy is different. He looks like my 5 year old colored him so it's pretty cute =)

Ingredients:

Paper: DCWV

Stamps: Recollections-My Little Monster

Ink: Memories

Scary (Small) Skull

This one didn't quite turn out the way I was expecting it to. I think I needed a bigger skull, the dots needed to be poking up....just not a super great card but I do like the Trick or Treat sentiment stamp =) It's the only thing that came out right. Next on my list of stamps to get is a bigger skull, I don't think you an ever get too big of a skull LOL

Ingredients:

Paper: DCWV

Stamps: Target Halloween Set 2009

Ink: Memories

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder

Frilly Thank You

Do you ever notice those $1 dump bins of stamps at JoAnns or Michaels? Of course you do! How can you resist filling your hands with stamps for only a buck?! I love these things because I feel like I'm getting such a deal. This Thank You stamp is one of my buck finds.

Ingredients:
Paper: DCWV Summer Dream stack

Ink: Martha Stewart

Stamp: Michaels

Trick or Treat Smell My Feet

September is here and you know what that means.....HALLOWEEN!!!! I love this time of year, I love Halloween and I'd like to say I love Fall but here in Southern California there's only one season, hot! =( Here's the second Halloween card of the season for me. I love this stamp from Recollections, it reminds me of when I was a kid and the whole "Trick or Treat smell my feet" thing.

Ingredients:

Paper: DCWV

Stamps: Recollections-Halloween

Ink: Martha Stewart, Inkadinkado

I'm Baaaaack?!

After a 7 month very unexpected break from crafting, I'm slowly edging my way back in. As long as I can subdue my neck and back pain, I can successfully finish a card. (Although it takes me about 6 hrs per card)

So onto my creation for MOJO Monday #153. This was a super cute sketch, and an easy one to finish without putting a lot of thought into it. I used my Recollections My Little Monster set from Michaels to create these oh too cute monsters. An easy card to get back into the swing of things =)

Ingredients:
Paper: DCWV, The Paper Company
Ribbon: American Crafts
Brads