Christmas Trees

Good Wednesday morning.  I hope you all got some sleep last night.  I went to bed at my usual time, didn't stay up to see who won the Presidential race.  I hope you all voted yesterday too!  Now maybe life can get back to normal now??

Today I'm sharing with you a card that I found on Pinterest and have wanted to make for a long time. I decided, this was going to be the year, lol!  When making it, I did find out it there was more work to it then what I thought, but, that could be that I made/punched enough items to make six cards with!

I combined retired items with new items, trying to use up some of my Designer Series stash, do any of you have that same problem?  Once I got all of the trees and stars punched out, it was pretty easy to assemble the card.

Stamp sets-Holly Berry Happiness and Pennant Parade (retired)

Card stock-Real Red and Whisper White

Designer Series Paper-Season of Style (retired)

Ink-Real Red and Early Espresso

Embossing Folder-Softly Falling

Baker's Twine-Candy Cane Lane

Red and Silver Glimmer paper

Gold Dazzling Details

Thank you for stopping by, I appreciate it!  Mary

Punch Art Bunny Treat Holder

Well here we are on the home stretch to Easter.  Spring is here in the Midwest, but the cold lingers on for today anyway, the rest of the week it's suppose to be in the 70's!

While on the website for Stampin' Up! demonstrators, I came across this adorable little bunny treat holder.  Linda Parker, who created it, was kind enough to make a video to share with everyone!  You can view the video HERE.  It is about 25 minutes long, but worth the time to watch it.

I made mine to give to one of my clients and my one daughter saw it and wants three for her co-workers too.  So I'll be busy for the rest of the day making some.

Once you get your "basket" made and all the pieces punched out, it doesn't take very long to assemble.

I used Whisper White, Pink Pirouette and Pistachio Pudding.  Then your 2-1/2" circle punch, circle from the Itty Bitty Punch pack (retired), medium circle from the Owl Builder punch, Large, Extra Large Oval, scallop oval punches.  For the whiskers I used some baker's twine from the January Paper Pumpkin kit, but you could use any twine you have.  The ribbon is 1/8" Pink Pirouette (retired).  I made sure the last time I was at the grocery store to get Easter Hershery's Kisses.

Hope you give this cute little box a try,  Mary

Easter Bunny Punch Art

Today I want to share these cute punch art bunnies that I made for my girl's Easter cards this year.  I found these ADORABLE bunnies over on Gill Prescott's blog, you can find the clear directions on how to make them HERE.

The only hard part with these bunnies is making the eyes, but once I figured out how Gill did it, it was pretty easy to do then.  Luckily, I keep all of the punches that retire and the Paper Doily Sizzlits, which is what she used to make the bunny's cute eyes with.

Are they not cute?!  The Designer Series paper is some from about two years ago, I believe.  The green bushes by the pots are from the Cupcake Builder punch.  I think I used all of my Oval punches and the 3/4 inch circle punch.  The little flowers are from, gee I guess it is retired too, sorry about that.  If you would like a closer look, just click on the picture and it will enlarge.

I hope my two daughter's like their cards, the Easter bunny hasn't gone to their houses just yet.

Now onto birthday cards for them.  Thanks for stopping by, Mary

Punch Art Happy Birthday Dog

Happy Wednesday to all!  I hope your day is going well and you've all recovered from your sugar overload from Easter too.

Yesterday was my oldest daughters birthday and I wanted to share with you the punch art card that I made for her.  She works part-time for a local rescue group and loves dogs!  Gee, I wonder why, lol.  Anyway, I found a card similar to this one on Carol Payne's blog, but I did make a few minor changes to make it my own.

Isn't this dog cute?!  I really like how it came out, I love punch art!!  I hope she likes it too.  This dog's name is "Miss Lady".

I used Oval Framelits, Tasteful Trim die and the retired Blossom Petal Punch, circle punch, oval punch and start from the Merry Minis.  Card stock is Soft Sky, Soft Suede, Real Read, Soft Gray and Whisper White.  Oh and Silver Glimmer paper too.

Thanks for stopping in to see my creation.  Mary

Olfa Punch Art Card

Good Sunday morning to all of you, I hope you have a wonderful day today as we count down to the last couple of days before Christmas.

I saw this cute card over on Michelle Suit's blog.  It is one of her punch art creations and she even has a video on how to make this adorable creation!

Doesn't he just put a smile on your face?!  I sent this card to my husbands' cousin who has three little children, I hope they liked it!  He is made out of various punches and dies except for his funny arms, those are free-form cutting.

Have a great day, Mary

Happy Father's Day Punch Art

Hi too all of you.  Did you have fun celebrating Father's Day with your favorite Dad?  I was by myself yesterday, hubby had to work, so the fur kids and I where here by ourselves.

I wanted to share with you the card that I mailed to my Dad.  I found this idea HERE.  I wanted something fun for his card, so I picked this one.  See the table cloth on the table?  I made that with the new wheel called Gingham and the Scalloped Edge punch.  The legs were punched out with the Word Window punch as was the "plate" the hot dogs are sitting on.  It is also used for the grill legs.  I used the Owl Builder punch for the small wheel and the 1/2 inch circle punch for the other wheel.  A 1 3/4" circle punch for the grill (Real Red).  Before I cut that circle in half I dab on some Versamark and Clear Embossing powder, heat set it so it would look like a brand new grill.  I used the mini silver brads for the hinge and wheel.  I did use the retired Slot punch for the grill handles and the hot dogs.  For the background I used the Cloud embossing folder in Sky Blue and Pistachio Pudding for the grass, which I hand snipped.  Oh, the flames are the wing from the Bird Builder punch, using So Saffron card stock and sponge with some More Mustard ink.  The sentiment is Teeny Tiny Wishes.

I sure hope this card brings a smile to my Dad's face, he use to grill all the time, but not so much anymore.  Have a great day!     Mary

Angry Bird Birthday Card

Hello, hello everyone!  I hope you are enjoying your Monday today.

Today I want to share a punch art card that I made for my friend, Linda.  Her little grandson is going to have a birthday at the end of the month and I surprised her with this card for her grandson.  He'll think Grandma is one cool person too when he gets this card from her!  I found the tutorial for this angry bird and about three others HERE.  All products are from Stampin' Up! except the rubber band.  No rubber band?  Just use some linen thread or twine in its place.

Well that is all for today, hope you have a great week-end too!     Mary

You're The Bomb!

Well good Monday morning to all of you!  I'm so glad to getting back into posting some cards for you.  Had a slight tummy aliment, but hopeful I'm all over it now!

My wonderful upline and friend, Chanda, sent to me some more card kits that she made, I'm so lucky to have these to put together!  If you would like to see her's, just click HERE.  The Bomb pop part is made with a one inch square punch and half of a circle punch.  Glue together and run it thru the embossing folder.  The stick is made with the word window punch, easy peasy!  Thanks Chanda!!

All products are Stampin' Up!

Stamp set: Everything Eleanor and Woodgrain
Card stock: Whisper White, Real Red, Crumb Cake and Tempting Turquoise
Ink: Tempting Turquoise
Embossing folder: Stripes

There you have it, a fun, simple and easy card that any child or adult would love to receive!

Thanks for stopping by!            Mary

Bella, in Punch Art Form

Today I want to share with you the card that we sent to our vet who was helping us with Bella when she was sick.  Our vet came to her office, on a Sunday night, to help us.  We so appreciated her giving the time to us when we really needed her help!

I used non-Stampin' Up! dies to make this card, the rest of the card is product from Stampin' Up!

Recipe:

Card stock: Pink Pirouette, Pool Party, Basic Black, Pretty In Pink, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Black Staz-on
Designer Series Paper: Twitterpated
Pearls
White gel pen
Dimensionals

My daughter saw the vet a couple days after she had received her card and she told Kelly that it made her cry.  That was Bay-bay, everyone who knew her loved her!

Hope you are having a great day too,    Mary

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Top of the morning to ya! As you all know I don't like to buy stamps that I can't use more than once and that includes alot of Valentine and St. Paddy's day stamps. Well I found this card over at France Martin's blog, you can see her card HERE . When I saw her card and video I knew I had to Copy and Share Everything. Now I did do mine just a tad different, I embossed the background, added a small four leaf clover and used rhinestones instead, oh and sponged the edges on the embossed background. This picture doesn't do justice to this card, it so way cuter in person, which you could see it. Sentiment was stamped inside.

SU products used:

Card stock: Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive
Designer Series paper: Subtles
Punches: Full Heart and heart from Itty Bitty punch pack
Embossing Folder: Hounds tooth
Rhinestones
Dimensional

Well, this is it for today, hope you have a great week! Mary

Quilted Birthday Cards

Happy Presidents Day, hope you all have the day off and are having a relaxing day.

I would like to share with you two cards that I made this weekend. It was so relaxing to have some time to play with my stamps and paper too. I have two aunts that have birthdays coming up, within a week of each other, and decided to have them made and done ahead of time for a change.

I used a one inch square punch to punch out my "quilt pieces" with, later I found out most use the 1 1/4" square punch but I didn't want to waste the punches so I went for it. Mine is what you would call a old time patch quilt, lol! This way too I didn't have to worry about getting the "sashing" even between the squares. After I had all of the pieces adhered to the card piece, I ran it thru the Big Kick using the Finial Press embossing folder. Than I used the designer frame embossing folder to hold my sentiment, I cut that out with my oval die cut. Added some ribbon and ink and I was very happy with my "quilt"!

Stampin" Up! supplies:

Designer series paper:Everyday Enchantment (SAB)
Card stock:Whisper White, Pool Party and Calypso Coral
Ink:Soft Suede
Ribbon:1/8" Organdy Ribbon (SAB)
Stamp Set:Petite Pairs

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's day everyone!

Today I want to share with you the card that I sent to my cousin and my aunt, it is one that I found over on Dawn O. blog, which she has a video and how to make, HERE. I didn't have some of the same products that she used, so I used what I had on hand and I think it came out just fine. It looks so much prettier in real life, this picture doesn't do it justice.

All Stampin' Up! products:

Card stock: Crumb Cake, Pretty In Pink, Very Vanilla, Red Glimmer and Soft Suede
Ink: Soft Suede
Ribbon: Very Vanilla
Fashionable Hearts Embosslits Die
Textured Impression Embossing Folder
Decorative Label Punch
Dimensionals

Hope your day is a wonderful one, and hope you have a crafty one too! Mary

Valentine's Day Card in Red and Black

Good morning too all of my blogging friends! This will probably be the last Valentine's day card I will post, I just don't need to many of them. I thought this time I would change it up and make one in red and black. On the left is my inspiration one, I received it last year from my friend, Chanda. You can see her card on her blog HERE. The stamp set she used is from Stampin Up, Valentine Define, but it is now retired. For my background I use a stamp from Tiny Tags. All products except ribbon, are Stampin Up.

Card stock: Real Red, Black, Whisper White and Red Glimmer Paper
Ink: Black Staz-On
Embossing Folder: Framed Tulip
Embosslit Die: Scalloped Heart of Hearts
Ribbon: non SU

Oh no, I accidentally hit send so I guess I should say, Good Evening, lol! Anyway, I hope you all have a crafty day/evening! Mary

Punch Art Thank You Cows

Hey everyone! Hope you all are doing well and you all had a wonderful holiday season too. Mine was crazy, to say the least. Hubby had a total knee replacement on his right knee on December 20th, yup right before the Big One! He got out of the hospital on the 23rd and I've been busy since then, well actually about the whole month, tried to get alot done before his surgery, had my small family Christmas here on the 18th, which meant I had to clean the house really good because well it just seem like the perfect time to remodel our master bathroom too! Yep, life is not dull around here sometimes! But enough about this, your here because you want to see the card!

My dear friend, Linda, suprised me with a calendar from Chick-fil-A for my birthday last month, see I told you it was crazy here! Anyway, the calendar has black and white cows on it, I LOVE black and white cows and at our other house my kitchen was decorated with them, not overly, but some. Well she didn't know that but it was a sweet thing for her to do for me. So I needed to make a special thank you card for her. Now awhile back on Laura Lipe's blog she had a card just like this one but her cows were brown, so I CASE'D her card. Here is HER card. I used Stampin' Up punches, paper, ink to make this card, sorry I don't have the details, I forgot to write it all down, will do better next time, promise!

Well that's it for today, off to make a thinking of you card, thank you card and some Valentine cards! Hope you have a crafty day! Mary

Santa Thank You Note

Well hello everyone! I hope your day is going along well, mine is so far!

I received a Christmas gift earlier this month and thought I would make this cute little 3 x 3 inch thank you note. I slipped this note inside the Christmas card that I sent to one of my clients, thanking them for remembering me at Christmas time. The only thing stamped on it is the sentiment, which is Teeny Tiny Wishes from Stampin" Up!. I first saw this Santa over on Patti Bennett's blog, he is made entirely with Stampin Up! punches. Isn't he just too cute and not very hard to make either. My upline Chanda, sent a kit to me to put one of these together, you can see her take on this cutie HERE. Chanda has all of the supplies listed on her post, so I will not repeat it here.

Well this is all I have for now, hope to see you again really soon! Oh, and have a crafty one too!

Mary

Thanksgiving Cards 2011

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I've got all of my side dishes made and my turkey breast roll is in the crock-pot cooking, so I thought I would share my two cards that I made with you. Aren't these little turkeys cute! I'm sending these to two young ladies who are in Fort Leonard Wood, MO. going thru basic training. I found the request for cards for the young ladies over on SCS and thought these turkeys were too cute not to share with them! I found the directions on how to make the turkeys HERE. Inside sentiment reads, "Happy Thanksgiving".

All the supplies are from Stampin' Up!

Card stock; Early Espresso, Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Black and Whisper White

Punches; Owl Builder, 5-Petal, Scallop circle and Scallop Ribbon

Embossing folders; Hounds tooth and Square Lattice

Linen thread

I think that is all for this card. I hope you all have a wonderful day with your families! Oh, and try to have a crafty one too!!!! Mary

Pizza Anyone??

Good morning to everyone! I hope your Wednesday is going great so far. Oh, I'm enjoying this cooler weather, it has been so nice.


Today I'm going to share a card that I made as a thank you card for my husbands' cousin. She invited us to a local pizza place last week to join her and her siblings to chat and visit, it was so nice and than she surprised us by paying for everyone's pizza too! So I just had to make a special card for her. I found the directions for this card HERE It is time consuming, but so worth the results and you can easily add more "toppings" to it. The pizza we had that night was pepperoni, so that is what I wanted to make. The only stamp set I used was the Petite Pairs by Stampin' Up for the sentiment on the inside. The card stock I used was Very Vanilla for the cheese, Crumb Cake for the crust and Cajun Craze for the pepperoni and the sauce. The pepperoni was made with the one inch circle punch with Cajun Craze marker dab around along with a white gel pen. Crumb cake ink was sponged around all of the edges. After I was done making this I wanted a piece of pizza so bad!

Well that is my share for the day, hope you get some crafting in today too, now back to painting trim in the house. Have a crafty day.............Mary

Elegant Wedding Card

Hi everyone, how are you all doing? This heat makes me think of a Sonny and Cher song, "An the Beat Goes On", except it should be..."and the heat goes on, and the heat goes on...". Now try and get that out of your head for the rest of the day...me BAD!!


Ok, I want to share with you a card that I made for one of my cousin's who is getting married next month, well actually, I think he is my second cousin, but none the less, a cousin. I asked his mom what the colors were for the wedding and she said they were black and white with just a hint of red. Well the first thing that popped into my head was this card. I showed one of these last year on my blog HERE. I found the pattern for this card on Stamp-n-Design. It is a FREE pattern!! This time when I made it, I added some Dazzling Diamonds to the dress, so pretty! I used Stampin' Up! Bride Speciality paper which is retired, scraps of red ribbon and red card stock and some non-SU button brads. Just click on the picture to get a closer view of the card. Also added a pearl because I didn't have any sparkly brads to use, but I think it came out really nice! What do you think??? Please leave a comment and let me know, thanks!

Well that's it for today, hope to see you back again soon! Mary

Blossom Bouquet Thank You Card

Hi everyone!! Hope your day is going great!

I got to play in my craft room a couple days ago and here is a card that I made. I found the layout for this card at TwoHappyStampers. I don't have all of the colors of card stock that they used so I used what I had on hand and also made this for my daughter to use. I apologize for the not-so-wonderful picture, looks so much better in real life.

I used all Stampin' Up! products and here is the card recipe:

Stamp set:Pretty Postage

Ink:Stazon white

Card stock:Pretty In Pink, Whisper White and Black

Punches:Postage Stamp,Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer, Scallop Edge and small flower-non SU

Pearls

Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder

Tombow glue (green and white bottle)

dimensionals

Thanks for dropping in to see me and have a crafty day too..................Mary

Ice Cream Bar Card

Well in a couple of days it will be my dad's birthday. It is so hard for me to find cards for men, as I don't like to buy stamps that after making one card with you can't use again, meaning, you can't keep using the same one for all future cards for the same person. Does that make sense? Anyway, one day I was blog surfing and came across this cute little card at Polka dot and Paper. She actually had two ice cream bar cards on it and I decided to make this one. Of course, after I had the card all put together, noticed that I forgot to emboss the ice cream bar, but that's OK. Once you figure out how big to make your bar, it goes together very quickly!

Card Recipe:
Ink-Early Espresso
Stamp set-Bring on the Cake
Card stock-Whisper White, Early Espresso and Mellow Moss (retired)
corner rounder
scallop circle and word window punches
dimensional
All products are Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stoppin by to see me, I appreciate any or all comments.....................Mary