Best Wishes

A good friend of mine got me this stamp. It is acrylic and came in an awesome set with other stamps. You will be seeing more stamps from this set in the future. I really love it! The set has different sentiments and then it also has a bunch of different frames in the set. I love how versatile it is.

Bring on the Texture

There are many times when I use the phrase "adds great texture". Some of you may not know exactly what that means so I'll explain. Instead of using the same supplies for a card with the same surface I like to mix it up. For example. Making a card using only cardstock isn't necessarily bad but the entire surface of the card feels and looks the same. When you add texture to a card you just need to choose one or two things that aren't made of the same material as the rest of the card ie. ribbon...embossed cardstock...even patterned paper can give an illusion of texture. Adding texture to a card gives it more dimension and more interest. Another great trick is to use ink to give a textured interesting look. I like to use ink for more then stamping sentiments. I like to put ink on the sides of my cardstock to make it pop off the background. I also like to rub ink on my cardstock after I emboss it with my Cuttlebug embossing folder. So give it a try. Think outside the box and dig through your craft box to find some things that might add some texture to your craft project.

Home Sweet Home

I found this stamp for $1.00 at Joanns. It also came with two little bird stamps. I'm not sure what occasion I'll use this for but I really liked the stamp.

Flower Punch

I love my flower punch. It is so easy to add some texture to cards with it. I usually punch out two flowers in different paper and crinkle the paper a little bit. Sometimes I run the flower through my cuttlebug to give it even more texture. The green part of the flower you see on the bottom has been run through my cuttlebug. I didn't add a sentiment to the front of this card. I did stamp Happy Birthday on the inside. I could have left it blank and then stamped my sentiment when I needed a card for something but I had someone in mind when I made this.

I'm still waiting to hear what gumpaste flower tutorial everyone wants me to make. Please leave a comment to let me know which one you want to learn how to make.

Adorable Baby Treats

My good friend Jamie stopped by for a visit and brought me a really fun gift! It was a car seat blanket, a binki clip, burp cloths and a taggie blanket. They are adorable! She used really nice quality fabric and her workmanship is great. I am totally in love with the fabric she picked out for me. Check it out!

I can't wait to wrap my little baby boy in these goodies. If you want some of your own you can order on Jamie's Etsy shop.

Jamie's Etsy

Happy Mothers Day

I wanted to post these a few days before Mothers day but I didn't want the people receiving the cards to see them on my blog before they arrived in the mail. The top card I embossed with a cuttlebug embossing folder. Then I used chalk on the raised parts to color it. The middle brown cards I used some leftover fabric I had. I just pinked the edges and tied it around the cardstock. The last one was a piece of cake too. Just tie a ribbon at the top and stamp your sentiment. It is really simple.

If you want me to do a tutorial on the gumpaste flowers remember to leave a comment so I know which one the majority of my readers wants me to do.

waiting

My wonderful husband got me a new computer for Mothers Day. Unfortunately we are still waiting for the wireless Internet card to arrive. The only place to hook up to the Internet here is in my 2 year olds room and I wouldn't dare put a computer in his room. So here I am with lots of projects to show you and no way of uploading them. All my pictures are on the other computer. As soon as I get my Internet card I promise I will post.

Oh and for all those interested in a tutorial for the gumpaste flowers...
I have decided that I will do a tutorial. But the catch is you need to leave a message and let me know which flower you would like to see. I won't be able to make a tutorial for all of them. I don't want to take business away from your local Wilton cake decorating instructor. all the flowers are taught in the flowers and gumpaste class.

Leave a comment telling me which flower you want me to make a tutorial for.

I'm having a baby in 4 weeks and there are a lot of other projects I have lined up first so please be patient. I will make it when I get a chance but it might be awhile :)