Mother's Day!

Good morning! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Ours was busy as always but fun! Today I want to share with you two of my Mother's Day cards that my kids made me. They are from my oldest and my youngest and while one uses all Stampin'UP! supplies (she also let me know they are all current) the other is hand stamped just not with the traditional supplies that I use. I love them both. First the Stampin'UP! card. My daughter's go to stamp set recently has been Circle Circus (which is good since I rarely use it) she combined Cherry Cobbler, Peach Parfait, Baja Breeze and Early Espresso on the card. The Priceless is from the stamp set with the same name and was punched out with the Oval Punch layered on the Scallop Oval and again of the Wide Oval. She added the 1/8" Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon to finish off the front of the card. I think she did a great job and the message inside was so sweet.

The next was was made by my 7 year old and he made this card at school. He brought it home Friday and waited until Sunday to give it to me which for him is a long time. He made the card by using his fingers to stamp the flowers and leaves with paint, drew the stems on with marker and cut out the flower pot. There is a cute poem inside about fingerprints. What a cute handmade card!

Today it is back to the usual schedule and Stamp Club is tomorrow night so I need to get everything ready for that. I hope you enjoyed my Mother's Day cards. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day, Tonya

Mother's Day Delight!

Today we once again have a guest blogger. I really should make her a regular poster as she has been busy with lots of fun projects but I will save that for another day. Today I wanted to take a moment to share my Mother's Day card that my wonderful daughter made for me. She really enjoys stamping and paper crafts of all kinds and I hope will someday (3 years and 2 1/2 months) will be a member of my downline. ;) She used Cameo Coral Card Stock, Bashful Blue Card Stock and Whisper White Card Stock. The stamp sets are Flight of the Butterfly and All Holidays and the ink colors are Apricot Appeal, Cameo Coral, Bashful Blue and Basic Gray Classic Stamp Pads. She even used a bit of Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon to finish off the card. Nothing to challenging about the layout just a couple of layers but the butterflies really make a nice background. Sort of like your very own DSP. Well, we have a busy weekend and week ahead of us. I have two graduation in our house this week. Eighth Grade and Kindergarten, one is my first and one is my last. :( My babies are growing up to quickly it would seem. I hope you have a great day and stop by again. I did complete a big project last night but I haven't had a chance to take a picture yet, hopefully today. It is a little unusual when it comes to crafting. Stay tuned for that one, Tonya

Elegant So Saffron

Are you tired of this stamp set yet? I just love the look of it and I am working on different options for stamping with it. I really want to stamp it on a tile but I haven't had a chance yet. If you order this set this month you will receive one set of Designer Brads (Flower, Circle, Star and Filigree) FREE! In addition I am offering a class using this stamp set Elements of Style. The card today is my Mom's Mother's Day Card. One of her favorite colors is yellow so I picked So Saffron Card Stock. I stamped the swirl stamp all over the base with the So Saffron Classic Stamp Pad then I sponged the edges with a sponge dauber. The floral image is stamped on Whisper White Card Stock with the Basic Gray Classic Stamp Pad. I watercolored with the Aquapainter, So Saffron Classic Ink, More Mustard Classic Ink, and Old Olive Classic Ink. I sponged the edges a little with So Saffron before matting it on Basic Gray Card Stock. I added 5/8" Satin Basic Gray Ribbon. To finish off the card I added the For You sentiment to the bottom corner. If you would like to order this stamp set you can order it online or by contacting me. Club ladies we will be using this stamp set this week but we will be making a different card. Did I mention I really like this stamp set. My daughter even used it this weekend for some thank you cards she needed to make. I will share those another day. Thank you for stopping by and let me know if you have any questions and I hope you stop by again, Tonya

Hugs for Mom!

Good evening, I got a chance to stamp today between my many trips to school. I am so proud of the kindergarten class. They preformed two short plays today for their families and the other students and they did a wonderful job. I got to help with costumes and they kids just really shined today. Now back to today's card. After posting the list of Occasions Items that are still available I decided to use some of the items to make my card. I haven't used the Hugs Sending Love Notes much but they are perfect for cards. They are already scalloped and a great size at 2 1/4 x 4". I started with one and stamped Wonderful Mother from the Well Scripted Stamp Set and the Swirls from Priceless Stamp Set with Chocolate Chip Classic Stamp Pad. I used the Extra Large Fancy Flower Punch to make the flower on the Hugs Note. I punched out six flowers from the Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper. I added a Pretty in Pink Sending Love Epoxy Brad to the center then scrunched the flowers up to give it depth. Now this card is not one that you can send in the mail but it does make a nice card to give Mom in person. A layer of Pretty in Pink Card Stock was added behind the Hugs Sending Love Note after I rounded the corners. For the base of the card I used Chocolate Chip Card Stock that was texturized with the Stampin'Up! Perfect Polka Dot Impressions Folder. I added a strip of Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper on the left side and a piece of Chocolate Chip 5/8" Satin Ribbon to finish off the card then added the Hugs Love Note to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. If my count is correct I used seven items from the Occasions Mini not to bad if I do say so myself. Tomorrow I am going to use the Greenhouse Garden Stamp Set that is on sale for 20% Off. Hopefully I will have something to share with you afterward. Well, I am off to spend some time with my kids, we have a free evening which for us is a rarity. I hope you enjoyed today's card and thanks for stopping by. I hope you can by again. Tonya