wedding card

I made this wedding card for my nephew and his bride.  I used Spellbinders border die cut from pearlized paper, a 3d rose from www.tbzkaart.com that I purchased at a scrapbooking show a couple of years ago.  The stamp is from the wedding ensemble from Just Rite.  I used Spellbinders large scalloped circles for all the circles.  The ribbon is a garage sale find and I edged it with peel off stickers from Flower Soft.  Hope you like it!

Gotcha Day 2012

 

We adopted our daughter from China 15 years ago.  The day we first held her in our arms is called her Gotcha  Day and we celebrate it every year on January 20th.  I also make a card for her  and here is this year's card.  I made the collage with Picasa showing pictures from China, coming home, becoming a citizen, and growing up.  She is a beautiful young lady now and we love her very much.  Thanks for looking!

Unity Stamp Co The Big Prize Challenge

I visited Unity Stamps at the convention in Las Vegas in October and purchased my first itty bitty stamps.  They are awesome and here is my first card from that purchase:

This stamp is called  Absolutely Priceless {Simple Stories Itty Bitty} and I got it because my husband and I rode in a hot air balloon on our honeymoon so many years ago.  I used blue cardstock for the card base, making memories travel collection patterned papers, blue rick rack and flowered lace, and copper colored cardstock .  I also used Spellbinders large ovals and large scalloped ovals to cut the image out.  I stamped the balloon with versamark ink and embossed it with Stampendous Stampin Stuff detail black embossing powder.  I really love how it turned out!  Hope you like it!

 

Pay it forward

I found this on Deborah's blog ScrappinMamma   who is doing pay it forward and I thought it was a great idea. 

"Pay It Forward" is the idea of blessing someone with a random act of kindness without expecting anything in return. It’s passing on a kindness, hoping that your recipients will do the same, and forming a never-ending chain of goodwill. But it isn’t only kindness, it is also a means to connect and share instead of just keeping it to ourselves.

"I promise to send an original creation to the (1st) 5 people who leave a comment here. They must, in turn, post this on their blog, and send something they make to the 1st 5 people who comment on their status."


Here's what you need to do:
1. Leave a comment on this post. I will send a handmade gift to the first 5 commenters.
2. Create a post on your blog offering the same.
3. Send a handmade item to your first 5 commenters.
4. It must be sent to your 5 people sometime in 2011.

Please do not sign up unless you are fully committed to making your 5 items!

PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR MAILING ADDRESS TO 

 jonder@frontier.com
PUT PAY IT FORWARD IN THE SUBJECT LINE

A Passion for cards

Check out the promarker giveaway on this blog!  http://apassionforcards.blogspot.com/

How I feel today

I got these new Judith stamps and had to try them!  The embossed stamped design for the background is a bunny slipper.  I feel just like this lady today and the inside says it all.  The inside is a Viva Las Vegas Stamp and describes exactly how I feel about housework!  Anyone else??

October MFT Guest Designer Contest

 

This is a stacked pumpkin treat container I made for the MFT October Guest designer contest.  Had a lot of trouble uploading a small one, but here it is!  Thanks for looking!