Father's Day Frame with Tommy Paper

This Tommy paper is one of my favorites. I loved the nautical theme, as well as the primary colors. 

I also love making the frames. This is John's Father's day frame of him with his "new son". We have come a long way from the "he can't stay here" statement when we found him to his new best friend and constant companion. 

If you haven't made a frame, they are so cool. You really get two layers or pages to do and the three dimensional effect is wonderful. I have found you have to put a piece of cardboard on the back to get it to stand in a stand well.

Here is one of the cards I made with the Tommy paper:

I made these for the scrap your stash challenge, but I just got a new camera and couldn't figure it out in time! BUt I had fun doing it. I used Free Spirit, Scholastic, and Buzz & Bumble. I used the chocolate tapestry rub ons as well. I loved mixing all the houndstooth patterns for my hound. I have been making some really cool cards and hopefully this weekend I will figure out the camera well enough to take some pictures. As usual I love them so much I don't want to send them. But like jam and love, they are enjoyed more when spread.

Dream Pop Birthday Cards with shimmer tape

I love the new dream pop papers! Especially the textured papers, which is hard to see on my pictures. These are only available through MAy 31st, so if you love bright colors and POP, use the shop with me button to the right and pick them up. I bought the shimmer tape for a Christmas card project and overestimated what I needed. I remeber thinking "what am I going to use this for?". The answer is everything! It is beautiful with the For Always papers, the dream pop and the old cruising papers I have. I have used this embellishment more than just about anything. I love a little bling! I am trying to learn how to take better pictures of my cards and these aren't great, but they give you an idea about the dream pop. I also did a fancy fold and cutting with the cricut. They are some of my favorite birthday cards I have ever done.

Creating for a Party Video

Here is a fun tutorial about things you can do for a party with the Artiste Cricut cartridge. cupcake holders...fun ideas! Let your inspiration begin!

Scraplifting

I love scrap lifting! I saw this card made as a birthday gift on pintrest and just changed the elements and made it a graduation card. It is so fun to see something and imagine it a different way with what you have!

Memory box Project Oasis 2013

These are pictures of the memory box project we will be doing in my OASIS class at the Methodist Church. IT uses the La Belle VIe papers from Close to My Heart and various accessories, like the filagree charms. The pictures are out of order, and the first is the inside lid of the box, the second the top and the third an overview of the whole box.

Tiny Twins

This is one of my favorite "go to "patterns for cards, because It takes such a small amount of paper, and the embellishment possiblilities are wide open. Because the area in the center is such a focus, this really lends itself to texturing. On the valentines cards I used rub ons and on the "for you" stamping. It is from the Originals card pattern book on page 127. It is a card that features how to do a lot with just a little.