Happy Birthday, Sweet Lori!

Several years ago, a tall blonde showed up at my front door to join a group stamp meeting we were having. I liked her immediately. And it was apparent that she had both creative skills and a magnetic personality! Having both stamping and a heart for Jesus in common, we hit it off right away. I am speaking of Lori Craig who is amazing, self assured, upbeat, positive, dependable, dynamic, and I could go on and on. I wish I could see her more often, but miles have separated us for a few years now. I am looking forward to seeing her this summer. And I was only too happy to be included in making her birthday today a special and memorable one.
Happy Birthday, sweet friend!!
I don't think I got my card in the mail for you to have it on time.
But here it is!I made the paper from recycled tissue paper from my daughter-in-law's graduation gifts!

Lori is super special to me so I even decorated the inside which I rarely take the time to do.

I really hope your day is extra special, Lori!
I love and miss you!
Blessings~
Angel

Card Recipe:
Stamps~ Mixed Greetings (SU), Fifth Avenue Floral & Kollette Hall's Happy Birthday (inside)
Ink~ Versafine Onyx Black & Peach Parfait
Paper~ Peach Parfait, Sherbet DP (Pressed Petals)
Accessories~ Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die, K & Co brad, scalloped border punch, Metallic Orange RibbonFX ribbon

My Daisy Friend

What a busy week I have going here! Not much time to post, but I hope that changes next week.
Even if I can't stamp, I guess I can make a quick post! Here is a card I made a few weeks ago, but never posted.

Once again, the DP (from my local scrap store's 10 cent scrap basket) is pretty much the focus of the card. While looking through my stamps for the perfect sentiment, I happened to find one that matched the DP. It's a Michael's $1 stamp and one I am happy to have found since I've used it many times!
I hope to be back soon with some fresh new projects!
Blessings~
Angel

Smile

I got so many new stamps and goodies to play with last week that I feel spoiled!

But, sadly this was the only card that I made last week!

Time just gets away from me.

I used a layout on this card that showcases the designer paper and makes it a pretty simple card even if the layered flower makes it look a little time consuming (and beautiful!). I've been a bit addicted to Listia which doesn't help my time problem. I finally got more items listed too!
In fact I listed this card today here and the best part? It's FREE!

I pulled out my tin of flowers and matched the colors to the flowers in the DP. The little pink button shanks happened to be laying on my desk begging to be used. It's such a pretty pink and I had SO many that I listed 10 of them on Listia too!

Here they are..... Yep... they're free!
Thanks for stopping by!
See you later!
~Angel

Scrappy Butterfly

This scrappy card was inspired by a similiar card. I waited too long to write the post however, so I am not sure where I saw the original inspiration!

I meant to show it to you earlier as I have it listed on LISTIA.
Have you heard of the site? It is kinda like Ebay, but you bid with points you earn so everything is FREE. I plan on adding a lot more soon.
Check it out and be sure to sign up using this link. I know you'll be addicted like me!
I will come back with a recipe hopefully!
Dinner is almost ready!
~Angel

Mama Said

This Unity image reminds me so much of a picture of my mom taken in the 60s.

I wish I had that picture to show you!
I really love this Unity sentiment so I made a couple of these cards.

I will have to come back later for the recipe on this one. Only time for a quick post!
Have a great week!
Angel

Ever had a MONSTER day?

Things are gonna get better! That is another awesome sentiment from Verve's "Blue Skies"

I LOVE this little monster I borrowed from my girlfriend! (Falling for You- Paper Smooches) Just like a lot of other Kim Hughes images, the lines are simple and make it easy to paper piece. And can't you imagine it with a LOT of different sentiments?
Before I send it back this week, I am going to stamp it on all kinds of DP scraps!
TGIF, my friends!
~Angel
P.S. I have been loving monsters lately. I have been searching for a cool set that has several different monsters in it. Anyone know of one?

Casing the CAS Queen

I saw this fabulous card on Julie's blog Paper Trufflez. (Yes, THE Julie.) I loved it so much and used it as my inspiration for this card. Instead of a button, I used an eyelet snap I had on hand that matched my Kiwi Kiss papers.

Of course, I had to add a butterfly to my version of the card.
I used the Art of Life set again along with a CHF Kim Hughes set called Natures Silhouettes.
That's all for me today. Thanks so much for stopping by!
~Angel

Simple Butterflies!

You really can't get much more CAS than these 2 cards. I was inspired by a butterfly card I found on Ilina's site. As you could probably guess I have a lot of butterfly punches and dies and have traded diecuts with other stampers as well, so I have a lot of butterflies to choose from. Can you tell these butterflies are little embroidered patches?

Yep, I have had them in my butterfly box forever and decided now was the time to use them.
The sentiment comes from the Unity March KOM- "Just You" and the little dotted background is from an older SU set "By Design" which was actually rescued from my For Sale box.
Hope you are having a marvelous Thursday!
Blessings~
Angel

CardRecipe~
Stamps: Just You (Unity) & By Design (SU)

Ink: Black, Brilliant Blue & Rose Red

Paper: Kraft
Accessories: Butterfly patches, pop dots

Courage

I was MIA a LOT longer than I intended to be, but I am back!
To make a long story short Katie and I went to Tennessee- near Nashville. My aunt and uncle live near there and we went out to lend a helping hand and give out a few hugs after my uncle had a series of strokes a few weeks ago. He is recovering slowly but surely and we are happy that he is doing so well and back at home. But my aunt doesn't have much family out there and Katie and I wanted to be there for her.
Before I left I made several cards and had intended to post during my spare time, but there really wasn't much "spare" time at all.

Today and possibly tomorrow though, I will have time to relax and start showing those projects to you.
This first card is very fitting and if it weren't so feminine I would absolutely be sending it to my uncle.

I will have to make another one with this verse for sure! The verse is from a new Verve set I recently bought called "Blue Skies". I have to thank my friend Amy for making a card with this set recently because I totally LOVE it!
The flower stem came from an older Stampin Up set called "The Art of Life ". I knew I held onto that set for some reason! My yellow embellishment tin came in handy to find a matching brad and flower and the ruffled ribbon from my LSS scrap basket was added to a strip of Scor Tape. LOVE that stuff!
Well, I am off to edit some more pics and relax on my couch for the rest of the day!
If you stop by
please say hi!
Blessings,

Angel

Stamps: Blue Skies- Verve, Art of Life- SU

Ink: Black and Kiwi Kiss

Paper: PTI White, Basic Black

Accessories: Ruffled Ribbon scrap, primas and flower punch, Sassafras Lass brad, Scor tape

M.I.A.

Sorry I have been missing in action the last week. Life takes us on some twists and turns and that's what's happening now. I did get some stamping done last week though and after I get time to do some photo editing, I will be able to do some regular posting.
Hopefully I will get to do that tomorrow!
Stay Tuned!
I have some fun stuff lined up!
Blessings~
Angel

Unity Kit Winner

I hope you've had as much fun as I have this week being the Growing in Unity stamper! I appreciate all of the sweet comments on my Unity cards. As I mentioned before, Unity is giving one of the visitors (and commenters) this week, their choice of one of these stamp kits:

Margarita Moments
Along for the Ride
Berry Good Life

Grow Yourself Extraordinary

There were 107 comments in total and I used Random.org to pick out the comment that won!

Congratulations goes to:

Carol who said...

Another soft, lovely card! I have really enjoyed visiting your blog this week. Keep on stampin'.

Carol B

Carol commented on this post.
Carol, email me by Tuesday so I can get your information to Unity!
Have a great week!
~Angel

Inspire

Good Sunday afternoon!

I meant to have a post ready to go this morning but my card was sitting on my desk half finished while I was at church and then lunch with our kids.

You know what they say..."the best laid plans...."

I saw this Clean and Simple sketch a couple of weeks ago and put it in my Sketch Folder of sketches I want to try.

It worked so well with the frame image from Unity's January Kit- "To the Moon and Back".

I have a special friend who is inspiring me in so many ways recently. She will be getting this card in the mail this week. Because she really does inspire me!

It's laundry today at my house. And I've got a bunch! Found some great deals yesterday while I was out yardsaling with my daughter-in-law.
But, today marks the last day of my Growing in Unity week and that means a free stamp set for one of my followers. You still have a little time to follow the blog and comment on all of the week's projects/posts. You have until 6 pm CST!
I will be back in a bit with the winner of the Unity Kit!
Blessings~
Angel

Card Recipe:
Stamps~Unity's January Kit- "To the Moon and Back"
Ink~ Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz
Paper~ Pretty in Pink, Pear Pizzazz, K & Co Urban Rhapsody DP
Accessories~ SU Scalloped Border Punch, Divine Twine, We R Memory Keepers hardware

Beautifully Inspired

I saw this inspiration photo over at the Shabby Tea Room.

Isn't it beautiful?

I brought out a piece of my treasured Soft Sky cardstock and made a card for the challenge. The rose trio image is by- guess who? Yep...UNITY! More loveliness from the March Kit of the Month. And the sentiment is from the February KOM. The rest of the card came together so easily and I pulled out my wrinkle ribbon I recently bought on Etsy. I am going to try my hand at making this stuff myself one of these days! Of course I HAD to add a couple of butterflies. I stamped one in the corner as well. It needed something and that was it!

I've had a blast being the Growing in Unity guest this week. I was able to spend quality time with my Unity stamps and I only love them more! Speaking of...have you set your eyes on the new April kit of the month? I can't wait to get my ink on it! If you decide to try the kit yourself, let them know I sent you. {wink}
This is your last chance to comment for a chance to win a Unity kit. See this post for more info. I will draw a winner sometime tomorrow!
Hope you are having a great start to a beautiful weekend!

I am!

~Angel

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Roses & Butterfly-Just You (March KOM) Unity; sentiment from Feb KOM- The Best is Yet To Be

Ink: Regal Rose, Soft Sky, Kiwi Kiss

Paper: Soft Sky, Pretty in Pink, Soft Sky DP & Bella Rose DP
Accessories: Nestabilities- Labels 1 and Large Ovals; Corner Rounder, MS Butterfly Punches, Pearls, Wrinkle Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds glitter

Growing In Unity

Happy Wednesday!
If you've found me by way of the Unity blog, I am so very glad you stopped by. I am so excited to be this week's
Growing in Unity stamper!
YEAH!
To celebrate, I will have projects made with Unity stamps all week long and then on Sunday I will draw a name from all of the week's comments (Mon-Sun). That person will win Unity stamps!
Who doesn't like Unity stamps?

I have 4 of the Unity monthly kits so far and LOVE them. My project today uses the bird image from February's kit and the thank you sentiment from January's kit. I masked the sentiment to take it from one line to two to fit my circle embellishment. I love how this card turned out!
I sure hope you aren't getting tired of these "Woodhaven" papers because I have one more project to show you!
Don't forget to leave a comment! (One comment per post please.)
Unity is giving one of the following free kits to one of my followers: Margarita Moments, Along for the Ride, Berry Good Life or Grow Yourself Extraordinary. You can subscribe or follow my blog by clicking the link on the right sidebar.
Thanks for stopping by!
~Angel

Recipe:

Sketch- VLVMar2011

Stamps- UNITY- Jan. To the Moon & Back & Feb. The Best is Yet to Be; Damask-SU

Paper- Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Kraft, White, Colorbok Woodhaven DP

Ink- Baja Breeze, Black, White
Accessories- Victoria CB folder, Circle Punches, K & Co fabric brad, Prima, Paper Studio Pearl, mini flower punch (Michaels $1), Scalloped Border Punch (SU), Sponge

Kickin' it Up a Notch!

This was actually the first of the 2 cards I made that are similar. I followed the 4th sketch of 5 March Verve sketches for this one. And I used my extra elements for the first card I posted today.You can see the glittery flower a little bit better in this picture.

I sure hope the sun comes out tomorrow so I can get better pics!
Don't forget to leave another comment on this post for a chance to win some Unity stamps for yourself!

Blessings~
Angel

Card Recipe: Card is 5.5" Square
Stamps~ Just You (March KOM) Unity
Ink~ Baja Breeze, ,Old Olive
Paper~ PTI White, Kraft, White, Colorbok Woodhaven DP

Accessories~ 2 way glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Vintage lace, EK Success Dotted Wave border punch, square punch, corner rounder and sponge

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I love Unity!

I am SO excited to be this week's Growing In Unity featured stamper! Go to Unity's blog and look on the sidebar. (big grin) THAT'S ME as the Growing in Unity girl!
I am little late getting started with my week of Unity projects. But, I stamped all day yesterday and have lots of cards to show you! Then I finally got some pictures taken. Had to go outside to get any kind of light. Log cabins are a little lacking on good lighting, especially on a cloudy day!
I will have 2 cards to show you today, one now and one a little later. They are both similar but on this first one I went CAS. The flower is stamped in Baja Breeze and I added a light touch of Old Olive on the edges with a marker. Then I added glitter with a 2 way glue pen. Can you see the sparkle?I'll kick it up a notch on the next one this afternoon!
You may recognize the paper from this project. They are from Colorbok and called "Woodhaven". The papers are so beautiful, I can't stop using them.
On to some happy news!
Unity is giving one of my followers their choice of one of these stamp sets:

Margarita Moments
Along for the Ride
Berry Good Life
Grow Yourself Extraordinary
All you have to do is comment on my blog this week. Once per post please. I will put the comments in a hat and draw on Sunday. Unity will send you the stamps! How cool is that?

Don't forget to follow my blog and stop by each day and comment.
I'll see you back here in a bit!
~Angel

Card Recipe: Card is 5.5" Square
Stamps~ Just You March KOM) Unity
Ink~ Baja Breeze, Old Olive
Paper~ PTI White, Colorbok Woodhaven DP
Accessories~ 2 way glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Vintage lace, corner rounder and sponge

Believe You Can Fly

I am so in love with Unity stamps! I can't wait for my Kit of the Month stamps to get here every month! The 2 images I used on these cards were in my March package and they'll make such awesome cards for friends of mine who need a little encouragement!
I made this soft green card first.

The designer paper came from scraps of Prima "Ladybug" and the heart was paper pieced with the same paper. After making this one, I thought it would have looked prettier on a light pink base. So I remade the card with pink. The only problem was I had no more of the first paper. The second card was made using a Basic Grey "Bittersweet" 6x6 pad.

Both cards are 4.25" square- one of my favorite sizes.
They were Clean and Simple for sure! But I really like how they turned out.
~Angel

Ice Cream Trio

Remember this card?

I planned on making more of them and had already stamped the ice cream cones and cut them out. So today I used the same color combo, but changed the layout. I made 2 of these.
I will be back tomorrow with a new CAS card.
Have a great weekend!
~Angel

Monsters!

My very crafty daughter-in-law, Megan made the cutest monster baby toys using this tutorial from The Crafty Cupboard. I love them so much that it made me want to stamp a monster card. I didn't have any monster images, but my good friend Lori was sweet enough to send me this little guy and the stamp set "Falling for You" from Paper Smooches that he belongs to!

The card is 4.25" square and the cut up sentiment came in my Unity Kit of the Month.

I am on a mission to try and use all of these images before the April kit arrives!
The designer papers are scraps from the LSS scrap basket so I can't tell you the brands. I just don't know.
That's all for me today. I have a HUGE list of errands. UGH!
Blessings~
Angel