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Birthday card for my Sister-In-Law

2009-09-09T19:10:00.002-04:00

While I'm on a roll I will add another card I created a week or so ago. This if for my Sister-In-Law's birthday. (I'd rather just say sister because we are just that close, and she is very special to me)
The Jar is an image by Stamps By Judith, I just love her stamps. You have to go online and see all of her images they are just adorable. Anyway I used other miscellaneous flower stamps and just stamped above the jar and then added my own stems. There are very small gems in the middle of some of the flowers for added bling. Difficult to see in the picture but I think they were a nice added touch.
Thanks for stopping by...hope to update again soon.

Onesie Invitations

2009-09-09T18:55:00.003-04:00

I'm finally getting around to posting pictures of the Onesie Invitations we made for my niece's baby shower. We used numerous patterns and various trims so that we had a large variety. we needed approximately 60 invitations so we had a little assembly line going, as each one was completed we would all say we loved this one better than the last. Of course we each had our favorite and kept one as a little memento of the fun we had creating them. if you'd like the pattern just type in Onesie in the Gallery and they will pop up...very easy and fun to make.

Update

2009-08-10T18:18:00.003-04:00

Sorry I've been a bit remiss on postings and checking out everyone's blogs. God answered my prayers; I now have a new full time job after being unemployed for 6 months. I absolutely love it; praise God for answering my prayers.

Unfortunately I haven't had as much time for my creative antics as I would like.

I have been working on a baby shower for my niece and making all of the invites with some other family members. I'll try to post the pictures soon.

Anyway just wanted to let everyone know I'm fine just working hard; thanks for all of the concern.

God Bless all of you.

In Christ <><
Karen (Saved by Grace)

Father's Day Chipboard Accordian Albums

2009-05-22T10:31:00.003-04:00

More little Father's Day creations...these are accordion style chipboard albums. Sometimes it is difficult to think of special meaningful gifts for Dads, thought these might serve as nice little mementos all that is needed are the precious pictures of Dad with his kids (old or young, boy or girl) made them suitable for all....

Father's Day Cards (few different versions)

2009-05-21T10:26:00.004-04:00

Thought it was time to get busy making some Father's Day cards. God has blessed all of us with so many wonderful Fathers we need to celebrate them. Just simple little sentiments to pay a huge tribute...

Note Pad Holders (Hedgie and Tulip)

2009-05-17T21:44:00.004-04:00

These are a little different version on the coaster and binder clip note pad holders I posted earlier this week. The area with the ribbon is crimped, and the ribbon is tied around this area to help hold the note pad in place. Just a simple little added gift for a special someone.

Wedding cards newly married

2009-05-10T20:30:00.007-04:00

I was asked to make a couple of wedding cards for a newly married couple. These are the cards that I created. The stamps are from SU and Clear Stamps, I used my cricut to cut the border hearts and scalloped heart background. The vase on the second card has small gems adhered for added embellishment...

Dog Lover Post It Note Pads

2009-05-04T19:46:00.003-04:00

Challenge was to come up with a small gift item for dog lovers...I thought of using the Post It Note Holders and used puppy paw patterned paper, adhered stickers to each page of the Post It Notes...it inexpensive yet a cute little unexpected gift.

Personalized Mother's Day Cards

2009-05-03T20:15:00.003-04:00

I was requested in my Etsy store to make a few personalized Mother's Day cards and this is what I came up with. Used the Studio G $1.00 stamps from M..
embossed, colored, added Crystal glaze, fabric flowers, brads, also used a Fiskars border punch on the patterned paper for the base of the card.

Congratulation's on your New Baby

2009-04-30T12:36:00.007-04:00

I thought these little baby embellishments were so cute I just couldn't pass them up. Just cute little CAS cards for fun. I think these would be cute as announcements, invitations to a baby shower or just as congratulations on your new little bundle of joy. I used pattern papers from CM and the border stamps from Fiskars, sentiments are from SU, fun and easy to complete.

Christmas Card Challenge (CCC09 April)

2009-04-28T20:54:00.004-04:00

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Here are my Christmas Cards and tags for the April CCC09. The cards are on pre-printed paper with glitter accents I added the poinsettias which were stamped embossed and then individually cut out and adhered with 3-D pop dots. Inside sentiment is stamped Merry Christmas.

Happy Easter...Happy Spring

2009-04-17T19:40:00.001-04:00

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. Christ has risen He has risen indeed...Hallelujah!!

Spring weather is finally upon us, volunteering at our neighborhood Spring Expo, (fundraiser for our church and school) God is wonderful He has blessed us with sunshine and great Spring weather for the event... Have a great weekend.

I'll be back to creating soon.

Ocean's 11 group challenge #4

2009-03-31T17:48:00.005-04:00

This serves as my challenge for my Ocean's 11 blogger group. It was to create a small, square, CAS card. I stamped the background card stock with various sentiments, put them all on one acrylic block and just stamped away. I thought it created a nice base for the card. The main images are from Studio G, these were water colored backed with black card stock and then adhered with 3-D pop dots.

My thoughts this card would be suitable for Father's Day, Spring or Summer birthday, or note card...even a BBQ invite???

Easter Decorated Tic Tacs

2009-03-27T07:37:00.004-04:00

I had seen so many of these decorated Tic Tacs for Christmas, I decided to give it a try for Easter...not sure if the little ones will appreciate these in their Easter goodies but the adults need treats too...right? Anyway most of these are done with the Michael's stamps that I found in the $1 bin, they are embossed, water colored, and some have stickles too...the tiny cotton tails are the liquid applique (I just love liquid applique I need to experiment using it in different ways...

Ocean 11 Group's 3rd Challenge (dry embossing background)

2009-03-25T14:35:00.005-04:00

Ocean's 11 group's third challenge was to use a dry embossing texture background for a card. This is a dotted Swiss texture in a light moss green color, this was chalked a bit to be more visible. The stamped image was colored with Copic markers and water color pencils. Crystal glaze was added to just the flower for a 3-D affect. I left the inside blank so it may be used for most any occasion.

Christmas Card Challenge (CC09 Mar.)

2009-03-20T16:24:00.005-04:00

These are the Christmas Cards and Tags I made for the Christmas Card Challenge CCC09 (March) I was happy with how the cards turned out. The Stamps are from Studio G for the card and SU for the gift tags...Stamped, embossed, water colored, and embellished for added affects.

Proud Of You Grad (Graduation card)

2009-03-13T14:07:00.004-04:00

My niece is graduating from Grand Valley College next month (which I just cannot believe) it seems like yesterday that I was holding her in my arms and kissing her little face, it just isn't possible...
At any rate she is a sweetie and I wanted to create a special card for her in her school colors. The images are stamped, embossed, colored with SU water Color pencils and then crystal glaze is added for a 3-D effect. The card front was cut using my Cricut so the little windows would show off the inchies.

Stamp is Studio G, paper is SU, Celebrate stamp is also SU.

Ocean 11 Group's 2nd Challenge

2009-03-11T13:32:00.004-04:00

The Ocean 11 group's 2nd challenge was to use clouds in the background of a card.

The paper I used was actually a cloud printed paper but I also decided to enhance the clouds by making them 3-D. The Stamp is Hero Arts Garden Bunny. The image was stamped, embossed, and colored with SU water color pencils. Fabric flowers were added on the bottom with moss green brads at the centers. Crystal Glaze was also added to the eyes for added dimension.
I just love bunnies and this is one of my favorite stamps.

A Mother Holds her Children's hands

2009-03-09T13:54:00.005-04:00

This is a Mother's Day card for a new mom of a young infant or toddler. The phrase reads "A Mother holds her children's hands for a little while...and their hearts forever" The background of the card was embossed with Fiskars embossing templates little hands and feet, then shaded with chalk. Little pink hand brads were used to adhere the phrase to the bottom of the card, pink and blue were used so that the card would be suitabe for the mother of either a boy or girl.

I will Sing to the Lord (Psalms 13:6)

2009-03-05T14:02:00.005-05:00

Just a simple card to cheer up a friend. Birds always remind me of singing to the Lord. This is a Studio G stamp, embossed and then crystal glaze was added to the bird for a 3-D affect. Scroll was cut using my Cricut machine, patterned paper is DCWV, I chalked around the edges of each piece, and added the verse from Psalms 13:6 I will sing to the Lord for He has been good to me. Bible verses are so uplifting, God has provided the right words all we have to do is share them....

SCS Ocean's 11 1st Challenge

2009-03-03T20:55:00.004-05:00

Spring card with 3-D embellishment. Not sure if this qualifies for the challenge, but I like how it turned out. I cut the front of the card with my Cricut leaving three openings for my little inchies which were stamped, embossed, water colored and then, added crystal glaze to each image for a 3-D affect.
The watering can was also cut using my Cricut machine and the Stretch Your Imagination cartridge.

The Bible Verse at the bottom is Ecclesiastes 3:1 For everything there is a season, and a time to every matter under heaven.

Spring / Easter greeting cards

2009-02-22T13:04:00.004-05:00

I was playing with my new stamps from Michael's $1.00 bin. I had fun adding the liquid applique to the lambs body and the bunnies tail it is so neat to watch it transform from a liquid to a puffy surface in a matter of seconds from the heat of the embossing tool.

New Layouts for this week

2009-02-17T12:24:00.006-05:00

Sometimes it is difficult to come up with titles and journaling. Here are examples of both to perhaps make it easier. You can cut out the title from excess photos of the event as in MORE MAMMOTH, or you can incorporate the image into the title as in ADORABLE, or ... Also taking pictures of grave stones or historical markers and adding them to your layouts are sometimes all that is needed to describe the pictures taken.

Christmas Card Challenge (CC09 Feb.)

2009-02-15T14:30:00.004-05:00

Christmas Card Challenge (CC09 Feb)

These are the Christmas Cards and gift tags I created to complete the challenge for the month of February.
I'm so glad this challenge was created, by doing just six cards and six gift tags a month I'll be all set for Christmas.
This is just a simple card with added bling by using glitter paper, stamped images and embossing. The inside sentiment reads "For unto us was born a child"

Easter Little Easter Cards / Notes

2009-02-05T08:15:00.005-05:00

I know it is early but I just couldn't wait to try out these new stamps I just purchased at Michaels in the $1 bin. I love this little stamp I added little cotton balls to each bunny for added whimsy.

The stamp I used on the card below is also from the $1 bin at Michaels,

Covered Spiral Note Pads

2009-02-05T08:12:00.004-05:00

Covered Spiral note pads from dollar store. I made these to give out for Valentine's Day obviously you can decorate for any holiday or everyday...

Celebrate "Your Day"

2009-02-05T08:08:00.005-05:00

Birthday card for a dear friend turning 50. I love this stamp because it allows you to use with water color pencils and shade, I also added stickles to the center of each smaller flower for added dimension

Valentines Day Card Showing Homemade Glue Hearts

2009-01-24T19:57:00.004-05:00

This card is one I completed so I could use the homemade glue drop hearts from an earlier post this past week.

I was happy with it.

2009-01-24T19:53:00.003-05:00

My daughter and I made a bunch of these for her to hand out as Valentine's to her classmates. The hardest part was making sure the Cricut cut the image right in the center of the card. It took a few tries but we finally got it right.

The sentiment is stamped and embossed on the bottom of the card.

Sticky Memo Note Pads

2009-01-24T19:47:00.004-05:00

I also saw these on Splitcoast Stampers and decided to try my hand at making my own designs.
Coasters were used as the sturdy background. I put coordinating paper on the background and the little binder clips.

Valentine Tic Tacs

2009-01-24T19:43:00.003-05:00

I saw these on Split Coast Stampers and decided to try some of my own. These are made with the Jumbo size Tic Tacs.

Homemade Glue Dots

2009-01-20T13:56:00.004-05:00

Here is my attempt at making some homemade glue dots from hot glue. This wasn't my idea so I can't take the credit, I did try making some other shapes and the hearts turned out pretty well I think. These were dried on a sheet from a used up sticker pack, then placed in a ziploc bag with die and dried again on a paper plate.

Dye I used was Adirondack, alcohol ink, acid free, quick drying, pearl, and copper, the red is something old I had on hand no name.

XOXO, Be Mine Photo Holders

2009-01-18T13:05:00.004-05:00

More Valentine photo holders made from jumbo binder clips.

CM card stock, embossed hearts with crystal glaze, ribbons, DCWV printed coordinating paper to cover the clip.

Valentine Photo Holder Binder Clips

2009-01-18T13:00:00.002-05:00

Valentine photo holder, jumbo binder clips. Another idea for using the jumbo binder clips as Valentine photo holders, cute little added gifts for your loved one.

Very easy, CM cardstock, CM alphabet stickers, ribbon.

Get Well Wishes

2009-01-18T09:10:00.004-05:00

This card was created using one of the JoAnn's $1.00 stamps, I just love the bargain hunting. Anyway this is for a dear friend who had surgery this past week.

Sentiment is SU, paper is DCWV, ribbon added for embelishment, and button is Heidi Grace which was alos on clearance at JoAnn's

Pink Heart

2009-01-17T10:49:00.003-05:00

This card was simple but still special, these cards were purchased at Archivers in the 1.99 Hot Spot, (5 in the pack) the square is an open area so you can insert whatever theme you prefer. SU back ground border, heart was embossed and then crystal glaze added fof a 3-D affect. Pink card stock added to the inside for writing a special message.

From The Heart

2009-01-17T10:43:00.004-05:00

Not the traditional colors for Valentine's Day, black and pale pink, I thought it was a new twist. Heidi Grace black chip board heart was the center of the card, SU sentiment, embossed, adhered with pop dots, black ribbon added for embellishment.

Fall Photo Holders

2009-01-14T12:06:00.003-05:00

This is my take on the photo holders that have recently been in the photo galley on splitcoast stampers. The actual holders are made out of jumbo binder clips and adorned anyway you can imagine. My favorite is the ghost.

LOVE Hedgies

2009-01-14T12:00:00.004-05:00

Cute little Valentine's Hedgies, I also love little hedge hogs, and any stamps I find with hedge hogs I just have to have.

The Hedgies are stamped, embossed, colored with watercolor pencils, and the hearts are adorned with crystal glaze. On the inside of the card I added a heart to coordinate with the one on the front of the card.

"Inspirational" Bible Verse Swap

2009-01-14T11:47:00.007-05:00

These are the cards I made for the Bible Verse Swap, I think they turned out rather well, hope they are enjoyed by those who receive them. The Bible Verse was printed on a transparency and adhered with brads.

Stockings

2009-01-14T11:44:00.003-05:00

Again I used the Cricut to cut the little stockings from different printed papers and then added stickles on the fur for added embellishment, adhered with pop dots for 3-D affect.
Just little gift enclosures.

Celebrations

2009-01-12T21:20:00.003-05:00

These are a few examples of cards I recently made using my Cricut, which I have been enjoying. Sentiment is stamped and embossed, the cupcakes and ice cream cones are embellished with crystal glaze and stickles, and then adhered with pop dots. Very simple, and fun

Little One

2009-01-12T19:47:00.005-05:00

I save everything since I started scrapbooking. As you can see from this layout I used the hospital bracelets from the birth of our daughter, the calendar page that was on the wall in my hospital room and then I had the nurse stamp our daughter's foot prints right on a page in my book. I love this layout because it has so many memories for us, again simple and easy...

Fun In The Snow

2009-01-12T19:42:00.003-05:00

This is Michigan weather, we love it most of the time, but by March we are ready for sunshine. I used the Titletopia from CM to place the adhesive letters. Simple but fun and easy to complete.

Love You!

2009-01-12T19:37:00.003-05:00

Just in time for Valentine's Day. Stamped and embossed, colored with SU watercolor pencils, and then Crystal Glaze is added to the petals of the flowers for 3-dimensional affect. backed with black card stock with pop dots and adhered onto a pink card.

Snuggle Bunny

2009-01-12T19:30:00.004-05:00

I just love bunnies, I have a small collection, and Beatrix Potter is one of my favorite artists, when I saw this stamp I just had to purchase it. I used SU water color pencils for shading, and stickles are added to the cottontail for added bling.

Thanksgiving Card

2009-01-12T13:11:00.003-05:00

This Thanksgiving Day card was lots of fun to create. The message inside was printed on a transparency from my PC and then adhered to card stock with brads.

Newly Created Cards

2008-11-11T12:15:00.002-05:00

Just a few more cards (quick and easy however they still send a special sentiment to those you care about)

2008-11-05T11:05:00.007-05:00

Here are some of the things I've been working on. I love this time of year, so many things to create not enough hours. Hope you're enjoying the fall season.

"I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving." Psalm 69:30