Yeah I got to do the ic144

It's a day later then I wanted but I was just thrilled I found time. I did this for the ic144.

My inspired picture was the top left picture. I borrowed this cute little owl from my sister and I had the background behind him from an expo I went to last year. Also I went with blush blossom just because I thought it flowed with the owl color. I got to use my new scallop punch from stampin up too. LOVE IT!!!! If you look close you'll see that I went over the eyes with a gel glaze pen to give them an embossed look. (It's hard to tell though at first. I used the dots template for the bg layer. It went with the owls eyes. I colored the owl using creamy caramel and blush blossom. The picture is soft and I wanted to keep my card soft too. This will be great to give someone for any kind of accomplishment. It would even be good for a new welcome card for a baby girl.

it was so nice to stamp again. I currently working on a custom slate piece. I really want to get to the featured stamper challenge today. Thak s for stopping by.

Terry

I'm still around

Hi Everyone,

I'm still around!!!

It's been a while since I posted and I just wanted to check in and let everybody know I'll be back stamping soon. Schools in and I'm thrilled. It was a great summer but I love routine like I'm sure most of us do so getting back into school will be great. Oh and I started a New Job too so I haven't been able to stamp anything lately. It's been 11 years since I've worked a real job so it's taking a little time for me to fit in the extras. (Like stamping) but I will so don't worry. (I'm addicted).

See you soon
Terry

Verve cupcake for DD's friend

Good morning!! I'm still playing and having fun with my new Verve Stamps. This is for my Daughters friend. Party is today at noon so I had to be quick. Which is hard for me. Thanks for stopping by have a great holiday weekend.

My Recipe:

Stamps: Verve, Noteworthy from stampin up

Ink: pretty in pink, only orange, chocolate chip white craft put on with a dauber over pink for frosting look.

Paper : Whisper white

Accessories: Liquid pearl, Ribbon from Michaels, cuttlebug happy birthday template

Technique: Daubing, dry embossing

sympathy for a friends family

I always get sad when I have to make these kind of cards but if you have to make them using these Verve stamp sets it'll work great. The Cross is the prettiest I've seen around. I just got a bunch of Julee's stamps. I'm looking forward to playing with them. This card is made from two of the Verve sets. ! is called Note of Prayer and the other is called Artful Elegance. You can find them here if you want to buy some for yourself.

This card got started because of the ic142 and this is the one it's based on. I changed the blue though to the sage because Verve sent me the pretty ribbon for an order thank you. How nice was that. My inspiration was the color and the the scroll leaves. I didn't use leaves but it's similar in my eyes.




My Recipe:

Stamps: Verve stamps

ink: Brown Stazon, chocolate chip, whisper white

Paper: Chocolate chip, whisper white ancestory designer papr,

Accessories: Scallop square punch, Verve satin ribbon, dew drops
ticket corner punch.


Have a great Sunday everybody
Terry

Inspiration challenge thank you

Today I've been wanting to stamp all day. I wanted to make a teacher at my daughters school a thank you. She did something really nice for me. Also she's getting married this may and told me she loves hearts and roses. I'm thinking of making a bunch more for her to be able to write out on her own for thank yous. She also has been tutoring my daughter this summer so I've started thinking of what to give her at the end. This may be the ticket.

This also fits as todays ic141.
which picture below, do you think I picked as my inspiration?



My birthday is tomorrow so I hope to check in again Monday.
Thanks for stopping by. Terry

My Recipe:

Stamps: Always

ink: Stazon red

Paper: Whisper white and Bella Rose designer paper from stampin up.

Accessories: organdy red dotted ribbon from Michaels, dots template fro cuttlebug, liquid pearl for the center of the flowers in the heart.

Technique: dry embossing

Blog Award

Blog Award...

Today I had a pleasant surprise when I got on my blog. I found out I was awarded a Blog Award from Dawn Mercedes Amusing Musings & Things . This week has been the best. Thank you Dawn for Brightening my day!!!



RULES:
I have to pick 7 of my favorite blogs and…
1. The winner can put the logo on their blog
2. Link the person you received your award from
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs
4. Put links of those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs of the girls or boys you’ve nominated.


So here I go:
#1 The karma Garage
I love vals blog because I get to hear her Sing and she has some insightful posts.

#2 Ashleys creative corner
I always enjoy browsing Ashleys Blog. she's so very talented

#3 Chick n scratch
This lady always has a ton of Tutorials and I have gotten so many ideas from her. You're A great Talent.


#4 Just give me stamps
Is an amazing talent.

# 5 Freckled fun
is fun and talented.

#6 Mothers little Helper
A talented lady

and # 7 is: can you say addicted to stamps
YES!!! I'm right there with you Jessica. You're a super talent.

Thanks for stopping by have a great day!!

I can't believe I went through with it

I can't believe I got a tattoo!! I'm turning 41 next Sunday and I wanted to do something totally out of character and unpredicable for me. I'm really conservative with everything usually. I do need to blame my dear friend Susan though. She got the idea rolling. Okay okay Don't laugh!!! My face totally gives my pain away. It did hurt but it only took 15minutes to do.

I did design it myself. I omitted the center of this kind thoughts stamp then added the flower that's with the set. I originally had just the stem as the flower going down but I wanted to put my daughters name in the design so when I went to the tattoo place Mr Billy redrew my picture with my daughters name in. He was amazing. A very talented man.

I'm still as sweet as I've always been and I won't be getting another. So don't worry. One in a life time is plenty for me. It's been 2 days and I still like looking at it and it's in a spot that can be covered easy and shouldn't bother anybody. My husband didn't mind either way which surprised me. He liked that I designed it. My parents think I'm crazy but I think I'm definitely less predicable. Thanks for stopping by. Terry

featured stamper 179 on SCS

Happy Sunday everyone. It's a pretty quiet day today. I had a friend stop over for a while and now a storm is brewing some so I'll have to be quick. Today is featured Stamper day on SCS. Great pick Beth. I had a ton of fun brousing Kim's (blondie090277) Gallery. I picked this card of hers to case.

Things I changed: 1. flower
2. Colors of flower and ribbon
3. location of piercing just a little
4. Sentiment
5. No stitching

My recipe:

stamps: oh so lovely, happiness always, great shapes

ink: kiwi kiss, brovo burgandy,

paper: Kiwi kiss, Whisper white,

Accessories: burgandy ordandy ribbon, piercing tools,

Technique: piercing

Thanks for stopping by:

desk monogrammed name plaque

Not my best picture taking sorry. It wasn't working inside so I tried outside. It's a little bright I think. anyway I've been wanting to do this tlc 180
all week. What a fun fold. I'm going to use this for my desk monogrammed name plate. Also it works for todays wt178 . I gemmed it up.

My recipe:

Stamps: justrite DIY Monogram stamper kit

Paper: ancestory Designer paper, so saffron, whisper white

ink: Black,

Accessories: white gel pen, ice gem brads, scallop square punch, scallop circle punches, white ric-rac, photo punch,

Technique: Square Spring Card

Thanks for stopping by

ic139 on splitcoaststampers

Good Morning, I so wanted to sleep in this morning but I've been up and out all week that my body wouldn't listen and just sleep in. I looked at todays inspiration challenge first thing this morning and went about my day thinking about it. It didn't take me too long before this idea came into my head.

Here's Todays ic139 Which one do you think I picked?

A while back I bought the 3x3 note cards with envelopes from Stampin up and I just hadn't gotten to using them yet. I have my card opening upside down. I have a Velcro dot holding it shut. It'll flip open just like a purse.

My Recipe is:

Stamps : dreams du jour

Paper: soft sky 3x3 pre-cut and scored cards, Chocolate chip, designer paper I used was stampin ups retired afternoon tea and such a girl-rosie rings.

Ink: Brown stazon, soft sky, groovy guava, wild wasabi. shhhh, I got carried away and if you look close I colored in a flower like it was a leaf. oops!!!

accessories: orange stickles, mauvy scallop circles large and the small

Have a great Saturday, Terry

My Daughters Thank yous

Good afternoon. Today I've been working on my daughters Thankyous from her birthday not long ago. I did the outside and my daughter did the inside. They are almost done. Here's one of the 26 we did.

I wanted it flat and simple. easy to mail basicially. This was a great card to mass produce. Thanks for stopping by, Terry

My Recipe:

Stamps: For a friend hostess set.

Ink: Basic brown, prisma pencils,

Paper: Whisper white

Accessories: The ribbon is from Michaels crafts, Cuttlebug template thank you, yellow liquid pearl, My scoring blade from my fiskers cutter. (I want the scor-pal though).

TLC179 for splitcoaststampers challenges

This was done for todays tlc179 on splitcoaststampers. It was an interesting challenge. Not one of my faves but interesting. I got to use my new set dreams du jour for the first time. I'm going to like using it I can tell. Here is the tutorial for making it. My base card is 4.25 x 4.25. Thanks for stopping by: Terry

My Recipe:

Stamps: Dreams du jour,

Ink: Brown stazon, soft sky, groovy guava and wild wasabi

Paper: Soft sky, Afternoon tea designer paper form stampin up,

accessories: chocolate chip 5/8 grosgrain, ice gem brads, scallop square punch, dye cut smaller scallop square

Technique: Blintz Base,cutting,

Fun Pictures in the Hershey Park Factory

Group picture in the Hershey Factory.












I needed to share
these Pictures. I think they are so fun. We went to Hershey Park last weekend with my sisters family. My Daughter was so happy to have her cousins with her. These pictures were taken by my brother in law and by a wall in the Hershey factory. My BIL had the kids posing. It was so fun and the kids were so into it. Kudos to my BIL. It was a fun start to our long, long day.
Thanks for stopping by: Terry

Todays Featured Stamper case

Good Morning and today it's Featured Stamper Day. It's when Some lucky Stamper gets recognized for their Stamping Talent. Today winner is artystamper I choose this card because I just did Birthday invites for my Daughter using this set. Check out her gallery here:

Things I changed:
1. I used the a different stamp set with the same sweet theme.
2. I used the new in colors

3. Different sentiment

4. different size card

My Recipe:

Stamps: tart and tangy, warm words

Ink: Kiwi Kiss and Tangerine Tango which are the New in colors for Stampin up this year. I also used Brown Stazon for the word Happiness.

Paper: Whisper White,

Accessories: Striped Ribbon is from Michaels Crafts

Thanks for stopping by I'm off to get some Tea!!! Have a great day! Terry

Discounted Retiring Accessories Promotion

Hi everyone,
Here's a quick post. look what's out.Be sure to check it out.

Discounted Retiring Accessories Promotion

Thanks for stopping by: Terry

card and dominio pin for a friend and sc185

Here's a card and a Dominio pin I made for a friends birthday. I made the card first and then thought I wanted to make her something to go with it. I just bought the dominios and they were sitting out so that's what I did and I just love the outcome.

I love the outcome so much so that I'm considering doing this for the mini convention my upline is hosting next month.

I set after using the sketch challenge 185 on splitcoaststampers. I did alter the sketch some though. the image I used was too big to do the extra layer.

My Recipe:
Stamps: kind thoughts.
Ink: White craft, green stazon, so saffron and apricot appeal craft on dominio and classic on the card.
Paper, certainly celery, apricot appeal paper prints designer paper,whisper white.
Accessories: Flirty Ribbon from stampin up, pretties pearl, two way glue stick and dazzeling diamonds, dominio, I sprayed the dominio with a little hairspray to seal the color but you can use anykind of clear craft sealer. Matt finish I think is better though.

Thanks for stopping by: Terry

Poll winners

Congratulations to the 3 people who thought # 1 was my customers pick. I've decided to give away the #1 card to one of the three people who voted for it. So please will the three that voted for #1 leave a comment on what they liked about the card and from that I will pick someone to send it to.

Thanks though to all that played. I loved seeing the votes.

Terry

Recipe box for customer

This was done for a customer. I let the customer pick the paper and I created it from there. I bought the box at Michaels crafts. It's a cherry wooden box.
To stick everything I used my xyron. What would I do without my xyron and dimensionals. I use them a ton. Anyway the inserts were a great addition too I think. I stamped the baroque Motifis swirl with chocolate chip craft ink. Printed up the different named sections and punched them out with Stampin ups' scallop punch. I then stuck the scallop inbetween the chocolate chip card stock and the designer paper by Ancestory. The alphabet I used is an old retired set(don't know the name though)I used a little stickles on the front latch and a whole lot of sponging on everything. Also, I ran the chocolate chip 5/8 grosgrain through my xyron. It works great!! This is the first time I've covered a recipe box. I'm thrilled with the results. I only wish I I could keep it for myself.
Thanks for stopping by~ Terry

cup cakes wedding cakes is Saturdays challenge

This was done for todays ic136
and this was my pick of inspiration:

What great choices I still have ideas in my head but no time to do right now. THanks Stef for the many choices. What Fun!!!! Thanks for stopping by: Terry

My Recipe:

Stamps: Eat cake ~

Ink: White craft, brown stazon, bashful blue

Paper: pretty in pink, bashful blue, yo yo yellow and whisper white,vellum card stock,

Accessories: Dots cuttlebug template, tag punch, fire gem brads, pretties, bashful blue stripped ribbon, yellow and pink grosgrain ribbon, 1/2 circle punch.

Technique: dry embossing, sponging,

Which did the customer pick?

Bird card sample #1
Recipe: Stamps: Always, spring solitude, warmest reguards. Ink: Chocolate chip craft, certainly celery classic. Paper: Soft sky, ivory pre-made cards from Michaels. Accessories: Stickles for flower centers.

Bird card sample # 2
Recipe: Stamps: spring solitude, warmest reguards. Ink: Chocolate chip craft, certainly celery classic, groovy guava. Paper: afternoon tea designer paper from Stampin up', Very vanilla for this card.

Bird card sample #3
Recipe: Stamps: French flair Background. Ink: chocolate chip craft, white craft. Paper: Michaels premade cards, soft sky, chocolate chip. accessories: dazzeling diamonds and two way glue.( bling is hard to see sorry)

Bird card Sample #4
Recipe: Stamps: None. Ink: Chocolate chip. Paper: soft sky, chocolate chip, ivory premade card from Michaels. accessories: bird Cuttlebug folder.
These were done for a customer. She wanted birds, which I'm sure you guessed already and she wanted the size to fit a recipe box that I'll be making her soon. The customer is giving them as a gift and that's why she wants them to fit in the recipe box. It's just to have a place to store them to give. To find this size ivory envelopes was a little tricky though I must say. I finally found these at Michaels in the wedding section. I really didn't have time to send for them so that's where the tricky part came in.They came with 50 cards and envelopes. They did have thank you already on the front and the scored frame was there too. I just refaced them inside the scored frame. She also wanted them pretty simple. I really like them. I plan to use the ones she didn't pick.

1.Can you pick the one she choose? & Which one do you like best?
check out the poll I set up on the side bar. TFL

Thanks for stopping by Terry

Stampin up in-color comparisions

Introducing Stampin' Up! 2008-2009 In Colors!

Here they are...all six new Stampin' Up! 2008-2009 In Colors! See pics below for color swatches and comparisons to other SU Colors. These colors will be available in the new 2008 Fall Winter Idea Book and Catalog. For now - here's a sneak peak!

I want to give a great big thank you to DOstamping with Dawn

Be sure to check out Dawn's blog as she has color comparisons to go with each of the new colors.

Thank you Dawn!!!!

For putting these on your blog. What a great help to everyone. I even have a different outlook on getting the colors. I'm not surprised of that either. Every year I say I'm not going to like the in-colors and every year I do.
Thanks for stopping by: Terry

GREAT PERSONAL NEWS!!!!

GREAT NEWS!!!! As of last Thursday I have officially lost 50lbs. I'm very pleased with myself and I just wanted to share. I still have a ways to go but I'm thrilled that It's going in the right direction. I feel so much better. TFL~ Terry

My Daughters invites

These are for my Daughters Birthday

party. I cased the idea from fabfullmers on splitcoastampers. I did't add a ribbon because I wanted to keep the cost of sending down. I'm putting directions in and I know that will add enough weight to them. My daughter wanted to help make them so She stamped all the fruit and I was the official paper cutter and I put them together person. Most of them had to be done with the markers so it did take more time then if we just had to stamp them. She was a great help though and it was fun to work with her on them. She may even catch the bug of stamping someday. We invited some boys too hence the red and orange color picks.

Things I changed:
1. some of the colors,
2. I added in using the scallop punch for behind the image.
3. I added you're invited to the front
4. I didn't use ribbon
5. I added stickles for a little bling

My Recipe:

Stamps: Tart and Tangy, Dot invite
Paper: Ruby Red, pumpkin pie, appricot appeal, gable green,whisper white
Ink: Marigold morning, green stazon, green galore, ruby red, pumpkin pie
Accessories: Popsicle sticks, corner rounder, scallop punch, both 1 1/4 and 1 3/4 circle punches.stickles,

grad card

This was for a friends Daughter that graduated 8th grade. They Had a super fun picnic party for her this past Sunday. I wanted it to be simple and sweet.
Oh and I found this tutorial on how to make the beaded pens. Just note, I personally use the tacky sheets. Also instead of stamping something I just stamped the name on a piece of designer paper and ran it through my xyron. thanks for stopping by. Terry

positive findings

Good Morning everyone: Sorry it's been a while since I've posted. The summer is moving right along that's for sure. My daughter is doing a basketball camp this week and I've been quite impressed with the flyers they've sent home. I really just wanted to share the positive findings.
I will be posting some things I've made so keep a look out for them. Have a great Day!!! Terry

First watermark upload

Well I finally did it. I studied my Photo Elements 6 and did a watermark for myself. I know most have done this already but I'm telling you it was certainly an effort for me to do. I do need to send a GREAT big thanks to stampinkub.
Kurtis did a tutorial on how to make a watermark using photo elements 6 and without this tutorial It would have taken me forever. Thank you Kurtis!!!

This Card was done for todays sc181 This challenge was a challenge because I started out using my 3 1/4 stampin up square punch and it wouldn't cut through the paper. Lucky for me I have creative memories square punches so I dug them out and just changed the sizes I was using. I also need to thank Stampin up too. I've had the punch for quite a while and called to see if they could do anything for my broken punch and they are sending me a new punch. YEAH!!!! I did have to pay for the shipping and tax but I was thrilled to say the least. This card is also the color color challenge for this week. cc172.
Such fun colors that I don't usually pull out. Thanks for stopping by" v

Terry


My Recipe:

Stamps: All holidays,

Paper: Afternoon tea designer paper from stampin ups' done mini. , Wild Wasabi, Designer paper that's the taken with teal color and whisper white.

Ink: Wild wasabi and taken with teal

Accessories: White gel pen, pretties from stampin up' and ice brads,

Ric-Rac Fun

THis is for todays wt171 on splitcoaststampers. I had so much fun trying to think of something to do with my Ric-Rac. I saw Julia's( The hostess) card and loved that she made a flower using the ric-rac so I had it in my mind to think of a flower I could do. Roses popped into my head and then I was off. I used my white ric-rac to make the roses. As you can tell, I also used ric-rac to decorate the vase too. My card is a 4.25 x 4.25 card too. I always love it when I get a chance to make this size. Please excuse that the sentiment I used is crooked~ Just a little...



My Recipe is

Stamps: Simple said, cute converse.

Paper, Very vanilla, chocolate chip and the designer paper is from ancestry.

Ink: Green stazon and chocolate chip.

Accessories: My large oval punch for the vase and the small oval punch to cut out the center of the vase, white and sky ric-rac.

Thanks for stopping by: I'm haveing a much better focusing day. Terry