Sarah's Birthday Card

Well, today our Sarah turns 17 years old!  Where has the time gone?  I don't get to see her as much as when they lived with us, but so enjoy our visits when we get them.  I saw this cute card on Pinterest and decided to CASE it.  It uses SU's Pretty Kitty stamp set.  For my base card, I used Lemon Lime Twist CS and Wildflower Field DSP.

The measurements for the frame were Rich Razzleberry - 3 1/4" x 2 1/2", Lemon Lime Twist - 3 " x 2 1/4" and Whisper White - 2 x 2 3/4".  I used some ribbon I had on hand to cover where the two papers meet and tied a knot. 

I used my markers to color in the little Kitty and then popped it up with dimensionals.  I always make two cards of each design.  This one I used Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set for my sentiment and used my oval punches with a little enamel heart.

For my inside, I added some extra DSP and the sentiment is from Pretty Kitty.   The second card I decided to use another sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

I left the inside blank so I can write something in it.

The weather is getting warmer, so I hope to see some of my flowers popping up soon.  For me this has been a long winter and will be happy to shed the winter coats, etc.  Jennifer was up visiting yesterday and helped me with my Easter decorations.  I love this time of year.  Have a great week!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Congratulations Cards

I hope everyone had a great weekend celebrating St. Patrick's Day!  It's hard to believe that we are already into Tuesday of a new week.  Over the weekend, I had Joe bring down from the attic all my Easter goodies.  Instead of putting them out, I decided to play in my craft room and make some congratulations cards that I needed.  I decided to put some ink on the SU stamp Amazing Congratulations.  It is a 2 step stamp set which gives you the look of multi colored.  This is the first time I tried this, and I think I would have had better luck if I had reinked my inks before starting this project.  I used my stamparatus for this which helped a great deal and I was happy with the end result.

For my base card, I used Whisper White CS with Crushed Curry for my first layer and my next layer from It's My Party DSP.    For my inks, I used Momento Black, Melon Mambo, and Daffodil Delight.

I stamped my sentiment on a piece of Whisper White 2"x 4 7/8" and mounted it on a piece of Melon Mambo 2 1/4" x 5 1/8".  I added some stars and hearts to dress it up a bit.

I had some left over DSP, so I added that to my inside CS which I left blank so I can write on it.  I even decided to decorate the envelop flap.

I am going to hand deliver this to my Granddaughter Sarah for an excellent report card, so I didn't worry about sending it through the mail.  The weather is warming up here and the yard is full of robins looking for some worms!!  Spring has sprung - hopefully!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

This post is all about having fun with goodies for St. Patrick's Day!  Jennifer wanted me to make something for her to take to her classmates for the holiday.  In the past, we made these really cute - St. Patrick's Day pencils - but it is hard to come up with something that doesn't include any food.  While searching Pinterest, I came across this cute printable - www.missiontosave.com.  They showed it with a rollo attached at the end of the rainbow.  Since no food is allowed, I got some cute plastic coins to attach instead.

I just copied them onto some white CS to make them sturdy and then cut them out.

The coins came in gold and green and we used some glue dots to adhere them.

I was in charge of cutting and Jennifer was in charge of the glue dots.

All she has to do is print her name in the back of them and take them to school on Friday.  We had our St. Patrick's Day gathering this past weekend so everyone could be together.  Jennifer and my daughter came up early so we could decorate the cake I had made.  I think she is going to be a chef as she loves to cook.

She was in charge of the icing and sprinkles and did a great job!  This was a quick and easy cake to make for the holiday.  The surprise is when you cut into the cake it is green!

Here is the recipe for the cake:

1 box of white cake
1 box 3.4 Pistachio instant pudding
1cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Spray bundt pan
Mix cake mix and pudding together
Stir in rest of ingredients until smooth

Cook for 40 minutes or until done

Allow to completely cool and invert and icing.

I usually make my own icing, but since I was short on time I used a can of white frosting.  I microwaved it for 15 second intervals until it was smooth enough to drizzle on the cake which Jennifer did a great job and then added her sprinkles.

It was yummy!

After our dinner of corn beef, cabbage, etc. Jennifer helped me dip pretzels in my melting pot and decorate them for the Wellness center.  We packed them up in individual plastic bags.  Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the basket filled with the goodies.  Here is a picture of a few that we didn't eat.

Needles to say, no one went home hungry.  We hope everyone is having a good week and that you have a great St. Patrick's Day.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

St. Patrick's Day Card

Well, we had another 9" of snow.  Very cold, windy and miserable here.  Joe has been doing a lot of plowing this winter.  I have not ventured out and am enjoying some time in my craft room.  My shamrock die was among the missing, so I tore apart some drawers and eventually found it.  Better late than never.  Now my swiss polka embossing folder is among the missing!  Haven't found it yet.  I hope I'm not the only one that this happens to.  I saw this really cute card on Splitcoast Stampers and decided to make it.  A few months ago, I won a gift certificate to Lawn Fawn stamps and picked up this cute stamp set called Bugs and Kisses (LF789).  For a few extra dollars, I also got the matching dies.  This card needed a jar and I remember that this stamp set had one!!

For my base card, I used SU's Old Olive and my first layer was in Very Vanilla.  I still had some DSP left over and made my layer in Old Olive 5" x 2 1/4" and the DSP cut 2" x 4 3/4".  I die cut my jar and glued it on the DSP.

I stamped a bunch of little shamrocks flowing out of the jar using my peg stamp from Judith.  When I was looking for my shamrock die, I decided to take all my peg stamps out of the drawer and put them in a basket so I can see what exactly I have on hand.  I have found that if I don't see it, I don't use it.  I truthfully forgot I had this one.  I love how it looks.  My sentiment stamp is an old SU stamp that my daughter found at a garage sale for 25 cents.  That was another item that I found hiding.  I punched it out in Very Vanilla and mounted it in Old Olive.

For my inside sentiment, I used my favorite poem stamp again.  I finished up some goodies for Jennifer to take to school and she is coming up this weekend to help me with the Wellness Center's goodies.  It is supposed to warm up thank goodness.  Hope everyone is keeping warm.  Have a great weekend.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

St. Patrick's Day Card

Well, we are preparing for another winter storm that is scheduled to arrive this afternoon and continue into early Monday AM dropping 6-9 inches of snow.  UGH!!  We always get that big storm in March.  I have been MIA, as I had surgery last Friday.  I didn't think I would be as tired as I was, but all the tests came back great so maybe that gave me the boost I needed to get back in the craft room yesterday.  The holiday will be here before I know it, so I made another card to send out.  I saw this cutie on Pinterest while I was resting and decided to make some. 

It's a pretty simple card and comes together quick and easy.  I used Old Olive - one of my favorite colors - for the base card and the layer was Whisper White.  To make my shamrock, I used my heart punch and some DSP in my scrap pile.  I just popped the large hearts up with some dimensionals and used some glue dots for the smaller ones.

For my ribbon, I used SU's Mistletoe ribbon.  I love that ribbon with the edges in white.  I used SU's Tiny Wishes stamp set for my sentiment along with the medium oval punches. 

Again for the inside sentiment, I used my poem from Inkadinkado.  I like how the shamrock stands out with the little hearts trailing behind.  I wanted to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers.  I thought I would show some of the beautiful cards I received.

This card is from my friend Denise - Doggone Stamping with D - in Virginia. 

These cards are from my friend PJ - PJs Projects -  in Wisconsin.  She also sent me some adorable calendars .  She has a great Esty shop as well.

These cards are from my friend Martha in Florida.

And this card is from Jennifer and her Mom.  I just love the quilling of the cardinal.  I love quilling and used to do it a lot.  I would like to do it again.  Not enough time in the day anymore though.

Thanks also for the many wishes and prayers that I received.  It meant so much to me. 

Well, I'm back to the craft room to make some goodies for Jennifer to take to her classmates and for my daughter to take to the Wellness Center.  We'll see how much I get done.  Have a great week.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy