Monkey Bis.....

I had to include these....We stopped to see these monkeys and they came right up to you and were so cute....One was very interested in the monkey inside Brad's camera. Brit could have held this little guy all day.

Spring

Many of you will recognize this from Becky's blog at inkingidaho.blogspot.com. I demonstrated this for a class this morning. Two cards with matching envelopes and the card file folder. We used the new ribbon,designer paper, corduroy buttons, rhinestone brads, flower punch, Big Shot Top Note and the Polka Dot Punches stamp set.

A couple more Cruise photos

The first photo is a dancer in the Isle of Roatan, Braydon and Britney at dinner, and then Brad and I and the girls from our balcony before leaving Miami.....a week of fabulous memories, just wish it didn't go by so fast.

Big Shot Nugget Box

My SU box arrived and the Big Shot Box was included....watch out, your going to see this one a lot! This is the greatest little treat box and so easy for a quick gift or thank you for a hostess. I also used the new paper and the Yummy stamp set and the Valet ribbon. Each box it filled with paper wrapped Hershey nuggets.

Great Vacation had by all

This year we celebrated the kids birthdays by going on a cruise. Braydon turned 21 years old while on the ship and Brit turned 18 years old in January (so she got to bring a friend.....our other "daughter" Mallory). We left Miami on the Carnival Valor and stopped in Grand Cayman first, on to Isle Roatan, then Belize and finally Cozumel Mexico. There was no lack of fun all week long....we took 1200 pictures, but I thought just a couple was enough to share. If your thinking about a cruise, GO, this was our 7th one and we will go again. Thanks kids for a great time!

One Layout.....3 Cards

I needed a couple quick cards and I was limited on time, so I used one layout and whipped out three cards to suit the need of a Sympathy Card, Wedding Shower, and I Miss You card. They turned out nice. I used a patterned clearance paper from Target,True Thyme, and Black with the black and white checked ribbon. The shower one is the brides paper that matched her colors perfectly. Then I added the brads and clips from SU and MY FAVORITE silver string.

Green Plaid

Simple, yet makes a St. Patrick day statement. There are those peppermint patties AGAIN, they never go away do they?????!

Happy "die cut"

Using the Big Shot die once again.

March Brings St Patrick's Day

I have ONE St. Patty's day stamp, so you will see what I can do with ONE stamp...The "Irish" is using the Big Shot alphabet and gluing it on. The rest is embellishments of ribbon and a glitter pen.

Happy St. Patty's Day

Love the Big Shot die!

St Patrick's Day

These two ladies are two of my BEST customers. They joined me one day for a St Patricks Day Stampfest at its best. We had a good time and they are already talking about Easter and Mother's Day. Thanks ladies for your support!!!

Happy Birthday Larry

I made this for one of our retired neighbors from Audubon. He is a golfer, of course, but this is a tube of chocolate golf balls and I just wrapped it in paper and decorated it with a golfer's theme. Enjoy Larry!

decor elements

I added some more decor elements to my stamp room. I love the touch they add and highly recommend them to anyone who isn't sure what they want for a wall decor or are afraid of doing anything drastic. They are simple to apply and SU has so many fun ones to choose from....so start applying them to your walls! And peel them off when you want a change or something new.

You've got a friend....

This is a very small gift enclosure card using the die cut envelope from the Big Shot. The stamp is from printworkscollections

My Husband knows....

My husband knows "hallmark" will not cut it, he has his secretary make his cards.....

Girly girls

My little Britney (on the right) goes off to college this fall, its times like this I am going to miss her!!!!! and her friends!!!!!

A "Friendly" Valentine

This cute box came from yet another creative and wonderful friend....Love it!

One is not Enough

Zebra card
Kleenex box....

Paper strawberries and a zebra one no less.....

"You've got mail"

These are the very cute Valentine treats I got from Dawn. And there was more....

Hershey Sticks

I made these using Hershey sticks and just wrapped paper around them like a match book holder. They are decorated with more patterned paper and ribbon. I will take them to lunch with friends this week.

One More Valentine

Some scraps let on my desk.....to hard to throw out.....so this is what you get!!!!!

Valentine Suckers

This is the tag from Happy Heart Day and the heart from Love Much sets. I stamped them and then cut two to wrap around each sucker and tied them with my favorite silver string....

Dont' forget......

Puppy's love to get Valentines too!!!! This is a clear bag stamped with dog paws and then heart shaped dogs treats inside.....

My Valentines

Brad gets 3 new black and white shirts with hearts sprinkled on them and a hugs and kisses ribbon tied on the button.....No chocolate!!!!

Britney is working hard at dropping a few pounds, so Valentine treats are not her friend this year, so to make it fun, I put a couple little treats in a martini glass with a pair of cute undies and gave her a Target gift card instead.

Love Bug

I loved how this one turned out! The candy inside are white and pink hearts from the bridal area at Michaels, so is the paper....

Valentine for Mom

This is the same one as I posted earlier, but with a leopard print paper. This is for my mom! The inside your not able to see, but I filled a clear bag with chocolates and added the ribbon. the brad is a build a brad with a red heart from the new heart punch.