Baby Gift

I recently helped to host a baby shower for a good friend. She was blessed with a sweet baby girl. I just knew that the Papertrey Ink (PTI) egg box would be great for this, as well as a matching altered paint can. Of course, to my luck, PTI released their Bitty Baby Blessings line just in time!

All paper used was from PTI's Bitty Baby Blessings, with Lavendar Moon and Lemon Tart Ribbons. I used a local dollarstore find for the Chipboard Letters "Katie" on the paint can-which I think matched perfectly! I used the Bitty Baby Blessings stamp set for the paint can and egg box. On the egg box I used the Just Hatched PTI stamp set for the top stamp. I used my trusty Marvy Punches to punch out the "Just Hatched" image and layered it with a larger punch. On the sides of the egg box lid I stamped from Bitty Baby Blessings the image "Sweet Little Baby" and then added baby's name using the Simple Alphabet by PTI.

To add something "extra" I just had to use my new Stamping Bella Dots in solid light plum. You can see the Dots on top of the Egg Box and by the large elephant image stamped on the can.

My apologies for the off-lighting, my regular camera is in for repair.

Sisterhood of the Blogging Stampers-19

Hello to my SBS19 Sisters! I'm looking forward to hanging out on all of your blogs and getting to know you all. Thanks Bela for telling me about the SBS19!!

Father's Day Cards

I promised some of my Card-Making friends that I wouldn't neglect them when posting on my blog! So, I thought I'd post up two Father's Day cards that I made. My first passion is Scrapbooking, however I am also a stamper and card-maker!

The first card is one that I made using the Father Knows Best stamp set from Papertrey Ink. I made this one for my Dad and my Father-in-law. The second card I made for my DSS and DD to give to my DH. It's done with one of Gina K's Kindred Dads stamps and the sentiment is from Kindred Greetings for Him. It's a really cute line of stamps! The brads on both cards are Screw Brads that come from Gina K Designs.The other supplies are from Stampin Up (my good friend is my enabler when it comes to SU).

Here are a few more pages from my Earthy 8x8 Album. The entire album is 12 double-side pages (so 24 pages).

I haven't put all of the pics up, but think that you have gotten a good idea of how simple and fast it was to make this album-yet the pages all look unique and look great too!

Top: Tearing Tool, Corner Rounder. Lower Photo is matted on one of the photo mats that come in the Power Palette.

(I just love the pic of John and I on the bench. We really enjoyed Reynolda Gardens in Winston-Salem!)

Middle: Corner Rounder, Tearing Tool, Oval Pattern from the Custom Cutting System

Lower: Corner Rounder

First: Tearing Tool, Galaxy Shape Maker

Second: 12 " Straight Trimmer

Third: Used the 'wallpapering' technique again, plus some journalling and some designer stickers. FYI the stickers that come in the Power Palettes aren't like "stickers", they are heavy-weighted, not quite as heavy as chipboard, but not thin. They would not wrinkle as you apply them to your pages.

Fourth: 12" Straight Trimmer

Top: Tearing Tool and Personal Trimmer (to crop photos), Brown Fine Point Pen.

Bottom: Tearing Tool



We were so happy about being able to make a good cup of tea (DH and I are big tea lovers) that I had to include this pic of John and I with our tea! :-)

8x8 Earthy Power Palette Album

Last week I started and finished (!) an 8x8 album using the Creative Memories 8X8 Earthy Power Palette. I was so excited at how simple it was to create a stunning album to display one of my past trips. All tools used to complete this album are from Creative Memories as well. I chose an Ebony (black) album cover for this project.

This is the inside cover (front page). I "wallpapered" (aka covered my whole refill sheet) with one of the double-sided pages from the palette. The two circles on the right were created with two shape makers (punches), the Snow Maker and the Circle Maker. The top title was done using a Title Sticker that came in the Power Palette. The other title was created with Indigo Mini Classy Alphabet Stickers. I used the Scalloped Corner Maker on my photos.