Flowers For Joanie

I made this card using the adorable "Hop into Spring" Collector's edition set from Clear Artistic Stamps. It was for Joanie's sketch challenge and a yummy blog candy giveaway--fun! You can still play if you hurry, just visit Joanie' BLOG for the deets. Thanks for stopping in--hope you are all having a wonderful weekend! ~hugs and happy stamping~

Custom Cookie Favors

Hello crafting friends! I created some cookie favors using these fabulous clear boxes from DeNami Design! They were so easy using some pretty designer paper from Basic Grey and a few handmade tags! The purses and high heel shoes stamps are from DeNami Design's Mimi Collection and I thought they would be so cute for the tags...I came up with a fun little sentiment we ladies can all understand--"Eat Cookies, Buy Shoes!" and "Eat Cookies, Buy Purses!" ...because no matter how many cookies we eat, we can always fit into a cute pair of shoes with an adorable handbag on our arm! Can I get an amen! Each box has 3 chocolate chip cookies wrapped in clear saran wrap with pink crimped paper shreds around them. I tied each tag around the top with silver wire cord to finish. I see endless possibilities for these clear boxes, which come in a variety of different shapes--so fun!!! Just think of all the occasions...Baby and Wedding showers, Wedding and Graduation receptions, Summer Family Reunions and High School Reunions--see, so many possibilities! Thanks so much for stopping in--hope you found some inspiration! Hugs and Happy Stamping!

PS- Nope, I didn't bake these--they're Chips Ahoy cookies straight outta the package, hehe!

Hop Around The Clock

I decided to post my hoppy clock since I made it for my sweet, angelic nephew, Anthony--he's 6 years old and such a big boy so he needs his own clock for his bedroom. I entered this into Melanie Muenchinger's Just So Hoppy contest...can you believe that someone else made a clock using the frog too?! Yes, we may have been separated a birth, but Terri definitely got more creative with hers! Check it out at her blog, it's absolutely fabulous! There were so many amazing entries, I am in awe of the extraordinary talent you all possess! I was overjoyed when Melanie announced my awesome pal DONNA the first place winner of the Hoppy contest! She created a chronicle of Hoppy cards, every single one of them being tremendous! I love that girl! She's so modest about her talent, yet she is always complimenting others on their work and she's super generous as well! She is most deserving of this honor and I just want to say how proud and happy I am to know Donna--she's the BOMB!

Deets on my clock:

• 10 x 10" wood clock from Oriental Trading Co.
• background is paper adhered to the base with a strong spray adhesive "Duro" is the brand
• 1 piece of 8 1/2x11" green foam; I cut out lilypads after looking online for some images of real ones--before that and the flowers, it totally looked like a bird eye's view of a golf course green!
• layered silk flowers and placed on edges of lilypads and 1 big one floating in the *water*
• placed Gina K. clear rain dots sporadically on the lilypads (added glitter too, but I wouldn't do it again--it took away from the realistic look of dew drops being on them.)
• Stamped my frogs and 1 of them was stamped onto acetate, then transferred to white cardstock to reverse him. It didn't come out clear, so I carefully traced frog's lines with a black Sakura gelly roll pen and that helped a lot! colored and adhered to base with dimensionals.
• Stamped umbrella, water puddle and butterfly, 3 accessories that come with Melanie's Hoppy set, and went over them with silver Sakura gelly roll pen, placing them accordingly
• Numbers are rub-ons as are the 3 black flowers near the bottom left lilypad (I had to cover up a mistake there, hehe!)

I also want to give shout-outs to some of the other honorable hoppy mentions, which were all outstanding! Check out Lee-Jessie-Carolina-just a few of the ladies who made such memorable creations and inspire me everyday! You all ROCK! Thanks for visiting!

Sweet Carolina!

Oh, just look what I recieved from my sweet blogging and SCS friend, Carolina! I'm sure many of you are aware of her and her wonderful talent, so you see why I am so thrilled to hold one of her beautiful cards in my hands! Oh, It's even more fabulous IRL too! She sent it as a congratulations on my new design team position with Clear Artistic Stamps, isn't she so very nice! I'm sure she won't mind if we all CASE it, since it also an awesome card sketch, lol! Thank you, Carolina...what a relief that it's safe and sound where it belongs! ; ) Hugs!

Rub-Ons on Glass Make Cheap Gifts!

Here's The Run-down:

• glass bowl thingie from JoAnns- .99 cents


• yogurt covered pretzels- $1


• white Love & Happiness rub-ons from Stampin' Up!-free!


• lovely ivory satin ribbon for around base of scallop top-free from my sweet pal Donna!


• gingham ribbon and flowers from old stash, so...yep, you guessed it-free!


• silver hodgepodge hardware kit brad---okay, so I bought the new HPH tin from SU!, but not so fast...I broke it down and realized that with 200 pieces in this kit at $30, that's only .15 cents per piece, YES!


• gina k *bling and dazzle* plastic tag (bag of 8 is 2.99) so about .37 cents

Total Cost of Project: $2.51 and that's with the treat!

Not bad, huh! See, you can pour the treats into the dish for a pretty munchies display and use it for something else later! And those SU! rub-ons are like butter, so easy to put on even a rounded dish--wow!!! Thanks so much for popping in today!

Gina K. Sneak Peek Featuring Melanie's Tin Tutorial

I have to let you in on this innovative creation from Melanie Muenchinger--she's an artist, illustrator and designer for Gina K. Designs and she is totally awesome, duH! She even gave up the goods on a super stylish and trendy wristy, which I'm gonna have to have for every outfit! Check out her great tutorial and pics of this fabulous new accessory that is sure to be a must-have for your wardrobe too!
Don't forget to join the rockin' fun over at the Gina K. Forum on SplitCoast Monday night 7-9pm CST (which is 5pm for me-woo hoo)! It is always a blast and full of super fun contests, games prizes and lots of FREE stamps--not to mention her big release of Melanie's new sets, Carolyn King's new set, her new sets and a brand new designer, Rupa! Wow!!! I know I'll be there! Hope you will too! ~Hugs and Happy Stamping~

Bucket O' Crabs!

I've been meaning to finish this project all week, but I just got to JoAnn's for some googlie eyes, so now it's complete! I adore all of Gina K's stamps, but Just Be-Claws is one of my most favorite, especially because Summer is coming and I'm definitely a summer girl!

I started with a standard sized card and trimmed the sides at a slight angle to make it resemble a bucket/pail. I then rounded all the corners with a corner punch. I now have a bucket template. I traced the pattern onto designer paper, here Pebbles Inc. in Barnwood Navy Blue. Isn't it perfect with its semi-warped look? I cut out the bucket, then set 2 brushed silver eyelets in place for the handle holes. I stamped several crabs from "Just Be-Claws", overlapping a few, then I stamped 3 more crabs separately to be placed on top of the overlapping ones and to hang 1 off the side. This does two things...first, it creates a clean look so you don't see the overlapping lines and second, it creates added dimension on the crabs. I cut out all of the crabs, popped 2 of them on dimensionals and hung the last one over the side. I glued all the googly eyes on using my quickie glue pen. Tip: 5mm googlie eyes by Darice are a perfect fit for Gina's crabs. While the eyes were setting, I decorated the front of my bucket with some hemp, a little pearl accent and a fun framed title. I distressed the red brads a bit and sponged around all layers of the frame with chestnut ink for a more worn look. After the front was decorated and the crabs all glued securely into place, I attached the bucket "handle" using black wire. Finally, I used my brand new Scor-Pal and added two lines along the bottom, you know--like the old galvanized pails? That's it, all done!

Do you think these fellas would be so darn smiley if they had the foggiest idea where they were heading?! Look out for that boiling pot of water, yikes!!! Thanks for visiting today!