Birthday Messages Card

I haven't completed challenges on Splitcoaststampers.com in quite a while. This one qualifies for TWO!!!  I really love challenges!  I am always needing Birthday cards and thought I would give my husband a break from all the cards!  LOL! 

Recipe:   It is almost Stampin Up! only!  That is rare for me!  I am an equal opportunist!
Card Base: SU Soft Suede 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" (folded)
Card front: Ruby Red 4 X 5 1/4

Other: Bashful Blue 3 3/4 X 5 stamped with Bashful Blue Cream cardstock edges sponges w/ Bashful Blue, Ruby Red DP (designer paper)

Ink: SU Soft Suede, Basic Gray, and Bashful Blue

Stamps: SU: Vintage Voque (used on Bashful Blue for a backgroun), Message for Mom, & Elegant Greeting's 

Accessories: SU Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon, PrismaColor Pencils, eyelets, and Hologram Stickles

I like the way this one turned out!  What do you think?

Thanks for taking a peek!

Have a Great CREATIVE day!

World's Best Husband Card

Another card for my very missed husband!  I used MojoMonday Sketch challenge Week 122 for part of my inspiration.

Recipe:
Card Base: SU Not Quite Navy 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" (folded)
Card front: Mellow Moss 4 X 5 1/4
Other: Bashful Blue 3 3/4 X 5 White cardstock, Mellow Moss DP (designer paper), Not Quite Navy DP
Ink: SU Mellow Moss and Not Quite Navy
Stamps: Verve Stamps: World's Best, Sweet of You, & Kindred Spirits
This is my first card to make with my NEW Verve Stamps from my first Verve order!  I love them!
Accessories: Spellbinders Nestibilities - Oval, SU Ribbon Orinals District, SU Key Tag Punch

Thanks for checking out my website!

Have a great crafting day!

Love You So Much Card

This is a quick card I made for my husband who has been deployed for a couple of months and I miss him so much.  I used the color challenge on Splitcoast Stampers from last week (Handsome Hunter, Bermuda Bay, and Certainly Celery) and this week's sketch challenge.  I wanted to keep it simple: one, because it is going so far and two, because I didn't want it too frilly (is that a word?) for my hunky husband.  The ribbon might be pushing it!!

Recipe:

Card Base: SU Handsome Hunter 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" (folded)

Card front:  Bermuda Bay 4 X 5 1/4
Other:  Certainly Celery 3 3/4 X 5 then I cut out a thin section to match the sketch & White Cardstock
Ink: SU Handsome Hunter & PTI Black

Stamps: PTI (Papertrey Ink) Signature Greetings & SU Summer by the Sea
After I stamped the image I used Primapencils then blended with OMS (Odorless Mineral Spirits).  Don't look to closely I should have taken a little longer and blended better BEFORE I took the picture.

Accessories: Spellbinders Nestibilities Labels One, SU Ticket Corner Punch, & Scrap ribbon from my stash!  I also used some rub ons for the dots.  I have so many hoarded rub ons that I have resoluted to use more of this year!  

Thanks so much for checking out my site!

Have a great crafting day!

The Forgotten Mojo Card

Okay, so it really wasn't forgotten I just didn't have any time to post it last week.

This is the card I made last week for the MojoMonday sketch challenge.

Recipe:  Card Base:  SU Marigold Morning 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" (folded) I still have some of this I need to use left over from 2007!!!

Card Front:  Really Rust

Other Cardstock:  White, Bravo Burgundy, DCWV Paper Pack "Old World" - scraps from composition books I altered

Ink: Bravo Burgundy

Cricut "Walk in My Garden" cartridge - flowers cut at 1 1/2", 1 1/4", & 1" cut in Bravo Burgundy & DCWV paper

Stamps: PTI (Papertrey Ink) Mega Mixed Messages, Say it with Style (December New Release) & SU Always

Accessories: Nestibilities Circles & Rectangles, SU White Taffeta & black embossing powder, button, & paper distressing 

Thanks so much for taking the trip back in time with me!

Have a great crafting day!

Trying to find my MOJO!!!

WOW!  2010!  Can you believe it? 

The past two weeks have been so crazy with my husband deployed and then my big kids, the built in babysitters, gone for about half of Christmas break I haven't even hardly had time to think about getting my creative mojo on must less doing anything about it.

I made this card for Mojo Monday sketch challenge 120.  First one of the year!  WOOHOO!  So far I am one for one!

Recipe: Card Base - SU  Sahara Sand 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" (folded)

Card front - Eggplant Envy layered with Sizzix DP from Country pack
Other Cardstock: SU Melon Mambo, Bordering Blue, White

Stamps: PTI Faux Ribbon (sentiment), SU Wanted, SU Essence of Love
Ink: Bordering Blue, Eggplant Envy, Melon Mambo, Black


Accessories:  SU Punches: circles, Modern Label, and scallop border, Nestibilities Scallop Circles, Melon Mambo Ribbon, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, a sponge, Eggplant Envy marker (for dots on label), Making Memories Gem Stickers and of course it wouldn't be a Laurie's Original without a little Stickles!

Thanks so much for checking out my website today!  Be sure and check back tomorrow to see my Mojo from last week that I didn't get posted yet!!!  (or in time for the challenge - oooooops!)

Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

Due to family circumstances we actually decided to celebrate a day early!  We had a wonderful Christmas:  Playing games, laughing, and just enjoying being together.

Why do they always love the box?

ROCK EM' SOCK EM' ........ Now they can fight legitamately!  LOL!

My Little Rock Band!

As you can see we are having a lot of fun and creating lasting memories this Christmas!

Hope everyone is having a great holiday too!

Altered Composition Notebooks for Gifts

I finally got these altered and in the mail today.  They didn't take very long once I got started. They are for one of my husband's sister's kids.  He is number 10 ( I married a 10!) of eleven in his family.  We don't draw names but are assigned a name and given a spending limit.  I think we all go over the limit.  It can be challenging to get a nice gift for everyone especially if there are multiple children and most, like us, have five or six.  These were a nice add on gift that didn't cost hardly anything.  Everyone gets there own!  If they like them as much as my kids, who all want one now, they will be a big hit.  I guess I better get to work again!

I used 12 X 12 paper from a DCWV Stack - Old World, that I trimmed.  The paper is pretty thick and textured so they have a great feel; however, because the paper is so thick I got some crease marks.  I folded it around and over; sortof like wrapping a present.  They aren't perfect, but they turned how pretty darn cute!  I forgot to picture the inside.  I took a coordinating solid color trimmed down to 9 1/2" X 7 3/8", rounded the corners on one side and adhered over the folded in patterened paper.  I then just quickly used some rub-ons or die cuts on the front.

I cut the the names out with my Cricut using SCAL (Sure Cuts A Lot). 

When my 13 year old son saw this one he said, "WOW.!  That looks like Harry Potter writing."  I said, "It is!"  I got the Harry Potter FREE at Craft Edge.  You can get it and other fonts or dingbats HERE for FREE to use with SCAL and your cricut.  SCAL is a great, easy to use software, that I recommend. 

Thanks for visiting my website today!

I hope everyone is getting their Christmas crafts completed!

Family Update

WOW!  I can't believe I haven't posted in a week.  It has been absolutely CRAZY around here!  That is not an understatement!

Last Sunday we got out the Christmas tree and decorations! 

WELLLLLL,  after getting the kids all jazzed up to decorate the tree and getting the tree up I realized ( I still don't quite remember ) that last year half our lights weren't working so we decided to chuck then instead of going through all of them, switching them out, trying to find the bad one!  Has anyone ever done that?  It is a TOTAL pain and usually causes some serious frustation.

Anyway!  Like I said the kids were ready to decorate the tree.  So,  I decided to go ahead and decorate the tree without the lights.  Probably not my best descision. Our poor tree looked a little pathetic.   But hey, it was up!

Then, Monday was my baby's first birthday.  We had a little birthday party for her.  She loved her cake, obviously!  I so can NOT believe it has already been a year! 

Tuesday nights my oldest two have church activites.

Wednesday night was my son's Choir and Band concerts.  I couldn't get a picture of him with his saxophone; he was in the back. 

Sadly, Thursday night my oldest had a choir concert that I didn't get to attend because who would watch the four little ones!  My oldest is my babysitter!

Friday and Saturday night were my son's drama nights.  I went Friday night and my oldest and my five year old went on Saturday night.  The play was Law and Order:  Fairy Tale Unit.  My son was the leading man, playing Detective Humpty Dumpty.  He did a great job and was so funny!!  Saturday afternoon I attended an Open House at my friend Carrie's house, then I took the kids, YES! ALL OF THEM (and yeah, I am nuts) to Target to get Christmas lights.  Then last night we put them on the tree.  Take my advice:  It is much easier to put lights on a Christmas tree BEFORE you put on the ornaments!

Throw in laundry, dishes, diapers, meals, vacuuming (I have to do this everyday) and you pretty much have my entire week!!!

Thanks for checking in!

Have a great day!

Miss You Card

For this week's MojoMonday Sketch Challenge - Week 115, I decided to make my husband a card.  He recently left the country for a few  months, and we miss him so much around here.  He is the kind of husband and daddy who isn't afraid to get his hands dirty or do any job from diapers to dishes, from laundry to vacuuming, from book time to scolding time.  Now all those things I am doing myself which is why I am just now finding time to post my card!!!  In fact, I am not even going to meet the MojoMonday deadline!  It is, after all, almost Monday again!  YIKES!!  Where did the week go? 

Recipe:

Card Base: SU Buckaroo Blue 5 1/2" X 4 1/4" (folded)

Card front:From a Premium Stack "Travel Stack" layered on SU Basic Gray.

I used Circle Spellbinders Nestabilities in Buckaroo Blue, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa,and Blush Blossom. The image was done with SU Stem Silhouettes in Close to Cocoa and Buckaroo Blue. I used PTI Communique Curves Sentiments - "miss you".






The sentiment tag I did using SU Key Tag punch in Buckaroo Blue, Close to Cocoa, and Blush Blossom. There are actually two in Buckaroo Blue! Both sentiments were stamped with SU Chocolate Chip. The sentiment is from a 1994 SU set.  I think it is perfect for this card - and so true!

SU Alpine Ribbon was used for that little sumthin', sumthin'.

I am sure my husband will love it!  But between me and you I don't think he cares what the outside looks like as long as I have some lovin' words on the inside!

Thanks for looking!

Cricut Zooballoo Gift Bag - Video #8

Here is a video / tutorial I made on how I turned an inexpensive plain gift bag into an adorable gift bag using Cricut Zooballoo cartridge.  Stay tuned to the end and see "My little discovery!" I hope you enjoy it!

Thanks for watching!

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