Happy Heart Day

It's been a LONG day so this post is going to be quick. I recently made this Valentine's card for a card swap. It's on a single panel and the scalloped heart is the actual card. I'm loving this new Sugarplum "balloon Emma" digi...how cute is she? As soon as I sat her on the bench I knew I needed to give her a little friend for company (bird from Hero Arts). More Valentine's projects to come so stay tuned!

Sesame Street Valentine's

You've probably seen these Sesame Street characters made from punches before. I think they're so cute and I've always wanted to try them. I needed something to top the Valentine's gifts I put together for a few kids so I decided to make lollipop jackets and try Elmo, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster. They were a blast to make. I used the Box #3 die from Sizzix and it's great for something like this where I wanted to include small toys and snacks. Tip: when doing projects with punches, QuicKutz's Quicker-Poker-Picker-Upper is a time saver. It helps pick up the small punches and place them where you want them...easier than tweezers. I love the conversation heart stickers I found at Wal-Mart and had to somehow incorporate them into this project. I have a few more Valentine's projects so come back tomorrow.

Thank You Jenny

I forgot to post this a few weeks ago when I gave this card to my friend Jenny. She lives here in Hilo and she's the one who inspired and encouraged me to start this blog. We both teach classes at Island Scrapbooking and we get together occasionally (like today...yes during Super Bowl) to "play." We exchange ideas, share our stamps, dies, etc. and try new things. She's been stamping and making cards much longer than me so I learn a lot from her. I really appreciate her friendship and creativity! You can check out her blog at crazyforpaper.blogspot.com.

Supplies:

• Stamp - Soft Pencil Digi "Flowers for You", Sentiment from Hero Arts, Flowers from Eat Cake Graphics
• DP - Stampin' Up Specialty Designer Series
• Cardstock
• Copics
• Ribbon
• Stickles - Crystal

Also, if you're into knitting, my sister-in-law's sister (Shannon) has a great blog. Check it out at alittleloopy.blogspot.com. They make some of the cutest things. She made these booties and the hat for my son when he was born.

Mojo Monday Challenge 124

This is the first challenge I've ever entered and I think I might already be addicted. I love this sketch and had so much fun with it. I just got the Sugarplum spring kit and this Emma and swing stamps were the first ones I inked up. The floral design at the bottom was inspired by the floral DP above. I used the MS Lace Heart Edger punch and layered some floral ribbon at the top. I have got to have some bling on my projects so I used crystal Stickles on the flourish punches and pink Stickles on the edges of the dark pink Prima flower. Oh and the bluebird is also Stickled in crystal. I printed the sentiment on the computer and cut each letter out. This was tons of fun!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Girl & Swing- cc designs spring kit, Bird - Hero Arts Whoo Loves You
• DP: Floral-Bo Bunny Love Bandit Whoo Loves U, Dots - Little Sprout Baby's Breath, Stripes - Imaginisce Lucy Bird Daisy May
• Punches: MS Lace Heart Edger, McGill Fern, Paper Shapers Flourish, EK Success Small Butterfly
• Flowers: Prima and All Natural Accents
• Font: Jazz Let
• Rhinestones & Pearls
• Stickles: Crystal & Pink
• Copics
• Ribbon
• Cardstock - Bazzil

Robots on the Wall

I saw this robots paper and thought it would be cute as a wall hanging in my son's room. It was super easy and fast to do. All I did was get an 8" x 10" blank framed canvas and staple the paper to the back of the canvas. Then I applied Mod Podge with a sponge applicator all over the paper (as you would do if decoupaging). I let it dry overnight. Then I added the cut outs and personalized it with my son's name...popped up with pop dots. Lastly, I stapled the ribbon to the back of the frame and tied it in a bow.....fast, easy and inexpensive!

And, you can change it pretty easily, too. I reused this canvas which used to have a floral paper and was hanging in our guest bathroom.

Supplies:

• DP - K & Co. Kazoo Robots & Hearts
• Spellbinders - Circles and Scalloped Circles
• Alphabet - Sizzix Round-a-bout
• Cardstock - Bazzil
• Ribbon - Ribbon by the yard at Wal-Mart

It's Ka-Zoo Time

I bought this paper yesterday and couldn't wait to make something with it! The characters are irresistibly cute! I just cut out the images and popped them up on layers of different paper. Also bought the MS heart punch set yesterday and had to put it to use right away, too. Happy happy joy joy, happy joy joy!!

Supplies:

• DP - K & Company Ka-Zoo Animal Toss,
• Pink polka dot glitter - Doodlebug
• Heart Punch - MS
• Cardstock - Bazzil

Singing Happy Birthday To You

I'm back from our family vacation to L.A. and we had an awesome time! Best of all, our 14-month-old son was a great traveler (phew!) Caught up with family and old friends and my mom and I had fun at the Super Craft Show. We took the Copics workshop and learned a lot. It was so fun checking out all the booths...just not enough time to see everything. I was inspired by all the creativity and my brain has been on overload since. Above is the first project I did since returning.

I was introduced to Sparkly Fluff from Our Craft Lounge and LOVE it! It adds texture and some bling and we even learned to use it for shading in the Copics class (makes areas darker). I got a couple colors at the show and loved it so much, I just placed an order for additional colors. I usually Stickles everything to add bling...now I'll Sparkly Fluff everything! I used the Coffee Bean Sparkly Fluff on the dog's spots to add texture.

Supplies:

Stamp - Shirley's 2 Girls "Joyful cat & Dog"

DP - Doodlebug polka dot paper (pink, multi-color)

Cardstock - Bazzil

Stars - Spellbinders

Inside Sentiment - Snell Roundhand, Spellbinders Labels Four

Stickles - Crystal

Sparkly Fluff - Coffee Bean Brown

Copics

Ribbon