Cards from LH

My friend LH made this cute card for me as a thank you for having a Stampin Up party. I love the pink and green colors - so fresh and spring like!


I like the way she attached the little bow separately using a glue dot. Cute!


I may be the luckiest gal in the world. LH also made me this cute set of personalized notecards for a handmade Christmas present. She made them using a letter press plate. Not sure if you can tell that the R is impressed into the paper.

Love the color too!


And she made a cute little card holder for the note cards!

Burst of Energy

Last night Junior Jay (my son) went to bed pretty early and I had some pent up energy so I decided to spend some time in my crafting room. It felt great to be creative!

I made seven cards using the pattern of a card I first saw at my friend H's house. I liked the way the front of the card was folded back on itself and also the use of patterned paper. I added the little band myself - my cards needed a little something extra so they weren't too plain. I used my cricut to make the cutout of the boy and his puppy. I love that machine! Best birthday present ever! I used my scor-pal to make sure the folds were nice and crisp. The Thinking of You stamp was a $1.50 stamp from Michael's. Cute little stamp.

I made a few of each card. These are the results!

A Nice Surprise!

Last weekend I found a nice surprise on my front steps. Hubby and I got back from our spring break and there was a plastic bag filled with some cool vinyl on my front steps. These records (picked up at Vee Village) were accompanied by a sweet card made by one of my favourite rubber stampers, Boom Boom (my pet name for her!). Boom Boom is very sweet and kind and often leaves little surprises on my front steps. She seems to have a radar that let's her know when to leave these surprises because they always seem to come when I need a pick me up!

Thanks Boom Boom! I'm going to party like it's 1999! I may even back comb my hair!

Rubber Stamping and Paper Crafts

This is where the two worlds collide. I have always been a rabid crafter (sewing, cross stitch, crochet, knitting, even a little quilting) but in the last 6 years I have discovered the world of paper crafts and now have my own little shrine dedicated to these arts - the guest room! I mostly make cards but dabble a bit in scrapbooking too.

I belong to a rubber stamping group - Just Stampers - and we have monthly meetings, host swaps and participate in challenges.

I have even had two of my cards published in stamping magazines! That was pretty cool.

I just made this card which was given to my boss on behalf of the staff as a sympathy/thinking of you card. It accompanied the book Three Cups of Tea and some tea from Cornelia Bean.