Happy Thursday! That means it's almost Friday! I decided around 11:00 last night to make a card for Kristina's Color Inspiration #51, what is wrong with me?! I'm getting my days and nights seriously messed up, which is not good, since I still work days! ugh! Everything is SU except for the *wish* by Making Memories and the Cuttlebug Houndstooth embossing folder. I was reaching for the usual Polka Dots, but didn't see it and saw this one and really like the way it looks! Happy accident! The pleated ruffle, the houndstooth, and the herringbone rub-on really makes me think it's a "Fashion Week" card! lol!Okay, gotta get moving, I'm afraid it's definitely going to be a *stop for a large coffee on the way to work" day! And I'm wishing I hadn't agreed to go to a vocabulary workshop after school from 4-8! Doh!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!RecipeCardstock: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Rose Red, retired SU designer series paper.
Accessories: Corner Rounder, Curly Label Punch, Fashion District Rub-ons, Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Crochet Flower, Latte Designer Button, Linen Thread, Making Memories "wish", Cuttlebug Houndstooth Embossing Folder.
Happy Wednesday! Hope your week is going well! I was inspired to make another Mother's Day card last night (thanks, Tina!) and this is what I came up with...no wild child...back to my normal self! lol! I was determined I could use all SU products again and step away from the Sassafrass Lass...for awhile, anyway! It's simple, but I like the way it turned out.Okay, off to school! Yesterday was a good day, I remember laughing a bunch of different times throughout the day. I can't remember why I was laughing (I'm over 40, remember?!), but I love just the memory of laughing with the kids, know what I mean? Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!RecipeStamps: Friends 24-7, All Holidays.
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, A Walk in the Park DSP.
Ink: Tempting Turquoise (stamped off), Staz-On Brown.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, Tempting Turquoise Button, Dimensionals.
Happy Tuesday! I worked on this card last night for Laura's Sketch #25 and it just kept getting wilder and wilder, so I apologize if it throws you into ADHD! lol! I used tons more contraband...I seem to have crossed over deep into the dark side, especially where Sassafrass Lass is concerned! I used a this yummy paper and these new numbers.
I made it for my best friend from back home who will be 43 this month...she's the most calm, conservative person you'll ever meet, so I'm not sure what she'll think of this! The good news, I thought we were already 43 and would be turning 44 this year, but I did the math to double check, and we're only 42! Yay! It really is hard to keep track...and seems pointless...after you turn 40, sigh.
Hope you have a great day! Thanks so much for stopping by and for all of your well wishes yesterday! Hugs and happy stamping!
Happy Monday! I know I've been MIA, sick again, another round of antibiotics, ugh! Can I just say that I'll be ready for this school year to be over?! lol!I got by with some *help from my friends* and we made challenge cards! We started with this piece of pink Alissa paper by Bo Bunny. I added some yummy new American Crafts paper (I went a little crazy over this line, yikes!), but I did get a little bit of pink in there! Very simple, old, fail-safe layout, can't go wrong with tried and true, right?!Here is Beverly's card, love how she added the darker pink and the black and the fabulous SU rub-ons!
Here is Margaret's card, hope you can see how pretty it is with the white background...the stick pin with circle flower coming off the edge is fabulous!
Here is Valerie's, truly inspired! The crown with the bling and the glittery wings, be still my heart!
Hope you enjoyed these! As always, thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!
Happy Wednesday! Hope your week is going well! I was pooped after work yesterday and took a two hour nap, yikes! That gave me energy to stay up late working on a card for Kazan's Sketch #25 over at 2 Sketches 4 You! (I think I create a bad cycle for myself, what do you think?! lol!)I started out wanting to use the precious "umbrella" die cut from Sassafrass, so everything kind of grew from there. I tried to draw a freehand star for this sketch and that did NOT work out too well! I found some empty spots in chipboard sheets where stars USED to be, but I had used them all, so then I had the idea to cut around one of the empty spots and make a skinny star outline. Threw in some other random stuff, and voila! I find myself needing "teacher" cards frequently, so this should come in handy, especially as the end of the year approaches! Yay!This angle shows the star a little better:
Okay, off to administer a 3rd grade TAKS reading retest. They survived the math test yesterday, so now we just wait patiently for the results, sigh, and try to keep the students engaged and occupied and learning for the rest of they year, of course! lol!Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!RecipeCardstock: SU Yo Yo Yellow, Sweet Slumber Specialty DSP, retired floral DSP.
Accessories: Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Corner Rounder, retired chipboard, Dimensionals, Sassafrass Lass Paper Whimsies die cut, Autumn Leave button, Thickers, Janome Sew Mini.
Happy Tuesday! Hope your week is off to a great start! I had a question in the comments from Nicole (Hi, Nicole!) about the Texturz plate and the Big Shot, so I thought I'd show you some pictures of how I do it. I used our Stamp Club challenge materials for March to make this card. (Although when the girls came Monday night with their challenge cards...see below...they pointed out I had not used the pink flower and white grommet thing I gave them...oops, I forgot I had given it to them...so officially they said I cheated! Doh!)When using the Texturz plate, the first thing I do is put the score line of the card into the top line of the Texturz plate. 
Next, make sure you roll it through the Big Shot with that score line/top part first. When I tried rolling it through the other direction, it slipped more.
Lastly, I was feeling good about these tips, but last night at my second stamp club gathering, it started slipping again! ugh! So while experimenting, I found it worked to make sure you flip that top black piece everytime you run it through. It was starting to get warped a little bit (like the clear cutter pads do too), so after we started flipping it each time, it worked perfectly again! Hope that helps y'all!
Okay, now for some super cute cards from some Stamp Club girls! (Quite a few cards are missing here...hmmmm, maybe I should start making them fill out a homework excuse record like my students?! hee! hee!)
Here is Beverly's card, I love, love, love everything about this card!
Here is Lori's card, in all its cuteness too! I love how she added the So Saffron patterned paper, what a sweet combination!
Here is Tracy's card, totally love the wavy border edge and the darling button in the center of the flower! Doesn't the vintage, coffee-drinking lady stamp look great on pink too?! 
Okay, that's it for now! I'm off to administer the 3rd grade Math Taks test! Ack! Wish those little darlings throughout Texas good luck today! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!RecipeStamps: Oval All
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Basic Gray Patterns Hostess Level 1 Pack.
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Going Gray marker.
Accessories: Scallop Oval Punch, Oval Punch, Pretties Flower, Big Shot, Background 1 Texturz, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Janome Sew Mini.
Happy Monday! Thought I'd show the other Stamp Club project for this month...a little treat holder made with the Big Shot Matchbox Die from the new SU Spring Occasions Mini Catalog. Isn't it precious?! I can say that because I copied it directly from Stampin' Up! lol! Here is their sample, photographed much better, sigh:
DH was in charge of getting candy at the grocery store, but he couldn't find any *pastel* colored candy like I had requested...imagine him calling me and describing the various colors of different kinds of candies...in the end, we decided on Skittles! Because they are so bright, I changed the ribbon to Tangerine Tango. I'm crazy about unfinished, aka raw, chipboard lately, but maybe I should let them cover theirs with patterned paper if they want. One more thing, have you heard of the Inspirational blog? My friend Anthonette contacted me about featuring my blog on there, how nice was that?! You can check it out here! Be sure and check out the whole blog, I found a bunch of great new blogs and paper artists!Okay, hope your Monday is super duper spectacular! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!RecipeStamps: Sweet Little Sentiments Hostess Level 1.
Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss Textured, Whisper White
Ink: Staz-On Brown.
Accessories: Tangerine Tango 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, 1/16" Punch, Chipboard Heart, Transparency, Curly Label Punch, Big Shot, Matchbox Bigz XL Die.
Hmmmm, does this look familiar? I was trying to come up with projects for Stamp Club while dealing with an exploding head yesterday, and then thought, why reinvent the wheel, right? lol! So I took the gift card holder card from my last post and just changed it up using supplies that I had enough of for all the club members. I like this version too, mainly because I get in a rut of always stamping my main image on white, so this made for a nice change I thought.While preparing for club, I also realized I had never shown the challenge cards from my stamp club members from February! The supplies were distributed while we were on our scrapbooking retreat, and not everyone was there, plus there was some confusion (a lot of tequila was involved, so I'm not sure everyone got their materials), but these are the cards that I got back from some members! lol!We started with a Baja Breeze card, a pink ribbon, a jumbo flower brad, and a sketch. Here's mine, with the addition of a Big Shot cupcake and Pink Pirouette patterned paper (which really doesn't match the Pretty in Pink ribbon, remember, I said there was tequila involved):
Here is Beverly's card, I love the scallop oval and how it looks like an egg to go with her Easter sentiment:
Here is Margaret's, I love the pink she added with that beautiful sentiment die cut piece:
Here is Michelva's, I love how she used the little oval slit punch to add her ribbon:
Okay, that's it for now, hope you have a wonderful Sunday! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!p.s. Elena, if you're reading, you left a comment a few days ago with some questions about my school and the RTI program, but I didn't have your email to respond back! Email me at schwooo at gmail.com! Thanks!
Happy Friday! Hope you've had a good week! I'm sure glad it's Friday, how about you?! didn't have time to stamp the last couple of nights, so thought I'd share the other Mother's Day card I made recently for my mother-in-law. I really am blessed with the best mother-in-law ever, so I wanted her card to be special.I designed it with a *belly band* type of thing to go around the outside, because after I added the texture to the front of the card, I thought it was just too pretty to cover up completely. I used the Big Shot and the Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate. Here's a pic:
The inside is designed to hold a gift card. It will slip in under the plaid part.
Lastly, here's a pic to show how the *belly band* part works. It just overlaps and is fastened shut with sticky strip.
Let me know if you have any specific questions! I'm running a wee bit late, so will come back later tonight and add the recipe.Thank you soooo much for all of your nice comments and thoughts about my teaching question for next year that I posted below! I really appreciate it and enjoyed hearing what you thought! I'm always so amazed at how much people appreciate teachers, I guess I never realized since I don't have children of my own. So thank you for that! I talked to the administration yesterday and made it official that I do want to teach 2nd grade next year! They are wonderful and were supportive of whatever I decided, although they did try to *persuade* me for 3rd grade math, lol! That's my second choice, but it looks like 2nd grade will work out, so yay!Okay, have a great Friday! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!
Happy Wednesday! Hope everyone is having a great week! So far so good here...the kids are working hard and I'm loving them to death!I worked on a couple of cards for Mother's Day, and since I know my mom doesn't check my blog (much? ever? they have dial-up, I don't blame her! lol!), I can go ahead and share this one. I used Laura's Sketch #24 from over at 2 Sketches 4 You. I didn't get to do their sketch last week and that bummed me out! The card started with some scraps of paper and a chipboard flower on my desk, then I decided on the crisp white background with added texture from the Cuttlebug Swiss Dot folder, and then some Thickers. I needed an accent color and started digging through my ribbon and found this very old black and white stripe (I *think* it's Lil Davis from when Jenni Bowlin designed for them), which then prompted me to remember some very old Heidi Swapp black and white journaling notes...and miracle of miracles, I actually found them! lol! That's it, it all fell together then! Oh, the white circle has rub-ons from the SU Summer Love Rub-Ons from the Occasions Mini Catalog.
So I'm trying to decide what to do next year with my teaching...stay with the RTI (Response to Intervention) helping struggling students in small groups or go back into the classroom as a regular teacher? I'm really feeling pulled in the second grade direction, even though I used to teach 3rd grade. Any thoughts?! There are advantages and disadvantages to both, of course. Our administration did share exciting plans about new facilities for us next year, it will be so awesome for our students and teachers!
Okay, better dash! Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing your love! Y'all are the best! Hugs and happy stamping!
(p.s. I went ahead and scheduled this to post at 4 a.m. since Amy is probably already up...let's see if she's reading blog posts this early! hee! hee!)
Recipe
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Whisper White, Basic Black, Pink Flamingo & Urban Garden DSP.
Accessories: Summer Love Rub-Ons, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Black Brads, Sanding Block, chipboard flower from On Board Loads of Letters, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Lil Davis ribbon (?), Heidi Swapp journaling notes, Thickers letters, Cuttlebug and Swiss Dots embossing folder.
