Birthday Card for A

So it was our good friend Alison's birthday the beginning of last week, and I had procrastinated on a card (I really have a few great excuses, neighbors house flooded into ours, knock down migraine etc.. ya ya ) So I finally had some time before her party Saturday and pulled this one together. I like the way it turned out, BUT unfortately the "frosting" didn't quite dry completely before we put it in the envelope *sigh*. So it didn't quite look as nice coming out of the envelope as it did coming in *blush* so sorry about that.

Supplies:
Marvy Giga Punch Scalloped Circle
Hey There Cupcake Stamp Set
Papertrey ink - Borders & Corners {Circle}
Brads
Fontwerks Paper - Swish Too Too
Tuxedo Assorted Paper Frills (Doodlebug)

Spring in Bloom

iScrap Challenge #11 to scrap signs of spring. Living in CA, spring is definately here. Tulips and the first wave of spring flowers are starting to bloom. I used some Basic Grey paper and rub ons, along with Martha Stewart glitter rubbons (the only Martha scrapbooking products I've made the plunge on so far), flower eyelets, paper ribbon and a chipboard arrow and a few other miscellaneous items.

Special Delivery --> ME

hehe... it is all about me! My mom gave me copies of the birth announcements this weekend that she had sent out when I was born. I also had a pile of old pictures on my table that I've been meaning to get to and one of the pictures in there was one of me just after I was born with my dad so a layout was born. This morning I started out working on some cards and seemed to have lost my craft mojo but I think I got it back!! I love the way it came together. I wanted all of the birth announcement to be accessible so I went with an "interactive" layout putting the original announcement in a protective sleeve. I'm really happy with the results. It's been a while since I've done a 12x12 layout since I've been enjoying 8x8 and even playing with 8.5x11 this year but this one felt perfect.

Card For Mommy To Be

My sister-in-law is expecting her first "critter" and we couldn't be more excited. Her baby shower is this weekend and unfortunately we aren't able to drive up there for the Sunday afternoon event :( We've already sent the gifts but here is the card I created to let her know we are thinking about her and wish we could be there. I used one of the $1 stamp sets from Michaels for the center image. I used chalks to color it in. The other stamped images are from Papertrey Ink in conjunction with my marvy giga scalloped punch (love it!). Embellishment flowers and pebble brads are from Making Memories. I also used my current favorite ribbon. It came in a monthly kit and I wish I had a whole roll.

Have your cake and eat it too

I finally got my Hey There Cupcake stamp set. I'll admit I have a few more stamp sets than I actually have ever used. These I were determined to give a try. They were just too adorable not to. Here are the first cards I came up with. I do love this stamp set.