Branches Out

I was messin around on Splitcoaststampers the other day, and looking through the galleries, and I came across this card by LALatty. It is sooo pretty. So I had to CASE it. Here are two of the cards that I made from looking at hers.

I used Raspberry DP from SU, and the punched flower is an old saleabration set, the middle says Happy Birthday, so I punched a circle in pink and stamped With Love instead.

Hope you like!

Cupcake Girl!

My friend Joani is such a cupcake lover. I know she just gets tickled when she sees them. Well, the other day I was out crafty shopping, and came across a whole section of cupcake things. I had to get them for her. So I mailed off a package to her and she sent me back this card.
I think it is really sweet of her!
Then I got this one in the mail too! It is a mother's day card! So, today, Thanks Cupcake Girl!

Hope you like!

Stamp Club Night continued..

Ok! Here are the two other cards that we made the other night for Stamp Club. I think she did a really great job on designing the cards. They are colors in this first card that I would not have chosen, but they worked really well. She said that there was a combo color template she used, and even though it was out of her comfort zone, she thought she would give it a try.
I am glad that she did!
This second one, or the last project was my favorite one. It is a bookmark. I love this little birdie punch and will probably have to own him someday. (but not today!) She used the same color combo, but in different amounts. I really had fun that night!

Hope you like!

Stamp Clup night

Hi! Last night I was able to attend a Stamp Club night. She had make and takes for us there and we made 4 projects. I thought that I would share what we made!
This first card, is made with the Cottage DP from SU. I love this purple and green combo! I also like butterflies, so there you go!
This second card, we used the Ronald McDonald Stamp set.. and the amethyst paper is embossed with the SU embossing templates. I thought it was a fun card to make!

I'll show you the rest tomorrow!

2 more Baptism books

This is Tate's book! I have never done a baptism book for a boy, so this was my first. I didn't want it to look poofy and girly, so I went and picked up some lacing cord. I had to learn how to do the lace for the side of the book!
I think it turned out ok! Then I tied them to the sides of the letters like I would have ribbon. I also used my new embossing plates...they were more boyish than flowers!

Here's a close up of the letters, there is two more of my new embossing plates too...

Tate has a cousin being baptized too, so here is her book. Her favorite colors were pink, green and yellow. I think that it turned out pretty cute too!

Here is a closeup of her and the letter "B".

And a closeup of the letters...

Hope you like!

Watercolor Crayons

I have this embossing folder from SU. I also have their watercolor wonder crayons! I love those little things! They are really fun to watercolor with. I used the paintbrush that has water in the handle, I also have another one that I put blender fluid in...these are all done with water.

I made 8 in total. They were really fun to watercolor...they just took off! The top one is blue and turquoise. Sorry they crop funny, when I don't scan and just take a photo...

I mounted them on black bazzil and then did ovals in the corner and used the word punch on the bottom and put two rhinestones or pearls, depending on the colors. This one is turquoise and plum.

This one's black and red.

This one's yellow and orange.

This one's orange and variegated.

This one is rust and coral...

This one is orchid and lavender.

This one's rose and summer.

When I used the embossing template, I turned the paper over, and watercolored on the flat side, with indentation. The embossed side is on the back. That is how I got the white in the lines.

Hope you like them!!

I don't know how to say "no"!

Meet Elvis. This is my friend Shirley's cat. He is a hairless cat. Don't start freaking out, he is really kinda cool, when you get past the hairless part. Look how big he is! He easily is twice the size of our cats.
He's stretching out here to sniff some stuff on the counter. He was just bathed. Yes bathed. He has to be cleaned every day. He needs a bath at least every 3 days, and the other days, we just wipe him down completely, clean his feet, his ears, his face, his rear and brush his teeth. Uh huh. You brush his teeth.

He has such a cute face! He has no fur on him, there is a little peach fuzz on his tail and on his outside of the ears. He is very HIGH MAINTENANCE! He has a super personality though.

You gotta love how long his tail is. It freaks Hunter and Jade out, they say it looks like a rat's. It kinda does. My dad says he is a skinless cat, instead of hairless! (make me laugh)

So, my friend Shirley calls me up. Could I watch Elvis while she goes to her kids for a couple of weeks? Sure, why not. So that is how I ended up, brushing a cat's teeth. He likes it. I think he thinks he's human. He has to have his litter changed every day, new food and water...and his room vacuumed every day. (because he is a mess! He throws litter everywhere, even though he has an enclosed litter box)

He has to have clean clothes everyday, because they get cold, like we do, and because he has kinda a body oil, like we do! When he is cold because you took his jammies off, he wrinkles all up... his type of goosebumps I guess! But when he is warm and clean, he is just the softest thing. Who can say no to that face??? (and yes, I said jammies....he has bedclothes just like us, and regular clothes for daytime... he even has ties, hats shoes...a stroller, a carrier...do you want me to go on??)

(as much as I like the kitty... I wouldn't recommend getting a hairless cat. They are a lot of work. If you have all day to commit to them, well... power to you and Please... I don't know how to say no, so don't ask me to tend them!) Also, if you think that he could go without his clothes, he rubs on things, and he leaves a brown streak where he rubbed. (body oil...several hours after a bath...) Shirley calls him her crayon!