Hello Stampers,
I hope this finds all of you well. I have been trying to get things made, however life has gotten in the way.
Here are two cards that my daughter made for two of her friends.
I am so proud of her she is only 13 years old. She was so excited with the way they looked.

She used the SU pick a petal stamp set, and on the 2nd card she used the SU seasons of friendship stamp set.

Next you will see some images that I made for a Donation Swap for a Card-A-Thon that I am helping with. I used the Stampin Up God Bless American stamp. Please check out this link to learn more about the Card-A-Thon http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=427076.

I hope you enjoy these creations. I will hopefully be back tomorrow to show you these Cork board wall hangers that holds pictures.

Blessings til next time!
Happy Stampin!
Michele

Hello Stampers,
I hope this finds you all having a Great Weekend!!!

Today I want to share with you a few things that I made yesterday and today...

First, I made a pillow box bag...My friend Wendy showed me this bag from http://creativepad.typepad.com/creative_pad/2009/03/index.html
I just loved it!

Recipe: (all SU)
Stamps: Good Egg
Cardstock: green galore, bashful blue, so saffron, whisper white
Designer paper: spring fling (ret)
Punches: word window, scallop oval
misc: filled a small craft bag with jelly beans
& taped the ends of my box closed

Next, I made these notepads. Just covered with DP.

Recipe: (all SU)
Stamps: jumbo petal wheel (ret)
cardstock: n/a
designer paper: flowers from HL
ribbon: certainly celery

Now, I am real proud of this! This is a medicine bottle that I altered to hold punches.
I covered the bottle with DP and cardstock. This is the container showing you the punches
flowing out...

The next two are sides of the container...

this is the front.

Recipe (all SU)

stamps: n/a
cardstock: rose red, certainly celery

designer paper: bella rose

ribbon: 5/8 choc chip, certainly celery

ink: choc chip marker

misc: medicine bottle (hand washed, dishwasher washed, label remove, and dried very well)

silk flowers (HL), copper brad (HL)

I hope you all enjoy these quick and simple projects as much as I enjoyed making them!

Remember to take some time and stamp something for yourself. I will be back tomorrow to show you some images I made for a Card-A-Thon (check it our here at http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=427076&goto=newpost ) that I am helping with on SCS. and I will show you 2 cards that my daughter made. I am so proud of her, she did such a great job.

Blessings til next time!

Michele

Hello Stampers,
Three times in one night!!! I have a SCS friend who needs your help:

Michelle is having a Card-a-Thon to send cards to US Soldiers. She is needing your help by donating supplies that you are no longer needing. Check out her blog here for more information...
(blogpost March 19th) http://mypaperbliss.blogspot.com/

Thank you for helping with this.

Blessings til next time,
Michele

I've Been Tagged....

I have been tagged by my SCS friend

Jessica.

The challenge was to post the 6th picture in the 6th folder in my picture files:

•Open your photo folder on your computer

•Open the 6th folder of photos

•Select the 6th picture

•Post the picture on your blog with a description

The above picture is a picture from my daughter, Allie. She is 13 yo and loves to take her picture. She is an only child and is loved more than she will ever know. She is overall a great young lady, has a caring heart and loves to talk and text. I just love her so much!

Alright, on with the tagging. Here are the rules for the tag:

•Invite six friends to join the challenge

•Link your six friends to your blog post

I am tagging:

Wendy

Shelly

Doris

Molly

Becky

Melanie

So there you go! The challenge is on....

Blessings til next time!

Michele

PS: Thanks to my DH for helping me set this challenge up.

Hello Stampers,
I am sad to say that I do not have anything to show you today. I have accomplished alot, I just forgot to take a picture of them before I gave them away. In about 4-5 hours I made a baby door hanger (babies sleeping), 2 8x8 scrapbooks, 2 gift bags and 2 cards for the youth pastor and his wife at our church. They had twin boys in February, and I am ashamed to say that I am just now getting their gift to them. I am so proud of the door hanger that I made, it was so pretty!
Now I just have a huge mess to clean up and see what my next project will be.

I did finish my Easter cards!!! This is the first time in years that I have finished my cards a day or two before the holiday. I also made the little chick images for some swaps that I am doing.
I guess once I get my mess cleaned up I will make some graduation cards and mothers day cards.

I hope yall are having a Great Evening. Remember to make time for yourself and make something pretty for yourself!

Blessing til next time!
Happy Stampin,

Michele

Hello Stampers,
I am back again, twice in the same night...Miracles do Happen!!!

I just made my First Easter Card that I found at http://inkingidaho.blogspot.com/. Thank you Becky for your wonderful talent. We may use this card for a class, however I am sending it to my friends and family for Easter. Hope you enjoy it!

Ta Da.......

Recipe (all supplies SU)
Stamps: The Good Egg
Cardstock: so saffron, choc chip, whisper white
Designer Paper: Candy Lane
Ink: Black, pumpkin pie marker, blender pen

Happy Stampin,

Blessings!

Michele

Hello Stampers,
I just wanted to share 2 cards that I made for the swaps that I am doing on SCS.
The flower card is for spring.
The giraffe is for a baby gift card holder card.
I had so much fun making these. Hope you enjoy!

Recipe for the flower card: (all supplies SU unless noted)

Stamps: Happy Harmony (ret SU)

Cardstock: So Saffron, old olive, pretty in pink

Designer Paper: Spring Fling

Ribbon: Pretty in Pink

Punch: scallop border

Recipe for giraffe card: (all supplies SU unless noted)

Stamps: Bundle of Joy (ret SU)

cardstock: Apricot Appeal, certainly celery

Designer Paper: Delicate Dots

Ribbon: Certainly Celery

Punch: Ticket

I hope you have time to create something for yourself. My daughter is out of school tomorrow so I'm not sure how much stamping I will get done. So until next time I hope you have a great Friday!!!

Happy Stampin,

Blessings,

Michele

Hello Stampers,
I am back...just a little later than expected. Since I have been gone, My baby girl turned "13", on last Friday. We had all of her friends over for a sleepover. All the girls had so much fun. We made a memory board for their room. (and of course there were 9 made and I forgot to take a picture of just 1) Just out stampinalabama@blogspot.com and you can see the one I made for Wendy for her birthday. I think they are so cute! The girls really liked them.
My grandmother has gone down health wise. I am hoping she will get some of her strength back soon.
Today, I want to show you these cute 3x3 card boxes that I made for a swap that I am doing at SCS, check it out here http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=13468384#post13468384.



Here is the back of the box.


Here is the front of the box and one of the three cards that are inside. I tried to take a picture of the card closer however my camera was not working (it might be the taker). I found the box patter from here http://andreawalford.com/?page_id=85. I want to thank Andrea so much for her knowledge on making this box.

Recipe: (all supplies SU unless noted)
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Red Rose
Designer Paper: Bella Rose
Ribbon: Pretty in Pink
Bling: Michael's

Also I wanted to let everyone know that Wendy and I are having a Stamping Class on April 2, 2009, at 6:30pm at the Oxford Civic Center Arts and Craft Room. Check out Wendy's Blog here stampinalabama@blogspot.com for the picture of the Easter/Spring Bag that we will be making. I will post the card by this weekend. The class will cost $20 (all supplies included). Call me today to reserve your spot. I cant wait to see you there.
I will be back tomorrow with baby cards and other goodies for other swaps I am doing.
Take care and stamp for yourself.

Happy Stampin,
Blessings,
Michele

Hello Stamper,

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO MY DARLING HUSBAND!!

I am so happy to say that we have been married for 16 years. It has been long and tough, however through God's grace we have come a long way and are BEST of friends. So with that said remember to tell your special someone that you Love Them. Now on to the fun stuff...

You know I told you that I would be back this evening with the projects and invites for my daughters birthday party, however my day has not gone quite as planned. So I just wanted to say Hello and that I hope all of you have a GREAT Day! and I will be back tomorrow to post my goodies and I will have an extra card to show you. So until tomorrow, Smile and stamp/create something for yourself.

Happy Stampin,

Blessings,

Michele

Hello Stampers,

Sorry it has been so long. I am not sure what I have been doing---just staying busy I guess!

I have made some things to show you today. Here are the cards I made for 2 swaps that I am doing.

Here are the three different colors that I used. At the end of the blog you will see each individual card. Hope you like them. I will include the recipe under each individual card.
My daughter's birthday is on Friday, she will be the big "13"! I made her invitations, thank you cards and a sample of one of the party favors. She is so excited!

So I will be back on Thursday to show you all the birthday items. Thursday is house cleaning day for the party, so it will be later in the day. Hope to see you then.

Here are closer pictures of the above cards:

Recipe: (all supplies Stampin Up)

Stamps: Happy Harmony (ret)

Cardstock: Always Artichoke, pretty in pink

Designer Paper: Spring Fling (ret)

Ribbon: certainly celery

Ink: Marigold Morning(ret)

Punch: Scallop border, 5 petal punch

Recipe: (all supplies Stampin Up)

Stamps: Happy Harmony (ret)

Cardstock: Apricot Appeal, Always Artichoke, Pretty in Pink

Designer Paper: Spring Fling (ret)

Ribbon: certainly celery

Ink: Marigold Morning (ret)

Punches: Scallop borders, 5 petal flower

Recipe: (all supplies Stampin Up)

Stamps: Happy Harmony (ret)

Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, So Saffron. Always Artichoke

Designer Paper: Spring Fling (ret)

Ribbon: Certainly Celery

Ink: Marigold Morning (ret)

Punches: Scallop Borders, 5 Petal flower

Enjoy Stamping!

Blessings....

Michele