Nuts About You

It's Father's Day!   I mentioned earlier that I was lucky to have a wonderful dad.  One of my fondest memories involves my daddy and Icees.  We would take off to the 7-Eleven and Daddy would get a Coke Icee and I would get a cherry one. 

It was a real treat and I think we were both happy to have them.  Sometimes we'd get brain freeze from slurping them so fast!  I kind of associate car washes with these memories, but I can't remember if we went to a car wash or if Daddy washed the car at home.  These little memories (what I can remember of them) are so important to me.  

My Dennis is also a wonderful Daddy to our daughter, Lauren.  I can still picture them side by side on the couch pouring over architecturial, costume, furniture or history books together.  (I can probably picture it so easily, because when we're together they still do it!) 

They both have amazing memories, but it can be a little irritating to watch period movies with them.  Dennis will say something like:  "That coach is all wrong, it didn't come out until 10 years later"  or  "They certainly didn't have wire hangers then" or "That music wasn't written until five years after this happened."  You get the picture.  But I'm nuts about him anyway!

Happy weekend everyone!

Sweet Gift for a Friend

It's inspiration time at The Cutting Cafe.  This time we're all using one of the Bingo card sets.  I'm using the Hot Cocoa bingo card from Fall Time Bingo Cards.  

 I also used the Hot Chocolate Holder Template to create my friendship gift.   The funny little girl is from an old Tobler Cocao ad and the sentiment is from the template set. 

This template is really cool - it holds two hot chocolate packets or two bags of homemade hot cocoa mix (which I didn't have time to do before taking this photo). 

 When you want to tell someone you appreciate them, this might just be the sweet gift to do it.   The pockets are plenty big enough to slip in a personal note or even a gift card.  All the inspiration photos will go up Wednesday at The Cutting Cafe blog.  Also Regina has started a new challenge called Case It Tuesdays at The Cutting Cafe.  She posts a card for you to case ( you don't have to use Cutting Cafe files) and the winner gets to choose three Cutting Cafe files!   So, be sure to check that out.  Thanks for stopping by!

News: I'm a Hybrid Chick!

I'm so excited to tell you that I've been asked to be a Hybrid Chick!  The Hybrid Chick is a blog for the DigiChick store, combining digital and "real" elements.  I'll do a tutorial once a month on the blog.  My first tutorial will be in September.  Be sure to look through all the wonderful digital elements, papers, and templates available at The DigiChick.  They've got a huge selection that is added to every week!  The Hybrid Chick features a tutorial almost every day...it's also a great resource for inspiration. 

This card is a special order sewing card.  The pretty fabrics on this card are from The Sugar Pink Boutique.  I stamped the dress form right on the fabric, cut it out and glued it on.  I'm pleased with how that worked. 

I'll let you know when my first post goes up at The Hybrid Chick...in the meantime don't forget to check it out! 

Pretty Bird and Teacups

I can't believe how fast this year is moving -  Fourth of July is gone and Christmas is around the corner!  Lauren and Paul were here this weekend and it was wonderful to have everyone together...

The teacups and bird are images from The Graphics Fairy.  Oh, and so is the ad I used to make the tea tag.  The journal card is from Prima - it's so soft and pretty.  I added to it by using three different stamps in light pink and brown to create the background.   

Well, I guess I better run.  I had car trouble this morning and I have to go pick up Dennis from work.  I think I left my trunk open for three days and it ran down the battery!   I've actually left it open before, but not for three days!  Evidently, I press the key and don't realize it.  I'm going to have to get in the habit of checking!  Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful rest of your week!

Also, I would like to send a thank you to Michele for including a couple of my projects in her July 4th roundup!

Ribbons and Roses Hat Silhouette

Stitchy Bear Stamps is one of the monthly sponsors at Craft Us Crazy.  I'm crazy for their Hat Silhouette Series - there are several fabulous digital stamps in this series (and of course, Stitchy Bear has LOTS of different digital goodies, too). 

Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps



"Hi my name is Stitchy and I am Co-Owner of Stitchy Bear Stamps...we started this store April 1st, No Fooling haha..I live in upstate New York with my husband and two TEENAGE adults haha, I do say that loosely as they think they run the show here, NOT...


I been creating stamps for a little less than a year now and I am totally addicted to the craft..I started about 4 years ago making digital scraps and I knew there was much more out there, so a friend of mine introduced me to digital stamps...and the rest they say is history...I look forward to seeing all the beautiful creations come through...good luck everyone..stitchy xoxox"

If you link up a creation at Craft Us Crazy (the theme is Nature until Thursday when a new theme will be introduced) you will be elgible to win a $10 gift certificate from Stitchy Bear Stamps. 

For my card, I used some K & Co paper that's been hanging around awhile (yay!! I used old stuff!), but is still oh, so pretty.  I found some wonderful old Lion Coffee ad cards at an antique store.  The fronts are fabulous vintage victorian and what you see here is the back (scanned and printed quite a bit smaller).  The doily is  a Papertrey Ink die.  The border punch is Martha Stewart.  The finishing touch is those sweet pearls around her neck!

 I believe that Jeri has posted some other wonderful inspiration, so check out Craft Us Crazy.  I would also like to thank Kelly for awarding me The Stylish blogger award.  I'll post a little more about it later.  Thanks for stopping by!

Cutting Cafe BINGO

I make all the birthday cards at work and I needed to make a guy card.  I really like how Regina's bingo cards are so versatile.   I used one of the images from the blank Bingo set from The Cutting Cafe to create this guy birthday card.  It's almost monochromatic...just a little bit of orange added to the black and creme.  Love how the vintage ad looks on the bingo card. 

 Then when I saw the ad said watches on the bottom, I thought about the Tattered Angels frame and the clock faces I had.  One of the clock faces fit perfectly! 

Printed Happy Birthday in BlackAdder (a font I really like).   I just love going through my buttons when it's time to add one to a card.  Vintage buttons just make me smile.  And these are no exception!  Hope you've had a great start to your week!

Shabby Tea Room Challenge

Lauren's coming in tomorrow. I can hardly wait! Her husband's birthday is coming up pretty soon, so we're going to make some homemade Cookies and Cream Icecream to celebrate. Yummy! This card is for a challenge at the Shabby Tea Room blog. It's a 1 - 2 - 3 challenge. That's one ribbon, two buttons, and three punches or dies.
Check out her rose skirt! I love how it turned out.
I printed the rose several times and cut it into pieces and layered them on top of each other.
Cool, huh? The image is from The Vintage Workshop. The papers are My Minds Eye and the cardstock is from Papertrey Ink. The large scallop die at the top is also Papertrey Ink. The pretty blue scallop is Martha Stewart and the die cut at the bottom is Spellbinders. Thanks for stopping by!

First Needle Felting Ever and a Puppy Card

Okay, is there anyone out there who needle felts? This is my first attempt. It's not horrible...but not the best either.
I would love some pointers! If you have any suggestions, please let me know. This card is part of a special request for puppy cards.
I love this little girl amidst all the puppies. Hoyt's German Cologne has some darling ads!
The papers are some old K&Co and some new Fancy Pants and Basic Grey. The stamps are from Stampin' Up. Hope you had a nice Monday and thanks for stopping by.

New Cards

I just spent a great weekend with Lauren! Yesterday, we went to the Oklahoma City Art Museum to see the From Sketch to Screen exhibit. It was great...lots of costumes from old (and not so old) movies. I highly recommend it if you aren't too far away.

I really love this card. Isn't that the sweetest little girl with the kitty? The background is stamped with a stamp from the ornaments set from Making Memories. You can also see some of my yummy crinkle ribbon. Love how that green turned out! The Friends sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. Add some vintage dictionary paper and some K & CO patterned paper and there you go!

This vintage Singer ad is so cute. You can also see some of the other colors of ribbon I've made. Of course, that vintage button is just the icing on the cake!


I used some old My Mind's Eye papers and a new really large Martha Stewart border punch.

I can't believe how hot it is already! Ninety something everyday...I have to stay in where it's cool! Hope you had a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

Hello, Goodbye!

Goodbye, little car! I said a goodbye to my little Miata yesterday. I've had it for 15 years! I love, love that car...I have to confess I cried when I left it at the dealership yesterday.

Hello, little car! This is the new Miata.
I love the color and it's got cool gadgets, like at the push of a button the top folds into the back! But, I don't love it yet...maybe soon...

I wanted to show you a picture of my Eiffel Tower Keepsake Box. I really like how it turned out.

I couldn't figure out what to do with the top. So in browsing around in my junk jar I found the top of an old ornament. It worked perfectly. The pearl was just an added touch. Then I found this pretty vintage ad for Eiffel Tower Lemonade.
I didn't see the lemonade when we were there, but I can tell you that the best orange juice ever is at Versailles!

New cards and a winner!

I'm using the random integer program to generate the lucky winner of the Martha Stewart heart punch.



The winner is Ruby! Ruby, email me your address and I'll ship it right away! (I'm doing something wrong...it's not showing Ruby's number. Sorry!)




I love this fashion image...the pretty purples and greens.

The cherubs are darling in this vintage advertisement for Hoyt's German cologne.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Thanks for visiting!