Back from Vacation

We just got back from vacation. We spent 9 wonderful days in Utah. This is one beautiful place to explore. We went to Bridal Veil Falls and spent some time in the water which was very cold. You can see us at the bottom of the falls if you look real hard. I will be posting some more pictures. But for now I will be busy with my daughter and her four kids who came for a visit.

Paper Box

This box is one of the easiest boxes to make. It's really fast to make too! Here is a link where you can get the measurements. It's a video so you can watch her make the box. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li0meRqJt4A

On my box I used Martha Stewart's scallop punch and Martha Stewart's flower Punch and then I added those "skittles" on top of the flowers.

Candy Box

This little box was very easy and fun to make. I got the idea from a youtube video. The link is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-UZz7zoQBQ .....
You sure can get a lot of great ideas from youtube and then make it your own.

Zoofari Card

I really love this set Zoofari from Stampin Up. I have a lot of grandchildren that I can use this set for. I used "skittles" for embellishing.
The Fiskars scallop punch is becoming one of my favorite tools to use Ü

Scalloped Ribbon Card

On this card I used the scallop punch by Fiskars. I'm really pleased how easy it is to use. This is a good product. I also used the Fiskars flower punch. This is really easy to punch through cardstock with no problem at all. It has the squeeze handle which is comfortable to hold and you don't have to use a lot of muscle to cut through Ü

Paper Bag Album

This is my first Paper Bag Album that I made. I got this idea from watching a youtube video tutorial. (link) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poVN2rU6WzU

This is so fun to make. Just watch the video and you'll get the idea Ü

Open Album. The smaller pages will be for journaling

Scalloped inserts. I used the Fiskars scallop punch

This is what the insert looks like. They tuck nicely in the bag.

Just another view of the album. Now all I need to do is add journaling and pictures Ü

Cutie Patuties

Dottie is such a beautiful Baby. Look at her blue eyes!
Kaylin looks so pretty in brown and pink. What a beauty!
Kylie always takes such cute pictures. She's so sweet!
Steven is such a handsome boy. He is growing so fast!

Little Girl Card

I thought it would be fun to make a card for a little girl. I found this stamp at Big Lots for $4.00. It's made by Me & My Big Ideas.
Tools I used:
1/2" round circle punch
Oval circle cutter from CM
Paper piercer
Black ink pad for around the edges
Clear buttons from SU
Diamond Glaze to adhere the buttons
Shear ribbon
To make the scalloped oval I used the oval circle cutter from Creative Memories and then punched a lot of 1/2" circles from my circle punch and then attached them to the back of the oval.
For the clear buttons I punched two red circles and used Diamond glaze to attach the circles to the buttons for color.

Our weekend

We had a relaxing weekend watching movies and of course Barbecuing.

Diamond Card

Supplies used:

Scor-it for scoring lines

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Inkadinkado clear stamp

shear ribbon

Diamond embellishments

Pop up Dots

ZigZag Card

On this card I used several different tools.

Martha Stewart Zigzag punch

Nestabilities small scallops

Martha Stewart flower punch

Cuttlebug Dot Embossing folder

I attached the scallops to a flower chipboard, I added adhesive dots to the flowers for dimension.

Mother's Day Gift

This is what my kids gave me for Mother's Day. What a wonderful gift!

Grammy's grandkids

I sure miss my grandkids. My daughter Jamie had this on her blog and I stole it to show off my beautiful grandkids. From left to right....Kylie, Brandon, Steven and Kaylin. What a cute bunch!

Scalloped Flower Card

Remember the old fancy scissors? Well I dug out my scalloped scissors and made this flower for my card. I TRACED (not cut) four circles all different sizes using my Creative Memories circle cutting system. Then, using my fancy scalloped scissors I cut them out on the traced line. After that I cut each scallop about half an inch towards the center of the circle. Layered them together, curled them slightly on the ends then added a brad.
I used my cuttlebug embossing folder for the brown cardstock background.

Look at this little sweetie

My Granddaughter Mia is so beautiful. I just had to share this picture of her.