Anniversary Card & Mini Card from Scraps

August is a busy month, full of birthdays and anniversaries. I saw a card that Kristina Werner designed over at Simon Says Stamp for the July Stamp Kit and I really liked it, so most of my inspiration came from her design. I ended up with a bunch of paper scraps in the end, so I made a mini card from that (at end of this post).

SUPPLIES: I started out with a My Mind's Eye  - Handsome Boy 6x6 paper pad I picked up at Michaels for the paper piecing. At least I think it's My Mind's Eye, however it says MME on front, it sure has the look and style of My Mind's Eye. I couldn't find it anywhere online so it must be exclusive to Michaels.

• Bazzill Puree Dark  Cardstock 8.5x11 from SSS August Card Kit
• Bazzill Candle Glow Cardstock 8.5x11 from SSS August Card Kit
• Color Box- Ochre ink pad
• Zing! White Embossing Powder
• Dimensional Adhesive
• Uniball Signo Broad White Gel Pen
• We R Memory Keepers Corner Chompers
• Random Ribbon from Michaels

Here's is my version of the card.

And with all the scraps left over I made this card. Sentiments are from Stampendous - Happy Messages. ENJOY!!

Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit - Card #1

Lazy second half of the day today, the girls and I have finished with all the back to school shopping. I'm now broke. Instead of dwelling about my empty wallet I pulled out my September Card Kit I got from Simon Says Stamp and decided to make a card.

I started out with a sketch (below), but of course things evolved on their own in the process of putting the card together.

And here's the final card.  I used some alphabet stamps I picked up from Michaels, Recollections - Sans-ible and I used Color Box Chalk - Blue Iris and Memento Tuxedo Black ink pads, all the rest came right from the card kit. Enjoy!

Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit - Card #1

Happy Friday everyone! Wanted to share the card I created using the August card kit from Simon Says Stamps. I needed an anniversary card and I thought the pattern papers were just perfect, for a happy little card.

I used Ranger Glossy Accents on the flowers, don't think you can really tell from the photo. I used some random ribbon from Michaels that I picked up in their sale bin. This was a quick and easy card, that came out perfect!

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Masculine Birthday Card

I needed a masculine birthday card for a friend and remembered my girls bought me this great paper for my birthday. I got mine from Joann Fabrics, but I also put a link to a site online I found that carried it. The ray design is very popular right now and I thought that would work for the guy this card was for.

 

The cream colored ribbon used on the tag was just some random stuff I picked up from Michaels. And for the life of me I can't remember what ink I used for my stamp. I'm still working on building my stash so some of my supplies are old and no longer available, it's a work in progress.

I enjoyed making this card. The paper piecing went quick and looks very cool - enjoy!

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Rosemary Lemon Chicken

Love to make this during the summer, so easy and so yummy. I found this recipe over at Elana's Pantry, she specializes is gluten free and Paleo diets and many other specialty diets. I made this last night for a dinner party and it turned out great, no left overs!!

With so many of my friends eating gluten free these days, this is a great resource and the recipes are good.

Click here for recipe.

Rosemary Lemon Chicken

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Gnocchi with Sage-Butter Sauce

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Love, love, love this dish! 

I'm trying harder everyday to find new, enjoyable, kid friendly foods for me and my family. My husband and I like food, but it's so nice to cook something for the entire family that we can all eat together. If I can get out of making mac n' cheese or fish sticks for the little ones I've done my job. I do have one highly picky eater, Ms. G, she's a bit harder to convince to try things, however little sister, Ms. J, loves to try new things!! Yea!

I found this recipe over at All Recipes and I absolutely love it! We're still working on Ms. G.

I only use one regular size package for 3 people and sometimes there's left overs. I reduce the butter to 3 Tablespoons and I happen to have fresh sage growing in my garden so I grab 5-6 nice size leaves, chop them up instead of the dried sage and  add in about 1/4 c. chopped up pecans. This makes it a rich dish, but it's so good! Enjoy!

Eagerly awaiting my Simon Says Stamp September Card Kit!

I can't wait for my card kit to come. It probably hasn't even been mailed yet, but I just can't wait. So fun to receive my package, it's like Christmas every month!!

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July Simon Says Stamp Card Kit

I really enjoyed the Basic Grey 6x6 paper pad, "Paper Cottage" from Simon Says Stamp's July Card Kit, there were so many lovely pattern papers to choose from. Below is the card that I came up with.

 

Supplies:

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My First Blog Post!

Hi there - well, I'm taking the leap and trying out the blogging world. We'll see how it goes, but I wanted to create a place to share my graphic designs, card & paper craft designs, cooking and any other crafty thing that comes along. 

Hope you enjoy, here I go, 1...2...3!!!