Qween Davia Designs

Note Book

2010-01-30T14:05:00.001-08:00

had a good friend call me the night before her son had a birthday party to go to asking what I could whip up quick that would be nice for a 7 year old girl and the first thing to come to mind was a note book! So I got out some pretty paper, my Zutter Machine and some notebook paper and got right to work on this. I even added the bow so she would really even have to wrap it!

Coffee Queen set

2010-01-30T13:59:00.001-08:00

I made this up a few months ago for a friend that needed a thank you card set for some one special. She said that her friend was a huge fan of coffee and would tell her class (she is a teacher) that she is the Queen and that in her kingdom these are the rules.....

so I came up with this set for her. There are 6 cards in all.

I was PUBLISHED!

2009-10-28T21:01:00.001-07:00

this is the first time for me and I am oh so excited! that I just had to share! This is a great online magazine you just have to check out! I hope that this is just the start of many more man does this feel good!

Nessa's Birthday

2009-09-10T08:50:00.000-07:00

ok so Nessa was having a "hula" party so I just had to use this great Dustin Pike image, along with my Cricut (PDDU) this is the 1st time I have done a card like this but you know how I love a challenge! I think that there will be many more to come!
This was here gift I used the DS to make sure I was cutting things the right size. then cart was Tinker bell (but I am sure you figured that one out right) I got the vinyl from a signs shop (thanks for the left overs man!) it is sort of see through so it glows through.

what I have been up to

2009-09-03T13:03:00.000-07:00

Ok so I have had many cards that I have needed over the past few weeks and I want to share so I am going to post them here

I had to remove the card that I made for my sister in law cause it was Published!

This one was for Kathy's birthday the inside says "happy birthday to the reigning leader!"

This card was a special order for a wedding

This was for my brother in laws birthday, I think I was pretty nice since he turned forty and I did not make fun of him!

This was for my niece I cannot believe that she is 19! man that makes me feel old!

This was another spacial order. The card says "Twice the giggles twice the grins congratulations on your twins!"

a fun little pick me up

2009-09-01T19:17:00.001-07:00

I made these 3 sets for 3 really sweet kids that had a bit of a rough time this last week. When they were done I filled them with peanut butter cup brownies and popcorn balls. they seemed real excited to get them

MSB Challenge

2009-08-22T19:10:00.000-07:00

here is my card for the MSB challenge If you look really close you can see what she is working on! The great thing about a digi stamp you can change the size, and as you can see here I really took advantage of that !

Herd you were

2009-08-18T12:23:00.000-07:00

This is a card I made for a dear friend after I missed her birthday ( I know I know what a horrid friend I am) The inside says " I bet all those other fools sent cards on time!"

Custom Order

2009-08-18T12:00:00.000-07:00

this was a custom order that I did for a friend in VA so I did all of these in about a week this is a thank you card for a baseball themed birthday party, the inside says thanks for making my birthday a home run! These were pretty simple just stitched the round card (I made 6 of these)

This is a card for a wedding I using the wedding colors. The bride is a big fairy fan so I just had to use good old Tinker Bell

another set of thank you cards (I made 8 of these) I used my scanner and printer to get the image of Mater

a good old stand by wedding card using the CB Swiss dots folder

1st glass block!

2009-08-01T11:34:00.000-07:00

Ok so what do you do when you for got that your daughter has a party to go to.... you make something (which I like to do anyways more personal and kids get way to many toys that just seem to not be fun that long!) So I have been wanting to make one of these and they had them on sale at Craft warehouse (love that place!) so I thought I have that new Tinker Bell cart that has been calling my name and what little girl (or big girl for that matter) does not love Tinker Bell? The filigree setting to the best (I think) for this cause the wings are just so darn pretty! I am including a daylight shot and a darned room so you can get the idea! I think this is an item that I am going to have to add to my Etsy shop! FYI will do custom ones as well! Please leave a comment I love to hear what you think or if you have any questions!

Have Faith!

2009-07-25T10:43:00.000-07:00

you know it never ceases to amaze me just how wonderful people can be. It is so hard to explain to someone that does not "live" in the paper crafting world just what is so special about living there. I think this is a prefect example of that and the kindness that is out there! the ever amazing and inspiring Regina Easter has this wonderful post on her blog that everyone should read! it really inspired me this morning and so I just had to post it here as well! A few Sundays ago I hope that you enjoy reading her words as much as you enjoy her work!

Blog Award!

2009-07-09T07:46:00.000-07:00

Wow I got a blog award how cool! I love getting these!

I was given this one by the loverly Luvin my Labs she has a great blog you should really check out! now one to teh next part of this award, the rules (I know I know but this is what makes it fun)

Here are the rules:

1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.

2) Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

these talented people all have something great to offer please check out their blogs and leave them some love!

1. Created by Courty

2. Designing with Michelle

3. Epiphany Art Gallery

4. Inky Doodle

5. K Werner Design

6. Live Laugh Love

7. My Paper Trail

8. Rubbah Soul

9. Scrappin' with Dee Dee

10. Sweet Aline

11. Tammy's Place

12. Teri Beri's Creations

13. The Pink Stamper

14. Treasured Dreams

15. Twitterpated with Paper

I was sent this award again by another very kind crafter and would love for you to check out her site as well http://judyscardmakingandpapercrafts.blogspot.com/

Anniversary gift

2009-06-30T14:42:00.000-07:00

I made this as a gift to myself and my husband we are celebrating 14 wonderful years of wedded bliss on July 1st and instead of another card this is what I did.

I got an old window from a friend that remolded their home (to the point of it almost being totally new) but they did use the original plans I believe the house was built in the 20s and so the wooden window has been around a while. I figure with everyone talking about being "green" this would be my way of doing just that, I would find a new use for this old window!

I figured what a better way then make it part of my decor

(I have a Americana/primitives/western thing going) I have another window that has panes that I made into a large picture frame and put all the "old west" photos that we have had taken over the years. I used the Cricut and DS to make my stencils then I used Windex to help place them on the glass (thanks to my hubby, who said that is what they do when putting decals on motorcycles) other wise let me tell you this would have been crazy hard! I know that I have seen where others use transfer tape and that might work too but hard to work with what i had on hand so Windex it was. I was going to etch the scrolls as well but I thought that it might need something to break it up so I just used the vinyl right on the glass (let me tell you the Windex really came in handy for these!) I knew what wall I wanted this to go on and since it is white I got some fabric and stapled it to the back side to help the letters show up better. My hubby loves when you turn the light on above this cause it leaves a Shadow of the letters and looks pretty cool. The hubby was a huge help when it came to hanging this as well, it is on our stairs and so it was not an easy job to hang it.

Commissioned Fathers Day cards

2009-06-20T08:34:00.000-07:00

I really love how this one came out! you know when you have an idea and it just comes together (I love it when that happens) I do not know much about golf and have no golf stuff in my stash so, I called my good friend Kala to ask her she sent me some golf clip art. Then I guess I got the wheels rolling in her head cause she called me back with this prefect sentiment! after hearing what she had and looking at the clip art I thought who I can just make a round card! then the rest sort of fell into place!

I know, I know when I get an idea in my head it sort of sticks for a while. Along with the round cards I am hung up on this one as well. I am also so in love with these

Dustin Pike images when my friend asked me to make a "handy man" card I knew just where to go! I love that you can just go online and get these no running around and within minutes you can be making your card! I used the pencils and the odorless mineral spirits. Also these great "eyelets" that look like screws they really have some weight to them as well really neat I need to start looking for some more getting low!

Tinker Bell Birthday card

2009-06-19T14:15:00.000-07:00

I made this card for my daughter to take to a party on Saturday I have been waiting to have a good reason to use my 2 new carts and this was it!
I used design studio to weld the card together the cupcake is from Home Decor and is 5 1/2 by 5 with Tinker Bell sitting on top (she is 5 1/2 by 8) and I used a Square from Plantin School books I then layered the cupcake with some "chip board" to help make it stand up (cutting it in blackout like the base) I then layered the colored parts after inking with antique linen, distress ink. I then layered the base of Tinker over the top of the blackout that I weld to the cupcake , layering up from there and using chalks to shade. added a little ribbon and a button with a J for the spacial little girl who this is for.

The inside say Pixie Perfect Birthday using several differant stamps

Monkey fathers day card

2009-06-17T18:27:00.001-07:00

Here is the card that I made for my father in law it is another Dustin Pike. I colored the image using color pencils and the odorless mineral spirits. I used some of my many buttons. I got the idea for the cards from Designing with Michelle she has just amazing idea's really like her work!

Lola Birthday card

2009-06-16T09:39:00.000-07:00

I love this Lola she is so cute and I am really liking doing the round cards! the paper is Heidi Grace which is wonderful (love the pink and Brown) I used CDS to make the round card, the Fiskars punch and some chip board ribbon and bling. There is also some Diamond glaze on her drink. I left the inside blank cause this was a card for Kala Cota to give her daughter for her 21st birthday and she wanted to do the sentiment on the inside

Travel Scrapbook

2009-06-14T10:53:00.000-07:00

This here is the 1st of many "travel" scrapbooks that I plan to make I made this one for my mother in law for her birthday she and her husband plan on taking a trip across the USA this summer I highlighted a few places they plan on stopping.

since we have moved to a few different state over the past 6 years or so I have several sets of plates from several states! I thought this was a good way to recycle them!
you always need a place to start! paper is Basic grey

they plan on staying in the back of their truck (they have a nice little bed made up in the back) in camp ground for most of the time and then doing the motel thing when they have to have a "real" bed

they plan on hitting several national parks so you know they are going to see some animals!

this should cover places like Dead Wood or Tombstone. I love this paper! and the sign is wood (Karen Foster I think) love my Cricut and my OA Cart! used the Cuttle Bug for the corners

Cricut again, with a nice little tag for extra pix or journal space

a little picture mat and on the right is a pocket for more pix or notes

simple page

here are 2 pockets for post cards, I told her to collect them and do her journaling on them then she will not have to try and remember everything at the end basic page says friends so if they meet some friends along the way or if they do make it all the way to New York to see her sisters she can put those pix here

and a final pocket for extras

PLEASE leave a comment I plan to make up some more of these to sell on my Etsy site and would love any feed back you all have!

Monster truck Birthday card

2009-06-14T10:11:00.000-07:00

This is the 1st Dustin Pike image that I have use and let me tell you I am a fan! I will be using more of his work! If you have not seen his work before please check out his site. I made this for my nephew that just turned 20 this week! (I think that I am too young to have one this old but oh well;) I used CM pens to color the image and Diamond glaze on the windows. The sentiment was something my friend Kala Cota came up with for me (she always amazes me with her words) The inside says "Hope you have a monster of a Birthday"

quick and easy thank you cards

2009-06-09T10:12:00.000-07:00

Here are some quick and easy thank you cards that I made up to thank several of my wonderful friends for celebrating my birthday with me, As well as for their wonderful and thoughtful gifts! If you have any questions please feel free to ask!

My 1st Round card

2009-05-08T22:39:00.000-07:00

I so owe the inspiration to Tracy Gough from Scrap Happens I so scraplifted it from her! She so saved me I have been trying for days to come up with a good card idea for my mother in laws mothers day card! I had these 2 stamps that I knew I wanted to use and I have been wanting to do a card like this for some time when I saw hers it just clicked!
It is hard to tell but I stamped and embossed the M (which is a $1 stamp from craft warehouse) I made the base of the card in CDS used my MS punch and some "bling" (also from CW's $1 bin) The bird stamp is a $1 one from Joann's
Thanks again Tracy you made my Day!

Apple card

2009-05-08T20:32:00.000-07:00

This one was for my sons teachers. so I thought I would use CDS to make a shape card It is pretty simple but I like the way it came out!

More card for Mothers day

2009-05-08T20:18:00.000-07:00

Here is a card that was so fun to do I have been trying to use up some scraps cause the scarp file is over flowing and cards are a great way to use up some of that! I used another Lola (love these!) I also used the MS punch (another fav) the "flower on the front was an old pin that I just cut the back off of. This card is heavy! this is not one that will be going through the mail unless it is in a package! the inside says " If I had a flower for every time I thought of you I could walk in my garden forever" this is another one that would make a great mothers day card but does not have to be used for that

This card I did after the pink and green wedding card I just love the colors! It is hard to read in the picture but the buckle says " joyful" I thought this would make a good mothers day card or a just because the inside is blank. The tag was made using chipboard tag that I covered with white paper and the sentiment was made using an ABC set

Going to the Chapel

2009-05-06T20:33:00.000-07:00

This was another card that I was asked to make as soon as I heard the color this just popped into my head (and I hurried to get it out) LOL I love it when a plan comes together!

I used the Lola stamped image (still kicking myself that I did not buy the other set cause now you cannot get them!) the stamps are from the $1 bin (sorry I think Joanns but not sure) The "heart buckle" just goes to show that you so not throw anything out that you think you might use (it came from a headband LOL) I used my paper tagger and some chipboard that I just covered with white (I got tons of the stuck on of those color bok cubes they had a Wal-Mart) the ribbon was form the $1 bin (M's I think) the inside just says best wishes

New pair

2009-05-06T20:24:00.000-07:00

I had a request for another pantie card! I had so much fun making the 1st one I was game! I am pretty sure that I might never run out of sentiments to put in these this on is still on hold waiting for the person who commissioned it to approve what I have came up with but it has been so long I though I should post something LOL

eBay

2009-03-17T07:51:00.000-07:00

So I thought that I would give ebay a shot and try and sell some of what I make. I have not had that much luck on Etsy lately I am sure that with the economy being the way it it is it just might be hard to sell anything, anywhere! But you never know til you try!

So 1st up I have several different tear bears I used my Cricut for the clothes but made the tear bears by hand. I would love to hear some feedback if you have any! As I put new things up I will share with you what is on there.

Thanks Davia

Birthday invites!

2009-03-17T07:20:00.000-07:00

ok so I had to come up with some thing fun for my son's birthday invites. Since I do not have a Star Wars or Lego cart I went with these robots that are on the "Cuttle Kids" I figured that they were about as close as I was going to get and thankfully he loved them!

I made the base of the card in DS using PSB & MF, I cut out the "planet shape" shape and then ran it through the CB Then I cut out a bunch of robots in a few different colors the cut and put together with little "bling" for buttons and eyes.

Play time @ play land

2009-02-28T11:22:00.000-08:00

This LO is for my sons book this was the 1st Birthday party that he was invited to. It was for the daughter of one of my coworkers and it was at McDonald's so I knew that he would have fun.

I love the look of the hinges I was never sure what I would do with them when I saw them on my FF cart but I though I would try this and I love the way it came out! I read all the time about how you should write on your kids LO but I hate the way it looks with my writing, but after coming across a few letters that my mom wrote to me over the years I could see how the kids might like to have samples of my writing so I am always looking for way to do it with out messing up the LO (which is how I feel when I see my writing) so this way you just lift up the photo and can see what is written underneathThis picture also lifts up but there is nothing under it at this time might add something later

Christmas cards

2009-02-28T10:49:00.001-08:00

The picture is of my 2 kids, Santa and his helper Taunie my daughter knows and loves Taunie and would not go near Santa so I was glad that he had a helper that day so that I could get both of my kids picture with "Santa"

Ok Ok I know we are all pretty much over this but I still wanted to share what I came up with if there is anything that you want to know about them let me know otherwise just take a look at the pix and let me know what you think!

wow so crazy

2009-02-28T10:23:00.000-08:00

Ok so I have been gone for a bit but trying to get back into things I have a few things that I am going to post now to try and get caught up so forgive the random!

Well part of the reason that I have been away is cause, my husband and I have been trying to loose some weight and eat better. Working towards be more healthy, not only for our selves but for our kids as well.
Roger (my husband) started about a month before me he is so great about these things he has been my inspiration through all of this. He has lost around 50 pound since the beginning of December! I joined him in the pursuit of being healthy on January 9th. I have been working out and eating better with a little help from the Alli pill. I t works great and really helps to keep me on track. I have lost close to 20 pounds and 14.5 inches since starting! I do the Biggest Looser weight loss Yoga and let me tell you it is a work out! I would recommend it to anyone want to get some great tone! I cannot believe how much it has helped me!
ok well enough of that I will try and be better about posting things as I get the time to do them and such I hope you enjoy what I have manages to get done int eh last few months since I posted last!

Hello Kitty Can

2008-11-15T09:22:00.000-08:00

I made this can for a little girl that my daughter goes to preschool with. She invited Syd to her birthday party, Since this was the 1st party that my daughter has been invited too (without brother) she is really excited. I was at Target and they ahd all this cute Hello Kitty stuff in the dollar spot so I picked up some of the cuter stuff to put in the can. I made one like this for a friends little girl and with all the other stuff she got that day the can and the little book that i covered and put in there was the thing that she was playing with the most. I put "Kailis stuff" on the can so that she could keep her trinkets in it. I think most little girls like being able to have somewhere to keep their spacial things.

I used DS and MF to weld and cut her name. I then used the new Hello Kitty die from Sizzix. Then I used the threading water edge punch, a chip board tag, $1 stamps, Prima's and skittles. I then finished off the lid with some "fun fur" (since I just learned to knit) I really like the way that it came out!

Halloween Treat cans

2008-10-29T07:41:00.000-07:00

Ok so I wanted to make something for my kids teachers for Halloween, since this is one of my favorite holidays! Also I think it is good to let the spacial people in your life know that you are thinking of them and who is more spacial than teachers!? So I made the mistake of asking my 4 year old what she thought we should do with this can. Well funny enough my daughter is scared of just about everything right now but she wanted to go with this scary grave yard theme. I started with a recycled can (mocha mix from Costco) I covered it with dark blue paper (CM) I then cut the grass (PDDU) and inked it (distressing ink pine needle) Then I cut the grave stones and the arch (PDDU) inked them (pine needle) then covered them with embossing powder (distressed black shoot) For the witch I colored a circle using colored pencils then odorless mineral spirits to blend, then stamped with Versa mark then black embossing powder. The trio of spooked is also a stamp that I embossed then cut out so that they would look like they were lurking in the back ground. The Spider is also a CB die I then covered with diamond glaze and added red bling for the eyes. He is hanging by a piece of thread.

I then cut the fence (PDDU) and inked it (vintage photo) I cut it to fit in between the grave stones. I cut the ghost's on the CB using ( CB and Quickcut dies) Then the pumpkins and the bats which were also CB. I then poked holes in the can and used some small gauge wire which I wound into a spring and used glue dots to attach to the can. Oh I almost forgot my cute little skulls which are also CB I used pop dot to put some of them on the head stones.

Even though I love the way the 1st can came out I figured that if I was going to get 2 more of these done I better try something with a little less detail!

I have some great Halloween papers so I figured I would use some of those. I also had my new MS drippy goo to put to some good use. I also had just revamped my daughters witch costume so I had some extra feathers from that.

This is the can I made for the great ladies that work in the office at my sons school. They are always so nice when me or my husband goes into the school. They are also the ones that have had to make sure that my son took his med's everyday after lunch.

This is the one that I made for my sons teacher she has been great with him this year and I know that he can be a bit of a challenge at times! He is in a 1st/2nd grade split so you know that she has her hand full!

All 3 of the cans had homemade popcorn balls and chocolate chip, coconut banana bread

Mr Bones bag

2008-10-27T11:39:00.000-07:00

I made this bag for some friends that live in Idaho. I thought the kids would get a kick out of it! I used PDDU for "Mr Bones" and I used PS for the bag. I did it in DS and stretched it to fit a 12x12 mat. Paper is from DCWV. I alss used my MS drippy goo punch around the top. The tag reads "Now you've been Boo'ed oh what should you do? Don't sit there and Boo Hoo go out and Boo someone too" I also gave them the Mr Bones card that I posted a While back.

Oliver Thank U

2008-10-10T13:20:00.000-07:00

This is a card that I made for my good friend Alicia to give to her vet who has taken such great care of her animals over the years. She just had her cat Oliver in there and the vet took extra good care of him and she wanted to say thanks, so this is what I came up with the kitty on here looks as close to Little Oliver as I could get! I used AK for the pattern of my little tear kitty. The eyes and nose are Peachy Keen stamps. then I used some thread for whiskers and a bell I had laying around (see there is a reason for all the clutter!) I then put the kitty on a chip board circle and used some chipboard letters that I have. I have left the inside blank so that she can write a spacial message. I am very happy with how this little guy came out!

little pixy

2008-10-09T13:32:00.000-07:00

I am so happy with how this LO turned out! I was inspired by Jill It is my 1st try at tear bears & my 1st time sewing on the photo mats and ribbon! I love the look but am always scared to try this but since I had an extra set of these pictures I went for it!

The sign is from PDDU knight I sized it using CDS

The Flowers are Primma's and the buttons are just some of my vast collection.

This is my very 1st tear bear! Man she was a lot of fun to make but let me tell you they are time consuming! I used PDDU pixy for the dress, shoes and wand, which I sized in CDS to get the right fit. The wings are for the PDDU angel, which I used the CB swirls folder on and used Versa Mark and shimmer chalk on. The belts is just some random pearl strand that I had laying around as are the bows on both bears.The eyes and nose are Peachy Keen stamps

Here is a close up of my pixy bear and her sign again I used PDDU pixy to make the shoes ( I cut 2 pairs then just used the right ones so that they were pointing the same way) and the dress, which I just cut in half. The wings I also cut in half, embossed with the CB ( the folder I got from Oh My Crafts tehy have great prices on all the Cuttle Bug stuff!) and used Versa mark and chalk over the swirls. Then layered them, again to make her look like she was standing to the side.

I did the quote on the computer the type is called Fairy dust and I think that I got it at

http://www.dafonts.com/ I then used the Ranger Embossing pen and Bridal powder to make a few words "pop"

The eyes have it

2008-10-07T08:21:00.000-07:00

I went a little out on a limb here with the color, but I really wanted to highlight the big blue eyes. Both of my children were blessed with beautiful eyes and I wanted to play to that on this page. there is no journaling on this page since there was not really a lot to say I think that the pictures do the talking here. I did put "4 months" in the bottom left corner so at least her age would be there. The paper is my minds eye. I used CDS to make the square frame, also used are some buttons, chipboard, brads, and the threading water punch. I got the idea for the LO from Scrapbook trends July 2007 I just love these idea books! Here is the LO that I got my inspiration from The LO is by Doris Sander and is called Florida Snowman

I got an award!

2008-10-06T09:54:00.000-07:00

Blog Award Rules: Here are the 6 rules;
1. The winner can put the logo on their blog.
2. Link the person you received your award from.
3. Nominate at least 5 other blogs.
4. Before listing the nominees give a brief reason why you chose them.
5. Put links of those blogs on yours.
6. Leave a message on the blogs you have nominated.

well I have to say what a treat it is to be given an award for doing something that I love! I also need to send out a big thank you to Lillie better know as Um Buggen for giving me this award! Check out her wonderful work http://d-swat.blogspot.com/ There are so many great blogs out there, so I am not taking picking 5 of them lightly!

Lynn of beautiful delights
does the most wonderful LO's she is so open and friendly when you need a helping hand

Jen of Brain things
is a new one that I have found she does wonderful things with CDS. She gives me inspiration that I can create things and if not she is willing to share! Also you can tell just looking that the header on her blog she is a fun loving fun lady, and i think would be a blast to hang with!

Annette of My Paper trail
This is another great blog that I have just discovered! her work is just amazing and you just have to check her out!

Jill of Jill's Paper Gems
all I can say is wow! she may be a baby bug on the Cricut site but she has so much talent to share with us all! Her blog is more than worth a stop by to check it out! Plus who could pass up a fellow Esme!

Laura of The Paper Poppy
wow what can I say but an amazing designer inspiration to us all!

We meet at last

2008-10-04T08:44:00.000-07:00

This one was a little harder for me I do not do mushy very well and lets face the first time you hold your new baby is a very mushy time! The pictures that I had of this time were sort of odd shots cause I had a C-section we were in the recovery room and I was all hooked up to monitors and such.

I used CDS & PS for the tittle. I also used the threading water punch. The flourishes are from Bo bunny covered in DCWV card stock. Other papers are Chatter box and Bazzill. There are a few Prima's and skittles to finish out the page. The journaling was done using the computer.

Little Star

2008-10-01T19:27:00.000-07:00

Ok this page came together very easy for me I found some Basic Grey paper (love it ) that matched prefect! This is my daughter at 5 months in her 1st swim suit. My Friend Kathy gave her the cute pink glasses which matched prefect! I tried to keep this fairly simple the stars are from PS I cut them 4 times 1 in "chipboard" and one in card stock in each size. Putt hem together then sanded and inked the edges I like the way it turned out the otehr stars are Heidi Swapp ghost stars (they are fun to use)

Sweet Baby

2008-10-01T19:11:00.000-07:00

Well here is a LO of my Sweet baby girl (ok she is almost 5 now!) But as you can see she was not here. I used the MS lace punch and made a couple of shaker flowers. The journaling is hidden behind the photo on the right cause I hate the look of my hand writing but keep hearing people say that I should write some of it cause my kids will treasure it someday.

This is just a close up of the large shaker flower I used some baby show confetti in here.

Puppy love

2008-10-01T13:59:00.000-07:00

This is a book I made for a friend who needed a gift for someone who took care of her pets this summer while she was on several camping trips. Since she has both puppies and kitty's I thought this would be great shaped album for her.

had to do a little christmas since I know a lot of people get their pets pictures during the holidays

The paper is Heidi Swapp (from Costco) then I just used what ever I had laying around that would go with it. If there is something that you want to know feel free to ask and I will try and tell you where I got it.

Panty Raid

2008-09-29T13:10:00.000-07:00

ok so I have this friend who has a b-day coming up and she is quite the kick in the pants (pun intended!) So when fair time rolls around in the very small town that she lives she like to lat her hair down and enjoy time with family and friends so she went online and found her a pair of

"party Panties" They were quite cute and had a little martini glass on them and they said "I need a stiff one" Now I have just heard the story and have not seen the panties so I am not sure that mine even come close but I made her this pantie card for her upcoming Birthday.I used the bathing suit bottom form PDDU and cut the ties off, I did this on CDS and just made them so big that it would not cut the ties. Then put it together with glue. The paper is for DCWV rock star Now on the inside I printed (now this is not for the faint of heart)

" Its your Birthday...

So you deserve a stiff one...

and in those pantie I am sure you will get one!"

Crabby thank you

2008-09-26T12:21:00.000-07:00

We had a party for my husbands birthday this last weekend, and he got a crab trap from his brother and sister in-law and so I thought that he should send a thank you and I have this cute little crab punch and I was going to make a crab trap but that was a little to much for me this week so instead I went with a window card and "trapped" the little crabs in between. I made this using DS ( I am becoming such a junkie ;) I then added a little tag with a studio G stamp

Special order baby card

2008-09-26T12:00:00.000-07:00

Ok I had a blast with this little guy I have a good friend that needed a baby card for a good friend they love all things western so this was a natural choice.

I layered all this out on the DS (man that is a time saver, paper too!) Used PDDU and NA then I inked every thing and stamped the face (peachy keen is there any other?) ran the hat band, kerchief, and diaper through the CB. Then heat embossed the boots to give them a little shine. I covered some chipboard with the same paper and stamped with these great little wood stamps I got at Craft Warehouse for $1 (per set upper and lower) They are great but a little hard for a control freak like me cause it is harder to get them straight like clear stamps not quite sure where I was stamping :p. I then added some ribbon and a boot from the collection of Jewelry that I do not wear any more (think of it as recycling ;) Then I I made a pocket on the inside for a gift card.

Live Laugh Love

2008-09-26T11:49:00.000-07:00

This is something that is hard for me to do I am not good at sympathy cards it is such a hard subject. So I thought that I would go int eh direction of celebrating life rather than the loss of it. I know some might think that is not the right sentiment but i know for me that is the way that I try to look at loss. tho think about what that person meant to me rather than focusing on the loss of them. This is an 8 1/2 by 3 1/2 tri-fold card (my 1st!) I used the birds & swirls embossing folder, some ribbon, and a few lace hearts that I cut and hung on a ring from the ribbon. I used the MS lace punch, then I stitched along the inside dots for a little color.

Cards for River Fest

2008-09-09T10:08:00.000-07:00

I have been very busy trying to get up a good stash to take to River Fest with me here are some cards I did over the weekend I would love to know what you all think!

I have seen this Owl card done by many others before me but I just could not help making one of my own! I used DS for the card and the envie. It is hard to tell from the photo but the brown paper on the owl is flocked and looks really neat in person. The inside says "Woo loves you baby"

I just love this cut from HEA so I used DS to make this card any little princess would love to get. I used the Martha lace punch on the envie

Ok so I decided that I needed a few shaped cards! I love my Big Bug and figured I should use some of the great things on some of these carts that I have. I made this using DS and PDDU it is hard to tell from the picture but "Mr. Bones" is cut out in the front and the patterned paper that you see is on the inside of the card. Happy Haunting is a rub on. I also made the envie from DS

ok I have had this little guy laying around for some time now I made him for a project that never quite happened. I made the baby using NA and the fireman outfit is a sizzix dress up die. the inside says " I know how much you like a guy in uniform. Happy Birthday"

Love these girls you can just do so much with them! the hat is a rub on the pumpkin is a brad. I used the treading water punch some ghost and chip board stars that I inked then added UTEP to. the sediment is a stamp

Ok I just love Lola Rose and her Sister I am really wanting to get another download of these girls they are just too cute! I made the greeting using word art and a dollar stamp. the metal charm is one from a card making set (it is suppose to stick to the card but I used my handy little crop-a-dile to make a hole then used the paper tagger to adhere)

This was just one that was to fun to pass up I am trying to get some variety in my cards and this is just too cute

I always for get how much I love the PP cart until I cut something from it I really like how this one came out. the inside says "wish you were here"

This is a fun little birthday cards that I did using PP. the inside says " I hunted and Hunted for the best dog-gone birthday gift around, but i had to settle for the best dog-gone card instead Happy Birthday"

Girly Bithday set

2008-09-04T10:58:00.000-07:00

Ok I loved the box so much that I just had to keep making them. Then I hit a snag something went crazy with my CDS and I had to remake the box that I had saved for my first 2 projects. The up side though is I think I like the new box better! I Used Lilly and Lola Rose for this set (I just can no get enough of these images!) I also used my new boarder punches two of them are from Fiskars and the 3rd is a Martha Stewart one. I used the computer to print the insert for the 2 cards with writing in them the one that just says happy birthday is a CM sticker, which there are a few of those on the fronts of the cards as well

Thanks for looking!

Halloween card set

2008-09-04T10:51:00.000-07:00

This was a fun set to do to play around with some Halloween paper and other goodies. I made the box using CDS (same as the glasses card box). I used DCWV for the paper with a few others mixed in there. I am not sure who makes the brads, I am one of ;those who put everything in other containers when I get it home to store it so I sometimes forget who makes what. I did use a few Prima's on the out side of the box. The pumpkin shapes are from PDDU cart. Thanks for looking

So excited about his one!

2008-08-29T12:08:00.000-07:00

I have had this idea in my head for some time! I think that I saw something like this in one of the craft magazines but I can not be sure which one. I got these glasses at target in the $ spot and just knew what to do with them right off! Although it has taken me months to do it LOL!

The card is 6x6, with the box being just a tad bigger. I used the treading water punch on the side of the card. The box was made using CDS (I am so in love with right now!) the paper is from a Heidi Swapp stack I got at Costco (this paper is great get you some if you can!) I used some Prima's an old button, some beads, Skittles and fuzzy yarn this was a lot of fun to make! Oh and the inside is from the computer and then I used the threading water punch again. It is hard to tell from the pix but there is acetate inside the circle on the front If you have any questions feel free to ask! Thanks for looking

Witch Sign

2008-08-21T20:17:00.000-07:00

Ok this came to me in several ways. I have seen signs like this and though they were cute. Then the great Regina Easter made her "the witch is in" card with the broom and boom the idea hit me! So I made this sign that I am going to post in my Etsy store (I have been so bad lately no new stuff) I also will have all the stuff with me when I go to River Fest next month.

The Broom is cut at 17 inches (got to love the expressions!) the words are OA then the stamps are Inkadinkado on the "OUT" side oh and darn it I am not sure what the others are I take them all out of the wrappers to store them I guess I need to write the name of them on there so that I know sorry. I used some Ribbon and stickles and jute lots of ink and some chip board for sturdiness!

Halloween Fun

2008-08-19T10:33:00.000-07:00

I am sure that I am not alone here but I just love Halloween! To have a day to be someone else and to just get lost if then fun and imagination with a plus of tons of candy is just the best! I also just love all the decorations and colors of fall they are just so rich. So it is not hard for me to get into crafts for this fun fun holiday!

I made this card with the intentions of being able to use the sign. So I used and old button with the great little clip on the back side so that you could take the sign "off the hook" So it makes it a fun card to send cause they can use the little sign for years to come!

Since I was on a roll and I have to say love little ghosty's I came up with this cute little Boo sign. I used round coasters and cut the letters from Micky and Friends. I then cut the little ghosts from Paper dolls dress up in shrink plastic to make the cute little charms I love the way that this came out and already have idea for the next sign that i am going to make!

Small Birthday card set

2008-08-19T10:23:00.000-07:00

Ok so when my mom was cleaning out some of her crafts she had a bunch of these little wooden items so I took them figuring that I could use them for something. So this is what I came up with for this little wooden "bag" I really like how it turned out. I used Basic Grey sublime paper (which I love!) then made four 3x3 cards to go inside. I used a set of birthday stamps that I had (sorry do not remember the name) it was a fun little project

Cowboy matel clock

2008-08-19T10:16:00.000-07:00

Ok so I made this second clock that is a mantel clock with the same Stampin Up stamps with plans to take it to River Fest. Then a good friend came over and decided to buy it before I could even take pictures of it! So I took a few before she left;) I thought that I would still share it with you all cause I really liked how this came out. I have another clock like this one to do still and am not sure if I am going to go in the same direction or not, but i do know that I am going to do something with it before River Fest

Blog candy

2008-08-15T10:40:00.000-07:00

WOW you should see the great Blog candy that Enfys is offering!
check it out
http://going-buggy.blogspot.com/

Coaster board frame

2008-08-15T09:58:00.001-07:00

Ok so I got these coaster board squares and thought that they might make a good frame.I figured that this would be great for those smaller pictures that we all have laying around, and when you get tried of one side you flip it over. What do you all think?

Halloween cards

2008-08-15T09:35:00.000-07:00

I love Halloween, it is one of my top 2 holidays! and I have collected a few stamps, and paper so I thought that I should put them to some good use.

Baby Card

2008-08-15T09:33:00.000-07:00

I thought this was a cute stamp and so true!

The inside says congrats

Just Because

2008-08-15T09:17:00.000-07:00

I saw these stamps and just had to have them! I like the way this card came out. it is a great card to send a girlfriend just because you are thinking about her. I used the Cricut for the circles and the DS for the scalloped one. The second one would make a great dinner invite or girls night out. And finally I think this may be my favorite the sweet puppy who has a complete understanding of how we all feel!

Cowboy clock

2008-08-15T09:11:00.000-07:00

I got this clock at Micheal's for a steal but it was a little messed up so I cleaned it up changed the colors painted it and stamped it this is what I came up with let me know what you think. This will be one of my items for sale at the River fest. There will be more things to come since that is a big part of what I am going to be doing for the next few weeks.

River Fest

2008-08-10T11:38:00.000-07:00

I wanted to share this with all of my friends on the net. I am going to be posting things for this over the next few weeks. I hope if any of you are in the area you stop by and say hi! I have never been to this before and am going to be sharing a booth with a good friend that has tons of great stuff too. I am told that this is a lot of fun and is so beautiful there along the river it is worth the trip just to see the river!

What's up

2008-07-29T14:45:00.000-07:00

Ok so I am sure that some of you have been wonder what happened to me, or maybe not ;)
Well we have been a little busy the past few weeks and then last week I had my carpel tunnel surgery done on my right hand and yes I am right handed so I will be side lined for a few weeks:( I have been checking out all of your blogs to see the great things that you are all working on, and I tell you I may have to stop! It is killing me seeing all the great things that you all create! I am getting the urge to make something, and I have not been inspired lately, So that is really saying something! Well enough chatter out of me my hand is starting to protest with just the typing time to rest hope to hear form some of you all real soon!

wow I have been tagged!

2008-06-19T09:11:00.000-07:00

I have been tagged by ~JulieH~ she is one of my new bloggin friends who is always great and leaves me the nicest comments that brighten my day! Her blog is http://huxtershouse.blogspot.com/ you just have to check out her great work on there!

The rules of the game: Each player answers the questions themselves. At the end of the post the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know that they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you've posted your answers.

Ten years ago....
wow let me think... well I was managing a Supercuts in Nampa, ID and was childless other than our wonderful dog Bo (my he rest in peace :( It is sad to say that other than the dog and my waist line I do not miss much from that time, well maybe the quite times that I had a lot more of before the kids came along ;) But since I did not start scrapping till I got pregnant with my son there was not much going on. So sad that I wasted all that free time when I could have been paper crafting!

Five things on today's "to do list"

1. laundry.... it just never ends!!!

2. Dishes they never seem to end either!

3. Try and get the paper work taken care of for Sydney's preschool, for the fall

4. would like to get a scrapbook page started it has been a while!

5. Read some more of New moon by Stephanie Myers ( I started reading the 1st book in the series Twilight, cause they filmed part of the movie in our town and I just wanted to know what it was about, but now I am hopelessly hooked!

Snacks I enjoy

Hmmm well I am not sure I can list them all (LOL) anything chocolate is usually good, also a big fan of popcorn and when you have popcorn you have to have something sweet to go along with it!

Things I would do if I was a millionaire

well I would make sure that my family and friends were taken care of! We would move to eastern Oregon where it is a little drier. Build a nice house with a wonderful scrapbook room!!!!! I also have a dream for a store that I would like to open... a his and hers sort of place with a supervised play area in the center for the kids so mom and dad could shop with out the kids!

Places I have lived

wow this list could get long....
well, Portland OR, Salt lake city UT, Everett WA, Springfield OR, Estacada OR, Boring OR, Boise ID , Nampa ID, Manassas VA, Culpeper VA, Vernonia OR I think that pretty much covers it.

I will tag

http://tomiannie.blogspot.com/

http://www.rubbahsoul.blogspot.com/

http://grammashouseofcards.blogspot.com/

http://going-buggy.blogspot.com/

http://reginaeaster.blogspot.com/

I hope that everyone plays I would love to hear your answers to the questions! get to know all my blog friends a little better!

Baby book

2008-06-16T18:36:00.000-07:00

Ok so some friends of ours just had a baby girl and since I have been wanting to make one of these books and my wonderful husband and kids just got me the Zutter machine for my birthday I set out to make my 1st book with my new toy! I used the CDS to set the pages up, with all pages being 4 1/2 tall and getting slightly longer as they go (although I think the next one I will spread them out even more) I used pink and green DCWV paper that I thought was just too cute! With various other elements throughout. If you have a question about what something is please feel free to ask and I will do my best to fill in the details!

Happy Fathers Day

2008-06-15T08:37:00.000-07:00

Well as you all know men's cards are a challenge for us all so Fathers day cards can be a daunting task. I do have to say that it was made much easier by the addition of these great CTMH stamps that I got this fall, and my new HEA cart! For the Sleepy card I cut Sleepy @ 6 inches I used colored pencils and the odorless mineral spirits to shade. I then covered a chipboard square with matching paper and stamped with studio G stamps from M's. The other 2 cards I stamped with CTMH off road stamps I colored with pencils and odorless mineral spirits. I used a little ribbon and off road charms from Karen Foster. The orange card, is paper from CM and the dots are DCWV

Quiz Time

2008-06-12T13:49:00.000-07:00

Ok before i had a passion for paper crafting I had a passion for the show Buffy the vampire slayer! and then Angel ! I own all of the Angel series thanks to a very wonderful husband and am only missing the 6th season of Buffy! I watch or rather listen to these all the time while I am paper crafting so I thought I would share a little but of my crazy passion for these shows with you since I am in a bit of a creative slump at the time being! So here is a quick Little quiz that you can take for fun! straight from the Buffy the pop quiz book! ( I know I am dork)

1. what is Buffy's last name?

2. Name the woman who brought Buffy into this world

3. name the one scary guy who took her out of it (okay, only for a minute)

4. what is Buffy's fathers name

5. Buffy's mother works in what kind of establishment?

6. what does Buffy's dad do for a living?

7. where did Buffy go to school before coming to Sunnydale?

8. Why was she kicked out of her previous school?

9. who was Buffy's watcher before Giles?

10. Buffy's middle name is a lot more common than her first what is it?

11. You see Buffy's house all the time but what is the address?

12. As a child Buffy wished she could be which ice skating champ?

13. What does Buffy sleep in?

14. What is the name of Buffy's stuffed pig?

15. According to vocational testing Buffy should be in what field?

nunu toolies card challange

2008-05-24T09:36:00.000-07:00

Ok I am try this challenge thing this week on several different blogs! I guess I am trying to work through this slump that I am in!

Here is the link to the sketch of the card

http://nunutoolies.blogspot.com/2008/05/1-week-to-go.html

please let me know what you think about my take on it!

tomiannie rummage challenge

2008-05-23T14:41:00.000-07:00

Ok so I took the challenge! I have been having a creative block lately so I thought what a better way to get out of my funk than to dig in the paper scraps for the paper that I will work with! I pulled out this bright pink dot paper. I hope that you can not tell but it was not even big enough to cover the card I wanted to use, so I used some ribbon to cover that up! So in keeping with the challenge I used stuff that is just laying around, I had this Lily that I needed to use up so I went with that, then I thought well I will look in the scraps for something to use with the other paper and found the lighter pink paper then ran it through the Cuttle bug. Used some Prima's and my paper tagger to add a little something to the bow. a little bling and a brad int eh center of the flowers and there you go! I need several birthday cards so this will be great!

Paytons B-day gift

2008-05-22T20:12:00.000-07:00

Ok so getting ready for our trip to Idaho next week and I got one of my projects that I need to take with me. We get to go to a birthday party for a dear sweet little girl named Payton! and like and like another littler girl that I know her mom tells me that she love writing and all that goes with that! so this is what I came up with for a gift for her!

The note book is for M's just recovered, added "Payton's pages" @1 inch in MF. used some "skittles" from my great Cricut MB friend Thank you all so much for the great RACKS!!!!! then tons of ribbon

The can is just a Kirkland brand coffee can covered with mod podge and paper (same as the book) I also used MF this time @ 1 3/4 inches I used ribbon around the can top, bottom and middle and as the handle that I just drilled holes for and tired the ribbon in. I used blue stickles on the center of the flowers. I used 2 large Heidi Swapp crimson flowers with a few smaller primas in the center, with a brad through eh center to help keep it on.

The card is just a scrap of paper with another large flower this time folded in half with a chipboard tag more primas and skittles. I also added some rhinestones to the tag that I stamped with a studio G stamp form M's

My 1st BBTB contest!!!!!

2008-05-17T08:18:00.000-07:00

Ok so this is a bit scary for me, my very 1st BBTB contest! I have seen alot of the challenges and thought I would love to just take part in one if they use a cart that I have. So there is finally a cut that I have and it is a contest rather than a challenge! So here goes.... Wish me luck!!!

I cut the & from PS @ 4 inches with the italic feature on then cut again @ 4 1/4 (since you can not Shadow when you use the features) I then used some chip board letters that I had and covered them in the same silver paper (sorry I do not remember who makes this paper) I then added some glossy accents. The hearts are some lace that I have had for years. To finish it off I added some "skittles" (my 1st project with "skittles") Thanks to Deb1730 from the message board trading me for the yellow that I had thanks Deb1730 you rock! The flower is silk with a button center (got a great bunch of old buttons from a friend of my MIL, some of them are as old as me I think ;) oh and the back ground paper is from DCWV pack . I have one more wedding card that I need to get done and I think I might do one like this one, I have seen these Mr. & Mrs cards for a while and really liked them!

Tea cup cards

2008-05-14T09:16:00.000-07:00

Ok I saw this idea in the April/May 2007 Paper Crafts Mag and thought how cute is this... Then a friend asked me if I would make 2 thank you cards to give to people that have helped her out with the mother daughter tea her woman's group is putting on and I thought BINGO So I went online and printed out the pattern (man I love that they keep these things for so long!) and traced that pattern, the only thing I did different than the card int eh mag was I used their suggestion to make a tea bag and a pocket. I had some chipboard tags that looked the part so i covered them with the matching paper then I put cream colored mulberry paper over the top of that. I then took the string from a real tea bag and used a CM punch for the tag at the end of the string I think they came out pretty cute!

mom day cards

2008-05-14T08:40:00.000-07:00

Ok the 1st one that I did was for my mother in law I used some lace which I inked and I really like how it came out!

I had some fun with the card that I made for my mom. I used some Cuttle kids dies that I picked up on clearance I like the way it came out although it looks to me like something a little boy might give his mom I think my mom will like it since she has all girls!

Happy Mothers day

2008-05-11T10:17:00.000-07:00

Ok so I just had to show you all what my son Ty, who is in Kindergarten made for me for mothers day. anyone who is a mother knows that we are just suckers for anything made by our kids! It is just so sweet! I love the inside of the card it says " happy mom love day" I mean come on is that cute or what?!

Where the magic happens!

2008-05-08T14:09:00.001-07:00

Well I thought that I would share with you all where it is that I work, I am hoping one day to have my very own room but for now I have a corner of the dinning room but it is mine and since I have been having a creative block this week it is very clean and so the best time to take some pictures!

Inspired to share

2008-05-08T13:50:00.000-07:00

Ok so I was over at BBTB and saw the challenge and just had to share.... I did this LO a while back but still love it Which is saying something since I am a perfectionist! and I am always trying to do better and better LO's I think part of why I still like this LO is cause this was some of the 1st Basic Grey paper that I bought and as anyone that has ever scraped with me will tell you I will share just about anything but that paper!) Also the picture that is on the tag of my son is one of my favs I love him in bright colors like this it is just so Ty! I really like the way the tittle turned out on this one and so when I saw that the challenge was to use this cut I had to share even though I did this so long ago!

Jim's Birthday card

2008-05-05T11:45:00.000-07:00

Ok so I had the challenge of creating a Birthday card for my father in law, I am sure that you all know that it seems like more of a challenge to make cards for guys, and you want to make something that they will like and you just never know.... So I asked his girlfriend what she thought, and she suggested a motor home card since they are going to be taking a trip to New york at the end of the month. But since the Going places cart is still on the wish list rather than in inventory ;) I had to find something else. When I saw the covered wagon on the paper dolls cart I knew what I had to do. You see we live in Oregon and since my father in law came out west form New York many years ago it just seemed prefect! I used the "rub on" idea from the Cricut MB http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=2034223 I also used my wonderful Design Studio

this is what I came up with

Sour patch kids

2008-05-02T10:26:00.000-07:00

Ok so I have had this LO in mind for quite some time I have to say that I have a lot of fun scraping photos of my kids with Grandpa Jim he is so animated and you can tell that the kids have alot of fun when they are around him! These photos were taken when Grandpa Jim and Grandma Paula came to see us In Idaho after Sydney was born. Jim hate anything sour but being the good grandpa that he is was willing to let Ty feed him sour patch kids. Since we lost Grandma Paula to cancer last May it is always hard to scrap any pictures with her in them and not feel a little sad, but see what great pictures these were and how happy they all are it is a bit hard to be to sad! Just knowing that our lives were blessed by her, even if it was not long enough, is still better than never knowing her at all!

Welcome

2008-05-01T22:46:00.000-07:00

Ok this is my very 1st blog go me! I have seen all the wonderful blogs and thought ooh I think I need one of those! I thought what a great way to share what I love with others that have the same passion for paper that I do. Here are just a few examples of what I have done please feel free to share your comments, would love to hear from one and all!