It was a hectic weekend that included a graduation celebration.  However, I did manage to complete a few cards with the new 'Lily Elsie' collection from Oxford Impressions.  If you haven't seen these stamps, you really should take a look-see!  They are breathe taking beautiful.  Four images plus a sentiment. 

I'm attaching a photo of two of my favorites - the one with the pink edges included images from the 'Court of Versailles' collection and a bit of paper lace.  The other card included images from the 'Art of being beautiful', along with some butterfly and bird stickers .  Lily Elsie was a famous actress and this set would be wonderful for a variety of occasions.  Lily has such an air about her, so feminine and dainty, it's hard to go wrong with owning this collection.  Perfect for birthdays, Mother's Day, bridal showers, thank you's or just a thinking of you card.  I think I will openly admit,  this as my most favorite set of ALL of the Oxford Impressions collections!  If you'd like to see the set yourself and perhaps order one, here's Suzanne's new website - http://www.AustenGallery.com 

Temps hit the 80's here in Wisconsin today and there is a nice breeze.  Just gorgeous for taking a walk and catching some rays.  Thanks for stopping by. 

Have a great week everyone!

Seems holidays creep up on us so quickly lately and I can't help myself when it comes to puttering with a project at the very last minute...lol.  Anything that doesn't move around here is fair game in my eyes;) 

We'll be celebrating Easter over at my brother & SIL's place and we had this bottle of champagne begging to be opened, sitting on our counter.  I decided to make a little tag for it to wish them a 'Happy Spring'. 

Several years ago I purchased a couple of list pads from our local Dollar Tree.  Who could resist these with little fairy girls on them I asked myself!  They have sat in my art room for forever it seems.  I couldn't get myself to use them for just grocery lists, they were just too cute.   However, she was just begging to be used in some artistic way.  With that in mind, I cut out a cream colored bottle tag from a die I purchased from 'My Favorite Things'.  I sponged the edges with cotton candy distress ink.  Then I glued the little girl image onto a recycled cereal box and fussy cut her out.  I mounted her to the tag with foam dots.  Then I punched out little butterflies from the same paper she was printed on (sponging the edges lightly too) and some pink flowers from a dollar punch I bought at Michaels awhile ago, randomly gluing them around her.  I also attached a piece of lace to the bottom of the tag and added a strip of Washi tape above that .  I stamped the 'Happy Spring' from a stamp I had in my stash (I think it's from Hero Arts) and cut the edges with a decorative scissors.  I glued that to a scrap and cut it out again, mounting it to the tag with foam dots.  I tied a strip of ribbon into a bow (that was part of a child's skirt that I also purchased awhile ago at The Dollar Tree).  For a quick project I think it turned out rather sweet.  Hope everyone has a wonderful Easter and thanks for stopping by:)

Happy Birthday Suzanne!

Today is Suzanne Melvin's birthday. Suzanne is the owner of Oxford Impressions stamps. I created this card for her using her new collection called 'love lines' and the woman image from her 'Afternoon Tea' set. You can find these lovely stamps on her site - http://www.oxfordimpressionsstamps.com Hopefully Suzanne will forgive me in getting the card out to her a bit late. Time just is slipping away! Hope everyone has a great week. Thanks for stopping by:)

I made this card for my friend Mary over at Stamp Camp and thought I'd post it. I used a background stamp of hers that looked like scratch marks since I didn't have a stamp that looked like bricks. I wanted the man to look like he was standing outside of his girlfriends house:) I also used one of the new Spellbinders Die D-Lites. (I absolutely LOVE these new dies! If you haven't tried them yet, you really should. They are so delicate and beautiful. Word of caution however, you need to use a piece of wax paper when cutting them out with your die cutting machine. Many of the dies have tiny pieces in them so you have to use the wax paper to help release those parts.) Also included, I stamped alpha letters (also from Stamp Camp)and mounted them to the card with glue dots. Sorry for the lack of posting but I've been having problems with blogger the past few weeks:( Hope everyone is doing well!

Oh yes....it's been awhile since I've posted. No excuse except that life keeps getting in the way! Since 'Heart' day is tomorrow, thought I'd post a photo of a couple of Valentines Day cards I made for my two nephews who are away in college. I know they are getting too old for Valentines but I couldn't help myself. I LOVE this image of a smiling dog. It was printed in our newspaper and I always cut them out as they are just too funny. I mounted them onto a recycled cereal box and fussy cut them out. Next I used my tent card die template that I bought from THE STAMP DOCTOR (http://www.thestampdoctor.com). (Love, love, love that die! Oh my gosh....I can't tell you how often I grab for that one.) I added paper to the sides and stamped the sentiment, punched out a couple of hearts and mounted them to the card too. Used a super mini heart sticker on the front tooth of the dog as a finishing touch. Too fun!!! Hope it brings a smile to their faces. Did mine anyways...lol! Happy Valentines Day, everyone! Hope your day is filled with sweetness:)

I know I've neglected my poor blog lately but sometimes life just gets in the way...Just wanted to let everyone know I'm still kickin and even though I don't have a lot of time to create, I do once in awhile surprise myself by acomplishing something...LOL! Our son and DIL just bought a new house so I created a card using scrapbooking paper I bought at my favorite store - Hannahs in Antioch, IL. The paper is from My Little Shoebox and I thought it was perfect for this card. Using my fABULOUS Sizzix Pop N' Cuts die (by the genius - Karen Burniston), I created a card to congratulate them on their new home ownership. I cut out several houses from the paper and added them to the front of the card with pop dots to make them stand out. I also stamped the sentiment (not sure what company it's from, sorry) and added the strip to the front of the card, along with other images cut from the same paper. In the inside I continued the same concept. I created a 'sun' by using a circle punch, sponging it and cutting strips to represent the rays. It turned out simple but cute, I thought. The other card I created is for my cousin who will be getting married in the next couple of weeks. I also used the Pop n' cuts die (Can you tell I LOVE THIS DIE?!) and stamps from Oxford Impressions. The images are from Suzanne's 'Beloved' plate. I also used a Spellbinders die and silver glittered paper behind the lovely couples. Hope you enjoy seeing them as much as I did making them. Happy crafting everyone!

Another Pop N' Cuts Card!

Yesterday my cousin hosted an 80th birthday party for my aunt. My mom comes from a family of sixteen kids so you can just imagine how many people were there! I wanted to make my aunt a special card and Karen Burniston's Pop n' Cuts die was on my mind for her special day. Thank you AGAIN Karen for your 'GENIUS' abilities:) My aunt loves the victorian era, so I decided to use some images I purchased awhile ago from Lisa's Altered Arts (www.lisasalteredart.com). These were perfect for what I had in mind for her. I had cut some of these images out awhile ago, so I just glued them onto the card. I don't have a lot of sentiment stamps but found this little set of dollar stamps I purchased at Michaels and computer generated the additional words on the bottom front of the card. Die cut a strip for the bottom front and added a few gems. Fast and easy, that was the plan.....She loved it so I was glad I took the time to create it for her. Sorry for my awful photos but I was in a REAL hurry! Seems to be the norm lately:( Have a great week everyone and thanks for stopping by.... Hugs, DebbieK