Great Catch

WoooHooo, on a roll again. I have a ton of stamps I have never used and I am determined to get inky. Another MFT , this time Fred Bear. I tried to use my copics to get a water color effect. It looks better in person. Paper is from Basic Grey Wonder pad. New Die from MFT as well.

Whale Of a Friend

Look, I stamped...it's a miracle! I cleaned off my stamp space so i can mess it up all over again. Image is from The Cat's Pajamas. Paper from PTI.

Name tag

Simple name tag using A Muse alpha set, The Cat's Pajamas die, SU scallop border punch, and spellbinders nestabilities. Paper by Cosmo Cricket Material Girl. I would have needed a giant name tag to use my screen name "Gamblemom". I tries every way I could think of to add it but decided to just use my real name. Getting excited now that I am finished getting everything prepped.

Doorprize Austin Area Shoebox swap 2010

Well here it is. Nothing fancy and mostly store bought. I was not a good planner this year. I put off making my door prize until the last minute. I ended up altering some wooden coasters from KaiserCraft by painting and covering with papers from Basic Grey Jovial line, then varnished them. I sanded the base to distress it. Then I made a skinny lined notepad from PTI, covered with more Basic Grey papers. Then I made a matching RSVP pen. I bought the Jovial paper pack and matching brads and the BoBunny family alterable album. The tag is just decorating the gift bag everything goes in.
I wish I was one of those eenlightened creative people that come up with all kinds of cool gifts for door prizes. Oh well. I would want these things if I won them so I went with it. In fact I bought myself the paper too LOL

A couple of cards I forgot to post

My Austin area shoebox swap card. MFT Little Loveosauras, PTI papers, and die cuts from MFT. Cuttlebug folder for the textured background.

My dad's birthday card from last month. Another MFT card, paper pieced.

Birthday Wish

 I am on a birthday card roll, a slow uphill roll, but I am atleast rolling. MFT a'la modes cling stamps and Basic grey Hey Cupcake paper. great combo. Enjoy!

Birthday Bunny

I just love this stamp from The Cat's Pajamas I could color it all day. I am currently going to be posting birthday cards because I am way behind on August birthdays. Sheesh! Everyone is born this month, it's June all over again LOL. June was another birthday month for us. Anyway, hope you like it.

Stamps: TCP Forget about the cake set
Paper: Basic Grey Olivia, PTI white, SU kraft
Ink: Copic markers and mommento ink
Accessories: MFT Die-namics open scallop, SU oval scallop punch and oval punch, SU ribbon,Prima flower, SU courderoy button

A quickie that wasn't so quick

I started to make this card for my husband and really wanted to use the new dies from MFT. It looked simple enough in my mind. When it came to execution, well, that was another story. It turned out okay if you don't look at it too hard LOL. Squint your eyes, it looks better that way. The brads are all wrong but as usual it was too late to remove them. I wanted brown buttons but couldn't find 2 that looked the same and were the right size.Should have left it alone. Oh well. He will like it. It isn't floral and frilly. I like floral and frilly and glitzy and blingy.

PS: the tools won't let me align to the left and so everything is going to the center. Not sure what I did to cause this strange blogging situation.

Magnetic solutions

I have a problem, I am a closet stamper. No really, I stamp in a closet. I have run out of room big time. I am always looking for a new better way to store stuff. My dies are the biggest problem for me right now. I normally use CD cases for my nestabilities but some just don't fit. Now I have MFT and TCP dies to find storage for. I won't use them if I can't get to them easily. My solution is this. I bought a big magnetic craft sheet, stuck it on my wall with push pins, and voila'. Problem solved, well sort of. I need another one LOL.I have room for one more higher above this one. It won't be as convenient up higher, but it will work. I like everything to be at my arms reach. Funny thing is when I was putting these up I found some I didn't know I had. Oiy! I gotta get out of the closet someday.

PS: I got the magnetic sheet at Hobby Lobby. It was rolled up in a tube so I stuck it on the side of the fridge overnight to get it to lay flatter. It wanted to buckle a little at first from being rolled so long.

So Sorry

I really hate needing to make cards like this one because it means something sad has happened to someone. A dear friend of mine lost her father this week after a prolonged illness. I hope it brings just a little comfort to her in her time of grieving.

Stamps: SU So Very, SU Bella Toile
Ink: Chocolate chip, Versamark Dazzle
Paper: Basic grey Capella, Plum, Mellow moss SU blush