Happy Harvest Pumpkin Basket on the Silhouette

The weather is definitely cooling off, and today’s project is meant to celebrate the change of the seasons.  I love this little rustic basket, and the 3-D pumpkins which inhabit it!  Of course, my trusty Silhouette was part of my project lol.  I simply can’t get enough of this machine, and I know that when …

Lunchbox Love Notes

Every year the older kids struggle with having to go back to school.  While they are excited to see their friends, they’re not so happy to leave behind the fun and freedom of summer.  For them – and I’m sure just about every child out there – school days, while jam-packed with activities, can seem …

Pool Party Invite

I wanted to create some cool invites using one of the newer cartridges called Pack Your Bags.  I love the images on this Cricut Cartridge, they are perfect for both summer and vacationing!  This card uses the image found on page 55.  This cute coconut drink is the perfect image to conjure up visions of …

“Friends” Card Featuring Glitz Vintage Whatnots & Melissa Frances Resin Embellishments

Pre-made embellishments are a fantastic way to pull together a beautiful card in a matter of minutes!  When I was first conceptualizing this card, I started with the vintage-style card from Glitz Design’s Whatnot collection.  The layout of the card just flowed from there.  I tried to keep my embellishments relatively simple as I didn’t …

Snail Mail

I am in love with the whole Snail Collection from Lelo Design.  The images are very cute, and very approachable in terms of coloring.  This stamp company is based out of Germany, and the owner Nancy, ships internationally.  I colored up this image using my Caran D’Ache watercolor pencils.  They have a fantastic color selection, …

Fishy Friends: Featuring the new 3-D Sizzix pop-up die

Once again I am featuring one of the new June 2011 Sizzix die release!  I love these dies, they are awsome!  So fun and so versatile!  How can you not love them.  I can have a simple card on the outside, and open it up to a fancy 3-D card on the inside.  These dies …

Sugar Nellie Girl in Pan Pastel

Today’s card features a beautiful stamp which is produced by Sugar Nellie (Funky Kits) and drawn by Leanne Ellis.  They can be found HERE.  The image was colored in with my Pan Pastels.  After painting her up, I gave a quick few coats of Matte Permanent Fixative to ensure that the Pastel would not budge.  …

Hog Wild Birthday Pop-up Card

Have any of you  seen the new Sizzix dies which were recently released?  If you haven’t, then please do, they are AMAZING!!!  Ok, so why all the exclamation marks?  Well many of you know how much I love doing pop-ups, and while I can make them no problem, I sometimes find it time consuming, and …