Monday, June 30, 2008

Last Chance for Blog Candy!

Don't forget to enter my blog candy here! I will pick the winners tomorrow, my birthday!


This is a 6x6 envelope album made by my SU demonstrator Terri. I believe it was made using the SU baby girl strictly scrapbooking kit. I decorated the inside and used pics of my baby girl Lily, who is all of a month old now.

P.S. there is also blog candy to be found at www.bunny.zoes.blogspot.com, www.jamiscrazedthoughts.blogspot.com, www.jennifer-phoenixcrafts.blogspot.com.

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Sunday, June 29, 2008

Stamp Camp cards for May

These are two cards that I made at my montly SU stamp camp. The first card is a graduation card using the In the Stars stamp set as well as the large and small star punches. The chipboard was dipped in Silver encore ink and then clear ep and heat embossed.
I have no idea what stamps were used but all supples are Stampin' Up. This card uses the spotlight technique. After the top image was colored in, the entire circle was coverd in crystal effects.

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Saturday, June 28, 2008

Amuse challenge Cards


Both cards use Amuse stamps. The first was for a bling challenge and I made it a Christmas card using Basic Grey DP and bling from my stash to decorate my Charlie Brown Christmas tree. The second card was for an Out of the Box challenge.

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Friday, June 27, 2008

Kazan Challenge #3


Here are two cards that I made using Kazan's sketch. They both were made using CTMH's Let's Get Togther paper packet. The first uses the Emmybella stamp and the second uses CTMH's stamp of the month With Love. You can see where I paper pieced the images. It's been awhile since I've done this and I forgot how much I like it. The colors are garden green, buttercup and cranberry. Talk to you all soon and enjoy your weekend.

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Criss Cross Fun


I just love criss cross cards. This card uses SU summer picnic and Tart and Tangy stamp set. The felt flower is from the $1 Target spot. I also used the SU stamp set So Many Scallops!

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Another Z-Fold Announcement

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Here is another example of the z-fold announcements that I made. I was able to use up some scraps which is always good. It's the same exact layout as the one I created for the Paper Trey Blog Hop, I just used different paper.


I've already mailed these out and everyone has seemed to really like them, I hope that you do too!

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

June Blog Hop

I am participating in PaperTrey Ink's monthly blog hop. I needed some more birth announcements and decided to use my new Bitty Baby Blessings stamp set and Bitty Blessings patterned paper as well as the lavender moon ribbon.
For this announcement, I constructed a z-fold card out of spring moss paper and I used my nestabilities for the rectangle and scallops. I used acetate over the picture of my baby girl Lily and then used a Kaiser rub on for "adorable."
The inside of the card uses summer sunrise for the scallop rectangle. I paper pieced the cute onesie and the announcement information actually is a stamp from Stampin' Up. I just love how it came out!

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3 Cherries

Here is another card using SU's Tart and Tangy stamp set and the Summer Picnic Dp. I used my slit punch to create the scallops. The card looks crooked but I think it's just my unprofessional picture taking!

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Thank you's...

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I have been very fortunate to receive RAKS from two of my wonderful blogger friends.

The first RAK is from Norma. Love that little zebra, thanks so much for thinking of me and my family Norma!


The second RAK is from Julie who sent me this lovely card to congratulate me and my family on our new baby. Thanks so much for thinking of us Julie!

My good friend Mary (from grad school!), sent me the cutest little outfit for Lily. She's a huge Peanuts collector so I expected something Snoopy oriented or possible U of Arizona oriented since that's where we went to school.

This is what she sent, isn't the cutest little outfit?

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Monday, June 23, 2008

Shout Out to Sheet Load of Cards!

June's issue of Sheet Load of Cards is available. What I like most about Sheet Load is not just the great sketch but the cutting dimensions for either a single card of for making multiple cards. This month's issue focuses on $1 stamps so all of the samples have $1 stamps as the focal point. I don't know about you but I have totally collected all of those $1 stamps from Michaels but never use them. So I pulled them out to do this month's sketch on Sheetload using my rarely used $1 stamps.


This card is a great way of using up scraps. I used the SU tart and tangy stamp set as well as SU summer picnic paper. I also used this great striped ribbon.

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Sunday, June 22, 2008

Happy Cupcake Sunday!

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Hi Everyone! Happy Sunday! I have hardly had any time to stamp. I forgot how much time a newborn takes. I've been able to get a shower about every other day which isn't too bad! Anyway, I did make time to participate in Taylor's Friday cupcake challenge!

I used scrap dp and my new MFT cupcake stamp set. The brads are sparkly ones from Doodlebug. I think it looks very cute!

On a personal note, I stepped on the scale yesterday and I've lost 20 lbs! Woo hoo. I only have 2 more lbs to go for the baby weight and 10 lbs total to lose to get back to the weight I really want to be at! I fit into my regular clothes so I spent the week bagging up my maternity clothes and getting ready to get them permanently out of my house!

It's super hot here, high 90's so wherever you are, stay cool!

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Saturday, June 21, 2008

Apple Thank You's


Yes, I know, how can I possibly still have more of this paper? I used the SU Tart and Tangy stamp set along with Summer Picnic dp. I think these cards would be great for teachers.

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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Orange Thanks

I used scraps! of SU's Summer Picnic paper. I also used SU orange and mellow moss grosgrain ribbon. The sentiment is also SU as well as the orange from Tart and Tangy.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Thanks so much!


Today I am sharing some thank you cards that I made for gifts given to my new new baby. They are the same exact cards except I used a little bit different paper in each one. The paper is Basic Gray and the stamp set is Whipper Snapper Bundle of Joy. I cased a card found at Mish Mash. I colored in the duck using my copic markers and the wave was watercolored using CTMH breeze ink. The sentiment is from Paper Trey Ink and of course I used my nestabilities in my cuttlebug.

I love how it turned out! Thanks for looking!

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Last Rough and Tumble


This first card is the last of my sheetload cards using the Rough and Tumble paper packet from CTMH. The stamp is an old wood mounted car set from CTMH. I used my snap stamps for the "Beep". The second card uses the Rough and Tumble paper pack and stickers from the same collection. No stamping on this one!

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Friday, June 13, 2008

Toys, Toys, Toys

Here is another card using a layout from Sheetload of Cards. I used the CTMH paper packet Rough and Tumble. The stamp set is CTMH's Little Boys. Such a great stamp set for making boy cards and scrapbook pages!

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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Amuse-a-palooza and Blog Candy Bribe!

Hi Everyone! I hope that everyone is enjoying the auto posts. I sent a bunch of cards to post automatically not knowing when I would feel like getting back into the swing of things. First, thank you everyone for your kind words and congratulations regarding the birth of my baby daughter. She's doing well and already gained a pound. My son will be going part time to daycare starting next week so I don't know how much time I will have to create but I'm going to try and designate at least an hour each morning towards crafting.

Now onto my blog candy bribe.



It's that time of year! Amuse art stamps hosts a celebration each year with lots of prizes and challenges as they count down to their new releases. They're stamps are super cute and lend themselves to making fun and easy cards. They have a refer a friend program and that's where the bribe comes in! Register at their website HERE and then leave a comment on this post that you registered and put my name down (Cindy Vernon) as the person who referred you. On my birthday, July 1, I will use random.org to choose some blog candy winners.






One winner will win MFT's Spring Showers set, one winner will win the Basic Grey paper pad Cupcake and one winner will win the Basic Grey paper pad Sultry.


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