Greets N Treats

My favorite picture

2011-08-25T14:00:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone, its that time again for our weekly sketch at Chicas Gettin' Crafty! This is my favorite picture of my 2 lil girls. I think I have scrapped this photo 2 or 3 times already but I am thinking of framing this one and hanging it up somewhere in our home.

Products used:
NRN Designs-Dembones
Misc pay print paper
Misc button and ribbon
Glue dots
colorbox chalk ink
Misc tan paper
ek success-paw print border punch

Monochomatic Layout

2011-08-11T07:00:00.000-05:00

This summer is just flying by so fast! It's time for another Thursday sketch challenge at Chicas Gettin Crafty. This weeks layout:

So this is my layout. I know, its a pumpkin carving layout in August, but I have always wanted to scrap this picture of the Dachshund I carved into this pumpkin, but I just never had a layout in mind. I also did this layout as a monochromatic layout with just a few punches of black to make the different shades of orange 'pop.'

August Wedding Challenge

2011-08-10T20:06:00.001-05:00

Hey Everyone! Hope you are having a great summer! For the wedding challenge at Chics Gettin Crafty, I did a layout of my family during my sister's wedding in 2004. The day started out with a trip to the hair salon to get our hair done. The second picture is of my family after the wedding ceremony. The first picture on the bottom left is my sister and her husband at the gift opening the day after the wedding. The middle picture is of my parents dancing at the reception. Of course I had to include a picture of the cake, because my Mom made the beautiful cake!! It was a great day for a wedding!
Products used:
misc purple paper
misc ribbons

July 28th Sketch

2011-07-28T14:00:00.000-05:00

Wow I can't believe its almost the end of July already! Where did the summer go? Well today is Thursday, so that means its time for the Lets Get Peachy weekly sketch! So here is the sketch this week:

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!! Well like most people, I love ice cream. I will eat just about any kind of ice cream with toppings on it. The dogs also love ice cream. We either buy them their own 'doggie' ice cream or they eat the ice cream right off of our spoon. They also enjoy licking out the bowl! Thanks for looking!

Products used:

Recollections papers: white
Recollections dimensional ice cream stickers
misc pink paper, ribbons, brads
Heidi Grace Rub ons
MM black sticker letters

July 21st Sketch

2011-07-21T14:00:00.032-05:00

This is the July 21st Sketch at Lets Get Peachy! Make sure you visit Lets Get Peachy to do your take of the sketch!

This layout is my anti-boredom layout. Now I know you are asking, how is this an anti boredom layout, but let me explain. My 2 dogs are always running around doing something entertaining or playing with each other. This is one of those moments when they were resting next to each other in the chair, looking so cute. So even when they are laying in the chair together, they always have a way of making your day brighter by the little looks that they give or the way that they lay next to each other, as they are doing in these pictures. I just have to look at them, and my day is lifted. Thanks for looking!

Products used:
KI Memories-Pet shop spots, Pet shop lease, Orange
KI Memories letter stickers-cookie cutter-concrete
top not die
colorbox chalk-brown

July Recipe Challenge

2011-07-09T09:00:00.001-05:00

The July Challenge for Let's Get Peachy was to use as many 'ingredients' from the scraping recipe.
This challenge was a lot of fun to do! I was able to use 7 of the recipe 'ingredients' on my layout. This is a picture taken in 2004, I believe, of my Mom, me, and my 2 sisters, Erin & Emily. We all bought identical purses with our initials on them. The 'ingredients' that I used are: ink, buttons, distressing (around the edges) a punch, flowers, ribbon, & fussy cutting (2 banners).

TFL!
Becky

Products used:
We r memory keepers: grandmas kitchen-pen pals & busy burst
Kraft doiles paper
green rik rak
misc buttons
note book punch
colorbox chalk-brown
pebbles flowers
october afternoon stickers- chocolate cupcake

Strawberry picking

2011-07-07T20:00:00.000-05:00

Brad and I went strawberry picking on July 3rd. It was one of the last day of the season! The berries were smaller this year because of all the rain we had this spring, but they still were good! I decided to make a strawberry pie, freezer jam, and strawberry shortcake! Everything tasted good!!!

June 23rd Sketch

2011-06-23T15:00:00.002-05:00

It's that time again! Here's my sketch for Lets Get Peachy Remember to Visit Lets Get Peachy to post your take on this Sketch!!

Let's Ride! Riding season is right around the corner and boy I can't wait for warmer weather so Brad and I can ride again. So I've been scrapping a lot of riding pictures right now to get our Harley album caught up again. This is a picture of Brad walking down the lane at the campground in Tomahawk during the Fall Ride in September 2010. It was cool outside but a great day in Tomahawk riding and visiting with friends!

Products used:
Misc. black paper
Misc. orange paper
HD black & silver flames paper by EK Success
HD Flame stickers by EK Success
HD diamond plate tin by EK Success
Misc. paper clip and orange flower

"Smile Challenge"

2011-06-10T00:00:00.000-05:00

Hey Everyone!!

For the smile challenge on Lets Get Peachy, I scrapped a picture of my future mother in law, sister in law and I, getting ready for the first official ride of the 2010 riding season, which is the reason for the big smiles! The weather was perfect for a ride, hot, sunny, and a lot of Harleys! This is what the journaling said: "May, 29, 2010, was the first official ride of the season, which is why we are all smiling. It was a beautiful, hot, sunny day filled with a lot of Harleys! We were also riding to pay tribute to all Veterans who have served this country, so that we can be free!"

Lets Get Peachy Sketch

2011-06-09T15:00:00.002-05:00

Here is my take on the Lets Get Peachy June 9th Sketch

This is a layout of Tinker, with one of her first dog toys that she ever had. She loved this toy so much and played with it a lot. This picture happens to be one of many where she was posing (by herself) with her 'Izzy.' The reason why the title is 'Tinker Toy' is because that's how we came up with her name. She was a small little pup when we first saw her, small like a toy, so she was named Tinker.

Products used:
Stemma papers-Safe bones, doggie dots, dog words & dog stripes
Stemma tile stickers & dog epoxy paper clips
Misc. brown paper and ribbon
Thickers-Chit Chat brown

Happy 6th Birthday Tinker!!

2011-06-08T18:15:00.000-05:00

I cant believe it, but Tinker is 6 years old today but she will always be my little puppy! It seem like we just got her yesterday. As always, we bought a little cupcake for the girls to eat. They enjoyed licking some of the frosting off the cupcake and then I cut up a little bit of the cupcake for them to eat. As you can see, they enjoyed it!

Veteran Tribute Ride

2011-06-01T18:10:00.001-05:00

As you know, Brad and I take part in a Veterans Tribute ride every Memorial Day weekend and this year was no different. Last year it was 94+ degrees for the ride, but this year, it was cold and rainy to start the day, but turned into a nice day. The ride started in Iron Mountain, MI and went to Powers, Carney, and ended in Florence WI, for a party at Northern Lites. Thought I would share a few pictures from the ride.

Brad and I after riding to Iron Mountain in the rain, thank goodness for leather and rain gear.

Our wet bikes, drying off between rain showers.

Honor ceremony at Carney, where we stopped to have lunch.

Look at the 3 bikes behind the blue trike, that is me, Laurieann and Brad!

May 19th Sketch

2011-05-19T15:00:00.012-05:00

Here is my next Sketch to Life layout for Let's Get Peachy
This is todays sketch

This is a layout of my Grandpa Miller. It's one of my favorites because it shows my Grandpa sitting at his desk at work. This is one of the ways that I always remember him looking....in his dickie work clothes, hat, cigar and sitting at his desk in his office. The aqua adding machine was always fun to play with when we visited Grandpa at the 'shop' so I based my colored/pattern papers around that color. (the pattern paper is kind of hard to see. If you click on the picture, it should enlarge and you can see the patterned papers)

Winner of National Scrapbooking Day Blog Hop!

2011-05-11T19:05:00.000-05:00

Here's the winner!!

The Scrappy Cottage said...

I am glad to know how to do this now. Well done.....

send me your address in email.... b_woelfel@hotmail.com

National Scrapbooking Day

2011-05-06T23:00:00.093-05:00

Welcome to LGP's Kats First Ever Blog Hop!

We're celebrating National Scrapbooking Day at "Let's Get Peachy"! To kick off our celebration of design team reveals, challenges and fun, our Peachy Kat's have created some special projects and posted them on our blogs. All of us are looking forward to your visit and hope that our projects both delight and inspire you!

So for my National Scrapbooking Day project, I altered a candle. Stamping on candles is so easy to do and its such a nice touch to a gift!

So lets get started!
You will need: tissue paper, ink pads, stamp set, blank candle, wax paper, heat gun & a glue stick.

Stamp your image on the tissue paper and cut closely around the edges.

Put a small dab of glue on each image so it will stick to where you want it on the candle. Position all pieces on the candle.

Tear a piece of wax paper just slightly bigger than the candle. Wrap it around the candle and hold the wax paper on the back side. Make sure the waxy side is towards the candle!

Heat up your embossing gun for 30-40 seconds until it is nice and hot. Moving quickly, wave it over the area where the stamped image is; be sure to keep the wax paper nice and tight. (Every candle has a different wax melting point, but you should see a change begin to take place within a few seconds) As the candle heats up, the pressure from the wax paper should push the image into the melting wax of the candle, embedding the image and leaving your image intact. If you need to do the backside, use a new piece of wax paper. Each piece can only be used once!

Slowly peel the wax paper away. I find that the candle can look a little dull after pulling the wax away and I just take a Kleenex and wipe the candle to restore the shine!!

Lastly, if you are giving your candle away as a gift, dress it up a little bit by putting it in a cello bag and tying it with some ribbon or put some garland around a candle holder to dress it up.

So to win this candle, please become a follower and leave a comment. I'm not requiring you to make a candle, but please try this technique and post your picture in your comment! I will pick a winner May 9th. 8pm est.!

Here's YOUR chance to win The Lets Get Peachy Blog hop!

Please visit all 13 blogs on our Celebrate National Scrapbooking Day Blog Hop itinerary, and be sure to leave a comment/follow each one. After you have visited all 13 Peachy Kats, go back here to Let's get Peachy and leave a 2nd post to let us know you have completed the hop. One lucky winner's name will be drawn at random to receive a fun blog hop prize.The hop runs from May 7th til May 9th, 8pm est, so get your entries in!

And now for your blog hop ….. thank you for participating, and have fun!
1. Let's Get Peachy- Peachy Laura
http://getpeachy.blogspot.com/

2. Crafty Scraps of Stuff- Peachy Kat Daphne
http://craftyscrapsofstuff.blogspot.com/

3. Create Something Everyday- Peachy Kat Kimmy
http://lostinadreamofjosh.blogspot.com/

4. From Me 2 U Papercrafting-Peachy Kat Tammy G.
http://www.fromme2upapercrafting.blogspot.com/

5. Greets n Treats- Peachy Kat Becky - You are Here

6. If It's Groovy- Peachy Kat Groovy Deb
http://ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com/

7. Kristin's Craft Corner- Peachy Kat Kristin
http://www.kristinscraftcorner.blogspot.com/

8. Polkadotrentz- Peachy Kat Sarah
http://polkadotrentz.blogspot.com/

9. Queen of the Crop- Peachy Kat Liese
http://www.queen-of-the-crop.blogspot.com/

10. Rather B Scrappin-Peachy Kat Lisa
http://thejourneyoflisaslife.blogspot.com/

11. Scrappy Doodads-Peachy Kat Tammy K.
http://alwaystheapprenticehandicrafter.blogspot.com/

12. The Crafty Fruglaista- Peachy Kat Cindy
http://www.thecraftyfrugalista.blogspot.com/

13. The Scrappy Cottage-Peachy Kat Cherrie
http://thescrappycottage.blogspot.com/

14. Back To LGP
http://getpeachy.blogspot.com/

Enjoy the Hop!!

May 5th Sketch

2011-05-05T00:00:00.003-05:00

So the position that I have with Lets get Peachy is called Sketch to Life. So what I do, is take a sketch or another layout, and I make it my own. The sketch is like a map to follow for the layout that I'm doing. So here is the Sketch for May 5th

This is the layout that I did. Brad and I took the Miller Brewery tour a few years ago. I didn't know what to do with the layout because I wanted to include the coasters that we were giving during the beer tasting. I made this sketch into a 2 page layout.

Lets Get Peachy Design Team

2011-05-01T20:09:00.002-05:00

I'm a Peachy Kat!!!

Starting May 1st, I will be a member of the 'Lets Get Peachy' design team! Make sure you visit my blog monthly as well at the LGP blog for my projects and the other members projects!! Here is my first project for the design team. Its a layout about me!

So please join me on this new adventure as I design monthly layouts and crafty for this website!!

Sneak Peak of Harley Album

2011-04-20T21:25:00.000-05:00

So I decided to make a Harley scrapbook to donate to the raffle for the 7th Annual Veteran Tribute Ride . I thought I would give everyone a sneak peak at some of the layouts that will be in the album! All pages are photo ready...just add your bike photo with the included photo corner adhesive tabs.

This is what the album will look like!!

Winner of No Housework Day Blog Hop

2011-04-11T17:17:00.000-05:00

The winner of No Housework Day Blog Hop prize is:

Heather.....
I am now a follower of your great blog!!! Thanks for hopping with us!!

(True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 31)

Welcome to National No Housework Day!

2011-04-07T02:00:00.002-05:00

Welcome to the National No Housework Day Online Blog hop! If you have arrived not knowing until now about the hop, no problem...just go back to If It's Groovy where this hop starts and work your way through. You may find games, prizes, projects and how do-you-dos along the path :) We would appreciate it if you sign up to keep in touch with us by "following" and would love your comments!

Perhaps you arrived here from Red Car Productions, Great! Hope you enjoyed that stop and the others so far!!!

We celebrate this national holiday by scrapping today and into the weekend with projects that remind us of housework or getting away from it!!! Take the day off, put up your feet and let's hop!

So in honor of this day, I made a 'No Housework' or 'Rainy Day' bank. I used a plastic container that I bought, which had nuts in it.

I then decided what papers and embellishments I wanted to use to decorate the outside of the container.

This technique, can be used for altering many items, such as a crystal light container which can be turned into a dog treat container or a concentrate orange juice container can be turned into a pen/pencil holder. Some of the materials I used for this project are: We R Memory Keepers Paper: Grandmas Kitchen-Pen Pals, Busy Bursts and Dippity dots, misc flowers, Making Memories leather frame, a tag, glue dots, misc ribbon.

So if you want to make your version of a 'No Housework Day Bank' please leave a link to your picture in the comments, but to win the PRIZE, just sign up to follow my blog and leave a comment! The prize is a small spa gift set which includes: bath salts, spa socks, nail kit and a back massager!

All prizes will be announced on Monday 4/11. Check back here for this blogs winner or If It's Groovy.

Thanks for your visit, please head over to see Paper Universe Enjoy!

No Housework Blog Hop

2011-04-03T19:50:00.001-05:00

April 7th, is National No Housework Day! Join me on that day for a fun internet blog hop, visiting many crafty blogs. You will find games, prizes, projects and how do-you-dos along the path. (The hop will take place on April 7, 12:00 AM EST through April 10 11PM EST).

Just go to If It's Groovy

Mommy's little helper

2011-03-13T22:12:00.000-05:00

Tinker is always right beside me no matter where I go. When I sit on the couch she sits on my lap or next to me. So when I sit on the desk chair to work on craft stuff, shes right there with me, usually laying behind me in the chair, but sometimes she stands up like she is in the photos! I wouldn't have it any other way!

Pet Expo

2011-02-06T21:56:00.001-06:00

Brad and I like to go to the Pet Expo every year at the Expo Center. This year was no different. We like to see all the dogs and different things that they have for pets in general. Here are a few pics that we took while we were walking around.

This Great Dane is Green bean. He is 195 pounds and 44 inches from his shoulder blades to the ground! He eats 10 cups of food a day!! Brad loves this dog and thinks it should be our next dog to have!!

The County Prison has a K9 unit and they were at the show demonstrating how they use the dogs. They showed how the dogs find drugs in suitcases and how they train them to help apprehend people.

Cute doxie in the kissing booth.

February 2011 Blizzard

2011-02-05T21:13:00.002-06:00

February 2, 2011, we were hit by a big blizzard. We woke up to 18+ inches of snow!! Here are just a few pictures from around the apartment. The first one is the view out the front door. As you can see, there was no way out that door for awhile. Look at all the snow!! Its almost as high as the mailboxes!! I like snow, but not this much!

Christmas gifts

2011-01-02T19:54:00.004-06:00

Now that Christmas is over, I can share some of the things that I made as gifts for my family. I made a knitting and crochet needle case for my Mom and 2 sisters, Erin & Emily. I think it turned out great. The fabric is from Debbie Mumm's cat collection and is so fitting for the needle case! The yarn balls are just the right colors (most of my favorites!). The case folds in half and rolls up to hold all the needles so they don't fall out. I also made myself one, which I think they all turned out great since I haven't sewn anything in years!!

Craft Fairs

2010-11-20T18:25:00.002-06:00

This fall, I decided to do several craft fairs, with the help of Brad and my friend Sarah. We did several of them in the Milwaukee area and had alot of fun. We were selling everything form card, stamped candles, coasters, bath salts and scrubs, BBQ rubs, cocoa gift sets, treats and so much more.

This picture is the table at one of the craft fairs. Alot of stuff on this table!! I also have set up a website to sell my craft items on.
Check it out at http://greetsntreats.storenvy.com

Harley Layout

2010-10-19T17:03:00.006-05:00

Here is a layout I did of Brad on his bike on a recent trip to Tomahawk on September 18.

I made this into a double layout, by flipping the page layout. This picture was also taken in Tomahawk on September 18, 2010.

Materials used:
misc orange cardstock
misc black cardstock
EK Success-HD embossed metal sheet
Thickers-black honey
silver thread
photo paper
black chalk ink

Scrapbook pages

2010-10-01T06:47:00.004-05:00

I've completed several scrapbook pages over the last several weeks. The first one is of Tinker & Blossom while we were camping back in July. The 2nd one is Brad making Smores while we were camping. The 3rd layout is of Tinker in her favorite dog house and the last layout I made for a picture that will be taken of Tinker & Blossom in their Halloween costumes.

Tomahawk 2010

2010-09-20T06:17:00.000-05:00

We decided not to spend several days at Tomahawk this year, but to ride over on Saturday. I'm glad we decided to do this, because unlike last year, which was unseasonably warm, it was cold and rainy for several days. It turned out to be a nice ride on Saturday with Bill & Vicky, Randy & Denise and Ponch & Cheryl. We rode into Tomahawk and stopped at Sara park to check out the vendors. We also rode over to Bubba's campground to check out the vendors and visit friends that were camping. It was a cold ride in the morning and evening, but the day was nice.

Von Stiehl Winnery

2010-08-07T06:07:00.002-05:00

Brad and I stopped at the Von Stiehl Winery in Algoma, in early August. This is a winery that my family visited often when we would go to Door County. Not much has changed but its always fun to do the tour and taste the wines.

Chipmunk Rapids

2010-07-10T05:58:00.000-05:00

As a kid, my family camped many times at a campground in northern Wisconsin, near Tipler, called Chipmunk Rapids. On a bike ride in early June, Brad and I were riding when we came across the campground and stopped to check it out. It was pretty much the same as it was when I was a kid. My family soon decided we needed to make a camping trip there. We camped over the 4th of July weekend and it was super hot, in the 90's the whole weekend. It was hot, but fun, until it rained on us.

Memorial Vet Ride

2010-06-05T05:44:00.000-05:00

Each year Brad and I, and his family, participate in a ride for Veterans in Iron Mountain, MI, and this year was no different. The ride started in Iron Mountain with a stop in Crandon, Hiles, and ended in Spread Eagle. It was very hot, about 95degrees. The ride was about 140 miles long.

Harley scrapbook

2010-05-22T13:43:00.006-05:00

I've been working hard on updating the Harley scrapbook I started years ago. Over the last several months, I have done many layouts and I'm caught up. I wanted to share a couple of my favorite layouts. The first layout is of Brad, his father, and brother when they all bought new bikes in 07. The 2nd layout is from the Harley 105the in Milwaukee, when we met Captain Phil Harris from the Cornelia Marie (Deadliest Catch) and Russ from the Time Bandit. The 3rd layout is Brad and I on a demo bike at the Harley Museum and the last layout is of my street bob.

Dog Layouts

2010-04-20T14:33:00.001-05:00

Here are a few layouts that I have done of the dogs, for my dog scrapbook.

Valentines Day

2010-02-24T18:19:00.004-06:00

I made Brad, this heart filled with Hersey miniature candy bars for valentines day. I covered the top with mod podge and wrapped each candy bar.

paper:
Reminisce - lots of love (top of tin)
Pocket scraps by Heidi grace designs - love of my life
KI memories - wild think stripe
(there's another paper in there, but I don't remember what it was)

Birthday card

2010-02-05T18:12:00.001-06:00

This is a Birthday card that I made. Nice and simple.

Stamp: Inspired by nature,wonderful words, heard from the heart(saying inside)
Ink: old olive,rich razzleberry
green ribbon

My Christmas Gift

2010-01-08T17:52:00.000-06:00

Brad bought me this Kitchenaid mixer for Christmas. What a surprise! I love this mixer. I've always wanted a nice mixer and I can't wait to make lots of cookies and cakes with it.

More tags...

2010-01-07T20:56:00.000-06:00

This tag was made for a coffee gift. I use the 'Espress yourself' stamp set. I took a tan tag and stamped it with the coffee beans in chocolate chip and then lightly inked the tag in the same color to make it match. The mug is stamped on very vanilla and colored with close to cocoa, riding hood red, and old olive.

This is what the finished gift looked like, with 3 samples of coffee, which I found at Target in the dollar bins!!!

Christmas tags

2010-01-07T20:38:00.001-06:00

I made several gift packages this year...
This is a tag I made for a beer pilsener gift. I used a tan tag, which I stamped 'seeing spots' in chocolate chip in, then sponged the tag with more mustard and summer fun. The beer mugs came from 'cheers to you' and were colored with summer sun ink. I used 3d fabric scribble paint for the froth on top.
This is the finish product, 3 pilseners and peanuts and beef sticks. I used a plastic basket bag and heat shrunk it! It turned out very nice!

Can't forget the dogs

2010-01-06T20:26:00.000-06:00

These containers I altered for dog treats. I used crystal light containers and covered them with dog themed papers and ribbons. I had these cute dog bone tags that I used to put the dogs name on it. They were filled with dog biscuits!

2010-01-05T20:05:00.000-06:00

These are a set of tins that I altered to give gift cards in.

The cardinal tin was made using the SU stamp set 'A cardinal Christmas'. the paper used was ,very vanilla, chocolate chip, and red. Ink:real red. I used ribbon to go around the edge of the lid, but you cant see it in the picture.

The snowflake tin was made using the SU stamp set 'So many scallops, and 2 non SU stamps snowflake stamps Ink: baja breeze, creamy caramel, chocolate chip, and pacific point. The lid also has ribbon on the edge but you cant see it in the picture.

Christmas gifts

2009-12-30T19:41:00.000-06:00

Now that Christmas is over, I can share alot of the stuff that I made for family members. I made my Mom and 2 sisters matching journal books and tins. They turned out really neat and I learned alot about mod podge!!

The yellow tin was made for my sister Erin, using splendor swirl by Bo bunny press. All edges were inked and matching ribbon applied.

The tin with the rolling pins was made for my sister Emily. The paper was rolling pin paper by creative imaginations and baking words(not sure of the name) from the same line

The strawberry tin was made for my Mom using strawberry patch paper by Stemma. All edges were also inked and matching ribbon was used to finish off the lid.

The tins can by used as banks for 'stamping supplies' or storage.

Cardinal Candle

2009-12-28T21:11:00.000-06:00

I made this cardinal candle for my Grandma. I used the stamping on candles technique on SCS, so I thought I would give it a try. I turned out great! I bought a glass pedestal and added the cranberry garland. I also stamped the branch shadow stamp lightly around the sides and back of the candle, to give it a little color, but it didn't show up in the picture.
Stamp: a Cardinal Christmas
ink: riding hood red, old olive, black.

Dog Christmas card

2009-12-27T21:05:00.002-06:00

This is the card that I made for Tinker and Blossom to send to the other dogs/cats in the family. (YES, I know I'm weird, but I love my Doxies!!)

The doxie stamp and greeting, was purchased from 'CowTown Stamps'. I inked the 2 dogs to look like Tinker and Blossom, because this is exactly how they play!

Christmas card

2009-12-26T20:30:00.002-06:00

I love cardinals and the stampin up a cardinal Christmas stamp is very pretty! This is the card that I made this year for Christmas. I wanted an easy card (not alot of coloring) so I stamped the cardinal in real red and inked the edges in real red ink also. I think it turned out very nice!

Paper: red, very vanilla, kraft, and Chocolate chip

ink: real red, versa mark, black

real red ribbon from stampin up (it has polka dots on the other side!)

silver snowflake brad (had to use a white punched snowflake w/a silver brad, also-I ran out of the snowflake brad about half way through make my cards and couldn't find more anywhere!)

2009-11-10T19:45:00.000-06:00

I also made these cute pattie mint spiders! I saw them on SCS and had to make them. They are very easy to make, and they use up alot of scraps. All you need is the photo corner punch, scallop punch and a single hole punch. I added the google eyes which really made the spiders cute!!

Halloween card

2009-11-05T19:34:00.001-06:00

This is the quick Halloween card I put together to send out.

card:

SU: Halloween Frights

Lollipop Lizzy paper by Imaginisce

orange and white paper

Ink: summer sun & pumpkin pie

black rickrack

medallion stamp

2009-10-22T14:18:00.003-05:00

This is quickly becoming a favorite stamp. It's so simple but elegant. It can also be used for just about any card.

card 1:

ink: summer sun, chocolate chip

paper: summer sun, chocolate chip, white

I stamped the middle circle in chocolate chip and then punched it out. It was then adhered in the center to make it look like a sunflower! I also added chocolate chip ribbon.

Card 2:

ink: old olive

paper: vanilla, old olive

This is a simple card and I haven't decided what I'm going to use it for yet. It can actually go either way. I found some ric rak which matched the old olive perfectly.

Coffee Card set

2009-10-22T13:48:00.004-05:00

This is a card set that I made as a gift. It includes 8 cards (2 of each design). All cards were made using the espress yourself stamp set from Stampin up.
Card one: Coffee mug

ink: chocolate chip, ruby red, black, old olive, creamy caramel, versa ink

paper: choloate chip, creamy caramel, white, old olive

I stamped the beans on the chocolate chip with versa ink and them embossed them with clear embossing powder.

Card 2:3 mugs

ink: olive green, pumpkin pie, pacific point, chocolate chip

paper: chocolale chip, olive green, white

I used a CB embossing plate and added green ribbon that matched old olive.

Card 3: 5 mugs

ink: creamy caramel, ruby red, olive green, chocolate chip, versa ink

paper: off white, creamy caramel, old olive

punches: scallop border punch, corner punch

I took a mug and inked it up with versa ink and stamped it on my paper. I then took creamy caramel pastel and applied it to the versa ink to make it look like a coffce mug ring.

Card 4: transparency

ink: black, ruby red, old olive, creamy caramel

paper: transparency, very vanilla, old olive

punch: curly label

ribbon

I made this card with a transparency. I backed the olive green with very vanilla on the inside so that you wouldn't see the adhesive. I did the same on the inside and the back of the card, with the very vanilla on the inside and the old olive on the back.

The plastic box was purchased but I decorated it to match the card set.

Tinker & Blossom

2009-10-20T13:43:00.000-05:00

This is a picture of Tinker & Blossom, waiting for their treat. They sit so well when there's a treat involved!!

Spider treats

2009-10-17T14:13:00.001-05:00

I made these spiders for Halloween. These is a peppermint pattie in the middle. I saw these on splitcoaststampers and had to make them. I also have made a bag topper so I can give them as a Halloween gift. I used gogglie eyes which made them soooo cute!!

Spiders: scallop punch, corner punch, hole punch

paper: black, orange, purple, green (all were scraps!)

Dad's birthday card

2009-08-27T17:52:00.005-05:00

I made the red card for my dad's birthday but i found the other cute patterned paper at the Dollar store, awhile back!! These cards turned out great!! I cant wait to send out more of them. I stitched the pocket on which I will stamp with a grill and a sentiment when I send it out.

Harley Davidson Cards

2009-08-20T17:41:00.002-05:00

These 2 cards turned out awesome! I love the 'z' fold on this card. I made these cards once again without a general greeting on them because they can be used for any occasion. Behind the 'z' fold is a common Harley saying 'It is not the destination, but the journey.' You can't tell by the picture but the diamond plate paper is embossed so you can feel each diamond when you run your fingers across it!

Dog cards

2009-08-15T17:10:00.004-05:00

Here are a few dog themed cards that I made that can be used for any occasion. They were quick and easy to make, and I'm sure they will continue to be a quick go to card and layout.

Scottie Dog card & Fire Hydrant card:

Man's Best Friend by Stampin' Up!

prints charming paper by doodlebug

brown paper ran thru a crimper

white, red , and silver paper

red ribbon

word window, designer label & circle punches

(I replaced the 'happy we're friends' with happy birthday.)

Get Well cards

2009-07-22T15:05:00.007-05:00

I made several get well cards recently. They turned out pretty nice. They really could be used with several different sentiments.

Stamp sets:

Tart & Tangy

Loads of Love

Botanical Blossoms

Seeing Spots

Bella Blvd!!

2009-07-20T06:39:00.000-05:00

Check out Bella Blvd's website to see the samples of the new releases!! This is a Milwaukee girl who use to work at the local scrapbook store. Her lines are awesome! I can't wait til they are released!!! http://www.bellablvd.typepad.com/

Father's Day card

2009-06-25T14:50:00.001-05:00

This is the card I made my Dad for Father's day.

card:
stampin up set-Loads of love
blue, white, and paptterned paper
white chip board letters

June 19th Flooding

2009-06-24T13:54:00.005-05:00

June 19th, heavy rains hit West Allis, flooding many areas. We had a knock on the door at 4am from our neighbors telling us the basement was flooded. We soon found out, it wasn't only the basement, but the garage, and the back parking lot. We couldn't get into the basement because there was about 4 to 5 feet (yes I mean feet) of water. So we started working in the garage first, getting our Harley's out of the garage and our 2 vehicles out of the back parking lot. Thank god we have a blazer and a truck and that they were parked out in the parking lot, which saved both of our vehicles. Many of the other tenants have severe water damage in their cars. The Harley's are also ok but were in almost a foot of water.

As for the basement, the water had to be pumped out, which took hours and we were finally able to get into the basement at about 11am. There was stuff every where. Thank god we didn't have sewage back up, just alot of water, dirt, and oil. After the cleanup, we didn't lose alot of stuff, because we had mostly empty boxes in our storage unit. We did lose alot of Christmas decorations and a stereo system, but it could have been alot worse.

Picture 1: the basement door at 4:30am, the water had been 3 inches above the door handle

Picture 2: our 2 Harley's sitting in water in the garage-the water in the garage was to the top of the 2nd cement block

Picture 3: the basement at 10:17am (being pumped)-our storage unit is the 2nd from the left, with the treadmill in front of it

Picture 4: the dumpsters outside (garbage from 2 buildings-16 units)

Tinker's 4th Birthday!

2009-06-24T13:42:00.000-05:00

Tinker turned 4 years old on June 8. I baked cupcakes for her and Blossom to eat. We put party hats on both of the girls but they didn't stay on long and it was hard to get pictures of them together. I can't believe we've had Tinker for almost 4 years already!

Owl Birthday card

2009-06-08T17:08:00.006-05:00

This is the birthday card that I made for Brad's mom Cheryl. She loves owls.

Card:

owls all around paper by adorn it

matching ribbon

tan and brown paper

dymo tape

owl stickers from Michael's

Brad's Birthday Card

2009-06-08T16:56:00.007-05:00

This is the cards I made for Brad's birthday. Its made using Stampin Ups 'Man's best friend' set. I stamped the 2 dogs to look like Tinker and Blossom.

Card: Mans best friend stamp set

prints charming paper by doodle bug
dog stripes paper by Cloud 9

paw print brads

tan gingham ribbon from Michael's

dog bone paper clip

stampin up inks: really rust, black, creamy carmel

stampin up paper: really rust, chocolate chip

Thanks for looking!

Veterans Day ride

2009-05-23T15:42:00.001-05:00

Sorry for not keeping up with the blog, but I'm going to try to post more often.

For the past 3 years, Brad and I have taken part in the Veterans Tribute Ride on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, in Iron Mountain, MI. This year though, I rode my own bike. It was alot of fun and we put on over 200 miles! Brad's parents, Ponch and Cheryl, and brother, Aaron also were on the ride. There ended up being about 300 bikes and approximately 500 people who participated. It is an awesome site to see so many bikes riding together. My bike is the black one on the left and Brad's is the black cherry one next to mine.

Chocolate covered strawberries

2009-04-15T15:41:00.001-05:00

I made this card and strawberry holder for Mom's birthday. I decided to make chocolate covered strawberries for her. They were really good!!

2009-03-01T16:18:00.000-06:00

I decided to start this blog to showcase my cards and scrapbook pages so that I could share them with family and friends. I figured this was one of the easiest ways to post them. I will try to update it as I create new cards or pages to share.

As most of you know, I was recently released from Sears after 9.5 years, because my position was eliminated. This has given me alot of time to sit down and create many cards and scrapbook pages. (while still being paid :-) All cards that I post, are also for sale, with prices ranging from $2-5, which includes the envelope.

Well, check back often as I get to know how to blog, I will be changing things around on this page.
Becky