More Baby Stuff

lisa had some Gerber Organic onesies on her Target wishlist. so i stamped on some.
i think the scooter is my favorite.

but the giraffe is cute too.

lisa had to try the scooter on the baby, to make sure it fits. ;)

stamps: SU wild about you, wheely

ink: Memento rhubarb, bamboo leaves, london fog, terra cotta, black.

More Shower Fun

this is the banner for lisa's baby shower. i didn't get a pic of it hanging at the shower, well, it didn't hang long, it fell actually. i am surprised too, my father-in-law was using duct tape. mr. macgyver used it for everything!
dave loved the moose best.

I is for Indian elephant.

A is for alligator.

and i didn't have an animal for N. i tried putting a horn on my whale stamp to make a narwhale, but dave said "thats not what they look like". oh, well, Lion ends in N.

these are candy favors. dave has me hooked on Starburst gummies, so that is what is inside.

i used the Bubbles embossing folder to add some texture.

Thanks to Kim for cutting out the banner pieces for me. i think they turned out great!

stamps: SU wild about you, zoofari

paper: A Muse polka dots

Shower Gifts

lisa came over and we made these notebooks for gifts for her baby shower games. i used the embossing resist technique on this one. the stamp set i used is Vintage By the Sea from tweetyjill. the paper is PTI ocean tides, cream, and Basic Grey:Mellow pack.
i stamped the phrase in versamark, then the starfish, but i only had utee ultrathick ep. then i used a paper towel to add Memento bamboo leaves and pear tart ink.

these 2 are the ones that Lisa made. the stamps are from PTI Take Note set. the paper is PTI brown, and SU pumpkin pie.

and these are the other 2 that i made, again using PTI Take Note stamp set.

Early Bird Paper

i am loving this Cosmo Cricket paper called Early Bird.

i am entering a contest on scs for spring cards. i made the one below, but dave said it wasn't springy, so i made this one above. i think spring means flowers.

once again, i have done paper piecing on both cards.

i love the matching boots and coat. i wish i had one as cute! i cut out a mask so that i could sponge the blue sky background, and while the paper was still wet, i went back in with my aquapen to darken the edges. i think i have used up all of my red buttons on just these 2 cards. you know i love buttons!

Chilly Weather Card

this is one of the new releases from MFT stamps this month. it was so cute, i just had to get it. i love the little dog. i used my koh-i-noor pencils to color, and my one skin color copic to do the face. i like the pink cheeks, she looks really cold. the stamp is supposed to be a little boy, but i don't think you can tell. i also colored the dog on the envelope, but didn't blend it, he looks a little furry that way. the paper is from cosmo cricket.

Fond Farewell to Serendipity

we are saying goodbye to Serendipity in Henderson Ky, as they are closing their doors the end of this month. i will miss it! and everyone i met there.

i picked up all of my samples and class projects on saturday, and can't believe that it won't hardly fit on my table. so i thought i would reminisce over the last 1 1/4 years.

these were a few of my first classes. i LOVE the Bind-it-All.

my first winter of making store samples, i was in love with the A Muse snowman called Edward. can you tell? and the A Muse polka dot paper!

the cookbook was my first class, and i think this project is probably my favorite. i still love that paper. oh, and black chipboard! is there anything better?! and i think this is the start of my love for buttons too.

i think this was my first JustRite monogram card. i still love that paper.

and this was my most difficult challenge: the scrapbook page. i finally did it, with the last papercrafting kit. woo hoo!

thanks Kim, for all the memories. and i look forward to seeing your next projects on your etsy.com site.

Lisa's Baby Shower Invites

i love the A Muse baby stamp: "babies are such a great way to start people".

i thought this brown textured paper looked like alligator skin. and i was inspired by the rag quilt that lisa and i made(our first), it has alligators and owls on it.

this is from flannel baby blankets from target.