Secret Elf gift day 3!!

What a cute gift I got today! Yummy cocoa in a very cute decorated tin! I have LOTS of these tins.. never thought to put cocoa in them! so cute! thank you elf!

Secret Elf Goodies Day 2!!

Day 2 of secret elf goodies from my swap group on SCS! Isn't this just the cutest little calendar. I love the always set! so glad it didn't retire with the list out last week!

Thanks Secret Elf!! :)

Secret Elf goodies!!

I have secret elf goodies... lookie!!! I am part of a fabulous group of women on Splitcoaststampers. We chat in our thread about our ups and downs and celebrate our joys and sorrows together. I'm so grateful to have met these women at convention and have a friendship with them. We decided to do a secret elf for the 12 days of Christmas amongst our group. These are my goodies!! I don't have any idea who sent them since I took the USPS label off before I could see where it was from.







I am so excited to open the first one.. the second picture is the first one!! I get to open it tomorrow. Check back tomorrow to see what it is! so fun! I love my Swapper's anonymous sisters! have a good evening!

Happy Birthday Nick!!

Hiya.. just a quick card that I did for my nephew's birthday! Thanks for looking! Enjoy!

Supplies: All SU- Big Birthday candle stamp set, Paper: glorious green, only orange, whisper white. Ink: only orange, glorious green, summer sun. Buttons: misc.

Shaving Cream

I LOVE doing the shaving cream technique. You get all inky and messy! so fun. For those of you unfamiliar with the shaving cream technique.. here are the basics:

1. cover a paper plate with shaving cream (make it about an inch thick)

2. Using two or three reinkers- drop five or six drops of ink randomly into the cream

3. mix with a stick (I like a bamboo skewer) into an interesting pattern.. but before the colors blend

4. push your cardstock- whisper white or glossy are best- or shimmer for added pizazz!- into the cream

5. pull up the cardstock, clean it off and see your creation!!

This is one of my favorites! SO simple.. but so cool.. at least I think.. :) Enjoy!

Supplies: Stamp by Endless Creations; Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip; Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft

Stampy Nation Swap Card

My upline has a monthly swap with our little group of stampers. This month's theme was Father's day. My card has a bit of a fall feel to it.. but I will admit it.. I LOVE Really Rust. Given the opportunity I would use Really Rust every chance I get.

Why do I love this color? Maybe because I am a child of the 70s.. possibly. Maybe because the curtains in my bedroom when I was a child were this color as well.. possibly. But I really believe it's because I love the fall season.





so enjoy this little bit of fall in the spring.. although the weather around here has been rather fall like lately! enjoy!

Supplies: Stamps- Lovely as a tree, wonderful favorites; Paper- really rust, sahara sand, chocolate chip; Ink- markers- RR, Old Olive, CC, Close to Cocoa; Other- hodgepodge- pewter, olive twill, sahara sand eyelets

Happy Birthday Nan!!

I made it down into the stamp room and stamped this little beauty! Yes! I do LOVE this card! It's in Nan's favorite colors.. MICHIGAN colors! Blue and Maize. And she loved it so yippee! And it's her birthday today. Happy Birthday Nan!!! Enjoy the card!

Supplies- Stamps: Birthday Whimsey SU; Paper: Ballet Blue, Whisper White, So Saffron; Ink: Brilliant Blue, Ballet Blue, So Saffron; Other: Scissors, Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals