Thank you card and Stampin Up charm

I had to share this gift that my upline sent me - in addition to the cute thank you card, she had made one of the new Stampin Up charms - the charm is packaged in a beautiful soft brown box and matching inside, and it is blank so you can make whatever you want to put in the charm.  The charm is two-sided and opens up at the top like a locket.  She put a little rhinestone on the design that she stamped.  It is way prettier in real life than the picture.  Hmmm, these would make great Christmas presents-just add a bracelet or necklace, etc.  Thank you Claudia!!

Easter peppermint patty treat holders/bookmarks

I had been looking in the grocery stories for peppermint patties that were wrapped in a round shape, so I could make some treat holders for them....finally found them in CVS Pharmacy - last night I used scraps of pretty papers that were Eastery to make the treat holders.  I love light blue, so they are made with light blue ribbon and shades of blue with either a rabbit or butterfly on them.  I tried to make some of they would be appropriate for a guy too.  In making them, I realized that after you eat the candy (you will eventually, so why  not get it over with before it goes bad lol) you can then use the treat holder for a book ribbon....Or just get more patties and reuse it!  How do you like those patties?  This one is for you, Patty!!

More corner bookmarks with a masculine look

After making the last batch of corner bookmarks, and realizing that guys read too, I put together another batch that is more masculine looking - even got a guy's opinion on them and he liked the S one best because it kinda looked westerny.  What do you think?

Corner Bookmarks made from SU Bridesmaid DSP

I used the Stampin Up Bridesmaid paper again (the cream-colored) and made 3 of the petal flower corner bookmarks.  Since the other side of this paper is plain, I stamped little images on the part that would show after you folded the corner bookmark.  I distressed all the edges you would see and since I don't have any of the fancy SU letter stamps, I used those you buy on a sheet and punch out.  So I sponged them to match the edges....In the center of the initial is a colored jewel....I think these all look pretty feminine, so now I will try to make some "masculine" ones....Maybe with some masculine-looking  DSP.  Been watching the Olympics too - the stress and tension there seems to bring out the worst in some of the competitors....

Chickadee bird you can make

One of the other Stampin Up demonstrators that posts online shared a card she made using the new bird punch - she decorated it to look like a chickadee and it is adorable.  You can see her online tutorial here http://annscreativemoments.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/chickadee-instructions9.pdf  Here are some of the wonderful chickadee card projects that have been done.  I will definitely have to get this punch in the very near future!

Doggy Get Well Card

When we were at our furbaby's dog agility class tonight, we found out that one of the dogs there who competes  (her owner was our first dog instructor) suffered an injury at the past weekend's dog agility competition - when she took her first jump she went down and couldn't get up.  Her owner said it was her back knee and that her dog would be on bed rest for several months, and probably doing therapy, orthopedic visits, etc.  What is really sad about it is that this dog qualified for the National dog agility competition this year - her first time, but due to this injury, she won't be able to attend since it is in a couple months....Her other dog is not old enough to compete yet....So I made a 'get well' dog card to send, as I had the Stampin Up dog stamp sets for D is for Dog and Wellness Wishes.  Here is a picture of the card - the dog bone ribbon is not Stampin Up though....I thought that maybe in the future I could try to stamp ribbon with Stampin Up stamps to use....