Card Candy...!

Have you ever heard about Card Candy? Well, what card candy is, is punched out or stamped and cut out items that can be attached directly from a source to your stamped card.....This is one of the items I am giving away to the winner for this month's comments.....Have you posted a comment to my blog? I have one person who has posted several comments....but, a few have posted comments.....Next month, it will be something else....

Will you be the winner of this month's drawing?

Your name will be put into a box and drawn out....for each time you post......and then at the end of the month, I will draw a name.....YOU can be a winner! Maybe you'll win a free stamp?



Add it to any size card...This is a small card, 3x3
and yes...!!! the STAR FLOWER PUNCH will punch out this flower...PERFECTLY!!!

More new Cards....!

Well, here I go again...More cards stamped....and variations of previous cards.

This one I got flowers from a VC-ROCKS member, Leah Leonard, who sent me the star flower punches, and I thought, WHY NOT? I gave this card today to my co-worker who's birthday was yesterday!

This card is so cute..I love this card...I have done several of these, and they are great for swaps, and for quickie cards. It is 3" x 9" and I scored it using my Scor Pal. You score each of the sections at 3" and then the side panels are scored diagonally across (the same direction)

When you fold it, they will fold out.

The papers in this set are so soft in color, that I loved how it looked together, with the Sky Blue and the River Rock Cardstock. The band is in Sky Blue, and the River Rock is behind the 1/2 circles. The Star Flower is in Always Artichoke. I dyed the flower in Sky Blue, leaving the center undyed. The flower was misted first with Stamp Cleaner Mist and then I dyed it, and dried it.
I then added the Rhinestone brad that is included in the Pretties Kit, and it is finished off with River Rock Stitched Ribbon around the Band. This paper is from the Fall Flowers set, and it is the reverse side of each other. I think they complement each other well!

Stampin Up! some Fun!

Sitting down and finally having a chance to stamp, and then play with my camera...trying to get some 'creative' shots of cards, without just 'scanning' them'.....

This is a HOSTESS stamp set, from the New Catalog and Idea book, called In the Spotlight. The NEW Scallop punch works perfectly with the largest stamp and it only cuts off the dotted circle around the flower! I think you'll have fun crafting new things with this punch.. The flower above, I cut the petals apart, after stamping it, and punching it out....you probably can't see it since it is alittle blurry, but I am still trying to figure out this camera business! Anyways...I hope you will come to a class sometime..and see up close and personal!

Enter to Win a Stampin Up! Simply Sent Card Kit!

You can win a Simply Sent Card Kit.....go to http://www.stampinup.com/
This is opened to only customers..non Demonstrators!
Good luck in Winning a stamp set from Stampin' Up! All images are Stampin' Up! 1990-2007
Contest rules are on the website...YOU can choose this set, or look at your catalog and idea book for the other sets available!

Back To School Soon?

Well, I got this template from the PAPERCRAFTS Magazine!

It is almost back to school for some kids, and even though my daughter still has a whole month, I wanted to make this card for a sample because it is so cute!

The flap opens, and the base opens up too. You can add papers to make this into a little book too. It has ribbons attached to the back like a backpack, and the pocket can really hold something good like coins!

It is so cute...!! I think you will have to try to make one of these!

for more information or to order a magazine, go to Michaels' or go to http://www.papercraftsmag.com/

oh..In the Magazine, they used Stampin' Up Products except for the paper, they used a PINK Leopard print that was SO CUTE! .....gotta get some of that paper!

Who said it NEVER Rains in California?

It rained today! What month is it? JULY??? in California?? And we're in the middle of a drought? Wow..it is humid, and this is like Florida weather! Whats up with this? I don't have any idea, but....God must have some great plans for this!

It didn't do alot, except just make everything muggy and icky. I have my swim suit on and it is now 8:25 pm! and I still am TOO HOT!

Well, we might have to turn on the A/C tonight. I haven't stamped like I thought I would since someone was taking a Drivers' Ed class online, and wouldn't move.....But, I hope to do some later tonight!







Well, I did do some 'stamping'. I pulled out my Pretties Kit and decided to try to do some 'coloring'!

You first have to decide which flower you want to use.

Then, you pick out your colors. Look at nature and see where colors come out from flowers. Do the darker colors stay only in the center or are they around the edges? Are the lighter colors always in the inside or do they come from the sides and undersides?


I played with several flowers, and I used the daubers for the flowers shown here...and in the card....This color to the left is Summer Sun with Pumpkin touching the edges.


The flower in this card is using Blush blossom, Summer Sun, Pretty in Pink and Pixie Pink. You can see the Blush Blossom around the edges of the larger flower.

I tied the center using the hemp cording into a celery button for the center of the flower.








This is the finished card. I think it complements the colors and still stands out. This is the NEW Double stitched ribbon...I love this color!

Yes, I am still stamping!!!

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:4-7

I am taking a class on Sunday for the Summer at church. We have to memorize these Bible verses. So far, I have memorized the first 2 sentences. I like the rejoice part, but the gentle spirit is hard for me...(okay, so now you know!), but I hope that someday, my gentle spirit will be more recognizable. This class is called CONTAGIOUS JOY. It was originally given by the Women of Faith conference and they are showing the tapes from that conference. It has been a real blessing and joy to see the women who are speaking at these events.

I went to see Billy Graham at Angel Stadium about 30 years ago and that was awesome to see so many Christian families in one area! We were way up in the nosebleed area, and we had to use a binocular to see Billy Graham! (they did not have big screens back then folks!) Anyways...this reminds me of Women of Faith....

I have been stamping, but I haven't scan the cards because I had to get them out quickly! I also have been a gym rat...meaning that I have been taking a certain girl from one gym to another. She has had practice everyday, and tournaments, so this has kept me busy, not to mention that I haven't had too much time to sit down and even clean off my stamping table or unpack the boxes of new cardstock and stamps much....but, I am getting around to it.

I also got the NEW Harry Potter book, so we've been busy reading it too. I am also reading another book that I got from my friend in England, called TUNNELS. It was published by the same publisher as JK Rowling. I think maybe it might be a big hit coming to America in February 2008 bookstores...be on the lookout for this one for your kids!

This is the card that I made for "RAK"s that I sent out to one group. I have it in one of the previous posts in my blog (with the watering can). It is a gate card, that you untie the ribbon to see the message (written) inside.......

The cardstock is Sky Blue (NEW In-Color) and stamped with all the NEW In-Color inks. I used Groovy Guava, Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi, Sky Blue and Blue Bayou. So far, River Rock is something I am trying to get used to, but I have seen a few cards done with that color, and I will try to use it more often....

I have been playing with the PRETTIES kit, so, I hope that I will be able to show some samples at the class, and have you do it next week (JULY 27th)

I hope all of you are having a great summer and enjoying the weather where-ever you are...and if you are on vacation...I hope it involves some stamping!

Love,
dianne