Our Vacation To Mt. Rushmore

I promised I would put a few pictures up here for everyone to see. We took a vacation to Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota and we were lucky enough to have our daughter and our son join us. I have a ton of pictures from the trip we went to Deadwood and Sturgis. My little brother also joined us for a few days. The day we went up to Mt. Rushmore had to be one of the coldest days while we where there and windy. On our way to Deadwood the snow was drifting across the roads but it was a beautiful ride threw The Black Hills National Forest. And now I'm back home to where it is suppose to be 80 degrees out. Man I miss the colder weather. We miss the kids and can't wait to do it again. This has been the second trip we have made to South Dakota in the winter. Someday I would like to go in the summer and see it. Hope everyone enjoys the pictures! Oh the 3rd picture has my husband in it with his Chicago Bears Knome our daughter gave him. Now we have to take it everywhere with us to have his picture taken.

Happy Birthday Mini Album

Here is a new mini album that I'm teaching at Scrap Stamp Ink.The class will be on Sunday March 25. Please call Karla if you would like to take this class with me. I fell in love with this paper and decided to make a mini album with it. I will be making another one since I have 2 grandsons. I used Simple Stories Happy Day Paper.

Happy Birthday with Simple Stories

Hi everyone I'm sure enjoying my trip with my family. I hope to put up some pictures soon. But here is a layout I did using Simple Stories Happy Day. This paper line is so much fun to use all the guess work is done for you.I put this layout together in about 20 minutes. I could get a hold Album done in a few days using this line. Simple and clean.

My Calander ATC

Here is my ATC Card for this month. Our theme was for each of us to take a month of the year and I chose June. I used a Stampin Up retired stamp set and Gamosol with my Prisma Pencils. Used some Sand and Toffee Ultra Fine Flower Soft to make the sand under the Beach Chair. I figured Summer  would make a great Idea for my card. I popped the Calander onto light blue Cardstock.
Next months ATC is really going to challenge me. If you have never made an ATC card you should try they are a fun project to make and they can be added to a card, layout, mini album, or just for collecting. I enjoy going to the swaps and seeing all of the ladies. We have so much talent in our group. Thanks for sharing!

Christmas Card Class

Hi everyone I have started a Monthly Series of Christmas Cards at Scrap,Stamp,Ink. The ladies said they would like to have all of there cards done by December so we are making Christmas Cards 5 a month and each month there will be a different theme so this was the first class and we had fun. I started with the basics of Stamping, Punching and paper piecing, Flower Soft, Embossing. Next months class will be showing how to use only a few pieces of Cardstock and 2 pieces of designer paper and a stamp set to make cards. So Check it out at the store. I will post a photo of them before the class.

More Fun Valentine's

Here are two more Valentine's I finished for a class and they were so much fun to make. I decided I was tired of the straight A2 cards and wanted a different fold and look to these cards. So the first one is a Gate Fold card and the second one is a Center Step Card. Both cards are easy, quick and the out come is so cute. I also used some Flower Soft Ultra fine Strawberry and Ruby from the Diamond Range Collection. Used Gamosal on both Cards. The cards will be with the last two for a class on Feb 7 at Scrap,Stamp,Ink. Please give Karla a call if you would like to join us. Hope to see you there!!

Valentine's For Everyone!!!

Hi Everyone here are two of the Valentine Cards that I have made. I used a House Mouse Stamp and a Penny Black Stamp. I also added Flower Soft Ultra Fine Strawberry for the Hearts on both cards. Also on the first card I used one of Martha Stewart's Dancing Heart Punches. I also colored them with Gamosal. So much fun!