Thank You Cards & COTM

When I was on a retreat in Alabama recently I needed to take a break from scrapbooking so I borrowed a very cool frame and thank you stamp from a friend and got to work. Two shades of turquoise cardstock, the stamps, some ink and a pair of deco scissors and they were done. When I got home I decided they needed a little more UMPH! So I added some tickets I had made at the 2011 TN Stampers retreat. I was hoarding those tickets because I loved them so much - but these were special thank you cards so I decided they were a wonderful addition.

I recently also sent out my COTM (Card of the Month), using a card front I had made last year and adding a super cute owl from the SU owl punch.

My Top 10 Cards of 2010

I am participating in



Here are my Top 10 in NO particular order...


Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge & Scrappy Mom's Stamps The Charmed Life Set, Paper-unknown


K.I. Memories Paper, Unity Stamp Company images


Paper Pad purchased at Michael's, My Favorite Things images


Patterned Paper unknown, Dictionary Pages, Unity Stamp Co. Paisley image, Stampin' Up Sentiment


Basic Grey Papers, Stamps Unknown


Basic Grey Papers, House Mouse Gruffies Image, Stampin' Up Sentiment


My Mind's Eye paper, Unity Stamp Company image


Basic Grey Papers, Stampin' Up images


Block Party Cricut Images, Unity Stamp Company sentiment


Freshly Picked Cricut Image, Hippie Chic Paper Pad

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Love, Elsie Roxie

Just a simple card for today. Skull image was stamped in Memento Black Ink and colored with Copics. Sorry I don't remember which colors I used. (oops!) "You Rock" was stamped after coloring with Copic Markers and huffing on the stamp. I then outlined the letters & added a few doodles with a blank fine line pen.
Cardstock is Georgia Pacific from Wal-Mart.

Thanks for your patience while we work out the blog issues. Have a great day! I am off to a scrapbook workshop tomorrow night and an all day crop on Saturday - WOOHOO!

Cherry-O Cards

These are cards made from my monthly CTMH workshop that I attend. We made two 2 page layouts at the workshop, and then I made 6 cards when I got home just with my scraps. I still have enough scraps to make another 2 page spread! Today I want to share the cards with you. I stamped a couple of images from the Cherry-O kit, but didn't stamp enough to make all 6 cards, so I got a stamp from Unity's KOM-JUNE09 Perfect in Every Way, and the sentiment that went along with it to finish up my cards. I made two of each of the designs below:

"Thanks" stamp is by Hero Arts, Cherry is Unity Kit mentioned above, all other supplies are CTMH Cherry-O Workshop on the Go.


All supplies are CTMH Cherry-O Workshop on the Go.


Pink Velvet Brad by Making Memories, Cherry & Sentiment Stamp are from Unity Kit mentioned above, all other supplies are CTMH Cherry-O WOrkshop on the Go.

Tomorrow or Friday I will share the two 2 page layouts we created with this kit. I need to finished up my journaling and add titles with my Cricut. Have a wonderful day, it is supposed to rain here today - YUCK! BUT that is ok because I can CREATE SOMETHING! =0)

Leaving the Cocoon Cards

A week or so ago I posted some cards on my blog that had butterflies on them. My blog posts to facebook and one of my friends asked if she could easily make some of the cards. She is involved with Leaving the Cocoon Ministries, and their symbol is the butterfly. I had seen her post about the ministry and knew a little of what it was about, and so I told her I would make her some cards to send. Hoping that what is part of my therapy for my O.C.D. will bring joy to someone and encourage them in their love for the Lord.

Here are just two of the many cards I made for her.


Supplies:
Serenade Cricut Cartridge (butterflies)
Patterned Papers JoAnn's Essentials Card Stack, CTMH & KI Memories
Black & Purple CS are from my stash
Georgia Pacific White CS
Dusty Concord Distress Ink Pad
Just Because I Care stamp by Stampin' Up

I had such a wonderful time making these cards, I am planning to find more ministries I can contribute to. If you know of one in need please leave me a comment. Have a wonderful day & try to CREATE something!

Forever Young Cricut Cartridge Cards

Since my Cricut was a Christmas present from my Mom, I wanted to make her Mother's Day card with a cut from the Cricut. I decided on the elegant ladies of Forever Young. I made a card for my Mother-in-law as well. but I changed up the papers to make it a little different.




The ladies and their dresses were cut at 3 3/4", she is on p. 43 of the booklet. I chose her because her dress reminded me of pictures I have seen of my Mom in the fifties.

The "scalloped circle" is actually the flower on p. 66 of the booklet. The ribbon matches much better in real life, and on the card with the more flowery pattern it pulls the blue out of that dress cut.




Supplies:
Forever Young Cricut Cartridge
Classic K Bailey Paper Pad by K & Co. Patterned Papers
Black & Red Cardstock from my stash
Green 6x6 cards by DCWV
CTMH Classmate Alphabet (happy, day)
Angel Company unknown set (mother's)
Black Soot Distress Ink pad
Black Glitter Flower by Prima
Ribbon unknown

These lovely ladies cut so nicely and layered easily. I will be using this cartridge A LOT MORE! Have a great weekend, enjoy the sunshine and CREATE SOMETHING!!!

Martha Stewart Punch, a $1 stamp, TE Sketches & some paper

My stash of cards was running VERY LOW. I like to keep a few "thank you" & "thinking of you" cards around. You never know when you will need them. So I got out the following supplies and made a few cards:

Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch
thanks Michael's $1 bin stamp
3 Bugs in a Rug Springtime 6x6 paper pack
White Cardstock (Georgia Pacific)
Taylored Expressions Sketch Book
ATG Gun
Pop Dots
Paper Trimmer

With just those few supplies I made about 6 cards. Here are three of them:






on the following card I also used an EK Success 1" Circle Punch & the Thank You Stamp used is by Amuse Artstamps



I have already given all of these to some wonderful ladies at my church who I wanted to give special thanks and notes of gratitude too. And they all LOVED THEM! See what you can do with just a few supplies???

Now Go CREATE SOMETHING!!!

Papertrey Birthday Card Challenge

This week Papertrey Ink turns 3 years old, and Nicole is having a ton of fun contests on her blog. One day this week 11 designers created a free digital birthday stamp that we could download. We could make a card with each of the 11 designs for 11 chances to win the prize for that day (read more about it here: (capture the moment)

These are the two cards I entered into the contest.





Supplies:
Paper - Three Bugs in a Rug Island Paper Pack 6" x 6", Georgia Pacific White CS
Other - Nestabilities by Spellbinders dies, Cuttlebug, Y11 Copic Marker, Oceanview Blue Bic Mark It Marker, Blue Skies Blue Bic Mark It Marker, Vintage PHoto Distress Ink, Ribbon is unknown

It never hurts to have some extra birthday cards around! Now GO CREATE SOMETHING!

Birthday Birdie

I just wanted to share a quick card tonight that I made for my Mom for her birthday last year. I love this little set of stamps, it is so versatile!

Supplies:
Basic Grey Ambrosia 6" x 6" paper pad
Georgia Pacific White Cardstock
My Sentiments Exactly Little Birdie Stamp Set
Fiskars Apron Lace Border Punch
Distress Inks by Tim Holtz

Have a super night and GO CREATE SOMETHING!!!!!

A Christmas Card

Today I wanted to share a card I made to send out this past Christmas. It is a very quick and easy card, but I still think it looked very elegant!



Supplies:
Stamps: Tim Holtz First Christmas (main image), Swirl from Holly Christmas by Close to My Heart (this is an OLD set from when I was a consultant)
Inks: Tim Holtz Fired Brick Distress Ink, Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap Distress Ink
Paper: Kraft Cardstock by The paper Studio, Harlequin Pattern Paper Unknown, Cream Cardstock unknown
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 8

I stamped my main image and then distressed around it, then layered it onto the Labels 8 Die I had cut out. Then layered that onto my card front that had been stamped with the swirl stamp.

Thanks for stopping by! Now go Create something!!!!

WORLD RECORD BLOG HOP!

View the Inspirational Blog Hop by starting at Unity Stamp Co. Blog
with Angela. If you just stopped by my blog today, click on the Unity link above and hop your way through all the blogs.

Angela asked us to post our favorite quote today. This one has always been my favorite.
"We do not remember days, we remember moments." ~Cesare Pavese
I think this quote is so true, it is all those little things we have great memories of, not entire days. And thank God for those moments.


This first card was made for the Hip Hop Thursday No Sour Grapes Challenge
Supplies Used:
Unity Stamp Co. Ginormous Sweet Cupcakes Stamp Kit
CTMH Black Core Cardstock, DCWV Rockstar Patterned Papers, DCWV Glitter Paper
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink & Brilliance Moonlight White Ink



This project was made for the Unity Thinks Spring! Hip Hop Challenge.
Supplies Used:
Unity Stamp Co. November 2008 Kit of the Month - Pinwheel
Love Elsie Patterned Paper, Brown DCWV Cardstock, Georgia Pacific White Cardstock Memento Rich Cocoa Ink


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Your next stop on the WORLD RECORD INSPIRATIONAL BLOG HOP is SummerThyme Studios. Have a super day and don't forget to check out all the awesome specials Unity Stamp Co. is having by clicking on the blinkie below!!! GO CREATE SOMETHING!!!

Card from Close To My Heart Party Last Night...

Supplies Used:
Treasure Life My Acrylix Stamp Set September 2008 Stamp of the Month CTMH
All inks were CTMH
Rubber Speedball Bryaer
Punched Post-It for Moon.
White & Black Cardstock CTMH

We got our brayers last month at the Layout Workshop, and I am loving learning to do new things with it. I had a brayer when I was a CTMH consultant 5 years ago, but I don't know that I ever used it for anything! LOL!

Thanks for dropping by!
Now go Create Something!!!

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Unity Secret Santa Card

This is the card I made for my Secret Santa on the Unity Forum at SCS. I used a pre-made 6" x 6" card by DCWV, Red CS Unknown, White CS by Georgia Pacific, Ink is Distress Ink by Tim Holtz, Paper Studio Border Punch used. I also added stickles to the stamped tree to make it more Christmas-like! Stamps are all by Unity Stamp Co.: Tree is from Growing in Unity Kit, Words are from Bitty Christmas Tags Kit. I hope she enjoyed it!!!