New Catalog Luau Party, Meade Girl Style! LOVE

 Gotta love this one!

 Our best dressed winners!

Michelle and Rose never disappoint.

 Belle finally got someone to cuddle her.

 Stamping and Eating it's what we do!

 Almost everyone in the group photo.

 Stamp BINGO!

Thank you all so much for coming over!

It was a GREAT time!

BINGO!

Nate's Angry Birds

My 6yo son had today off of school.

So we spent the day in my Stamp Studio.

This is the card that he created.

He does love his Angry Birds!

Lattice & Roses

It's a stampin' kinda day in MD.

I was inspired by a card I found on Pinterest,

and my Roses that are in full bloom in my front yard.

Combine the two and created this card.

I created this card using the Stampin' Up Lattice Die,

CB lattice embossing folder (thanks Cindy), MFT Roses,

SU itty bitty shapes punch, SU bling, all SU CS,

large square nesties.

Wrapping Paper Cards

 I'm sure someone, somewhere has already

had this idea...but I just thought of it a few

months ago..and wanted to share.

With my kids ever changing interests as

well as their friends interests I never have

the "perfect stamp" anymore.  

So then I had that lightbulb moment

Oprah would call it my Ahh-Haa moment.

Why not just use the wrapping paper I already 

have..then the card coordinates perfectly and

I don't have to find/buy the perfect stamp..that I may or

may not ever use again.

Hope this helps another Mommy.

Happy Mother's Day!

Amanda

Mother's Day 2012

These are the two Mother's Day cards I created today.

Going to be late...but it's the thought that counts right?!

Wasn't able to get a good picture...I'm an okay card maker but

worlds worst photographer.

The card base is Teal not navy as it looks in the photos.

I used a really old technique for this card...remember

the dryer sheet technique..well that's what I used here.

Lots of shine to these cards.  I also used shimmer CS

so they are bling-tastic.

Hope all the Mother's out there have a wonderful Mother's Day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Amanda

Teacher appreciation 2012

It's that time of year again.  Teacher Appreciation Week..and

again I'm not prepared.  Made this card today.

Love my MFT Pure Innocence you can find this set here.

The name of the set is You make the grade.

I found this DSP at Michael's it's Recollections brand.

All CS is SU, Momento Ink, SU brads, Nesties, 

white embossing powder for the A+ stamp on the chalkboard

Copic markers for the main image, Offray ribbon.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week.

Thanks for stopping by!

Amanda

Inspire Altered Cigar Box

The feet are SU stamp blocks.

Painted to match the box.

I guess the Altered Cigar Box started at a LSS called

The Queen's Ink.  A couple of our stamp group members

joined in for one of their classes and brought the idea

back to the group!  lol

This is one I made today.  It was very quick and easy.

Kinda cool that you can take something that would otherwise

end up in a landfill and make something beautiful out of it.

This one will hold my sketch book I made a couple years ago.

Found the matching paper in my hoard of DSP...

Hope you all are having a wonderful week.

Thanks for stopping by!

Amanda

Hello Blossom

     

 Just love how this card turned out.

I used Elementary Elegance stamp set for the sentiment.

The flower was made using the SU Blossom punch, My Minds Eye DSP, Glue, and Glitter.

I added some toile trim around the base of the flower.  The leaves are made using the 

SU little leaves die.

Accordion Book and Tags

A fun rainy day project.

I made this accordion book and tags today.

It was so much fun to make and pretty quick...given

I'm sure i'll be cleaning glitter for days to come.

Have a great week ya'll!

Amanda

Two for Tuesday

Happy Two Card Tuesday!

Hope you all are having a wonderful week.

All is well in MD. The weather is beautiful, family

is healthy and happy.

Just playing around with some stamp sets I've had...and not used yet.

Don't we all have too many of those...

Thanks for stopping by my stamp studio.

Amanda

Quick and Cute

Simple quick and cute card.

Hope everyone is off to a great week.

It's really warm here in MD. Upper 80's so

I'll be inside stamping the day away.

This is a new die, just wanted to play with it and see how

it cuts. It cuts GREAT! It's by Cheery Lynn Designs

it's DL116 Exotic Butterfly Medium #3.

Thanks for visiting!

Amanda

Bright Blossoms

Bright Blossoms

Made this with the Summer Smooches Suite from Stampin' Up.

Supplies used: Stamps Bright Blossoms and Elementary Elegance.

Summer Smooches DSP. All CS, ink, ribbon, and punches are SU.

Amanda

Love and Sympathy

My least favorite card to make..but I'm out and

like to make them..before I need them.

Really like this set Love and Sympathy.

Just got it in last week. Very easy to use set.

Have a blessed day everyone!

Amanda

Just Believe

Got the idea for this card off of Pinterest.

Don't know about all of you..but everytime I'm Pinning something

and it says "Pinning" I hear Charlie Sheen saying "winning".

Crazy yes I know.

Patterned Party

Kinda like this set. It's fun!

Hope you all are having a great week.

Thanks for stopping by!

Amanda

Pressed Flower

This has been one of my favorite techniques for several months now.

It's called the pressed flower technique. You can find the tutorial here.

I put a little twist on the technique by adding another smaller flower to the top

of the pressed flower layer for a 3D look.

Hope everyone is having a good week.

Last week was a bit stressful for our family.

But happy to report everyone is again happy and healthy.

Amanda

Easter Peeps

Happy Easter to my Peeps!

These will be this years Easter Teacher Treats!

Was inspired by a sample seen in Amish Country over the weekend.

The Digi was made by my friend Angie. What can I say I have some very talented

friends! Gotta love that!

Have a great day everyone!

Amanda

More Baskets

Just love how these are turning out. So cute and easy to make...just

lots of steps and the tiny flowers are a bit of a PITA. But

oh so cute!

Nestie Easter Basket

Inside box is 3.5 X 5

This was a fun little box to create. I used Oval Nesties for the sides.

Just free handed the base box and handle.

Hope you all are having a wonderful week. I've been MIA lately

but happy to report that we are moved and mostly settled into our

new home. It's much, much larger and we are enjoying the extra elbow room.

I've got my stamp studio set up and working again. Yay! I've missed

stamping so much.

Have a great day!

Amanda