Mmmmm

I have been thinking about Melanie Muenchinger's newest stamp set, "A Charmed Life" for quite some time now. I've had it for awhile as well... but wanted to do something "different" with it than just use it as a wine glass as everyone else is doing. I've seen it with red wine, white wine, champagne, margarita and even some pink drinks in it... but... never had I seen it with a yummy treat inside!! HA! I just KNEW someone would beat me to the punch (no pun intended) doing it this way.. but.. alas.. I was first!! Woohoo! Like that NEVER happens!!! I admit, with all the Crystal Effects, the Liquid Applique and such I used on this.. it took me a couple days to actually finish this card, but I had so much fun putting it together. I also used Melanie's set called "Have a Cookie". It was fun coloring the "Oreo" and then ripping it apart so that it looked like I had an Oreo pudding in the bottom. The little "Nilla wafers" were actually sugar cookies from her set that I cut apart. AND.. lastly, the "banana pudding" was honestly a portion of the cookie dough rolled out from that same set. I had to add a few blings to it... what girl doesn't want her diamonds WITH dessert??? Huh??? *wink* Oh and by the way... everytime my husband walked by and saw this he'd moan and ask... "can you make that tonight?" LOL

Silver Anniversary

I thought this card would be perfect for a couple celebrating their silver anniversary. Then again... it would be good as a wedding card as well. I loved the black glittered paper I had and don't have much left so when I found these two pieces I knew I'd have to make something with it that "shined"... hee hee. The stamp is from Gina K Designs called Heartfelt Hits1. Kind of a retro look I think... one of my favorites of her stamps as well. I popped up the "Mr. & Mrs." on both levels to add a bit of dimension to the card. I think it would be easy to change out the colors of the Dew Drops. This sort of reminded me of my parents big 40th anniversary bash we had and mom had a red dress similar to this design. Just swap out the silver Dew Drops and add red and it would have a been a great card for a 40th as well.

Check In???

I love this little chicken with his chicken marks! LOL I decided to do a very basic card here and let the message speak for itself. This was one of the 12 cards I made for my ex-mother-in-law as a birthday gift. I am sure she got quite the chuckle out of the chicken. Hmmmm... do I ryhmn all the time? Hee Hee! Ok Ok... so chuckle and chicken don't really ryhmn but it sounds cute together, huh? *smiles*

Garden of Thanks

I love this Wreath of Wishes stamp set Gina K Designs has as their "Free with Three" this month. I decided to add a few more flowers and use my Dew Drops as a sort of rock garden/grass area... whichever you prefer. I had a bit of a problem while coloring the wreath. My green Copic marker started dripping just as I was coloring in the stems and leaves. But... fortunately for me... it ended up being on the side. I hid it under the ribbon on the right!! How awesome that we can fix a boo boo and no one can tell... hee hee. The DP and stamped flowers below are from StaminUp.

Hang with Me!

I'm not sure what made me put these colors together, but, I kinda like it.. ha! Once again, Melanie Muenchinger has a set I couldn't live without. This is from her "Little Tees" set offered at Gina K Designs. The Diva shirt and the brown DP are from yet another FREE set of digital papers offered at Stamp TV. Gina is so generous and it never ceases to amaze me how much FREE stuff she gives her customers and members of Stamp TV! FYI: If you purchase three stamp sets from Gina K Designs, she GIVES you a FREE set!!! AND... if you purchase six stamp sets... you not only get the free set offered, but she gives you a set of your choice valued at $24.95 or less!!! Now... tell me that's not a DEAL!!!!! Once again I used my pearl Dew Drops and colored them with my Copic markers to get the color I wanted. I couldn't quite find a stamp set I wanted with a saying long enough to stretch across the bottom, so I free handed it. Hee Hee Somehow I think it makes the card look even more personal, don't ya think???

Hip Friends

Well here I am again, TRYING to post a few cards and not let "someone" know they are for them! HA HA Seems every time I post to my blog and make a card for someone else, they come here BEFORE they get it and see it. As in with my Valentine card for my hubby... when I gave it to him he said.. "Ooohhhhh Yeah... I've been waiting for this." HA HA I'm not even going to say who this card is for!! *wink* I made this card using Melanie Muechinger's set, Hip-Hop Accessories. I'm telling you, she has some of the cutest stamp sets and it seems I love them all!!! Good for her... bad for my checkbook! I can't help myself, what's a girl to do??? I embossed the background with my Cuttlebug. Pretty simple card but I love these hippos!