You are a Lifesaver...

Hello & Happy Monday Everyone!

How was your weekend? Did you craft? Bake?

Take a walk? Play games? Binge-watch TV?

All of the above? hahaha

ME? Well, I did take a nice 40-minute walk with my son -

No one was out, and it was like 74 degrees outside and

I was like... Ummm, yeah we need to take a walk -

We stayed in the center of the road and went up and down a few hills

It felt good to exercise and get some fresh air -

Then I cleaned my house! :) Did some Laundry and Baked 2 loaves of fresh bread -

I also caught up on some TV shows I like to watch and watched

a Disney Movie (Onward) :) - It was a nice relaxing weekend - :)

But I'm back to work today - Gotta finish up cleaning the school! :)

Last year I had gotten a really neat Digital Paper collection kit

from My Memories (Sailing) and I designed this card - 

I finally put it together a couple of weeks ago and I LOVE the way it turned out!

Cardstock - Bazzill White, Stampin' Up Kraft, Bo Bunny

Stitched Rectangle Frame Die - My Creative Time

Thanks - Word Die (cut 3x's) - Jaded Blossom

Sentiment Stamp - SSS (Sailing)

Rich Cocoa Momento Ink, Fun Foam, Canon IP8720 Printer, Stamparatus

Have a Beautiful and Safe Day!

Theresa

Drink your coffee and..

Hello & Happy Wednesday Fellow Crafters!

Today is a special day - 💕💕

It's my 27th Wedding Anniversary!

My hubby & I have been through a lot over the years

and I'm so grateful that he still lights up when I talk to him

or hold his hand or just sit next to him... He is

a wonderful person and I'm happy that I get

to walk through life with him - for better or worse!

Anyway... moving on to less mushy stuff!!!

I made a fun card using some images from Polka Dot Orchard

I thought this sentiment was so FUN and I like that I made it into a

Fall themed card that I can mail off to a crafty friend!

I'm using Digital papers again from the Farmhouse Collection

by Connie Prince Designs

Pumpkin Spice Mice

Swirly Bird Pumpkin

Have a Grab the Day by the Beans kind of Day!!!

Theresa

Fall Season full of Faith....

Hello & Happy Wednesday Everyone!

I decided to make another Fall card to share -

So this post should be pretty simple & quick!

I'm using another Digital Stamp set from

Polka Dot Orchard

This set is called: The Best Pumpkin

-- Here is what I made - I wanted to High Light the Sentiment --

I truly LOVE the sentiment in this Stamp set - It's the way I always

feel this time of year (Heck, any time of year really!!) 😊

I'm also using a Digital Paper collection called

Farm House Fall by Connie Prince

Have a Beautiful FALL Day!!

Theresa

For all you are....

Hello & Happy Friday Everyone!

YAY! We've got the weekend back again!

WOW! It's been a long week! 😄

I honestly don't know what I'm doing this weekend

but I believe some rest & maybe some baking is in order -

I LOVE to bake - I can spend all day in the kitchen

coming up with yummy treats to make - 

It's my second favorite thing to do besides

making crafty stuff! 😊

Here's my last Back to school card for the week -

Isn't that cool? I totally LOVE the way it turned out -

I used Several Digital elements to create my Hybrid card -

The Background is You're a Hoot Brush (Lisa Rosa Designs)

Time for School Digi Frame (StoryRock)

School Bug Digi - (Lori Whitlock)

Stitched Frame die - My Creative Time

Sentiment - Cardz TV (Many Thanks)

Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Stampartus, Versafine Black Onyx ink

Silhouette Program, Cameo, Canon Printer, Acrylic Sealer Spray

Fun Foam, Bazzill White Cardstock, Stampin' Up Teal Blue Cardstock

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Wonderful WEEKEND EVERYONE!!!

Theresa

Alphabet cards...

Hello & Happy Tuesday Everyone!

I'm back with a quick post celebrating

School back in session! Should I be celebrating that???

I guess some parents are when they send their kids off to school! 

Hahaahaha - 😂😂😂😂

I thought these cards turned out cute! I really like the Mixed Alphabet stamp -

Both cards are the same except for the Card Bases - 

I used Red & Kraft cardstock for my card bases (Stampin' Up)

I'm entering the Challenges over at:

Die Cuttin Divas - Back to School

Moving along with the Times - Back to Schol

-- Other products used --

Cardstock - Neenah Solar White, Papertrey Black, Bazzill White, Fun Foam

Designer Paper - Love 2 Learn Digital Kit (Connie Prince)

Stitched Apple Die - Jaded Blossom (Fall Dies)

Stitched Rounded Tag Die - My Creative Time

Stitched Rectangle Frame Die - My Creative Time

Washi Tape Die - My Craft Spot (no longer in business)

Mixed Alphabet Stamp - Stampin Up Background Stamp

Jute Twine - Papertrey Ink

Sentiment Stamp - My Craft Spot (no longer in business)

Stitched Banner Die - MFT

I used white embossing powder on the tags

I used Clear Embossing Powder on the sentiment

 I used Glossy Accents on the apples

Thanks for stopping by!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Love 2 Learn Card

Hello & Happy Monday Crafty Peeps!

How was your weekend? Did you do anything Fun?

I went ahead and pulled down my Summer Decor

and put up my Fall stuff - A Little Early? Sure...

Why not? Maybe it'll help me feel cooler while

it's still over 100 degrees outside! LOL

Since School is in full swing around here -

I thought this week I'd share a couple of

School cards I created - I also have a FUN Summer

Card coming up this week as well! 😁

I'm ALWAYS in Need of Thank You cards at School -
It's my most requested card from the Teachers & Staff members
 Here's one I made using a Digital Kit called (Love 2 Learn)

I'm entering the Challenge over at:

Moving Along with the Times - Back to School


** Other Products Used **
Cardstock - Bazzill White, Fun Foam, Papertrey Ink Black
Designer Paper & Embellishments - Love 2 Learn Connie Prince Designs
Stitched Frame Die - My Creative Time
Sentiment Stamp - Pretty Cute Stamps (Many Thanks)
Slanted Sentiment strip Die - MFT
Clear Adhesive Tiny Gems - CTMH
Canon Printer, Silhouette Program, Cameo, Acrylic Sealer Spray,
Versafine Black Onyx ink, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool,
Embossing buddy, Stampartus (Stampin' Up)
Clear Wink of Stella pen used on the flowers and stars -


Thanks for stopping by!
Have a FANTASTIC DAY!!!

Theresa

Cards for Co-Workers....

Hello & Happy Friday Everyone!

We made it through the first week of school! Wahoo!

I'm so glad it's the weekend - I think I'm going to

pull out my Fall stuff this weekend and just chill -

I've been seeing the Start of Pumpkin Spice stuff

at the stores... I'm so excited!! Bring on FALL!!! LOL

You guys know I work at a school and I'm always making

cards for Birthdays & Thank You's - So here are a couple

of cards, I created using my Silhouette Program -

 

These turned out lovely and quick to make!

The Watercolor Floral Frame design is from the Silhouette Store (#294123)

I printed it out twice on a piece of 8 1/2 x 11 Neenah Solar White Cardstock 

 and sprayed it with some Acrylic Sealer Spray -

Then I used a Stitched Frame Die cut from MCT   

I used Fun Foam for added Dimension on both cards - 

Cardstock is from Stampin Up in Teal & Coral Pink

I grabbed a scrap of some DCWV Glitter CS to die cut a small

stitched heart - The Clear Gem is from Stampin' Up

I sprayed this card with some Sheer Shimmer Sparkle Spritz 

and the Sentiment stamp is from SSS (Birthday Bits)

On this one, I added the Thanks Die (Cut 3x's) from MFT

The Sentiment is also from MFT (Kind Thanks)

I die cut a tiny stitched heart out of teal and added 

a couple more clear adhesive gems

These will be perfect cards for work!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a FANTASTIC WEEKEND!!!

Theresa

You're Fintastic!

Hello & Happy Wednesday Crafty Friends!

I have a super fun Card to show ya today!

I seem to be playing with Sharks & Bees

this month besides my Christmas cards!

What a crazy combo! hahahaha

I'm using the Digital Paper Collection called

(SHARK TANK)

and my trusty old Silhouette Program

How CUTE is this?? I love the purple shark!

I designed everything in my program, just dragging and dropping colors

here and there - I printed everything out on some

Bazzill White 12 x 12 cardstock - Then sprayed my sheet with

some Acrylic Spray then proceeded to let my Cameo

cut out all my pieces

I used a Stitched Rectangle Frame die from My Creative Time

The Sentiment is from Lawn Fawn (Fintastic Friends) and I

heat embossed it with clear embossing powder -

Here's a Screen Shot of my design and pieces before cutting it all out

Of course, I did the inside as well - I thought this might be fun to send 

to a crafty friend!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a FIN-TASTIC DAY!!!

Theresa

Happy Bee's....

Hello and Happy Thursday Crafty Peeps!

I was playing around in my Silhouette program

and made these super Fun Cards - 

Aren't they cute??? I thought they turned out adorable!

I realized after I started taking the pictures that I forgot to

put a sentiment on the fronts! OOPS!!

Here's a close up of one of the cards - 

I Popped up the sweet little bee's

Funny that I say "sweet" for bees! Real Bee's are NOT Sweet! 

And I'm allergic to them! (Fun Fact) LOL

I'm using Digital Files for the bees (FlyPixel Studio)

And the Papers (Scrap de Yas)

The Clear Adhesive gems are from Stampin' Up & CTMH

I used Fun Foam to pop up the design on the Black Cardstock

And I added Some Clear Wink of Stella to all the black areas

on the little bees - 

Here's a look at the inside of my cards - I added more cute bees

and I trimmed a strip of the DP to go along the bottom -

I used a stitched Rectangle frame die to add a little something as well

The Sentiment is a Digital Stamp set from Polka Dot Orchard

It's called Bee Hoppy

It's supposed to read "Hoppy Thoughts for my BEE-utiful Friend"

But I wanted it to say "HAPPY" instead, so all I did was

print out the original sentiment then I took my black

Micron pen and added a little line to the "O" and

BAM I made Hoppy into Happy!!!

Nice way to get a little more out of your Digital stamps!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Have a Terrific Day!!

Theresa

Jaw-Some

Hello and Happy Tuesday Crafty Peeps!

Do you have BIG plans for the 4th of July this week?

Going anywhere? or staying home and chillin'?

Me? I'll be staying home and probably crafting!

No fireworks... maybe some grilling & a salad or two

I'm a pretty simple gal, easy is always best for me! LOL

Recently I downloaded an Adorable Digital

Shark Tank kit and I had to make some cards

with it - So today I'm gonna show you

one of those Fun cards -

OMWORD... Isn't this just so fun??

I love that Sharks face!!! It makes me giggle!!

I started by using some Distress Oxides to create the background

While I let it dry completely I opened up my Silhouette Program

and pulled in the Digital Shark and seaweed, then I added the bubbles

in different sizes, then I added a yellow stitched frame

I got everything set up the way I wanted then put my Distress

Oxide paper through my printer - 

I used a second sheet of white paper to print out the sharks

and seaweed then cut them out with my Cameo - 

Everything was sprayed with some Acrylic Sealer

Then I added the Sentiment from (Lawn Fawn)

with versamark ink, and then I added some clear embossing

Powder over that and heat set it -

I put my card front through my big shot with the

Stitched Frame Die from (My Creative Time)

then added some fun foam to the back side before

placing it onto my White Card Base -

Of course, I had to share the inside of the card as well with you - 

The sentiment was Digitally created in my Silhouette

and I used the Stitched Rectangle Frame die from (My Creative Time)

along with a little border and a smaller Shark with Seaweed -

This is going to be a fun card to mail out to someone!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a FABULOUS 4th of July!!!

Theresa

Game On Birthday!

Hello and Happy Wednesday Crafty Peeps!

Tomorrow is our Last day of School!

Can you believe it? I can't! I'll get a small break then

back to work I go, but this time without the little ones

running around! As you can imagine it's easier to keep

things clean while they're out for the Summer! LOL

I'm hoping to squeeze in a couple of breaks throughout

the Summer too if I can since I'm just cleaning classrooms this year!

Or at least that's my plan anyway!! (Wink Wink)

My Baby Hunter turned 16 a couple of weeks ago...

I can't believe he's 16 already! Where did the time go???

He also got his License! WHAT?? 

I'm so proud of that young man!

So I thought I would share the card I created

for his birthday - He really liked how it came out!

Isn't this Fun & Cool??? 

Perfect for that Gamer you know!

I'm using the awesome Echo Park Digital Collection called:

GAME ON

I wanted to show you the Clear Gloss I added to the controller -

I wanted it to stand out just a tad!

The Simple (HB2U) Stamp is from Craftin Desert Divas

I also thought you might like to see how I dressed up the inside of his card -

I can't remember which stamps I used for the inside -

But I like all the colors - :)

Other Supplies Listed Below --

Cardstock - Bazzill White, Stampin' Up Grey

Canon Pro 9000 Printer, Acrylic Spray, Silhouette program,

Cameo Machine, Big Shot, Fun Foam

Sakura Clear Glaze Pen

Stitched Rectangle Frame Die - My Creative TIme

Here's my Baby right after we got his License!

He doesn't seem to happy to have it... Am I right? Hahaha

Have a Wonderful Day!!

Theresa

It's always coffee time!!!

Hello & Happy Friday Everyone! 
Today is the last day to participate in the 
BIG Coffee Lover's, Fall/Winter Hop -
I've enjoyed seeing ALL the cool projects
everyone has made!

DAY #8

Here is my last project for the Hop -

I got this AWESOME Echo Park Coffee Collection paper pack

back in October and HAD to make something with it -

I created mine in my Silhouette Program using the Digital

Paper version of this set! I'm in LOVE!!! hahahaha

The Coffee cup was cut out 2x's so I could pop one up

for added dimension. :)

Products used on this project -

Cardstock - Bazzill, Papertrey Ink, Fun Foam

Stitched Rectangle Frame Die - My Creative Time

Stitched Circle Die - Simon Says Stamp

Canon Printer, Cameo, Acrylic Sealer Spray

Clear Wink of Stella Pen on the floral image

Thanks for sticking it out with me ALL week long!
It's been so fun reading the comments -
You guys are AWESOME!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!

Theresa