December Pals Blog Hop

Welcome to the December PALS HOP!  This month, we're featuring Birthday themed projects for your inspiration!  If you've hopped over from Dawn's blog, http://dawnsthisnthat.blogspot.com , I'm stop number six on the PALS HOP and I'm glad you hopped in!  I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for papercrafted creations from the Stampin' Pretty Pals!  Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the PALS HOP LINE-UP below and you'll be back on track!
 
1.  Melanie Collins -- www.oopsadaisydesigns.com
2.  Barbara Chatzkel -- www.takeoutpaperarts.com
3.  Patti MacLeith -- http://papercraftsbypatti.blogspot.com 
4.  Stephanie Uzee -- http://stampinwithsuzee.blogspot.com 
5.  Dawn Gross -- http://dawnsthisnthat.blogspot.com 
6.  Kylie Nicolosi -- YOU ARE HERE
7.  Joanna Munster -- http://www.inspiredbystampin.com
8.  Linda Callahan -- http://www.stampinseasons.blogspot.com
9.  Mary Fish -- http://stampinpretty.com 
10.  Sue Bendinsky -- http://www.mycolorcreations.com
11.  Gina Shaw -- http://www.cardsbyginashaw.com/

I hadn't picked up my Concord Crush yet (shocking I know!) so I thought I'd break it out for a monochromatic birthday card for the Pals hop.  I also used the Birthday Bakery Hostess set that I received with my last order.  I used the MOJO Monday sketch for my card design.  I haven't played in a while and it was good to have a sketch to start from.  If you've never played before you should check it out (www.mojomonday.blogspot.com).  I hope you enjoy the Pals hop this month and I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!

November PALS blog hop

Welcome to the November PALS HOP!  This month, we're featuring Winter Holiday themed projects for your inspiration!  If you've hopped over from Melanie's site, www.oopsadaisy.typepad.com, I'm stop number 13 on the PALS HOP and I'm glad you hopped in!  I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for papercrafted creations from the Stampin' Pretty Pals!  Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the PALS HOP LINE-UP below and you'll be back on track!

1. Joanna Munster -- www.inspiredbystampin.com

2. Barbara Chatzkel -- http://www.takeoutpaperarts.com/

3. Barb Furlong -- http://www.theloveofstamping.com

4. Mike Funke -- http://stampin-style.typepad.com

5. Mary Fish -- http://stampinpretty.com

6. Martha Stewart -- www.SeasonsofStamping.com

7. Carla Bazhenow -- www.Carlas-Scraps.com

8. Dawn Gross -- http://dawnsthisnthat.blogspot.com

9. Sue Bendinsky -- http://stampinwithfriends.typepad.com/blog/

10. Tammy Floreno -- http://gowiththeflo-gowiththeflo.blogspot.com

11. Stephanie Uzee -- http://stampinwithsuzee.blogspot.com

12. Melanie Collins -- www.oopsadaisy.typepad.com

13. Kylie Nicolosi -- www.kyliescraftycorner.blogspot.com

14. Gina Shaw -- www.cardsbyginashaw.com

 My Card Club ladies met on Saturday and we made Christmas themed cards (just in time for this blog hop!).  We all had a great time and several ladies ordered their Christmas Card making supplies.  Here are the images of the 3 cards that we made.  Enjoy and feel free to post any questions you might have.

This card also has Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz, but it's hard to see in the photo.

Hop along for more inspiring ideas from Gina, www.cardsbyginashaw.com , stop number 14 on the Winter Holidays PALS HOP!  Thanks for "hopping" by!

November Calendar

I fell in love with the Falling Leaves set at Convention this year (we just used it to make color charts, but I loved the leaf patterns) and I've put it to good use.  I created my own patterned paper to use as the background by stamping the leaves randomly in Rich Razzleberry, Not Quite Navy, So Saffron and Garden Green.  I love the look!  I then stamped and cut out several of the leaves and glued them to a piece of twine to string across the front.  I was pleased with the final result. 

My September card club also made a card with their own created "patterned paper" with this stamp set, but unfortunately my resident photographer lost those photos and I don't have any more of those cards!  Oh well, I still love him :)

So behind...

Things have been busy in our neck of the woods and I just realized I haven't posted since mid-September.  I've been crafting, but I haven't been very good at taking photos or blogging.  I'm hoping I get better at this blogging thing, but I'm not promising anything.  We found out in August that we're expecting our first child in April and I'm sure I'll slack off again.

Since I am behind I'm going to post my calendar pages for September and October.  For September I made a few scallop circle flowers that I saw on Mary Fish's blog.  They are easy to make and are such a cute embellishment!

For my October calendar I had to make the cute little owls I saw on Jason Casper's blog.  I love it when I see someone use a punch in an unexpected way.  Aren't those owls just darling?!

Thanks for stopping by!

September Pals Blog Hop

Welcome to the September PALS HOP! This month, we're featuring Fall/Halloween themed projects for your inspiration! If you've hopped over from Tracy's blog, http://tlccrafting.blogspot.com/ , I'm stop number 17 on the PALS HOP and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for papercrafted creations from the Stampin' Pretty Pals! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the PALS HOP LINE-UP below and you'll be back on track!


HOP LINE-UP

1. Ann Schach http://www.stampinchic.com/
2. Diana Caho http://b4ustamp.blogspot.com/
3. Joanna Munster http://www.inspiredbystampin.com/
4. Melanie Collins http://www.oopsadaisy.typepad.com/
5. Stephanie Uzee http://stampinwithsuzee.blogspot.com/
6. Linda Callahan http://stampinseasons.blogspot.com/
7. Carla Bazhenow http://www.carlas-scraps.com/
8. Pam Giudici http://pamshobby.blogspot.com/
9. Kris Kilcoyne http://kweenbee.typepad.com/
10. Mary Fish http://www.stampinpretty.com/
11. Barbara Furlong http://www.theloveofstamping.com/ 
12. Angela Richwine http://www.stampinawaywithangela.blogspot.com/
13. Gina Shaw http://www.cardsbyginashaw.com/
14. LeAnn Slater http://leleathome.blogspot.com/
15. Jason Casper http://stampindad.com/
16. Tracy Cowee http://tlccrafting.blogspot.com/
17. Kylie Nicolosi- YOU ARE HERE
18. Margaret Moody http://www.margaretmoody.typepad.com/

For this card I used the stamp sets Just Believe, Paisley Prints and Tiny Tags.  When I think of fall I think of Thanksgiving and this is a perfect time to tell someone "thank you".  I hope you enjoy.
Hop along for more inspiring ideas from Margaret, http://www.margaretmoody.typepad.com/ , the last stop on the Fall/Halloween PALS HOP! Thanks for "hopping" by!

My first Joy Fold card

I first saw a "Joy Fold" card on my upline, Mary Fish's, blog and just knew I wanted to make a card like it.  I'm right in the midst of baby season with several of my friends and love the new Baby Bundle stamp set in the new catalog.  I was itching to use the carriage image and thought it would look great on this card.  I had the perfect opportunity to combine them both for my baby themed workshop last week.  Here's the finished product:

Here's a link to the tutorial if you want to know dimensions for cutting and scoring.  Enjoy! http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/joy_fold_card

Pals 3-D Blog hop

Welcome to the August PALS HOP! This month, we're featuring projects that are 3-D or three dimensional! If you've hopped over from Martha Stewart's blog, Seasons of Stamping, I'm stop number 7 on the PALS HOP and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find inspirational ideas for papercrafted creations from the Stampin' Pretty Pals! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the PALS HOP LINE-UP below and you'll be back on track!  Please leave me a comment if you like my 3-D projects or if you have any questions.

This past weekend a good friend (who's pregnant and due in September) hosted a workshop so we decided to have a baby themed party.  I decorated these letters with retired DSP to match her nursery and some ribbon and other embellishments.  I'm really happy in the way they turned out.  I gave these to her as a hostess gift.  I think she liked them :).

Here's another project that I took to the party.  It's a pair of baby shoes.  I loved these cute little shoes when I saw them in the new catalog and even more when I saw them in person at Convention.  I just knew that I had to make a pair!  If you look closely you'll notice that there are 2 left shoes.....note to self, turn the template over to make a right shoe :).  (hehe- we all learn from our mistakes, right?)

I also saw this baby pennant at Convention and thought "that was easy, I could make that".  So I did.  I used the star punch and cut off the tips, then added a little glue and stuck them to a piece of twine.  I strung them around the jar and everyone gave a baby boy name suggestion on the cards inside.

I recently met a Stampin' Up demonstrator that lives just a few blocks from me.  Her name is Kathy and she's already become a dear friend.  She was so sweet and made me these two little mini milk cartons for me to show at my parties.  Being a new demonstrator I'm still building my Big Shot collection and having these cute milk cartons to show is so nice.  I love it with the new "Got Treats?" stamp set!  Thanks Kathy for making these up for me.

.....Now onto the rest of the hop.....

PALS HOP LINE-UP:

1. Gina Shaw http://www.cardsbyginashaw.com/

2. Joanna Munster http://www.inspiredbystampin.com/
3. Pam Giudici http://www.pamshobby.blogspot.com/  
4. Mary Fish http://www.stampinpretty.com/
5. Diana Caho http://www.b4ustamp.blogspot.com/ 
6. Martha Stewart http://www.seasonsofstamping.com/
7. Kylie Nicolosi http://www.kyliescraftycorner.blogspot.com/
8. Kris Kilcoyne http://www.kweenbee.typepad.com/
9. Mike Funke http://www.stampin-style.typepad.com/
10. Dawn Gross http://www.dawnsthisnthat.blogspot.com/
11. Tracy Cowee http://www.tlccrafting.blogspot.com/
12. Barbara Furlong http://www.theloveofstamping.com/

Thanks for hopping along.  Please continue hopping along for more inspiring ideas from Kris Kilcoyne, http://www.kweenbee.typepad.com/, stop number 8 on the August PALS HOP! Thanks for "hopping" by!