Scallop Note Purses

Well, I'm back stamping again. One of my clubs decided that they wanted to make Scallop Note Purses. I found a great tutorial at Jan Tinks's fabulous blog. If you've never been there, you must take a peek; she's a hoot.

This is the one that I made. These were really fun and not as difficult as I thought they would be. Now you may notice that I have a Pretty in Pink scallop as my flap. You may be wondering which package of scallops did I find that one in, well, I didn't. I took one of my scallop notes and made a template. I wanted different colors than the Stampin Up! package offered so I made my own in the colors that fit my design. My club members absolutely loved their projects. They had so much fun and stepped out of their comfort zones and let the creative juices flow and WOW. These ladies all loved the projects that they created. Each one was so uniquely different. I know I had the most fun watching them.

On my purse I used Stampin Up's Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Chocolate Chip, and Close to Cocoa cardstocks, and Rose Red Designer Papers. I added some Hodge Podge hardware and ribbon from the Flirty Originals assortment.

Kristie was so proud of her project. All of the supplies used on her project were Stampin Up's too.

How Does My Garden Grow

I am pretty excited to see the new things growing in my garden. I have added a blueberry bush to my front porch. It is so fun to be able to walk right out the front door and pick a handful of blueberries and toss them in my yogurt. Sooo fun! I had given my mom one of these bushes for Mother's Day. I wanted to give her something healthy and different, but I enjoyed her bush so much I needed one of my own. It is so cool that the bush was already loaded with green berries. They are ripening at the perfect pace; not at the same time.





My other success right now is my patio tomato plant. It's loaded too! While tomatoes are being pulled off the shelves at the local market, I am pulling them off my plant. I was able to pluck three off today so I can't wait to put them in my salad tonight. This is the best part of gardening; being able to eat the fruits of your labors.

Can you believe all of those cute little tomatoes?

The bottom left corner is my mint plant too. It is doing well. I say this because somehow last year I killed one. I know, I know it's almost impossible to kill mint, but I did. I wasn't discouraged though, I confidently returned to my Lowes garden shop and started over, and VOILA! It is growing nicely. I'll have to keep you posted on the Rosemary plant. He's still little but so far so good.

Thanks for reading my little gardening journal. I'll have stamping stuff to post tomorrow.

Happy Mail!!!

Look what came in the mail.

I am such a lucky girl to have Jeanna as my stampin sis for this go round. Look at all of the fabulous stuff she sent me. The metallic card stock is textured (WOW), the penguin is a jumbo paperclip, plenty of glitter (I love glitter!). Can you believe how classy the jar filled with kisses is? The photo doesn't do it justice. She expertly colored the flower on the lid and bee on the band, OMG! The three cards she stamped are gorgeous all made with Stampin! Up products.

Am I a lucky lady, or what? Thanks Jeanna

I've Been Inspired

Well I'm back again. I needed a birthday card for my aunt. I wanted something cool and different but I wasn't sure what the right style would be and then I saw it. I was blurffing (blog surfing) and happened to check my friend Daisy of Eclectic Paperie's blog and there they were....apron cards. Now this may sound strange, but my aunt hand sews aprons. I am fortunate enough to own several of these amazing aprons. My aunt doesn't own a sewing machine, every stitch is done by hand. So I knew this was the perfect card for her birthday. Once the card was done, I was so tickled with my creation, that I will making a few more this evening. One will definitely be going to my stampin sis Jeanna.

For this card I used My Mind's Eye DP was used for the striped front apron, and Stampin Up's Sky Blue was used for the pockets; So Saffron Classic ink was sponged on the inside with a dauber. I added a couple of pale yellow Primas and a touch of bling in the center with tiny light blue jewels.

Thanks Daisy for helping me find my inspiration!

Something's Growing

Look what's growing in my garden. I have my first strawberry. I'm like a little girl when it comes to the garden. I get so excited at each stage. When the sprouts first come out of the ground, and then when they begin to flower, and then the vegetables start to show; I get so excited. It brings back so many treasured memories of planting little gardens with my grandpa when I was a little girl. I would get so impatient for the plants to produce anything. He always let me plant radish, carrot, and green onion because they grew the fastest and I could pull them out and proudly present them to my mom for the dinner salad.

My trusted Scottie looks on in the background. I know he's wondering what the heck I'm up to. The next big excitements are going to be when the tomatoes and peppers start sprouting. This year I found seeds for red corn. Have you ever seen red sweet corn before? I've heard of blue corn, not red. I have never been very successful with corn, so I hope this new variety brings me better luck. My garden is rather small so I can't have a huge variety.

No doubt I'll post more as Charmaine's garden grows.

Splitcoast So Cal Mania V

Well we made it back home from this past weekend's Splitcoast SoCal Mania V. It was my first Splitcoast get together and OMG was it fun. One stamper hit it on the head when she said this was all of the best parts of Stampin Up convention. We were able to swap, stamp, do make-n-takes, eat, and visit with friends. Who could ask for more? My cousin Lisa and I went together, actually this was my birthday present to her. We were able to spend the weekend doing something we both enjoy stamp and visit with friends. She did great at her first ever stamping event. The gallery for this event is starting to be uploaded to so check on it to see everyone's pic's of the event (http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=13593)




Some of the fabulous ladies I bumped into were Daisy and Tandra. The three of us are members of the Utah Divas International on-line group. You can check out this group's blog at http://utahdivasinternational.blogspot.com/. Daisy and I have been friends for some years now. Her company, Eclectic Paperie (http://eclecticpaperie.blogspot.com/ ) was one of the major sponsors of this event. If you haven't checked out her web store, you don't know what you are missing (and let her know I sent you over). I was excited to get to see Daisy again.


I was so excited to meet Taylor from Taylored Expressions (http://tayloredexpressions.blogspot.com/) Wow is she tall in person. She provided one of our Make-n-Takes and now I have to have the Sushi stamp set (http://www.eclecticpaperie.com/sushi.html)that is an exclusive set to Eclectic Paperie. Taylor is so adorable, thanks for the great project.

Well as you can see we had an AMAZING time. I had so much fun meeting ladies who's blogs I visit like Rochelle http://impressionsbyrochelle.blogspot.com/ I have been a fan of her's since I discovered the world of blogs. I can't wait for next year's get together.

Thanks for visiting.

Feelin A Bit Froggy

Hello All,

Well I'm finally getting my mojo back and starting to stamp again. Ok maybe this card doesen't have a single stamp on it but I'm punchin' again. This cute little froggy is my submission for a punch card swap that I had signed up for with the Utah Divas ( http://utahdivasinternational.blogspot.com/). I have been a member of this group for quite some time. It is such a pleasure to be part of such a great group of ladies.

Well I'm getting all packed up today to head down to Southern California for the Splitcoast SoCal Mania V. I am so excited to get to meet up with friends I haven't seen in a while and meet friends I have blogged with. This is my first first Splitcoast Gathering and I know it is going to be FABULOUS! I promise I will post pics when I get home.

Ok now how I made my Froggy. I used the following cardstock colors: Sky Blue, Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Basic Black, and White. I used both the large and small oval punches, 1 3/8th circle punch, 3/4" circle, Word Window, 1/4" circle. THe grass and reeds I free-hand cut so that they would have a more natural look (ok they don't make a punch or scissor that would look like that).

Well, I'm off to start packing my bags and finish my name tag so I can hit the road in the morning.

Have Great Weekend!