Is it garden time yet?

Happy Monday all!!! I hope you all had a good weekend!
This is the most fun project I have done in a while....I have had it in my head for a long time & finally found the time to complete it.
This is for my sister the Gardner. She lives in Wisconsin & they still have snow :( She is really itching to get to digging in the dirt! So I thought this most appropriate for her BD.
The first part of it here is the card & gift box. I just love it...actually wish I could keep it ;) The box has a pair of garden gloves, some little peet pots & some hand lotion.

This Second part is a Criss-cross envelope with flower seed packets in it which I decorated with DP. I just love garden Bells! she is perfect for my sis!
All of the paper from this post is from Papertyey. All stamps also from Papertrey....except for the Bella & the wheelbarrow Is from SU. It all matches perfectly..
Well that is it for today...now I am off to work!!! hope you all get out in your gardens soon! (if you want to) Tee Hee Hee! Thanks for the visit!!
~Gwen~

With Deepest Sympathy

I know these are all of our least favorite cards to make but...sometimes you have to. This is for one of my friends who lost a good friend of hers to cancer.

All of the paper is from Stampin up. The beautiful stamp set is from Clear Artistic stamps... it is called "whispers of dreams" & the deepest sympathy is from Wordsworth.

After a terribly loooong 2 weeks at work I had a fabulous day yesterday!!!! Our stamp group got together for the day & did cards & crafts! They are all such good friends! I was not going to go as I really did not have the time...so so glad I did! Thanks for making my day/week!! Marge, Ilene & Deva!!!! you are all so awesome & talented!!!! I did have a little time to craft today, but that is over now as it is time to get ready for the week already :( No crafty day off this week but I will try to sneak in another post as well as visit a few of you. enjoy the rest of what is left of the weekend!!

~Gwen~

Happy Birthday Dear Hubby!

Happy Birthday My Dear Ron! Monday Was my DH's BD. In all of the craziness lately I actually got a card made for him & ON TIME!!! Thought I would try my hand at water color...I do like the end result :) I was also going to use this for the my paperworld sketch, but forgot my DH looks at my blogg all the time...so any way... that is where the card design came from. The paper is all from my scrap pile & the stamp is from SU. I did use some nice water color paper to paint on. The Happy Birthday is from papertrey.

Sadly....That is all I have time for...I did get to do a bit of visiting & commenting this evening :) You all are so so talented thanks for all the inspirations!!

Hope to be back in a couple of days!! Hey...Maybe I will actually get a day off this week!

~Gwen~

Another Cosmo Bella Birthday

So Sorry to be gone so long! It has been a crazy busy week & it looks like it will continue onto the next few :(

But, what are you going to do? You just keep on keepin' on & do what you gota do!! So my friends, I will craft when I can, post when I can & Surf & comment when I can. After all a gal's gota have some fun!!

This is my last Cosmo for a while, I am starting to think she drinks too much! Baa ha ha.....this one is for my SIL. I just love the DP from SU! I just glitzed it up a bit with some Gemstones from Michale's.
I also made her this Little tin with a gift card inside. Now that I look at it...Bella really does need a bar to lean on!!

Don't feel bad if I haven't left a comment for a while...sadly I have not even had the time to look & I miss that terribly! I hope spring has found at least some of you! I think summer is already here in Arizona! All of my flowers are so so beautiful, Thanks to my DH for taking such good care of them for me!!! Gota run...keep on creating!!

~Gwen~

Something different for me

Happy Monday all! Hope your weekend is all you wanted it to be. This card is something totally different for me...no flowers or bows or du-dads. It for my fathers BD. I decided to save the tie card for him form for fathers day.
I could not, for the life of me, get a good picture! Actually....if you double click on it you can see how pretty & sparkley it is. It really is a beautiful card! He was born & raised on a farm in Iowa. If any of you have ever been...It is such beautiful country! These old wind mills are every where!
All of the products are from B & J's art stamps. The technique is something I learned at our most recent stamp convention. It involves a lot of stamping over stamping & clear embossing. If you can see the little bit of snow...I used Liquid Applique & a little giltter for that.
Well that is it for today! I have many many projects in the works as March & April are like Christmas for me (except I do not get anything) as we have sooooooo many birthdays on both sides of the family! Guess I had better stop procrastinating & get to work!
Have a fabulous day!!!
& thank to all who leave such kind Comments!!
~Gwen~

Happy Birthday to my sister

This card if for my sister in Minnesota her BD is very soon...don't worry she is not a blogger....this card also doubles ashttp://mypaperworld.blogspot.com/ sketch. I really like this one...so clean & simple.
All of the paper & stamps are from Papertrey. I just love these new colors. The flowers are punched from some old punches I had. And I discovered something fabulous!!
First of all....in my perfect fantasy crafty world...every flower paper & flower stamp would come with a coordinating punch!! With that in mind I discovered that I DO have a punch that coordinates with the new papertrey flower paper perfectly!!! I am so excited...& if you have this little flower punch from EK success then you could punch out many many of these cute little flowers for all kinds of projects & cards!! Don't you just love it when that happens!!!
Well that is all I have time for today....I am so sleepy! & 4:00 am will be here in no time...hope you are all having a great week! I can not wait until Saturday so I can do my world wide blogg hop's...don't you just love the Internet!
thanks for stopping by! say Hi if you get a chance!
~Gwen~

Happpy Fathers Day!

Is this not just the cutest! This is my new favorite card!!! I was watching Carol Duval the other day & she had a woman on that was showing how to wrap gift boxes....of course my mind immediately went to "I could so make a card like that"!!!!! so I ran...seriously ran to my craft room for some computer paper to follow along and make some kind of a template....It worked!!!! I am so pleased with the result I even made a matching gift card tin.

The paper & tie are from Michael's...I went specifically to find materials that looked like a shirt & tie. The card is small only 4x5 1/2. Once I figured it out...this card can be finished toot sweet!!

I had originally meant this for my dads BD but think I will save it for Fathers Day. If anyone is interested...as FD grows closer I could easily do a tutorial. Let me know!

Hope you all had a Happy Easter! I had a crazy busy week last week....can't believe my last post was nearly a week ago. I did get around to visit some bloggs last night & as always saw some really awesome stuff!

Hope you all have a fabulous day!
Blogg at you soon!!

Gwen~

flowers for my friend

Happy Tuesday all! Hope you all had a great St. Pat's Day!!

I finally made a card that is not a triangle :) This is a trifold from top to bottom. I used products from a variety of companies for this card. The beautiful DP are from Gina K. The stamp set is from Clear Artistic Stamps. The little corner triangle is made with a punch from Stampin' up. I also used Marvey's small scallop punch & the pretty pink ribbon is from Michale's crafts!

That's It! now better get some addresses on my Easter cards & get them in the mail!!

Have a great day everyone & I hope spring is in the air wherever you are!!

~GWEN~

Happy St. Patricks day!!!

I got a card in the mail!!! This is my one & only St. Pat's day card...sent to me by my friend & fellow crafter Ilene. Thanks so much Ilene!!! I just love it! I do not even own any St. Pat's stamps :( Guess I better get some for next year!!

Hey! do you love a deal as much as I do??? Well for today only...you can not believe what you can get from Clear Artistic Stamps...for just $11.00!!!!!

Well, Belinda, The Artist/Owner has a DD who is having a Birthday today & she is celebrating with us all by giving us this great deal! You are going to have to go to the store at ............http://www.belindalandtroop.com/

to see what it is! ( I know..I am such a brat) TEE HEE HEE!! All you have to do is click on the St. Patrick's day special to see what it is!

Well....I have so much to do today!!! better get to it! don't drink too much green beer! (YUCK)

Thanks for taking a peek at my little blog!!

~Gwen~

Flower Pot

I Know!! ANOTHER triangle card! AND it is not my last! This is a very quick & easy card using stamps from papertrey & DP from Gina K. The inks are from SU. I used heavyweight watercolor paper for the card base. I love using this paper if I am not going to be doing a lot of layering.

I am so so tired this evening as we had our group card making get together today & was there form 9:00-3:30....It was way fun & so much talent!!! Oh my heck!!! You will have to wait to see some of the things we did as now I really do have to spend some time with my DH...think it is movie time!!!

SO until tomorrow!!!

~Gwen~

Happy Birthday to Allison

I told you I was stuck on these triangls cards & had made a few over the weekend! This was such a quick & easy card. I made it for Allison at work. I believe all of the paper except for the yellow is from a CTMH paper pack...love paper packs...so much easier for me to match. The yellow is from my scraps.

I used 2 scalloped circle punches & cut into the centers to make the large flowers & then 2 small flower punches for the middle & topped it off with a flat pearl from SU's pretties kit. The sentiment is from Papertrey. That is it! Once everything is cut out...just fits together like a puzzle!

That's it for today! Have to go make a buck or two so I can update my stash!! TEE HEE HEE!!! It is going to be 80 degrees here again today....but wouldn't you know a storm is coming for the weekend Grrrrrrr....rain, wind & in the 60's :( probably sounds like a beautiful day to some of you!!

What ever the weather...enjoy your day!!

~Gwen~

New Stamps!!!

New Stamp Sets!
I have some good news about two new stamps sets that are being added to the collection at Clear Artistic Stamps. Belinda is offering a special preorder price of $10.95 (versus the regular price of $14.00). This special preorder price is available through next Monday, March 17.I think you'll be inspired by these two sets as much as I am. And don't you just love a discount?This is one of the new sets.
It's called Little Mary Cheeryberry and it has sentiments that are just in time for Mother's Day creations. And then the images can be used way beyond that. Won't these be cute on cards or on altered art for Mom?The other new set is called Tiny Button Baby. If you're like me, you are never without a friend who has a baby on the way. I'm always looking for a new way to make a baby card.
And I think the button stamps in this set are very versatile.Now, in my usual fashion, I've saved the best news for last! Belinda has a terrific special offer that is available on Monday, March 17 for one day only. This is in honor of her daughter's birthday, which is on St. Patrick's Day. The special offer is a gift book and the Country Life set for only $11.00. Now that's a great bargain! So make sure to go to Clear Artistic Stamps on Monday to get in on this one day event.

Good luck Alica

This is my new dental Bella! I made this card for a new Dental Assistant at the office where I work. She just graduated & is going to take her x-ray certification test today....wanted to wish her a Little luck!!
All of the papers are from SU...aren't they pretty?? The Good luck is a rub-on & the ribbon is from our local craft store. Hope she likes it!!

Have a great day everyone!!!

~GWEN~

Hoppy Easter!

Happy Monday all, hope it was a good weekend! I am so loven' these triangle cards!! I think I made 4 or 5 of them this weekend. So easey...just cut the tip off of a 5X5 card so that it opens on the top left side. I think all the paper I used on this card is from my scrap stash. The cute little bunnies are from Rubbernecker...I picked up a few of their stamps at the stamp convention. I stamped them on heavy watercolor paper. Then I chalked them a tiny bit in pink & a little pink on the edge of the paper. You may recognize that on the purple paper I used my score-it to add a little texture. The flowers are made with Stampin' Up's scallop & flower punches...I just cut into the circles to make them into flowers & then stacked them up! I finished the flower with a tiny pearl. The Happy Easter is a rub-on.

Thanks for stopping by to visit today!!

~Gwen~

Bella is preggers!

Yep! that's right...Bella is preggers!!

This was so much fun! I did lots of paper piecing instead of coloring. Just love the DP also, I got it from our local scrapbook store. This is for my friend Nina, today is her baby shower. Little Preston will be arriving in early June.

So I better get this card in an envelope & head out the door!! Be back later this afternoon...lots of more projects to get done as well as see what you all have been up to!!! I just love Saturdays :)

Hope you all have a good one!!

Until later,

~Gwen~

Triangle card

Have you tried one of these yet??? so fun & different. I found a link to this triangle card over on Mels blogg...along with tons & tons of other stuff from her 3/2 post.
http://melstampz.blogspot.com/... when you get the time you should check it all out FANTASTIC!!! & so nice of her to find all of that stuff for us to look at :) thanks Mel!!!

Any way... this card is for my FIL's BD. The funny stamp I picked up at the stamp convention. colored it with sharpies & colored pencils. All of the paper & brads are from SU. The reason I chose those colors...is... believe it or not...My DH used to have golf pants just like that!!! & I still married him...YIKES!!! Well that is it for today's quick post :( I have to get to work...lots of teeth that need attention!

Have a fabulous day! It is going to be 80 degrees today & totally sunny!!!
Thanks for the visit!!
~Gwen~

more prizes!!

Today Clear Artistic Stamps is announcing their new guest designers! To celebrate Belinda is giving you all a chance to win free a stamp of your choice!!! All you have to do is go to the Clear Artistic Stamps website & to each of her designers bloggs ...all links are listed to the right of this post under my picture...& leave a comment of any kind....as well as to this post. Then you will be entered into the drawing!! That's it!! It gives you 6 chances to win!!!

The Card for today's post was done with Clear Artistis Stamp set....Nature in Word. I used the glitter,acetate technique for this card. If you have never done this before, you should try it. very easy & fun. Just stamp Image to the back of a piece of acetate with staz-on & use some art glitter glue....the kind that dries clear...add your glitter (also to the back) You do not even have to be all that neat about it either. That is is!!! It is really beautiful in real life!!

Happy, Happy Stamping!! And congrats to all the new guest designers!!!!!

~Gwen~

Happy "21" to my DD

My middle child turned 21 last Saturday (Legal drinking age in AZ) Today we are having her Family Birthday party, I am sure you can guess what she did ON her actual BD!! :O

This card also doubles as my take on the "My paper world" challenge that ends on March 8th. http://mypaperworld.blogspot.com/

This is one of my new Bella stamps that I colored with colored pencils & added a little stickles. All of the paper is from a paper pack from Colorbook that I picked up at Wallmart.

I used the scallop circle punch & the 1 1/2" circle punch from SU. I inked all the edges with SU Tempting Turquoise....seems to blend all the colors together a little better.

The little dots on the sides are actually little 3D stickers from Joann's Fabric store. I used a circle stamp from Paper Trey with SU Certainly Celery to line the white circle & the 21 is from Michael's crafts #'s set. Then I popped that up & that is it!!!

Very fun challenge...you should give it a try! NOW I have a VERY long list of projects calling my attention PLUS...I have to bake a BD cake today!!! YIKES!! trust me...I am much better with the paper stuff! Things you don't have to eat!

Wish me luck!!

Later,

~Gwen~