What's Up with Dale

Happy Birthday Jarod!

Today my grandson turns 9 years old.  Don't know how that happened.  He loves to play Angry Bird so I created this card for him.  It was inspired by two cards.  One was made by Diana Gibbs and the other was made by Marlene Salvato. 

I thought it turned out so cute.  Hope he enjoys it but he will most likely be more interested in the gift!

Here are the rest of the swaps that I promised.

Donna Foster made this one.

Louise Del Vecchio made this one.

This was made by Tammy Danitz.

This was made by Pamela Starer.

This last one was made by Pat Militello.

I think all the swaps were wonderful.  Next month we are doing a shoebox swap.  Can't wait to see all of those.  If you have any questions about any of the swaps, let me know.  If I don't know the answer I know who will.

The sun is out but the winds are wild.  We even had a bit of a snow storm earlier.  It looked as if we were in a snow globe but nothing stuck to the ground.  Enjoy your weekend.

More Swaps

It's Friday and the weekend and as promised here are more of the swaps I got Wednesday night.

This was Cyndy Ponczik's swap.

Debbie Van Gieson made this one.

This one was made by Debby Kainu.

The final one for today was made by Donna Rutkowski.

Here you see Debby Kainu in the background and then there is Debbie Modrowsky and Donna Rutkowski.  Donna made this beautiful basket using Stampin' UP! fabric and Debbie M. is wearing it on her head.  She just couldn't resist doing that!

It's a funny day out here today.  I had slush on my deck this morning but now it seems to be raining.  I am happy I don't need to go anywhere today.  I plan to just stay home and stamp the day away.  I love days like these.  Of course I guess I will have to break down and do some laundry in between times.  I don't know how two people have so much laundry!

Enjoy the day and the weekend.  Thanks for stopping by.

Thursday's Thoughts

The sun is out and it looks beautiful outside.  Don't know how cold it is yet but it is a beautiful day.

Last night we met at Tina's for a downline meeting.  It was great fun seeing some old friends and meeting some new ones.  Everyone is so very talented.  I have some great swaps to share with you.

This was made by Debbie Modrowsky.

This was made by Pauline Vande Vrede.

I took these two pictures before we actually swapped.  I will take the others and post them tomorrow.

How do you like this?  Cindy Ponczek made this for Tina.  Don't you just love it!

I think we all need one! 

Have a wonderful day today and stop by tomorrow for more of the INKredible swaps!

Fat Tuesday

It is here once again.  I decided I needed something Fat so I ate a Sees Walnut Square bar.  Oh my,  it was so worth it.  I may not say that tomorrow when I get on the scale but right now I am one happy camper!

Here is the swap I did for tomorrow's meeting.  I used Mixed Bunch and the Blossom punch that goes with it.  Both can be found on page 17 of the Occasions Mini.

I cased this card from Stampin' Connections.  It may vary a bit but basically that is where I got it from.  I used Real Red as a base and layered it with Whisper White.  I stamped the images from Mixed Bunch in Peach Parfait, Pacific Point and Real Red.  I stamped one of the images in Real Red and punched it out.  I added one of the Pacific Point images and a pearl to finish it off.  The other flowers were punched out of the Patterns Designer Series Paper Stacks.  All were adhered using dimensionals.  The Wish Big is from Short and Sweet and was punched out using an oval punch.

Hope all of you enjoy something "Fat" today. Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Monday everyone!

It's President's Day.  I always feel bad for President Washington and President Lincoln.  We don't celebrate their birthdays on their birthdays.  I imagine this younger generation doesn't even know when they actually are!

I've been busy working on the Scrap-a-thon!  There is still time to register.  Everything is coming along nicely and it will be a fabulous day and on top of all that we are raising money for the Leukema and Lymphoma Society! (LLS) Let me know if you need a registraiton form!

Lots still going on.  Sale-a-bration is in full swing and you still can download My Digital Studio for a free trial.  And next week we have another stack class!  Yesterday five Girl Scouts and two leaders came here to make 6 cards.  All the money was donated to the LLS.  Everyone had a great time.

This is another card made by Ginny Vasvari.  Don't you love it!  The flower was made using the Mixed Bunch stamp set and punched out using the Blossom punch.  Both can be found on page 17 of the Occasions Mini. 

I have a meeting on Wednesday night with my upline and we will be having a swap so I know I will have some great cards to share with you all.  I'll post the one I made tomorrow.

Enjoy the evening.

Birthdays

Today is my birthday.  It is also the birthday of two of my friends, my niece and her son.  That is five people I know sharing this day and I am sure there are others.  Do you have someone to share your birthday with?

Here is one of the birthday cards I made for today.

I also featured this card in January's stack class.  It was inspired by Sandy Hancock.  The base is Pear Pizzazz followed by Basic Black.  The DSP is from the 2012-2012 In Color Patterns DSP.  Next we have more Pear Pizzazz then Whisper White.  The penguin was made using the Owl punch.  His ears were cut off and a hat was added using the Petite Pennants Builder punch.  The arms were made using the Heart to Heart punch.  The heart was cut in half to create the arms.  The balloons were made using the 1/2" circle punch.  I added a piece of the Pear Pizzazz 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon.  I thought he turned out so darn cute.

We will be making this card again on Sunday when the Girl Scouts come here to do cards as part of our ongoing Leukemia & Lymphoma Society fund raiser.  Our Scrap-a-thon for LLS will be held March 24th.  If you would like more information on that, let me know.

There is still time to download MDS Free.  You can play with it for a couple of weeks yet to see how you like it.  Give it a try even if you have never considered doing anything digitally.  It's fun and it's free right now so what better way to try it out and see if it is for you.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Valentine's Day

I wish all of you a day filled with love and happiness.  I wanted to share some valentines with you.

This card could be a valentine but I used it as an anniversary card.  It's perfect for those February anniversaries!  I know I saw it or something similar in my blog surfing but I can't remember just where right now. 

I received this card from Ginny Vasvari.  She did a fabulous job!  Don't you just love those hearts!

This is another card Ginny made.  Love this one too.

This was inspired by a card I saw on Splitcoast.  I added a few more hearts but the basic card was cased.

Enjoy your day today and have something Chocolate!!

TGIF

It's the weekend and I wanted to remind you of a couple of things.  Sale-a-bration is still going on.  Purchase $50 and receive an item from the Sale-a-bration mini absolutely free!  Also you still have time to get your FREE download of My Digital Studio to try it out.  Some of you may think it isn't for you but it won't cost you anything to play with it for a while.  You might be surprised at how much you can actually do with it.  If you have any questions, give a shout.

I am off for a retreat this weekend.  I am really looking forward to it.  So no stamping, texting, TV or computers until Sunday night! 

Before I leave today I wanted to share another of the cards we made at the last stack class.

I believe I cased this from Dawn Olchefske.  I had to do three slightly different ones as I didn't have enough of the same brads to do them all a like.  The DSP and brads are from the Sale-a-bration mini.  As you know you can choose either one of these FREE with a $50 purchase.  The DSP is Everyday Enchantment.  The butterflies were die cut using the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die.  All the ribbon is from the 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon collection.  The DSP was punched out using the Postage Stamp punch.

I used Calypso Coral, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade for the base of the various cards.  Two of them used Lucky Limeade for the next layer and one used Pool Party.  The top layer was Very Vanilla on all three.  The Happy Birthday came from another set you can earn FREE with a $50 purchase - Elementary Elegance.  (The same set I used in the previous card.)

Hope all of you enjoy the weekend.  Remember to do something just for YOU!

A Happy Thursday to you!

Am I the only one thinking this month is flying by.  We had a dusting of snow last night but today it is in the 40's.  Maybe for once we will get through February without a ton of snow.  Now wouldn't that be wonderful.  Although with all the colds and coughs going around maybe a good cold snap would kill off the germs.

Here is one of the cards we did at our last stack class.

This card was inspired by some note cards I saw on Patty Bennett's blog.  I wanted to make them full cards.  So to do that I layered Bashful Blue onto Bashful Blue which was 4 1/4 x 11.  On the layer I embossed using the Framed Tulips embossing folder.  I stamped the Frame from Elementary Elegance in Versa Mark and embossed using white embossing powder.  I then stamped Hello from that same set in Real Red and the small Butterfly in Bashful Blue on Whisper White.  I used the Curly Label punch to punch it out and then added a small pearl on the Butterfly and a small piece of 3/8" Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon to the back.  I attached it to the card using dimensionals.  It's a simple card but I really liked how it turned out.

The Stamp set Elementary Elegance can be yours FREE with a $50 order until March 31st.

Scrap-A-Thon

to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will be held on March 24th from 9 am to 8 pm in Cedar Knolls, NJ.  The cost is $50.  Checks are made payable to LLS and are tax deductible.  This entitles you to:

* Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner plus snacks

*Die cutting maching with templates available for your use

*Various punches

*Free make and takes

*Demonstrations on various techniques

*Hourly Door prizes

*Reserved work space

In addition to all this there will be product there for purchase.  All sales will go directly to LLS.

Space will be limited so if you are interested, sign up early.  To reserve your spot e-mail stevejenn2001@aol.com or let me know here.

On Saturday I got together with some friends that I have had for at least 30 years.  It was great seeing them.  I made these for the ladies.

Frenchie had made these for Halloween and Christmas.  I took her idea and made them for Valentine's Day.  Aren't they adorable.  I used a piece of 6 x 6 DSP from Sweet Shop and scored it at  2 and 4 inches then turned it and scored it again at 2 and 4 inches.  Then I scored each corner to the connecting lines.  Once it was all folded I punched holes in each fold to run the ribbon through.  I used the new Fashionable Hearts Embosslits die to make the smaller hearts that I attached to the ribbon using glue dots.  The larger heart was made with the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslits Die.  I then stamped the friend heart from I (heart)Hearts and layered it on.  Again it was attached using glue dots.  Of course what is Valentine's Day without a bit of chocolate so I added them to the container.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

It's Monday once again.  Enjoy your week and so something fun just for you.