A few more to add

Here are more Debbie Mum bases in the red shade.  These two have background paper from the stash I have and added CTMH inks and stamp to embellish it.  I loved using the ribbon on these cards.  I actually ran out of this ribbon!  I never would have thought I would run out of pink ribbon, having two boys means pink is almost never used - but here in cards, I use it a lot!!

As you may have seen before, I absolutely love this stamp.  I paired it with some scraps from Creative Memories.  The border is stitched on creatively and then the purple square has a stamp from Stampin' Up!  I love this stamp set as well.  This is absolutely so simple to make and was all done out of my scraps.  One thing to note here, I did not sew directly on the card.  I sewed the green background and the border strip together.  Traditional sewing may use pins, instead I used Creative Memories clips from my absolute favorite tool ever - the multipurpose tool.  Love it!  And have now found another purpose for it!! 

These two cards also use scraps from Creative Memories.  I find I have been using a lot of their old background paper since they have now moved to a true 12x12 format.  The dream with faith stamp was one I purchased at a garage sale as was the sending thoughts stamp.  I love adding just that little touch of flair to both of these cards.  The dream card includes sewing around the purple and included the designed paper.  The card on the right included mulberry paper (which I stamped on) and the punch from Stampin' Up! with ribbon.  It is so easy to embellish with that punch!

Just a little close up of the dream with faith. . . I'm a little saddened that it doesn't stand out more; however, the picture also does not do it justice.  It doesn't stand out as much as I'd like it to in person, but it does look pretty amazing.  Kinda' dreamy if I do say so myself!  hee hee he ha ha! 

Again, these cards used scraps from a Creative Memories paper set.  The circular embellishments are "cricutted" and were going to be tossed because I didn't like them on a layout for my album - but here they are saved. The top card features a best wishes sentiment and the other two have "for you" stamped on them.  I have sewn on the two upright cards down the left hand side of the paper, again, not the card base, just the paper.  Each of these feature brads, I used these out of stuff from oriental trading - I DO NOT RECOMMEND PURCHASING SCRAPBOOK SUPPLIES FROM THEM.  The eyelets that came with the brads in a package have the color come off when you set them.  I have tried every way possible and the set horribly as well.  I had also purchased some paper from the company (their brand) and it was so thin and gritty I really would have rather not used it. 

This is a picture of the embellishment I "saved." I used Martha Stewart's glitter glue stamp pad and a Close to My Heart Stamp to add the glitter on it.  The glitter is from Stampin' Up!  You can really tell that I don't have a loyalty to one company, yet have great friends who sell from each (and an addiction to Hobby Lobby, Jo Anne's and Michael's)!!  The only reason I am unhappy with glitter is that it falls off after you put it on.  For my albums, I add a layer of Super Seal - which I purchase at Pages in Time before it recently changed owners.  The Super Seal helps to hold the glitter on the page better. 

I hope you have enjoyed these cards - it has been a month since I have posted, so I thought I would throw these up.  Hopefully, I'll be able to post again before the month!  Feel free to comment as you wish!

Again, these are from the Debbie Mum pre-made cards I picked up from Jo Anne Fabrics.  Love that store, I do!  I hardly ever make two cards exactly alike, but this time I did.  I used things from the Milestones in Minutes from Creative Memories, they were originally designed to go with the larger albums with the slide in pockets.  They would make beautiful pages.  I bought them to use as embellishments on my pages and have used them, but rarely.  So, I decided to save them and put them on as card fronts.  It doesn't take much to embellish them now!

This one is from the baby kit from Creative Memories.  The stamp is Stampin' Up!  I used one of the clear mount stamps.  I really do like them!  I also used a sewing machine (a small crafts one) to define the reverse colored strip I put on.  This was the first time using the sewing machine.  A good friend gave it to me, thanks, Wendy!!  Also, the ink I used was a Colorbox Chalk ink that I got from a garage sale.  Love that ink.  It is a pigment ink, so if you need to emboss with it - you can!

The one below is also from the baby kit.  I actually liked this one so much, I made two.  That doesn't happen much at all!!!  But these cards are so simple!

Yes, I made two of these; however, they are similar but different.  I wanted to make a couple masculine cards.  These are pretty good.  I again used the CM backgrounds and paper.  The tan striped ribbon is from Jo Anne Fabric's clearance aisle.  One has mulberry paper from a mulberry mat stack.  If you ever have the opportunity to use this, I encourage you too.  It is an awesome paper, light weight, tearable, and just a beautiful piece to add to your projects.  I also love this stamp that I picked up at a garage sale.  It just speaks so much to the heart without saying too much. 

The last few in this group are just fun.  The top card, I again made two of!  Check me out!  It was just so simple.  I used scraps of ribbon beneath one of my favorite Stampin Up! Punches and made two of them!  The stamps on these cards are all from Stampin' Up! as are the punches. 

This little punch to the left and the stamp set are from the mini catalog from this past year from Stampin' Up!  Again, I love this punch, too.  I love do adorn my things with tags!

Hope you have enjoyed this group of cards!

:)

Simply Saved: Pinks, grays and black. . .

Recently I went to Jo Anne Fabrics and shopped their clearance to find this pre-folded box of cards by Debbie Mum.  They are textured card stock with color on the outside and white on the inside.  So they are my most recent project.  Every few days, hopefully, I will be posting these designs.  These were the first.  My inspiration:  Creative Memories Diva Stickers (a customer gift) from Kristen my former up line and Creative Memories Consultant.  My thinking was to make them simple and sweet.  I used old paper from when I got started scrapping almost 8 years ago.  So the background paper I have no idea what it is, but you could easily substitute it with something else.  The pink in these two shapes are also CM papers from a mat stack from when I was a consultant.  Sadly, I don't remember the name of that either - what help am I today?  :)  The stamps are from Stampin' Up! as well as the punches used.  On the card on the bottom right of the photo, I scalloped both layers of the card as well as the background paper.  You will see the ribbon pattern a lot throughout this set of cards.  I loved doing it!

If you look closely at this card, there are random stamps around the edges.  Hmmm,  I had to cover up some mistakes here, and this was the way to do it.  I accidentally laid my stamp down and a second print was made on the card front, so I continued it to make it look on purpose - what a deal!  Looks good!  The strip across here is a scrap from scalloping the previously mentioned card.  I saved two things on this card from the trash! 

The cards are really VERY simple!  The card on the left also had a save.  The punched image on the right of the card (with the ribbon attached to it) had a print of stamp on it as well, so I stamped repeatedly all over it to create the effect.  Up close and personal, I think the effect is quite nice.  The card also uses scraps from the 12 x 12 paper cut apart and I adhered them to the card in two strips put together looking like one.  These truly are simply saved. 

A bit of Whimsy!

And now, for a bit of whimsy!  :)

I whipped these cards up in no time flat!  The bases that I've been using are pre-made (pre-scored with envelopes in the package), because I haven't quite adventured into making my bases when I can get them so cheap from Hobby Lobby!   This card features two punches from Stampin' Up.  I absolutely adore Stampin' Up's punches.  They're even better now that they are made in pocket size for storage, but I love them no matter what.  The "notebook" punch was used down the side of my coordinating green (from the scrap pile) and then the scallop was done to border the paper from a stack that came with an organizer from "the book man" at school.  I also used some chipboard that I got in a mega stack at Hobby Lobby in their line of products.  Of course, it was half off!  I also love to accent in ribbon - just a simple knot around the stem of this leave and done!

This card, I used paper from the same stack (Paper Block) and scalloped the edge at the bottom.  Again, a simple flair of chipboard accented with ribbon and DONE!  Since I don't get to do much boy stuff - it seems to be that my cards are becoming very girly - Likey likey!

The dragon fly card uses a technique I LOVE to do.  I scallop the card front and then scallop the paper I am going to put on the face and leave some room to see the base of the card.  That Stampin' Up! border scallop punch really got some action today!  Here again I used the chipboard from Hobby Lobby and the paper from the Paper Block stack I purchased.  Thanks for checking in to see what's new - be on the look out for the next scrapbook page to come!  :) Melissa

Card of the afternoon

Project of the day: A simple card. I made four with these three elements, although none of them are the same. The papers are from Creative Memories (Shades of Purple). This has to be my favorite punch, it is from Stampin' Up! and then the corner rounder from Creative Memories (I have some in stock if you want one!!)

The stamps??? Well, the one that I uses in the background I bought from Target. I wish I remembered or had the maker of it, because I have quite a few stamp sets from the same company, but don't have their info. . .

Then the phrase stamp is from Stampin' Up! It is one of their clear mounted stamps. I still prefer the acrylic, just because it is see through, but I LOVE Stampin' Up!'s design, so it's a happily made compromise. This specific stamp is from the Well Scripted set. Let me know what you think. . .

A Card I like

This is one of my more recent cards I've made. Although I'm learning how to photograph it better, this lighting wasn't the best, it does show the simplicity I like. I think I got the stamp set from Target a long time ago, background paper from hobby lobby (one of their stacks) and foreground papers were scraps of cardstock. Stampin' Up!'s punch made life SO easy. I love adding that lil'bit of ribbon just to give it some eye candy. Now, to photo more of my stuff and post. Enjoy this til then! :)