Paper Purse! Oh yeah!

My first foray into the world of hybridism...I made a purse made out of paper. :) And I guess it wasn't too hybrid. I didn't do much hybrid, really. I love paper too much. But, thanks to winning a fantabulous gift certificate during the Stamping Out Alzheimer's event from The Digichick (please check them out!) I was able to see some really wonderful digital templates and papers that I normally wouldn't have seen otherwise. AWESOME!!

So, I made this fantastic purse. I used the template from The Digichick (this one) and just printed it on DP from American Crafts called everday - What's Up?. From there I cut it out and scored it. Made my own little embellishments and there ya have it. The possibilities with these are endless! I can't wait to make more. :)

The one I made is for Eddy's niece. She is turning 15 on the 25th and will be having her Quinceañera party today! Yay, Alexa!! I thought something like this would be cute yet a nice little something that we could use as a gift card holder. So...here it is:



Hope you all like it! I sure had fun making this.


{The DP as I mentioned was from American Crafts. The textured strip of orange cs is Bazzill. All brads are Mod Blackbirds brads. The pink is Pink Pirouette, blue is Baja Breeze, green is Wild Wasabi all from SU! All punches used were SU! I used a few random rhinestones from I don't know who and then some silver embossing powder to emboss her name which I did with my JustRite stamper. My ribbon is from Michael's.}

Father's Day

I think that it's so hard making manly cards. I really wanted to do a special card for my dad for Father's Day, but I knew he wouldn't be impressed by frou-frou stuff or a lot of embellishments. I thought to myself the less I put on it, the better I'd be.

But I did want to do something special. So...how to do a special card, but keep it clean and not "out there"?

This is what I came up with. Hope those of you who stop by like it:




It's pretty basic really. A base card (SU!), a layer of cardstock (SU!), Designer Paper (Karen Foster Design), ribbon (SU!), specialty paper in both vellum cardstock & "leather" (Paper Temptress) and some stick-on bubble letter squares (Creative Imaginations). (And, yes, there's a sentiment stamped inside). Oh, and brads (Making Memories). Can't forget those and I used my Nesties to cute & emboss.

There's really not much to it, but I think Dad will approve.

I hope that he knows how much he means to me. He sure has made his mark on me over the years and it's always his approval that I strive for. He's my hero and my mentor. Happy Father's Day, Dad.

Loving me some Bombshell's!

I got introduced to this incredibly fantastic stamp company (through Twitter, of all places) called Bombshell Stamps. This is a really great stamp company run by a super cool chick, who designs the artwork herself, Shannon Lucier.

Now, these aren't your Mama's stamps!! Noooo....lemme tell you what you've been missing! These are stamps of classy pin-ups from the days gone by, then there are the skulls, the roses, the barbed wire...oh, yeah. Definitely NOT your Mama's stamps. Unless your Mama has a really cool attitude. ;)

Seriously, these are some of the most fun stamps I've seen in a while. As Shannon herself says on her site, "Stamps with an attitude". I'd agree with that 100%.

Here's my first creation with the "Bombshell Angel" set and pieces of the "Man's Ruin" set. I had fun with it:



(sorry the pic is a little dark, I usually take them outside, but it's late...and DARK!)

{Supplies - Paper: all paper except for black & white is Stampin' Up. The Black is Black Lustre by Paper Temptress and the white is also Paper Temptress. All images & sentiments Bombshell Stamps. Glitter -Martha Stewart. Various Copic Markers & Stampin' Up markers. Versamark pen & pad used for embossing. Bombshell girls outfit was paper-pieced (embossed 1st w/ black embossing powder, then cut out).}

Hope you all check out the site and her stamps. They're LOADS of fun!

Have a great weekend.

I Will Miss You, My Friends

Some dear friends of ours, Mike and Jen, have decided that they want to leave the Bay Area and move to the area around Seattle, WA. I'm really going to miss them. Probably more than they know.

Mike is a kindred spirit (I love him like a brother). He is serving in the Army National Guard, so he understands what it feels like to want to serve his country. And Jen has that creative soul and a fierce love of the outdoors. They are such a wonderful couple and it's really going to feel weird knowing that they are not "just down the road" (even though they don't live that close anyway).

I made Mike a military-style card in the theme of my CFH blog-hop card (see post below), but I wanted to make a card for the two of them so that they'd know that no matter where they go they'd always be in our hearts, too.

Here's the card:








and a close-up of the card, so you can see the detail of the beautiful metallic paper by Paper Temptress:



I wish you all the best Mike and Jen...and will miss you both. Please come back and visit us!





PS - {I usually post all my "ingredients" and how I made the card, but I haven't been feeling too well. So, I'll just say that I used Basic Grey Two Scoops DP, the Sentiment is from Gina K Designs, metallic paper (yum!) is from Paper Temptress, heart punch and stamp is from SU!, ribbon is from Michael's.}