Sister Stamps–Monkey

Sister Stamps has all these super cute Chinese Zodiac stamps lined up.  The Snake and Horse have already been released and on Friday you can get your very own Sheep and Monkey!

I need some boy cards, and I thought the Monkey would be perfect.  I kept a the colors neutral and used paper piercing to break up the colors a little.  (Can you tell that paper piercing is my new go-to technique?!)  When I think of monkeys I think of little kids who climb on everything, so I perched this Monkey on the top of the card sitting on the top of the sentiment.

Be sure to stop by the Sister Stamps blog for more Release 11 projects and TONS of blog candy!  And the ladies below are also participating in this release and have amazing projects to share too.

• Suilan’s blog: http://sweetlandpapertreats.blogspot.com/
• Debi's blog: http://craftybuzz.blogspot.com/
• Patti's blog: http://creationsbypatti.blogspot.com/
• Linda's blog: http://simpleandsassycreations.blogspot.com/
• Eunice's blog: http://astarforchiemi.blogspot.com/
• Sister Stamps blog: http://sisterstamps.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by!

Sister Stamps–Release 11

Have you been checking out the new release projects over at the Sister Stamp blog?  SO CUTE! 

For this release, they have 5 new stamps!  2 are from their Chinese Zodiac Images and I get to help introduce them to you!
I think the sheep is so cute and innocent looking.  I think he would be great for a baby card, but since I hardly ever need baby cards, I made a birthday card.

Visit all the great blogs below to see more projects!  And a big welcome to Suilan – the guest designer for release 11!

• Suilan’s blog:  http://sweetlandpapertreats.blogspot.com/
• Debi's blog:  http://craftybuzz.blogspot.com/
• Patti's blog:  http://creationsbypatti.blogspot.com/
• Linda's blog:  http://simpleandsassycreations.blogspot.com/
• Eunice's blog:  http://astarforchiemi.blogspot.com/
• Sister Stamps blog: http://sisterstamps.blogspot.com/

Stop by tomorrow to see my Monkey post!

Snow Much Fun Thank You

January is almost over and this is my first post of the new year…man, I feel like a slacker! The day job has been super busy for me and I just don’t have enough time in the day to get everything done that I would like. And unfortunately since the day job pays the bills, other things (including crafting) have to be sacrificed. I will be posting even less than before, but I still hope to get some projects on here, so check back periodically.

BUT DON’T GIVE UP ON ME JUST YET… I have a couple of projects lined up for later this week. Here’s a hint:

Until then, below is the card that I made for all my Christmas thank you’s. I even stamped the envelope! The snow man and bird on the snowball are from the Snow Much Fun stamp set.

 

 

Hope you all had a great New Year!

A jar of jar tags

I made a set of jar tags using the Perfectly Preserved stamp set.

And what better way to give a give of jar tags than to put them in a jar!  I decorated this jar with some fabric, ribbon and a brad.

Happy New Year’s Eve!

Do you have plans for tonight?

One last Christmas card

Here is the last of my Christmas cards.  It is hard to see from the picture, but I layered the snowflake with silver, then red, then gold, then silver again.  I really like this snow flurry die.  It cuts through the glimmer paper really well.

Can you believe that the year is almost over?!  I feel like the last few months have just slipped by in a blur.

BFF Merry and Bright

I used the BFF Sister Stamps to make this Christmas Card.  My cousin has two girls and I had them in mind when I made this card. 

I used the Ornament Keepsakes stamps for the cover and on the inside of the card.

Hope you had a great Christmas – are you going to brave the malls today? 

Setsuna Card

I dug up my Sister Stamps from last year and made this card using Setsuna.  I thought that the “believe” sentiment was a good match.  Do you believe?  Will Santa be stopping by your house tonight?

Merry Christmas!

 

One more gift card holder

I guess this was a week of gift card holders for me!

I found the instructions for this super cute gift card holder on the Crafting 4 Fun blog.

I added the baker’s twine so that these could be hung on the tree since these shouldn’t be opened till Christmas.  Here is what they look like from the front.

The top is the back view and the bottom is what the insert looks like.

Have a great weekend!  Are you ready for Christmas yet?