Stamped Cookies

I'm reposting this because I saw in the Stampin Up catalog that you can now purchase cookie stamps. They are so behind the times!!

You see.....this is why I love stamping so much!!

I was making cookies to take camping and after I had them cut out and laid out nicely on the cookie sheet I thought....why not.

So I went down to the craft room and picked out some stamps I thought would look great on cookies....washed them very well and stamped the cookies before baking.

I used this recipe, which is great for this type of cookie as it doesn't spread while cooking.

Inspiration!

The cover of this Better Homes and Gardens magazine was my inspiration for my next card. I loved the colors and the cute whimsical look of the snowman and bird.

I used my Joys of the Season cartridge for the snowman and "peace"; and my Cherry Limeaid cartridge for the bird.

I had to cut the arm off the snowman so I could glue it in the place I wanted. I also had to cut the snowman at 8 1/2 inches in order to get him big enough to look right. The bird and phrase were both cut at 1 inch.

Another Christmas Card

So, my husband said my last cards weren't very colorful so I made this one!!

I love it. It's bright and cheery. I'll probably make a few more using different color combinations but I think this will probably be our card for this year.

It's called a center step card and you can find the instructions to make it here.

It was a little time consuming cutting all the strips of paper but I could see where it would be a very quick assembly-line type card once everything was cut, stamped, and colored.

It really makes a cute card!!

More Cards

Here's a couple of cards I made last night. The bear card looks better in person, I had to adjust the lighting levels in order for the bear against the snow to show up. The snowflake paper is actually a dark muted green.

The polar bear is on the Cricut Cartridge Joy of the Season


The second card I made for halloween. Basically because I just received my new cartridge Best Images of 2009. This is the clown from that cartridge. My hubby says that with some Christmas paper, he would look like an elf. Hmmmm.

It's that time of year....

Yep! September! The weather cools down, heats up, rain, mist, sprinkles, cold, hot, just right. You never know what you're going to get around here this time of year. Kind of like my Christmas cards.

This is the time I start trying to come up with an idea for a card that is great looking, but not too time consuming.

These are the first two that I've made an my family is divided.

I used my cricut with my Cri-Kit pens to draw the border and write the "merry christmas' phrase. The ornaments I cut with SCAL and then stamped the swirls with gold ink.

I love the paper on the second card, very shimmery christmas tree. All the cutting with was my cricut.

The pictures aren't that great but you get the general idea!

Card Sketches

I've been stuck in a rut lately.  Not much time to make cards or scrapbook and not feeling very creative when I do.

Today I discovered something that just may help me over the hump!!  I googled "card sketches" and then clicked on images.

Pages and pages of card sketches popped up!  Lot of new and fun things to try!  I'm going to work on it this weekend and maybe by Monday I'll have some fun new items to post!

Birthday Card

Here is the card I made for my dad. The card is actually white even though it shows up as a bluish grey.

The embossing is done with my Cuttlebug. The stamp, ribbon, and paper all came from Stampin Up!.

I love how it was so easy, just cut, stamp, emboss, and glue but the longer I look at it the more I think I might watercolor the image. We'll have to see.