Happy Halloween

Hope you all have a great Halloween. Here's a project I made using Martha Stewarts test tube's, they are so cool. I filled them with cookie sprinkles.Sorry for the quick post got to get our costumes ready.
Shara
Stamps; Spooky Sweets II

Teachers gifts

Aren't these the cutest. I cased this from the talented Mish Mash, love her work. I thought they would make great teachers gifts. What do you think?
Stamp; Papertrey Ink; Spooky Sweets II
Ink; Palette black and Pumpkin Pie
Paper; Very Vanilla and Black

Halloween card

It's hard to believe Halloween is two short days away. I can't wait. I don't know who's more excited the kids or me. Here is a simple Halloween card. It use's the Top Note die by Stampin up, I just love that thing. On the inside I made the spiral pop up with the 1 3/4 punch and cut it and then added the cute little bats.
Hope you like it,
Shara

More Halloween goodness

Don't you just love these little guys. I've seen so many on peoples blogs and had to try one my self. I used Stamp a little love Baby's template, she did such a great job!
Hope you like it. I better get ready for work. I still have more Halloween goodies to share so stay tuned.
Shara

Halloween fortune teller

Hi guys, sorry it took so long for me to post. We have had strep throat and pink eye at our house and of course it had to spread to everyone, except DD. Well were all better now. This is a cute idea that I learned from Kira Loy at NEMC and just had to try it. Wouldn't this make a great center piece for your table. It's folded like those fortune tellers you did as a kid. Hope you like it.

Stamp; Batty for You
Paper; DSP stampin up
Scallop punch, circle punches

Halloween countdown!!!!

I just love this time of year, with the beautiful fall days and not to mention all the pumpkins. How could you not love Halloween. I've seen so many cute Halloween ideas on everyone's blogs, so it made me come out of hiding to try a few. I can't take credit for this idea, this is cased from the talented Heather Summers.Hope you like it. The rest of the numbers are adhered to the back of the chipboard clipboard in a cello bag. Sorry for the bad photo. Stay tuned for more Halloween projects.
Stamps; Batty For You
Ink; Black
Paper; DSP- Stampin Up
Tag punch, ribbon and computer font

Stamps for sale

Hi everyone, hope your having a great weekend. It's hard to believe it's already August and school will be starting soon. I have some retired stamps for sale if anyone is interested. Leave a comment on this post and I will contact you. Shipping will be $4.95
Have a great weekend.
Shara

Much Appreciated $5.00
Make it Count (hostess set) $7.00
The Snowflake Spot $8.00
Be Happy $9.00
Polka Dots and Paisley $9.00
Friendship Blooms $7.00

Finally a post

So sorry it's been way to long since I posted last. Family life and work have been very busy. My scrap book room is in the middle of a remodel and that is not helping matters.
This is a card we made for card class last month. I thought it turned out kinda cute. We are off to Omaha this weekend for a short family vacation. Hope to share some pictures. Have a great week,
Shara

Stamps; Zoofari and Sanded BG
Paper; So Saffron, pumpkin pie, old olive, creamy caramel, white
Accessories, blender pens, circle punch and corner rounder

I'm Back.

Sorry for the lack in posts. I'm trying to get adjusted to working full time after 3 years of staying home with the kids and watching my niece. It has been an adjustment for us all. My son still does not like doing to daycare, but I hope it will get better with time. So enough about me.
This is a mini chip board album I made for my DH last year for father's day. I really like this stamp for Ruff Day, SU. I used crystal effects and black reinker on his nose to make it look wet.Hope you like it. I do hope to post a couple times a week, but I will have to see how it fits into my family life. Hope to post soon,
Shara

Stamps, Ruff Day and Doodle this, SU
Accessories, giga circle scallop punch, blender pens, crystal effects, ribbon, rubons
Paper, My Minds Eye

Happy Fathers Day

Hope everyone had a great fathers day. We went to Alma today and my DH got to ride his dirt bike and then out for lunch. The kids had fun riding the dirt bike too. Well this is the card I made him for fathers day. I just love this stamp set by The Cats Pajamas. Sorry for the quick post, but it's still fathers day, for a few more hours anyway.
Hope you like it,
Shara

Stamps; Mod Mod World
Paper; Pumpkin Pie and Black, SU and Cosmo Cricket
Ink; Stazon black and Pumpkin Pie maker
Accessories; Chip board star, brads, tag punch, twine and ribbon, SU, giga oval punch

Happy Birthday card

Sorry for the lack in posts. I've started back to work and it's hard to find time for everyone and everything. Hopefully I will find a routine that includes stamping and scrap booking. This is a card I made with one of Taylors sketches from a few weeks ago, but never posted.
Hope you like it,
Shara


Stamps; Starstruck and Family Phrases
Ink, Black
Paper; Pumpkin Pie and Scenic Route
Accessories; Circle punch, chip board and Crystal effects

Punch Storage

Today I thought I would share some of my punch storage. The shelf is an old window that my DH added a shelf to and it works great to hold my punches. Then below it is a bar we got from Home Depot in with the kitchen stuff. It works great for me and gets them up off my work area, and I need all the space I can get. We are currently in the process of redoing my scrap book area and can't wait for it to be done. I will share pictures when its done, but it will be a while. All of our home improvement projects are very slow, but oh well they get done eventually. Have a great day,
Shara

Taylors Cupcake Challenge #18

Well today is a beautiful day with temps in the 80's yeah. We are going to Kearney to participate in the Kearney Kidney Walk at Yaney Park. It's a 3 mile walk and the whole family is going. Should be lots of fun. Well on the the card.
A cupcake challenge without cupcakes? Sorry no cupcakes this time, but what a great sketch. I thought it would look great with of course a bella. This is dogwalkabella. She is so cute with her pretty outfit. For her outfit I paper pieced different patterned pattern and look, her purse matches her shirt which also matches her head band. I found the circle tab in my stash and thought it went great. This was a fun card to make. Hope you like it,
Shara


Stamps; Dogwalkabella
Ink; Black Stazon
Paper; Watercolor paper and Chocolate Chip, SU, Basic Grey, Blush
Accessories; Ribbon, Making Memories and Pinch tabs by Karen Foster

A bella card and {a new car}

Don't you just love the smell of a new car? Well I sure do even if it's not brand new, its still new to me. I got a new, used car today. It was totally unexpected, you know when you just go to look, were not going to buy anything and then something happens and you get to bring it home. I just love it when that happens. I can't believe I totally forgot to take a picture, maybe tomorrow. Ok, ok, on to the card. As soon as I saw bikababeabella, I had to have her and look how cute she is on her bike. Have a great weekend,
Shara

Stamps; Bikababeabella and Stitched BG, SU
Ink; Black Stazon, Cameo Coral, Basic Grey and Close to Cocoa
Paper; Basic Grey and watercolor paper, SU, Basic Grey, Infuse
Accesories; Auqa painter, small gemstones, ribbon, brads

One of my favorites

The weather continues to be wet here, but warm today with another chance of storms tonight. My kids are going crazy from being stuck in the house for 2 days. Hopefully we can get outside before bad weather strikes again, or mommy may go crazy with them.

Here is a card I made awhile ago and I have to say it's one of my favorites.
I'm just in love with red and black right know.
Well hope you like it,
Shara


Paper, SU black, Making Memories and Jeni Bowlin
Stamps; Always and Heidi Swapp, Wings
Ink; Black
Accessories; Making Memories ribbon, safety pins

It a boy thing

Another scrap book page I completed a couple weeks ago. Hope you like it.
Shara





Paper; Cosmo Cricket
Title; Cricut
Accessories; American crafts flowers, green house, arrows Senic Route

Taylors Cupcake Challenge

Hope you are having a good weekend. It was nice here today, which meant, cleaning up from the storm we had a few days ago and cleaning out the garage. What fun, at least its done, right? Now on to the card. I finally got to use my new stamps I got for mothers day. I just can't get enough of the Bella's. Hope you like it.
Shara

Paper; Tempting Turguoise,Pumpkin Pie Watercolor paper, SU and Senic Route
Stamps; Cuppacakeabella
Ink; Black Stazon, TT and Pumpkin Pie and Aqua painter
Accessories; Dew Drops, ribbon, SU, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Happy Birthday, circle punch

Bang, Bang

Here's another scrap book page that I completed last week. I just can't get enough of Jeni Bowlin's paper.

Well the rain finally stopped and we are off to Grand Island today to do some shopping. Hope you have a great weekend.
Shara

Paper; Jeni Bowlin
Stickers; American Craft felt thickers, playroom
Gemstones, the paper studio
Circut; George and Basic shapes

Bob the Builder???

Finally a scrap book page, I know I promised and there's more to come so check back tomorrow for another one. On this day my son was walking around the house saying, " Bob the Builder, yes he can." It was so cute, so of course I had to take picture's.
On a side note, the weather here is sooooo rainy, with more rain to come over the weekend, so I guess that means I'll have lots of time to stamp(I hope.) Hope you all have a great weekend.
Thanks for looking,
Shara

Paper; Basic Grey
Ink; Vera Magic, midnight black
Stamps; CHF, lined paper
Accessories; scrabble tiles, 7 gypsies grafer tape, Hambly screen prints, urban chic, and quote card.

Grid Card

This is a card I made using Beate's grid technique, she did on split coast stampers. What a cool look. I'm sure I will be using this one again. I cased Beate's card because I just love the colors, but used a different stamp set.
Thanks for looking,
Shara

Paper; Old olive, chocolate chip, white
Ink; chocolate chip, old olive, pumpkin pie
Stamps; Always, All holidays, Flannel BG, Canvas BG
Accessories; Ribbon, Hardware

Who loves you??

Finally a card. I'm so happy that last week is finally over, with a preschool graduation, work, appts. etc, it was busy. Then yesterday I could not log on to my blog to post. So finally my DH got me on. What do you think of the new banner?? kinda cute huh.
I went to a crop this weekend, so I hope to share some of the layouts this week. I'm having a hard time getting any good pictures.
So on to the card. This is made with Kim Hughes U R a Hoot, I just love this owl. If you look close, she is flocked and has pink stickles on her eyelids and toenails.
Hope you have a great day,
Shara

Stamps:U R a Hoot, All in a Row
Paper: Basic Grey, Infuse and SU, Chocolate Chip and Always Artichoke
Circle punches

Crabby Birthday

Wow what a busy week. I haven't had anytime to play with my new stamps, that I got for mothers day(insert sad face)I hope to get to play with them this weekend. This is a card I made a while back and think it's kind of cute. I just love the crab.
See you later,
Shara



Stamps: Crab and Company and Canvas BG
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Cool Caribbean, Black
Paper: Cool Caribbean, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie and water color paper
Accessories: Giga Circle punch, white gel pen, ribbon, round tab punch and blender pens

Happy Mothers Day

Just a quick post today. Here is the card I made for my mom for mothers day.


Paper: Infuse by Basic Grey and Chocolate Chip
Stamp: All in a Row, my ABC's wheel and Family Phrases
Ribbon: SU and Martha Stewart, Buttons: Making Memories and gemstones
Punch: Giga scallop circle
Stickers: Jenni Bowlin
Hope you all have a great Mother's Day

Taylors Cupcake Challenge

Sorry for the lack in posts this week. We are in the middle of lots of home improvement projects both inside and outside. I wonder, do they ever end. I wanted an old house to fix up, but I had no idea how much work it would be.
This is a card I made for Taylors cupcake challenge. I just got this stamp set from Cornish Heritage Farms and could not wait to use it. The cupcake even has sprinkles.
Shara

Stamps; Hugs and Kisses and All in a Row
Paper; Infuse by Basic Grey
Accessories; Dew Drops, Felt and small gems by My Minds Eye.

Going Blue

This is a card I made for last weeks TCP challenge to use all blue. Well I didn't get it done in time, but thought I would post it anyway. I just love the super hero dog.
Hope you have a great day.



All stamps from The Cats Pajamas.
Patterned Paper; Scenic Rounte
Punches; SU
Shara

Teachers gifts

Yesterday was the last day of Sunday School for my daughter, until the fall. I wanted to make something for the teachers that helped teach, to show how much we appreciate it. So here is what I came up with.
The paper is BasicGrey Blush collection. I used SU's Love and Happiness rub-on's on the front of the tin, all though you can't see it in the picture. For the tag I downloaded the saying from Creating Keepsakes. I added some ribbon, making memories flowers and buttons and a dew drop. Hope you like it.
Shara

Junktique shopping

Well this is my find that I got yesterday at a junktique store. It's an old Emerson fan and boy is it heavy. I just love the look of it. Sorry no cards today.
Shara

Happy National Scrap booking Day!!

Well I hope you all got lots of scrap booking done today. I did not. Our local fire dept. had a pancake feed today with free rides on the fire truck. The kids loved it. Then off to Kearney to eat and do a little shopping. Then I got to rummmage throught a junktique store. I love looking through old things and try to think of new ways to use them. No great finds, just a few things. I will take a picture and post it tomorrow.
This is a layout that I did at a crop a couple of weeks ago. I love how it turned out. The large label is from Jenni Bowlin and I can't get enough of them. Hope you like it.
Supplies:
Paper, KI memories, favorite things collection,
Chipboard letter; Pressed Petals
Rub-ons; Making Memories
Accessories; Journal card; My Minds Eye, Dew Drops, flowers, the Paper Studio and chipboard tag.

Happy May Day, a little late. We made our may baskets and delivered them to family and friends and my daughter loved it. She finally understands to ring the doorbell and run away and we peeked from around the corner to make sure they got it. It's makes for nice memories. But no pictures, I forgot to take the camera, what was I thinking.
Well tomorrow is my sister's 10th wedding anniversary, so here it the card I made for them. Hope they like it.
It's a side pocket card. I used real red cardstock for the base and soft sky designer paper both from SU. I used a Heidi Swap ghost heart and red thickers from American Crafts for the numbers. I stamped the word happy and together in real red ink for Happy everything and yrs are rub-ons from making memories. I used Stamp of Authenticity for the tab and stamped Happy Anniversary from Hugs and Wishes and from all of us is from Family Phrases.
Thanks for looking
Shara

It's been a busy day today, but beautiful weather, in the upper 70's, finally. So we had to make a trip to the park. Cooler weather is in the forecast for tomorrow. On to the card. I just love this set from SU, all in the family, how cute. I used Purely Pomegranate, another fav. and stamped the background, Stitched. I then used the neighborhood wheel and colored in with blender pen and various inks. I wouldn't be complete without a few cute kids to top it off. I paper pieced there outfits to match the cardstock and then used family phases. Thanks for looking.
Shara

My attempt at shabby chic

It's another cold day here in Nebraska, only in the 30's this morning. Fells more like winter than spring. I can't wait for more spring weather. This is my first attempt at a shabby chic card. I love the look of shabby chic, but don't know if I captured it or not, what do you think?
This is a pocket card. I used 7 gypsies post card for the insert. I stamped love with Stampin up's headline alph. on Jeni Bowlin's lined paper and placed a Heidi Swap ghost flower over it. I also used a clock for Heidi Swap and Making Memories flowers and buttons and over course some ribbon. Hope you like it

A scrap book page

Well today started out kinda rough. We went solo to church today and with a 2 1/2 yr. old, it made for a stressful start to the day. But I'm happy to report that it went well. So on to the page. I love how this page turned out. I found Jenni Bowlin's line at my LSS and fell in love. Don't you just love these bingo cards. I also used 7 Gypsies gaffer tape, another favorite. I used my cricut for the words and my stampin up star punch. We'll I'm off to teach a mommie and me class. Hope to post the project later. Have a good weekend.
Shara

Beate's weekend challenge #45

Beate posted a weekend challenge, see Beates wsc #45 at fresh and fun. I needed a manly birthday card with 2 coming up next week. I love the color orange, so I used SU's Spring Break and SU's old olive. I used Hambly Screen Prints behind the chipboard letters. A few buttons, faux stitching and I couldn't resist just a little bling with the dew drops. 1 down 1 B-day card to go.
Shara

My first post with a card

I just love U R A Hoot from Cornish Heritage Farms, the Kim Hughes collection. I've seen so many cute cards made with the owl and just knew I had to have it. I made the owl a girl and put a pink ribbon on her head and of course glitter on her eyes, so she can bat those big eyes at her fella. I paired her up with the Sweet Thang stamp also from CHF, the Kim Hughes collection. Kind of reminds me of the Tootise Roll commercial, how many licks until you get to the chewy center. Anyway, hope you like it.
Shara

After months and months of blog stalking. I've decided to take the plunge into the blogging world. I don't know all the proper lingo, but bare with me in this new adventure.