Yey! It’s finally the weekend! Which means no work!! Woo-hoo!! Lot’s of fun activities planned for this weekend, but the weather man says that we expect rain for Saturday and Sunday……Boooo!!!  But rain or snow, it ain’t going to stop me from enjoying my weekend! )

So I wanted to share with you this card. I used Treehouse Stamps Digi Image called Easter Chick. If you haven’t stopped by Treehouse Stamps, I suggest you do because we are having a sale and lots of digital images are on sale!!

Card Measures: 3.25 x 4.75 inches

{Easter Bunny Card} Supplies:

Paper: White Cardstock, Design paper from Me & My Big Ideas

Stamp: Treehouse Stamps Digi “Easter Chicks”, Heroarts Large Dot stamp

Embellies: Cotton Candy Stickles, Gemstones, Glitter, White FlowerSoft, Stitching with sewing machine

Enjoy your weekend stampers!!

Here we are again for another fun week over at The Treehouse Blog for a fun and creative Treehouse Thursday Challenge. This time we stepped it up a bit in doing a sketch challenge. All you have to do is follow the sketch below and submit your creativity over to The Treehouse Blog. Can’t wait to see what y’all created!

So come over and visit The Treehouse Blog and play with us for a fun Thursday Challenge!!

{Happy Birthday} Supplies:

Paper: Papertrey Ink Kraft Cardstock, Me and My Big Ideas DP, The Paper Company Studio

Stamps: Treehouse Stamps Digital Image called “Hello Friend”, Birthday sentiment from Heroarts

Embellies: Martha Stewart Satin Ribbon, EK Success Large Scallop punch, Prima Flowers, Glimmer Mist in Old Lace, Heroarts Gemstones, Stickles, Pop Dots, Zig zag stitching with sewing machine.

Happy Thursday to ya and I hope your day is full of sunshine as we are having it here in sunny warm California!  Yes! It’s another fun Thursday and we are playing again with another fun Treehouse Thursday Challenge! Today’s theme is “Bling it On!”

I’m so super excited, my sister in law is expecting her first baby! She’s only 7 weeks right now, but I’m thrilled because it’s my 1st little niece or nephew she’s carrying! eeeeek! I’m all giddy because I love, love her so much!  So she inspired me with her pregnancy to create this little darling card with mama penguin and baby penguin.  You can get this digi set called “This is Love” over at Treehouse Stamps. So go check it out, Ashley Bowen – Designer and Owner of Treehouse Stamps has the cutest ever images you can buy!!

So join me and the rest of the talented design team for some fun in the sun over at The Treehouse Blog!!

{Baby On The Way} Supplies:

Paper: Kraft CS, Basic Grey DP

Stamps: Treehouse Stamps Digi - This Is Love

Embellis: Cuddlebug Polka Dot’s Folder, Label Nesties, Baby Blue Ribbon, Prima Flower, Glimmer Mist in Old Lace, Chalk Ink in Pink Petunia to distress the polka dots. Heroarts Pink Gemstones

It’s another fun Thursday over at The Treehouse Blog! Today’s fun challenge is to include paper piecing somewhere on your card or project using any theme.

Since I love using my sewing technique on my cards, I thought I incorporate my creation to today’s challenge.  Today’s image I’m using is from a new release that is coming soon over at Treehouse Stamps on February 24th, 2010.  Easter is coming soon, so I thought I get started on some Easter cards. This image set is called Easter Chicks.  I opened Treehouse Digi image on Photoshop and colored the image using my color palette brush. The  sentiment is also from Treehouse Stamps.  I printed it out and cut it with my circle nesti.  To find this image and a whole lot more visit Treehouse Stamps! Card measures 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches.

{Hey Chickie!} Supplies:

Paper: Kraft CS from PTI, Creame CS from Joann’s, Design Paper from DCWV

Digital Image: Easter Chicks from Treehouse Stamps

Embellies: Border Punch from EK Success, Heroarts Gemstones, Circle Nesties, Ribbon from Michael’s, Zig Zag stitching with sewing machine, Pop dots.

My dad’s birthday is coming up this Sunday, February 21st so I started today in my craft room a birthday card for him.  I’m so excited because this Sunday me and my hubby are going over to my sister in law’s house and were having a family get together to celebrate my dad’s birthday! Can’t wait to see everyone and eat lot’s of Guatemalan and Mexican food!….Yummmmmy!!! Oh? but wait…..can’t forget the carne asada!!!

My dad’s fave colors are blue, green and brown. So I used a paper pack from Making Memories called Paperie Poolside & Greenhouse. You can get this 6×6 paper pad at Treehouse Stamps.  I used 5 different patterns from this pack. Since I love using my sewing machine I did some zig zag stitching on each layer.

For the Spanish birthday sentiment I just printed that out from my computer and distress the paper a little bit with Tim Holtz distress ink.  Added some Olive color ribbon to the top right corners, also from Treehouse Stamps.  Used a lot of pop dots on both layers.  Added a small metal brad and all done.  It was very easy and simple to do.  The only thing I forgot to do when I was typing the sentiment was to add a “tilde” that’s the little squiggly thing {~) over the letter “ñ”……..lol!  I think I’ll just write it in.

Card measure 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches.

{Feliz Cumpleaños – Happy Birthday Card} Supplies:

Paper: Kraft CS from PTI, Making Memories Paper Pad which you can get over here at Treehouse Stamps.

Embellies: Satin Olive Ribbon from Treehouse Stamps, Making Memories Metal Brad, lots of pop dots

Stitching: Zig zag with Rayon Madera embroidery thread Color 6303

I made these small Valentine Treat Boxes for my peeps at the hospital I work at! These were so simple to make and I had so much fun making them.  Each small box fits 2 treats or 1 mini packet of M&M’s.  Don’t ask how many I made but I can tell you for a fact I work with a lot of nurses that LOVE chocolate!….lol! But I know for sure that my team of nurses will enjoy them! Who can’t resist chocolate right?

Here’s a small video I made show you the box treats. Hope you enjoy!!!

I opened the Pillow and Treat boxes file from my QK Library Silhouette and cut them out in my KNK Groove-e. Pillow Boxes measure 3.75 x 2 inches and the Treat box measure 3×3 inches.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Paper: Micheal’s Valentine Paper Stack CS, K&Company Valentine Paper

Stamps: Papertrey Ink Polka Dot Basics, Valentine Stamp from Michael’s $1.00 section.

Ink: VersaMark Ink, VersaMark Ink in Red Brick, Clear Embossing Powder

Embellies: Stickles in Candy Cane, pop dots, ribbon American Krafts

{Thinking Of You} Supplies:

Paper: PTI Kraft CS, Basic Grey DP

Stamps: Inque Boutique Monarch Clear Stamp Set, Heroarts Stamp

Ink: VersaMagic Chalk Ink in Pink Petunia, Color Chalk Box Ink in Cocoa

Embellies: Scallop border punk, Heroarts Gemstones, American Krafts Ribbon, Prima Flower Basket

It’s another fun Thursday Challenge over at The Treehouse Blog.  Today’s theme is to create a card, scrapbook page or anything crafty with the theme “LOVE“.  And since this Sunday is Valentine’s Day, I wanted to create a special Valentine Treat box for my friend with yummy chocolate treats in it!

For today’s project, I used Treehouse Digital image called “Your Hand In Mine”, which is available now over at Treehouse Stamps. I opened the digi image on my Photoshop Elements and used the color palette to color my image in. Once it was colored in I printed it out.

The treat box is from my Quikutz Silhouette Library and I cut it out on my KNK Groove-e!  Once it was all cut out, I assembled it together.  I used red sticky tape instead of regular adhesive tape to put it together.  Added some pink satin ribbon, flower and bling.  Now it all needs some sweet candy to put inside.

Happy Birthday to me! wooo-hooo! Actually I shouldn’t be that excited because that means I’m getting a year older! But I’m excited to show you what my hubby had bought me for my birthday!

Ladies, I want you to meet my new KNK Groove-e! Isn’t he cute!!! It’s a big machine,  but a very powerful one too! I still have my Quikutz Silhouette and I do intend to keep it but not sure for how long.  It was my very first baby machine and it’s so hard to let go……lol!  I {heart} {heart} my new KNK Groove-e it’s so awesome!

I made a video on how it cuts.  So take a look.

So why did I choose a KNK? Well let me tell ya!  At first I wanted a Cricut because it cuts 12×12 paper and the Silhouette doesn’t. But then my hubby told me about this machine and I was so blown away about how fast and how much pressure this machine can cut! Seriously, this machine can cut chipboard. The cutting force is over 800g of force to cut. It can cut any size images with my cutting mat which measures 13 inches wide by 22 inches long.  With my Silhouette I have been having lots of problems cutting thick cardstock like Bazzil and cutting out small images. Going back and forth adjusting the settings and changing the blades worn me out!  I really had enough of that!! I was getting discouraged on how my cut outs were coming out.  But not with my new KNK! I’ve been back to scrapbooking and have made a lot of layouts making flowers, swirls, circle, squares, letters……..the possibilities are endless with this machine.

The best part……..NO CARTRIDGES!!! No buying those expensive $70 and up cartridges.  Don’t get me wrong, I do like the Cricut, but I really don’t see myself buying them.  With the KNK, I can download a lot of FREE downloads.  What’s so cool and amazing about this machine, I can import my Quikutz Silhouette files into the KNK Studio Max software it comes with. I read reviews that you can’t but I certainly have no problems what so ever importing my QK library to my KNK! I’m so super excited about this machine! It’s the best birthday present ever!  Thanks honey!!

So you interested in getting one? Go over to Sandy McCauley website to read a lot more info about this machine and other one’s too.  She is so helpful and will guide you which machine to buy. Just click on her name and it will take you the her website.

Here are some close up pics of my new machine!

Well got to go now, I’m off to do some scrapbook layouts……….got lots of pics to scrapbook!!

Have a good one!

It’s another fun Thursday,which means it’s Treehouse Thursday Challenge #35 at the Treehouse Blog!  Today’s challenge is to create a card, scrapbook page, anything crafty with the colors combination: Red, Pink, and White

So, join me and the rest of the Design Team and add your creation to Mr. Blinky at the Treehouse Blog.

For this week’s color challenge, I wanted to use Treehouse Stamps new Digi Stamps Set called Cupcake Wishes. I printed it out 2 times and cut it twice and used pop up dots to give it dimensional.

Supplies:

Paper: Papertrey Ink Kraft CS, White CS

Stamps: HeroArts Large Dots Stamp, Treehouse Digi Stamp Set “Cupcake Wishes”.

Accessories: Cuddle Bug Embossing Folder, Label Nestibilities, Ivory Flower Soft to layer the Cupcake, Stickles

Ink: VersaMark Ink, White Embossing Powder

Coloring: Prisma Color Pencils with the use of Gamsol

Ribbon: American Crafts, Red Thread