Simon Says Stamp - What's Brewing?

Hi Stampers,

This weekend I had fun making cards from the new Simon Says Stamp October Card Kit with the "What's Brewing" stamp set.  Our mornings are getting cooler here in the Pacific Northwest and the coffee/tea inspired cards were perfect for crafting up some cute cards.  Enjoy!

Changing Seasons

Hello, I hope everyone is doing well!  It's that time of year again when children go back to school, and the promise of fall is in the air.  For me this is a time to look forward to the cooler days, as well as the holidays to come.  The crafting time is almost as fun as those holidays... well almost :-)

Autumn is my favorite time of year and i can't wait to dig into the card making with Halloween, Thanksgiving, and most of all Christmas!  I've added a few I've worked on over the weekend.

I wish all of you happy crafting~

1.  The below card was made with paper from Gina K. Designs and the stamp set is by Stamps of Life called "Ornaments4Christmas".

2.  This cute little card is from two stamp sets from Simon Says Stamp: "Home for the Holidays" and Winter Friends.  Again the paper is from Gina K. Designs.

3.  The below card was made with Gina K. Designs paper and the stamp set from Simon Says Stamp "Winter Friends".  This was my first attempt at a shaker card.  It was fun but took forever to make!

4.  The cute tree's are from Hampton Art stamp and die set.  This stamp set was picked up from my local Michel's store.

5.  I love snowflakes and the below are an assortment of quilled snowflakes.  The supplies come from Quilling Superstore.  They have all of the supplies you need to make these beautiful snowflakes for the holidays.

Waiting for spring

hello everyone!  I'm sure most of you out there are ready for a little spring since most of us have been covered in snow and bad weather.  I've been busy with work, family and crafting.  Below are a few of the cards i have made during this stormy February.  I hope all of you had a wonderful Valentines Day!  Until next time - live with happiness in your heart.

Some of the supplies used are from:  Simon Says Stamp.com at http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/servlet/StoreFront

Happy New Year!

Being a busy mom and working full time I find it difficult to find "me time" to craft, workout or take five minutes to rest... i feel like a puppy chasing my tail in circles most of the time. So after so many years of making New Year's resolutions and then throughout the year of course failing at some point... I've decided to focus on being positive in all avenues of my life this year!

I sincerely wish everyone a wonderful New Year filled with happiness, peace and joy in the year to come.

Laura

It's been awhile..

Hello my fellow blogger friends.  it's has been a long time since I've written on my blog.  I've had some changes in my life, the biggest is that i'm working again (outside of the home) - this is why I've not had time to be very crafty and post on my blog.  Don't get me wrong i love working, i just don't have the creative down time that i used to.

The picture frame below was made with stamps and quilled flowers.  One hobby i wish i had more time for.

I hope all of you have been enjoying your summer and have had tons of great memories to show for it - or as i would say "great memories to scrapbook".  you know you are addicted to scrapbooking when you change the way you take photos so that they "look good" for your scrapbook.

The other big change is that i am no long a creative memories consultant.  So i will be able to post whatever, whenever and not have to worry about that whole thing.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your summer and i hope i will be blogging more often.

Take Care~

OPERATION WRITE HOME

I've been busy making cards... Valentine cards that is.  Why you say?  because I've found a great way to support our troops abroad.  It's called Operation Write Home their email address is:  http://operationwritehome.org/

I've been making Valentine cards because it takes time to get cards over to the troops, then for them to pick them up and write to their loved ones and send them back in time for the holiday.  Valentine holiday that is!  So get your sweet tooth, xoxoxo, and sweetie stamps ready and start making cards for troops today!

Here are some of the cards I'll be sending over.

Fall Project - Magnetic Display

Hi everyone, hope autumn is treating you well.  I've been busy with family and friends, but wanted to take a moment to share a quick project i put together.  This is the "Magnetic Display" from Creative Memories.  It is a picture frame that is a blank magnetic canvas (opening is 13.5 x 13.5).  There are different frame types ranging from a sleek black or white frame to rustic ornamental one.  I just love mine and use it as a calendar and there are pre-made additions you can purchase.  Anyway, if you want to check them out here is the link:http://www.mycmsite.com/sites/laurasmith450/Content/Shop/Catalog.aspx?pr=BrowseCategory&s=/Hierarchy/Gift%20Ideas/Photo%20Displays%20and%20Decorations&dpr=Search&ds=display

My fall project took about ten minutes to put up, It is ideal for celebrating today's accomplishments like a school award, cute pics of the pumpkin patch, etc.  I didn't have any pictures handy, so I put my quilled leaves down the sides to add interest and some bling for fall.  Hope you enjoyed and have a wonderful day!

the border at the bottom was punched from Creative Memories "Border Maker System" which has a ton of different cartridges for different patterns.    Here is the link for that too:  http://www.mycmsite.com/sites/laurasmith450/Content/Shop/Catalog.aspx?search=border%20maker