Warm Wishes

Hi Everyone. Hope your weekend is off to a great start!! I was doing alittle creating with a new set I received from The Rubber Cafe called Warm Wishes. This is a fun set that can easily create mass amounts of cards for your holiday season. Just by swapping out your ink color and different Designer Paper you can change things up and keeping the layout makes it easy to duplicate.

For todays card I used black ink and my dp is from DCWV. My brads, ribbon and prima were in stash.

Enjoy your day today. I will be back again with some more creations.

Jumping on the Holiday Bandwagon

I have seen so many gorgeous Holiday cards being made and I just could not get into yet...not until I received some GORGEOUS Chanukah stamps from The Rubber Cafe. The set I used today is called Celebrating the Festival of Lights. It comes with this stunning menorah and 5 different dreidels and sentiments to go along with them. 10 stamps in all.

For todays card I went with the Menorah stamp and colored it in with my copics and a glitter pen. My dp is sooo super old and is from K and Company but it worked just perfect for this card. I embossed the grey panel on the card with my new Polka Dots embossing folder and added three silver brads for some embellishment. Simple yet elegant. I like it...hope you do too.

My kids went back to school today. It is crazy because today was the first day and then they are off Thurs and Friday for the Jewish Holidays.....it is just a tease day!!! LOL.....

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Hope you enjoy your day!!

Fruity kind of day!!

Hi everyone!!! I have another card for you today made with a new set that will be released soon by The Rubber Cafe. It is a great set filled with fruity sentiments and fruit slices. Lots of fun!!!

I colored my image with my copics but I have to say that my apple looks alittle wonky in this picture. The colors are not coming out right. So I colored and then cut out with my circle and scalloped circle nesties. My paper is a mix of scraps from my desk which I have mentioned I am trying to make my way through. Then I stamped my sentiment onto a spellbinders tag and tucked a ribbon on the end with linen thread. I was trying to go for a bit of a rustic feel. Hope you like!!!

We are expecting the tail end of Hurricane Earl to make its way into our town tomorrow so I will have a full day of crafting ahead of me. YAY!!! Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great day.

I'm Hooked on You!!

This is a cute and simple little card I made the other day using my Rubber Cafe stamp called I'm Hooked on You. I made a simple grid with four panels using some scraps of Cosmo Cricket from my desk. You have to see my scrap pile right now. It is sinful which is why I have been trying to make a dent in it lately. I added a ton of brads for some character. My image was colored with copics and cut out using my oval nesties and my large scallop oval nesties. My sentiment for this layout was too big for the front so I decided to finish off the inside a bit and add the sentiment there. Easy Peasy.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Have a great one!!!

Whats Up Cupcake!!

Made this sweet little card using a new set from The Rubber Cafe called Hey Cupcake!! It is a super sweet build your own cupcake set. You really need to check it out!!

I started today by stamping the base of my cupcake in some left over Cosmo Cricket. The frosting was stamped in Basic Grey Lemonade and I used BG for my dp also. I matched up a yummy light teal ribbon from my stash and some teal colored brads. Viola!!

Thanks so much for stopping by....have a great day!!

Hug the Dog!!

Another cute new set from The Rubber Cafe. This sentiment just warms my heart. Even though I do not have a dog, I do have cats and I know just how nice it is to hug and love on your pets. So basically when the world gets you down, Hug the Dog!!! So true. Pets give such wonderful, unconditional love!!!

I started today by stamping my image with Memento Tuxedo Black onto PTI Cardstock and colored with my copics. My cardstock is all Prism, my dp is October Afternoon and I embellished with some large buttons with linen thread. Yay, easy and fun.

This set can be found at The Rubber Cafe and comes with a bunch of really cute sentiments and dogs. You will love it.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!! Hope you have a great day. Go hug your pets!!!

New Rubber Cafe Goodies

Quick post as I dont have alot of info about this gorgeous new stamp from the Rubber Cafe. I received it in my DT kit the other day and it has not been posted on the site yet so I am not even sure of the name but I just had to share this card with you because this image is just so darn pretty.

I started by stamping my image onto PTI cardstock and coloring with my copics. I cut the image out with my rectangle nesties. My dp is new from October Afternoon (either fly a kite or thrift shop) and then I finished things off with some yummy Enchanted Evening ribbon from PTI and a few brads in the bottom right hand corner.

I finally received my photo disk from the photographer so I will be able to share Bar Mitzvah pix with you soon. Stay tooned!! Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Can I offer you a cup of coffee?

Happy Friday. Weekend is here. I'm happy for that although my heart is heavy with sadness for those in Haiti. It is hard to wrap ones brain around such devastation.What a horrible situation....

  Made this quick little card to share with you today. The image is called Curled Mug and is from The Rubber Cafe. I stamped it onto Choice Buttercream, colored with my copics and cut it out with circle nesties. My fun dp is from October Afternoon and I added a bunch of silver brads for embellies.

We have a three day weekend because of Martin Luther Kings Birthday on Monday and dh and ds are going to a hockey game Saturday night, watching the Jets in a playoff game on Sunday and going to a Basketball game on Monday so what does all of this mean??? Guilt free stamping all weekend. I have so many new goodies from the holidays and I cant wait to break into them.

Thanks for stopping by a a "cup of coffee" today. Have a great weekend.
Ann

I'm hooked on you!!

Okay now how adorable is this little image and sentiment!! Another goodie from The Rubber Cafe called appropriately I'm Hooked on You. I stamped my image onto Choice Buttercream Cardstock and colored with my copics. My dp is from October Afternoon, ribbon from stash and my pearls are kaisers that I colored with my copics. Can you tell I was trying to imitate bubbles in the water?

When you get a chance, hop on over to The Rubber Cafe to check out the new release. So many cool new stamps.

So on another topic....Has anyone else been watching Idol??? Let me know who's a fan like we are in our family!! Thanks so much for stopping by. ***Ann***

Come and find the Blog Candy at FBW!!

Yay, I finally got a chance to ink up one of my Stamping Bella goodies. This little cutie is called Phoebe Ketto and I thought with her little fairy wings she was perfect for this special Flutterby Wednesday. Lots of blog candy being given out today but you need to check out the rules on the new Flutterby Wednesday home right here. For today,  I stamped my image onto PTI cardstock and colored with my copics. My dp is from the Basic Grey Lemonade line and my sentiment is from a sweet little set from The Rubber Cafe called Just my Type. I finished off my card with some So Saffron ribbon and a few raspberry brads. My layout today is Mercy's Tuesday Sketch, MTSC56 which you can find here.

So dont forget to check out the new Flutterby Wednesday home and see what all the hoopala is around the blog candy. You wont be disappointed!!

Thanks for popping in today. I always love to see you stop by. Have a great day!!

A few new goodies from The Rubber Cafe

Well I have to tell you that I was so excited to share these cards with you. They are made with two images from The Rubber Cafe and I just {heart} both of the images.

My first card is made with the stamp Iris which I stamped onto PTI Cardstock and colored with my copics and cut out with my oval nesties. My sentiment is from the set Sweet Kitty which I will be inking up very soon. My dp is DCWV and ribbon and crystals are from stash.

My second card is so much fun!! I used the new stamp Just My Type which comes with a few sentiments. This time I stamped my image onto Choice Buttercream Cardstock and colored with my copics. My dp is October Afternoon and I finished off this card with some lace ribbon, a button with linen thread and a few chocolate brads. I tried to give this card a bit of an old fashioned look. What do you think?

If you get a chance, head on over to The Rubber Cafe and check out the January Release which is FULL of all kinds of goodies!!

Thanks much for stopping by today. Hope you enjoyed the cards I showed you.

Is it a trick or a treat??

So yes I have been busy with Halloween cards and I just figured I would show them to you all in one batch. All my cards today are made with various stamps from The Rubber Cafe. I have to say, they have some of the most fun Halloween stamps I have seen this year. How cute is that little lab and those sweet kids trick or treating!!! Gotta love it!! Here is a breakdown by card of what I used to make them:


Wheres my treat:
    Stamp: Where's my treat Labrador
    Paper: DCWV Fall Stack, DCWV Cardstock
    Misc: MS Border Punch, paper piercer, fiskars punches, nesties, copics

Trick or Treat:
    Stamp: Trick or Treat Set and Halloween Candy
    Paper: Created my own with Halloween Candy Stamp
    Misc: Ribbon, Copics, tiny twinkles,

Happy Haunting
   Stamp: Trick or Treat Set, Creepy Fence and Tree, Just Batty
   Paper: American Crafts
   Misc: Copics, crystal stickles, ribbon

Have a fantastic day...Happy Friday!!!

You need to know how much I care!!

Hi Everyone!! Todays post is on the melancholy side. I found out yesterday that one of my fellow DT Sisters from The Rubber Cafe was struck and by a car and killed. Now how mind boggling is this blog/internet world...I only knew Michelle Hale from posts and visiting her blog but this has really affected me. I cant get her out of my mind. I dont think alot of us realize how much we can influence, inspire and encourage each other just by the words in our blogs and even the work that we post which may touch someone.
I just wanted to take this time to let ALL of you who visit me know just how glad I am for the friendships, inspiration and constant kind words that you leave. You have all touched my life in many ways. More than you can possibly know!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I appreciate you all and you are all a BIG part of my life whether you realize it or not!!

Quickly let me tell you about this card made from a stamp from The Rubber Cafe called Charming Kitty. I think this kitty is the cutest thing in his little witch hat and that sentiment is cute and spooky at the same time.My dp is from DCWV Fall Stack. I colored my image with copics and cut it out with Labels 2 nesties. Cardstock is all SU, ribbon is from Michaels, charm was in my stash and I cut my sentiment out with oval punches from SU. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Take a moment today and everyday to really appreciate the people in your life whether here in blogland or in your "real" life.

BIG Hugs from me to you!!
Ann

Happy Haunting!!

Well it is that time of year when all the awesome Halloween stamps start to come out. When I received my DT package the other day from The Rubber Cafe I was thrilled with the adorable things that they had for the season. Including this sweet set called Pumpkin Face Mix and Match which you can find here. Can you see the endless pumpkin possibilities!! How fun!!

I decided to make a patch of pumpkins for todays card and I did so by using the masking technique and stamped 3 different pumpkins and then used a face stamp for the middle pumpkin. I colored all with my copics. My cardstock is green and brown my dp is from DCWV Fall Stack and I used a chocolate brown ribbon and some tiny twinkles for embellishment. My sentiment is from another super cute set from The Rubber Cafe called Trick or Treat.

Well quick post for me today. I am off to run a few errands with the kidlets. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fantastic day.

Another Christmas Goodie

Hi All!! Hope you are having a fantastic Saturday!! My card today is using images from The Rubber Cafe. The main image is called Long Swirled Ornament and Bow and can be found HERE and the sentiment can be found HERE

My image was stamped onto cardstock with versamark and embossed with black ep. I then cut it out with my precision scissors and mounted it onto my ovals with dimesionals. My ovals were cut out with my nesties. My dp is from Chatterbox, my black cardstock was embossed with my swiss dots folder. I then stamped my sentiment with versamark onto velum and embossed it too with black ep. I finished this off with some velvet ribbon and grey baubles. I like the elegant look of this one and now I have 2 holiday cards done. Whoo Hoo.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a fantastic day. I will not be posting tomorrow but be sure to check back on Monday for my challenge card from Little Paper Shop.

Christmas in August

Okay now I know MANY of you have been chugging along on your Holiday cards all year and I have wanted to jump on the bandwagon but could not get myself to break out the Holiday stamps until today. I received this stamp called Holly Wreath from The Rubber Cafe and Holiday motivation set in. I just love the little swirls around the wreath.

I started off by stamping my image with Memento Tuxedo Black onto PTI Cardstock and coloring with my copics and adding some sparkle with my Gelly Roll Glitter Pen. I cut my image out with my circle Nesties and mounted it onto a circle of Bravo Burgandy and a scalloped circle of Always Artichoke. Same colors were used for my layers and my dp is Basic Greys Wassail which I love for holiday cards. My sentiment is also from The Rubber Cafe. It is this one and I just inked up the Peace portion of it and cut it out with my oval nesties and added a few brads. My gold ribbon was one that I picked up the other day on my excursion to Joann's. Oh and I forgot to mention that I sewed the larger panels with my Janome Sew Mini. I think I am getting the hand of this thing.

Speaking of the sewing machine, my kids are on a kick making pillows with the machine. When at Joanns the other day I purchased a few yards of soft fuzzy fabric and some fill and they are just having a ball. I dont know what we will do with all of these little pillows I now have all over the house but atleast they are being creative and keeping busy!!

Thanks so much for popping by to say Hi. I just love reading all of your comments everyday and most of all love reading all of your blogs and getting wonderful inspiration from you. Have a fantastic day!!

Joie de Vivre

Here is another card made with stamps from The Rubber Cafe. Their stamps are quite beautiful and very unique. I started by stamping my image onto Choice Buttercream Cardstock with a burgandy ink and then I cut it out with my oval nesties and mounted it onto a burgandy oval. My dp is from Bo Bunny which I have had for awhile and it is just gorgeous paper. My polka dot ribbon is from Michaels and then I hope you can see it but I stamped my sentiment, "Joie de Vivre" onto the dp and then added a few crystals. Now I do not speak french so I had to look this sentiment up on google which told me it translates into something like Joy of Life or enjoying life. Which is what I would be doing for sure with this bottle of wine and and the grapes!!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I will have another post in alittle while. Have a fantastic day.

Peace Love Joy

Hi Everyone! This is my second post of the day. If you are looking for my FBW card please scroll down.

The card I made this afternoon is an image from The Rubber Cafe called Large Brushed Dove. Isn't it so peaceful and serene? I just love it. My sentiment is from The Rubber Cafe also.

I started by stamping my image with versamark onto Buttercream Cardstock and then embossed it with Clear EP. I then stamped my sentiment with Brilliance Gold Ink and embossed with Gold EP. My image was cut out with circle nesties and mounted onto a scalloped circle in black. My dp is from DCWV La Creme Pack and my gold baubles are Bella Baubles. I just love the way this came out. So simple and elegant.

Thanks for dropping by. Hope your day is fantastic.