Super Simple Birthday!

I have just a super, simple card to show you today.  I needed a Birthday card last week and "whipped" this up.

I used all Stampin' Up! items and think it turned out really cute!

Have a great Tuesday!

Gail S.

Just Add Cake......Wraps Up!

Well, I a "wrapping up" the week with the last two cards that I made using SU!'s Just Add Cake DSP paper pack.  They are both so much alike that I decided to feature them both together on the same post.

 I used the rest of the scrap crumb cake flower that I had just sitting waiting to be used and a cute brad that I got with one of my sale-a-bration freebies! Yeah - don't you just love FREE goodies??

The next card was the same design but I changed out the flower with another Sale-A-Bration freebie stamp set called Elementary Elegance, added an antique brad and a small sentiment in the corner.  Both cards were finished off very simple inside.

I have enjoyed sharing this week - I hope you have enjoyed looking also! 

I hope to create some more using my new SAB items.  Stop back again next week :)

Gail S.

Hello!

Making this card just made me smile :)  I was just letting the creative juices flow and was just grabbing scraps that I had sitting on my counter in front of me and came up with this little jewel!

I had this flower that I cranked out of my Big Shot sitting around for a few days and I grabbed it and it just worked with this card!  Again, the DSP paper is SU!'s Just Add Cake.

I love the little "Hello" from the set Tiny Tags just peeking out below.

The inside I left very plain...too plain :(  I think now, I might just add a "shadow" of an image in the corner of the white (where I will stamp the image on a scrap of paper and then on my cardstock) and a happy bright sentiment.

Hope you are having a good week and enjoying the Just Add Cake week!!  I actually have TWO more cards to show you so stay tuned!

Gail S.

Happy Birthday!

The DSP paper Just Add Cake from SU!, I think is mainly for birthday cards but I have used it this week for lots of other occasions!  Today I did use it for birthday.  Not a particular birthday - just to have it on hand when I need it!

I stitched around the inside portion and the little squares of the DSP paper to add a little texture. 

I love it when you leave comments about my cards!   Thanks for stopping by!

Gail S.

A Speedy Recovery!

A young girl in our community has just returned home from Children's Hospital in Omaha, NE.  She had skull surgery and is recovery at home - the surgery a success! 

I wanted to send her a card to hopefully put a smile on her face so I used the Just Add Cake DSP from SU! and a new stamp set from the upcoming Sale-a-Bration!

The sentiment is not SU! but everything else is!  Poppy Parade, and Peach Parfait are the main colors used.  This is the inside of the card.

I will have another card tomorrow - Happy Birthday!

Gail S.

Just Add Cake!

I purchased the paper pack "Just Add Cake" from Stampin' UP! and finally broke it open last week and I have been on a card making frenzy with this pack!  The first card I made, I saw a challenge sketch and made this card.

So then, I decided to make another one with a different sentiment in the center.

I made both cards insides exactly alike.

I will have more to show using this DSP pack in the days to come so remember to stop back and see some more!

Thanks - Gail S.

Wow! What a difference a week makes!

Last week in Nebraska today the temperature got up into the upper 60's (I did hear 70 degrees on one news report) and it was beautiful.  So beautiful this is what my husband John and I did with some friends.

Yep.  We went kayaking in January...in Nebraska!!  We will not be able to say that every year but we could say that this year!!

As we started out, the water was wonderful and we were just cruising along....until we came around one bend about half way through our trip and we encountered ice chunks.  The weather was so warm that the ice that had formed along the edge started to break off and flow into the current.  We encountered an ice jam and waited about 30 minutes and it broke up so we continued on our way but caught up to the ice.

We all said that we were glad we had strong, sturdy kayak that could take the ice "bumping" against our sides.  It was also hard to get our paddles into the water without just hitting ice!  This was an adventure that we can check off of our bucket list!  Kayaking in January!

Like I said it was a beautiful January Sunday afternoon and today, one week later it is cold, cloudy, sprinkles and now as I look out the window - it is starting to snow!!!!  What a difference from last week!!

Hope your week is a good one!

Gail S.