WWYS Challenge

Hello!  It has been over a YEAR since I have posted anything on my blog. Life has just gotten away and time just doesn't always seem to be available to be able to post.  I have been crafting and making cards but never enough time to share.  I will TRY to post a little more often but no promises.

I do want to share a card that I have entered in a NEW challenge on a new blog called: What Will You Stamp? The challenge was to use the new SU! stamp set Best Day Ever that is FREE during Sell A Bration. I saw a card that Inkin' Idaho posted on her blog and presented at Leadership Conference for SU! that was so cute I knew I wanted make a card similar. I used her layout for my card and the same colors but different stamp set(s) and DSP.

 
I used Hello Honey for my cs base and the Black & White dsp is from the Stacked with Love dsp paper stack. The White and Yellow strip I made using White cs and Hello Honey ink and Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.  The flower from the stamp set Crazy About You is stamped twice, once in Hello Honey and once in Crushed Curry and I fussy cut it out and added a dimensional. The button is from the Sweet Dreams buttons.  The Best Day ever is stamped in Lost Lagoon on white cs and is placed on top of a piece of Lost Lagoon cs.

 

I always like to finish the inside of my cards as well so I added a small scrap of the leftover dsp to the top of the white cs and continued the flower from the stamp set Crazy About You as well as a Happy Birthday greeting inside.

It feels good to sit down and post a card after 13 months being away!  I hope to be back soon and I hope you like my card!  Thanks for stopping by!

Gail

Happy Anniversary, Mom and Dad

Forty nine years ago today, my Mom and Dad got married in Pasadena, California. They had 4 children and are now retired and living here in Nebraska. I wanted to do something special for the two of them this year so I hosted a wonderful anniversary dinner for them at my home this past Sunday. We had beef tenderloin, baked potatoes, fresh corn, dinner rolls and for dessert a beautiful cake I purchased.

I made this card from a CASE I got off of pinterest. It was originally made by Chat at Me, My stamps and I. She makes wonderful cards!!

I changed out the sentiment but other than that I copied everything!

It was a good day spending it celebrating 59 years of marriage with my mom and dad. We brought out their wedding album and enjoyed looking at the photos. My husband and I have been married 34 years (35 in July). Time goes by fast!

Gail

A Different kind of Sympathy Card

When a member of your family passes away it is a very sad time in your life. Even when it is a pet. We have had several pets here on the Slagle farm and whenever we lose one it is heartbreaking. A neighbor's family dog passed away recently and I wanted to send them a note to let them know I care.

 

 

I made the paw using the SU! heart and oval punches. The inside was very simple. The sentiment of the front and inside is from the SU! So Sorry stamp set.

 

 

I took these photos before I discovered PicMonkey.

 

I have been busy making Valentine treats for friends and relatives. I will share them soon!

 

Also, I have really exciting news! I entered radio contest and WON!!!! I won 2 tickets (with a meet and greet) to The Band Perry and Easton Corbin and a nights stay at a hotel next to the concert arena! So excited - this is the biggest thing I have ever won! I will have pictures to share after I go!

 

Gail





Yay! For PicMonkey!

I belong to a wonderful group of SU! ladies/gentlemen called Luv2Stamp and it is led by the wonderful Patty Bennett. Patty is always keeping us up to date about important things and is always teaching us something new. I have learned so much from this group. One thing I recently learned was PicMonkey. It is a photo editing site that has FREE things for you to use to help with your blogs/business. Wow!! It is so easy to use and me being not too computer savvy, this is sooooo easy!!

This card that I made recently, I took a picture of it and put my watermark on it using PicMonkey!

Can you hear me singing with joy???? I am so happy that I don't have to stick my name stamp in front of the picture and it looks so professional!

This card is using retired colors but one can adjust it to use the newer in colors. I love how it turned out and I am thrilled with my new editing toy! I cacan't wait to play more with PicMonkey....when I have time....

Gail S.

A Winter Birthday

I guess I am on a roll for making birthday cards! I actually started by making my daughter-in-law a birthday card. Her birthday was Sunday and then I didn't even take a photo of her card so I can't post it on here!  Oh well, I ended up making several more birthday cards that day (see the previous posts) and also came up with the wintery birthday card.

I love this stamp set & punch from SU! that feature the mittens.

I think they are so cute!! Sad to say, they have retired but I still enjoy using them.

Thanks for popping in today - I hope your week is going well. 

Gail S.

A Wild Birthday card!

I found a cute card layout on Pinterest and decided to use it for a card.  I really do like the layout but the cardstock I used, I think is a little wild for my tastes!

It is bright and cheery - perfect for a birthday!

What do you think?  Please, let me know!

I had the day off work yesterday  (Martin Luther King Day) and spent it running around.  When I have a day off, I try to schedule lots of appointments that I can't otherwise get to. I went to one town 25 miles away from where I live, came home for a few minutes and then went to another town about 40 minutes away from us in the opposite direction! Whew! I was tired when I got home.  My next day off of work is Presidents Day in February....I plan on going to Colorado to see my granddaughter (weather permitting!!)

Gail S.

Another Challenge Card!

Well Peeps, yesterday in Nebraska was bee-u-tee-full but today it is windy and chilly. I have been able to get into my craft room and make some more cards (happy dance) and today I have one to share the I am linking up to another challenge. Techno stamper blog found HERE has a Monday Lunchtime sketch challenge #298. This is the challenge sketch:


And this is what I came up for this challenge:

I had the cardstock Baja Breeze out from another card that I made so I started with that. I also still have some retired DSP paper that I love and it fit perfect for this card. When you purchase SU! DSP packs....they last forever! You can make so many projects just from one package.

I have a small tip for you also! When card making, don't throw away scraps.  The white cardstock behind the solid Baja breeze cardstock is a scrap!

This is what I used! I had used this paper for two other projects.

I added a small pearl to the center of the flower and popped it up on dimensionals.

I hope this inspires you to try this sketch out and make a card today! 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Gail S.

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #203

Good Sunday to you all!

Today is a beautiful Sunday in Nebraska. It is warm and the sun is shining and I am going to take a walk just as soon as I get done posting this blog! I need to get out and soak up some Nebraska Sun!!!

I am linking a card that I made last night to the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge HERE!  I saw the challenge on facebook last night and was is the mood to create so I came up with this:

I used some retired SU! products and Pear Pizzazz cardstock (my favorite!)

I hope you enjoy it and challenge yourselves to make a card using this sketch as inspiration!



Thanks for stopping by!  Now...time to enjoy the rest of the day!!

Gail S.

Masculine Happy Birthday

I wanted to make some cards to have on hand so when occasions came along, I wasn't scrambling to get a card made.  I made some masculine cards to have on hand for birthdays and came up with this.

I used some retired paper scraps and got several made to have on hand. I love how they turned out.

Gail S.

Thank You Cards

I wanted to send out a few Thank You cards and got this simple idea for a layout on the computer. They were easy enough to whip out several in no time at all.

I used the Festive Flurry paper pack for the cardstock on the banners and Coastal Cabana for the background.

Gail S.

A New Year!

Wow! A new year - 2014!  Last year flew by. Most of the year was a good one for the Slagle's but there were some sad times. I hate to admit but December was sooooo busy at home and work, I didn't even get Christmas cards sent. I just sent to the people that I received one from. Hopefully this year I will be more on top of things.

I have been crafting....when I can get a few minutes to spare and I do have some cards to share with you!

Today is a bitterly, cold day here in Nebraska and we have an anniversary that we need to get out and go to! Yikes, I would like to just stay home and hibernate but oh well.  I made a simple, yet pretty card for the occasion.

I always seem to lean toward red, black and white for anniversary cards lately!  This time though, I used basic gray for the card and added just a tiny pearl for an accent on the little heart.

The inside was simple with a couple of more little hearts and an anniversary sentiment. I took a picture of it but it was too blurry to share.  I do have a picture of my Granddaughter to share that was taken at Christmas. Love this little girl!!

She loves bubbles and we were blowing them and having a great time!

Til next time - Gail S.

Holiday Open House

Hello Friends!

Christmas is just about here! Are you ready? I need more time!!  So much to do and so little time. 

About a week ago, I did host a Holiday Open House and had such a great time.

 

This table showed some of the projects I have made and some of the things I gave away.

 

 These are just a few of the items we made!  

 

 I love the snowflake ornament kit that SU! offered!

 

I have a few pictures of the ladies having a great time working of their projects.

 

 



 The ladies now want to make this a more frequent event! 

I don't know if I will be able to post any more before Christmas so I wish you a very Merry Christmas!!  Please stop by again and leave a comment - it helps keep me going with posts! 

Gail Slagle

Another Challenge - Create with Connie and Mary

I just happened to have my Truly Grateful SU! stamp set out along with the Sweater Weather DSP and decided to try the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge for this week. This is the sketch:

And this is my card using this sketch:

I recently purchased the woodgrain EF and thought this added such a great touch to this card. I sponged chocolate chip ink across the edges of the woodgrain to give it some texture. I also tried to add a little color to the acorn by using a gold glitter pen on the cap.

You can't see it too well in the photo but it did add some color to the stamped image which was subtle enough to look pretty good.

Thank you for dropping by my blog today.

Gail S.

Recipe:

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Sweater Weather DSP
Stamp Set: Truly Grateful
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Other: Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Burlap Ribbon, gold glitter pen

MoJo Monday 319 - Truly Grateful

Hello Friends!

I finally have a few minutes to get into the craft room. I have been super busy with life. I went to Colorado to see my precious little Granddaughter last week, we got done picking corn (we have deer hunters here this weekend!), I started going to an exercise class two evenings a week (yay! losing weight)and busy at work.

I have to share with you a Fall/Thanksgiving card today. I am not quite ready to do Christmas cards yet...maybe next week!
This card I am linking up with MoJo Monday. Below is the sketch:

 

And this is the card I came up with using the SU! set called Truly Grateful.

 

 



I love the burlap ribbon for texture and the addition of the linen thread on the shock of wheat. The colors in the Sweater Weather DSP are so perfect for fall and masculine cards.

And the acorn in the stamp set is great!!

Thank you for stopping by and maybe I will have enough time to get another card done to share this week.

Gail S.

Trick Or Treat!!

Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

 

Thanks for stopping by today! I got home last night from work and decided that I needed to whip up some treats for my niece's and little nephew and my co-workers as well as some local friends. On such a short notice, I went to my fellow bloggers and got some ideas. The first group of treats I got from THIS post.

 

 

 

 

I made these for my co-workers/friends. Aren't the little pumpkins cute??? They are so easy to make with an SU! oval punch. 

 

 

 

 

The next "bunch" of treats, I got the idea from THIS post. Being a hobby demonstrator, I don't buy all of the latest holiday stamps so I used a retired stamp set that I have had (and used!!) for years.

 

 

I also used some retired Halloween DSP paper. Hey, it works!! That is what is so great with stamping, they last for years and can be used over and over again. I ended up making 23 bags of treats to hand out while watching some Halloween programs on TV.

Have a wonderful Halloween the rest of the week. I will be back next week with more to share.

Gail S.







Wish Big Birthday

I am still trying to get rid of some of my old paper and made a birthday card to have on hand.

I really like the layout of this card and know I will use it again. I used two different embossing folders on this.

 

 

As well as a fancy SU! build a brad. I finished the inside simple.

 

 

I hope you have a wonderful Halloween tomorrow. We live in the country and don't get many trick-or-treaters maybe a few neighbor kids on their way into town.

 

Gail S.

 



So Sorry...Sympathy Cards

I was all out of Sympathy cards and needed some more to send and have on hand so yesterday I just took the time to get some made.  I used some retired paper (still have lots of it) and decided to make this set of cards in a tri fold.

This is real simple yet it is so pretty.

You cut your cardstock at 4 1/4" X 11" and you score the long portion at 5 1/2" and again at 2 3/4". I cut the inside white cardstock at 4 1/2" X 3 1/2" and the portion on the front (largest portion) is 3 1/2" X 3 1/2".  I also used an old retires SU! set for the rose in the background (Fifth Avenue Floral) and used a new, available stamp set for the sentiment (So Sorry). While making one of the cards, I smudged something on the inside of the card.

I tried using an artists eraser to get rid of it and it didn't do a thing so I came up with this:

I just fussy cut a portion of the DSP that had a cute flower and glued it over the smudge.

I hope I don't have to use all of these cards for quite some time.

 

 



We are almost done with harvest and the forecast doesn't sound the best so I am happy about that. Have a great week and stop by again!

Gail S.

It's a Boy!

My daughter has a good friend that she went to High School with and has continued to be great friends. She recently had a baby boy and I wanted to send her a congratulations card. Of course, I went to my Pinterest boards and found this card by the great Chat!


I CASED this card almost exactly like the original because when you see a good thing, why change it, right?? It is just too cute as it is!

This is my version....not a whole lot of change.

 

 

I used different DSP paper and different EF and ribbon but pretty much everything else is the same.

 

 

 

 

Isn't that little sleeper just the cutest? Love it!

 

 

I stamped it on some DSP paper, cut it out and adhered it with some dimensionals.

 

 

Gail S.