Happy Birthday w/ DSP Scraps

Today's card is another CASE from the Chattanooga Regional - I think it was Shannon West's card??  This card is a great way to use up your DSP scraps!  I think the Floral District is my favorite DSP - I just love the bright colors.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Stamp Sets	Perfectly Penned
Ink	Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight
Paper	Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Floral District DSP
Accessories	Apothecary Accents Framelits, Whisper White Baker's Twine, 3/16" Corner Punch, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stampin' Dimensionals®

Happy Birthday Quick and Easy

Today's card is a CASE of a card demonstrated by Bonnie Thurber at the Chattanooga Regional.  I love the impact the DSP makes peeking through the Framelits window on the front of the card.  And don't throw away that cut-out!  Use it for your writing space on the inside of the card!:

How genius is that?!?  What a cool way to dress up the outside and the inside of a card by lining it with DSP - I just love the effect.

I am WAY behind in sending birthday cards this year - to the tune of birthdays going back to June!!!  Oops!  We found out we were expecting our first baby in June and everything else got put to the side as we celebrated the news :).  So, this card was just what I needed to get caught up on birthday cards!  I am finally getting caught up and it feels good!  Hence all the blog posts lately :).

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamp Sets	On Your Birthday
Ink	Rich Razzleberry
Paper	Naturals White, Whisper White, Floral District DSP
Accessories	Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, Labels Collection Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals®

Happy 5th Anniversary

Today's card is my 5th anniversary card to my hubby.  We celebrated our anniversary on August 18th and then took a wonderful trip to Savannah, Tybee Island, and Hilton Head.  Hard to imagine it's been 5 years!

I love clean and simple masculine cards.  This one was easy to put together using several layers of Framelits cut-outs.  And you gotta love the Memorable Moments set for milestone celebrations - or any celebration for that matter!

I'll leave you with a baby bump picture of me at 16 weeks along.  I'm actually 20 weeks along, but haven't taken an updated photo yet!  Thanks for stopping by today - have a great day!

Stamp Sets	Memorable Moments
Ink	Bashful Blue, Midnight Muse, Cherry Cobbler
Paper	Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Accessories	Apothecary Accents Framelits, Labels Collection Framelits, Vintage Trinkets, Midnight Muse 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals®

Birthday Party Hats

Today's birthday card is a clean, simple, and fun birthday card.  I used the Petite Pennants Builder punch to create the party hats and the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch to create a trim for the hats.  The pom-pom on the top of the hats was created using the little 4-petal flower from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.  I just used my Paper Snips to cut a slit in each petal and then smooshed (sp?) them around my Simply Scored Stylus to give a pom-pom feel :).

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamp Sets	Perfectly Penned
Ink	Midnight Muse
Paper	Comfort Cafe DSP, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Pool Party, Summer Starfruit
Accessories	Petite Pennants Builder Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Stampin' Dimensionals®

Happy 60th Birthday

Today's card is a 60th birthday card for my father-in-law.  I love the Memorable Moments set for milestone birthdays and anniversaries!  And the added bonus is it coordinates with the Labels Collection Framelits.  The Stamp-A-Ma-Jig makes personalizing cards with this set a breeze.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you're having a restful weekend!

Stamp Sets	Memorable Moments
Ink	Night of Navy, Marina Mist
Paper	Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White
Accessories	Naturals Designer Buttons, 1" Square Punch, Labels Framelits Collection, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Stampin' Dimensionals®, Glue Dots®

Elegant Wedding

Today's card is a wedding card I made for a college friend of mine. I created the card based on her invitation colors of black and silver.  The sentiment is heat-embossed with silver layered over a background of silver glimmer paper.  To add a little more bling, I punched out a small heart with red glimmer paper.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamp Sets	Word Play
Ink	VersaMark®
Paper	Basic Black, Silver Glimmer Paper, Red Glimmer Paper
Accessories	Basic Black 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Silver Embossing Powder, Labels Collection Framelits, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Small Heart Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals®

Pregnancy Announcement

I have news to share with you in today's post!!  My husband Bryan and I are expecting our first baby, due February 16th, 2013 :).  We waited until we reached the 2nd trimester before we told our families, and, of course, I had to do something creative to share the news with them.  Since Baby DiMatteo is due February 16th, I decided to go with a Valentine's Day theme to throw them off a little ;).

First, I made a 3" x 3" pizza box.  Here's a great tutorial for making your own pizza box.  It's great for giving gifts!

Then, I found an adorable poem online and tweaked it a little for each family member based on their relationship with the baby.  I adhered the poem to the inside, top lid of the pizza box.  Here's the poem (author unknown):

I do not have a face to see,
Or put inside a frame.
I do not have soft cheeks to kiss.
I don’t yet have a name.

You can’t yet hold my tiny hands,
Nor whisper in my ear.
It’s still too soon to sing a song,
Or cuddle me so near.

But all will change come February 16th;
When my parents say I’m due.
I am your new grandson or granddaughter;
And I can’t wait to meet you!

All I ask between now and then
Is your patience while I grow.
I promise I’ll be worth the wait;
Because of all the love we’ll know!

So what I have to give you now,
Is a wish to you from me.
I cannot wait to be a part
Of this wonderful family!

And finally, I've started getting into embroidery with my new embroidery machine, so I made this adorable onesie using a pattern I found online for a pregnancy announcement.

We couldn't be more excited!  I'm halfway through the pregnancy and we're having a girl!!!  She's going to be my little papercrafting helper - I just know it.  Needless to say, I've been neglecting my blog a little bit, but I'm still here and I've got more cards to share with you over the next week or so :).

Thanks for stopping by and let me know if you have any questions!

Stamp Sets	Affection Collection
Ink	VersaMark®
Paper	Cherry Cobbler, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Accessories	Gold Embossing Powder, Cherry Cobbler 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Small Heart Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals®

Scrabble Tile Pendant & Video

Today's post includes a video for how to make the Scrabble Tile Pendant I swapped at this year's Convention!  This pendant is perfect for giving as a gift!  Below the video is a detailed list of the supplies I used.  I'd love to see your creations, so please be sure to leave me a comment and I'll check them out!

Supplies Used:

• Scrabble Tiles
• Designer Series Paper
• 1" Square Punch
• Mod Podge
• Designer Sanding Blocks
• Paint Brush (small)
• Wax Paper (to protect working surface and prevent dust from settling)
• Crystal Effects® OR EnviroTex Lite Resin (mixing cup & popsicle sticks)
• Coffee Straw OR Blow Torch (I used the BernzOMatic Micro Torch)
• Aanraku Bails
• E-6000® Glue
• Toothpick

Convention 2012 Swap Card

Here's my 2012 Convention Swap card - all wrapped in a plastic sleeve and ready to hand out.  I made 100 of these and received some amazing cards in return!  I'll highlight my favorites in a future post :).

I created the ribbon using the chevron pattern from the Summer Smooches DSP.  I cut the strips using my Tabletop Paper Cutter, then used my 1" Square Punch to punch out the bird's beak end.  Each layer is popped up by Stampin' Dimensionals® and the background is textured with the Stripes Textured Impressions ™embossing folder.

Stamp Sets	Blue Ribbon
Ink	Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango
Paper	Island Indigo, Real Red, Whisper White, Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper
Accessories	2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1" Square Punch, Stripes Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals®

Bright & Cheerful Birthday

Today's birthday card is a bright one!  I love this color combination together for summertime.  The flowers were made with the Blossom Punch.  For each flower, I punched out 2 blossoms and, using my bone folder, broke down the fibers and split each punch-out into 2 to give it some texture.  All 4 pieces are held together with a glimmer brad and then scrunched up for some dimension.  The sentiment is embossed using Tangerine Tango embossing powder.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamp Sets	Bring On the Cake
Ink	VersaMark®
Paper	Crumb Cake, Floral District Designer Series Paper, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Rose Red
Accessories	Scallop Trim Border Punch, Blossom Punch, Glimmer Brads, Tangerine Tango Stampin' Emboss® Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals®