Hanna Sneak Peek - I dream of Hanna

I don't know how Kristi does it, but every once in a while, she creates a Hanna that is so close to my likeness that I think she spies on me! {giggle} Thus is the case with this Hanna! {I dream of Hanna}. The only issue, my hair isn't that long - but I could get extensions!

Here are the deets on this card - a white base, with a caramel layer. I sewed on some designer paper with a zig zag stitch. I stamped Hanna on white and colored her with copics, trimmed her out and then mounted her to the designer paper with dimensionals. I trimmed out the vase after coloring it with copics. The sentiment is stamped on ruby red with black ink.

I used stickles on the earings and vase, then I used sakura stardust on the sentiment and the tassles on her top, waist and shoes. A gold amuse bling gem on her belly button! This was a fun card!

Thanks for looking!



stamps: Hanna {I dream of Hanna}
paper: white, caramel, designer paper (DCWV), ruby
ink: black soot, copics
misc: sewing machine (janome sew mini), dimensionals, stickles, sakura stardust, amuse gems

RV Sweet RV

One of my *FAVORITE* memories growing up was camping with my family. When you have a big family, you camp. It's written in the rule book! :)
My parents started with a tent, then got the pop up, then the small RV. Now they have this mammoth RV that they leave parked year round in Lake George. The kids love to go up there and do overnights. They hit the beach during the day, take showers with their flip flops on, eat BBQ for dinner and toast s'mores at night.

Before they got the big RV, I fondly remember taking the RV to Cape Cod, Rhode Island, Florida (Disney). We camped ALL OVER! One time I remember going to Cape Cod. My dad had issues backing up - he would back up, my mom would try and direct him into the spot....there would be lots of cursing and *$&#! Betty! This one time, the five of us were in the van with the dog, my dad was trying to back up in the DARK in a small camp site...my mom was directing him in.... He kept yelling and cursing. Of course the five of us were all giggling. (I have tears as I am typing this). My dad starts yelling, "Jessum Betty, I cannot turn around....I cannot see.....I cannot turn around...and somebody farted!". We just about lost it.....the dog (Frodo, our Carin Terrier) had ripped one and my dad was screaming at my mom because he couldn't back up without taking a tree limb in the RV. Oh, Good Times, Good Times.

Okay - so I made the frame for their RV. I used a frame I found in my stash. It's 5x7 in these metallic earth tones. I used georgia pacific white with my black soot ranger ink. That seems to work well for me when coloring with copics. I stamped the Riley in the trailer twice - to pop his head out - Can you see it! There's my mom - "Dick, keep coming back, turn the wheel to the right!" And there is my dad, driving the van, cursing! The trees are stamped, colored with copics and cut out and mounted to the 5x7 with dimensionals. There is sakura stardust on the wheels and the AC unit atop the trailer. The RV SWEET RV was stamped with Whimsical Alphabet....

I am going to give this to them for Christmas....


stamps: Riley (trailer, van)
paper: GP white
ink: black soot, copics
misc: frame, dimensionals, sakura stardust

Hanna Sneak Peek - Slumber Party!

These are the most fun sleepover invitations EVER! Karen turned 11 this year and wanted to do a sleepover party! Ugh! You know, 7 girls, late nights....sheer exhaustion the next day! Well, we did it.....Karen had her friends get picked up in the Greased Lightnin' Van - we went to the School for a halloween party (it was the Monster Mash) - then we came back here and had a fire in the fire pit on the patio. We ate popcorn.....watched a movie....the next morning - Pancakes (with M&Ms), sausage, hashbrowns, bacon....the works!

So here is the invite Karen and I created together. White base, run through the cuttlebug folder. I used the paisley folder. You have GOT to check out Eclectic Paperie. Daisy and Joy have OUTDONE themselves! They have some of their cuttlebug folders as low as $2 each! Holy cow! go peek! I will wait.......

So, what did you get? Leave a comment here! :)

So, after we ran it through the paisley folder, we added a strip of designer paper. This is from my mound of costco paper. Just a strip. Then we stamped and colored Hanna on white paper. Mounted it on pretty in pink and added some pink ribbon (mayarts/starlitstudio.net).

These stamps are available on Friday! WOOHOO! You know I am going to be posting more creations all week! Take a peek here and check out the other design team members blogs for their sneak peeks too!

• Sandra MacLean
• Patti Stigsell
• Niki Estes
• Kristi Ferro
• Kitty Carracciolo
• Kendra Wiestock
• Judy Workman
• Jennifer Muraoka
• Jeanne Streiff
• Janette Olen
• Frances Byrne
• Diana Gibbs
• Cindy Haffner
• Candice Lighty
• Bev Gerard
• Amanda Sewell
• Adela Rossol
• Vickie Garrett
  

FS95: FlowerGal36

This week's FS is Dawn, AKA Flowergal36. I loved her card: WT194 Thankful Sympathy.

I changed the colors/ patterned paper and stamp set. I used celery for the base, then used some retired SU! designer paper. The stamp set I used is Everyday Blessings from Papertrey Ink. I love this set....especially the sentiments. This one "Nothing is worth more than this day." is just beautiful.

I stamped the cross in celery, the sentiment in cocoa. I stamped on the designer paper with chocolate chip ink, using the small image from the stamp set. I used my two way glue pen and some fine glitter on the cross. I used celery ribbon and a celery button on the top.

The main image is on dimensionals. Simple card....beautiful. I guess this qualifies for WT194 too!




stamps: Everyday Blessings {Papertrey Ink}
ink: cocoa, celery, chocolate
paper: celery, chocolate, shimmery white, SU! designer paper
misc: glitter, celery organza ribbon, button, dimensionals

HSC45: Gift Card Holder

HSC45 is a challenge on the Splitcoast website. It is a challenge to use your Hanna/Riley/Sophie G. stamps to create a gift card/money holder. I found this cute gift card tins in the check out aisle at my local home improvement store. It was Uggggg-ly! What could make it Purdy? Hanna of course. I covered the front with Stampin' Up! © designer paper (rounded the corners). I stamped Hanna {Tis the season} on white cardstock with black soot ink and colored in with copic markers. I stamped Hanna a second time on the same designer paper to make her a cute skirt. I trimmed it out and carefully added it to the main image with adhesive. I used some 2 way glue and glitter to bling-i-fy the project. The ribbon is wrapped around the tin and the tag is attached with gold cord. Sentiment from Hanna {Just what I wanted to say}.






Inside of the tin holds the gift card!


Stamps: Hanna {Tis the Season, Just what I wanted to Say}
Ink: Black Soot, Copics
paper: White, SU! Designer paper
misc: organza ribbon, gold cord, punches (circle, scalloped circle/SU), glitter/two way glue pen

Hanna Sympathy Card

I made this card for someone who recently lost her father. It is clean and simple. I used the designer label SU! punch for the main image. The image is from For The Soul. I stamped in chocolate chip ink on white cardstock, then punched the image out. The sentiment is from Everyday sentiments.

I used Kraft for the base, some SU! designer paper and a piece of MayArts Ribbon (Starlitstudio).

The main image is on dimensionals. There is also sakura stardust outlining the cross in the center and the flourishes on the outside. (it's hard to see in the photo)


stamps: Hanna {Everyday sentiments, For the Soul}
paper: Kraft, white, designer paper (SU!)
ink: chocolate chip
misc: ribbon (mayarts), dimensionals, SU! designer label punch, sakura stardust

Little Red Heads Across America

Here is some exciting news! My two red heads (Isabella and Xavier) are featured in this new book:
Little Red Heads Across America

They are on the New York State Page. To purchase your copy of the book, click on the
Little Red Heads Across America link on my sidebar.