The cutest flower girl

Here's some great stamps from I Brake for Stamps. This adorable girl is the Little Flower Girl. On the background I used the small star ornament and the large star ornament in colorbox chalk ink. The cute saying "A little note to you...in appreciation for all the wonderful things you do!" comes on a wonderful sheet of stamps called Half sheet 42. Be sure to use my coupon code the next time you go to the store!! Happy Birthday today to Ayana!! Big thanks to everyone who left wonderful comments for Ayana's card on Saturday. I know she is going to grow up and be a cardmaker!! My coupon code for the I Brake for Stamps store is SAVE10Holley. The coupon code is valid on all items that you purchase there!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, DCWV, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (I Brake for Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Die Cut (Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Color (Copic Markers); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All);

Lil Lolita Ivy

Sweet Lil' Lolita Ivy, here she is and she is so cute! I thought this little outfit reminded me of Alice in Wonderland so I colored her up in a blue combo of colors. I used some gold metallic paper in the card to highlight the color of her hair. I love this image. The stamps from Tickled Pink are so sweet.Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill Swiss, DCWV Metallic, Neenah); Rubber Stamp (Tickled Pink Stamps); Ink (Memento); Buttons (American Traditional); Die Cut (Spellbinders- Nestabilities); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue Dots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers);

A is for "A"rt from "A"yana

Just had to share some art from my dearest Ayana. While seeing her this week she gave me a card that she had made for me. She's gonna grow up and be a card maker too! I just know it. What a loving kid. She was going around the funeral and telling all the people that she loved them. What a joy. Her birthday is this week.


Here's the front:

here's her inside decor:

She's a wonderful kid with a big heart and a sweet personality. Big hugs to her on her birthday monday from Holley&John! Hope this year you have a very special birthday.

Cheers, Holley

Pretty Bird

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, AC Metallic), Rubber Stamp (Queen Kat Stamps); Ink (Colorbox Chalk); Punch &Corner Punch (Martha Stewart);

Rest In Peace, Terry

Praying for the Family and Loved ones of Terry Rogers Vallejo on her passing. Most especially for her family as her funeral is today. Lots of love and blessings to them all as I know their mom is watching them from above now.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Hobby Lobby, Neenah); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Stamps (Greeting Farm Anya; Saying/Praying Hands - I Brake for Stamps); Netting; Adhesives (Glue all, Glue Dots, Pop Dots); Color (Copic Markers); Die Cuts (Nestabilities);

Twisted Sister Larkspur

This image is from a wonderful line of stamps from CC Designs that I love. It's from Sweet November, Twisted Sister Larkspur. So adorable. I just had to get a few of the wonderful stamps from this set. What a beautiful maiden.
Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Rubber Stamp (CC Designs Sweet November); Ink (Memento); Flowers (Prima); Brads (Making Memories); Border Punch (Martha Stewart); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers);

Just a couple of Pilgrims

Here's a cute couple who wants to say Happy Thanksgiving to you! I just had to get this sweet stamp when I saw it. It's from the Embossing Arts stamp line that I Brake for Stamps started selling. CLICK HERE to findthem.Be sure to use the coupon code the next time you buy at their site, it's SAVE10HOLLEY to get 10 percent off your entire purchase!!

Project Materials: Paper (Bazzill Swiss, Bazzill Bling, Neenah); Rubber Stamp (I Brake for Stamps); Ink (Memento); Stick (Happy Thanksgiving-Recollections); Buttons (American Traditional); Adhesives (Glue Dots, Glue All, Pop Dots); Die Cuts (Spellbinders - Nestabilities); Color (Copic Markers); Border Ribbon;

Lady in Blue

The Blue eyed Fairy. I just love this image from Sweet Pea Stamps. The hair is my favorite part! I colored up this woman and made her hair many shades of blue, so I had to highlight that by putting it on a blue card with blue accents.Note: This cool stamp is on sale at the Sweet Pea store for HALF PRICE! Just $2.63!! What a bargain. There's lots of other stamps on sale too. Here's the LINK.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Ink (Memento); Rubber Stamp (Sweet Pea); Buttons (Misc); Adhesives (Glue all, Glue Dots, Pop Dots); Color (Copic Markers);

Thank You Friends

Just a little thanks for my online friends who left wonderful comments the other day for my family over the loss of their mother, my Aunt Terry. I shared your comments with them by reading them to the daughters. They were very touched that people all over the world left notes and kind words for them. Aren't stampers just wonderful people?? Please continue to pray for them as this week will be very hard and the funeral is Friday.

Project Materials: All materials from Stampin' Up

Friends

Hold your friends and family close to you. Never forget what is important. I think this week has been so tough losing a loved one we should stop and think of what is really important. Friends and family are important. If you have friends and especially family that you haven't reached out to recently, reach out to them now! You never know when they will be gone. Tell them what you want to say NOW, don't waste any further moments. Even those close to you, tell them everyday. Think of everything you say to them as it might be your last statement.Never hesitate to tell them that you love them. Big hugs to all of you and most especially to my family, friends and loved ones.

Project Materials: Cardstock (DCWV); Velvet Scroll (Queen & Co.); Friends (All My Memories); Adhesives (Glue all, Glue dots);

Thanks Guys!

Thanks to everyone for all their help and kind words since news of my Aunt's passing came out. We all miss her and especially ask for prayers for her immediate family. She has three wondeful daughters and three wonderful grand-daughters.Project Materials: Card (DCWV); Flower (Imaginesce); Brads (Making Memories); Ribbon (Michaels, Heidi Grace); Ribbon accent (Making Memories); Tag Curler (Making Memories);

Tilda has a prayer request

Today Tilda has a prayer request. Please say a prayer for my family: Christi, Desi, Brooklyn, Cherry, Ayana, Sylvia. Their mother/grandmother (aka my aunt) Terry just passed suddenly and unexpectedly. She was only 53. RIP Terry. You will be missed by your family.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill Swiss, Bazzill, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (Tilda-Magnolia; Saying-I Brake For Stamps); Ribbon (Heidi Grace); Buttons (Jesse James); Die Cut (Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Adhesives (Ribbon Glue, Pop dots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers);

Hug Me

This adorable girl is from the SWALK line of rubber stamps from I Brake for Stamps. These sweet girls are super cute. I just love this stamp of a girl hugging her kitty. It comes with a cute saying "A Hug...is always the right size." I combined that stamp and cute saying with some assorted blue prima flowers, decorative brads and pretty papers. Doesn't that make you want to run out and give someone a hug? Next time you go the the I Brake for Stamps website, be sure to use coupon code SAVE10Holley to get 10% off everything you purchase!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, DCWV, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (I Brake For Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Flowers (Prima); Brads (Hobby Lobby, Making Memories, Basic Grey); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers);

My Scarecrow Friend

Here's a wonderful scarecrow stamp from Kraftin' Kimmie. I have always love scarecrow theme stamps. I have quite a few of them that I will be enjoying now that it is fall time. This sweet one has a little birdie friend. I guess scarecrows are supposed to be scary, but most I see are just too cute to resist!
Something fun happened yesterday, as many of you know I have been getting better and better since surgery and working out more and more everyday. I do about 10-12 miles a day. I bought myself a new skirt, size ZERO!! Who would believe that? This time last year, I was over 65 pounds heavier. A little brain surgery has really changed my life. Hmm, maybe the scarecrow is in a good state of being!!

Project Material: Cardstock (Bazzill, Mica Metallic, Neenah); Rubber Stamp (Kraftin Kimmie Rubber Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Border (K & Co.); Buttons (American Traditionals); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue Dots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers); Die Cuts (Nestabilities);

Paper Temptress Happy Fall Y'all

Here's a cute scarecrow card to start off some fun fall cards. Now that Halloween is over, I have some fall theme cards I wanna share. This cute scarecrow comes from My Favorite Things. All the papers used here are from The Paper Temptress.There's a coupon for you in the right hand column for the Paper Temptress store. She has wonderful ribbons and lovely papers of all kinds.

Project Materials: Cardstock (The Paper Temptress); Rubber Stamps (Scarecrow, Owls: My Favorite Things Stamps; Saying:Stampendous); Ink (Memento; Colorbox Chalk); Buttons (American Traditional); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue dots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers);

My Sister and Me

Here's a wonderful new stamp designed by one of the newest artists for Sweet Pea Stamps, Jennifer Nilsson. This image is called My Sister and Me and comes from Plate 80. What a sweet stamp! I used it to make a simple beach card that I could highlight with this image on top of it.I also used some adorable laser die cut seashells and some wonderful dragonflies. I added a small sun brad that says "Memories". To show the ocean I put in some torn paper in blue and some "foam" using paper in white.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah, Hobby Lobby); Rubber Stamp (Sweet Pea Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Die Cuts (Laser Die Cuts); Rhinestones (Prima, Recollections); Brad (Around the Block); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All); Color (Copic Markers);

Happy Halloween, Go have some Fun!

Wishing you all a very Happy Halloween! John and I are looking forward to seeing a few kiddos coming by for a treat. Hopefully we will have a few. I got some neon glowing necklaces to handout this year. Hope the kids like those.

Happy Halloween Everyone! Hope this year has been the last "scary" year that I will ever have, lol!

Project Materials: Cardstock (Mica Flame, AC, Neenah); Stars (Making Memories); Rubber Stamp (I Brake For Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Sticker (Reminisce);

Fairy Friend

Here's a wonderful stamp from Sweet Pea stamps. This stamp comes from artist Lisa Victoria's Fantasy collection and is called "Fairy Friend". I love this adorable girl and her little dragon friend.

This small highlight shows little fairy with the dragon sitting on her shoulder. Too cute. I colored her with copic markers using several shades a blue and using shades R24, 27 and 29 for the tiny dragon.

I used Nestabilities to cut out the Fairy and her dragon and picked an adorable saying to go with them "Let the little Fairy in you fly!" (Plate #24).

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, AC Metallic, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (Sweet Pea Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Die Cut (Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Buttons (Grandma's Button Bag); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue dots, Glue All); Flowers (); Brads(); Color (Copic Markers);

Happy Bday, Christopher!

Today is Christopher's Birthday! Happy 4th Birthday. Here's a card that I made for him. John and I are looking forward to seeing him and his sister at the party today. What a sweet nephew he is. Hope he loves the drum we got for him.Project Materials: Cardstock (AC, Bazzill, Metallic Specialty paper unknown maker); Car (AMM Herbanella); Vellum Saying (Unknown); Ink (Colorbox Chalk); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All);

Trick or Treat!

Here's another little Halloween card for you. I got this adorable silver embossed paper from Hobby Lobby and just had to have a couple of Spider's on there to make a card with it. I have just one more simple Halloween card to share on Sunday (in case I have a halloween urge tomorrow to make another), then I hope to get in some fall theme cards.
So, are you guys handing out Treats or gonna play tricks? a little of both?

Project Materials: Cardstock(Hobby Lobby); Stickers (Target, Sandy Lion); Buttons (Jesse James); Brad (Making Memories); Adhesives (Glue All, Pop dots, Glue Lines);

Meet Emma

Meet Emma. She's an adorable Ghoul Friend! I thought she would be a perfect feature for a Halloween theme card. I have other fun plans for her though, so you will see her for other times in the year too. Hope you are ready for the holiday!Project Materials: Cardstock(Mica Emerald -California Paper Company, AC, Neenah); Rubber Stamp (Queen Kat Stamps); Ink (Memento); Buttons (Doodlebug); Color (Copic Markers); Punches (Border&Matching Corner--Martha Stewart); Adhesives (Glue All, Pop dots, Glue dots);

Come Fly With me

Come fly with me, come fly, let's fly away. If you need the power to fly, just stand next to this fairy and she will give you some fairy dust. Then off we will go. I am not sure where I am going, but I am ready to go. These wonderful stamps come from I Brake for Stamps.This adorable Fairy is one of the newly carried images from Embossing Arts (click HERE to see her). The saying I used comes from a fun sheet of rubber stamps called Come Fly With Me (click here to see this sheet). Be sure to use coupon code: Save10Holley during your next purchase at the I Brake for Stamps website. This will give you 10% off everything!! Note, this coupon includes accessories and the sale items. Until the 31st, all the half size rubber sheets are already marked on sale!! Use my coupon and get 10% additional off the sale price! (Click HERE to see all the sheets on sale.)

Have a wonderful fairy filled day!

Cheers, Holley

Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, Neenah); Rubber Stamps (I Brake for Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Die Cut (Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Buttons (Jesse James, Misc); Brads (Making Memories); Flowers (Prima); Color (Copic Markers); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue dots);

Vampire Girl

Here's a beautiful girl from Queen Kat Stamps. I love her coffin shaped brief case. What else would a vampiress carry? Seeing as how her weekend is coming up, she's ready for business. Decked out in red and ready to go. Project Materials: Cardstock (Bazzill, DCWV, Neenah); Rubber Stamp (Queen Kat Stamps); Ink (Memento, Colorbox Chalk); Buttons (Jesse James); Die Cuts (Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Color (Copic Markers); Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All, Glue Dots);

Happy Monday Card!

Wishing everyone another great week! Here's a simple watercolor stype card that I did with a small image of a cup of Sunflowers. I stamped them on thick watercolor papers and used some watercolor pencils and an aquabrush to wash over the image. I colored on the paper and washed it gently with some color as well. I double mounted the image and added some color to the mounting papers. Hope you guys are ready for another great week. I am feeling wonderful. Wishing my Aunt and my nephew very Happy Birthdays. Also, Happy Anniversary to my Sister and her husband.

Project Materials: Cardstock (Making Memories, Hobby Lobby, misc); Stamp (unknown); Ink (Versafine, Colorbox Chalk); Watercolor (Stampin' Up, Derwent); Aquarell Waterpen; Adhesives (Pop dots, Glue All);

Stamp Sale.....

Just a quick note that I Brake For Stamps announced a sale, you get 15% off their half size stamp sheets!!! Woohoo!! CLICK HERE to goto the page that shows all the goodies on sale.

PLUS if you use my coupon code SAVE10HOLLEY you will get an extra 10% off EVERYTHING you buy (the items on sale--making them 25% off, every other store item will be 10% off).

Take a peek!! This sale will go on through the 31st of Oct!

Holley