I'm finally going to do it!

Today's post has nothing to do about stamping or cards. I've decided to share a little about me. I've worn eyeglasses since I was 2 years old. Of course, once I was old enough to wear contact lenses, I started to use them and never looked back! Well, since the birth of my daughter a little over 13 months ago, contacts do not suit my lifestyle and I've been wearing my eyeglasses that have not been updated since college. I'm not going to share how long ago my college days were, but let's just say it's been a long time! So today I'm finally going to get my eyes checked and pick out a new pair of glasses! I'm so excited. I really need a change and I can't wait to see what options are out there.I never thought I would be using my contacts for occasional use and going back to wearing glasses full time, but life changes! The pic above is with my current glasses. Stay tuned....

Punchy Thanks

I love the way this card turned out! I created this card as one of the designs for my sister's bridal shower thank you's. It is simple, yet elegant  all at the same time!I'm planning on creating more of these cards with different color combos. Don't forget to visit my Etsy store, Bay Breeze Designs where you'll find this card set and more! Thanks for looking!

Beautiful Butterfly Gift Card Holder

I love Stampin' Up's! Beautiful Butterfly Bigz Die! This makes for a versatile gift card holder. I used Rich Razzleberry, Pale Plum and Old Olive card stock. I embossed the butterflies with a texturz plate also exclusive to Stampin' Up! The body of the butterfly was created using mini-pearls which I purchased from one of my favorite Etsy stores, PAPER CRAFTERS PARADISE! The ribbon is a sheer organdy cream that ties the holder together. The inside of the holder was stamped using Lovely Labels stamp set. Thanks for looking!

Stamps: Circle Circus, Lovely Labels (retired)
Card Stock: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Pale Plum, Whisper White
Inks: Pale Plum, Old Olive
Punches: Scallop Square Punch, Word Window, 1 1/4" Circle Punch

Accessories: Sheer Cream Ribbon*, Pearls*, SU! Beautiful Butterfly Bigz Die, SU! Texturz Plate
All items Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

*not SU! material 

Cute as A Bug Gift Card Holder

What a fun way to jazz up a gift card. This holder is designed for a baby shower or welcoming a new baby. I just love the cute little bug in the carriage! I obtained great directions on how to create these from DOStamping with Dawn. The inside of the card was also stamped with a variety of my retired Stampin' Up! sets too! I've decided I really need to put some of my sets to good use! Thanks for looking!

Stamps: Love Bug (hostess), Sincere Salutations, Swell News (retired), Riveting (retired), To/From: Stamp*
Card Stock: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Barely Banana, Whisper White
Inks: Basic Black
Punches: 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Modern Label Punch
Accessories: Sheer/Satin Green Ribbon*,
All items Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.
*not SU! material

Thank You Card Set

 
I've decided to dust off some of my old stamp sets to create this fun Thank You card set. This was inspired from sample cards I received from my upline, Pat Nelson. It was such a fun set to make because I not only used punches, which I love, but I also used my crimper and ribbon! I hope you like them and thanks so much for looking!

Stamps: On the Spot, Riveting (both retired)
Card Stock: Old Olive, Whisper White
Inks: Old Olive
Punches: 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle punch
Accessories: Sheer/Satin Green Ribbon*, Organdy Off White Ribbon*
All items Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.
*not SU! material 

Thinking of You Medallion Card

Staying on track with my theme, here is a Valentine's Day edition of the Medallion card. I switched up the sentiment to "Thinking of You" and used a soft black brad for the center embellishment which I purchased through this great eBay store! The card has a vintage feel to it since the images did not come out as sharp as the original, but it adds to the character of the card.

 

 

Stamps: Medallion, Sincere Salutations
Card Stock: Real Red, Whisper White
Inks: Real Red, Basic Black
Punches: Scallop Oval, Large Oval, Scallop Circle
Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals, Soft Black Brad*
All items Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.
*not SU! material 

I Like U a Latte Card

Still working on my Valentine's Day cards, so I decided to dust off one of my older sets, I Like It A Latte. I changed the "It" to a "U". I saw a few samples back when I first got the set that did this, so I can't take credit for the idea, but I like the way it came out! This is also my first square card! It measures 5.25" by 5.25". The inside sentiment says "Sending warm thoughts your way."  Thanks for looking and let me know what you think!

 

Stamps: Like It a Latte, Rough Edges Alphabet

Card Stock: Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, Whisper White

Inks: Basic Black Classic Ink, Old Olive and Pink Passion

Accessories: Dimensionals, Circle Scissors Plus, Modern Label Punch
All items Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.
*not SU! material

Love Bugs Card

I've been trying to build up some Valentine inventory over at my Etsy store and this is one of the cards I just posted. The inside of the card reads Valentine (please be mine) from the Holiday Best stamp set. The sheer black ribbon gives this card just the right touch. I love the pink and black color combo too! Let me know what you think and as always thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Love Bug, Holiday Best

Card Stock: Pretty in Back, Basic Black, Whisper White

Inks: Basic Black Classic Ink, and various markers

Punches: Scallop border punch, Ticket corner punch

Accessories: sheer black ribbon*
All items Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.
*not SU! material

Medallion Thanks

I'm still in the process of making and sending out thank you's from the holidays! So I needed to come up with a design that would be elegant, yet simple to recreate and this is what I came up with. I was inspired by so many of the beautiful creations from fellow stampers on SCS. The color combo was also inspired by this month's edition of Stampin' Success! I used a little rhinestone in the middle to add an element of bling which I got over at Paper Crafters Paradise. Let me know what you think and as always thanks for looking!

Stamps: Medallion, Sincere Salutations
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Barely Banana
Inks: Elegant Eggplant, Barely Banana
Punches: Scallop Oval, Large Oval, Scallop Circle
Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals, Rhinestone*
All items Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.
*not SU! material

Winter One-derland Thank You

Now that the holidays are over, I can finally post the thank you card I made to coordinate with the Winter One-derland theme! I used the Snow Swirled stamp set for the snowflakes stamped in Gable Green and Pink Passion inks. I then used the Snowflake punch with a brad for the focal point of the card and used the scallop oval and large oval punches for the Thank You sentiment from the Warmest Regards stamp set. I really liked the way this came out and complimented the Winter One-derland invitation perfectly!

Birthday Gift Card Holder

One of my close friends was celebrating a big birthday and I decided to create a gift card holder for her gift card. I got the instructions for making this gift card from DOstamping with Dawn. She gives great simple instructions to follow! I used Rhich Razzelberry, Old Olive, Very Vanilla and Pale Plum card stock. I decorated the inside using one of the retired stamp sets from SU!, I Like It a Latte, since the gift card was for Starbuck's! Thanks for looking!