Gone Fishin'

Father Dan was an interim priest at our church who recently retired after being with us for over a year. He likes to fish - so I made this fun tackle box to give him on his last Sunday with us.

I purchased the pattern from Lisa at Stamndesign (she is SO clever!!) it also includes a fishing vest card pattern that I haven't tried making yet.
Look how wonderfully it is designed to open up on hinges and have the little compartment tray inside! It was really easy to make even though it looks very complicated! The tab on the cover just slips behind the metal name frame to close. If you wanted to be able to pick it up by the handle - you could use a piece of velcro instead.

The hinges are made with the SU word window punch and you use an oval punch to make the pieces on the corners.

I stamped these little Bible Verse cards to put inside the compartments of the box. I also tucked in some gummy worms and red fish candies in the larger section (as well as a gift certificate for him) I forgot to take a picture of the candies - they looked really cute in there.

A great gift for any fisher-person in your life don't you think??? Especially perfect for upcoming Father's Day!!

Stamps: Stampendous, The Stamp Pad Co (Sometimes Prayer), Print Works

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Black - SU

Ink: Chocolate Chip - SU

Accessories: metal frame - SU, brads, oval & word window punches - SU, rectangle nestabilities, cuttlebug, sponge, black grosgrain ribbon, large eyelets - SU, Dymo label maker

Live Life!

I didn't have the SCS color challenge colors of Melon Mambo or Soft Suede so I used Copics in similar colors on my image. I even got the Dessert Option in by using wood grain designer paper!

This great image is Demetri one of the new African American figures from Rubbernecker Stamps I clear embossed the image using brown and Versamark inks, colored it, cut it out and adhered it to the Labels Ten nestie panel with foam dimensionals. The card base is embossed with the Distressed Stripes Cuttlebug folder.

Tonight DH and I are going to live life! We're going out to eat at Jacob Wirth's and then to the Lyric Stage to see Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit - fun way to start the weekend!

What are your weekend plans??!

And don't forget the friends of WMS Blog waltz on Monday - Check here for all the deets or click on the WMS flower on my side bar. We hope you'll join in!

Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps - Demetri African American #501-10, Word Set #4
Paper: Vintage cream, dark chocolate - PTI, DP Dream St. Papers/Seasons of Change
Ink: dark chocolate, versamark, Tea Dye DIstress - Ranger
Accessories: hot gun, clear EP, sponge, Copics E13, E35, RV17, 100, Circle punches, vintage buttons - PTI, Labels 10 Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, Distressed Sripes Embossing Folder

Is There a Doctor in the House?

Isn't this Scrub Shirt adorable!?! This was just what I needed for my boss's birthday card today for all of us in the office to give to him. We tucked a gift certificate to his favorite restaurant inside.


I purchased the template from Lynn (Stampndesign) here - and it also includes a doctors medical bag which I'll be making for the three doctor's I work for to hold their holiday treats later this year!

You use various oval and circle punches to make all the pieces for the stethescope. I added the physicians name from his business card over the pocket - it was just a tad too long but the perfect size font.

Oh - and I wanted to let you know that the friends of Waltzingmouse Stamps are having their monthly blog Waltz on Monday 5/17 over at the WMS forum - you can check it all out here as well as on my side bar - just click on the flowers! I hope you'll join us - there will be stamp sets to be won!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Embrace Your Dreams

Itecler was the Featured Stamper over on Split Coast on Saturday and I chose her pretty Thinking of You in blue card to CASE.

I changed the colors, the stamps and orientation of the card but kept her wonderful design and theme.

My weed & sentiment stamps are from Rubbernecker

I thought these colors and sentiment would make a good masculine graduation card.

I've been busy this week making a birthday card and gift box for the physician I work for as well as some tags for gift baskets our Dept put together for Nurses Week and EMS Week - I'll be sharing those here soon!

I've been crafting in front of the TV lately watching the Stanley Cup Playoffs - GO BRUINS!! (although they blew it last night!)

ETA: under "Toot My Own Horn" category (!) I was listed TWICE over at Card of the Week Blog and Best of the Blogosphere - see Create with Me under Card Sets and Birthday categories!! whoo hoo!!

Stamps: Rubbernecker: Floral Silhouettes #467, Weeds #497-14
Paper: Spring Moss, New Leaf, Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate - PTI
Ink: Dark CHocolate - PTI
Accessories: Modern label punch - SU, foam dimensionals, vintage button - PTI, Glue dot

A Get Well Spot of Tea

A fun home goods web site, The Huset Shop, from Sweden was hostess Anne's inspiration challenge for us today over on Split Coast. I chose this lovely tea cup as inspiration because I've been dying to try my new tea cup template from Waltzingmouse Stamps!I just printed out the template on white card stock, stamped the Big Blooms on the teacup and saucer pieces and assembled as instructed! How fun is this!!

I used Taylor's Friday Sketch for my coordinated get well card. The designer paper panels are WMS Digital Celtic Squares papers. The sentiment is cut with Labels Nine Nestabilities and the chrysanthemum is cut with Circles Nesties.

My project also counts for Sharon's No Time to Stamp Friday challenge - to make a female oriented card (or Mother's Day). I think a tea cup fits the bill!!

Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful mother's out there! My son is taking me out to dinner tomorrow -whoo hoo!!

Stamps: Big Blooms, Fancy Phrases - Waltzingmouse Stamps
Paper: white, Enchanted Evening - PTI , digital DP Celtic Squares - Waltzingmouse Stamps
Ink: Enchanged Evening - PTI
Accessories: Tea cup template - Waltzingmouse Stamps, scor tape, exacto knife, Labels Nine & Circles Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, foam dimensionals.

An Empty Purse, Tea and Chipboard

Here's my project for today's Teapot Tuesday challenge - Abracadabra - where you have to show something that has disappeared - and the thing that disappeared??? There's no money in my purse - why???? because I buy too many stamps!! LOL!!! Is your purse empty too!?!?! (I see heads nodding!)

This also covers the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger which is a bright green bag with red and pink flowers from an Ebay shop!All my stamps are new releases from Waltzingmouse Stamps: Big Blooms and Fancy Phrases.

You can find Mel's fun little purse template here in the SCS forums.
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps - Big Blooms, Fancy Phrases
Paper: BoBunny Seafom dot & Decaf Dot, white - PTI
Ink: Pure poppy, Dark chocolate - PTI, Adirondack - Lettuce, Memento Angel Pink
Accessories: Red eyelet, cropadile, ribbon- PTI, rhinestones - Studio 18, foam dimensionals, purse template, circle punch - SU, scor tape, scor pal
I made this card for last weeks Ways to Use it challenge over on Split Coast - to use chipboard on your card. My flourish is a Tim Holtz Grungeboard colored with my ink pad. The fun teaparty sentiment is one of the new sets just released by Waltzingmouse Stamps called Afternoon Tea Sentiments. I used last week's Mercy's Tuesday sketch for my card.

Then, since I had all the supplies out as well as a pile of chipboard shapes (!), I made this second card using the same sketch but different chipboard and another fun quote from the Afternoon Tea Sentiments set.

Hmmmm - I'm suddenly craving a cup of tea!!!

Oh- and Claire has picked the winners from our WMS DT blog waltz - check that out here.

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Afternoon Tea Sentiments

Paper: white, Hawaiian Shores, DP Green Boutique - PTI
Ink: Hawaiian SHores, Ripe Avocado, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: foam dimensionals, sticky pearls, Tim Holta Grungeboard - Elements, sticky pearls, Labels Eight Nestabilities

Inspired by Coasters

Thanks Anne for the terrific Jazz It Up Home Interiors web site for our inspiration over on Split Coast this past Saturday. I looked in the coaster section and when I saw these scenes of MykonosI immediately knew I'd use photos for my cards. Kent and I were fortunate to be able to travel to Greece in 1998 (seems like just yesterday!) and part of our tour was a day trip to the beautiful island of Mykonos. These pics are several of the churches/chapels that we saw on the island. Just look at that gorgeous blue sky and wonderful sun!

I just printed my photos onto white card stock - trimmed them and stamped the simple sentiment from Rubbernecker Stamps that I thought said it all - "Life is a Journey, Art is the Guide". I didn't want to take away from the beauty of the scene by adding anything else! Then I punched the bottom edge of the blue panel with an EK Success punch. My cards are 4 1/4" x 4 1/4
Stamps: Rubbernecker - Distressed set Scuffs & Stains #461
Paper: white, enchanted evening - PTI
Ink: memento tuxedo black
Accessories: photos, EK success punch, foam dimensionals
I was so inspired by all the coasters on the Jazz It Up Home Interiors inspiration web site - I just had to make another set of 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" cards! My second set was inspired by these Kitchen Herb Coasters.
I used some of the new weeds and floral stamps from Rubbernecker , first stamping two times with Willow ink - then coloring the stamps with SU markers - spritzing the stamp with water and stamping over the first stampings.

I love how these came out - just like the coasters!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Stamps: Rubbernecker - Floral 496-03, Floral 496-09, Weed 497-09, Weed 497-11, Petite Word Set #2000
Paper: Vintage cream, Rustic White, Dark Chocolate- PTI
Ink: Dark Chocolate- PTI, Adirondack Willow
Accessories: Stampin Write Pens - SU, water spritzer, zutter corner rounder