Frame it!

 I want to share with all of you a project I did in the last three days.  I had bought this blank frame a very long time ago.  Finally I decided to craft the frame for my daughter.  She picked out the paper from my stash.  Her room is pink and powder blue with flowers.   I had the perfect color flowers and needed to put something in the corner.  I used Mod Podge and coated the frame with it.  Then I laid the paper on it and coated the top of the paper.  I didn't even think about taking a picture of before I started but here is after I put the paper on.

Can you see up there in the right corner that I had to cut it and it left a open spot so that is why I had to put something there.  The flowers where perfect.  I also added crystal sprinkles to the flowers.  I don't know if you can really see them.   

 So to finish it off we found the perfect sheer glittery ribbon.  Made a bow and then my daughter decided she wanted the word Memories in the bling.  So here is the finished product and my daughter loves it. 

 Challenges:
 Stampin for the Weekend Challenge #45 - Anything goes
One Stop Craft Challenge #94  - something other than a card
Fab N Funky Challenge #36 - Flower Power
Alice in wonderland challenge chapter 27 - Photo Inspiration
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 64 - Photo Inspiration


Big Mamma Luvs Ya




XOXO

Happy Birthday Amanda

Hey everyone - I hope your weekend is going to be as great as mine.  First I got my SU order in and can't wait to start playing with it.  My Bestest and I are headed off to JoJo's in the morning to get a few supplies and use our coupons before they go bad.  So stay tuned everyone and see what we come up with.

 I made my other best girlfriend's daughter her birthday card.  I am ahead of schedule I can't believe it.  Her birthday is in 4 days so if I get this out in todays mail everything should be right on time.  Keep your fingers crossed.

In one of my last Addicted orders I purchased this cute little mouse on his cheese.  I had been eying this for some time.  You should see my wish list there.  Ohhhh I started day dreaming .. sorry.  Ok my little stamp is called The Big Cheese and of course it's from Whipper Snapper.  I decided to go with the sketch from the Crafty Calendar Challenge #11 - August Sketch.   I really liked the boarder and ribbon at the top, it called to me. 

The YNS Chanllenge #23 asked to use Bold, Bright, Summery colors & A Crafty Little Place Challenge #52 had great bold, bright, summer colors.  The colors for their challenge was PINK - BLUE - GREEN.

As for that boarder punch I used my Martha Steward punch of stars.  I think it is the first time I used it.  It will work perfect for the Prairie Fairy Designs Challenge #33.  Their theme this week is Punch it and I sure did.  Added the ribbon and the flowers.  I had them in the exact colors as the theme.  Fab N Funky Challenges #36 theme this week is Flower Power which is just perfect for my card and so is this weeks challenge over at Charisma Chardz Challenge #33 which is Die Cuts.  I just bought Spellbinders dies called Lables Two.  It worked perfect when I cut out my image.  I also used my hole punch and punched out the swiss cheese holes and popped him up.  I colored him and the cheese with my copics.  I am still practicing and learning to blend with them.  It's not as easy as it looks.  Last but not least to finish the inside of my card I used a new Sizzix die from a set -  Decorative Label Set #4. 

Ok now for the finished product.  I know your thinking.. hello.. get to the card.. ok..ok.. I just wanted to make sure I explained everything.

 Here's the inside.  I didn't center it so that I would have room to write a bit to her.

Big Mamma Luvs Ya

XOXO

The crab says Thanks!

 I am back!!!!   I have no idea why but for the last month or so I just could not pick up a stamp.  Well I'd pick them up but just had no desire to create anything.  WHY????  I have never hit a brick wall this long but since Halloween is coming and then the holidays maybe that is why I might be rejuvenated.

My daughter went and spent a week with her sister up in Seattle so I have a few Thank You cards that she needs to send out.  I used two that I had already made and posted but I made a special one for her sister.  It felt good to complete it and I have already started on my next card.  I really think I'm back.  REALLY! 

I also got caught up on all my blogs I follow and all my challenges I have always loved to enter.
As I was catching up I found the Crafty Ho's Challenge #66  Sketch

If you are still here seeing this then you have not given up on me and Thank you for that.  Have faith that I will be posting more.
Big Mamma Luvs Ya

XOXO

Another new stamp.

 I just picked up this new Hero stamp called Row of Houses.  I decided to use Sketch Saturday Week #113 Sketch.  It was pretty simple but perfect for the row of houses.  Stamping 411 had a great color combo #133 this week.  Look at these colors.  The really are great together.

 Hope everyone had a great Saturday. 

Big Mamma Luvs Ya

XOXO

One Huge Cupcake!

 Yes I'm still alive.  I know you were wondering were the heck did Big Mamma go?  There have been some crazy stuff going on at my work and I just have not had time to do anything .. not even make a card.  I am back now and hopefully I can get back into to the swing of things.  I've been really missing my cards.  It's my de-stressor.  My first card back is my favorite thing.  A giant Cup Cake.  It;'s the SU cupcake stamp called "Simple Birthday Thanks"  The first time I ever saw this in the catalog I knew I had to have it.  When it came I had no idea how big it was.  I guess I better read the fine print .. lol   I decided to paper piece the cup and the cake of it.  Then I glittered the cherry up with some Very Red glitter and put some sparkle pearls on as the cupcake confetti.  I didn't put any sentiment on the front yet.  It might be used as a birthday card or just a card to let someone know how "Sweet" they are to me. 

I'm going to enter this one in Charisma Cardz challenge #29 - anything but square.
Big Mamma Luvs Ya

XOXO