"Welcome Baby" card for newest additon to Battalion

One of the families in the battalion has a new member to their family.. a baby boy!
I made this card for the company to give to the soldiers family. I seen a card made by JennD and liked the layout so much that I used it with this card.


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some progress made... UPDATED: *53* cards completed so far

I had to lay off the cardmaking for a few days.. my right shoulder has been giving me lots of problems (nerve damage and very painful) ~ last night/this morning it kept me up till after 3 am. I am going to have to go back to the doctor and request another shot in that shoulder. The only way I could fall asleep was to take a very strong pain pill, put a fleece blanket around my shoulder to keep it as warm as possible and cushioned and sleep in a somewhat upright position.. I think once the pain med kicked in, I must've fell asleep because I was so tired. Very scary when you are alone and not really sure what's going on.

I did work on some cards this morning/afternoon.. I already had everything stamped, cut, scored, etc.. I just needed to assemble. I will need to do more stamping, so I'll wait till later to do that and give my arm a little rest. I hope that the soldiers who receive these, enjoy sending them to their families and friends.

UPDATED: After posting this, I decided to put some more cards together and got 13 more done, then did another 9..... on a roll!

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...... st. patrick's day cards .......

While the kids were eating the snacks I made them after they got home from school, I went about making these cute cards. I seen a card on SCS by you betcha! and thought it was one I could put together quickly. I made these four in about 30 minutes, the only time consuming part is the film strip edge.. I might pick up a border punch by Fiskars when we go into town here shortly, I have a half-off coupon for Michael's but can use it at other stores except Hobby Lobby.. I'm not sure who has it, but I know I've seen it.. oh, it might be EK Success brand. I could punch more than two little notches at at time that way.


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more.. St. Patrick's Day Cards for soldiers families/friends

I made 5 cards just like this today:

I'm not sure how many more I will make.. they are not hard at all and not really time consuming, but the sizzix die when cutting more than two envelopes at a time actually is cutting on the crease lines, so that part might be time consuming only being able to do two at a time .. when I plan to make many. I'm happy though.. I have 10 cards completed so far.. I guess if I do 5 at a time it won't be too long till I fill the box.. I do not really like making the same card over and over again, so it's a good thing mixing things up every so many cards.

I cut the shamrock out using a Cricut Paper Dolls Dress Up cartridge.. I have the bags, boxes and tags (I'm sure that's not the correct name!) and Plantin Schoolbook that have envelopes on them.. so I'll check them out for the envelope.. or I might just double layer the leprechaun at an angle in that left corner.

I have these to add to the box.


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Starting on my next round of cards for soldiers ~ St. Patrick's Day Cards ~

The box of Valentine's Day cards that I sent to my husband for the soldiers in his company arrived in Iraq last week. My husband said that by the next day there was hardly any left. I am glad that the soldiers are going to be using them to send to their friends and family.. Steve even said "honey, you'll be getting one, because I'm sending one to you!" ~ that's what their for.

Tonight I started working on St. Patrick's Day cards. I want to get these done and off to Iraq, so I can spend more time on Easter cards and then Mother's Day... and if I can pull it off.. I might make Father's Day cards so that they can receive them there in Iraq and get them off in the mail to their dad's.. they will be returning the end of May and this way they won't have to worry about going out and finding a card and getting it in the mail on time. I'll pace myself, but am hoping to be able to get this done. I am going to be making cards for a unit in Afghanistan as well, so I am going to be busy, busy!

These are some of the cards I made tonight.. the first card in the lower left corner, I do not like at all. My Glorious Green pad needed to be reinked and I didn't like the way it was stamping, so I went to using a different color scheme and like it, so I'll be doing more of them. I need to punch something with my scallop punch to sharpen it up, it's punching sloppy. I need to order some more green cardstock. I just opened the Green Galore and Gable Green packs tonight, but I need lots of cards and one pack of each won't cut it.


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Valentine's Day card for hubby and box I put his gift in

Last week after getting all the Valentine's Day cards made to send off to Iraq, I figured I better get my hubby's card made. We bought him a (CANNOT SAY WHAT IT IS WE GOT BECAUSE HE MIGHT SEE THIS HERE OR ON FACEBOOK!!!). I had a mailbox that I wanted to decorate to put it in, however it was about 1/4" too big .. so I had some clear paint cans.. nope, too big for it as well.. so I found some white boxes that I had bought at Michael's a long while back..

I cut some designer paper for the top and around the sides, run some ribbon around the lid and punched out some pieces from a matching designer paper and put them on the top.. I had to hurry because Steve had asked me about a movie and I had wanted to pack everything together in one package and needed to mail it that morning.
I had lots of goodies (candy!) that I had bought to send to him and so I packed the box full of the box, candy, the movie and some black ankle socks he had also asked about.. and in the mail it went. I took the picture of the card, right before I put it in an envelope and into the box.
Inside the box I punched out a whoe bunch of red hearts and scattered them over the top.. I had also cut a bunch of thin strips of white paper and crumbled them up for padding in the box. I hope he likes it.. it probably won't get there until late this week.
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Another of the Valentine's Day cards.. they are on their way to Iraq

I stuffed that plastic container full of cards.. this card was another layout that I used and I made a bunch of these.. and there was one others, but I do not think that I took any pictures of it.. and the box of cards is on it's way to Iraq right now. I hope that the soldiers enjoy sending them to their families and friends.

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~*HAPPY 18TH ANNIVERSARY TO ME & STEVE*~

18 years ago today I said "I do" to my wonderful husband Steve. Though we celebrate our anniversary today apart from each other, because he is deployed to Iraq.. our hearts are still one and can reach across the thousands of miles that seperate us.

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More cards finished to send to Iraq

I have 42 cards completely finished.. inside and out and in an envelope.. they are in a tub and I am going to keep working to get it filled up. I am going to take them out to the company on Tuesday and on Wednesday they are going to send them to Iraq to Steve for me.. isn't that nice.


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Making "LOTS" of Valentine's Day cards for my hubby's unit

my supplies as I started

after cutting and deciding to make one card

I must be out of my mind!!! ha ha.. I have decided to make a hundred or so Valentine's Day cards.. first I said I'd make 100 to send to my husband's unit in Iraq, and then I have a friend who is in another area of Iraq and I'm sending her a card for a gift exchange.. and then another soldier that we have known for a very long time is in Afghanistan and I am going to send some to them too.. better get my behind in motion to get these things done.

this is the first card I made
I started this morning.. got things cut and then got derailed by the Heating & Air folks.. and with finishing some laundry.. then this afternoon got back on track and after dinner whipped some more together. All total today was 11 complete cards..

my 11 completed cards for today

inside and out! I am proud of myself, but I need more than that.. so as soon as the kids go to sleep, I am going to grab a punch and punch 90 of one circle and 90 of another and 90 scallop circles and 90 hearts.. I have all the card bases and layers cut out, I will need to probably emboss about 60 more of the dotted layers, oh.. and stamp the saying.. then it's assembly time.


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~*LOVE YOU MUCH*~ card for my hubby

I whipped this up this morning so I could get it in the mail and off to Iraq to my hubby... whom, I love so very much.

The greeting stamp is from a new Stampin' UP! stamp set called Well Scripted.. I LOVE the font!! there is similiar set in the SAB catalog and I got that one too.

I bought the unmounted stamps.. at first I wondered if it would stick to the block, but I followed the directions and pressed as it said and it was great.. not a problem at all.. stamped wonderful as always.

I need to get this finished inside, so I can get it in the mailbox before the carrier gets here. Have a great Saturday .. tomorrow is a Video Teleconference with Steve.. the kids don't know about it yet.. it's going to be a surprise.. I'm going to tell them we are going to an FRG thing.. can't hardly wait for 9 am to get here.



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SALE A BRATION BROCHURE TO VIEW/SAVE

Stampin' UP! starts SAB on January 5th.. here is the brochure for this year.. for each $50 in merchandise (before special discount I am offering (20%) you can choose from a stamp set, a punch or a paper pack.. AND this year you can also make your choice from select stamp sets in the main catalog (they are listed on the last page of the brochure).. so for a $150 order, you qualify for 3 FREE SAB items, plus a FREE Level 1 hostess set and $15.00 in FREE merchandise.. if you need to place an order, just let me know.. Happy Day!

SAB BROCHURE FOR 2010

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**NEW** Stampin' UP! Occasions Mini Catalog ~ starts Jan. 5th

This is the new Stampin' UP! Occasions Mini Catalog.. it starts January 5th. as does Sale-A-Bration.. lots of fun things. I got some new goodies from each, but the night I got the stuff, I left for TN and have been here ever since.. I will get home and make something with my new stamps and punch.

STAMPIN UP OCCASIONS MINI CATALOG

STAMPIN UP SALE-A-BRATION CATALOG

These catalogs are available to order from on Jan. 5th.. with SAB, for every $50 (before special discount on merchandise) you can choose a free stamp set or punch.. and this year, you can also choose from a selection of stamp sets from the main catalog (these sets are in the back of the SAB mini).

If you are interested in placing an order, just let me know.. I would be happy to put one in for you.
Happy Stamping~
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*~ HAPPY NEW YEAR ~*

Happy New Year to everybody... I am so glad that 2010 is finally here... it means that my hubby is so much closer to coming home. Hope you all have a blessed New Year.



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~*MERRY CHRISTMAS*~

Merry Christmas to everybody.. It has been a wonderful day.

I am in TN at my parents house and our oldest son has came in from LA for the holidays. The only person not here was my wonderful husband Steve.. he is in Iraq right now. We did get a surprise and got to enjoy a video from him. I posted it on my Facebook page.

This has been a whirlwind week.. on Monday we drove up to Missouri over where we used to be stationed at, Fort Leonard Wood.. my brother and his family are stationed there now. Being there felt so good, being back in Missouri felt so good, getting to visit with family was great!

It was flurrying here in TN this morning.. nothing stuck to anything and as fast as it started, it ended.. thank goodness. I am making the long drive back home in a few days, so I really hope that the weather stays nice.

I hope that everybody had a wonderful day today.. that you got to hug your family and friends and tell them how much you love them. That is what is important in life.. family and friends.

Cyber hugs to all my friends.. I look forward to making more cards when I get home.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

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Hi Everybody.. on a little trip!

Hi Everybody.. just wanted to hop on here and say "hello" to everyone who might stop by.. I made some cards last week that I sent out to my hubby and forgot to take pictures of them.. I was making them late at night and then getting them in the mail before I went to bed, so I didn't forget in the morning to do so.. some were cards I had made a while back, but just added something to them before finishing them off.

We will be away for a while visiting with family and friends in TN and in MO.

I hope that everybody has a great day!!

Happy Stamping!

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12/05 Holiday Wishes ~*Christmas Rose*~ card

I made this card earlier this morning. I love this stamp set: Christmas Cardinal.. it truly has to be one of my absolute favorite Stampin' UP! stamp sets.

I used some retired SU DSP paper on the card. The sentiment was stamped, the poinsettia was off stamped onto it, it was punched out, layered on a circle and then I took a scallop circle punch out and then glued a thin piece of paper to it and then put it back in the punch and repunched it off setting the scallops to create the pointed punched out piece.

I used some SU organza ribbon, tied it around the piece and into a bow. I then put a piece around the card to make it look kinda like a present.

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12/04 Christmas Cardinal Embossed Christmas Card

I actually made this card last night.. but didn't get to load it.

I used the Stampin' UP! stamp set A Christmas Cardinal, inked in versamrk and then versafine black, heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored it in with some ink pads and an aquapainter.. not sure how much I really like the main image, but I still carried on to finish the card.

The card base layer has a scalloped edge I used a Stampin' UP! scallop border punch to create, the mistletoe was stamped in versamark and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

I used some organza ribbon and the mini bowdabra to make the frilly bow for the card.

The saying was stamped, punched out and layered, layered, layered!

I used some retired SU DSP for the piece across the card.


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.......... in dreams we catch glimpses .........

The bones of this card are from one I started for my husband the other night and I didn't like.. so tonight I see the stuff laying in the scrap box and decided to finish it up for a friend, who is serving in Iraq too.

The stamp set is a Tim Holtz set, I stamped the images and embossed with clear embossing powder.. I used nestabilities dies and the main images are on a Stampin' UP! Top Note Die-cut. The ribbon is Stampin' UP! organza.. I tied a bow and then used the Mini Bowdabra to make another bow to attach to it. I sponged all the edges and added some brads.. hope she likes it.

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~*MONSTERS*~ card by my daughter

My daughter wanted to make a card for her friend... she said "mom, I want to make a card" I asked her what color she wanted it to be and she said Cameo Coral.. then she asked me what color went with it.. I said, I don't know! and she asked me for the color wheel ~ even her brother turned and said "you remembered that mom has a color wheel?" it was funny.

I get out the colors for her and after the monsters are stamped, she colors them in and then she started asking how she should do this and that.. I think her card ended up very nice.. she did a good job and asked me if I'd post it here for her and I said I would be proud to do so. She is 12.

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It's like mad crazy stampingness going on here!!!!!

Stampingness... is that even a word! ha ha ~ tonight it is!

I made three cards last night after I stamped the same image three times.. and then cut all the same color cardstock, just made the cards look different ~ here they are:








then tonight, I made all these:









We are under a Tornado Watch right now.. earlier it was raining like crazy.. not sure what it's doing now. I have some doppler radar on so I can watch it.. not as good as the one at the news channel in Springfield, MO ~ back there you have to watch the weather closely with all the bad storms we had when we were at Fort Leonard Wood ~ even though at times the weather was a bit extreme, I cannot wait to get back there ~ and as soon as possible!

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made a card for my hubby.... and mailed it without taking a picture!

I guess that's what I get for being up so late stamping.. I made a card to send to my hubby today using a retired Stampin' UP! set that has Pickups in it.. can't remember the exact name... I made it, wrote a note inside, then tucked it in an enevelope and sealed it up.. as I stamped a "sent with love" stamp on the back of the envelope, I realized I hadn't taken a picture.. It was a nice card.. in always artichoke and mellow moss.. using confetti cream for the neutral.. aaaaaahhhh.. I'll try not to do that again! I was tired, guess that's my excuse!

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~ something I've been working on today... Monkey mini cards

I have all the monkeys colored in, just need to cut them all out.. I have these three done and three more to do.

The stamp set is one I got from Hobby Lobby last week, the bottom piece is torn and then rolled over with my finger.. I stamped it all over using a SU set that I can't remember the name but the stamp set is 4 mini background stamps and the one I used was the specks, I stamped it over and over again in versamark. The tree was handcut using some Chocolate Chip that I ran through the bigkick using a cuttlebug folder, the leaves were stamped and cut out, the saying is from a set I got at JoAnn's, it has a bunch of small sayings and this "hi" fit perfectly. The saying is layered on two pieces I cut out using nestabilities dies.

I used some dimensionals on these cuties too!

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~*NOEL*~ Glittery Dasher Christmas Card

This card started out following Beate John's blog.. however my main image ended up being too bad, so I ended up making it a bit different.

The Dasher stamp is stamped in versafine black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.. however when I ran it through the xyron to put the glitter on the back, I ended up liking the glitter on the front better.

I used the bigkick and some nestabilities dies on the main image to cut out the shapes.. The striped ribbon is Stampin' UP! and I tied it in a bow and finished it off with a green button with some DMC floss tied in a bow through it.

The "Noel" is from Stampin' UP! Many Merry Messages stamped in versafine black ink on white, punched out and layered on a green circle punch out, then onto a Designer label punchout in Tempting Turquoise and then layerd onto a red circle punch out.

The DSP is retired SU paper, I think it's Jersey Shore.. the card base/layer is Garden Green and Tempting Turqoise.

I used some Dimensionals on this baby as well! love em'!

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~*REJOICE*~ cross mini card

I had some papers leftover from the card yesterday, just laying on my desk, so I thought I'd make something with them.. fitting them to a new Inkadinkado stamp set that I got last week. The Cross was stamped in Versamark and then embossed with a mixture that is gold and gold glitter embossing powders, then colored in with copic markers.

I stamped "Rejoice" on Stampin' UP! cardstock vellum and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I sponged all the edges of the cardstock and vellum and then just layered it together, I tied off some gold SU organza ribbon on the vellum piece.

It's so pretty in person.. so shiny.

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