Betty Boop!

We visited Universal on our vacation and I loved the section of the park that had old comic strip characters.  They even had Betty Boop!  I was inspired to make a birthday card for my husband's cousin.  I used a Spellbinder's die for the face- the name of it escapes me.  Her eyes are from the SU Owl punch.  I enlarged the above photo to make a template for her hair.  That was really the toughest part!  Her chest is from Valita's post at Valentine's.  You can check out  her blog to get directions here-

http://valitasfreshfolds.blogspot.com/2011/01/valentine-heart-punch-couple.html

It was fun trying to come up with the right punches to make Betty come to life!  I will probably make more cards from things I saw at Disney.  What an place to find inspiration- it was around every corner.  I took alot of pictures of the sights but I took just as many pictures of things that I thought, " wouldn't that make a great card", or things with color combinations that I would never think of!  You just never know where inspiration can be found.  Hope you like my Betty Boop!

Disney's Epcot Fireworks

We just got back from spending a week with my sister, Connie and her husband, Russ, at the Disney Resort Saratoga Springs .  We can't go to Disney without seeing the fireworks at Epcot.  Here is just a section of the fireworks display!  It is my favorite thing to do at Disney's Epcot park!!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

We are on vacation for a couple of days - I wanted to get a last post in.  I seem to be going from Easter cards to St. Patrick Day cards.  I love making both!  I wanted to show a couple of pictures that show you what I used for dies and punches to make my leprechaun and the rainbow.

I used Sizzix's Spiral die for the rainbow.  I can't believe how much I use this die! I used it for the arms on my leprechaun, too!

Easter Carousel

I have been playing around with making a carousel for a few days.  The hardest part is coming up with the idea!!  I used an empty toilet paper roll for the center.  I love the bunny Sizzlet die and the Tilda stamp that has her holding an Easter egg- I got the chance to use both!!  The butterflies are from Spellbinder's too!  It is sitting on top of an empty ribbon spool.  I love the chance to recycle items that I have saved and just can't seem to throw away!  Not that I save toilet paper rolls but think how many of them you throw away!  At least I got the chance to use ONE!  Anyway, it will make a nice centerpiece for Easter!  Wait ...Shhhh....Maybe I won't tell anyone it was made with a toilet paper roll...

I baked a cake!

I had to try Joan's beautiful Paper Cake!  It uses Spellbinder dies and lots of glue.  The top of the cake is one of the labels die and the cake itself is the die that looks like an open book.  It is held together with a pipe cleaner!!  I just loved making it! This is my first one but I want to try different color combos.  I am not much of a cook but this cake was fun to make!  You can find Joan's directions for this cake on her blog here:

http://craftski.multiply.com/journal/item/508/Lets_Make_Cake  - She also had a video that shows how to put it together!  I hope you enjoy my cake.  The picture below just shows you the top of the cake.  I added some flowers at the base for fun!!  The bead at the top is from AC Moore.  I know who this cake is going to and I hope she loves it!

Garden Gnomes!

My brother and his wife have recently bought a new home and are in the process of moving!  I wanted to send them a Congrats on your new home card!  I got the idea for my Gnomes while I was shopping.  Now I can't turn around without seeing a Gnome. They are everywhere!  There is even a new movie out- Gnomeo and Juliet!  Apparently, Gnomes are hot right now.  Who knew?  I think I made mine a tad too tall.  My husband and my sister thought they were Santas!  Rats!  Next time I will make them shorter.  I used Spellbinder's Paisley die for their beards.  You cut a slit about not quite 1/2 way down and insert a round punch into it.  The ears are the word window punch.  The moustaches are from 2 different punches- the wing in SU 's bird punch and the Five petal punch.

Wild Rose

I had to try Valita's Owl Rose just to see if I could do it.  It came out better than I thought it possibly could!  I really love it because the bottom of the rose sits flat.  That makes it easy to add to cards!  This card is for a co-workers birthday!  I used Spellbinder's vine die for the greenery.  You can find Valita's video directions on her blog located here- http://valitasfreshfolds.blogspot.com/