HAPPY Birthday Ty!

Saturday marked my nephew's birthday.  He's grown up so fast.  In honor of his birthday, I made this card...Not to send to him, but to celebrate.  I think it's a little girly for him and he'd rather have something with a sports theme...or maybe a kayak...or even better, just a check!

This week at Woodware USA we're creating birthday cards.  And this fit the bill PERFECTLY.  This time, I did go a little overboard with the stamps because I can't believe it but I used THREE SETS!!!  They work perfectly together though. 

Pretty Labels

School Tots

Mixed Greetings

Hee hee...played around with the photo shoot too...dumped a whole container of cupcake sprinkles (Jimmies) all over the table!!!  ")

Colorful Challenge at Woodware USA!

Let's get in the spirit of the holidays...or maybe not!  This week, Woodware USA is hosting a color challenge.  You have the chance to win PRIZES too...Just post a card or project using these three colors:  RED, GREEN, BROWN...in any shade or tone!  The design team has created a lot of fun cards to get you in the MOOD for Christmas, but in my case, I'm not quite there yet...I'm still thinking of Thanksgiving and fall.  I bet you too can think of other ways to incorporate these three fabulous colors too. 

Today I used one of the newest stamp sets to Woodware USA.  It's called Pretty Lables.  As you can see, there are three circle stamps and a variety of useful sentiments and little posies to spruce up your cards.  I initially ordered this set because I wanted to use the set for making Christmas tags for presents, but it's getting even a better workout than that!  I've been playing around with it for weeks and have found some fun ways to use this set.  You'll see more ideas in the future. 

This has to be one of my new favorite sets from the newest USA release.  I love these circles!!!  When stamped and embossed on plain cardstock, they create fabulous background patterns.  I simply cut out the center of the circles (That's simpler than masking!) and stamped away.  Adding a bit of Vintage Photo Distress ink to the eges of the paper really made the embossed image pop.  I love this technique. 

Pairing up this set with these colors and my The Paper Loft (Serendipity) paper, makes this card cry a little country and a little chic at the same time.  I just had to add a little bit of velvet ribbon too...You know me...I LUUUVVVV that touchy-feely stuff on my cards.  Oh, and I can't forget about my button...It's not naked..NO SIREEE!!!

Hope you enjoy your week, and come back soon, I've got more to show you this week! 

Let the Festivities Begin!

Hello! Welcome to the Woodware USA Blog Hop! If you came from HARRIET'S blog you are on the right track, if not, head over to the Woodware USA Blog and start from the beginning. You'll want to make sure to comment on each and every blog.

The Anything Goes Challenge is open until Wednesday night at the Woodware USA Blog. You'll have until Wednesday night to hop, hop, hop…Make sure you post a comment on EACH blog because one lucky winner will win a prize.

Starting each Monday, The Woodware USA Design Team will be revving up your holiday crafting muse by showing some festive things you can create with the NEWEST Holiday selection of stamps available through WoodwareUSA!! Tried and True stamp sets will also be featured here and there.


I selected this cute train set called PARCEL TRAIN and paired it up with another new set called PRETTY LABELS. I used pretty labels to bind my pages together into a "train track" book...All the pages connect to create a ZIG-ZAG Fold that when open is over 48 inches long. As you can see, it's hard to take a good picture of the book in total, so I'll try to take a video of Katie showing off her book and how it works after her story is finished on the back.

Now, to continue your hop, head on over to RACHEL'S Blog. If by chance you happen to get lost, you can always find your way by visiting the Woodware USA Blog!