Happy Memorial Day!

Today's shares use the same stamp set from {ippity}, but are made with very different color schemes for very different occasions.  The first uses primary colors, including a yellow ribbon, for Memorial Day:

The next uses pastels and feminine embellies, along with a pink ribbon, for Breast Cancer Awareness.

I shared these projects over on the I Heart {ippity} blog today, where I am proud to be a new Design Team member!  As of May 1st, I am no longer an {ippity} Chick, but you can still order your favorite {ippity} stamps from my friend, Heather Flaherty, owner of I Heart {ippity}!  Just click on her name on the Unity website to choose her as your {ippity} Chick.  Easy, right? ;)

End of my May Counterfeit Kit

My May Counterfeit Kit has come to an end.  I used nearly every scrap of paper in my kit this month.  I have just a handful of punched butterflies left!  Of course, there are some alpha stickers and other embellies left, too, but my goal is to use as much paper each month as possible.  I have SO much in my stash!  Here are the last projects from my kit...

3 cards...

 6 simple tags perfect for quick cards or to tie on gift bags...

a garland for a gift bag or box and coordinating tag...

 a pretty tag from teeny, tiny scraps...

 and 5 tags to tie on water bottles for my favorite teachers. :)

So that's the end of my kit...I'm kind of sad that it's gone!  I LOVED my kit this month and created so many projects with it.  All together, I made 14 cards, 13 tags, and one mini garland.  Not too shabby!

I have to admit-I caved and subscribed to a card kit club last month.  I now have two kits that are sitting on my desk, unused.  I am going to try to create a few cards over this long weekend to share.  Both of these kits are totally our of my comfort zone, so I am a bit nervous to break into them!  Check back tomorrow for sneaks of my I Heart {ippity} projects!

Fun Ideas for Photo Corners

I'm sharing these cards over on the i Heart {ippity} blog today.  See the cute photo corners I used?  My favorite is the chevron background-love all of the colors!  Hop on over and leave me some love! ;)

Birthday Balloons

Just a quick share before I head off to school this morning...some birthday cards that I made from my May Counterfeit Kit.  I wondered how I would use my kraft frames this month-they were perfect for these cards! 

Thanks for popping by today!

I Heart {ippity}!

I am so excited to share that I am now part of the I Heart {ippity} design team!  Of course, you all know that I really DO "heart {ippity}", so it is a perfect fit!

Here are some sneaks of my project-please visit the I Heart {ippity} blog to see more!

Also, happy birthday today to my Dad-he's 81 today!  And happy anniversary to my parents today, as well-42 years!

Hooray for You!

This is my last share for today-a mini card for this month's sketch challenge at The Craft's Meow.  Here is the sketch:

I really loved the circles down the side and the banner sentiment.  I didn't follow the sketc exactly, but it's pretty close. I added more circles dow the side and stitched down the layers.  Then I stamped the bike from Vintage Rides right over my circles.  My banner and sentiment are also from Vintage Rides.  The finishing touch is a tiny epoxy brad from SEI.  All supplies are from my May Counterfeit Kit.



Thanks for checking out my card!  Enjoy your weekend!

More Counterfeit Cards :)

I found a few minutes this afternoon to play in the scraproom-using some more of my May Counterfeit Kit.  I realized that I still needed a few more cards for this weekend!  Tomorrow, of course, is Mother's Day.  We will also be celebrating my Dad's 81st birthday and my parents' wedding anniversary.  Busy, busy day!  Needless to say, I needed a few more cards. :)

This first card is for my Dad's birthday.  Thee stamp are not from this month's kit, but they are the ones that I had planned on using for my Dad's card.  The truck is from Tim Holtz and was a gift from my sweet friend, Lesa.  I thought it went great with the vintage ad woodgrain paper.  I also used a few scraps that were on my table to create a fun, colorful banner in the corner.



This next card is a TOTAL scraplift from Jessica Fick from The Craft's Meow DT.  HERE is her gorgeous card.  I copied the design, the color scheme, EVERYTHING from her!  This is a non-traditional Mother's Day card for my MIL, who loves horses.  The only part that I substituted on this card is the punched woodgrain borders-Jessica used lace, but I had a few woodgrain strips left in my kit and thought they would look great.  I think my MIL is going to really like this card. :)

I have one more card to share today-just have to edit and link up for a challenge.  Stay tuned! :)