Jessica Roses

I'm branching out! This time I'm not posting a card, but a frame. It's like a scrapbook page, but more. See, I'm not into the whole scrapbooking thing b/c it takes too much dedication. And I guess I'm not into documenting EVERYTHING I do on paper (blogging is different, of course). However, I did happen to see a page that a woman did as a memorial of her mother. It was amazing. It was a beautiful tribute. But I thought, what a shame to hide it away in a scrapbook only to be taken out and admired occasionally. Hence, my idea for creating a frame. Below you can see the frame w/o picture and then with. I did create it with the pic in mind, but it's got all the roses on it so should be good in the future to hold other pics of my Rosebud.

It's a first attempt, but I like it - let me know what you think.

 Here's all the stuff that went into making it:

 - 8x10 painter's canvas
 - Floral paper by K&Company, the "Madeline" and "Mira" collections
 - "Doily" border punch by Martha Stewart
 - Background paper by Me & My Big Ideas, the "Black & White Butterfly" collection
 - "Shimmer Flourish" chipboard pieces in brown by Making Memories
 - Stamps (clear) by Inkadinkadoo, "Dot Flourishes" and Inque Boutique, "Monarch"
 - I used the Martha Steward glue pad and the Essential Colors Glitter Set on the stamps
 - "Dot Sparklers" stickers in silver by Stampendous
 - "Real Flower Confetti" in Open Rose and Rosebud by Pressed Petals
 - Paper roses by Hirschberg Shutz & Co, Inc, the "Modern Romance" collection in Red/Rouge
 - Various ribbon I had on hand

For the men in the family

I apologize for the long period of silence on this blog... my creative juices weren't flowing very well and I didn't have anything new to post.  However, I'm back.  These 3 cards were all made for some of the men in my life, my Father, Bruce (step-FIL), and the Hubby.

Poor Pa... I tried to create a Father's Day card for him on the day he was showing up and I'm afraid the card is a poor performer by comparison.  But here it is anyway.  The "P"s are mostly transfers.  I love transfers.  Pretty images w/ no smudges and very little effort!

Today just happens to be my anniversary and Bruce's birthday.  Two cards for one day - phew!

I bought myself a new circle cutter (Martha Stewart), so I went a little circle happy with Bruce's birthday card.  Decorative paper by K&Company, the Madeline collection.

This is the anniversary card for Eric.  8 words for 8 years.  Again, went a little nuts with the circle cutter.  Decorative paper by K&Company, from the Mira Designer mat pad.  Words are transfers.  And the little hearts in the corners are acetate die cuts by K&Company (Michael's sells a lot of K&Company), the Wild Raspberry collection.