Creations by AR May Release!

Tux and Gown Box Set

Welcome! Tis the season for fancy proms and weddings....and Creations by AR has just the project for you!

This Tux and Gown box set can be used for any big night out on the town surprise or gift-Darling for proms don't you think?! Wouldn't it be fun to personalize these boxes for the actual outfits?  

Today I am making this template in to a wedding set. I used some absolutely gorgeous SEI white pearl foil papers for my gown and shirt. I know it is hard to tell in these pics, but they are definitely stylin'!   When my daughters got married, they wanted bling so here we are...a pretty wedding dress with bling and a fancy tux with silver buttons! 

I used rhinestones  around the top of the dress and the fancy center bling part came from some Martha Stewart bling stickers-they worked perfectly!  Now I know you might be tired of hearing this, but this set can be put together in about 15 minutes flat ! Very simple and fun to bling up!

                                                                                                                                               

Bride

and

Groom

Blog hop info:

If you came from Patti J's blog, you are right on track to pop over to Sue M's blog. If you are just popping in to say Hello and want to begin at the start-click below on Adela's link.

One person will win this template-just by leaving a comment on this blog as well as my other teamies. You  get more chances to win by commenting on the Creations by AR facebook page and our Paper Craft Planet group! ( Comments accepted through May 24th 12 noon EST-and announced on the 25th)

Adela

Jak

Julia

Lisa

Lyn

Patti J

Sue K-you are here

Sue M

Project details:

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Cut file: Creations by AR Tux and Gown Box Set
Cardstock: Black, Blush (SU!) and S.E.I. White Elegance paper pad
Misc: Martha Stewart bling stickers, silver pearls

Flour Power-House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #145-

                                  Flower or Flour Power!
Use a mouse with a flower (or cooking flour if you dare)

Welcome to challenge #145!  Our dear Stacy chose this  fun challenge #145-Flower or Flour Power!!!! Well, I guess you can tell I went for the obvious here LOL!

I bet Amanda is busy whipping up a delicious batch of cookies don't  you think?

I cut out the flour cannister with my Silhouette, added a wooden spoon for 'good measure' and then added Chef Amanda to the front.  I love simple!

Our Sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful Joanna Sheen!

Joanna Sheen - $ 10 Gift Voucher

That's it for today-I do hope you can play along along with us all at House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge-the more the merrier!

♥ Sue 

Card Details:

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Stamp: Chef Amanda HMG1010

Cardstock: Recollections from Michaels

Copics:

Apron-BG 11,12

Amanda-E 31,33,00,11 R20

Bowl-R 17,24,39

Misc: dimensionals

Silhouette Files:  Echo Park Flour, Sugar, Tea

Whisk and Spoon

It stinks....and here's the rest of the story!

Jammie Day Sunday!

Okay-I know I have a lot of explaining to do about this card. If you remember my last week's post, I told you I had this other card ready to post and decided it was not "pretty" enough to post on Mother's Day-and now you see why LOL!

I am not sure if you remember this card I made with the cute skunk and stinky sentiment-

At the first of the year I sent this card to a dear friend struggling with serious health issues.

Last week he was telling me that after his latest surgery  he was sure the meds were making him have very strange dreams. One night he said there was a skunk chasing him and "got/sprayed" him good. So...I had to make him another 'stinky' card! LOL.  We both work at a cherry processing plant, so not only did I get a skunk on this card, but a sparkly cherry tree too! I hope when he  gets this card  it will give him a big smile.

This  is a reminder just how much your special hand made creations are appreciated-so keep on sending your creations-they do make a difference!

Please take a few minutes to pop over to the Great  Impressions Blog and see what the rest of the team has been up to. Our May challenge is Celebrations, an easy one to join in!

Thanks for stopping in to say Hello-I always look forward to your visits!

♥ Sue

card details:

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Great Impressions Stamps:

B220 It Stinks

Cardstock: Doodle bug skypaper-solid cardstock SU!

Misc: Crystals, dimensionals

Silhouette files: 
5 grass Shapes
5 Clouds
Sun is a flower from 3 layered flowers file
Echo Park Tree & Tire Swing
Skunk
Fence

Relax and Unwind! Pure Innocence

Doesn't this make you want a pink little robe (and matching slippers) with stars all over them?

I used this darling little Pure Innocence Spa Day stamp set from Inspiration Emporium! I stamped and paper pieced her sweet little matching attire in some MME Happy Day paper and added her to a step card that I cut with my Silhouette machine. Oh so cute!  This little creation is going to a dear friend that is busy packing for a move.  Really-the ribbon does match the outfit, but the picture came out wonky-sorry!

You can check out this stamp and other Pure Innocence stamps at Inspiration Emporium-use the code suestamps13 for a 10% discount.

Card details:
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Stamp: Spa Day
Cardstock: Baja Breeze and My Minds Eye Happy Day 6x6 paper
Copics:
Face-E00,11,R20
Hair: E33,35,27
Ground ,Shirt and Barrett-BG72 and 70
Shadow-W1,3
Misc: SU grosgrain ribbon,pearls
Silhouette cut files: center panel step card by Lori Whitlock

WOYW?W-Birthday Police Car

 Happy Birthday Matt!

A fun little Silhouette card I made for my son-in-law-I bet you can guess he is a policeman!

 Messiest desk with cell phone stuff, dinner and drink, contact cleanser, crafty projects, tv remote, envelopes full of stamped images, a wish list item on my computer screen, full garbage!!!

Viola!!! All nice and clean-but not for long!

New mess already in process...more police cars for the little boys, a new John Denver tribute album given to me from dear Becky, the Silhouette store on my computer screen...lots of new cut files on the wish list!!!

That's a quick tour of my What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday! Thanks for stopping in to peek at the shenanigans going on around here...and you really should stop in and say Hello to our fearless leader Julia Dunnit at  Stamping Ground! Maybe even join in ya think?????

Happy Mother's Day!!!

 A Flower G455

Potted Flowers  C329

Jammie Day Sunday!

I hope as you are reading this that you are enjoying your day-taking it nice and easy-a bowl of oaties and a glass of milk and set to browse inspiration a wee bit this morning!

Today I am showing you two wonderful sentiment stamps. I actually had another card ready to go and then decided it wasn't very Mother Day-ish, so I am showing you this one instead...

I cut the card base with my Silhouette as well as the pretty flowers-a freebie template yesterday from Miss Kate's Cuttables. I thought this sentiment fit perfectly with the flowers and then realized I had the perfect "Designed by" stamp too! I also just got this new pastel Graphic 45 designer 6x6  paper pad---It was meant to be!

Please take a few minutes to pop over to the Great  Impressions Blog and see what the rest of the team has been up to. Our May challenge is Celebrations, an easy one to join in!

Thanks for stopping in today and Happy Mother's Day!

♥ Sue

card details:

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Great Impressions Stamps: A Flower G455

Potted Flowers C329

Cardstock: Graphic 45 Secret Garden 6x6 paper, So Saffron cardstock (SU!), White Bazzill

Misc: Crystals, dimensionals

Silhouette: Miss Kates Cuttables Flower Bouquet

Silhouette : 5 bracket labels with shadow

Happy Mother's Day!

My Wonderful Family

My daughter Erin-my first daughter and Cole(you all know him-he will be 6 soon), my son Little Matt-the baby in the family, Me, Rick and Abby-my 2nd daughter, Big Matt (Erin's hubby) and Little Lukey holding up the end! Such a grand crew!!!

Nothing so special as family and celebrating being the Mother, Mother In Law and Gwamma of this whole crew. I love you all!

I made these pretty cards for my Mom and my Sweetie's Mom. The cut files are from Birds Cards. Love her   blog! She shares so many free files. If you have a cutting machine, don't forget to visit her!

I typed the sentiment in my Silhouette, and did  print and cut tags for the cards. I had a wee bit of trouble with the ribbon, so I tried different styles. A little wonky, but they won't notice I hope!  Love that you can see through the vellum flower!

I wanted to share my pretty roses with you all too-thanks to the Newton Family! (esp Matt who did the shopping I hear LOL)

Well, I am off and running to a fun day in the sunshine at the Schmid Family Farm-see you soon!

Sue

House Mouse and Friends #144-Feeling Blue?

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #144

Feeling Blue

Our lovely Paula chose challenge #144---all about Feeling Blue-that means using the color blue or being unwell or sad...It's all up to you!

I used a fun sketch from Just Us Girls Challenge Blog to begin this card and lovely teresa collins designer papers. Between the two- this card was a breeze!  I love it when a card comes together so easily!

I stamped Biggly three times, once for the base, once to cut out to add with dimensionals, and the third layer being  just the paw holding the cake-again layered with dimensionals.  Before I added on all the layers, I smudged on some tan chalk around the bottom image and then added the layers. The image panel is also up on dimensionals. I use those things like crazy LOL!

And HEY---We have some  great prizes for this challenge-

Our sponsors this week are:

One Lucky Winner will receive a fab $25 Electronic Gift Certificate

good for shopping at House-Mouse Designs online store.

 The Official Site of House-Mouse Designs

 and...

 

 ONE Lucky winner will receive a $25 gift voucher to shop at Simon Says Stamp store.

and...

Di's Digi Downloads is a great little company offering lots of super adorable digi stamps.

One lucky winner will receive a $10 Gift Voucher to  Di's Digi Downloads online Shop

Grab your pretty blue papers or get well images and go to town House Mouse Lovers-can't wait to see what you create!

card details
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Stamps-Balancing Act (Biggly) LR1017Stampabilities
Sentiment from SU!
Cardstock: Yellow bazzil, teresa collins Everyday Moments Designer Paper
Copics:
Biggly-E31,33,34,27  E00
Apron-C 1,2
Cake-Y35 Candle B23
Dishes-B21,23
Shadow-W 1,3 B000
Misc: Daffodil Delight  Taffeta ribbon (SU!), Flourish cut with my Silhouette

Great Impressions May Challenge-Celebrations!

Welcome to:

Jammie Day Sunday!

Celebrations!!!

The weather has gotten so nice this week, it inspired me to make this  bright and cheerful card for the May Challenge at Great Impressions-Celebrations .

 I used some lovely designer paper from My Minds Eye and this cute little Whimsical Potted Tulips stamp.  I love how this image with it's little butterflies and the little butterflies on the paper  are a perfect match for each other.

I cut the sentiment with my Silhouette and added lots of pretty paper layers for this Birthday card. I love the little striped paper around the outer edges, don't you!? Lots and lots of layers, but oh so pretty!

I hope you can take a few minutes and check out the Great Impressions Stamps Blog 
and join in your card-any Celebration will do!  See you next week!

 ♥ Sue Kment

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Stamps:
E640 Whimsical Potted Tulips by Great Impressions
Sentiment cut with my Silhouette
Cardstock: On The Sunny Side by MME, Vanilla
Copics:
Reds: R22,24,29
Leaves: G43,46
Flowers: Y 17, 35,38
Butterflies: B000
Shadow: W 1,3
Ink: Memento Black
Misc: pearls, scalloped and plain circle nesties, dimensionals
Silhouette file: The Birthday word is a file from the Silhouette Store, Happy was a computer font welded to a rectangle.

WOYW?W #204 Penny Black cards

hello friend

A wee bit of a mess tonight...lots to do and running out of evening to get it done!   On my desk tonight you can see several fun little Penny Black cards I have been working on, the start of my blog post on the computer screen, remote control close at hand, my Silhouette machine still fired up  and misc stamps/stuff. I finally brought down my tool caddy from my upstairs crafty room ....I certainly missed it and am wondering what took me so long!

Seems I am always low on birthday and all occasion cards, so I used a cute little Penny Black Critter Party clear stamp set and some really fun sentiments  by Paper Smooches...boy do I love those sentiment stamps! I also used the sketch challenge from the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.  (Squeaking in under the wire with a couple days grace!)

I am off to clean up this mess and continue on-getting projects ready for a copic class I am teaching Thursday. Cutting cardstock etc. Better get busy! And of course watching The Voice too...love that show! Loved that Dobie Gray song that the Swan Brothers sang tonight...takes me back to my high school days!

i adore you

HAPPY BIRTHDAY-love the polka present that matches the paper

If you would like to take a few minutes to pop over and visit Julia at the Stamping Ground and see some fun work spaces in progress(some of us messy, so of us oh so tidy) ...just sayin'.

See you all soon!

Card details:

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Stamps: Penny Black Critter Party clear stamp set (Inspiration Emporium)(10% discount code suestamps13)

Paper Smooches Chit Chat and Good Gab

Cardstock: Gumball Green, Pink Passion, Designer paper Fruit Stand from doodlebug design inc, misc SU papers

Copics: 

Hedgie: C 2,4  E 00,02, 11   W1,3,5 ground   Y 35,B 21,YR68 ,Ribbon  R 81,83,85

Puppy: B 30,31,33,37    W 1,3,5    G43   Flower  R 83,85

Kitty:  C 00,01,02,04  & R20     W 1,3,5  G43   Y 35, YR68, B21, V15

 Blue halo  B000, 02

Copic multi liner to draw in ground

Silhouette: Misc doilies and Happy Birthday Banner

Misc: pearls,  twine, SU Melon Mambo dotted ribbon, Embossing folders-stripes EF from SU! , Cuttlebug EF Swirls, and Darice EF folder, circle nesties, sisal, flower charm, pink stickles

Home is Where the Heart is!

Welcome to:

Jammie Day Sunday!

Home is Where the Heart is.

There really is no place like home, is there?  

I cut this step card  and all the embellies with my Silhouette and  added in the sweet stamp Home is Where the Heart is. 

This would be a great little card for a new neighbor, someone returning from a trip or maybe even a school mate!  I really wanted to color this house pink-but I have lived in a pink house for years and years, and decided I needed a change! I mean who lives in a pink house.....

Just a wee reminder that our April challenge is almost over-you have just a day or two to join in!

I hope you can take a few minutes and check out the Great Impressions Stamps Blog and join our polka dot and pastel challenge!


See you next week!

 ♥ Sue Kment

card details

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Stamps:
J99 Home is Where the Heart is. by Great Impressions
Sentiment computer generated
Cardstock: Kraft, choc Chip, Green, Green polka dot all from  SU!
Ink: Memento Black
Misc: Martha Stewart grass punch
Silhouette file: This was a freebie from the Silhouette Store-House Step Card

Art Impressions Comfy Couch

I love all the Art Impression Girlfriend stamps...I made this card  for the orange part of the state of Oregon...We have the Oregon State Beavers(seen above) and the green University of Oregon Ducks.

I have so much fun dressing these gals in their school colors! Can you imagine their conversation as they sit on the couch watching a big game! OH MY!

 I colored the girls using oranges and different colors of greys. The image is cut out and added on the card  with dimensionals. The OSU , flag banner are cut with my Silhouette.

If you love the AI girls as much as I do, you can find them  at Inspiration Emporium. If you use the code suestamps13 you will receive a 10% discount.

I am entering this in the Art Impressions Challenge- Layer It Up(must be at least 4 layers)

Well okay, I guess I need to show you the Ducks card that I posted earlier in the year-- again...

Oregon teams rock!!!

Thanks for stopping in today and taking a peek and cheering on our teams!

card details  orange Oregon State card

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Stamps: Art Impressions Comfy on Couch Set UM4050

Cardstock: Bazzill, Grey (SU!)

Copics:

Couch- T 1,3

Greys and Blacks-C 2,3,4,5,6,7

Oranges- YR 16, 68,  07,09,   82

E 00,01,11 R 20

Lipstick-R 43

Card details for green Oregon Ducks HERE.

WOYW?W- World Book Night 2013

What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday? Tonight I swiveled around from my desk to show you the table right behind me in my family room...it holds my SU! scoreboard and guillotine cutter...underneath are some holders with my 6x6 paper pads and some of my 12 x12 paper in the larger holders, the white box holds my Art Impression stamps(card coming soon), a basket on the floor with cards and a few other doo dahs. On top of  the table is also my embossing gun...not much of an embosser, but I use it to heat and  unstick crooked papers etc on my cards-ALOT-I like things straight LOL!

Last week I had Luigi all colored up on my desk-if you want to see how cute he turned out-click HERE.

Today in the US is World Book Night 2013. 
I see they have one in the UK and Ireland too...and Germany I think!
My local scrapbooking store, Urban Paper, was participating by giving out one of the book selections-Thanks Jill!!!

What perfect timing-now I can show you these cute little bookmarks I made with my Silhouette(templates available in the online Silhouette Store)!

Makes me smile!!!!

I have more...they are addictive!

That's it for tonight...a quick post! Take a few minutes and pop over to the 203rd WOYW?W post...there are close to 200 players every week, so you have lots of desks to pick from-pick a few and say Hi! A quick Hello to Julia at The Stamping Ground and be on your way to desks around the world.

Up Up and Away---- HMFMC#143

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #143

Our super talented Teamie Natasha is hosting this Challenge and has chosen...

Any thing to do with

* WEATHER *

I live in one of the windiest places in Oregon...The Columbia River Gorge, so this stamp called to me!  Wheeeee!!!!!

It is a big stamp so it pretty much is the the card!
I used The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge 202 to show it off. I added a few Stamps of Life clouds, a little twine and a fun sentiment to finish it off!


 

This challenge is  Sponsored by...

My Creative Classroom - One Free Class

and... 

Joanna Sheen - $ 10 Gift Voucher

And

One Lucky Winner will receive a fab $10 Gift Certificate to shop at HMSTAMPS.

Thanks so much for stopping in to say Hello! I do hope you will play along! 

card details

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Stamps: Up Up and Away HMTR 1070(Muzzy, Amanda, Mudpie)

Stamps Of Life-Clouds 2 Cut

Sentiment Stampabilities You Blow Me Away

Ink: Memento Black, Versafine Black, Melon Mambo

Cardstock: Melon Mambo, MME Happy Day Designer Paper

Copics:

Meece-E33,34  53,55   43,44  E00,11 R20

Sky-B000

Kites- Y08,38 RV52,55  V15 Y08

Grass-G43,46

Misc: Twine, dimensionals

Go Duckies!!!!

Welcome to:

Jammie Day Sunday!

Go Ducks!

I am chronically late with baby gifts--I know it is so bad... My goal is to acknowledge the new baby before they graduate from college LOL! I am somewhat proud that this is a baby gift for a little baby boy just a few months old!!!

I found this mini album on Pinterest and the video on You Tube. Very fun!!! I did use SU! cardstock and I think it is too heavy for this mini-or I need to adjust the gussets to be a wee bit wider.  I would suggest maybe Bazzil cardstock as the perfect weight to use.   Because my cardstock was thicker, I had to use ribbon to close this little mini album, otherwise I would have used magnet closures. Each pocket has a square photo mat that pulls out.

I actually envision this mini as an  Oregon Duck "Gwamma" brag book-imagine that!?!  I stamped the Duck In Tow stamp several times and used the complete image on the front, and then cut single duckies to add inside.

I cut the letters and little feet with my Silhouette.  The designer paper is Teresa Collins Chic Bebe Boy.

I hope you enjoyed this little duckie project!

Please take a few minutes and check out the Great Impressions Stamps Blog and join our polka dot and pastel challenge-you could be a winner!


See you next week!

 ♥ Sue Kment

card details

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Stamps:
F294 Duck in Tow by Great Impressions
C373 Tiny Yawns
Cardstock: SU! and Teresa Collins Chic Bebe Boy
Ink: Versafine Onyx, Memento Black
Copics:
Yellows- Y08,17,38  YR68

Blue-B41
Misc: SU!  ribbon, popdots
Silhouette-Baby Feet