faux "longaberger" baskets

woven with strips of card stock and then completed with brads and ribbon at the top

spring card

border was created using a corner punch

embrace life in pink

SU! embrace life stamped in pink

embrace life

SU! embrace life stamp set, colored using water color pencils

black and white backpack

another backpack ~ black card stock and dsp as accents ~ can be used for small gift giving ~

card holder / purse

SU! DSP, ribbon for handles ~ hold cards, small items to give as gifts

giftcard cupcake

layers of paper flowers, ribbon, paper "icing" and a cherry on top of a very cute giftcard holder

pacific point riot of petals

several layers of card stock, gel pen dots and piercing around the borders, glitter penned the hummingbird, and then coated with crystal effects

inspired sunset

sponged texture to vanilla paper, brayered rust and then sponged burgundy, stamped image with chocolate and the sentiment in black, punched out and glued "reeds" to the grass

card holder / purse

used DSP from SU, added ribbons for handles, closes with velcro ~ little card holder or could be used for giving small gifts, gift card, etc

wedding card

LUV this butterfly die cut from Stampin' Up! ~ it was made for one of tim's co-workers wedding ~

all white paper was used and then a variety of punches and texture templates were used

scissor savers

shrinky dink was punched out, colored with markers and then shrunk with heat gun ~ so easy to loose your scissors when there are so many of the same design

peaceful garden

background stamp with bamboo and then the top image was run through the paper crimper

green galore backpack

gift card holder, package for small items

by the sea top note purse

die cut using SU top note, stamped in pink, run through the bigshot with an embossing templated, coated with crystal effects and then assembled ~ was going to use one of the purse magnets as the closure but the magnets were too tight and i couldn't wedge it apart ~ added a stacked flower with a rhinestone brad ~

top note purse

die cut with SU top note, run through the cuttlebug folder, highlighed the ridges with pacific point ink, coated with crystal effects and then assembled ~ added a pop-up flower and a little ribbon ~

stamped, die cut using Stampin' Up! top note, cuttlebug embossing folder, coated with crystal effects and then assembled ~ my favorite project so far!!!