When my friend Becki came down last week we sat up and made this banner one night before Megan got here. Megan is expecting her first baby in September. We went to Babies R Us to get her registered while she was here and also did a little shopping - well okay a lot! It is so hard to walk by all of those darling little outfits.

Here is the banner we made using the Big Shot Pennant die exclusive to Stampin' Up! All of the paper and ribbon used are retired.

The letters were cut using the Big Shot also. We had lots of fun making it and Megan loved it!

We had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. We had friends come down from Michigan, they have 4 daughters so we had a house full. I really did not want them to go back home this morning! However they will be moving here soon so I will get to see them all of the time then.

I had a class on Thursday morning and the cards shown today are a few of the ones the ladies had the chance to choose from. I usually do 8 cards and let them do 5 cards with 2 of each design. A couple of these were cased.

I have to go on to tell you one the highlights of the week for Tori was I bought her a horse! Ever since she could walk and talk this child has been horse crazy. I promised her when the moved here I would get her a horse and this weekend quite by accident we found a horse we thought would be perfect for her, Zelda.

We took lots of pictures and I will soon be sharing some scrapbook pages with you.

Joann showed me this card she got from Jill Olsen and I love it! I had to come home and try to remake this card. I have struggled with this stamp set and had not been happy with my results with it. I put it in the back of my new stamp set box until now. The background is Basic Gray not black as it looks in the picture. The DSP is Pink Pirouette. The face of the clock is covered with Chunky Glitter. The clock face is stamped with Basic Gray.

I also made a invitation to a BBQ yesterday using some SU retired stamps. There is a new BBQ promotion coming out June 15 with Country Living and we can only hope we are getting some BBQ stamps again!

This is a pocket card and very easy to do. Cut a 4 1/4 x 11 piece of cardstock. Score at 5 1/2 and again at 1 1/4. That is all there is to it. Decorate as desired. The inside piece is 3 1/2 x 5.

The next couple of cards I made for a friend for a wedding she is going to. I bought the To Have and To Hold stamp set months ago and this is the first time it saw ink. I really like the way the card turned out.

The brides dress is cut of on vellum and the grooms suit is stamped with Whisper White on Black CS. The flowers are blue and covered with Dazzling Diamonds as is the veil. It is very pretty IRL. The paper is a Level 1 Hostess Pack of Paper.

This is the card I made for her shower gift. I also made one in pink until I learned the bride's favorite color was blue. The dress is in vellum and embossed using the Manhattan Flower Die. The greeting on the card is from So Many Scallops and punched with the new oval scallop punch. The rhinestone brad and flower are from the Pretties Kit. Here is the pink card.

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I was going in to take a couple of organization photos when my husband yelled "you've got to see this". I could not imagine what he was talking about. We had 12 duckling and their mama taking a swim in our pool!

It took 2 1/2 hours to get them all out. They kept jumping back in! We finally got them out of the yard and into the lake across the street.

In my craft room this seems to be my biggest issue. Here are some of the things I do to stay organized.

1. Go thru your supplies every few months and get rid of what you know you won't use. I have a box I put this in to give away.

2. Put your embellishments where you can see them. One thing I have learned is that if I can't see it I forget it I have it. I bought glass canisters in several sizes to store them in. Tiny things are all kept in a labeled little cabinet right above my paper.

3. I keep all of my current designer paper on my desk in a cubicle that stands the paper up. I have a corner desk so it is right in front of me when I work.

4. Use baskets or bins for items like punches, misc. crafting supplies. I keep a lot of non SU items this way.

5. Use a old dresser to organize craft supplies. I have items that I alter or buy in bulk in a wicker dresser I have. This is way better than the bags I used to keep it all in on my closet floor.

6. Use your walls! I found going vertical gave me a lot more space on my desk. Now my ribbons, glitter and Versa Mark pads are within easy reach.

7. Clean up between projects. I know I do better when I am not surrounded by clutter and I bet you will also.

The next 2 cards I made a set of for my aunt's husband to give his sister. The Chopped Liver Railroad is a joke between them.

The set used here is Choo Choo from the Mini Catalog. I used Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango and Red Riding Hood for the train.

This stamp is from Happiness Is a Journey, I love the image! I stamped with White Craft on Black Cardstock.

I spent yesterday afternoon teaching how to make cards with a couple of new friends. This is one of the cards we made using the Good Friends and Petals Pizzaz stamp sets. The flowers are raised up with Dimensionals.

I just got our Mother's Day cards in the mail. I am so thankful to have my mother. She has been fighting cancer for almost 4 years now and I just got back from spending a week with her. This is the card I made for her.

I used the Great Friends stamp set and embossed using Craft White Ink and Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder.

I also made a card for Kim to send her mom a Stampin' Up! gift certificate with. Her mom's favorite colors are purple and green so I had to go thru my retired paper to find what I needed for this card.

I again used Great Friends. The white background here was ran thru the Big Shot to give it some texture. The green is Sage Shadow. The butterflies are cut out and embossed with Iridescent Ice. 

I have the news on while I am writing this and just realized tornados struck a street over from us including a school this morning. We were woke up this morning at about 3 by the weather radio and then again 30 minutes later. My husband decided to turn off the radio. Guess we shouldn't do that anymore!

I finally finished my project of the month! I don't know why I wait so long to do it. Just me I guess. I took all of the stuff to make it to moms and the time slipped away from me. It is done now and I hope you enjoy making it. 

It is raining and thundering here in the Huntsville area. I am back from my week stay in Michigan and had a wonderful time. I got to take a class from the fabulous Jan Tink! How exciting is that??? We made 4 cards which I will share today with you.

This card uses Summer Soft stamp set from the Mini Catalog and used some Taste of Textiles paper

This card used Walk in the Park DSP and the stamp set Great Friends

Pick a Petal was used for the main image and the DSP is Pink Flamingo

We used the Manhattan Die and Sweet Always DSP for this card.

I really enjoyed the class and the cards were fantastic as you can see.

I will be back later today with the project of the month. I haven't finished it yet.

Please check the monthly archives on the right for more cards and projects.