Rosette card

I used my new Tim Holtz rosette die and made these rosettes. The paper is all from Club Scrap's Generations kit. The stamp is a Club Scrap unmounted stamp from 2004.

Holly Berry House stamp

I went to the CK Convention last weekend. I bought two stamps from Holly Berry House. This is the smaller stamp. They are designed for layering. You stamp the same stamp on multiple sheets of cardstock in various colors, emboss in black, and then cut out the different layers. Put them together with foam tape. Add a little bling - I used Swarovski crystals here - and you have a really cool creation. I will put it on a card. I just didn't get that far, with all the cutting and assembling.

Necklace

I made this necklace. I bought the Celtic knot pendant which has blue/green colors in it. Then I looked for similar blue and green beads to make the double-strand necklace out of.

Birthday card with rosette

This is a 6x6 card. Rosettes are all the rage in papercrafts these days. I tried my hand at this one. The card is made with Club Scrap's Common Threads kit. Under the rosette I put a Spellbinders Nestabilities circle; I added glitter to it for some sparkle.

Birthday card

Here's a birthday card for a 14-year old boy. He loves the color orange - he's a Syracuse Orangemen fan. This design comes from a sketch challenge on Club Scrap. Club Scrap Card Sketch Challenge
The blue and orange paper comes from Club Scrap's Artifacts kit, the gray is from a very old kit called Extra, Extra. I used two different embossing folders on the orange paper and swiped a little white ink across the raised paper. I used a gear stamp from a Club Scrap kit called Time and Space and embossed that in black ink around the edge of the gray card base. It looked too plain without something on it. The number 14 is die cut from a Sizzix set that my sister just gave me for Christmas. Great number set! I like the sentiment I stamped inside (also from Club Scrap) which says, "Remember, you'll be this age for only one year, but you'll be AWESOME forever." Great sentiment for a teenager.

Baby Boy

I made a baby boy card for a friend who had a new baby born into her family.
Cardstock is SU. Stamp set is SU, A New Little Someone. Striped paper, unknown.
Had some trouble with the rub-on letters for Welcome. Tried it 3 times, and this was the best I could get.

ZipStrip - zipper pouch

I made this cute little zipper pouch for a birthday gift. The pattern shows decorations of either oversized ric rac or buttons. I liked them both and couldn't decide which to use. So I put buttons on one side and ric rac on the other! This zipper pouch is about 9 1/2" x 7 1/2". I'm a fairly new quilter, and I don't do any other sewing, so this is a bit of a challenge. But the directions, by Terry Atkinson, are extremely easy to follow. I would recommend her patterns to anyone interested in making anything from large shopping  bags to small zipper pouches for cell  phones or glasses. http://www.atkinsondesigns.com/patterns/