Friends Stamped Candles

I made these candles for a couple friends. 

 I love that I can use my stamps to create one of a kinds gifts.  

Technique:	Stampin' on Candles
Stamp Sets:	"Four Frames", "Itty Bitty Bits", "Teeny Tiny Wishes"
Stamp Pads:	Tempting Turquoise, Early Espresso
Markers:	Tempting Turquoise
Paper Colors:	White
Accessories:	Decorative Label Punch, Paper Daisies, Tafeta Ribbon (espresso)
	retired-button

Bread, Wine and Salt

Danielle and Brent just moved into their own town home. They have only been there for a little over two weeks. Last night they had their house warming party. I was truly amazed at how much they had accomplished. It looks great, such a warm and inviting place to be. Here is the card and wall hanging I made for her. We gave them a gift basket. If you've ever seen "It's a wonderful life" you know that they give bread, so the house will never know hunger. Salt, so life will always have flavor, wine to bring happiness and prosperity. The Candle I added so you will always see the light even on the darkest day.

Here is the framed art I made for them.  I wanted to stamp it to match the card.

I haven't stamped for a while. I decided to pop over to Split Coast Stampers for a little inspiration. Of course I found it. Here is a great little tutorial,on Triple Stamping~ which I used for my card. I had so much fun stamping the card. That I decided to make them the framed art to match. 

Recipe: 

Paper: Early Espresso cut into three pieces, 4- 1/4x4- 1/4, 3- 1/4x 3- 1/4, 2- 1/4x 2- 1/4.  White cut into 4x4, 3x3, and 2x2. 

Pads:  Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Early Expresso

Sets: "Bliss", "Four Frames" 

I also rolled the tissue paper before putting in around each gift.  For some silly reason I did not take a picture of the entire basket.  Oh well, I will have to make another one.  

Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate the support.  

~bug

Flower Wine Charms

I had some old wine charms that I gave a simple makeover to. I used some shrinky dink and stamps to make these wine charms for a dinner party I threw.

Here's mine, of course with the ladybug....LOL

And the ones I made for the girls.

This is the one I made for my boyfriend. He hasn't even seen it yet. Thank you so much for stopping by.

Special Calandar

Here is a calendar that was ordered. First of all let me say--- It was easy to do because the subject is so darn cute.

I hope you like it-If you would like one you can order one from our on line store. LadyBird Designs. They can be purchased month by month.

Red Hatters Oranament

Remember a while back, we had the hop challenge "button up for school" My winner was Glenda, she won a $25.00 gift certificate to LadyBird Desings.

Well, she asked for some red hat items. It's a good thing she sent me a link, because until I met Glenda I had not heard of this organization. So I did a little research. Over the next couple days I will show you what Glenda has won! I shipped them out last week, I am hoping she has received them, and loves them! This is the first item!!

a"Red Hat Lady" ornament.

LadyBird Designs can make an ornament to fit any need or occasion. Even though we do not have a lot shown on our blog, we can create a custom one for you.

Card Boxes

These are some card boxes I made. They come complete with 20 assorted cards and tabbed dividers. So you are ready for birthdays, thankyou's, and what ever else is heading your way.

Of course these can be ordered at LadyBirdDesigns.com

Kasey & Anthony

Wedding Wishes

 Ok, how do explain the relationship of this plaque????LOL My son has this girl that he dates (when they get along) Anyway, she came over Friday night, I need to mention it was after my Stamp Party, so about 11pm. She wanted me to cute some vinyl for her. My little girl (8) was not feeling good, and wanted me to hold her, my kitchen in a state of disaster (that can wait though - right) Thank goodness for my design studio. I took my laptop to bed and held my baby, then after she fell asleep ~ I went and cut out the vinyl. Shanice painted the plaque-antique ivory, and let it dry over night. In the morning she put it together. I painted the edge, stamped some swirls, and colored the hearts. Tada wedding gift complete, 30 minutes before the wedding. Cartridge: Cursive 101 Home Decor Hearts are colored with Copics Stamp set: Baroque motifs stamped in "Crumb Cake" Thanks for stopping by today!

Stampin' on Canvas

I am so excited! Split Coast Stampers is featuring my tutorial on this project today. Run on over and check it out.

Thanks for stoppin' by and checking things out!!!!

Stampin' on Canvas ~ visit me on my channel! Stampin' on Canvas ~ at splitcoast stampers

Love Birds (Just Buggin' #24)

Challenge #24: 3D, Make a three dimensional project using your Cricut machine.


So I looked at the Just buggin' challenge first thing this morning. Then the email came in from Splitcoast Stampers with this "folded paper frame" tutorial. The frame looked great to make a 3-D project with. These little love birds are so stinkin' cute too. I used the paper punch to make the border. It is hanging from 3/8" celery ribbon. This was a very fun project to make and turned out cuter than I thought it would. TFL Have a great day. Cartridge: I used was sweethearts. Paper: DSP-some retired SU!, Chocolate Chip Accessories: Brads I picked up from Oriental trading

Card boxes for Grandma's

Cartridges: Home de'cor, Story book, From my kitchen Colors: White, Ballet Blue, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green. The details: First I stamped the phrase on white cardstock, that had been cut with the Cricut using story book with garden green ink. Then framed it with the chocolate chip border. The flowers are cut from home decor and mounted on chocolate chip. The leaves are cut from garden green, and sparkled with iridescent ice. Then I adhered the whole project to the front of an altered box-that I picked up at Michaels. To make the box with stand time I Mod Podged it. It is going to be a Christmas gift for Dru's Grandma. So I finished it up by adding dividers-cut from from my kitchen. I stamped on labels like baby, wedding, get well, sympathy & one for each month. I also included a variety of cards. I am planning on this becoming a stamp camp for next year. TFL This one doesn't have any ink alteration but it happens to be in the same blog. te hee! Cartridge: Home De'cor A little bling for the birds eye! This is a box of cards I designed and filled for his other grandma. My little secret on this one. Is.. when you etch you use the reverse image, so I saved the images that had been cut from the vinyl- and used them on this box. I thought I was very resourceful. As always I enjoyed playing with my cricut. Both Grandma's absolutely loved them!!!!

Glass Etching

November 15, 2009 Cartridge: Home De'cor Cartrige: Dreams Come True Cartrige: Home De'cor (my new fav) This last Sunday my BF and I tried our hand at glass etching. I am only showing little peeks-because they are for Christmas Presents. So I don't want to give away the surprise. Although after Christmas I will post full pics, and who they went to. We used a total of 11 cricut cartridges to make the stencils for these. Basically what you do is design your image. Then use your Cricut to cut it out of vinyl. Adhere your image to the glass. Apply a pretty thick layer of etching glaze. Let rest for 5-7 minutes, not too long or it is hard to rinse off. After it has set you rinse your image under water. Remove the stencil as you do this. Don't worry if your image looks faint as it sets it will darken. I almost cried the first time. Ya just get so anxious wanting something you made to turn out "perfect". Give it a few minutes and it will. Putting the stencils on the glass is a little tricky. May I suggest using as flat of pieces as you can find. We used very curved pieces, but be patient it will work for you. Hope you enjoy this little peek, TFL. Have a great day!