Huskerbella's Creative Corner

Baby shower

2011-04-23T09:43:00.000-07:00

I haven't had time to do anything lately, let alone craft. But i did bust out the scissors last night & this morning to make a card for one of my former co-workers who is having a baby girl in May. Hope you like it. Pardon the shadows....i used my scanner & the card has pop dots to create layers. My favorite thing to do with this bellas is to "pop up" the belly to give it dimension.

Saturday of crafting

2010-11-20T11:51:00.000-08:00

ah, what a treat. I uploaded all of my Christmas music onto my ipod yesterday & now I am still in my pj's & spening all day finishing my Christmas cards & making misc Christmas stuff. It's been too long since I have done this. :) What a good day!

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow......

2010-09-16T16:15:00.000-07:00

I am finally getting around to scanning some of the Christmas cards that I have been working on over the past month. I have gotten quite a few done, but now I've run out of the images (I had received them in a swap), so I need to switch gears & figure out the rest of my cards. Enjoy!

September Challenge - Tag, You're it!

2010-09-14T09:39:00.000-07:00

Here is my entry for this month's Spotted Canary Challenge. Gives me a reason to get working on my Christmas cards! :)

August Color Challenge

2010-09-12T11:25:00.000-07:00

Here are 2 cards I made for Spotted Canary's August color challenge.

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Fun with DP, part deux

2010-07-20T16:01:00.000-07:00

Here are some more of the cards that came out of my creativity jag this weekend. :)

Inside the card

And still my favorite bella of all time, Cosmobella!!! Cheers darling'!

I was on a roll this weekend.

2010-07-19T14:52:00.000-07:00

Perhaps it was the insufferable heat outside (116*!!) or maybe I got a shot in my ass of some creativity. Either way I was a card making fool on Sunday. I got on a roll with a couple of designs of patterned paper & just went wild. Here are some of the cards. :)

The sad thing is that I don't even know any pregnant couples right now. I just like the preggo stamps. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Fun with swapped images

2010-07-05T15:42:00.000-07:00

I was digging through my stash & came across a bunch of stamped images form a swap, so I decided to create a crad with an image I've never used before. Don't ask why I used the paintchip. I think I was bored with looking at my stash of background paper. :)

Thanks for lookin!

I'm alive! Who knew!

2010-06-30T14:03:00.000-07:00

Holy cow, I know some of you probably thought I had dropped off the face of the earth.

Not so. The past 6 months at work have been insane. I've done barely any crafting. :(

This past weekend, I dusted off my adhesive & started playing. It was so theraputic! I want to go out & get some new paper & markers right now, but have vowed to use some of my current stash before adding to it. I'm sure you ladies can understand this. :) And if any of you ladies want to send me some of your images to boost my creativity, I'd be happy to swap some with you.

This first card is for my good friend in MA. Her birthday is in a few days. I love this sentiment (from Stamping Bella). I had actually colored her a month or so ago & created the card & matched the papers around the colors I had already used.

This card I was dying to make. Both of my parents are retiring this week (in fact we're heading to their retirement party in a few) & I was trying to come up with a good idea. I had purchased the 2" x 2" polaroid quickutz die and the camper/trailer die (sorry, the true names escape me, so I've made up my own). I like how it came out. I cut the pictures from magazines. This might be my new favorie die of the moment.

the outside of the card

the inside - I haven't figured out what I'm going to write yet. I better figure it out, huh? :) Something about placing bets on when they'll purchase an RV or something.

Well, off to the party. Hopefully I'll post more soon!!!

Cards, Cards, and more Cards

2009-10-04T10:07:00.000-07:00

So, I didn't actually make these yesterday....it was last week, but I was crafting in spirit yesterday. :)

This sassy bella was made for one of my oldest & dearest friends, Jenny. I decided she needed a cocktail for her birthday, so I brought out cosmobella for her tri-fold card. I stamped her on DP, so I could cut out her funky top.

Here's the sentiment on the inside fold of the card. This is one of my favorite sentiments!

And people seem to be announcing pregnancies right & left around here, so I made 2 of these cards. I figured one for a blonde & one for a brunette....cover all my bases! I cut their tops out of DP as well & popped up their bellies with dimentional adhesive. I popped up the "b-a-b-y" letters as well.

I also have a wedding card to post, but need to make sure the recipient receives before I post it! :)

Altered Tray

2009-08-03T21:08:00.000-07:00

I recently joined a fun website (http://www.spottedcanary.com/) & was inspired to finally alter a tray that I received as a client gift (it had fun stuff in it....don't think my client was cheap & just gave me a crappy tray). I used Prove Craft holiday paper & used some ribbon that I couldn't throw away (it was on one of my Christmas presents last year & I knew I could reuse....how very green of me). I don't use mod podge very often, so I made a couple of mistakes. All in all, I'm pleased with how it turned out.

Here's the before shot:

And after:

Look ing for inspiration in the strangest places

2009-07-05T15:21:00.000-07:00

So, I was driving by Sprinkles Cupcakes the other day & thankfully got stopped at a red light, so I could stare for a bit. In the windows were these great white flower shapes & some of them had red & blue stars in the middle. I didn't have any paper to sketch, so this is what I came up with from memory. However, it is still a work in progress, because I haven't yet found a font that replicates the fun Sprinkles font. Does anyone know of a similar font. Any ideas are very appreciated! Here's the card-in-progress:

simple card to jump start my creative juices

2009-06-21T16:41:00.000-07:00

I'm working on getting back to some crafting (easier said than done, apparently), so I "challenged" myself to baby steps.....simple cards until I can get back in the swing of things. I started with this paintchip card. I always dig the look of paintchips & always look for inspiration from them.

trying to get out of my creative slump

2009-05-31T11:32:00.000-07:00

My work schedule has been so hectic this spring that I haven't had much of a chance to do anything crafty in ages. Last weekend i tried to get my creative juices flowing again. Heck I was even embellishing ready made 'thank you' cards just to spark some creativity.

This is a card that our "kids" made for my husband who was working out of town this week. We hid this in his suitcase, so he could open it up while he was away. :) I wanted to have them stanp their pawprints, but was afraid of the ink being toxic to them. Does anyone know of any ink that's ok to use for this purpose? If so, please leave a comment. I would greatly appreciate it.

This next card came from paper I wanted to use, but I wasn't sure if I wanted to give it as a birthday card or another card, so I left it generic & will personalize when I am ready to send it. (not sure why my scanner is cutting off the right edge of the card.....sorry about that)

This next one came about, because I had no idea what I was going to do with this set of stickers. So I made a birthday card. (again, scanner cut off the right edge of the card)

A bella & a mystery stamp (at least to me)

2009-02-22T10:55:00.000-08:00

Ladies, I need some help figuring out who makes the following stamp:

I received the image from one of my past bella sistahs & can't remember who right now. It's such a cute image ( I really enjoyed making a card to go with it), I'd like to buy the stamp. Any help is greatly appreciated. :)

And this kittycatabella I made for my husband. It's very appropriate, because we now have 2 kitties & they are exactly like the image. Polly is the one who bella would be holding & Raven would be the one on the floor. Our kitties are black, though, which created a challenge when coloring them in. Thanks for looking!

My first altered frap bottle

2009-02-16T11:50:00.000-08:00

ok, so I've been seeing all these great frappuchino bottles & felt inspired to try it out. My husband was my guina pig. Not too bad for my first try although I did figure out some things NOT to do for next time. Try, try again....I say! :)

I used a bunch of quickutz hearts on the bottle

Here was his Vanentine's Day card & some more fun candy that I knew he'd like. I used my quickutz shapes for the candy bag....I really need to get a scalloped punch bad, but not until the economy turns things around for us & my husband can get his job back. Darn construction industry. Perhaps when President Obama comes to Phoenix on Wednesday something good will happen. :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

2009-02-14T17:19:00.000-08:00

We've kept it pretty mellow for Valentines day. We stayed in & watched LOST....I know, we're crazy! :)

I created this card today based on Sarah's bellaholic's sketch challenge #5. :)

30th Birthday card

2008-12-27T14:51:00.000-08:00

This card isn't very exciting, but I wanted to share a great little find that I wasn't expecting. A couple of years ago I purchased a ton of my favorite candle from Victoria's Secret (of course they were discontinuing my favorite scent). They are the mood candles (very yummy, I highly recommend any of the ones that are still available). They come in a cute black box with a faux croc design. Anyway, inside each of these boxes is a small sheet of that same faux crocodile acetate. I used it to die cut some fun letters for the card & voila!

I love awards! Is there a red carpet in my future?

2008-11-06T18:54:00.000-08:00

Debby, I am so touched that you would give me this. Let me pay it forward. :)

So here are the rules:

1. The winner may put the logo on their blog.

2. Put a link to the person who sent you the award.

3. Nominate 5 blogs.

4. Put links to their blogs

5. Leave a message for your nominees.

Most of these ladies have been my Bella sistahs at some point. Each has given me so much inspiration. Some are blogs that I love to visit! These ladies are all super talented & I learn from each of them every day! :)

Mel

Here are a few of the professional photos from the wedding!

2008-11-03T14:34:00.000-08:00

Can we go back???? :)

So, I dusted off my supplies today

2008-11-02T16:11:00.000-08:00

and I actually crafted for a couple of hours. It was a relaxing way to spend my Sunday afternoon. I didn't get too much accomplished, beacuse the kitties were also seeing all the fun stuff for the first time & they, too, wanted to play. :)

This one was an image that I received in a swap.

And this one if for my friend Julie's upcoming birthday.

Hopefully it won't be another 3 months before I get the chance to do this again. :)

New Birthday card for my friend

2008-10-21T06:35:00.000-07:00

So, during my wedding there was an inside joke about my bestfriend always needing to go to Starbucks to have her green tea fix everyday. My friend, Krista, got stuck indulging her, because they were rooming together. You had to be there, but Krista loved this card when I gave it to her yesterday!

no new crafting, but a wedding photo!

2008-09-12T12:20:00.001-07:00

I (obviously) haven't been stamping or scrapbooking lately. Here's what I was busy doing. :)

Bridal Shower Thank Yous

2008-07-14T20:45:00.000-07:00

My girls threw me an awesome Hawaiian themed bridal shower this past weekend. I spend my nights last week creating all of their cards & here they are:

One more!

2008-03-16T18:59:00.000-07:00

This one is for my wedding planner!

Busy Sunday!

2008-03-16T17:44:00.000-07:00

Very productive day for me. Go to the gym. Check. Clean the house. Check. Make some cards. Check. Now all that's left to do is watch LOST. :)I made this one for a friend that recently got engaged. You can't really tell from the scan, but there is some bling dotting the "i"s in "exciting!"

This I made just because I wanted to play with sposabella. :)

And this one, I made for my fiance. :)

Bella Sketch Challenge

2008-03-15T18:42:00.000-07:00

Ah, some of these Bella challenges have "forced" me to play with my bellas after a crazy first couple of months of the year. Here's my challenge for this weekend.

Bella Babe Time!

2008-03-08T19:42:00.001-08:00

It's Bella Babe weekend over at Bellaholics Anonymous & I figured I'd join in the fun (although after looking at all the entries already submitted....wow! there are some talented Bellas out there). He's my meager contribution:

I'm going to go put some diamond glaze on her ball. :) If you're going to have a "ball & chain" it might as well look pretty, right? :)

Winobella

2008-03-05T20:21:00.000-08:00

Everyone loves a gal with a bottle of wine, right? Here is one card I made awhile ago, but never posted. :) I love how the card even looks a bit "drunk" (a little off kilter)

Kinibella

2008-02-23T21:20:00.000-08:00

A big thank you to Terri, my bella sistah, for getting me Kinibella. She was on my wish list & I have finally gotten the opportunity to play with her. There's nothing more frustrating than having a new bella & can't bust her open, because I have work to do. Here are 3 cards I made tonight using her:

And this next one.....I haven't quite decided which sentiment to add to the white box on the right. :)

Bun in the Oven

2008-02-06T09:26:00.000-08:00

no, not me...... :) But I did just send a card to my dear friend who's becoming a mommy for the first time. I need to wait a day or so to post, because she pops in here from time to time, and I don't want her getting a sneak peek. Will publish the pic soon!

Ok, here it is:

Bella Sistah Terri

2008-01-18T06:21:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I have been really bad about posting all the goodies that my bella sistah, Terri, has sent to me. She is so talented & I am learning alot from seeing her work. Here's what she sent me at Christmas:

Love the snowman stamp! Terri, who makes that cute little guy?

And here is the package I received from her this month:

KINIBELLA! I was just about ready to place an order for her when, voila, she landed on my doorstep. Too bad I haven't been able to play with her yet. I need to.....but I guess I should finish my save the dates first, huh? :)

Anyway, thank you Terri. Your emails & gifts have really brightened my day these past 2 months (when I really needed it). I hope to be able to return the favor & will remain your sistah long after our "official" time is up. :)

Check out Terri's blog guys, it's great. She's listed under my favs!

Tinkerbella

2008-01-10T07:27:00.000-08:00

I've had some of these images for awile now & haven't really known what to do with her. So I made this card. :) You can't tell, but I used dimensional glaze on her wings to make them pop.

Resolutions

2008-01-02T05:54:00.000-08:00

So everyone has the New Year's Resolution to lose weight. Well, I have some added motivation this year....my beach wedding is in less than 8 months!!!! So, I created this last night to give to my coworker who is my motivation buddy to work out, eat right, etc.

Oh, and another resolution for me this year is to try to use more of my existing stash of craft supplies before going out & buying more. We'll see how long that lasts. :)

Can anyone use some old jeans?

2007-12-26T07:06:00.000-08:00

ok, that title sounds a bit scary. I have 3 pairs of jeans that I ripped while stretching them out (shhhhhh, yes, I know how bad that sounds). The denim is still in great shape, so I want to see if anyone out there uses denim in their crafting? I'd be happy to pass them along to someone who could use the material. I hate to just throw it away. Contact me if you're interested.

And I will post pictures later of the great stuff that my Bella Sistah, Terri, sent to me. Soooooo cute!!!!!

My hiatus is over!

2007-12-11T04:56:00.000-08:00

Well, my fiance's major medical issues seem to be behind us, so I'm back to share my Christmas cards from this year. I have to credit Angela Sgro (her blog is listed in my favorites!) for her wonderful Christmas Tree paintchip idea. I finally used up those old samples sitting in my craft drawer!

A few of the Sockafellabella cards I made:

And the paintchip cards:

My Brother's Wedding

2007-11-06T07:03:00.001-08:00

It's this friday & here is the card I made for my future SIL. You can't tell from the scan, but the dresses on the bridal party bellas are closer to the lime green cardstock than what appears.

I also wanted to thank everyone for your notes of congratulations for my fiance & I. I'm still getitng used to saying fiance. :)

A big MWAH to all my Bella Sistahs!

2007-10-23T06:15:00.001-07:00

Thank you so much for giving me some really terrific sentiments to cheer up my friend. Your responses were overwhelming. I ended up using a quote from http://thinkexist.com/quotes/top/ . I plan on using several more of the ideas in later cards (as I think this breakup will require several cards over a long period of time). Here's what I came up with:

The inside of the card reads: but then again, you always make a rough draft before creating the final masterpiece.

On an unrelated note, sorry for the lack of postings this month. I've been working non-stop since last month.....good thing "the man" gave me a promotion & more $$. :)

I love receiving gift cards!

2007-09-19T14:26:00.000-07:00

My brother & (future) sister-in-law gave me a nice big gift card to Michael's for my birthday. And, like usual, I couldn't wait to start spending it. Can I just say how much I love the $1 crack bins there. I found some really cute ribbon there today, plus some of the thinner, solid-colored ribbon is only twenty cents right now! You can't beat that!

Must get back to work & figure out how on earth this new blackberry they sent to me works. :)

Virtual Stamping Bella Daze

2007-09-16T20:49:00.000-07:00

I didn't think I'd have time, but I was pretty busy creating cards this weekend for the Virtual Stamping Bella Daze. There we so many great projects posted by everyone & it really got my creative juices flowing. Here are a couple of my entries.

Bella Image Swaps

2007-09-15T06:53:00.000-07:00

I want to thank all the wonderful ladies who have swapped with me. It's so nice to get more Bellas to create with!!!

I wanted to share the wonderful card that came along with Tracy H.'s images. It's so cute with the bling on the bad & the sparkly detail. Thank you Tracy! She has a great blog. Go check it out!

Received some new Bellas in the mail yesterday

2007-09-07T10:19:00.000-07:00

....from AnnaMarieabella! Thank you for the great variety. I received some Tinkerbellas, Chefabellas, & Frizzybellas as well as some great recipe cards!!!

I'll post pictures when I get around to coloring those little ladies in. :)

My first Bella cards!

2007-09-07T10:09:00.000-07:00

So, I finally got around to figuring out how the scanner works & now I am going crazy uploading images. I made these cards as soon as I recieved my first order of bellas.

On this birthday card I love the sparkle on the brads! -->

First post is the hardest.

2007-09-04T06:48:00.000-07:00

After several weeks of having my blog, finally, my first post! Nothing great to post yet, but let me see if I can find a couple pics of past cards to post to get this party started right.

This is a simple baby card I made a few months back using my quickutz dies. I love my quickutz. I think they have the cutest dies. I couldn't tell you the paper....I'll never pay that much attention to what I'm doing. :)