Peonies

With the strange weather we have had in April and now again in May, I am happy to report that my Peonies aren't far from opening up! I do have one that is open now, which totally inspired the card, which is headed to a family in which recently lost their father.


I used the XL Flower punch, new style, and tissue paper. The issue paper flower is secured with a brad, then was crumbled up. I attached it with pop up glue dots on the rear, after using the 2 step bird "branch". I love the turn out. What you cannot see is I dusted the peony with some glitter, for more effect. I used the Sketch challenge on StampinUpConnection.

I love the outcome! Thanks for looking! Come back again!

Mojo went Masculine...

Man o Man... Boy oh Boy..

I am off and running with some masculine birthday cards.

Check it out and let me know what you think!

Blue Stars Birthday!

This card has the stars layered and then on dimensionals. I sponged the edges and though I should have wrapped hemp on it, I used the kraft ribbon. The background & sentiment stamp are both retired, but still in my stash. Some things you just never tire of!

Green Star Birthday!

Again, the same layout, but color & sentiment change. I added 4 eyelets and knotted the ribbon - gave it a different look. Do not worry, I will still be practicing my manly cards!

It also helped that the Latenightstampers had a "birthday" challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

Its MY BIRTHDAY BLISS!

Hey, its my birthday!!!

I have to admit I got "celebrated out" from Dr. Suess's birthday growing up, so it kinda lost its flair for a while. Though many friends wishing me endless birthday wishes have helped me greatly overcome this, I still feel like with all the 'other' birthdays on this day - I do not celebrate ME enough.

So, with that being said, not only am I celebrating ME today, I am taking ALL week and doing it. Now I do not get any fancy vacation- or wild parties, but I am making some birthday goodies all week long!

Todays card - Simple Birthday Bliss!

Using Birthday Bliss, from the SU! set, Birthday Bliss, which you can get FREE with a $50! purchase until the end of March! I used the large oval punch and scallop oval punches for the sentiment. I added some rhinestones to the sentiment oval and on the top corner of the card. I used the Tab punch to make the cups.. .you can do - just check out your scraps! I used the Square punch for the Rockabilly DSP squares. Of course the Rockabilly DSP is retired but its still a big favorite of mine. The cups are on dimensionals!

Happy Birthday Wishes go to:

Dr. Suess (Duh!), Jon Bon Jovi (musican), Yahoo (15 years!!), Daniel Craig (actor), Luke Pritchard (the Kooks), Ben Roethlisberger (Steelers), Desi Arnaz (actor), Chris Martin (Coldplay), Cory Zellers & my loveliest aunt Carol Negley (Lakeland, FL) & ME!!!!!

Look after my heart

I left it with you.

As the end of the midtour leave arrived, I knew I had to continue with the tradition of putting little surprises in the bag in which my fiancee arrived home with. To do this, I had to be quick in getting it made, and I had to honestly be careful where I put them. Lets face it - I wanted him to find them but not until his journey outbound, and as a soldier who checks, and double checks his belongs before he leaves the house - let alone I didn't want the airport TSA to come across before he did, I cleverly tucked them in odd places that I knew SOMETIME during the next 6 months he would find.

The "Look after my heart, I left it with you" is a fantastic quote. It was the perfect sentiment for me to use. So I quickly put together this card for him.. masculine enough that he could read it in the airport or where he came across it.

Then I punched three large hearts out in Bermuda Bay and added "Take Care of me", "If I know what love is, it is because of you"; "My heart is ever at your service"- handwritten and tucked in multiple places.

Now I have to get alittle more mojo back in me and settle back in to card making. Thank you all for your kind words and prayers for my soldier boy as he deploys again.

Thanks for stopping by!

Mmmmm Melon

While we finish off any of the weekends celebration foods, I thought of putting Melon with Kraft, and white for alittle holiday card. It still a work in process - like I think I might remove the brads - maybe another center flower before the brad... but I am still working on it.

Let me know what you think.

Also- Saturday, September 12 is a big day here at Create Embellish Adore..can you guess it??? ... come on now... its my one year Blog-aversary... when I told the kids they looked at me with that typical "your strange mom" teenage face they give me more and more these days and then gave me smiles with thumbs Up.. nothing more said... ha ha .. got to love em!!! So stay tuned!!! Goodies could be in your are in your future!!!!!

Have a great day!

Rest in Peace

With the passing of icons of all sorts..Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson and Billy Mayes - seems all to fitting for some sympathy cards.

I used some stickles on some of the flower buds.

Simple. Elegant.

Friendship means the world to me

One of the best things in life, is the friendships we have. Those that we have only just begun and those that we have had for years - it doesn't matter, all the same. They keep us in check with who we are and have become and even when they let us down, we bounce back. Sometimes, even when there is distance, you can still pick up like you were never apart.

I have a friend from HS who has arrived to the state for her sisters wedding. I will get to see her on Saturday, and though its been over a year since I saw her, and it was like 13 years before that, we always manage to pick up from where we left off. In leu of that occasion, I wanted to put together a little gift... Here is my card for her. I am still trying to figure out what exactly to put together for her, since she lives in AZ now, with two kids, I am thinking I will come up with something, afterall, I have until Saturday to complete!

5 petal punch with textured paper, crumbled and pressed out, rhinestone in the center.

Still one of my all time favorites - Pocket Silhouettes, they are so versatile!

Why purple? .... we are suppose to dye my hair that color! I cannot wait!

Thanks for looking! Have a fabulous day, but trry to stay cool, its going to be a scorcher here in PA!

In Sympathy & Friendship

As we deal with the passing of friends and family, we have many emotions. Emotions that cannot always be put into words. Its at those times where I sit at my craft table and have just an overload of ideas and none that I actually do. Lets face it, sympathy cards are the hardest thing to do, a subject that is very touchy.

I made a few cards that are simple enough to express any thoughts, and let someone know I care.

Here is the group of them,


Another look at the card, just slightly different.

The inside simply reads:

Thanks for looking!

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Stamps: Kind Thoughts, My sentiments Exactly

CS: Baja Breeze, Kraft, White

Markers: Teal, green

Ribbon: Baja breeze

Balloon.... hot air balloon

With the high excitement level of all the activities I did while I was in FL, it got me thinking. I really think I ride in a hot air balloon. I have no idea where they do them, I see them on the occasion floating thru the sky... but how cool would that be? With that in mind I tried to make Hot Air balloon cards... I am still working on them, but I am overall pleased with the beginning. I am most please with the buckets, and will indeed keep tweaking the balloon.

What else is on my bucket list?
I really do not know, I never gave it much thought!

Have a great day!

Nothing says Spring quite like flowers...

OK so I couldn't resist making a flower pot... I didn't realize it until upon completion, that with materials cut, you can make this in 15 minutes or less. If course most of your time is decorating it, with your flowers, embellishments, what have you but this was my first one.. This one is the one that I get to copy off of and never leaves that shop!

Inside and then the side view

I like the idea. I see alot of these in my future... for those allergic to scents, as well as a gift holder.. I mean you can put seed packets in here - or candies, or jewelry... its a great compliment to a bag this season!

Thanks for looking!

Its Birthday time!

So there are few birthdays arriving shortly... mine among the list, but I needed to get restocked at work, and at home. I needed some masculine type cards, and think I hit that with the design and the colors. Nothing out of the ordinary but Birthday cards for men!

I loved this ribbon - I love this ribbon so much I didn't want to use for anything but a masculine birthday card. I didn't know how I was going to incorporate the ribbon, but I like the way it turned out. Simple and basic, but yet, makes a masculine statement.

I really am to be working on a 50th birthday card for a friend in UK. I do not have the layout, or design or colors yet that I want... I mean, its her 50th birthday.... a big milestone... but as with everything else.. she's a simple gal.

Thanks for looking!

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Top card: CS- Pacific blue, orange, glorious green, maroon,kraft

Bottom Card: CS- Wasabi green, kraft, chocolate

There's a Birthday again!!!

This is one of my favorite cards for Birthdays! I do not even own this stamp set!!!! I like it. I made a box full of these before I returned the stamp set to the owner!!! I hope you enjoy!

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Stamps: One of a Kind, its your day (?)

CS: Kraft, Turquoise, White

Ink: Brown, Turquiose

I'm in a meeting...

With the cool air upon us, I really just want to relate to being on the sand again!

This is from the Emerson collection, from American Art stamps.
What this picture cannot tell you - is that I used some glitter on the sand to make it sparkle, and crystal effects on the two starfish. Everything else is water colored. This sits in my inbox when I am away from my desk, "In a meeting"

CS: So Saffron, Brillant Blue, Watercolor, Kraft
Ink: Stazon black, Close to cocoa
Stamps: SU Cheesecloth, Emerson
Photocorner punch, brads