So Empty!

Don'tcha hear those crickets chirping?  I'm just not good at this blogging thing.  I think I like reading other's blogs more than posting my own stuff.  I'm on a roll this weekend and made about 20 cards using some cuts I'd made on my Cricut ages ago.  Most of them are cutesy kid type cards, though I did make two of this masculine card:

The details:

PP - DCWV

Moose cut - Give a Hoot cartridge

Ribbon, brads, cardstock - Hobby Lobby brand

Stamp - Hero Arts

Nesties circle sets

Thanks for looking!

~ Julie

Busy Little Bee

Last week I was inspired by Mary over at CardzTV to make an easel card for a Paper Playtime Challenge.  I'd seen them on so many blogs and never got around to making one.  I'm not sure why I held off - it was so easy and is a neat little surprise for the recipient!  I will definitely be making more in the future.

I cut the bee at 2.5 inches and added glossy accents to his wings, stinger and tips of his antenna.  The blue strip behind him is dry embossed, then the raised parts were colored with my new watermark pen. 

Thanks for looking!

~Julie

Pretty in Paris

I made this card tonight for my mom.  I saw my new pack of October Afternoon stamps sitting on my desk and thought I'd try a scene card.  I used my distress ink tool and some post it masks to create the background, then stamped and embossed the Eiffel Tower in the middle.  The stamp had a few lines at the bottom to make it look like bushes, and it didn't quite go with the smooth grass so I drew on some extra bushes to even it out.  I think it turned out pretty well for a first try.

Thanks for looking!

~Julie

National Scrapbook Day Cards

Wow, it's been a while since I posted anything!  Oops....

Here are some of the cards I created on National Scrapbook Day. 

A wonderful new Pea friend of mine hosted a crop at her house and I had tons of fun trying out new things with her punches, stamps and such.  The cards have lots of glitter and dimension, but of course it doesn't show well in the photo.

Enjoy!

Shopping time!

So I went to Hobby Lobby after work today. Always a dangerous thing for this Sunshine. I got lots of paper (though I was good and put some back), an album, and some other little stuff:



I LOVE the Christmas stack so much. I love the red, white and black theme and really wish they'd had a 12x12. We still have a few months until Christmas, so maybe they will get one in. The skeleton thing is a candy mold and you put the pieces on a brownie to make it look like it's in the ground. Seems like it will be tons of fun. And it was only $1.99! The stickers at the bottom are some velvet color-in deals. They were only $0.19 and I think they could be used on cards. Or just for something fun.

So here's what I created with my new goodies:




I'd already cut the monkey from the Create A Critter cart, then put some twisted green ribbon across the top. Added some punched leaves and then taped it to the base. It seems like it needs a saying in the bottom right corner, but not sure what. I'll probably just leave it blank for now.

Name change

Changed the name of my blog today. Everyone at my work calls me Sunshine, so I thought Sunshine Smiles would be a cuter name than Julie's Scrap Blog. BOOORING.

I know I said I'd have a post about the scrap cabinet, but I haven't made time for that yet. I'd like to post that and also my scrap area soon.

Last week in my quest to declutter my house, I found a huge stack of old scrap magazines from around 2003. It's been funny to see the old products and I recognize a lot of designer's names that I have learned thanks to the Peas. Also while looking, I really see where my style of scrapping comes from. It's all very basic and simple compared to some layouts that I've seen lately.

I haven't really been in a scrapping mood over the past month or two. Actually, probably since I got my scrap cabinet. I've done some cards, but cannot seem to finish a layout. I'm hoping that will change soon because I'd really like to get moving on all these photos I've taken recently!

A few cards

Still no working computer at home, but I did buy a card reader today so that I can upload photos while I'm on break at work. Here's a few cards I've made over the past couple weeks. They're all pretty simple since that is the style that I seem to work best with.

Father's Day cards for my step-grandpa and step dad. Was trying to make my step dad's be Disney without being too crazy obvious. The paper is from the Naturals Mat stack by DCWV.

This is my dad's Father's Day card...

He just recently got a new Jeep and it's a Tuxedo Park, so inside I put "Hope your day is as cool as Tuxedo's Park." Silly, but he laughed, so it was worth it. I really wish I had fixed the google eye before taking the picture.

Made with Create a Critter and Locker Talk cricut carts.

My niece loves giraffes:

I started out by making the tiny one on the right, but it just wasn't big enough for me. Made the bigger blue one but it didn't seem right either. Still unsure as to why I didn't make it pink to begin with since little girls love their pink. My sister said I had to put a 4 on there so I did. I believe it's from the Robotz cart.

Thank you cards for my step brother and his new wife:

Was trying to keep it basic since I had to make quite a few. The edges of the red are inked except you can't see it too well here.

And lastly - birthday card for my best friend's Gram:

I swear the ribbon matches better in real life! Inside I used the Scrappy Moms Amusing Animals poodle stamp. Love that set!

Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to post some photos of my new scrap furniture and the adventures I've been having since his arrival...