Black Magic Card

Yesterday I shared with you a charming hat that my friend Gail made for me......and....Today, I want to share a technique card that Gail made for me. It's the Black Magic card technique. Gails card turned out so great......I can tell that she put LOTS of time and energy into this card. She said it was easy to make - but........I still had to have her show me how to do this technique.

She also used the CuddleBug to emboss the pink background paper.....SO LOVELY!

And a couple close-up pictures of the Black Magic technique..........

Gail completely made it look easy and am hoping that sometime this fall she will be open to coming back over to my studio and giving me a refresher course on how to do this again.

Thanks for stopping by and as we begin to count down to Thanksgiving (only 1-week away) remember to Keep Living Your Dream!

Bonnett from Gail

I was going through some of the many gifts that have been made for me....and I came across this darling hat that my Stamping Buddie Gail made for me. I have it proudly displayed in my corner cabinet of my studio......I LOVE IT..... Here's a close-up of the flower and ribbon that wrap around this charming little number.

Not sure how Gail knew that my two favorite colors are PINK and Orange - but the color combinaton for this hat is PERFECT!

And it's the gift that keeps on giving........When you pull off the top of the hat......You will find a small container with hersey kisses tucked inside.....SCORE!

Many THANKS Gail for this adorable little hat - I treasure it and our friendship. Thanks for stopping by today and remember......Keep Living Your Dream.

Quail Crosing - Arizona Style

Sorry for the NON-STAMPING post today.....Just had to share a couple pictures I took of this funny Quail looking for his (her) mate.......... Here the little fellow is marching around our Ramanda area just looking for someone or someplace to hide out.........

This little guy must have walked past this area a dozen times.....and then......

He still wasn't sure where he wanted to go......

FINALLY.....he juped up into one of our pots and was getting settled in...when.....he heard something.......

He didn't stay put for too long........but when he came back.....he wasn't alone.

The quail run wild out here in Arizona........they are the funniest bird.....they would rather RUN across the payment then fly. They little feet get moving so gosh darn fast - that you swear they are going to be airborne at any moment.....but no.......they stay on the ground and just book across the ground.

Thanks for letting me share yet another set of "Living Arizona Style" photos with you and I promise to be back tomorrow with another Kard by Kadie creation. Keep Living Your Dream!

Stationary Fold Up Box

I mentioned yesterday that I had taken a class at my local srapbook store with my BFF Jan and Berta a couple months ago. That same day, we also took a second class that had us create this really FUN stationary fold up box. Here's a picture of the box as it stands on your counter.

All you need to do is pull off the top of the box and the insides fold out to expose sections for notecards.....tags........address book.......post-it-note holder........a pen and even a place for you to store stamps.

Everything tucks nice and neat inside this stationary holder and it seriously wasn't that hard to make.

Here's what the box looks like with all the pieces showing.........SO BEAUTIFUL!

A close-up of the three tags that we made for one of the compartments inside the box.

And a close-up of the three cards we created........SO LOVELY!

A fellow Stampin Up! demonstrator Dannie Graves has a blog (Dannie's Desgins) at http://danniesdesigns.typepad.com/my_weblog/ and she has a video tutorial (dated September 9, 2008) that will walk you through the steps to making this amazing Stationary Box. She also has a pdf file that you can print the templates out to making this box. Here is the link to the video tutorial: http://danniesdesigns.com/my_weblog/video_tutorial/

If you are interested in creating one of these boxes for yourself......head on over to Dannie's blog. Dannie has LOTS of FUN ideas and she is seriously One Talented SU Demonstrator. Give a yell back to me if you have trouble linking to Dannie's site.......I'll be happy to correct the link if need be.

Hope you can come back tomorrow and spend some time with me. Until tomorrow......Keep Living Your Dream!

Studio 54 Phone Book

Several months ago, I attended a class with my BFF Jan and SaddleBrooke Stampin Buddie Berta at our local scrapbooking store. The book we were creating could be used as almost anything - and I decide that I was going to use mine for a pretty phone book in my studio. Check it out.......... This is the front cover of my phone book. We bound the book with waxed linen thread and created a really tight bound book. The book is kept closed with the help of an elastic loop that is secured around the back cover and loops around to the front. I added LOTS of fun ribbon to my elastic piece.

Here is what the first page of the inside of the book looks like.

I added these tabs to divide out the alphabet and that way keeping some type of order to my phone book.

And a peak at the back of the book. The back looks as pretty as the front....and that is why I simply LOVE this Studio 54 booklet. It seriously looks amazing in my studio...and......I never have to hunt for the phone book. All the important numbers are right there in my book. The most amazing part is Jack has learned where this book is......and he even uses it.

I leave you today with a close-up picture of the FUN Ribbon I used to decorate my book. LOVE IT!

Hope you can swing back over tomorrow and let me share some things I've been making in my studio. Enjoy your weekend and Keep Living Your Dream!

Tiny Baby Lizard

Can you see him???????? It actually looks like just a black spot on the wall of our patio........but wait.........It's moving......

These next two pictures make "Wally" look so BIG. (My granddaughter Hailey named him when she was here)

I think I was freakin him out with the clicking of my camera.......Looks like he is ready to run away.........

As you can tell my the size of my hand.......Wally isn't that big.........But let me tell you....HE CAN MOVE PRETTY DARN QUICK!

And I will leave you today with this last shot of Wally.........Isn't he just the cutest thing?

Please stop back tomorrow and I'll be back to sharing some of my Kards by Kadie creations. Until Friday........Keep Living Your Dream!

Holiday Gift Tag Keeper

HAPPY Wednesday to you.......Today I will be sharing the door prize gift I made for my Stampin Up! SouthWest Stampers Demonstrators meeting last night. This idea came from Andrea Walford and she originally posted this on her blog as a gift tag keeper. The gift tags can be any size - but I used 2"x3" tags. To create the Gift Tag Keeper, I used two SU clear envelopes and LOTS of fun SU DSP. The picture above is what the Gift Tag Keeper looks like when it's closed shut.

Here's a picture of the Gift Tag Keeper opened up. I added a small piece of Velcro to the flap to help keep the Tag Keeper closed and all the tags are then kept snug in their clear envelope.

Here's a close-up of what the tags look like. I made a total of ten tags and used the current SU Holiday DSP for the entire project.

And the last view is a close-up of the tags on the other side of the Gift Keeper.

Hope you are getting some early Holiday gift giving ideas from some of the things I've been posting on my blog.........And as ALWAYS.......Keep Living Your Dream!