Happy Thanksgiving

Well, we are headed to Greeley to the in-law’s house for Thanksgiving, and we weren’t asked to bring one stinking thing, so I figured it would be wise to make them a card to thank them for (I’m certain) a whole lot of work that will go into the meal!! I wanted a really special [...]

Warm Holiday Scene

This card is for Christa, who won a little something from me via my online scrapping site. But first let me say, in my defense, that the inking around the perimeter of the card is NOT Alien green, I should have taken a better picture. It’s pumpkin color to match everything else, of course, but [...]

Thanks a Million!!

So I’ve had this stamp for quite a while now but wasn’t sure exactly how to use it. Then I looked on Becca’s blog at this card of hers and things just started clicking. Love that! So here’s the recipe for my version of that card:

papers = cardstock from Me and My Big Ideas and Cosmo Cricket; [...]

Birthday Card for my Sister

Just found out that my sister loves her birthday card, so I thought I’d post it here! Hi Sis!! Many of you ‘know’ my purple-and-dragonfly lovin’ Sis because I talk about her often in various places!! The multi-colored polka dots paper is from American Crafts, the purple/white polka dots paper is from the Nana’s Kids [...]

Way Super Simple Card for Alex

This is the first card I sent to my friend/previous co-worker Alex, to let him know I’m thinking about him during this difficult time after his bicycle accident. This card is so super simple, I made it in about 15 minutes, but really needed to get a card to him. The base paper is from [...]

Card for a Friend in Need

I made this card, based on a sketch I cased on Becca’s blog, for Alex, a friend of mine in Rockville, MD. He recently had a pretty terrible bicycle accident, several surgeries, has lots of rehab ahead, so I want him to have a special card. The base is standard white cardstock, topped with Paper [...]

The Best Veterans’ Day Ever

Jenna, a scrapping friend of mine in the New Hampshire area, told me about Soldiers’ Angels last year. So TeamShively adopted a soldier who’s stationed in Iraq/Afghanistan, and I send him cards and care packages (through the angelsstore.org). I also get email updates from Patti Patton-Bader, the founder of Soldiers’ Angels.  A couple days before [...]

Happy Birthday to a Baby Doc

I made this card for a friend to give to her ob/gyn friend. The card base is a dark blue textured cardstock topped with cardstock from a Nana’s stack. The doc’s coat and tools are Jolee’s, and the stork is from a Joann’s Old Fashioned baby pack. I pop-dotted the stork and the sentiment, which [...]

Happy Holidays Snowy Tree

This is another card that I made for a co-worker to auction at his church. The base paper is Debbie Mumm for Joann’s glitter Christmas paper, the laser-cut snowflakes are from the Christmas section in Hobby Lobby, and the ribbon and slide are from Making Memories. The Jolee’s by You tree came 2-dimensional, so I [...]

Birthday Daffodils and a Bella

Now that her birthday is passed, I can post this card that I made for June, a friend’s mom. She lives in Alaska and adores daffodils. Thankfully I have a hubby who doesn’t mind scouring Hobby Lobby for any daffodil stickers he can find, even if it means acosting an employee (just kidding, no employees [...]