Summer Sale!!!!

It is that time again! I am clearing out the old to make room for the new! I have a few retired SU! sets that I am selling. I will accept payment through paypal. Everything will be shipped out in either the 4.95 flat rate envelope or the larger 10 dollar-ish box depending on how much is purchased. The first person to email me for each set will be the one who gets it, unless payment does not come through. You can email me at kellyrory1@msn.com . Please include which stamp sets you would like and the email address that I can email your Pay Pal request to. Please include your shipping address in the address section on the Pay Pal invoice once it has been sent!Thanks so much!

1. Blossoms Abound-$11.00 Sold

2. Amazing to Zany-$21.00

3.Office Acoutrement-$16.00

4. Festive Favorites-$12.00

5.Haunting Halloween-$9.00 Sold

6. Oriental Brushstrokes-$10.00 Sold

7. Big Pieces-$15.00

8. Little Pieces-$9.00 Sold

9. Dream A Little (hostess)-$12.00 Sold

10. Serene Spring(hostess)-$12.00 Sold

11. Itty Bitty Buds (hostess)-$9.00 Sold

12. Boatloads of Love-$10.00 Sold

13. Happy Heart Day-$12.00 Sold

14.Holidays and Wishes-$9.00

15. Darling Dots (hostess) $5.00 Sold

I have been away at Bear Lake since Sunday and just returned home today! I will hopefully have some fun new projects to post soon! Thanks for fluttering by!!!

Flutter By Butterfly SFYTT

It is that time again; time for another one of Jen's amazing sketch challenges. I thought I would incorporate one of the new In-Colors in my design today. I really wanted to use the new blue, but the inkpad didn't come with my shipment ( I guess it has quality issues?), but I decided to just use Melon Mambo and some of the original colors as well. My color combo is Melon Mambo, So Saffron and Certainly Celery. I think it is so fun and summery.

I ran the Melon layer through my cuttlebug using the swiss dot embossing folder. I then picked a few retired prints pattern papers and matted them onto white. Once that was done, I stamped my butterflies twice; once onto a scrap piece and once onto my focal piece. I trimmed the three out and then attached them with crystal effects. I used a couple of celery buttons threaded with paper and then attached with glue dots.

The sentiment layer kindof strayed from the original sketch, but I liked it so I went with it. I added a strip of So Saffron scallops to the bottom. Once I was done, I realized that I hadn't added any ribbon and tried a few different options, but in the end left it bare. I had fun with this sketch. I really am amazed week after week at the sketches Jen comes up with. I hope you all get a chance to play this week!

You won't want to miss the other SFYTT designers. Amy S won't be playing this week! Boohoo! We will miss her!
Jen Del Muro and New July Guest Designer
Amy Rohl
Carole Burrage
Susan Liles

Thanks for fluttering by! Have a safe and fun Holiday!!!!!

G is for Gratitude

This is a slight variation from a project that I created for my workshop last week. I made this little box for the Principal. It is a woman, so that means I get to do fun, girly projects. I filled the box with sour cherry candies, a 3 by 3 card and a gift card to Olive Garden. This is actually just a 2-4-6-8 box, but with 2 1/2 inch measurements instead. I covered the box with the now retired "Rockabilly" DSP. I used the cherry image from Tart and Tangy and punched it out and then layered it.

I am officially done with school related projects. The other 3 that I finished today didn't photograph that well. I just made some slider boxes to hold nuggets. I fancied them up the same way I did for the teachers and then just wrapped them with the ruler twill. Simple, yet cute. Last year I gave out gifts to all of the secretaries, P.E. teachers, Librarian, etc., but this year I simplified. My son actually said to me, "Mom, why do you have lots of things around the house that say "simplify". I said that I needed constant reminding and I actually feel good that I took these words to heart. Sometimes we can feel overwhelmed with things that we think we *need* to do, but really don't. I don't think the secretaries, librarian, etc. will be crying themselves to sleep tonight because they didn't get a gift from the Luncefords this year! LOL!

I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July! My SU! order with all of the new In-Color stuff came today, so hopefully I will have some time to play! I am waiting to do an *official* new catalog order, so the new colors will have to do for now! LOL! Thanks for fluttering by!

Thank you, Teacher!

It has finally come to end! School is officially out tomorrow! Yipee! I have to admit that I am really tired of homework, waking up early and school in general. I quickly made a couple of Teacher thank-you gifts for my kiddos to take to school tomorrow. I got each teacher a gift card, but decided that it would be fun to add a few nuggets to the bottom of each box. I quickly gave them a face lift by stamping some address labels using Papetrey Ink's Limitless Labels set. I also used the Teacher sentiment from that set as well. The tree is from PTI's Father Knows Best set. I dressed the tree up with three buttons threaded with linen thread to mimic apples. The other sentiment is from SU!'s Thank You Kindly set.

My husband was out buying the gift cards, so I tried to remember roughly how big the Barnes and Noble gift cards I got for Father's Day. I did pretty good; this box measures 4 by 4 1/2. It was the perfect size to fit 12 nuggets and the gift card enclosure on top. I thought the ruler twill was the perfect finishing touch!

I have to make three other little Thank You gifts, so I will share those when I get them done! Thanks for fluttering by!

Welcome, Little One

I am a little shocked that it has been almost a whole week since I have posted. I had a SU! workshop on Tuesday, so I was busy getting ready for that and then I decided to take a little stamping break. I am re-reading "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" before the movie comes out. I only have a few pages left and now I am left feeling sad that I am done, so I guess I will re-read the 7th book as well.

Today's sketch is so fun with all of the layers and circles. I made a scrapbook page for one of my workshop projects that incorporated this paper and stamp set. As soon as I saw the sketch, I knew that that "idea" would work well for this card. Although this paper doesn't scream baby, necessarily, I like how the page and the card turned out. I will probably recreate the page, since it got sent home with one of my guests.

When I first saw the "Urban Oasis" paper, I knew it was a definite "must-have". It was on my first order when it became available, yet this week was the first time I have ever used it. Shame on me, especially since it is retiring in a few short days.

I started out by using different patten papers to build the base and then worked on the circle details. I stamped the sailboat three times; once in Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze and Basic Gray. I trimmed the pieces out to create the multi-colored sailboat and raised it up with dimensionals. The star was simply stamped and then punched and mounted onto a white circle. I chose to use my 1 3/4 inch circle punch for the circles. I finished it off with a bit of Baja Breeze ribbon and a few Kiwi Kiss Courduroy Brads for a little texture.

Next week is the last week of school, so I need to get my rear in gear and get some end of school gifts put together. I will share them as I get them done!

You won't want to miss the other SFYTT designers.
Jen Del Muro and Ashley
Amy Rohl
Carole Burrage
Susan Liles and Amy Sheffer

Thanks for fluttering by!

Happy Father's Day!

As I mentioned yesterday, I needed to make a few more Father's Day cards. I decided to skip the cards and just create a "book box" to house the Barnes and Noble gift cards that we will be giving. When you open the box, there is a greeting inside from all of us. I really like the idea of having the gift box and the card combined. The box measures about 4 by 5 3/4 so it is relatively small. I just measure the gift card enclosure to get the measurements and went from there. I made a box similar to this back in my Dirty Dozen days, but it was larger and was made to hold a set of notecards. I actually ended up by giving that project away to the school librarian last year.

I had more fun with some of my backgrounds to create the book cover. I used the retired twill background on the Handsome Hunter cardstock and the Sanded background on the Creamy Caramel portion. I have noticed that SU! is slowly getting a smaller and smaller section of backgrounds and it makes me sad. I sponged the edges to give it a bit of depth and realism. I added some sewing to the edge of the caramel piece for some extra detail.
I didn't want to overwhelm the cover, so I kept the stamping simple. I used "Father Knows Best" by Papertrey Ink.

I stamped the compass image using white and then one of the sentiments in black.

The "title" of the book was simply stamped with the "Happy Father's Day" sentiment that is included in the set. The cover wasn't heavy enough to stay closed on it's own, so I glued two pieces of ribbon to the inside and back cover and tied it together. I left the tails long so that it wouldn't be hard to tie back together, if it ever does.

I hope that the "Dads" like their fun little gift. I sure had fun making them! Thanks for fluttering by!

Special Dad and Moments to Remember SFYTT

I decided to make two cards for today's challenge. This card is actually the second one that I made and the following one is the first. I had mentioned that I really wanted to make some more Father's Day cards, but I put all of that away and decided to work on something a little more "me". Once I sat and looked at the large circle, I decided that I wanted to try making a large accordion flower for the circle. I am so glad I did, because this was such a fun card to create. I have literally been stamping all morning! I haven't done that in ages!

I knew which papers I wanted use, which I use quite often. These are from a K & Company slab called "Bailey". They are double sided papers, so I used both the front and back and then pulled in another pattern from another piece. I think I will be giving this card to my daughter's kindergarten teacher with her end of year gift. Her teacher is older and I think she will appreciate this vintage design.

I added a touch of sewing and glitter to all of the distressed edges; something I love to do! A few buttons and ribbon completed the design. I am really excited to put together a fun ensemble to coordinate with the card for her teacher.

Also, I had mentioned that I would share my coach thank you projects, but I was in such a hurry I didn't have a chance to photograph them. The coaches really seemed appreciative, though. I am so glad that we have a break from sports until the end of July when football starts up again.

I am seriously in love with this sketch except for the fact that it gave me fits today! LOL! I am actually going to crank out a few more Father's Day cards later today with it. I ended up liking some other paper better, but had already committed to this paper from SU! It is from the Manchester collection. I will add them as I get them done. I apologize for my tardiness today. I slept in, made the kiddos breakfast and then got started; my computer then gave me fits and I wanted to smash it, but here I am! LOL!

I knew I wanted to use Papertrey Ink's "Father knows Best" set, yet I knew that the tree image wouldn't fit into the circle. I decided that the compass would work just fine. I decided to create a background with it as well to make it have a little more presence. I did cheat a bit and add the "Happy Father's Day" flag sentiment which really shouldn't be there.

I used my compass to trace the large circle since I don't have a punch or nestie large enough for that; yet as I am writing this I am realizing that I own a Coluzzle and I am kicking myself! LOL! Getting the circle trimmed out was one of the reasons I was having fits. GRRRRR.....I guess I have too much stuff and I certainly do forget what I have!

Nonetheless, Jen has come up with another amazing sketch!
You won't want to miss the other SFYTT designers.
Jen Del Muro and Ashley
Amy Rohl
Carole Burrage
Susan Liles and Amy Sheffer

Thanks for fluttering by!