Hello 2014!

Yes, I know, it has been a long time.  A lot has happened some good, some bad, some medical, and none of which will be discussed here!  TOO BORING!!  On with the fun stuff.

Valentines Day is fast approaching and Marmee has begun some pretty projects of love.

 First, Love Birds 2 page pre-made 12 by 12 layout.  While I was out looking for the perfect L-shaped desk with hutch for next to nothing (read free) I came across a pack of paper that was calling to me to become more than just a pack of supplies in a strange yet cool shop.
These pages in pinks and red with some bling and ribbon bows arrive at your door in protective plastic sleeves ready for you to add your favorite photos of you and your honey. Or love doves as they are known around Marmee's house.  "Sweet Love" journaling space and mats for 2 photos 3" by 5" or smaller

 The opposite page is my favorite.  An adorable little paper pocket with 10 slips of paper for you to write 10 things you love about each other.  How sweet is that? Two mats in red and pink complete the page.  The top is for ideally a 4 x 6 and the red at the bottom is 4 by 5.
Ready for you to save and remember a special day of love in your life.

 Alas, Marmee did not use the hiatus from blogging to work on her photography skills, so sorry about the glare on the glass.  This shadow box is 13 by 13 inches and will hold one photo.  Maybe Valentine's Day dinner or a pic of what he bought when he went to Jarrod's?

Sweetie banner at the top and a side note "It's the little things we share that add up to one BIG love".  Inside of above shadow box without the glass glare.

All these items will be available this weekend for purchase in the Etsy shop.

AND FINALLY AVAILABLE FOR SALE:
 I made this a while ago and have kind of wanted to keep it.  You know, it's a Florida girl we-don't-get - fall-so-I-am-obsessed thing. But now that I live in GA, I guess I can let go a little of the beautiful papers of autumn.  Cut with my Cricut and then a little hand cutting as well.  The flower shapes are hand cut (cause I am nuts like that) and distressed with some Early Espresso ink on the edges and raised on dimensionals to make them really pop.  Also for sale this weekend in the shop.

Much more to come this month. For my birthday, or some day before or after, I am asking for a whole day of leave me alone and let me create.  Valentine cards, some word collages on canvas, more pre-made scrap pages on their way!

BOO to YOU!

 My sister requested a few Halloween cards.  The first one was pretty simple. Blocks cut from various patterned paper, a stamped spider and a haunted castle cut from flocked paper.  I punched the moon from flocked paper as well.  The teeny tiny bats were cut with my cricut on flocked paper they are about an inch long and DID NOT RIP!  I love that paper!!

All cut elements are on flocked paper. A sand colored background lightly embossed.  All pieces cut with my cricut.

Embossed with a polka dot folder on Pumpkin Pie card stock. All pumpkins cut with cricut from various patterned paper. Matted on black cardstock

 Patterned paper rectangles matted on black. The spider web was embossed on white and then sponged with black and finished with its occupant, a flocked black spider with googly eyes.

These two pictures of a double side step card.  The bats, cat and spider are flocked black paper and the rest is cardstock. 

 This is today's creation.  A Cascading Card.  Not as difficult to make the base as it seems but the decorating can get tricky. This one has a purple base and a variety of patterned papers to cover the spaces. All the ghouls and ghosts were cut with my cricut mostly from Paper Dolls dress up cartridge on flocked paper.  The card base itself is 4 by 5.5 but all the elements sticky up and out are going to require a larger envelope.  And my OCD crazy person problem is that you can see the unfinished backs of their heads.  I may change it...or leave it and go more insane knowing it is "naked"

Closed Card

Left side

Right side

View from above

Box of Cards with a View

This is a set of 10 cards with a coordinating box I made from a Simply Scrappin Kit.  I used the top note die to cut the window of the box and then used the cut out piece to make the first card.

 The simply scrappin kit had just about all I needed.  I covered the window with a piece of clear acetate. Embellishments of ribbon, flowers and a Hello greeting finish it off!

The colors in this pack are Pool Party, Gray, Primrose Petals and Mustard.

 Sunburst technique was fun and not nearly as hard as I thought it would be! I alternated designer series paper with embossed cardstock. 

 Oh More Mustard how I will miss thee....

Contest Winner

And the winner of the lovely floral card is...Larissa!  Thanks to all the commenters!  More contests soon!

Giddy up! Trifold Shutter Card- Cowboy Theme

 

New card for sale on my etsy site!  Cowboy theme any occasion card.  These cards have some weight to them so when you mail them it may take two stamps.  This was actually fun to make.  I think I have one more in me and then I will give the design a rest except for custom requests!

Trifold Shutter Card

Shutter Card Fully Open

Shutter Card Front Closed

 This is the my first attempt at a Trifold Shutter Card. It was actually pretty simple...not taking in account my crazed paper selection process!  I can see a few of these showing up in my etsy store next week. www.madebymarmee.etsy.com  I have a masculine paper that I have been itching to use and this style is perfect.
This particular card is for my oldest daughter's 25th birthday! A day late and 4 days late before she holds in her hands but at least she gets to see it.
The card base is in the color from her wedding, Wild Wasabi. All the DSP (designer series paper) is Stampin Up and is mounted on Chocolate Chip. I used several punches (two-step bird, owl, and new artisan label) and a framelit for the front to showcase the owl (also something she likes). I finished it off with some retired Wasabi stitched ribbon also leftover from her wedding. It would be so easy for the purchase to further customize the empty spaces with small photos!

Inside Greeting Center

Made By Marmee's first giveaway!

I am in need of suggestions of items and card themes that everyone would like to see in the shop and to generate more visitors.
To help with this my crafty blogger friend and sister-in-Christ, Larissa, suggested a giveway SO (drum roll) in honor of the beautiful of God's world, Made by Marmee is giving away this lovely card

to a lucky commentor!
Any helpful comments appreciated! Winner will be chosen at random on Friday, July 12th.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

It has been a YEAR!

So I have not updated in a year..... I have actually been doing stuff. Making stuff. Got an insulin pump. Sending a kid to college without grants or scholarships. Working on a nervous breakdown. But I digress.  Below are some pics of what I have made over the last 12 months.  A few are recent and for sale at my etsy store!

 Baseball Themed Thank You Cards with matching box

 Custom Cards for Honorary Grandkids

Bee Card for Sale in the shop

  Inside the Bee Card

 Red Ship card for sale in the shop

 Inside the ship card

 Graduation Card for sale in the shop

 Triple Time Stamping Mother's Day or Birthday Card also for sale.

 

More stuff to come for sale and on the blog as I attempt to make some cash to keep this kid in textbooks and pencils!  Thanks for looking!

Shadow Boxes

   Matthew's third birthday party had a pirate theme.  He paid me 4 kisses to make some thank you cards for his gifts.  Then when I was finished he wanted a pirate that "sissy no can rip" so we enclosed him in a shadow box.  And for the millionth time....I love my Cricut!!

  My friend Dionne wanted something pretty to hang on her wall that went with some paper from a purse from the previous posts. I came up with this one.  Again, thank you Cricut!  It uses the Mocha Morning retired (tear..) DSP. I will try to get a better picture minus glare from the glass where you can tell the thing is actually browns!

Cascading Card

This is my first attempt at a cascading card.  Thanks to Frenchy Stamps I was able to get directions even I could understand!
She has alot that are very elaborate.  I was doing this for an 11 card swap so I went more simple.

April 2012

Two Purses and coordinating cards made from Stampin Up! Mocha Morning DSP.  

 

 I felt bad that all the waffle paper has been sitting in the cabinet so I added it to the purses and cards and I really think it works well. 

Sew Suite Purse and Cards

I love this paper!!  It is "sew" cute.  Latest addition to the shop.  I love these purses!  I have at least 3 more that I want to make.  One with the retired Raspberry Tart DSP from SU!  One with a sweet blue paper and roses. The last with a new DSP from Sale-A-Bration catalog.  I am also taking custom orders if you want one with a certain theme.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/MadebyMarmee