Welcome Summer!

Yeah! I think summer if finally here to stay:-) Yesterday I took my kids to the pool and bike riding. Tonight we just got back from a family bike ride, too. Such a beautiful evening!!! I started a card like this one this morning and really liked it.....until......I started messing with it a little too much and MESSED IT UP! So, now I wanted to remake it the way it originally was to share it with you. This is one of my favorite color combos - purple and green! The Lovely Lilac and Certainly Celery go so nice together! And, how perfect, I had some celery designer paper to add a touch of fun:-) This set is a current Level 2 hostess set that will be retiring at the end of June called Both Way Blossoms. I love the long stems and delicate outlines. Hope you enjoy it!! (The silver circle paperclips I got on clearance @ Target a LOOONG time ago.) Now I'm off for an evening walk with my neighber..........

Pretty Pearl Ex

This is a card from my technique class last week. It uses Pearl Ex powder which has lots of fun uses! We simply brushed it on a versamark stamped image - and it has such a nice shimmer to it. It's much prettier in person! I also used two of my favorite retiring stamp sets: French Script background and the set All I Have Seen. If you love them, too - remember, you only have until the end of June to purchase them!

Back on Track!

Yes, I've slacked off over the weekend. Too many parties and plans and not enough stamping. Actually, I did stamp a graduation card - but used a non-su! stamp for the grad hat as I didn't have access to one from Stampin' Up! I felt kinda guilty as I am a VERY faithful and dedicated Stampin' Up! stamp user. But I didn't really have a choice - and it turned out pretty nice anyway.

Chocolate Lattice - Pink Version

This is the same as the lattice card below - only I used Regal Rose instead of Ballet Blue on the ribbon and flower. I also used the flip side of the Au Chocolate paper. Looks like my "Happy Birthday" stamp is a little straighter than the words on the card below. Either that, or I just got lucky! This is a card for one of my downline - Lisa D. Her birthday is in a few days, so hopefully I'll get it in the mail on time!! Lisa, if you are reading this - I didn't forget you!! Your card will get in the mail.....eventually. I think I only have the old postage stamps, though. So, your card might come with 2 cents postage due!! HA!!!!

Chocolate Lattice

This is the 3rd of my five projects for tomorrow night's class. I just love the look of the Au Chocolate paper. There is so much you can do with it!! This was made using the basic lattice card template with a strip of the chocolate paper adhered on the cardstock before cutting it. As you can see, I am not great at getting my word stamps mounted on my wood blocks very straight (as my friend, Jill, always reminds me!). Obviously, something I need to work on!! E-mail me if you'd like a copy of the lattice template!!

Salted Background

Another card for my class tomorrow night. This is a fun technique, but I realized there is a trick - LOTS of water! I did it once and it looked terrible. Forgot to spray my cardstock first with water. Then I read Beate's tutorial again on SCS (not always good about reading directions!!) and did it over. I'm pretty happy with the results. Such a fun technique to play with as it turns out different everytime! Two projects down, three to go!!!! Back to work...........

Pocket Card

I just love the way white ink looks on the darker colored papers. But I always seem to forget about using it with my wheels. So tonight, while I was doing what I do best (surfing SCS!), I came across a card I just loved with this Petals wheel using the white ink. And....since I having been trying to think of ways to dress up a gift card (for Girl Scout leaders and teachers), I thought I would try this technique and make it into a pocket card. So simple and fun!! I am really happy with how it turned out! I also am a huge fan of the black gingham ribbon - so I had to throw some of that on there, too. The tag inside the pocket has a gift card secured on it with the slit punch. Had to make it purple - that's my FAVE color!!!!! Now I need to go make five more:-)