Fun 3x3 Valentine

Here is one of the projects we are making for my Ladies' Night tonight. All of the Ladies' Night projects feature the Love You Much Bundle. So fun!For this card I did some paper piecing for the birds. I also used a heart punched out of the Riding Hood Red paper using the Heart to Heart punch. Supplies:
Stamps:Love You Much , All Holidays

Paper: Candy Lane DSP, Close to Cocoa, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla

Ink: Close to Cocoa, Riding Hood Red

Accessories: 1-3/4 Inch Circle Punch, Heart To Heart Punch

Baby Shower Gift Bag and Card

I feel like I am apologizing every time I post. Lately I have not found the time to post projects. I have been stamping just not sharing, naughty me. Anyway, the projects all started with a CUTE little girl outfit I found a target, for one of my great friend's shower. This cute outfit had super cute cherries on it. Love it. So my first thought was the picnic DSP, so cute and so sad that it is now retired :( This is what I came up with, a gift bag and matching card.

Just a close up.Here is the matching 3X3 card. Nice and simple.Supplies:

Stamps: Tart and Tangy , Warm Words
Paper: Picnic DSP (retired), Real Red, Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Kraft

Ink: Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker, Real Red Stampin' Write Marker, Basic Black

Accessories: 1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch , 1-1/4 Inch Circle Punch , Scallop Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Black Gingham Ribbon (retired)

Super Sorry!

Wow! I have been missing for over a month, aack! I have been supper busy and also have been out of town for the majority of December. Well enough with the excuses. I thought I would finally show you my Christmas card for 2008, just a little bit late.

I used all the left overs from this card to make the curly accents on the card. Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Winter Post

Paper: Chocolate Chip Textured Card Stock , Pink Pirouette , Chocolate Chip, Bella Rose DSP , Close to Cocoa DSP (retired)

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Accessories: Scallop Circle Bigz Die , Tulipe Bigz Die , Coluzzle Starter Set , Boho Blossoms Punch , Silver Brads

Thankful for 50 years!

My Grandparents just had their 50 year anniversary, isn't that amazing! They are still going strong. They are such wonderful grandparents and I think they have shown me what a marriage should be and can be if you work hard for it. i was put in charge of making the card for the group gift. This is what I came up with.Since it was their 50th, I had to use gold. My husband said it looked gaudy, but what do you expect when you add gold.

I love the effect of gold on gold embossing. Basically you take your gold card stock and emboss gold on top of it, very elegant. You could do this with silver too.

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Priceless , Hugs & Wishes
Paper: Very Vanilla , Vellum , Brushed Gold

Ink: Versa Mark

Accessories: On Board Lots Of Letters , Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder, 1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Gold Brads, Scallop Edge Punch, Retired Ribbon, Picture of my Grandparents on their wedding day.

Season of Joy

This is a card I made for a class I had at my friend Emily's house. We three others besides this one. I had a really great time and I think the ladies did too.

This card definitely look better in person, I don't know what it is about my photographs. Sometimes the colors get a little distorted. Anyway, until I have a professional photo studio (which will probably never happen, who knows?) there may be some flaws.Supplies:

Stamps: Season of Joy

Paper: Sahara Sand, Kiwi Kiss, Real Red

Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Real Red, Whisper White

Accessories: Cutter Kit , 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon Old Olive , Ribbon Striped Grosgrain Real Red , Staple

Thanksgiving Place Cards and Napkin Holders

I apologize for not posting in such a long time, when it gets near the holidays, my life gets 10 times crazier than normal, or more! lol! So my posts may not be as often. I will really try though.Anyway, I started out with this simple no frills place card for my Thanksgiving table, and I thought it was cute but needed a little more so I came up with . . . This. I added some ribbon, sponging , and paper piercing. I really like the final look. But I wasn't done yet. I needed something else so I made a matching napkin holder.If you look closely at my "napkin" you will see that it is really a wash cloth. I didn't have my pretty napkins until after I took these pictures. It at least matches! :) I used these for my Ladies' Night this month. I think they really enjoyed making them.

Supplies:

Stamps: Autumn Harvest , Holidays & Wishes
Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Really Rust, More Mustard, Whisper White, Bali Breeze DSP(retired)

Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Really Rust, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Top Note Bigz Die , 1-1/4 Inch Circle Punch , 1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch , Scallop Circle Punch , Crafters' Tool Kit , Mustard 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon , Bravo Burgundy 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, sponges, Mini Glue Dots, Snail Adhesive

Young Women in Excellence Invitations

We have YW in Excellence coming up and I decided to make the invitations for it. This is what I came up with. The theme for the Young Women this year is:
"Be steadfast and immovable always abounding in good works"
Topics have been brought up like Steadfast and unchanging like the stars. So I decided to add the Stars.

I used some retired ribbon and silver cording that matched the invitations.Supplies:
Stamps: So Swirly Jumbo Wheel
Paper: Brocade Blue, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla
Ink: Night of Navy

Accessories: Star Punch , Large Star Punch , 3/16 Inch Corner Rounder Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch, Crop-A-Dile, Metallic Eyelets, Silver Cording(retired), Blue Organdy Ribbon (retired)