Happy Birthday Easel Card

Yeah!! I made an Easel Card!  This one is for a girl I work with in the office.  I love that it stands up on the desk for everyone to see.

I just got these new dies from Spellbinders and couldn't wait to use them on something stinkin' cute!  I used the Banner Basics Two and the Ribbon Banners die sets.  The tassels and sentiment banner are embossed and inked with Crumb cake ink.

Supplies:  Designer Series Paper (retired), Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla and River Rock cardstock, Soft Suede classic ink, Crumb cake classic ink, Something to Celebrate Clear-Mount stamp set, Gallery Stamp set and scalloped oval punch, Rhinestones,Banner Basics Two and the Ribbon Banners die sets from Spellbinders and the BigShot.

Operation Write Home Blog Hop

Welcome to my contribution to the Operation Write Home Memorial Day Weekend Blog Hop!  Here's my Missing You Card.  Hope you like it!

Supplies: Basic Grey Cardstock, Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper, Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, The Open Sea - Clear-Mount Stamp, Hodge Podge Happiness - Clear-Mount Stamp, Eyelets, Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink, Soft Suede Classic Ink, Not Quite Navy Classic Ink, Crumb Cake Class Ink, Sizzix Embossing Folder.

Now, Check out the next stop on the Blog Hop, Gerda, StampFairy.

Thanks for stopping by!

All Day Crop, Sat., May 28

Join us for a fun day of scrapbooking tomorrow, Saturday, May 28th from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. It's only $5/person. I'll have snacks and a small project for everyone. You also get the use of my stamps and tools!

I don't provide lunch but we can order in or you can bring your own.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and Mother's Day!  I did.  Jordan went to church with me and sat through service.  (This was a big one for him!)  Then, we had lunch at my favorite restaurant, Posado's Tex-Mex!  Yummy!  My husband went overboard and got me a beautiful James Avery bracelet with the birthstones of my two boys and some silver charms.

Here are some hand-made cards I made for my mother and sister-in-law.  Hope you like them as well.

Stamps: Fabulous Florets - Clear-Mount Stamp Set,   Something to Celebrate - Clear-Mount Stamp Set
Inks: Versamark, Soft Suede, Blushing Bride, More Mustard, Old Olive
Paper: Early Espresso, Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Beyond the Garden Designer Paper, Glossy White cardstock
Accessories: Blending Marker, Black Embossing Powder
Flowers: 1) Stamp the largest outline flower with Versamark and emboss with black embossing powder.  2)Create a mask on a stickie note by stamping the same image with any color ink and cut it out very closely.  3)Place the mask over the embossed image.  Stamp the image again turned slightly and overlapping a piece of the mask.  Heat emboss this image. 4) Leaving the mask in place, stamp the smaller outline flower image overlapping a piece of the mask.  Heat emboss this image. 5) Using a Blending Marker, pick up color from More Mustard ink pad and color the centers of the flowers. 6) Using a Blending Marker, pick up color from Blushing Bride ink pad and color the rest of the flowers. 7) Cut out the flower grouping. 8) Stamp the solid stem image on whisper white with Old Olive ink and cut out.

Stamps: Fast & Fabulous - Clear-Mount Stamp Set 
Inks: Soft Suede, Blushing Bride
Paper: Blushing Bride, Always Artichoke, Beyond the Garden Designer Paper

Happy National Scrapbooking Month!

Howdy, MSC Fans!   May is National Scrapbooking Month! 

To celebrate Stampin' Up! is offering 30% a wide selection of scrapbooking products including 

• Select Stamp Sets
• Select professional print products for My Digital Studio
• Special Digital Download bundles for My Digital Studio

You can download your copy of the new Summer Mini HERE or contact me to receive a copy in hand.   

To Order supplies, check out what's new, sign up for a class or workshop - View my Blog - Check Out My Website - Or E-Mail Me.   Shop online 24/7 and ship direct to you or contact me for more personal service.  My service doesn't stop once you place your order.  I am happy to help you sort your order, mount stamps, or answer any questions you may have. All you have to do is ask!