Another Bold Blossoms Card

Here's another card made with Bold Blossoms and the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder.  Quick and pretty! Melon Mambo & Whisper White CS; Melon Mambo, Certainly Celery, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight inks; misc ribbon  & brads.

Bold Blossoms

I needed a quick card for a girls weekend next weekend.  I'm going to the coast with some friends.  This card uses the Bold Blossoms set from the Occasions Mini Catalog and the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder.  CS - Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Daffodil Delight (inside).  Ink - Black, Daffodil Delight, Certainly Celery, Melon Mambo & Tangerine Tango

January Stamp Club

I recently browsed on Splitcoaststampers, looking for a card to make with the Filled with Love Bundle.  I found this adorable card on this blog (click here).

After making the card, I was trying to figure out how to package it as it won't fit into an envelope with the Hershey's kiss on top, so I came up with this box:

I think that boxes are lots of fun to make, but are a little time consuming, and, if the project is bigger, you don't always have card stock large enough to make them with.  I'm very happy with this project.  Here's a picture of both together.

We will be making these in our January Stamp Club on January 14th.

Supplies:  Real Red, Whisper White, Early Espresso CS; Love Patterns (?) DSP; Real Red Ink; 1 inch circle punch; Eyelet Border Punch; Real Red 5/8" satin ribbon; acetate; Circles Nesties (for the hole in the box, as the punch couldn't reach that far in).  Very quick and easy to make. Don't forget the Hershey's kisses!  (They make a cherry version that has red/brown striped foil and would go great with this card)

Trip to Vegas

A few weeks ago I was in Las Vegas for training for work.  While there, we took in a Blue Man Group show.  I have absolutely no idea how to describe it, but we really enjoyed it.  After the show I bought a program and this guy "signed" it for me.  When I asked for the autograph, he took some of the paint from the back of his head and made a mark on the book for me.






This is a picture of the chocolate fountain at the crepe' restaurant in the Bellagio hotel.  The next picture is of the dessert crepe' that Dian and I had for a snack one night.

I had never been to Las Vegas before, and now I don't ever need to go there again.  It was way too much for me.  Too many people, too much noise, too many things to try to look at all at once. Some of the hotels were beautiful and I loved the M&M store.  We stayed at Ceasar's Palace and our conference was there also.

Christmas Card Buffet

My Christmas Card Buffet was a hit, so I'll probably be doing a Spring Card Buffet also.  Here are the other cards that we did.

This card was the simplest to make and I think it was the favorite for the day.  Stamped on Very Vanilla with Lovely as Tree in Cherry Cobbler ink and embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper folder. Also has Early Espresso ink, CS & ribbon in it.

I taught the Fossil Stone technique with this card.  Again, Lovely as a Tree.  Garden Green, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White & Glossy CS and Garden Green, Not Quite Navy, Certainly Celery & Black ink with Navy ribbon.

This card was cased from one I found on SCS, but I can't find the link again.  I think that the original card had Silver where I have red CS.  Whisper White & Real Red CS; Real Red & Black ink; Delightful Decorations stamp set and the Petals a Plenty embossing folder. Also used the scallop and ornament punches.

This card teaches the pinwheel which I think that I found on JanTink's website.  Lots of fun.  Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler & Very Vanilla cs.  The only stamping is the sentiment.









Emboss Resist technique using the Snow Swirled stamp set.  Night of Navy, Shimmery White & Whisper White cs.

Holiday Happiness stamp set; Wild Wasabi, Whisper White & Rich Razzleberry cs.  Wild Wasabi, Rich Razzleberry & Daffodil Delight ink.  Embossed clear acetate with Petals a Plenty embossing folder and then sanded with the sanding block.

Baby Blue

 These pictures are of a feral (used to be) kitten from our neighborhood that adopted us.  He is very sweet and has a laid back, "whatever" type personality.  He is determined to be friends with our Raven, but she's not cooperating.  She's friends with the dog, but not with any cats that I know of.

He is very sweet and seems to think that I'm his new mom.  When I'm outside he follows me around talking to me and waiting for me to pet him.

You can't tell here, but he has very striking, beautiful blue eyes, so I've been calling him Baby Blue.

Sneak Peak

This is one of the cards that will be available to make at my Christmas Card Buffet at the end of the month.  It uses Snow Swirled and has a Polished Stone background.  The colors are much more vibrant in person.