Four Reasons for this card…

So… my friend Mary showed me some great Thanksgiving Day easel cards she was making not too long ago.  If you know Mary you know she likes the more involved, intricate type projects (remember this?) so I thought to myself, ‘must not attempt easel card.’  LOL

Well, in the last couple weeks these easel cards have started popping up everywhere in the online stamping world.  So I thought maybe I should reconsider my original thoughts on these and try something new!  And then it turned out that splitcoaststampers posted a tutorial on them and then I discovered the Crazy 4 Challenges blog posted an easel card for a challenge last week.  Of course I didn’t get my card done in time for the challenge deadline, but that’s okay.  I actually combined it with this week’s C4C Challenge of using acetate as well! 

So have you counted three reasons thus far as to why I created this card?  1) to attempt something new 2) to participate in the easel card challenge 3) to participate in the acetate challenge.  What’s number 4 you ask?  To create a project to be made at this week’s Stamp Club meeting!!  Hope my clubbers like it!!

If anyone from SU! is reading this, please don’t ever retire the ‘Lovely as a Tree’ stamp set!  It’s such a wonderfully fabulous versatile stamp set!  I white embossed the trees onto Night of Navy cardstock.  See the snowflake acetate covering the trees?  I used Frost White Shimmer Paint for the snowflakes using the new ‘Serene Snowflakes’ stamp set.  The sentiment ‘warm winter wishes’ comes from the hostess stamp set ‘The More the Merrier’ and I used the shimmer paint for that as well.  And just to add more sparkle (and a prop for the easel) I put a strip of sticky strip across the base and covered it with the Silver Glass mix beads.  That’s another product I don’t use enough!  Love how it sparkles (of course it looks better IRL, but use your imagination!) 

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about product used on this card.  Take care!

Shabby Butterflies

What???!!!  I got to play in a Mojo Challenge?  Why, yes!  I did!!  Woohoo!

Here’s this week’s Mojo sketch…

and here’s what I came up with.  I ended up using it as a project for my Big Shot club tonight too.  I think they liked it!  Well, at least nobody said they didn’t like it!  LOL  Click on the picture for more details.

New Catty Ribbon Share!

There are some AWESOME new ribbons in the new catalog.  I have been longing for polka dot ribbons forever and we now have SEVEN!!  WAHOO!  Shown below are 6 of them… all new In Colors!  To. Die. For.  You know you want ‘em ALL!  LOL

So, how about another great share, shall we?

Here’s what you’ll get:

2 yards each of:
1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain in the following colors:
- Pumpkin Pie
- Chocolate Chip
- Old Olive
- Basic Black

2 yards of
- 3/4" Real Red Polka Dot Grosgrain

2 yards of
- 1" Real Red Double Stitched Grosgrain

3 yards each of:
1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain in the following colors:
- Rich Razzleberry
- Bermuda Bay
- Soft Suede
- Crushed Curry
- Dusty Durango
- Melon Mambo

Sounds great, doesn’t it???

You’ll get all 30 yards of ribbon for just $24.95!! 

To get all of these spools of ribbons you would need to spend $125!!!

You may purchase more than one share if you would like. 

Minimum of 5 participants per share.  Once I have 5 participants, I will send you a payment request.  You may pay by cash, check or charge.

If you would like this share shipped to you, please add $4.

Please e-mail me to sign up for this awesome Ribbon Share.  

THANK YOU!

GROUP 1: Ordered & Cut!
1. Diane – payment rec’d – ribbon rec’d
2. Joanne – payment rec’d – ribbon rec’d
3. Pam – payment rec’d – ribbon rec’d
4. Michelle J – payment rec’d – ribbon rec’d
5. Jess

GROUP 2: Ordered & Cut!
1. Laura C – payment rec’d
2. Susan – payment rec’d – ribbon shipped 7/15
3. Mandi – payment rec’d
4. Judi – payment rec’d – ribbon shipped 7/15
5. Nicole H. – payment rec’d – ribbon rec’d

GROUP 3: Ordered & Almost Cut – the order was missing two spools of ribbon (not my error!) so as soon as those other two spools come in I’ll get these shares out.
1. Heather – payment rec’d
2. Zahra – payment rec’d
3. Vicki – payment rec’d
4. K’ – payment rec’d
5. Cheryl – payment rec’d

GROUP 4:
1. Patty
2. Ronna
 

Vicki’s Baby Card

I’ve been meaning to post this card for a while now and am finally getting around to it.  It’s an adorable card from Vicki for me and my new little one!  Isn’t it so cute?  Remember that Sale-A-Bration set So Many Scallops?  And I believe that’s the new Super Fine glitter on there.  And how cute is that little pacifier on the ribbon?  Funny thing is we bought several different binkies for him and his favorite is a clear one!  And it shows the Shimmery White paper and just how pretty it is.

Thank you Vicki for the card (and the gift). 

Happy Memorial Day Everyone!

Christmas is Coming!

(Originally posted on November 30, 2008)

So, some of you know I’m away on vacation (yeah!) but I didn’t want my blog to sit idle while I was away!  So, I went searching through my never ending stash of stamped cards and 6 x 6 pages and came up with a few things to share with you while I’m (hopefully) enjoying some sun.  I hope you enjoy these creations…see you in December!

Here is another scrapbook page from last year.  This one uses the retired Festive Favorites set and some of our retired Organdy ribbon.  That color (wine) was probably my favorite Organdy ribbon ever!!  And why oh why did SU! have to retire the zig painty?  I LOVE that pen!  LOL