Monday, August 30, 2010


I really liked the way this card turned out. It's very simple yet classy. For this project I used the following:
Base: Natural CS, texturized w/ Textured Impressions Vintage Wallpaper
Red Riding Hood CS (3" x 4 1/4")
Black CS (2 3/4" x 4")
Imaged stamped on Natural CS (2 1/2" x 3 3/4")
Stamp sets: Artistic Etchings (SU), Because I care (SU)
Punch: 1 3/4" x 7/8" Oval Large
Ink: Red Riding Hood, Basic Black, StazOn Blk
Embossing Powder: Clear. The Eiffel Tower was stamped using StazOn Black then Clear embossing Powder was added then heated with Heating Tool. The image is raised a bit with a smooth surface.
I will add the others tomorrow! Have a great day!

Is it almost September, already???

Seriously, where has the time gone? It seems like Summer just started the other day and look, here we are almost starting September. We had a slow busy summer, if that makes sense. I'm not exactly sure what we did but we were busy doing it.

My craft room got somewhat of a "make-over" or for better words a "de-cluttering." I should have done it a very long time ago. It's much easier to find stuff now.....imagine that!

Our oldest son has started Kindergarten this past week and our youngest goes back to PreK in about 2 weeks. I love my boys but I am definately looking forward to some Quiet Time at home. My hubby took the boys to the park this past weekend and gave me a couple hours of Quiet Time. It was sooooo nice! I spent the time making cards in the craft room. It was so nice to actually finish something that I started. Yea, that never happens. Those of you with kids can totally understand that!

I made a few different cards with some of my New Stampin' Up supplies. I was so excited to actaully get to use my new stuff. The "norm" is.....I order SU stuff, it arrives and it sits in my craft room for about a month before I actually get a free moment to use it. It's like waiting a month after Christmas to open your Christmas gift. Torture....really, it is for us papercrafters. This time I had to wait 4 days to play with my new stuff. So, you can just guess how excited I was!

OK....onto the Stampin' Up business stuff. The Holiday Mini starts on Wed., Sept.1st, 2010. There are so many great things in this Catalog. I wish I could order them all. The catalog runs from September 1, 2010 to January 3, 2011. There are New Designer Fabrics that match the Designer Series Paper...plus, Big Designer Buttons to match. Wayyyyy too cute, let me tell ya! I will update my blog, on Sept.1st, with the link to the Holiday Mini. You are going to Love it!

Bye for now. I will post some pics of the cards I made this weekend in a bit! Have a wonderful rest of the day!