Hi Stampin' Friends I love, love the Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper and decided to use it for today's card. I'll miss it but I am sure that Stampin' Up! will have some equally gorgeous new DSP for us to drool over! Even though the coordinated color, Marina Mist, was listed in the catalog, I decided to use Baja Breeze because it seem to match a lot better. The pearls… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends So how many of your stamp sets are retiring? I didn't do too bad – only 33 of mine are retiring. I was so glad to see that Lovely as a Tree is staying and I think it will be available in clear mount in the next catalog! I'm sorry to see Sincere Salutations go but I've started using the My Digital Studio more and more for… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends! I can't believe I've had this stamp set for almost a year and have not used it! So I decide to dust it off and use it for my brother's birthday card. The set is called In Wilderness and is available in wood mount and clear mount. Beautiful sketches of the most noble of creatures grace this set. They are perfect subjects for greetings and gifts to… Read More »
Hi Stampers Just ten days until the retirement list comes out – always an exciting time for me because I am keeping my fingers crossed that not too many of my stamp sets retire! I'll be posting a "guess which stamp sets will retire" contest on my blog on 10 April 2012. So if you want to participate, check in on that date because it will only run a couple of… Read More »
Hi Stampers I was working on a birthday card in the shabby chic style when I came to a complete stand still. I did not have my Heat Tool to scrunch the ribbon because I had lent it out to my BFF. Has this ever happened to you? You get to a certain place on your card and you can't get any farther along? I'll be getting it back tomorrow… Read More »
Hi Stampers Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. The weather around here has been amazing – makes me want to be outside instead of inside unpacking! Yes, after 3 weeks I'm still unpacking – at my age, I guess that's normal (LOL). I remember moving (as a young woman) during the weekend and then having the apartment completely unpacked by the following weekend. And I was working full time! Anyhoo….Today's… Read More »
Hi Stampers Today's card features the Lovely as a Tree Stamp Brush Set. It's my all time favorite and I'm so glad it's available in digital form because that means it won't retire anytime soon! I made this card is for my nephew, Robert John aka "BJ". This stamp set has numerous trees, glorious trees! With a variety of trees to choose from, this set offers so many options. Stamp a solitary… Read More »
Hi Stampers I don't have a card for you today. It's my husband's birthday and we went out to dinner to celebrate! We spent the day packing (an ongoing long long process!), met with the movers and then went out to dinner. David is going on an 8 mile hike tomorrow with his buddies – not bad for an "old" man! I'll have a card for you tomorrow. Thanks for… Read More »
Hi Stampers It seems I've been making a lot of masculine birthdays lately but that's because February and March are full of male relatives birthdays. In February, it's husband, son-in-law and two brothers. In March, it's a nephew and two grandsons! And my daughter's birthday is also in March. Today's card is for my dear husband, David. For his card, I used the Countryside Clear Mount Stamp set. and Happiest Birthday… Read More »
Hi Stampers I've been making so many cards lately using the My Digital Studio that you probably thought I had forgotten how to stamp! But I'm back to my one true love and that is ink and rubba! The Apothecary Jar Clear Mount Stamp Set was used to make today's card. This set has several floral-inspired labels in classic designs. This perennially stylish six-piece set coordinates with our Labels Collection Framelits and… Read More »
