Category Archives: Feminine

Blooming with Kindness

Hi Stampin' Friends Today's card showcases the Blooming with Kindness Stamp Set.  This stunning six-piece stamp set gives you plenty of options for sending your best regards. Includes expressions of support, gratitude, and even birthday wishes. I bought some burlap a couple of months ago and been wanting to try it out.  I started out casing the card on page 87 of the 2012/2013 Catalog but then change things around.  And… Read More »

Heartfelt Layered Labels

Hi Stampin' Friends Today's card using the Layered Labels Clear Mount Stamp Set with Fan Fair Designer Series Paper.  This time I paried it with Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Riding Hood Red Card Stock. This extravagantly designed apothecary label set gives you lots of options for embellishing trendy mason or apothecary jar gifts. Or use an image from this set to decorate a boxed gift–just stamp a label, cut… Read More »

From My Heart

Hi Stampin' Friends My husband and I went to the Mildred B Cooper Chapel last night to hear chamber music.  The setting was just as beautiful as the music!  Program Selections were Ancient Aires and Dances for Clarinet and String Trio – Ottorino Respighi, Suite in A for String Trio – Jean Sibelius and Quintet for Clarinet and Strings – Carl Maria von Weber The Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel… Read More »

Blooming with Kindness

Hi Stampin' Friends My husband and I took Stephanie, Felicia and David out to lunch because they all received such good grades.  Stephanie made the Dean's List at college, Felicia and David each made 5 A's and the rest B's.  I am so proud of my daughter and grandkids! Today's card uses one of my favorite stamp sets called Blooming with Kindness.  This stunning six-piece stamp set gives you plenty… Read More »

From My Heart

Hi Stampin' Friends For today's card, I decided to use the From My Heart Stamp Set again.  I love this set because it is so reminiscent of Victorian apothecary labels.  This exquisitely designed eight-piece set is a must-have for those who covet that vintage look. Clever sentiments and intricate designs combine to make this a stamp set you'll want to use again and again. Coordinates with the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and the… Read More »

From My Heart

Hi Stampin' Friends I am having so much fun playing with my new toys.  I think that the From My Heart Stamp Set will become one of my favorites and "go to" stamp sets.  Reminiscent of Victorian apothecary labels, this exquisitely designed eight-piece set is a must-have for those who covet that vintage look. Clever sentiments and intricate designs combine to make this a stamp set you'll want to use… Read More »

Creative Elements Part 2

Hi Stampin' Friends I received my Holiday mini today and all I can saw is WOW!!!!! – stay tuned. Here's the matching card to yesterday's bird house using the Creative Elements Stamp Set.   The ladies at Linda's private class on Thursday will be making these two items. The technique for this card is called reverse masking and I got the idea from Patty Bennett's blog.  The butterfly is the new… Read More »

Everything Eleanor

Hi Stampin' Friends Today's post is a quick one because I'm getting ready for tomorrow's New Catalog Party.  I did want to show you one of the cards the attendees will be making. Can you see the embossing on the bottom of the card?  It's a new embossing folders called Delicate Designs and it's gorgeous!l  The stamp set is called Everything Eleanor and it's (I think) one of the most… Read More »

Happy Anniversary Stephanie and David

Hi Stampin' Friends! Another beautiful day in the neighborhood!  Love, love this weather.  Hope you are having nice weather where you live. I made this card for my daughter and son-in-law.  Yes, his name is David (same as my husband).  They even have the same initials (DB)! This is more my style than Stephanie's style.  She likes clean and simple, I like shabby chic.  But I think she will like this… Read More »

Adios Simply Soft and Beau Chateau

Hi Stampin' Friends It's another beautiful weekend in our part of the woods.  I love it!  Though I did hear from one of my downline (Hi Valerie!) that she received some snowflakes today so it's not spring everywhere and certainly not in the north part of the US. I'm using the two step Simply Soft Stamp Set one last time before it retires on Thursday, 31 May 2012.  I'm also using… Read More »