Hi Stampin' Friends! I did early voting to avoid lines! Did you vote? Or will you vote today? Your vote does count! As I was making today's card, my husband was playing the guitar and singing Perhaps Love by John Denver in his room. That was our wedding song and the part I love the best was "If I live forever and all my dreams come true, my memories of… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends Today's card features the Tweet Leaves Stamp Brush Set and the Sassy Salutations Stamp Brush Set. The Tweet Leaves Set features a sweet little bird–surrounded by a lovely combination of leaves–that is just waiting to grace your autumn cards and papercrafting projects. It's perfect for making scrapbook page accents and coordinates with the Autumn Accents Bigz Die. The Sassy Salutations has multi-occasion salutations and a sassy font… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends Today's card was inspired by a card I saw in September's Stampin' Up! Stampin' Success Magazine. I thought it was too cute not to share with you! And this is what I came up with. I made mine more springlike with soft colors. The sentiment is the Thank You Kindly Stamp Brush Set. Using MDS2 (love that program!!!), I was able to color in the individual… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends Hope you had a wonderful weekend. We had a pleasant one with temperatures in the 90's – can you believe 90's is comfortable? After 3 digital temperatures, it really is! I've been playing around with MDS 2 (downloaded the trial version) and decided to make this card for Simple Sunday. It really was an quick and easy card to make. I used the Sassy Salutation Stamp Brush… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends Well, I over did it this time. I was trying for the shabby chic look and it took me several hours to get it right. Usually I can made a card in about an hour (from design to finish) but I keep changing things around on this one. I used the Tea Shoppe Clear Mount Stamp Set for this card. Whatever your tea preference, this delightful, vintage-inspired… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends I've been playing around with the My Digital Studio again and came up with this card. The stamp brush set I used is called the Nature Stamp Brush Set and coordinates with the Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper Digital Download. Additionally, I used the Vintage Overlays Stamp Brush Set for the ruler on the left side and to also give it that vintage look. Creating that perfect vintage look is… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends Before I share today's card, I wanted to show you my six year old granddaughter, Rachel, watching the 1925 movie, Phanton of the Opera Sorry, I didn't take a better picture of the 1925 version, but has watched it twice today. For Christmas, she received the recent Phantom of the Opera movie and is constantly playing it. She loves the music from it and is always singing some… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends Today's card features the Ex Libris Background Stamp. Though it's a bookplate and for books, I decided to make a card with it. Mark ownership of books and other personal items with this exquisitely designed stamp, reminiscent of engraved European bookplates from the Middle Ages. Or pop it in a cellophane bag with a Classic Stampin' Pad and tie with grosgrain ribbon for a unique and thoughtful… Read More »
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 »
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 »
