Today's card is for my grandson, Tanner. I cannot believe he is graduating from the eighth grade and will be in high school next year. Time flies by so fast! This is one of the stamp sets that will be retiring this year. If you have been wanting this set and have not gotten around to purchasing it, now is the time to do it! The paper I used for this… Read More »
It's your last chance to get stamps and accessories that are retiring. Select accessories are up to 50% off and only available while supplies last! For, stamps sets in alphabetical order: click here For, stamp sets in numerical order: click here For Accessories List – click here to download and print out. For the latest accessories list (updated daily), click here
Today's card was made using the Manhattan Flower Textured Impressions Die on vellum paper. After I cut the flower out, I lightly inked up sections of the petals using an aqua painter and Tempting Turquoise just to give the embossed image some highlights. I adhered the vellum to Flock Together DSP and then added the ribbon so that it covered up the adhesive. This was then mounted on Tempting Turquoise… Read More »
Waaaaaaaa waaaaaaa - no one entered my Retirement List contest!!! See post here for details. That means no winner – I can't give away a gift certificate to a lucky person for the new catalog! If someone had entered and gotten only one right – they would have won! Heck, if someone had entered and guessed all wrong, I would have given them the certificate just for entering! Oh well, maybe… Read More »
These two little girls are so cute – they are from the A Kind Word Stamp Set. It's a beautiful day today and I thought a perfect day to swing under a tree. Of course, I don't have a swing now but I can dream. The kind of swing I had when I was growing up was a tire tied to a rope and that was a lot of fun! What… Read More »
When I'm not feeling well, I really don't have the energy to come up with a good idea for a card. So I decided to case this card from the catalog. Well, it's not an exact case, I changed the placement of the main image and the pattern paper used. This card is so simple yet so elegant – it probably took me all of ten minutes to color in… Read More »
I wished I had a card to share with you but I've been under the weather lately. My asthma is acting up and I've had to go to the doctor. But I have something that is much better – an opportunity to get a FREE Stampin' Up! catalog which will be released on 1 July 2009. If you would like a new Stampin' Up! catalog, please let me know. It… Read More »
And the winner of the "follow me on Twitter" contest is????? Wanda Johnson! Wanda – please contact me so that I can send you your $15.00 gift certificate from Stampin' Up! Thanks for visiting
Today's card was a sample for the New Techniques class held today at my home. I wish I could say that this was my idea but I cased it from Patty Bennett's blog. Isn't it a beautiful card? Next month's class will include the watercolor technique using the Fifth Avenue Floral Stamp set. If you live in the area, you are welcome to join us. Stay tuned for all the… Read More »
The winner is: The porch card is gorgeous! Thank you so much for letting us take a peek! Posted by: Heather Ippolito | May 23, 2009 at 11:14 PM Heather – please send me your mail address so that I can get the stamp set out to you. Thanks to everyone for leaving comments and for participating in the Cards for Heroes Blog Hop
