Simple Wedding Card

Another wedding card - not much time to chat today!

I am doing a workshop tonight at PS from 6-8 where we will be doing French inspired projects. Should be fun!

Sorry For Your Loss

There are many people around me who have recently lost a loved one. I will be making a couple of sympathy cards today.

A co-worker of mine just lost her mom. We just lost my grandma's husband who, although wasn't blood-related to us, we still called him "Grandpa John."

For all of those dealing with the loss of a family member or friend, I wish you comfort during this time.

Stamps are by Papertrey Ink, stamped in black StazOn and colored in with pencil, and the pink core'dinations paper was embossed with the cuttlebug.

I've Recovered

I've recovered from being "under the knife." The procedure was without incident. But, that doesn't make anesthesia any more fun.

Tomorrow with mark the first day of my new 40 hour work week. So, my posting may become a little less than it has been recently.

Here is a happy birthday greeting made using some paper from GCD Studios and stamps from Papertrey Ink.

Hope you are enjoying the last day of your weekend.

Bloom, Blossom, Become

Things have been blooming all over the place. One of my co-workers got a new position. So, I made her this little trinket wishing her well in her new journey:

And, because she is leaving PS, I received a promotion!

And, just a side note, I'll be going "under the knife" today...wish me a good recovery.

TGIF...

Get Well Greeting

There are certain greetings that I usually don't make. Sympathy and Get Well...maybe that's because those are typically not happy times and when I am in the card-making-mode, feeling unhappy is far from my mind.

Anywho...here's a get well soon greeting:

The new collection of mini flowers by Papertrey Ink are great for any type of greeting but are perfect for a get well soon...kinda like sending them a virtual bouquet. I embossed the Coredinations paper with the swiss dots embossing folder and then punched the bottom with a MS border punch.

Happy Friday!

Tis The Season For Weddings

Ah yes, wedding season is upon us. Actually, my husband and I just celebrated our 9th (!) wedding anniversary.

Here's a wedding greeting to celebrate:

I stamped the cream colored paper with a flourish design and stickled up the paper design with Tiara stickles.

Happy Tuesday!

Tea Cups of Kindness

It's a really nice day outside...that's where I'm headed.

I created this greeting with a little inspiration from the Papertrey Ink Design team.

Have a nice Sunday.

Seed packets and such

Not much happening today. It's rainy and cloudy and a good day to be working - which I will be doing in about an hour.

More creations with the wonderful stuff from Papertrey Ink. This new stamp set features an image that looks like a seed packet. Endless possibilities. I just can get enough.

I stamped the petunia image with StazOn and then colored the flowers in with pencils and markers. So easy!

This stamp set is perfect for this time of year.

Enjoy your weekend!

Garden Time

You'd think that the first week of June would bring a weather pattern that is somewhat predictable...no so in Illinois. Yesterday, it was a beautiful and sunny 72. Today, the forecast is for the upper 80's! In anticipation of the sweltering heat, I hopped out of bed, got my workout out of the way (otherwise I'm sure it would be trumped by a nap later in the day) and slid my hands straight into my gardening gloves.

This is my first year for a garden. We have a septic field that runs across our entire backyard and it makes it tough to plant anything. However, I had a little help from my friends who suggested and and put in an above ground garden. It's basically a wood frame filled with dirt that I can plant in without digging holes in our yard. Day before yesterday, I made a trip to a local nursery and scored big with ORGANIC veggies...atleast that's what they say on the label. I can't wait until I can reap the benefits of my new garden.

Secondly, I have a bit of an addiction. And, it comes in the form of Papertrey Ink products and stamps. I am in love with the stamps they are creating with the matching dies! Simply genius! And, their design team (follow this link to Nichole Heady's blog) makes me want to buy every stamp set - I know that's the point, but it is certainly the root of the problem!

Have a great weekend! TGIF!

Happy Memorial Day

A big THANK YOU to the soldiers who have given their lives and also to those who are still fighting for our freedom.

Happy Memorial Day.

Make A Wish

Today is my day off. I am meeting a friend for lunch and doing lots of errands.

Here is a birthday greeting I made the other day...

The paper is My Mind's Eye and the embellishment is K&Co. I cut paper for my sentiment with one of the Nestabilities Labels - but only used half.

And, I forgot to post my new personalized 3 Designing Women stamp that I ordered from Paper Source. Now, all my creations are undeniably mine!

Happy Thursday!

Butterfly Demographic

A lot of cardmaking goin' on yesterday. I am trying to make cards that appeal to a certain demographic which is not easy.

I picked up some new MS butterfly stamps yesterday and put them straight to use when I got home.

The paper is from GCD Studios and the sentiment is from PaperTrey Ink. I am really enjoying my new stamps from there!

Working at PS today! Happy Tuesday!

Happy Mother's Day

To all of you who are Mother's to anyone (either human or four-legged), have a wonderful day.

And now for a birthday greeting:

Made with paper from Fancy Pants Designs and a hot air balloon stamp from PaperTrey Ink.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Fancy Pants Thanks

This thank you card I made with papers from Fancy Pants. The sentiment is from the letterpress occasions tags that I bought at Paper Source. You can tell it's letterpressed because the paper is a textured paper and it needs to be "fluffy" so that the letters can make an impression in the paper.

Happy Wednesday!

Here's to Celebrating M&M Cookies

A friend of mine is having a birthday today! So, yesterday I whipped up a card and a batch of M&M Cookies, which I had never made before.

I used papers from Cosmo Cricket's Social Club collection and stamps from Paper Trey Ink (LOVE them!)

The little origami folded box that I put the cookies in is so easy to make. It was recently featured on Donna Mundinger's blog. You can watch the youtube video here.

Celebrate in Style

Here is one of the cards Mom and I made during our last creative day. The paper is from Cosmo Cricket's Upcycle collection. I love all the bags and purses...a great birthday greeting for a girlfriend. (You can click on the photo to enlarge it to see the details.)