Tropical Sunday

Cindyrae demonstrated this card at our Stamford weekend. I just had to post it today. Since it has been such a hot and steamy summer, I thought that this scene was just so appropriate for the summer months. We used a brayer to create the background. I like working with the brayer but it does take some practice to learn how to control it. We used a white gel pen to create the reflection of the moonlight.

Thank you Cindyrae! We all enjoyed making this card and it was a great technique to demo. I hope Love Monkey is doing well during his stay with you.

Tomorrow I am hoping to have an announcement for you. Until then... enjoy the day!

Friends in Stamford

You are probably tired of hearing about our weekend in Stamford but we got so much done. When you stamp for about 12 hours in one day, you are able to get a lot accomplished! And we certainly did get a lot of samples to take back to our customers. This is a favor box that I would like to think holds lots of chocolate! The card stock color that is used to make this box is Chocolate Chip. So it only stands to reason (in my mind) that you would put chocolates (my favorite) in the box. I like the way Kim had us run the card stock through the big shot to create texture on the box. The supplies that were used to make this project were:

STAMP SET: Friends Never Fade

PAPER: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip

INK: Marina Mist, Chocolate Chip

ACCESSORIES: 1-1/4" Marina Mist Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Embossing Folder

I love the new color MARINA MIST. It is such a nice compliment to the Chocolate Chip card stock. I think I am going to try to use that color more in my projects. Well I am on my way out again today to finish up on all the running I need to do. Hopefully then I will be able to have a relaxing weekend. So all of you go out and enjoy the day!

Here is another gift that was given at our Stamford weekend. This notepad was given to us by Cindyrae. What a cute gift to give someone. This would be a nice teacher gift. She used the retired DSP Cottage Wall. I miss that paper but Stampin' Up came up with the same designs but a different color combination of DSP. The new paper is named "Sunny Garden". It is a beautiful color combination of Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, and Peach Parfait. It is a beautiful paper. The Mini Pizza Box that I had posted a few days ago, uses the Sunny Garden DSP.

Here you can see the notepad closed and you can also see what the notepad looks like when you open it. Cute, cute, cute! Thanks Cindyrae!

Katherine's Blueberry Card

How cute is this! Katherine demonstrated how to make this adorable card at out stamping weekend in Connecticut. The leaf is from a sizzlet and the berries are made from a small circle punch. The only stamping on this card is the sentiment.

The supplies that she used for this card were:

STAMP SET: Smarty Pants

PAPER: Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand Always Artichoke, Night of Navy

INK: Night of Navy

ACCESSORIES: 1/4" Night of Navy Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Little Leaves Sizzlet, Big Shot, 1/2" Circle Punch, Vintage Wallpaper Texture Embossing Folder

I loved this card from Katherine! You might not be able to see it but the Very Vanilla background is textured by using the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder. I find myself using those Textured Embossing Folders more and more. I love the subtle texture it creates on a card.

Well I am off to do a bunch of errands today and then for dinner I am meeting some good friends. We all have summer birthdays which are close, so we are celebrating them tonight. You go out and enjoy your day too!

Christmas in July Event

Well yesterday Susan and I had our annual Christmas in July Event. We had such a good time! I posted pictures today so you can see that we really get into this. When you arrive at the house you are greeted by a snowman sitting at the entrance to the house. I am surprised he did not melt since it was hot, hot, hot yesterday! Then when you walked into the house there was Santa standing next to a Christmas Tree. If you look very closely you will see presents under the tree for all those stampers who had been very good all year. We had Mr. Snowman holding a wreath guarding the door prizes. Susan and I were both dressed for the occasion. She wore a Christmas apron and crazy me wore a red turtleneck top with a Christmas shirt on top. And believe it or not, I actually baked homemade Christmas cookies. Our customers could not believe what we had done to make this event a special one. As you can see, with Christmas music playing, they were busy making those projects we had prepared for them.

Well today I will be working on some new Christmas cards for our Holiday Stamp A Stack next month. So I will be busy but you make sure to go out and enjoy the day!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!! (in July that is). Today is Susan's and my big Christmas in July event. We have some great projects planned with home baked Christmas Cookies and Christmas Carols will be playing all day! After the event I will post some pictures of the day.

So Merry Christmas and have a great day!

Friends Tri-Shutter Card

Last week in Stamford, Buffy showed us how to make this card. I had been wanting to try to make one of these cards but was overwhelmed at how complicated it looked. I was so excited when Buffy chose to demonstrate this card. It was not as hard as I thought it would be. I think I will be making this card in the future with my technique classes.

This is a short post today because it is a very busy weekend. I am still preparing for tomorrow's event and I have a wedding to go to today. Busy, Busy, Busy! You go and enjoy your day. I know that I will because it is also my birthday today!