Two Forever … The Real Deal

If you squint, you might be able to see that I made this card with textured cardstock. Additionally, the narrowly matted image was mounted on the base using foam tape. Subtle texture. With the exception of the little red heart, I used this weekend’s couple’s wedding “colors.” 

Had the card been for a different couple, I might have added a smidgeon of narrow red ribbon, but the mother-of-the-groom (my sister-in-law) told me a while back her daughter-in-law-to-be hates ribbon. While it can certainly be overdone, I cannot imagine a wedding without ribbon. I can’t really fathom hating ribbon either. LOL.

Materials & Tools: White Daisy and Black Textured cardstock; Black and Tulip ink pads; Solo “2” and Solo “F” stamp sets; Cuttlebug w/Heart Blocks embossing folder; 3M foam mounting tape.

As you’ve probably gathered, we will be attending a ribbon-free, black and white wedding on Saturday. Godparents of the groom, husband and I are greeters. Dustin is an usher. It will be a good time, although I don’t think there will be any carriage ride for this couple. The high on Saturday is supposed to be 0, the low –12F. As my Scandinavian friends would say, “Oofda.” LOL.

My car is still sitting in the parking lot at work. A mechanic is going to look at it tomorrow. My fingers remain crossed it’s just “in a mood” – on strike due to the frigid weather or something.

Enough jabber. I hope you had a great day. Out of vacation time until my review date on January 13, I have to work tomorrow. Tonight, I’m going to play.

Thanks for stopping by! Later…

Straight to the Point …

Here’s a wedding card – a prototype, I’ve decided, for the card I’m going to make for our nephew and his bride-to-be, who are getting married this weekend. This one will have to go to someone else.

About the title of my post, it’s based on the message. “Two” stamped on the outside, and “Forever” stamped with the same Cocoa ink on the inside with the two intertwined hearts from the Solo “2” set stamped with Tulip underneath it. Kinda blunt, huh? Sounds like an expectation. Well … LOL.

Materials & Tools: White Daisy, Cocoa and Tulip cardstock; That’s Amore paper packet; Cocoa and Tulip ink pads; Honey marker; Solo “2” and Solo “F” stamp sets; Cuttlebug w/Heart Blocks embossing folder and Nestabilities Labels Eight set; 3M foam mounting tape.

Card-making wasn’t quite so painful tonight. LOL. It was a good day, too, until I left work, and my card wouldn’t start. It’s seems it was a little low on gas. Am I supposed to keep track of everything? Besides, doesn’t “E” stand for “Enough?” What’s not funny is that Marv thinks the fuel pump may have gone out. I still maintain it was not that empty. Maybe it will start tomorrow. If not … Crap.

How was your day? A good one, I hope. Thanks for the sweet comments you’ve left on my recent posts. Your encouragement is so appreciated! Later…

You Touch My Heart

I don’t know that I’ve ever been more determined to make a card than I was this evening. So much so, my wastebasket is full, and my corner looks like it was hit by a cyclone. It’s a sparkly mess, too, the result of opening my glitter stack upside down. Under normal circumstances, that would have been the last straw, but tonight, I persevered.

About my card, this isn’t what I had in mind, but after finally realizing I was incapable of producing anything original, I resorted to an attempt at copying someone else’s design. I while back I spied this gorgeous card on the Just Give Me Stamps blog. I changed up the colors and gave it a whirl.

You can’t really see the scoring between the rows of hearts. As for the big heart, it’s covered with glitter and much brighter than it appears in the photo. While it doesn’t have the flair of the original, I’m just pleased that I was able to come up anything at all. During my little break, I seem to have lost my mojo. LOL.

Materials & Tools: White Daisy and Cranberry cardstock; Cranberry ink pad; Verve Stamps Thankful Hearts stamp set; Ribbon from Wal-Mart; Holiday Craft Buttons; Sparkles; Glitter Stack, Scor-Pal; Corner rounder.

Prior to my stamping adventures (better said misadventures), my day was relatively uneventful. The business world is pretty quiet between Christmas and New Years. I hope you had a wonderful day, and as always, thank you for taking the time to visit. It’s your kindness and support that keep me coming back and missing you when I’m not here! Later…

Taking a Break

No, not me. I took my break. Scared ya, didn’t I? LOL.

Instead, with a baby due soon, Jen del Muro of i{heart}2stamp fame is taking a month off from her weekly A Sketch for You to Try challenge. I suppose that’s understandable. LOL. Seriously, I wish Jen the best and can’t think of a better reason to take a little hiatus.

About my card, when I noted in this post I would be using parts of my Winter Neighborhood image for smaller cards, I wasn’t necessarily thinking about anything quite this small. I’m pleased it worked out so well. What you can’t see is that the whole image sparkles. After coloring it with Prismacolor pencils, I cut a same-size circle from an Adhesive Sheet, placed it over the image, and then covered it with glitter. Instead of Prisma Glitter, I used Martha Stewart’s Crystal Fine glitter. It seems finer but isn’t as messy. It’s also very clear. Anyway, as is often the case, my card is cuter and has more sparkle in person.

Materials & Tools: White Daisy, Juniper, and Hollyhock cardstock; Jingle paper packet; Black and Hollyhock ink pads; Eat Cake Graphics Winter Neighborhood stamp and CTMH Thank You stamp set; Martha Stewart Crystal Fine glitter; Adhesive Sheets; 1-3/4 inch circle punch; 2-inch scallop punch; Cuttlebug w/Nestabilities Classic Circles set; Prismacolor colored pencils; 3M foam mounting tape.

Did you have a good day? I hope so. We cleaned up our Merry Christmas mess this morning. The little boys were here this afternoon. I did some laundry. All in all, a good day.

Oh, and before I go, a little stamp world gossip. With it’s 2010 Occasions Mini Catalog and 2010 Sale-A-Bration brochure, Stampin’ Up is going to offer a new clear-mount option along with its traditional wood-mount stamps. Maybe you already knew this. Maybe you don’t care. Me? I read about it here, and I’m saying it’s about time.

When SU clamped down on its demonstrators with regard to using and acknowledging other products on their blogs, etc., the company kind of fell out of favor with me. With the belief that social media has increased our exposure to products from other companies and changed the way we shop, I didn’t think it was a very friendly move on SU’s part. While every company has exclusive products, no company is exclusive. While quality sometimes varies, there are, nevertheless, a lot of good products from a lot of good companies.

I love the idea of the clear-mount option. Those wood blocks are a bit of a pain in the derrière to store. I love some of Stampin’ Up’s designs, too, and just might find it in my heart to forgive them long enough to get my hands on a few sets. LOL.

OK. After disappearing for a whole week, I probably shouldn’t talk your ears off. Have a great week, my friends! Later…

Simple on Sunday, too!

It’s so nice to be able to slip into my corner again and stamp without thinking about the 1,001 things I should be doing. Today, there’s only one thing – cleaning up the mess from Friday and that can wait a bit.

This simple 4-1/4 inch round card is my take on CPS147 sketch challenge featured on the Card Positioning Systems blog. I love the little Organic Dimensional Elements. While I don’t mind covering or finishing chipboard, I’ll have to admit it’s kind of fun when it’s ready to use right out of the package. As for the patterned paper, this blue/green combo is my favorite from the Twitterpated paper packet.

Materials & Tools: Sweet Leaf, Crystal Blue, and Colonial White cardstock; Twitterpated paper packet; Crystal Blue and Bamboo ink pads; Happy Birthday stamp set; Organic Dimensional Elements; Ribbon from my stash; Ecru crochet cotton; Sponge dauber; Cuttlebug w/Nestabilities Classic Circles set.

OK. After being a bum yesterday and having a little fun this morning, it’s time to go clean up the mess. Hope your day is wonderful. If I have my way, I’ll have something to post again later in the day. I have some “making up” to do. LOL. Take care, friends! And, thanks for stopping by!

Simple Saturday

But first, a heartfelt Merry Christmas! I hope, like ours, your Christmas was wonderful and that you, like me, are looking forward to the New Year.

After a weeklong hiatus from stamping, I finally planted myself in my corner for a few minutes today – long enough to create this card for Stamp Simply #119 as featured on the No Time to Stamp? blog. This week’s theme was to create a CAS (as in clean and simple) thank you card. It felt good to finally create something again.

Materials & Tools: White Daisy and Moonstruck cardstock; White Daisy Pigment ink pad; Impression Obsession Holly Days and CTMH Thank You stamp sets; Ribbon from Wal-Mart; Fiskars Apron Lace border punch. 

And now, I’m off for a little tour around the blogosphere. Caught up in the “busyness” of the holiday, I not only neglected my own blog but those of my friends as well. It won’t happen again … at least not until next Christmas. LOL. Later…

Simple Saturday

Finally! A card and my take on Sketch #72 on the Clean & Simple Stamping blog. It’s a great sketch for using scraps, which is about all I have left of the Basic Grey Wassail paper pad that I bought last year.

Materials & Tools: White Daisy and Desert Sand cardstock; Basic Grey Wassail 6x6-inch paper pad; Vineyard Berry ink pad; Close To My Heart Card Chatter – Christmas stamp set; Ribbon and charm from my stash.

It sure felt good to park my butt in my corner again for a few minutes. It’s been a busy week.
Today, we’re celebrating Christmas with Marv’s family at the hunting cabin, which is located about 40 miles from here. We’re staying overnight this year, and while I’m looking forward to it, I’m hoping we make it back to town by noon tomorrow.

Enjoy the weekend! Later …

Christmas Crunch

No, that is not the name of a holiday dessert recipe. Rather, it is the current state of my life. Just want you to know I have not forgotten I have a blog, and I certainly have not forgotten the wonderful people who support it. We have a preschool program to attend this evening, and maybe, just maybe, I will be able to sneak into my corner for a little much-needed stamp therapy when we get home. If not tonight, tomorrow night. I promise. Hope your week is going well! Later...

About the Snow Effect ...

While I guess I have the time, I lack the energy to stamp tonight. However, a couple of you have noticed the snow effect on Kathi's Corner. You can get the widget here. It's a one-click deal, and getting rid of it when I'm tired of it will be just as simple. Do let me know though if loading my blog is takes longer than usual,etc. I've noticed blogs with lots of widgets (particularly things that flash) can be pretty poky. I'm not here to annoy anyone. LOL.

How was your day? A good one, I hope. Mine was A-OK ... for a Monday. That said, I'm off to get a good night's sleep. Later...

Winter Neighborhood

Here’s another cute image  from Eat Cake Graphics. Of course, I didn’t realize how wide it would be. It’s OK, though. I can always use a partial image for smaller cards, and won’t the big image make for a cute gift bag, box, or scrapbook element?

For this card, I stamped the image on White Daisy Textured cardstock and colored it with Prismacolor pencils and OMS. While I considered glittering the snow-covered rooftops, etc., I kept it simple by doing a little shading on the eaves and using Diamond Stickles on the falling snowflakes.

Materials & Tools: White Daisy Textured, White Daisy, and Sorbet cardstock; Jingle paper packet; Black and Juniper ink pads; Eat Cake Graphics Winter Neighborhood stamp and Close To My Heart Card Chatter – Christmas stamp set; Prismacolor colored pencils; Gamsol odorless mineral spirits; Blending stumps; Diamond Stickles.

We had a fun morning with the boys, and this afternoon, I’m working on a little project. So far, I’ve covered the pages of a Close To My Heart My Creations™ All-Sorts Mini Album with cardstock. It killed me that the thing is 6-1/4 by 7-inches, because I could only cover one page per sheet of cardstock. No, it’s not like I was left with scraps I won’t use. It just seemed to me that had it been six inches in height, nothing would have been lost, and it would have been a hair more practical. It bugs me that I’m complaining about it, too. “Practical” is such a “grandma” word. LOL.

As for what I’m going to do with my album, I’m not sure. Have I mentioned my printer died? While I could buy a new one, it doesn’t seem like a practical (there’s that damn word again) purchase right before Christmas. Besides, I’m researching printers, and although I’m 99 percent sure which one I want, I want to do a little more checking. For certain, it’s going to be one that uses pigment ink and prints a 12x12-inch borderless print … just in case I get around to taking up digital scrapbooking.

Well, that’s enough jabber out of me. Hope you are having a great weekend, too. Thanks for stopping by! Later, friends …

Simple Saturday

This is what you get when you make cards with four and five-year-old boys. You can see the results of their efforts here.

Not bad, huh? They manned the Cuttlebug, chose their color schemes and embossing folders, covered the snowflakes they cut themselves with glitter, and advised Grandma with regard to the placement of their card elements. They were particularly impressed with the “diamonds” we added to the center of the snowflakes.

I was kind of impressed with the inexpensive, old-fashioned glitter we used. Unlike its more expensive counterparts, it actually sparkles in a photograph. LOL.

I had a great day. Got a lot of stuff done. Spent the evening with my two favorite little people. A fine Saturday. Hope yours was, too! Later…

Billy & Sparky

I couldn’t resist this sweet image from Eat Cake Graphics. Although they have a girl image that is equally cute, I deemed the little guy more fitting for my (so far) male dominated household.

My card is simple (of course) – the image colored with Prismacolor pencils and OMS, faux Flower Soft snow, red Stickles on the tree, and the blue cardstock scored and sanded to emulate siding. The card base is textured White Daisy cardstock.

The little boy’s thoughtful expression is perfect for a “Thinking of You,” “Wish You Were Here,” or “I Miss You” type sentiment. On the cuteness meter, I rate this image a strong 9.5. LOL.

Materials & Tools: White Daisy Textured, Indian Corn Blue, and Cranberry cardstock; Black and Cranberry ink pads; Eat Cake Graphics Billy and Sparky in Window stamp and CTMH Say it in Style stamp set; Xmas Red Stickles; Styrofoam; White glue; Prismacolor colored pencils; Gamsol odorless mineral spirits; Blending stumps; Empressor tool and mat; Sanding block.

Happy Friday! I’m sure many of you have the same plans for the weekend that I have – holiday preparations. Tonight, however, I’m going to kick back and take it easy.

I hope yours is a wonderful weekend! Later…

Be Still…

Darn! Another card that didn’t photograph well. The short days – going to and coming home from work in the dark – are getting to me. Lack of light makes for a lousy photo and a cranky stamper. Not really. I just need to invest in some decent lighting.

The card, in real life, is quite pretty. I stamped the snowflakes with VersaMark on white cardstock and embossed them using CTMH’s retired Snowflake Tinsel embossing powder. Thus, they have more sparkle than the photo reveals. I used a round sponge to “color” my image with Heavenly Blue and Amethyst ink. I also sponged some ink on the piece the sentiment is stamped on prior to removing it from the Nestabilities die. I think the pretty snowflakes and soft colors are a good match for the sentiment – one of my favorite Bible verses.

Materials & Tools: White Daisy and Heavenly Blue cardstock; Heavenly Blue, Amethyst, Crystal Blue and VersaMark ink pads; CTMH Christmas Trinkets and Verve Stamps Psalm 36:10 Plain Janes stamp; Lilac Mist organdy ribbon; Sparkles; Snowflake Tinsel embossing powder; Round sponges; Cuttlebug w/Swiss Dots embossing folder and Nestabilities Labels Eight set; 3M foam mounting tape.

How’s your week going? The little boys have the “Merry Christmas Jitters,” and Grandma is in a holiday stupor. I’m having a heck of a time getting it going this year, even though I know, like every other year, it will all come together. It’s still bitterly cold but with very little wind, so it’s bearable providing one doesn’t stand around outside for too long a period of time. Tomorrow is Friday. A couple of days of are just what I need.

I hope you’re happy, healthy, and warm! Thanks for stopping by! Later…

Inkspired

My January/February issue of Papercrafts magazine arrived today, inspiring me to make this card – fashioned after one by Dawn McVey, which appears on the cover and again on page 42. Dawn combined Berry Sorbet (from PTI) with PTI’s Pure Poppy for her striking card, while I stuck with white ink and trim for a softer look.

Materials & Tools: White Daisy, Sorbet, and Stampin’ Up Kraft cardstock; White Daisy Pigment ink pad; Renaissance by Design Darling Damask and Papertrey Ink Polka Dot Basics stamp sets; White organdy ribbon; EK Success corner rounder.

Baby, it’s cold outside. Marv wanted to go out for supper but went to the fridge and found something to cook after I shot him my “Are you off your rocker?” look. Cold as it is – 6 below tonight and a high of 3 below tomorrow, it’s supposed to snow anyway. Actually, lots of snow, when it’s this cold, is good, because it serves as the insulation that keeps water mains and the like from freezing.

Tonight, I’m going to surf the Web for some Christmas gifts and clean up after the grandsons, one of whom spent the whole day with Grandpa. Maybe, if there’s time, I’ll pop back into my corner and see if I can’t come up with a little something to show you tomorrow night.

Hope your day was a good one, and as always, thanks for stopping by! Later…

Tag It Pretty!

The theme for Stamp Simply #116 on the No Time to Stamp? blog is “Tag It Pretty.” Prior to posting my tags, it was my intention to stamp up some matching wrapping paper. However, with no time to stamp tonight, what you see is what you get.

Close To My Heart’s Vintage Christmas set is one of my all-time favorite stamp sets. Although I don’t consider myself very “artsy,” they lend themselves to the collage look that I love.

Materials & Tools: Colonial White and New England Ivy cardstock; New England Ivy and Bamboo ink pads; Vintage Christmas stamp set; Hero Arts poinsettias; Gold mini brads; Martha Stewart Branch punch; Gold cord from my stash; Sanding block.

Bjorn and Mathias are staying with us tonight. I believe they might have cases of what I call the “Merry Christmas Jitters.” LOL. I attended a Butterfly Boutique with a friend tonight, too. The company is new to me. Nice stuff! I bought a purse (retiring and half price) and a very cool scarf from its current line.

What little is left of the evening is going to be spent “studying” Close To My Heart’s new spring catalog, which arrived in the mail today. I’ve seen enough to know that I’m going to be impressed. We all know what that means. LOL.

I understand that some of you are getting snow and some stormy weather. If it makes you feel any better, it’s too cold to snow in the frozen tundra. It is supposed be get down to 15 below 0 here tonight. That’s 47 degrees below freezing. My little car is not going to be happy tomorrow morning. Regardless of what the calendar says, winter is here. Brrr…

Depending on where you are, stay warm or keep cool. Grin and bear it and make your Tuesday the best it can be. Talk to you again then…

Christmas in the Air

Here’s my take on Weekend Sketch Challenge 109 from the fresh & fun blog.

The chipboard snowflake is new from Close To My Heart. I love that CTMH’s chipboard is white. All I had to do was glue and glitter. To attach the snowflake to my card, I cut narrow pieces of foam tape for each of the “spokes” and added a small square piece to the middle. While I’m not sure about the rhinestone, the snowflake should survive a trip in the mail.

Materials & Tools: White Daisy and Hollyhock cardstock; Jingles paper packet; Hollyhock ink pad; Card Chatter-Christmas stamp set; Flurry Dimensional Elements; White Organdy Ribbon; Melissa Frances Attic Treasures Rhinestone; Martha Stewart “Snow” glitter; Fiskars Sunburst border punch; 3M foam mounting tape.

This next card is my adaptation of Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #93.  The plaid paper was created by adding lines to the gingham, using a marker and ruler. Whatever am a gonna do when my stash of gingham is finally depleted? Find some more somewhere I guess! LOL.

Materials & Tools: White Daisy and Outdoor Denim cardstock; Retired Cranberry Gingham paper; Black and Cranberry ink pads; Outdoor Denim, Cranberry, Orange, Baby Pink, Sunflower, Grey Wool, and Brown Bag markers; Snow Friends and Peace on Earth stamp sets;  Outdoor Denim grosgrain ribbon; Crystal Stickles; Fiskars Apron Lace border punch; Cuttlebug w/Snowflakes embossing folder; 3M foam mounting tape.

We decorated for Christmas today – kind of a big job in our tiny abode where, to move anything in, we have to move an equal amount of stuff out. LOL. All done, it looks nice.

As for the blogosphere this weekend, it’s a bit like a ghost town. ‘Tis the season to be busy! A great time so long as we all remember to pause every now and then – long enough to take it all in and appreciate it.

Have a great week, my friends! Later…

Amy’s Sketch

Last night, I had the most fun I’ve had in a long time with a sketch challenge. The sketch was created by Amy, the daughter of my friend, Sarah, at Sarah’s Paper Tray. You can see Amy’s card for her sketch here. Isn’t it awesome?You can view all of her mom’s exquisite creations here.

I love to see mothers and daughters stamping together. Although we didn’t stamp together, my mom often took the time to do crafty things with me. She always encouraged me, too, regardless of how primitive my attempts were. I’ve often thought that had she not been willing to put up with my cut-and-paste messes, I very well might not do what I do today. And mom? Bless her heart, she still encourages me.

Here’s my card. Amy, if you will have your mom email me your snail mail address, I’d love to send it to you.

As for card details, I was tickled pink to find a circle punch in the drawer that is the same size as the ornament. I never learned to cut around circles very well. Oh, and of course, I used foam tape to stick it to the card. The poinsettias are from Hero Arts. The centers are gold Bitty Brads. Love those little buggers even if they make me feel like I’m “all thumbs” when I use them. LOL.

Materials & Tools: Colonial White, New England Ivy, and Cranberry cardstock; Everlasting paper packet; Cranberry and New England Ivy ink pads; Holiday Jingle stamp set; Hero Arts Poinsettias; Gold Bitty Brads; Martha Stewart Branch punch; 3M foam mounting tape.

I have a couple more sketch challenge cards to share later. In the meanwhile, I'm going to get at my chores. Cleaning up my corner is one of them. Man, I can still make a mess. LOL. Hope your day is a good one. Later...

Very Simple Saturday

What can I say? I guess I can tell you about my sparkly brad. Have you seen Close To My Heart’s new Twinkle Brads? Very pretty, but the wrong colors for this card. With Moonstruck only silver would do. I thought of using embossing ink and silver powder to cover a brad, but it wouldn’t have been very sparkly. Instead, I took a Winter White Bigger Brad and covered it with Liquid Glass before dipping it in the silver glitter that is part of my Glitter Stack. Once it was dry, it was exactly what I wanted. One more thing, the sentiment is mounted with …. you guessed it… foam mounting tape! Predictable, I am! LOL.

Materials & Tools: White Daisy and Moonstruck cardstock; Moonstruck ink pad; Holiday Jingle stamp set; White Daisy Bigger Brad; Liquid Glass; Glitter Stack; Cuttlebug w/Snow Dots embossing folder; 3M foam mounting tape.

How’s your weekend going? Winter has arrived in northern Minnesota. It was like 7 below when we got up this morning. However, while I know it sounds a little crazy, it was a beautiful day. Sunny with no wind. Wind is what makes cold unbearable.

I drove to Grand Forks, ND today for a bridal shower for our nephew’s fiancée. My mother-in-law rode with me. With an hour’s driving time each way, the noon event pretty much took up the whole day.

Tonight, I stamp!

Your visits are appreciated! Thanks! Later…

A Quick Card…

… or should maybe I should say, it should have been. As it was, I fussed and fiddled only to end up with a very simple, should-have-been quick card. Next time. LOL.

While you may not have noticed I’ve been a pretty good girl this fall in the area of using restraint in my purchases. No impulse purchases and no hopping on a new release until, that is, I saw this set from Verve Stamps. I couldn’t help myself. It was love at first sight. Being I was going to pay for some postage, I made it worthwhile (the best excuse in the world to add to one’s cart) by ordering this set and a couple of Plain Janes (love them, too) to go with it.

As for my card, there isn’t a lot of explaining to be done. The only thing you can’t see is the dimension – the center image and sentiment are raised. Foam tape has got to be the most-used “staple” in my corner.

Materials & Tools: Colonial White and Black cardstock; Graphic 45 Fashionista En Vogue patterned paper; Black and Bamboo ink pads; Verve Stamps Thoughtful Accents and Hero Arts Thinking of You stamp sets; Black Bitty Brads; Corner rounder; Cuttlebug w/Nestabilities Classic Circles set; Sponge dauber; 3M foam mounting tape.

Happy Friday! With an out-of-town bridal shower to attend tomorrow and a family birthday party to go to on Sunday, I have a feeling the weekend is going to fly by as fast as the rest of the week did. Between the goings on, I’m hoping for enough time to finally “deck the halls” and work on a few projects in my corner. Not much to do but go with the flow and see what transpires.

You enjoy the weekend, too! Later …

Another “Fluffy” Card

After sounding off about my “big bow” card a while back, I’m at it again – creating a card that won’t fit in an envelope. I don’t care, because all I really wanted to do was make the flower that I saw first in this awesome post on the Wizard’s Hangout blog. I’d really love to try that great box, too, but so far have been pinched for time in addition to being a wee bit intimidated. Anyway, the flower was really fun, and I love how it turned out. See the link for directions on how to make it on Vicki’s blog.

One more item of note, my card is my take on this week’s A Sketch for You to Try on the i{heart}2stamp blog.

Materials & Tools: Colonial White, Cocoa, Sorbet, and Juniper cardstock; Perfect Day paper packet; Cocoa and Bamboo ink pads; Hero Arts Thinking of You stamp set; Tulip mini brads; Paper corrugator; Sponge dauber; 2-inch scallop punch; Cuttlebug w/Nestabilitites Classic Circles set.

This has been an interesting week. Like a newborn, I seem to have my days and nights mixed up – a problem I’m hoping to rectify tonight. Other than that, I can’t believe how fast the days are flying by this week. It will be that way, I suppose, right up until Christmas.

I hope your week is going good, and as always, thanks for stopping by! Later…

‘Tis the Season

Here’s my adaptation of Unscripted Sketches #33. The ornament was attached with foam mounting tape. I love the Juniper and Tulip colors.

Materials & Tools: White Daisy, Tulip, and Juniper cardstock; Jingle paper packet; Olive, Juniper, and Tulip ink pads; Close To My Heart Christmas Trinkets and Stampin’ Up Peaceful Wishes (retired) stamp sets; Sparkles; Fiskars Apron Lace border punch; Round sponge; 3M foam mounting tape.

The weatherman was right. It’s been snowing all day. Unfortunately, it’s not quite cold enough, so it’s sticking to the sidewalks and roads. Moving around, whether you’re walking or driving, is treacherous. Regardless, I think the rest of the family is going to a hockey game tonight. Me? I’m going to stay inside and hang out in my corner.

I hope your day has been a good one! Later…