A Christmas Card Already?

I don't need any more Halloween cards.  I am sure you are getting tired of seeing leaf cards.  I thought maybe I should use new Christmas products.  So out came the Holly Jolly Greetings stamp set and coordinating dies.  I embossed white cardstock with the Woodland Textured Impressions embossing folder and then cut it down and layered it on Cherry Cobbler cardstock. After die cutting the word "peace" and adhering that over the embossed white cardstock,  I used two of the stamps from the stamp set to complete the sentiment.   The card was pretty plain, so I added Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine and a few Shimmery White snowflakes cut from a Lawn Fawn die set.   It still needs a little something so I might add a little Dazzling Details or rhinestones to the snowflakes.  I will think about that.  Have a great day!

Nipper and Toby

Instead of a card I am going to share my cute little Nipper and Toby updates. I have had Nipper for about 7 weeks now and he is a good little friend.  He is very content to just be sitting on my shoulder, but in the evening when I watch TV, Nipper totally enjoys being held in my hand while I pet him.  When Sydney is here, he loves it as she plays with him almost non-stop.  Here is a picture of her getting ready to take a picture of Nipper on her cell phone.  Instead he got on her cell phone and was checking out what was on the screen.  Jen & Syd's little Toby is growing.  Last week he was not feeling very well (enough so that we were very worried)  but the owner of AJ's Feathered Friends in Elgin, IL took him home with her and gave him some special attention~~like hand feedings at three in the morning.  Yesterday we went to visit with Toby and he was playing and back to investigating and looking for cuddles from all of us.  I never thought birds could be such good little companions.  But they certainly are!  When we go to AJ's to visit Toby, we play with a number of the birds and each one has their own personality. Lola is a favorite!  She is a cockatoo and when you sing Copa Cabana she dances!!  Stanley is a Severe Macaw who will be going home soon, but he comes right to me when I talk to him.  He is a little cuddler, too.  There is one little green parrotlet left at AJ's and if I wasn't so taken with Nipper I would consider a second parrotlet.  But for me, one little bird is all I need.  Life truly is better with a bird!!  Have a great weekend and find yourself a little stampin' time!

Sending Hugs and Prayers

Every once in the while I need a card that let's someone know I am thinking about them and including them in my prayers.  So when I saw that Simon Says had teamed up with Hero Arts for the Prayers stamp set with die, I knew it would be the perfect set to have on hand.  I stamped the sentiment and die cut the "prayers" using Coastal Cabana ink and cardstock, a favorite retired Stampin' Up! color.  The word "prayers" can also be stamped if you prefer.  After stamping the sentiment and adhering the die cut, I wanted to add flowers.  So I used Lawn Fawn's Penelope's Blossoms stamp set and dies.  As pretty as the flowers are and as much as I wanted a set with little flowers, I spent a whole lot of time stamping the little flowers and die cutting them. It was rather tedious lining up the little dies with the stamped image.  Next time I use the image at the bottom of the card, I will color the stamp in using markers rather than stamp it all in one color and then adhere die cut flowers over the image.  In the end, the time spent on the card was worth it.  Have a great day!

A Thanksgiving Card

As I was driving yesterday, I noticed that the beautiful leaves are beginning to get more brilliant as the weather gets cooler  .When I was thinking about a card for today's post, it had to have something to do with Fall.  I used the Simon Says Square Quadrangle Frames and Small Stitched Pumpkins dies together with the Lawn Fawn stitched maple leaf which is sponged in Meadow Moss, Crushed Curry and Cherry Cobbler.  The sentiment is from the Amuse Studio stamp set,  Sentimental Essentials Too.  The pretty ribbon is retired Blackberry Bliss ribbon which I wish I would have purchased more of when I had the chance. Oh well~~something better always comes along and now I can get that same ribbon in some of my favorite regular colors.  Have a great day! 
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