Happy 50th

My husband's oldest brother and sister-in-law celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary over the weekend.  This gave me a reason to use the Number of Years stamp set and framelits.  This set was in the recently retired Occasions Mini catalog and I avoided the temptation.  But when it appeared in the Annual Catalog, I could resist no longer.  I used the color combination of retired Regal Rose, Wild Wasabi and Peekaboo Peach for the card.  Once the numbers were die cut using Peekaboo Peach cardstock I decided I would like to raise them off the flower/leaves images.  So I die cut the numbers using 1/8" craft foam and adhered the cardstock numbers to the foam. The card was a little too plain so out came the retired scallop border punch. The finishing touch was brushing the numbers with  the clear Wink of Stella Brush.  Happy Anniversary, Carl & Ann!  And a little side note~~John's brother is a Lutheran Pastor and he married us 42 years ago.  Have a great day!

Celebrate Your Day

Today's cards were stamped with images from the Designer Tin of Cards stamp set (p.161).  I did like the cards you can create if you buy the tin and stamp set, but not enough to purchase both.  So, I purchased the stamp set only and plan on making many cards with it.  It has a pretty font, sentiments with matching sentiments for inside the card, cute little images and words and phrases.  On both of today's cards I used the same sentiment and image (stamped multiple times).  The color combination of Daffodil Delight and Black is a crisp color combination.  The first card was created using DSP from the Brights Stack.  Melon Mambo and Black is another favorite color comb~~thus the second card.  I stamped the confetti off center on the Mambo one, so I added the Melon Mambo thick twine to take up a little space on the left side.  The Melon Mambo DSP is one of the patterns in the Pop of Pink specialty paper pack.  The Tags and Labels Framelits are great for layering and are one of my smart investments in framelits.  I added a few sequins to each card (not SU) to bring a little color to all the black confetti images. Now I have two birthday cards ready to be signed and mailed!  Have a  great day and find yourself a little stampin' time!

Strawberry Cards

I have a number of thank you cards I need to send out.  I used the Fresh and Fruity stamp set from Sunny Studio Stamps and matching dies together with Spectrum Noir Markers.  I had a mini assembly line going.  First, I stamped a number of strawberries with Black Versafine ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.   I then colored all the strawberries using the same markers, doing a little shading with a darker red marker before die cutting all the strawberries. After placing the sentiment words on the MISTI, I just kept stamping the sentiment on the white card fronts.  (When making multiples of a card, the MISTI makes quick work of it.)  When the stamping of the sentiment was completed, I arranged the strawberries on the card fronts.  Here are two of the cards I made using the strawberries.   Black gingham ribbon and black sequins embellished one card.  For the other card, I stamped and colored in a tropical drink (Sunny Studio's  Tropical Paradise), arranged it between strawberries and added clear Wink of Stella to the drink.    Have a "berry" nice day!

Happy Birthday...

...to me!  Today is my 65th birthday.  When did I get this old?  Last week we celebrated my birthday, Father's Day and Nipper's and Dexter's hatch days. Today I am showing a  pictures of things that Sydney did to make the day special.  First is the card, a pretty one using the Bella & Friends stamp set.  Very cute!  How about this fruit/veggie tray she made (with a tiny bit of help from Jen)?   She had streamers and balloons and tropical paper goods. Then she decorated cupcakes in the colors of Nipper and Dexter with little faces on them.   She is such a good girl, always thinking of how to make others happy.  I have the best family ever and the best friends, too.  Thank you to all for the birthday wishes, cards, flowers and more.  Have a great day!