Holiday Project Pictures!

Here are some pictures of our, as I said Sunday, lively stamping, cutting, shaving cream coloring, deckle-edging, distressing (paper, that is), spritzing projects for Darla's workshop! The bookmarks and cards were fabuloso! So many talented hands at one workshop! Attendees, you get an A+!

Gate cards are so cool! We used shaving cream and the Only Orange Re-Inker for the backgrounds.

Our Shabby-Chic bookmark makes an encore performance, this time in Bermuda Bay with Night and Day DSP flowers!

It's not too early to start on the Christmas cards! Here's one of the designs I'll be using! I used the new SU Snowflake set and that gorgeouso Platinum Shimmer Paint!

For Dasher, I embossed him using Silver embossing powder! The Merry Christmas is from the Level 1 hostess set!

I'm working on a Summer Memories Envelope Album! I couldn't wait to use the totally cuteUnder the Stars set. The beach scene was paper-tearing fun!

I just had to have the Medallion stamp after I had seen it used so many ways! I loved the black on the Night and Day DSP but also used Orchid Opulence and Certainly Celery Craft ink for a card not shown here! Next time!!

Here's another one of those Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, and Shimmer Paint Christmas cards, this time with a picture of Riley! Perfect for family portrait greeting cards!

And being in Florida, who can resist "Shellebrate" in tropical colors!!

Congratulations, Betsy!

We have our first winner for my blog-candy prize of the month: 4 color co-ordinated card kits with envelopes and lots of extra ribbons, die-cuts, embellishments, and stampers' "text messages"! Enjoy, Betsy and thank you for visiting my blog. The next contest will be announced later this week!

Inspiration From the Obvious and Not So Obvious!

Here is a beautiful example of Cheri Wenger's handiwork. For Nate's birthday, Cheri created this beautiful card, gift wrap and tag using Basic Black to accentuate the warm beiges of the paper, cardstock and ribbon. (You can see much more of Cheri's wonderful work by clicking on the "Live Life Creatively" link at the right and viewing her beautiful blog!)

Nate also received a bottle of wine in really cool bag that really coordinates with Cheri's colors. I love the textures of the shades of brown and the cool little silver ornament on black cord that is just the perfect accent.I've kept it simple for Nate's thank you notes since I need to make 25+ (13 are in the mail, a a like amount will be made today), so I used black CS and ivory confetti CS accented with silver embossing powder and silver cording. Just a little sponging created the masculine look needed for his thank you cards. I can't wait to get all frou-frou again!!!

Thank you, Amy!

Here is the design for the "Thank You" notes for Amy's SU workshop! We had a great time with Erin, Sydney, Kasie, Laura, Jennifer and Amy, our hostess, in attendance. We created cards and gift bags using Bashful Blue and Whisper White products. The card used the Upsy Daisy stamp set and we used Bashful Blue DSP with the scallop punches for the bag.