Top Note Die

It is beautiful in Southern California this morning. Sunny and in the high 70's today. That's my kind of winter weather.

Can't beleive it is the last day of 2011 already. We plan to celebrate with dinner at Applebee's and then a quite evening together at home. Good way to end the year.

This card I copied from Tammie Ackerson's blog. It is so simple to do and so cute. Everyone in card class just loved him. I really like making cards using the punches. I may have to design more of these.

Card Recipe:

No stamp sets

Card stock: Sahara Sand 4 1/4 x 11, 1 piece of Whisper White and 2 of Garden Green to cut the Top Notes; Basic Black for eyes and mouth; Pumpkin Pie for nose; and Silver Glimmer Paper for the snowflake

No ink

Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Northern Frost Decorative Strip Die, Snowburst Embossing Folder, 1/2" circle punch and Crop-a-Dile for circles, scissors for nose, Mini Glue Dots, Basic Rhinestones and Dimensionals

Thanks for stoppin' in and I'll see you soon.
Hugs,
June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act' Psalm 37:5

Language of Friendship

Good morning! My hubby is back home again from the second heart attack and doing well! Hopefully now I can get back to posting like I should. It has been a hectic week and I'm sure glad the hubbub is over. We are just relaxing together and enjoying life as it is.

I have canceled the Calendar Class that was scheduled for the 7th but card class will still be held on the 14th. If you live in the area and would like to join us please contact me and let me know by the 12th so I can get supplies ready.

This is card #4 for December's card class. I love this incolor, Calypso Coral.  It is so vibrant and fresh looking. Hope you like it too and will use it to inspire you to make some of your own.

Card Recipe:

Stamp sets:  Language of Friendship and Perfectly Penned

Card stock: Calypso Coral 4 1/4 x 11 and 4 x 4 for scallop circle; Very Vanilla 4 x 5 1/4 and 3 1/2 inch square for circle; Paisley Petals DSP 2 5/8 x 4

Ink: Calypso Coral and Early Espresso

Accessories: Big Shot with 3" circle and scallop #2 circle dies, Lucky Limeade and Calypso Coral Markers, Basic Rhinestones, Calypso Coral Scalloped Dotted Ribbon and Dimensionals

Thanks for stoppin' in and I'll see you soon.
Hugs,
June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act'  Psalm 37:5

Just a Note

Thought I would take a few minutes tonight to let you know why I haven't been posting. My husband had a heart attack on Wednesday before Christmas and had 2 stints put in over the 2 he already had. He came home on Friday feeling very well.
We had a wonderful Christmas with our son and his family and thought everything was o.k. However, I left him for about 15 minutes Monday morning to pick up a couple things at the grocery store and he called to tell me he wasn't feeling good. I told him to call 911 and he did. When I got home they were ready to leave with him. He had another heart spell and they took him to emergency.
It was a blood clot in one of the stints and it happened because he wasn't given the medicine he needed to take for the previous procedure. So they cleared the clot and he will be coming home tomorrow I think unless someone changes their mind. Anyway it has been quite a week.

I will not be holding my class on the 7th to make the Calendars. I hope we can do it another day during January but I will let you know. I should have card class on the 14th as planned and club on the 21st if everything goes o.k.

Thanks for all your prayers and best wishes. I appreciate you all so much.
Hugs,
June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act'  Psalm 37:5

Bordering on Romance

The sun is shinning and all is well! We are getting warmer, suppose to be 71 on Christmas. I like that!

Here is another December card. I used some items from the new Occasions Mini which will go live on January 4, 2012. There are some really awesome products in it. Hope you have received your catalog, if not let me know.



Card Recipe:

Stamp sets: Bordering on Romance and Sincere Salutations

Card stock: Baja Breeze 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, Blushing Bride 4 x 5 1/4, Very Vanilla 3 3/4 x 5

Ink: Blushing Bride

Accessories: Pretty in Pink, Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz Markers with the Blender Pen; Blushing Bride Pleated Ribbon; Twitterpated buttons; Glue Dots and Sticky Strip

Thanks for stoppin' in and I'll see you soon.
Stampin' Hugs,
June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act' Psalm 37:5

Herb Expressions

Our mountains have lots of snow and I have beautiful big red roses blooming. Isn't that just amazing! We are only about 30 miles from the snow.

This is another December card class card. I got the idea from someone and don't remember who. If it's yours let me know.

Card Recipe:

Stamps sets: Herb Expressions and Perfectly Penned

Card stock: Elegant Eggplant 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, Pear Pizzazz 4 x 5 1/4, Naturals White 3 3/4 x 5

Ink: Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Elegant Eggplant and Pear Pizzazz Markers, scoring tool, Pear Pizzazz ribbon and glue dots

Thanks for stoppin' in and I'll see you soon.
Stampin' Hugs,
June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act'  Psalm 37:5

Lovely As A Tree

This is the first of the cards we did in December card class. Hope you enjoy all of this month's cards and use them to make some of your own.

Card Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Lovely As A Tree, Nature's Silhouette and God's Blessings

Card stock: Crumb Cake 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, Old Olive 4 x 5 1/4, Very Vanilla 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 for Top Note.

Ink: Soft Suede

Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, and Dimensionals

Thanks for stoppin' in and I'll see you soon.
Stampin' Hugs,
June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act' Psalm 37:5

Field Flowers

Good morning! The sun is shinning today at least for a while. Still could get some showers. Our mountains look beautiful with the foot plus of snow they got. It's a good day to just be happy and stamp.

Last month I did a baggie book for my demonstrator team with the Field Flowers stamp set and I thought I would share it with all of you. This is one perk of becoming a demonstrator. Every month I do a baggie book with a different stamp set. It gives my demos 5 different cards to use with the same stamp set. We also usually do a swap card so we get even more ideas to use in classes and at parties.



Let me know if you would like to join next month.

Thanks for stoppin' in and I'll see you soon.
Hugs,
June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act'  Psalm 37:5

Cracked Glass Technique

It is a very wet morning here today. We had some really hard rain yesterday and still some lingering light showers today. Good day for stamping!

I thought I would show you today what we did in the Technique Club in November. You can even see the cracks in the picture here. That is such a neat look and this stamp set, even though it is retired, is great to use for this technique. It is so old looking to begin with and the cracked glass look really sets it off.



The box and matching card are from Sandi McIver. She is such a great stamper and has some really unique designs. I used both of these as decorations on a table this year instead of putting a gift in the box. I really love the sparkle of the glitter paper. So festive looking!!

Thanks for stoppin' in and I'll see you soon.
Hugs,
June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act' Psalm 37:5

Delightful Decorations

Good morning! This will be a short post as I am getting ready for card class today. That is one reason I haven't posted much this week. I am getting behind. Oh well, stranger things have happened.

This is the last card that we did in November. Last but not least. I love this card, it is so traditional Christmas and yet very striking. I will be posting some other things we did in November before I show you our December class cards. Hope you enjoy and feel free to copy to make your own.

Card Recipe:

Stamp sets: Delightful Decorations and Many Merry Messages

Card Stock: Always Artichoke 4 1/4 x 11 put through the Big Shot with the Petals of Plenty Embossing Folder, Cherry Cobbler 3 x 4 1/2, Very Vanilla 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 and a scrap for the ornament.

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Very Vanilla 5/8" Satin Ribbon , Basic Pearls, Ornament Punch, and dimensionals

Thanks for stoppin' in and I'll see you soon.
Hugs,
June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act' Psalm 37:5

Tree Trimmings

It is much warmer today, at noon it was 70 degrees. That is more like it. It was nice to shop this morning without a coat.

I just got a booking for January, during Sale-a-bration time. That's a great time to be a hostess. You can earn so many free items. If you have been thinking of holding a workshop, the best time is from January 24 to March 31. If interested contact me.



Here is number 7 in our November card class cards. We did several Christmas cards this month and everyone was so happy with them.

Card Recipe:

Stamp set: Tree Trimmings and Four the Holidays

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, scored at 1 1/2 and 4 1/4; Early Espresso 2 1/2 x 4 1/4; Very Vanilla 4 x 5 1/4 and 2 1/4 x 4.

Ink: Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Early Espresso 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, glitter glue and dimensionals

Thanks for stoppin' in and I hope you will use this to make your own cards. See you soon.
Hugs,
June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act' Psalm 37:5

Fabulous Florets

Here it is another Monday morning. This year has gone so fast. I can't believe Christmas is almost here and another Sale-a-bration period is coming up next month. Wow! I am sure looking forward to it because we have some really great items this time that you can receive for free when you purchase $50 worth of merchandise or have a $150 party. For a $400 party you receive a free bundle of goodies. Of course we also have the new Occasions Mini coming out on January 3rd. It is chuck full of the most amazing stamp sets, Big Shots products and beautiful Designer Series paper. You really don't want to miss any of this. Contact me for more info or if you would like the catalogs for each of these.

This is another November card class card. I so like the Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper. It will only be available until January 3rd. I plan to stock up on some because it is great for male birthday cards.

Card Recipe:

Stamp Sets: Happy Greetings (retired) and Fabulous Florets

Card stock: Whisper White 4 1/4 x 11, 1 3/8 x 2 5/8 and a scrap for the flower; Basic Black 4 1/8 x 5 3/8, 3 1/4 x 4 1/4, 1 5/8 x 2 7/8 and scrap for scallop circle; Frostwood Lodge DSP 4 x 5 1/4; Cherry Cobbler DSP 3 x 4; Cherry Cobbler 1 1/2 x 2 3/4 and a scrap for the 1 3/8 circle;

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle and 1 1/4" Circle punches; Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon and Dimensionals

Thanks for stoppin in and I hope you will leave a comment. I always like to hear from you and what you think of the cards. I'll see you again soon.

Hugs,

June

'Commit your way to  the Lord, trust in Him and He will act' Psalm 37:5



Field Flowers

Good Morning! It is a cool sunny morning in Southern California today. We even had a thin layer of ice on our bird bath at 8 am. It got down to 30 degrees last night. That is way to cool for me but I am thankful it will warm up into the 60's by noon.

I had my party for my card class members yesterday and we had a wonderful time. The fellowship was fantastic and the food and punch went over well. I believe a good time was had by all and I will certainly plan to do it again next year.



This is another of our November card class cards. I really like the flowers in this set. They are just so cool looking and easy to work with.

Card Recipe:

Stamp Set: Field Flowers

Card Stock: Pink Pirouette 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 3 3/4 x 3 3/4, Crumb Cake 4 x 5 1/4 with the Big Shot and the Stripe Embossing Folder, Whisper White 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 and a scrap for a flower.

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink and Rose Red

Accessories: Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, White Organza Ribbon, Mini glue dots and dimensionals

Thanks for stoppin in and I'll see you soon.
Hugs,
June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act' Psalm 37:5

Christmas Lodge

I have been working on Christmas cards again today. We had a good rain in the night but I am thankful we did not get the wind that they got north of us. A lot of damage done around LA.

I am excited about our get together on Saturday. It should be so much fun.

This is the fourth card we did in November. I really like this stamp set and will hate to see it go in January. It could be used for so much more that just Christmas.



Card Recipe:

Stamp set: Christmas Lodge

Card stock: Garden Green 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 w/snowburst embossing folder, 2 1/8 x 3 3/8; Holly Berry Bouquet DSP 1 3/4 x 4; Early Espresso 2 1/2 x 4 1/2; Riding Hood Red 2 3/8 x 3 5/8; Whisper White 2 x 3 1/4.

Ink: Early Espresso

Accessories: Glitter Glue, Real Red Satin Ribbon, ticket corner punch and Dimensionals

Thanks for stoppin in and I'll see you soon.
Hugs,
June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act' Psalm 37:5