BEST YET

This card was inspired by the Mojo Monday challenge. I don't understand why I haven't used more Bordering Blue cardstock. It is beautiful on a card especially with some embossing on it. I really love the way this card came out and hope you do to.

I used Naturals White for the main card 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. I then layered it with a piece of Certainly Celery 41/8 x 5 3/8. I cut my piece of Chocolate Chip 4 1/8 x 5 1/4 then scalloped the bottom with the Scallop Border Punch. The Dusty Durango is 3 1/2 x 5, and the Bordering Blue is 3 3/8 x 4 7/8 and run through the Big Shot with the Finial Press Embossing Folder(I love it and you will too). Next I cut another piece of Naturals White 2 3/4 x 2/3/4 and layered it with a piece of So Saffron 2 1/2 x 2 1/2, stamped with a sentiment from the stamp set Best Yet and run through the Big Shot with the Polka Dot Embossing Folder ( I love this one too, so will you). I then cut 3 flowers with the Ex-large Flower Punch from Dusty Durango. I ran them through my crimper several times to break up the fibers so I could separate them into 6 flowers total. I then crunched them up in my hand, smoothed them back out, punched a hole in the center of each with my hole punch and mat set and put a brad in the center to hold them all together. It makes a beautiful flower as you can see ( I love these too). Guess I love a lot of things. I finished it off with 2 strips of Chocolate Chip 5/8 inch Satin Ribbon ( I love this too) WOW!

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Have a Blessed day!

June

THANKS SO MUCH

I want to thank all of you who are visiting my blog. I really enjoy sharing my creations with you and hope I inspire some of you to do your own creating. The layout came from Mojo Monday. It is so much fun and I send so many more cards than I ever would if I had to pay $5 per card when buying them. They also would not have as many embellishments as those I create. So anyway this card is for all of you visitors, Thanks So Much!

Stamp set: Kind & Caring Thoughts

Card stock: Basic Black card, Taken with Teal (retiring), Old Olive, Whisper White and Petals and Paisleys DSP (retired)

Ink: Taken with Teal

Accessories: Big Shot with Top Note Die, Finial Press Textured Impressions Folder and Polka Dot Textured Impressions Folder, Linen Thread, and Kiwi Kiss Button (retired), Dimensionals


My second card is also from me to you! This layout also came from Mojo Monday.

Stamp Set: Soft Summer and Best Yet

Card stock: Whisper White card, Basic Black, Cameo Coral and Ruby Red (both retiring)

Ink: Black, Cameo Coral and Ruby Red

Accessories: Big Shot with Finial Press Textured Impressions Folder, 1/2 inch Circle Punch, 1 1/4 inch Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Earth Elements Brads (retiring), White 3/8 inch Taffeta Ribbon colored with my Black Marker.

We are having an Air Show today at our local airport which is just over the hill from our park, so I can see we will have a noisy week-end. It's amazing how quickly you get used to something when you live with it every day. Usually we don't even hear the planes anymore. However there is a lot more air traffic today than usual.

Hope you are having a great week-end!

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Have a Blessed Day!

June

Fancy Top Note

Happy May Day!
Here it is May 1st already. Seems like the year just started and here it is 1/4 gone already. Summer is on it's way. Have you recieved your new Summer Mini Catalog. If not let me know and I will get you one.
I have already fallen in love with so many items in it. Stampin Up just keeps getting better and my craft room just keeps getting fuller. Oh well, I just see more fun days of creating.

I got the idea from Laurie's Rubber Room for the following two cards. I did the bottom one first and then decided to add a flower to the second. Once you get a layout there is so much you can do with embellishments. Just adds pizazz and beauty to each one.

FRIENDSHIP CARD




Card Recipe:

Stamp Set: Best Yet

Cardstock: Perfect Plum, Pretty in Pink, Naturals White, Perfect Plum DSP

Ink: Perfect Plum, Basic Gray and Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Big Shot (you really need this), Top Note Die, Finial Press Embossing Folder,Large Fancy Flower Punch, 1 1/4 inch Circle Punch, Perfect Plum 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon, Fire Circle Rhinestone Brads, Dimensionals, and Mini Glue Dots, Soft Subtle brad in center of flower.


I now decorate the inside of my cards as well. It just seems to add a special touch for charm. Here is the inside of it. I love the vines from the Vintage Vogue set, they are so dainty and vintage looking.






JUST BECAUSE CARD

I decided to make a card that I could use for any occassion that might spring up on me. Seems like that always happens and I'm never prepared. I just love the Top Note Die and have done so many different things with it. I've made a small picture album, put some on my scrapbook pages and all kinds of things. It is just so neat looking and versatile.



Card Recipe:

Stamp Set: Best Yet, Vintage Vogue

Cardstock: Blush Blossom (soon to be retired), Au Chocolat' DSP, Certainly Celery

Ink: Green Galore(soon to retired), Rose Red

Accessories: Big Shot with Top Note Die, Certainly Celery 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon. 1 1/4 inch Circle Punch

Inside I left blank so any message could be written in for whatever occassion it is needed for. Just a nice clean card for special people.

I really enjoy card making and scrapbooking. I am making a 60 year scrapbook to give to my family. Starts with the year I married my wonderful husband, Eugene, and continues through 56 years of marriage at this point. Only 4 to go to finish the album. I will be sharing some of the pages here without pictures to give some samples of what can be done in scrapbooking.

Well, enough for today. See you tomorrow.

Thanks for stoppin in!

Have a Blessed Day!

June