A Change of Pace!

Today I'm showing you a picture that was taken on Saturday at the "Support the Troops" Stampathon at my studio. On the left is Tammy Ayers with a picture of her son, Douglas and on the right is Jaylynn Boyce with her husband, Jason. Both men are serving our country in Iraq at the moment. The boxes are the work of all the great people who either came, stamped and packed or gave money to send them. I'm pleased with the effort that was shown that day and know that all will be gratefully received soon! Thanks again to those who helped in so many ways. We plan to meet again Dec. 1 to fill more boxes for more troops. I will be glad to receive other names of men and women serving outside the United States and include them in our mailing. Let me know.............thanks again.

And another reminder that tonight is Stamp 10 starting at 6 o'clock. I have so many projects.......I think you will be happy. This month is scrapbooking but I have three other projects besides the page for your book. Come and bring a friend!

Godspeed

The "Support the Troops" Stampathon on Saturday was such an overwhelming success I can't wait to tell you all about it! This is the card some of you made, and yes it is retired from back in 2005, but Sandi Browngardt lent it to me and I thought it was perfect for the occasion. I don't think I ended up with either Tammy or Judy's card, but I think there are still some at the studio. We packed nine boxes of goodies and cards, eight will go to Iraq and the other will go to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC. Can you believe we sent 770 cards in those boxes!!! We still have lots more cards, but we ran out of envelopes, so we plan to get together Dec. 1 to pack some more boxes for Christmas. We all wrote cards to the troops on Saturday also and the day was really an exciting event! I think we had about twenty people and we worked feverishly to get the boxes all packed and ready to go. Thanks to all of you who made this possible, I know the troops will appreciate your generosity.

On another note..........tomorrow night is Stamp 10 at my studio. We will do a scrapbook page and three other neat projects, so check your e-mail to see what you need to bring to help the evening move along smoothly. We are meeting at 6.......see you there, all are invited!

Boatload of Christmas

Quite some time ago I saw this set with the Christmas wreathes on the boat and I thought it was pretty clever. I don't know where I saw it so I can't give the credit, but at the time I didn't even own the Boatloads of Love set! Then Diane Zechman made that cute boat with the CD envelope with this set and so of course I had to order it myself.........it's a great one! Last night I got out my watercolor crayons, Stazon and had a great time. My blue water seems to look washed out in the scan and you can't really tell that I used my gold painty pen on the anchor and windows but in real life it looks better. The words and the tree are from the other Loads of Love set......you know the one with the truck. I cut the words apart and mounted the Merry Christmas on the end of the block so I could use it separately. Anyway it was fun to sit and color this card.........those watercolor crayons have had quite a vacation. I'll have the cards that we make on Saturday here to show you next week. Looking forward to the "Support the Troops" stampathon at my piano studio tomorrow 1 to 4...........have I mentioned that before?? See you there! Bring an empty box to fill to send to our troops.

Thanksgiving Reflection

I'm borrowing another of Virginia's creations......a real beauty for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Lovely as a Tree always takes my eye you know and every time she uses the Sanded background stamp I think......maybe I really do need to order that one! How nice it looks behind the words on the Key Tag punch..........another "I need to have!" The words are from Holidays & Wishes and that's tied on with a piece of jute. Thanks again and again, Virginia.

Our "Support the Troops" response is unbelievable and I'm moving the stampathon to my Piano Studio in the village of Tully on Saturday! We'll have more room to stamp and package up the supplies we have gathered to send to our men and women in Iraq. Thanks to all who have donated so far.........I'm really looking forward to this Saturday............hope to see many of you there. Any questions, give me a call.

In the Spotlight

What a time I've had this morning with this image! I finally was able to show this download, but it took me forever today. I can't believe that I haven't shown this card from the Stamp a Stack back in October. It was one of the favorites that session. It is the Faux Tearing technique and is really just white cardstock with Mellow Moss ink sponged on the left side. The words are from Solemn Stillness. The embossing was with Iridescent Ice, but it doesn't show up in this scan very well. At the first class, Virginia suggested the "one hole " ribbon which we used instead of this one with the mellow moss grosgrain. What a great shortcut that was! No mini dots to hold the bow in place with her idea and it looked better than this one. Thanks Virginia! This card works well with the Snowflake Spot also.

Debbie's Doodle This

I love this especially because Debbie Moczek sent it to me with a gift certificate for $20! Those are the cards we love to receive, don't you agree? She always uses colors that are not my usual choice and they are so nice. Here she used Going Gray and Pretty in Pink, with a dash of yellow in the center of the flower. Brads are pink on the gray and yellow in the center too. The swirl and flower are stamped in black and colored with a crayon or marker, I'm not sure which. Anyway, thanks Debbie for the card today and double thanks for the gift certificate!



And on to other notes of interest on the home front. We are really gearing up for the "Support the Troops" Stampa thon on Saturday here at my house.........1 - 4 in the afternoon. We will each make three different cards for the troops and the same to take home. Our bundles of cards are coming in like crazy and hopefully the other suggested items will be coming on the week-end. Monetary gifts have been flowing in also.....much needed for postage. Hope to see many of you on Saturday!

Virginia's Lovely as a Tree

This was the card that Virginia did for the Gathering......my favorite stamp set you know! And,she used the dryer sheet method too. Her recipe goes like this: Paper - Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke DSP, Whisper White. Ink: Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke. Stamps: Lovely as a Tree and Punch Pals. Accessories: Irridescent emb. pwd and Non SU string.

She has tied the string in the middle of the scallop punch and circle of certainly celery for a neat focus on the card. Thanks Virginia, you always give me inspiration and ..........computer help too! Don't forget to check out her great blog over on the right...