Fabulous Flowers

And my Stamp 10 had it's last meeting of the year............Fabulous Group!! I'm sorry to see it come to a close, but many are signed up for next year. This is one of the cards we made last night. I fell in love with this stamp set while I was in Florida, but hadn't used it until now. Anyway, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky and Wild Wasabi designer paper on this pretty card. You can't see it on this scan, but there is a bit of dazzling diamonds on the edges of the flower. A bit of Bayou ribbon across the middle, too. We had a good time last night and looking forward to a great new group coming up. A special thanks to the ladies that were so much fun this year!

Purses, purses

Stamp a Stack was so much fun.........sorry I wasn't able to offer Saturday morning this time because of parking problems, but I'll see what I can do about that next time! This was my favorite card....I think. Actually the River Rock background doesn't seem to show up well on this scan, but that is it, as is the middle purse. The other two colors are groovey guava and so saffron designer paper. Lots of punches in this card. The round tab, small oval and large oval. The word is from Friendly Flowers, the wheel is Daisy Dash. A bit of white taffeta ribbon, a gold brad and there you have it! Time to shop, ladies! Thanks for stopping by.

Fresh Cut Note Cards

OK...........this is the note card that you get when you order the June special. I admit I cased somebody else's color scheme, but it is so easy!! The petals can be punched out quickly, a piece of designer paper slid underneath, and I used the five star punch which fits behind perfectly! My colors, or I should say her colors are Lovely Lilac and Pink Passion. I don't remember where I saw this card, but I liked the combination and not one I normally choose. The pearl is from the pretties kit and I just put a drop of Crystal Effects to hold it on. This is a quick, quick card!

Fresh Cut June Special!!

I finally got time to play with the new Fresh Cut stamp set........I've spent so much time getting ready for this week's Stamp a Stack, I hadn't had a chance to use this beauty! Last night I had such fun with it! This is a Sneak Peak set from the new catalog coming out in August and you can order it in June. Not only that..........it comes with a coordinating Fresh-Cut Notes for only $5 more. But wait........if you host a $400 workshop you get all of this FREE!! Check out the Stampin' Up website for all the details. Back to the card......I used Regal Rose for the background CS, stamped the main image with Stazon on Glossy CS and rubbed the color over the top. I then mounted it on Handsome Hunter along with the celery grosgrain ribbon and then added the green ice brad. Simple, really, but quick and pretty, don't you think? The note cards that come with the set are already die-cut.........well you just have to check them out. I'll show them to you soon!!

Western Sky

Good morning, Stampers. This is a card I did for one of Debbie's downline meeting swaps. It is one of my most favorite "quick" cards that just goes together so easily. I call it my "cut and flip" card. The designer paper is Western Sky and of course it matches, because it is both sides of the same paper! I started with River Rock as the background, cut a piece of the designer paper 51/4" by 4" and then cut it again at 21/4 x3" and flipped it. Now you can do anything you wish to decorate it........I stamped the medallion from Baroque Motif in Bayou Blue and punched it out with the scallop punch. I then punched out the white with the Boho Blossoms punch, stamped the little flower from Baroque Motif and you can't see it well, but I added some Dazzling Diamonds to that. Some white taffeta ribbon covers the seam and there you have it! Simple and quick!! No words on this one, but I can add them for what ever occasion I need. Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy Every Moment

This was one of the cards we made at our "cool" table on Saturday. It was created by Christine (CALproductions) and it was a neat card. It opens up with a place for a gift card too. She used Pomegranate and Wild Wasabi with the lady bug raised with a dimentional on the O. Some Pomegranate ribbon and there you have it. Thanks Chris for a very pretty card with a great stamp set.

Splitcoast Gathering May 2008

Saturday's Splitcoast Gathering was just fantastic..........thanks to Linda Tarolli and her helpers! We all had such a good time, and it was run like clockwork. I was especially pleased that Karen Martino was able to go this time. This was my shoebox card that we made at our table and it was a great table. I got to stamp with CookieStamper, Diane 617, Kelly, Chris, and even Linda (two Lindas at our table) Anyway, it was a great day and I learned so much as usual. The Demo swap was superb and I will be sharing many of those in the near future. Back to my card. The stamp set is Live Your Dream from the Occasions mini catalog and the inside has a part of a sandwich bag, so you can add money, gift card or whatever you want in there. My colors are Groovey Guava and Choc Chip. I colored the flower with markers and added the rhinestone brad to the little piece that holds it down. Thanks for stopping by......