Look at those beautiful cards and even a matching tag/bookmark! I love buttons and ribbons and she sent bunches of those. She even sent a little Memento ink pad in Tuxedo Black...my fav! And most of the little things were packed inside that cute little bag she made with the snail! So cute! Oh, and the Reese's? There WERE two packages of them, but I told you I got this package earlier in the week and who could wait to eat them? Certainly not me!!!! After this picture was taken, I ripped into this package as well! LOL!!!
I have another friend who is getting married today and I'm going to the wedding (in just a few short hours and I have so much to do)! I started to make a card hours ago. I was casing a card from PTI's gallery using Wedding Day, but I did not like it from the start, so I had to start all over again with my own design. (That will teach me to copy!) I pulled out this stamp from Stampington & Co. that I got eons ago at my LSS. I've never colored it...I've only embossed this image in silver. Now I'm more comfortable coloring, so that's what I did using copic markers. I used my largest circle Nestability to cut it out and added Crystal stickles to it as well (this qualifies it for the Mothers and Daughters challenge too!). The dp is something I've had for a long time by Liz King. I was going to use it for scrapbooking my wedding album, but that never happened so I'm using it now! The base of the card is vanilla and the next layer is Blush Blossom. I was going to use a white sheer ribbon, but this peach ribbon was already cut from my first fiasco of a card, so I used that with a little piece of the sheer ribbon. Two of the corners were rounded, and I added the pearls in the corner. Here's the inside of the card.
I used more of the dp and a Martha Stewart border punch and layered it on another piece of Blush Blossom. The ring stamp is by Rubber Stampede and the sentiment is from PTI Wedding Day. I'm really happy with this card, considering what I started with! I have another post today, so scoll down to see that and thanks for stopping by!
I was able to eek out a card tonight (imagine that)! Of course, I needed this one for tomorrow! Why is it that I cannot have a stash of cards that I can go to? I've made so many, but couldn't find the "right" thank you? Does this happen to you or is it just me? Anyway, this card is for my aide at school. She is actually a teacher who did a long-term substitute position for a teacher on maternity, then took this temporary aide position for the remainder of the year. Smart thing, because she will be hired next year in some teacher or teacher assistant capacity. She is a great aide and another teacher and I got her a gift card to the local teacher store, Holcomb's. I wanted to keep it simple but teacher-ish, hence the apple. I colored the apple with my SU markers and used the stamp-a-ma-jig to position it directly in the middle of the square. I stamped the sentiment, then punched it with the small oval and used the larger oval punch for the red piece. I used a piece of this great SU red and white striped ribbon. The sentiment is on dimensionals. The inside reads "you're much appreciated". The "you're" came from PTI's Piece of Cake and the "much appreciated" is from SU's set of the same name. Combining the two gave me the message I wanted and the fonts are pretty similar, so it's looks really good! I love mixing and matching like that! It makes me feel creative using all my stuff like that! LOL! Thanks for stopping by! Recipe
Stamps: Su Tart and Tangy and Much Appreciated; PTI Piece of Cake
Paper: Garden green, real red, PTI white
Ink: Real red, garden green, black
Accessories: SU ribbon, dimensionals, cuttlebug and folder, SU markers, large and small oval punches, stamp-a-ma-jig
Well, I'm hoping there'll be more today! I'm making cards today for gifts I'm delinquent on. One of the teachers at work and his wife had a baby a couple of months ago and I never sent a card or a gift, so today's the day for that. Another teacher just built and moved into a new house, and I wanted to give her a gift also. That card is yet to come, so come back and see that one. ETA: It's done...scroll down to see it! I have a cute idea for a "new house" card that I got at my LSS, Buffalo Stamps & Stuff.
The inside of the card reads "You have a new nest". I thought that was cute. Anyway, thanks for stopping by and come back soon!
Recipe
Stamps: Great Impressions, Live Your Dream (bird)
Paper: Close to cocoa, garden green, ivory (unknown), Afternoon Tea
Ink: Close to cocoa, Adirondack espresso and pitch black, copic markers
Accessories: American Crafts brads, circle punches, dimensionals
The wedding invitations I've been making for my nephew's wedding are finally done! My hands and fingers are red (from the ink) and extremely sore (I think I've got blisters)! It's late (oh my gosh it's 11:00 p.m.!) and I haven't taken pictures yet. I'll do that tomorrow and post them here then. Have a wonderful tomorrow!
This next one is from my friend Tracy. She has been participating in the SCS challenges daily, but doesn't post them. I told her she needs to start. She's been stamping for a while, but has recently gotten herself organized and carved a little space in her basement and has been happily stamping away. She has done some awesome stuff. 
This last one is a Hallmark card from my friend Sue in Columbus, Ohio. I had to post this cause I thought it was so cool! I may take this apart and try to re-create one like it later! I took a photo from above so you could see how it's put together. Cool, huh? Thanks, Sue!
I also want to thank all my family and friends who have called to wish me a happy birthday! We are off to dinner! DH is getting anxious!
Yes, I met a new stamping friend...Cheryl Rowley! She lives about an hour from me, and we have a lot in common! We are both elementary teachers, she grew up in the town of Cherry Creek, NY, which is where my husband and I own some land and a cabin, and we got married on the exact same day...April 11, 1992! I told her that maybe we were twins, but alas, we don't look alike! How coincidental is that? We met this morning at Starbucks, talked for a while (mostly about teaching, not stamping), and then went next door to JoAnn's and ACMoore. We bought some Inkadinkadoo clear stamps on sale at JoAnn's for $5.99 (what a steal) and some other goodies. We had a great time! She also gave me this gift! I mentioned that I liked giraffes, so she stamped me some of these images as well as the mouse and balloons. That stamp is a monkey, which is totally cute. Also in the bag were some sentiments that say "I'd stick my neck out for you"! So cool! And check out that box! I think she said that the image is a Whipper Snapper flower that is watercolored (her signature style). Go over to her gallery at SCS here to see her gorgeous cards.
My mother-in-law sent this to me today. There was a poem that went along with it that said:
Why you may ask? Well first, I only worked a half day because I had an eye doctor appointment. (Did you every try to drive after they put those drops in your eyes to dialate them? Pretty difficult, huh? Well multiply that ten-fold when there is snow on the ground and the sun is shining! I really needed a pair of those cataract sunglasses!) When I came home (safely, thank goodness), I found these in my mailbox! I am in a copic marker club over at Gina K Designs and this is the first installment of six! I didn't expect them this soon! I have 30 more on the way for the next 5 months! I already have a few of these to add to my collection! They are really a lot of fun to use! Lastly, today is my last day for a whole week's vacation! Our school is on its mid-winter break, and the best thing is that I get more time to stamp (after I cross off some of the things on my to do list)! So hopefully, you will be seeing a lot more action on my blog! Stop by later...I may have something to post for today's Limited Supplies challenge at SCS...using circles! I have to see what I can come up with!
