It's been over 3 weeks since my last post - yikes! Forgive me, friends. Life has been super busy, as I'm sure it has been for you, too. I left for vacation 2 days after my last post, came home, and have been busy getting my youngest child off to college. It's official, I'm an empty nester! Well, at least until she comes home for summer. Here's a cute photo of my girls from our vacation. We stayed on my Aunt's farm in Oregon. The girls got a kick out of my 81 year old Aunt's 'gater.' My Auntie drives it all over her farm - too cute!
Ok, so they had just a little fun on the farm! lol
My daughter asked if I would make her some cards for her to take with her to college, so I'm beginning to make her a stash. I started by casing this one from Elaine Schader's post on Stampin' Connection:
This uses the Friends Never Fade and Perfect Punches stamp sets. Colors are Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist and Concord Crush. So pretty together, don't you think? A little organza ribbon, the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, Large oval and large oval scallop punches, and a Martha Stewart border punch (any of the SU border punches would work, too) makes the recipe for this card. Again, this is pretty much a direct case. Search Friends Never Fade at SC, and you'll find others that are similar to this one.
Katie also asked for some 'guy' cards. All products are stampin' up accept for the Verve stamp set:
The Elegant Soiree DP and Crumb Cake paper were distressed, pierced and punched for this card. I really like the Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze, Soft Suede and Not Quite Navy color combo! The little ribbon loop is the reverse side of the Soft Suede polka dot ribbon. If you don't have a distressing tool, you can simply use your fingernail on the paper's edge for a similar effect.
I'm on a card makin' mission during the month of September, and I'll be using lots of new goodies from the new Holiday Mini. Your copy, if you are on my mailing list, is being sent to you this week so keep a look out in your mail. It's one of the best occasion mini's I've seen with lots of new products!
I'll post the online link to the new Holiday Mini Catalog on September 1st. Until then, make it a great day, making great cards and pages and projects and frames...and..... :)
This last one was run through the lattice embossing folder after it was brayered and stamped. I saw this same card on SC and SCS and had to try it! Lots of different stamp sets used for these three cards: Just Believe, Inspired By Nature and Watercolor Trio. Several punches were used too: Photo Corner, oval, scallop, and the slot punch (cattails). The cattail card was brayered on to Daffodil Delight, and the photo corners were run through an embossing folder. Next I'm going to make a brayered gift box to put them in! If you want to learn more about brayering, I highly recommend Michelle Zindorf's website, tutorials and classes. Google her and find over 300 tutorials for her beautiful work! Thanks for looking and I wish you a fun and stampy weekend!
