I've Got the Butterfly Blues

... playing with blues, that is.  Take some Lost Lagoon and Island Indigo and pair them with Mint Macaron and you get an interesting combo.  Just don't forget to add a little bling. 

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Hello, My Old Friend

As promised, today's card features an old friend that I brought back to play.  He's from our retired No Peeking stamp set.  We made this one at the Forsyth Library last Saturday.  When stamp sets retires, I usually give up as many as I can, but there are always a few that I just have to keep.  This is one of those sets.  I just loved it too much to say goodbye.

The penguin is on the inside of the card, with a punched circle window on the front so he can peek through.  I cut a separate strip for the embossed edge across the front of the card, to make it easier for any beginner stampers at the class.  I love the design on this embossing folder!  I think the perfect finishing touch was to give the little penguin some rosy cheeks:)

When I was asked to teach the holiday cards class at the library, the request was for winter cards that could be used by anyone wanting to make a card.  I designed the 3 cards to be used in a variety of ways.  These could be for a greeting for any winter occasion, even thank you notes or birthdays.  I took along a bunch of text stamps, so each person could choose what message they wanted to stamp inside their card.  Come back for my next post and I'll share the 3rd card we made.

Have a great day.  I hope you're getting all ready for Thanksgiving.  I will NOT be shopping on Thanksgiving Day or even the next day.  It's all family time for me and then back to stamping.  I have a big party to get ready to host on December 2, so I'll be spending the weekend changing out the remaining fall decor in my home and getting it to the totally Christmas stage.  I love doing it!  I like to make a lot of my own decor, so I'll be sharing some of my new projects several of my next posts.  Come on back and check it out.

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Another Fancy Card

Here's another fancy card for my Friday (Wrapping Up Christmas) class.  This one has embossing, shimmer, gorgeous ribbon, and beautiful glimmer paper.  It's all silver and white and very, very elegant.

The ornament is embossed with our Pewter EP.  I even embossed the flap of the envelope.   The oval frame that's embossed on the card is done with our Holiday Frame Embossing Folder.  The envelope flap was embossed with our Delicate Design Folders (comes in a set of two!).

The ornament was cut with the Holiday Ornaments framelits.  I'm all ready for my Friday class and can't wait to enjoy more Christmas stamping with friends.  I'll share more of the projects soon, as well as some super cute projects using the Sweets of the Season kit.  I can't wait to show you!

Sunflowers

I remember how much I loved seeing fields of beautiful sunflowers when we used to vacation in Minnesota.  It was always about this time of year.  I admit that I've had this giant sunflower stamp sitting patiently in my drawer of background stamps, just waiting for me to come up with a plan for it.

This is what I made for the church birthday cards for September.  I make cards for them each month to send to elderly members on their birthdays.  I am so happy to be able to share my art with them and know it brings a smile to their faces.

I made some extras for my 'stash' along with a few 'thinking of you' cards, using the same design.  You always need some of those.

The little embossed strip adds a touch of elegance, along with the sprig of ribbon.  My colors are summer starfruit, very vanilla and soft suede.

I'm off to work in my studio.  Have a great day.