Scalloped Note Cards

I enjoyed a wonderful birthday yesterday, ending with grilled salmon and asparagus at the Beach House.  It was sooooooo good!  When you make a reservation and mention that it's for a special celebration, they even print your name in the menu.  They did it for our anniversary in June and again last night for my birthday.  The meal ended with the waitress bringing me a chocolate/caramel dessert which had a birthday message written on the plate with caramel sauce.  How divine!  Yes, divine.  I love chocolate and caramel and when you combine them, you get divine.  It's a scientific fact, I'm sure.  After dinner, we sat on a bench and enjoyed the lake view for a little while.  I came home and found unopened mail at my place and enjoyed a hand made birthday card from one of my dearest friends.  Thank you, Elaine.  I loved it!

And now for today's post --- scalloped note cards.  These came out in our Annual Catalog and I love them.  They come in 4 colors, with coordinating envelopes ... Old Olive, Calypso Coral, Balmy Blue and Petal Pink.  Here are some designs I came up with for using these note cards.

These last 3 cards are the designs I used for my Summer Open House Party (Make and Takes).  They were fun!

Today, I'll be putting the finishing touches on my latest Paper Pumpkin kit projects and then I can take photos of them.  I came up with one more card idea I want to try, using some of the left over pieces.  It will be a full sized card, too.  I'm really having fun with this kit.  Check back to see my creations ... and remember ... the deadline to sign up for the July Paper Pumpkin kit is July 10.

UPDATES ON WHAT'S NEXT: 

July 8 -- Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $18.00.
REGISTRATION CLOSED.

 
July 10 --  
Deadline to sign up for our July Paper Pumpkin kit.

COMING IN AUGUST (DATE TBA):
I'd like to get our class started soon, so let me know if you'd like to join us.  We can do a weekday afternoon or you can suggest a different time.  I'm open to what days you'd like.  Let me know.
We'll have our first class in August and will be working on the July Paper Pumpkin kit.  The class will be open to any of my local Paper Pumpkin customers and you can join at any time, once you've signed up for the kits.  This should be a lot of fun!

MY NEXT SCRAPS AND PRAYERS CLASSES ---

August 12 - Pay to register by August 5.

          Pressed Petals Journal
September 9 - Pay to register by September 2.
          Home Decor Sampler
October 14 - Pay to register by October 7.

          Decorating a Copper Tea Tin for the season.
November 11 - Pay to register by November 4.
            Christmas Cards and/or Christmas Project
December 9 - Pay to register by December 2.
            Beautiful Christmas Cards 

MORE SPECIAL EVENTS -----
CHRISTMAS CARDS RETREAT
Sunday, October 6 / 1:00-6:00 / $35.00
Pay to register by September 27.
Fee includes snacks and all your supplies.

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE PARTY
Sunday, November 3 / 2:00-5:00 / Save the Date!  / RSVP

That's it for now.  Thanks for stopping by my blog neighborhood.  Have a beautiful day!

Goodies from our Party. We had so much fun!

I love my Open House Parties.  We always have so much fun.  I was blown away by the positive feedback I was given concerning projects I had on display.  You inspire me to keep creating more for you to enjoy!  I did a little survey on a tentative Christmas Retreat, too, and I'll share more about that VERY SOON.  For those who came and those who took the time to respond to my emails, I thank you sincerely.  You make my heart happy:)  If you were unable to attend my party and would like a catalog, you can arrange a time to stop by and pick one up.  I'll have some available at my Annual Garage Sale this coming Friday and Saturday, as well.  These are the 3 Make and Takes we made.  I used our new Scalloped Note Cards for each one.  I'll be sharing more details on them soon, along with some other projects using these same note cards.

Here are the bookmarks I made for everyone.

Here's a close-up.  Can you see the beautiful fern stamps on it?  These were stamped in VersaMark Ink, to give a light, watermarked image for extra texture.  The Scalloped Linen ribbons come in all 5 of our new In Colors!  I love them! 

I will announce party winners in a day or two here on my blog.  I have several lucky winners!  I did forget one major item.  I realized, when I was looking over our game sheets last night, that I totally forgot to include "What is Lana's favorite new In Color?"  I can't believe I forgot that one!
So...
I guess I have to tell you my favorite.  Maybe I forgot the question because of my struggle to actually choose a favorite.  I like them all, but I think my favorite would be Pretty Peacock ... followed closely by Terracotta Tile and Rococo Rose.

 UPDATES ON WHAT'S NEXT:

June 28-20 --- 8:00-5:00 Friday / 8:00-Noon Saturday

MY ANNUAL GARAGE SALE 

I'll have lots of stamping and paper crafting products for sale.

Come and find a good bargain!

July 8 -- Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $18. 

Pay to register by July 1.

This class is already nearly full, so don't wait too long to sign up!
We'll be making some more beautiful cards and enjoying using some fun, new products.  We'll be working with White Craft Ink and I'll have a couple of really fun ways to use the Stamparatus to share with you, as well as a new fun fold card design.   I hope you can join us.

That's it for now.  Thanks for stopping by my blog neighborhood.  Have a beautiful day!