Sympathy

I have a sympathy card to share today. Unfortunately I have had to make quite a few of these lately. The first card was cased from "mudflapmamma" on splitcoaststampers. I had a very feminine card made but it just didn't quite fit so I made this one instead. The ivory paper is CTMH, So Saffron is SU, metallic paper is from Michaels. Stamps are Lovely as a Tree and Warmest Regards from Stampin Up. Gold Cord is also from Michaels.

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Baby gift paint can

This was a gift for Al's cousin Julie. She just had a baby girl. Inside are some stamped onesies (my first try). They came out ok but I definitely need a little practice to get the images lined up. Also an altered picture frame, cute little shoes, and a rattle. The stamps are from Papertrey Ink and Close to my heart. All of the ink was Papertrey Hybrid Palette. The paper is from Michael's. I was there one day this summer and a young girl picked up this paper and I saw it and thought it would be cute for a baby item. I hope she liked the gift.

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This was one of the end of year gifts for Owen's teacher. The notebook is from Michael's and the paper and stamps are from Close to my Heart. Ribbon and ink are from Stampin Up. I also used nestabilities dies. I love these. Mrs. Day is a wonderful kindergarten teacher. Owen will miss her I am sure.

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Close to My Heart Consultant

I am so incredibly excited to start a new business venture. I have signed on to be a consultant for Close To My Heart. They are a scrapbooking and stamping company. I am not a scrapbooker but thought it might be something I would try. Of course I love making cards and gift items. I received my new kit this week and cannot wait to get some projects going. I am going to be selling and doing some workshops and stuff but really wanted to be able to purchase my own stuff when I need it. Hopefully I will start posting some projects soon. The weekends are going to be full now with our camp open. I am very excited to be able to get up there this weekend. Owen's T-Ball game got cancelled so we will be able to spend the whole weekend. Can't wait.

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I cannot believe how long it has been since I posted anything here. Very bad blogger I guess..I am home today because I had dental surgery this morning so I thought I would post something. I am still trying to figure out how to get good pictures. I am having trouble with shadowing. I think it might be time to take a class in digital photograpy. Last week I had 3 cards to make so I ended up using the same materials to do all three cards. They are very similar but a little different. One was a sympathy, one a get well and one a thank you. The paper is Rose Red and Cameo Coral from Stampin up and White from Stampassion, our local stamping store. The designer paper is Raspberry Tart from Stampin up. This set has the best colors. The ink is Old Olive and Cameo Coral markers, Rose Red and Adirondack Pitch Black. The ribbon is something I picked up at Michael's. It is olive colored with a little gold in it. Kind of holidayish but it worked on the card. The Stamps are mostly from Thoughts and Prayers from Stampin up. The thanks a bunch stamp is from Papertrey Ink Floral Frenzy. I have a lot more stuff to post, hopefully before the weekend. It is supposed to be beautiful here this weekend. They are talking in the 80's. Owen has his first T-Ball game on Saturday. I can't wait. The kids are so cute. It is so fun to watch.

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Monogrammed Card Set and Gift Bag

I made these for the most wonderful school nurse in the whole world. My friend Mary Jo turned 40 last week and I made her this set of monogrammed notecards and this cute little bag to put them in. The pictures really aren't that great but the colors are Pacific Point and Baja Breeze. I love this combo. I used Hearfelt thanks from Stampin up to make my own patterned paper for the design on both. The cards all had an embossed cuttlebug layer. I used 4 different folders, then I used the scalloped scallop punch from E.K. Success for the bottoms. The monograms were made with Papertrey Ink b&c monogram edition and ambassador monogram. The little tag I made with the word window punch from Stampin up was stamped "happy birthday" with the Papertrey Birthday Basics set. I really think this turned out cute. I wish the pictures were better. Let me know what you think. I would love a comment even if it is constructive criticism. I think there are so many talented papercrafters out there an I would love to hear your opinions.

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Julia's 3rd Birthday Card

A cute little Winnie the Pooh stamp on this one. This was for my niece Julia who turned 3 on St. Patrick's day...Her mom turned 25 on the same day. Her card I will post later. This one is just Pink Pirouette and generic white. The word stamps are from Papertrey Ink. Can I just tell you how much I love their stamps. The versatility is amazing. I have a few sets and I find myself mixing and matching them all the time. Anyway, the white layer is embossed with a flowery cuttlebug folder and punched with a scalloped scallop punch. These punches are really cute. Michael's just started carrying this whole new line of E.K. Success punches and I love them. The squares are punched with Marvy punches and I added a little pink ribbon from Mike's..

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