Will miss this set....Oval All

I have used this set ssssoooo many times for the easel effect but that will be no more....and the small oval is also gone...I did this card orginally in blue and then used it as a class and swap...so I did it in varying colors...used the 3 and 3 1/2 in circle with the large scalloped circle....this one is done in Daffodil Delight and Concord Crush...I will miss that color....it is hard to see but there is an embossing folder (Elegant Bouquet) imprint on the front piece.  The original card is below...I actually love them both...but blue is my favorite color, so I lean towards that one.lol

This card is one I made for my card ministry(From Our Hearts group for soldiers)....love that set and the pheasant is sssoo vibrant....a lot of sponging on this one...

This is a card from the shoebox swap at Sherrill's preconvention ....if you think this is great, you should see the stamp camps....I am instructing, as are so many talented people...this is an activity you don't want to miss....hope to see you there....have a great day.....

labels collection share

This is a card that I made for a class at the beginning of SAB using the blossom punch....markers were used and then the two pieces cut from the blossom punched area were added at the bottom of the butterfly...the fine ribbon was tied around the shape

Love our labels collection...this is a card that I sent to a couple of friends earlier this year...I love the white embossing on baja....so elegant combination.....Have a great day...

Join us at preconvention.

This was done by Gretchen Barron a few years back.....this is such a creative and enjoyable time....hope you are joining us for preconvention!  This is my third year in the instructing end and I love being around such creative people...gets my creative juices going...lol....great ideas to use throughout the year!!  Also Sandi McIver has joined us in the past....if you have ever been to her blog, you know how creative she is......

Ghiradelli purse tutorial

These purses were made using out hostess paper...the instructions are shown below...

Measure a piece of the 12 x 12 paper 3 x 11 1/2 ...you can get four purses from a piece of paper. Score the piece  3, 5 3/4 and 8 1/2 .

House updates and Open House

If all goes well, the inspection will be able to sign off on my roof and drywall and the roofer can be paid....finally!!  Had to have the drywall stop over to fix a couple of things before the inspector comes over on Weds ....he was late , so I was late dropping off a raspberry jello dish with sauce at my friend's house.  Thought I would call the doctor to tell his nurse I was running late ...forgot my cell so called from a friend's house. She was going to cancel....this is a 30 min trip one way.....gheez.....so had to wait in the office and didn't get out til ten thirty...9 appt...that is what I get for being 10 mins late.  How come it doesn't work the other way around...I was 10 mins early the last appt and waited an additional 30 mins....(bought some card items to get ready for some of my swaps) .that's life..lol  Have infected ears from a sinus issue...I hate meds...lol...

I am so glad that Joan, my sister, is moving to Florida this month...she never wanted to leave..I know she is ssssssoooo happy about the move....was hoping she would stop for a weekend, but guess I knew that wouldn't happen....we can always hope...

Got a call from a friend last nite....love you ....I was suppose to travel to OH this month but didn't work out...maybe later in the summer.....

My Open House went well Saturday...the big give away was a simply scoreboard with the bag we got at convention....we made two cards.......even though I couldn't get to my dishes because of the mess in my house...the food went pretty well...took the rest to church Sunday.  Had meatballs, punch, chinese coleslaw, frozen strawberry salad, orange cupcakes and celery stuffed with black olives, nuts, dates....too bad I was too busy to take more pictures...had 15 people stop....five stopped Friday nite as they had a previous commitment...family, church....felt a little bad about feeding them, so I got some of the frozen salad..  There is some library punch in the back...notice the nice ice bucket...told you everything was buried.....had 10 on Saturday.  Door prizes were received by everyone who had taken a class and attended Open House...I did it different last yr but thought this was a better way.  Customer appreciation...would like to do it more often....might be able to this year or next.  We did a get well bandaid card and a simple one that had to do with the sizzix doily die and the 2 1/2 inch punch....will show that latter in the week.

These are samples of the box class I will be repeating this month or next...no date set as of yet!!

This is another one of Diane's cards....such a talent..she makes me feel I am in slow gear!!lol!!

After Dancing with the Stars, I will do some cleaning...maybe in two weeks this will be cleaned up....hope so....Can't wait to get my goodies from SU...it would be nice if they came this weekend, but may have to wait until Monday...bummer....love getting packages...feels like Christmas.

Kindness, hostess share and In Wilderness

I used the simply score board to add lines inside the orange and white area.  I don't think it shows very well in the picture.  The purple area was added with the SAMJ.

Karen Barber makes this technique look ssssoooo easy....you need a good gel pen to do this...it didn't turn out as well as it could have ...

The crumbled paper technique used below was inked direct to paper....with cajun and daffodil delight...have a great day....

a couple more shares

I love the way the tile card turned out.  The trick is to not pressed as hard when you stamp so the tile effect will show up.  This should be easy with our new stamp pads...once I learn to stamp lightly...lol....

The valentine card came out so cool...used crystal effects to make the chocolate shiny....as Robin Merriman says, this was a happy dance card...lol...have a great day...