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I was playing with new stuff and CASE'd a card from the new catalog. I used the new Apothecary Accents Sizzix die cuts. The colors are Soft Sky and Early Espresso. It is stamped with the Lovely Labels stamp set. Love this set!
I am in New York still but will be back soon. I hope you have been enjoying some inspiration while I'm gone.
Thanks for stopping by!
Kathleen
We made this card at my New Catalog Open House earlier this month. Again, I am using the papers and colors in the Comfort Cafe designer paper pack. I used the new Apothecary Accents Sizzix die and the vintage wallpaper embossing folder. Fun and easy!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Kathleen
I ran across this clever idea to display those lovely blooms in a vase. The vase is made with the Labels collection Sizzix dies. I just cut off the curly parts on each end. I used new in colors, Raspberry Ripple, Midnight Muse, and Summer Starfruit.
I used the Comfort Cafe dp again. Fun stuff!
I am enjoying myself in New York(I'm sure). I'll report back next.
Thanks for stopping by.
Kathleen
Yes, that big city. New York City! My daughter's graduation present is a trip to NYC with her mom and favorite aunt and godmother, Geri. The three of us will be gallavanting to Broadway shows, seeing the sites and having a grand old time! The boys will be holding down the fort at home.
I will be posting some projects to inspire you during the week I'm gone. I'll start with this simple blossom card using the new In color, Raspberry Ripple. This color is delicious! They do all seem to have food names after all.
The designer paper is the from the Comfort Cafe designer series paper and the flower is embossed with white embossing powder and then punched out with the blossom punch. Easy!
Thanks for stopping by today! I have to go catch my plane.
Kathleen
Summer is in full swing! And what a lovely Summer it has been so far. Nick was off to Valleyfair yesterday and Rebecca and Sam went out to the mall with Jake, Rebecca's boyfriend. Lots of fun activities ahead for all of them!
I received some new stamping goodies from the Stampin' Up! catalog that just came out. I can't wait to dive into it!
One of the new sets I am loving is the Layered Labels. It coordinates with the Apothecary Accents dies for the Big Shot. It makes vintage very easy!
The background is wheeled with the Very Vintage jumbo wheel with Early Espresso Ink on Early Espresso cardstock. The label is stamped and cut out with the Apothecary Accents die and sponged around the edges with Early Espresso Ink. There is a layer behind this in Crumb Cake that is die cut with the Labels Collection Framelits. The vanilla piece going across the middle of the card is embossed with the Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder. It's tied up with Crumb Cake seam binding and topped off with some Jumbo Pearls.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Kathleen
My daughter graduated Friday night from High School. It is so bittersweet. A big milestone for sure. But another step towards leaving. It brought back many memories from my own high school graduation. I remember the feeling of freedom and excitement after the ceremony. She went to the all night grad party at the high school and to many Graduation Open Houses. Good times.
Here she is with her two best friends. She's the one on the right. These three have been best friends throughout elementary, junior high and high school. They are going in 3 different directions at the end of the Summer. Each to a different college in a different state. Things are different now. They can keep in touch via text, facebook, and skyping.
I made some graduation cards for some of the Open Houses.
You can make your own dp. I made the one for the blue card with the greeting from teeny tiny wishes and circle circus. You open it up to a pocket with money in it. What every grad wants!
It was a strange weekend. Nick was out of town for a soccer tournament and Sam was at a friend's cabin. It was just my husband, my daughter and I for the weekend. She was busy with graduation Open Houses so my husband and I were pretty much on our own. We went out to eat a couple of times, went to a movie and even on a motorcycle ride. Our weekends are usually so consumed with the kids that we don't have a lot of time for ourselves. I told my husband we need to get some friends. We're going to be bored when the kids all move out!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Kathleen
My daughter, Rebecca, graduates from high school this Friday. We had her graduation party Memorial weekend. I'm glad we had it early. It was a lot of fun and a ton of work but I'm glad it's over. Rebecca is our oldest so we were new to this whole grad party thing. There is definitely a learning curve.
Let me start with the graduation card. I didn't send a graduation announcement. I sent an invitation to her graduation party. I made them in Stampin' Up!'s My Digital Studio software. Here is what I came up with.
This is the front cover.
This is the inside.
I created an inside page with the details of when, where, etc. and a back cover. I had them printed through Stampin' Up!'s printing place and the quality was amazing! It was fun to come up with something different and unique for her cards!
For her party I went way overboard on the food. This is my first one graduating so I had no idea what to expect. We had hers early so there wasn't other grad parties on that day so her friends stuck around. We served Buffalo wild wings in 3 flavors, Subway sandwiches in 3 flavors, 2 kinds of pasta salad, Oriental Cabbage salad, Peggy Potatoes(dairy potatoes), fresh mixed berries, chips and a dessert table with big jars of candy, tons of bars, oreo truffles, chocolate covered oreos on a stick and a chocolate fountain with all kinds of things for dipping including pound cake, brownie bites, fresh strawberries, pretzel chips and potato chips. We sent a bunch of food home with people, I brought some into work, we froze what we could and ate leftovers all week.
One of the fun things we did was set up a photo booth. I hired my friend's daughter, Rachel of Rachel Lea photography, and she came and set up a backdrop for the photos, I bought a bunch of fun props, and she took photos during the party.
And here's some fun photos from the photo booth:
It was a very fun day!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Kathleen
My son, Sam, and I were going through the drive-through at Wendys' after his gymnastics on Saturday when we found the person through the speaker on the drive-through, the person taking our money, and the person giving us our food were in bad moods and very unenthusiastic. That started a conversation between Sam and I that no matter where you are and what you are doing you may as well make the most of it and have some fun. He said when he gets a job(at Papa Murphys where his sister works) he's going to greet people in a really friendly way and say stuff like, "Hey welcome to Papa Murphy's! What can I hook you up with? " or "would you like some free cookie dough?" I told him he better watch it with that last one or he may find himself out of a job! The point is, make people happy and have some fun yourself! You'll be happier too. I told him, "Life is a party and everyone's invited!" We came home laughing about it and my daughter was wondering what got into us. I shared with her the story and she loved the saying I came up. This saying pretty much embodies my son Sam. He is a funny, happy kid and likes to make people laugh. He sure makes me laugh!
This is how I feel about stamping. It's something that makes me really happy and it's a way I can bring joy to other people too! It wouldn't be near as much fun for me if I didn't have my customers and friends to share it with.
I do have a card to share with you. I continue to carry on a love affair with stamped images of cupcakes! I pre-ordered this hostess stamp set from Stampin' Up! called, "A Cherry on Top". The cake dome is stamped with white stazon on a window sheet and white embossing powder embossed on it. This was also my swap card for the WOW swap I am in. I can't wait to get back the swaps from the other ladies!
I had my Stampin' Up! new catalog Open House today so my day was filled with fun for me and my customers and friends! Sharing what I love! That's what it's all about. I hope your day was filled with fun and laughter!
Thanks for stopping by!
Kathleen
