You Rock

This was a card I made for my daughter's friend. The girl turned 10, so too big for a cutsie card and I thought this would fit the bill.

The card is pink and purplish.. The stars were stamped with Versamark and then Pearl Ex was applied to give it that shimmery look. It's a little hard to tell in the pic, but it's very glam IRL.

Have a good week!

With Sympathy

Unfortunately this week I had to make 2 sympathy cards as a couple of friends (unrelated) had their parents pass. Since I found about both pretty close together, I made both cards in the same pattern:

I only hope the words inside the cards can offer some support to my friends during this difficult time in their lives.

Hostess Gifts

This year I seem to be a tag-making machine! Now that I'm done with Christmas tags, I focused my attention on fall, in particular fall holiday parties. I made these tags to use on the bottle of wine that you bring when you attend someone's house for a party or even for Thanksgiving.

If your friends don't drink wine, you can use sparkling juice, or even on a gift bag. The whole idea was just to liven up that customary gift for the hostess. Invite me to your next party and I'll bring the wine with one of these cute tags!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Neenah and SU!, PP

Ink: PTI, Dark Chocolate and Orange Zest

Stamps: PTI Mega Mixed Messages

Other: Sizzix Leaf die, buttons

A Simple Thank You...

I find reminders everyday of how good of a life I have. Although I'm not rich or have everything that I want, I do have plenty of things that show I'm blessed and that I am thankful for. I have a happy and healthy family, good employment, and good friends. Thus, I've been taking time to thank those around me more often to show my appreciation for the things that really matter.

I've been creating 'thank you' cards recently and have decided to make the cards simple yet elegant so the focus is more on the words on the inside than the pretty show on the outside. I was able to whip up a batch of 12 of these in about 30 minutes.. pretty awesome - right!

Supplies:

Cardstock: PTI & Archivers

Stamps: Giga Guide Lines (PTI)

Embellies: Martha Stewart

Holiday Stamp Camp 2009 - Part I

I'm hosting a stamp camp this weekend and this is a quick peek at a couple of the cards we will be making. It's been a while since I've held a stamp camp... Although it's a lot of preparation, it is a lot of fun watching all the ladies enjoy my creations (with a little inspiration from several other stampers!) :-) Enjoy.

Supplies:
Cardstock SU, Neenah, & PTI
Stamps: SU! Delightful Decorations, Snow Flurries, Small Script, and Dasher
Other: Ribbon, PP, Bling, Glitter and Quickutz Embossing Folders

O' Christmas Tree!!!

Played a little today with this tree set from PTI. I made two versions of almost the same card using Chocolate, Aqua Mist, White and either Raspberry Fizz or Berry Sorbet. Which do you prefer?

With Raspberry Fizz:

With Berry Sorbet: I know it looks little like Melon Berry, but it's not, that's just the pic.

I have to start making my Christmas cards. This year I think I'm going to make 3 different cards - 3 sets of 20, since I have about 60 to make.

Have a great day!

Nicole Turns 10!

I can't believe my baby will be 10 in a few weeks! She's really catching up to me fast :-)

This year she wanted to have a Bowling Party for her birthday. So of course I had to create some really cute invitations.. What do you think?

Supplies: Neenah Cardstock, SU Cardstock, Quickutz Gazebo Cookie Cutters