Gift of Journaling

Hi there!  We got more snow - but only about an inch.  I am so done with the white stuff already.
Yesterday was a busy day, which is why there was no blog post.  I finished addressing envelopes for our daughter's wedding invitations, discussed reception plans, made flight reservations, worked on class projects, and then tried to figure out why my printer won't work.  Me thinks it's time for a new one!  Ugh!
The notebook above was a gift that Pam D'Urso sent to me in the mail.  What a wonderful surprise!  (Thanks again, Pam!)  The size of the notebook is 5x7 and has a Crumb Cake cover.  She stamped the focal piece in Old Olive ink with the Ex Libris background stamp.  Some Baked Brown Sugar 3/8" Ruffle Stretch trim and a Cherry Cobbler butterfly adorned with a Vintage Faceted Designer button complete this lovely notebook.  It's so pretty that I don't want to use it!

Must run.  Thanks for coming by for a visit today!

   

So Sorry Swallowtail

CASE'd from  LeeAnn Greff     

Hi there!  Gosh, I didn't realize that it's been two weeks since my last post.  Yikes!  I returned home from the Girls' Getaway retreat Sunday evening (Apr 21st), spent time perusing the new Stampin' Up! catalog (available on-line to Demonstrators only.  Love it!) and deciding what to pre-order, attended a fellow Demo's Card Buffet Friday night, then attended a Crop for the Cure crop all day Saturday.  Yesterday was spent recuperating from all those late nights!  It's a tough job but somebody has to do it!  lol

There was some stamping going on during my blogging absence.  I was playing around with some techniques and CASE'd (Copy And Share Everything) some projects.  The above CASE'd card seen here - scroll down to April 19 post, was sent to a fellow Demonstrator who lost a family member.  I've never met the lady but wanted my "stampin' sister" to know she is in my thoughts during this difficult time. 

All Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Swallowtail Butterfly, So Sorry, Papillon Potpourri, Summer Silhouettes
Paper: Soft Suede, Pool Party
Ink: Versamark, Soft Suede
Other: Elegant Butterfly punch, 3/8" Pool Party ruffled ribbon, pearls, clear embossing powder

Enjoy this beautiful day and thank you for stopping in to visit!

Everyday Enchantment - Last Stamp Camp Card

Hi there!  Here is the last Stamp Camp card from this past Saturday.  The dress was cut from a portion of the DSP that had been embossed with the Manhattan Flower embossing folder.  Yes, there is a dress shape in there!  Somewhere (don't remember where) I saw a wedding card using this technique. Sorry I can't give you proper credit.  It amazes me how people come up with these wonderful ideas.  So glad they do!  The edging around the circle was made from a border punch.  You have to cut notches along the strip so you can ease it around the circle - like in sewing.   

Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes (w-122615, c-122617 Hostess set)

Paper: Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP (126154 – 2012 SAB)

Ink: Calypso Coral

Tools: Manhattan Flower embossing folder (114517), Pinking Hearts border punch (117649), 3” circle punch (non-SU!), retired Star punch (to make notches on border strip), snips, Crop-A-Dile

Other: Calypso Coral 3/8” ruffled ribbon (122976), Everyday Enchantment 1/8” Calypso Coral Organdy ribbon (126060 – 2012 SAB), Everyday Enchantment Brads (126126), Dimensionals, acrylic blocks

Border Punch Technique: Maria Vanderform  www.craftymariasstampingworld.blogspot.com 

Have a great weekend and thanks for coming by today!

Group Two - Stamp Camp Cards

Hi there!  While I'm away at the Girls Getaway, here are two more cards that were made at Stamp Camp this past Saturday.

Stamps: Inspired by Nature (111656), French Script (retired – use En Francais 109521)

Paper: Black, White

Ink: Crumb Cake (background), Chocolate Chip (edges), markers for flowers – Island Indigo, Always Artichoke, Early Espresso, Black

Tools: Scallop Trim border punch

Other:  3/8” Island Indigo ruffled ribbon, glue dots, sponges

Inspiration: Becky Jensen on Stampin’ Connection  Aug 23, 2011 (Demo web site)

Stamps: Your choice for inside sentiment

Paper: White, Concord Crush, Wisteria Wonder, Vellum, Flirtatious DSP

Tools: Flower Garden embossing folder, Stripes EF, Beautiful Butterflies Sizzlit, Scallop border punch

Other:  White Organza ribbon, dimensionals

Inspiration:  Chat Wszelaki   www.memystampsandi.blogspot.com

That's all for now.  Have a great day and thanks for stopping in!