~Hi there.. hope you are enjoying your Sunday like we are.. staying home and doing a little stamping and a little laundry too! I had a great time on Friday night. My friend Kate and I had a stamping night just us girls, just listening to tunes. munching on Girl Scout cookies and relaxing.. Kate wanted to make a gift set of cards for her mom's upcoming birthday so that is what we worked on. Her mom loves birds, and cardinals are her favorite so we had to have a red bird in the tree for her.. We cased this card from the catalog but changed it up a bit with the colors and I added some hardware to my sample. This is the SU! Branch out set and I have to say, I LOVE this set.. and didn't really think I would until I started using it.. This isn't the usual style of card I would typically make, so this was a great challenge for me and we think they turned out pretty cute... We used mellow moss, so saffron, almost artichoke and vanilla papers. For the ink we used mellow moss, so saffron (butterflies), close to cocoa (tree trunk) and almost artichoke for the tree leaves. The sentiment I added is from Paper Trey Ink (mixed messages) then punched it out with my small oval punch and tucked inside the vanilla hodgepodge hardware frame and some vanilla taffeta ribbon. For Kate's set, we made five cards with matching stamped envelopes, then tucked those inside a clear acetate box and finished it with a paper belly band and some so saffron ribbon tied in a bow to the front of the box. I hope Kate's momma enjoys! Oh, one more thing, I added a link at the right on the sidebar for some new easter/spring sets you can preorder now out of the new Occasions Mini that begins April 1st. SU! wants to give customers the opportunity to get a headstart in ordering some of these really cute easter sets before the Occasions Mini begins. Let me know if you have any questions. You can view all of the sets by clicking on the link I have on the sidebar. Thanks! Have a great rest of the weekend.
~Hi there... well another snowy day here in the neighborhood. I came home and thought it would be a great day to get some craft room time in! I was thinking of making some Valentine's treats for the kiddos, so here they are.. They are on their way to them at the end of the week. I hope they like them. I also thought that bowl was so cute, so I put that together too and filled it with candy for a friend. The little treat boxes on each side are for our little grandkiddos. They always get a Valentine treat since they are so sweet! I covered the bottom half of a box with some Sweet Always SU! DP and then added some hearts out of coordinating paper with the trio heart punch. I filled a skinny cellophane bag with some valentine's candy and then cut some thin strips of coordinating paper and put it in the bottom of the box before I added the bag. I tied it with some SU! stitched rose red ribbon and then added the little tag with a scallop piece, stamped the hugs and kisses center then punched it and added it to the scallop piece. I also added some liquid dimension to the center heart to give it that raised glassy look. I made up some more bags with the yummy set. Gosh, I just love that set, and better yet, it is free with Sale-a-bration here. You still have time to order... through the 31st! Oh, what do you think of my updated look! Michelle did it once again and created me a super cute blog banner. I love the SU! new bird sets in the catalog, so birds it had to be. Well, my hubby and I are heading for an overnight retreat for Valentine's Day this weekend and we are looking so forward to it! I hope you have some special valentine's plans as well! Have a great week and a super sweet Valentine's Day. AI starts in 40 minutes, I better get my dishes done and get ready. Thanks for looking.
