sweet Juliana

we were supposed to be in Utah this weekend for the birth of our 1st granddaughter, Juliana . . . apparently she's inheriting a smidgen of Italian stubbornness from her papa because she is now overdue and we're spending the weekend cleaning the garage!  at least this sweet little card will be waiting for her when she decides to make an appearance  :)

(although I do need to make a graduation card, I used the color combination as my inspiration instead of the actual tassels)

stamps:  papertrey ink
papers:  stampin' up, papertrey ink
dies:  spellbinders, papertrey ink
embossing folder:  cuttlebug
embellishments:  baker's twine - stampin' up; button - my stash

Non-traditional Holiday Colors

I'd be the first to encourage fellow stampers to, "use some color and pattern, think outside the box, have fun with it," but I still want my Christmas cards to look like Christmas cards :)  A few years ago I thought about mixing things up a bit with our traditional Christmas decorations - my daughter wasn't too excited about the idea and warned, "Mom, don't mess with Christmas!"

stamps:  papertrey ink, stampin' up

papers:  stampin' up

die:  spellbinders

embellishments:  buttons - my stash

Giving Thanks

I especially enjoy taking advantage of the "season of thanks" by sending a note to special people in my life - and there's nothing more sincere than a handwritten message of gratitude inside a beautiful card.

supplies:  stampin' up - cardstock, sentiment; stazon - ink; my mind's eye - patterned paper; spellbinders - label die; sizzix - pumpkin die; may arts - ribbon; and that elegant button - from a co-worker's stash (thanks, Mary :)

Retro Sketches (repost)

I'm new to blogging - had some security issues, so I removed several posts - but here it is again - please feel free to use any ideas that inspire you :)

supplies:  stampin up - stamps, ink, cardstock, patterned paper, butterfly embosslit, ribbon, rhinestone; spellbinders - label die; sizzix - border die; cuttlebug - embossing folder

retrosketches challenge #26

A co-worker asked me if I would make a special card for her daughter - it had to be a shade of pink, and her daughter loved Paris/vintage - so this is what I created for her . . .

supplies:  stampin up - ink, cardstock, images, butterfly embosslit, patterned paper, embossing folder; spellbinders - doily die, sizzix - border dies

Kind Thanks

Laurie Schmidlin (Just Give Me Stamps) has inspired me to bring out the vellum - it's just been sitting on the shelf, collecting dust . . .

supplies:  stampin up - ink, cardstock, patterned paper, border punches, embossing folder, chalks, pearls; spellbinders - label die; michaels - ribbon, embroidery thread