Embrace Life

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Getting Married??

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This card can be a bit hard to see in the photo - sorry. The colours are very light.

Card Stock : River Rock, Barely Banana, Blush Blossom, Whisper White, DS Ginger Blossom
Ink : Blush Blossom, Barely Banana
Stamp Set: She's All That
Fun Stuff : White Grosgrain ribbon, Dazzlings Diamonds glitter, Rhinestone Brad

Playing with Bloomin

I admit I hated this set the first time I saw it. I purchased it as I thought it was a good 'mother in law' set. Once I got it though - I have fallen in love. Just goes to prove that sometimes the best sets aren't the ones that grab us first.

Recipe :

Card stock: Close to Cocoa, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White

Ink : Black Stazon, close to cocoa, purely pomegranate(with a blender pen to colour the flower)

I sponged the edge of the card which you can't really see here.

Rub on Fun and a Man Card!

Up first - I am in love with this Beyond Grey paper! I gave myself the challenge of using only neutral card stock in these two cards - so you have black, Basic Grey and Whisper White. Grey taffeta ribbon is my other new favourite. White 'just because' and black flowers are rub on from the Sale-A-Bration mini, as is the stamp set.

























More of the same here - but the stamp set is Embrace Life, and the Canvas BG stamp

Further Inspiration from Captain Crafter

Stamp Set : Bloomin Beautiful
Card Stock : Old Olive, River Rock, Whisper White, Bashful Blue(CS and DS)
White Grosgrain Ribbon, although you can't see it - dazzling diamonds on some of the flowers






















Stamp Sets : Tart & Tangy, Birthday Whimsy
Card Stock - Real Red, Old Olive, DS Bashful Blue
Dazzling Diamonds, Red striped grosgrain ribbon and rub ons from Occasions mini.

Captain Crafter Challenge

It has been a while since I posted here - but I am back now!!

Captain Crafter has put out another sketch challenge - click here to see sketch

My card uses the Tart and Tangy, and stamp set from the up coming Occasions Mini and the Birthday Whimsy from the Sale-A-Bration mini.

Card stock here is Real Red, Whisper White, Old Olive and DS paper in Bashful Blue(from the hostess DS pack)

The ribbon is the striped grosgrain in red.

I've got four more cards to post here in the next few days So come on back!

Sooo excited!

Stampin Up has announced that there will be 7% off the prices printed in the new catalogue(not the starter kit though)! Prices printed in the Spring/Summer were already lower than the Fall/Winter but thanks to our strong dollar they have dropped them even more. Yippee!

Having viewed the new catty I can say - LOVE IT! I have also seen the Sell-a-bration sets - love them too!

Merry Christmas Everyone

PS : Hostess benefits will start at $200 (rather than $225) starting January 2!!

Jingle Jingle

I have been a busy stamper this last week - trying to get my Christmas cards done. I still have a few to go but below are some of the ones I have made.

Marie's Challenge #8

It only took me a week to make and post one card! Who knew a new baby could take up so much time ;-)

CS - Non SU! Red, Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery, Dashing Designer series
Ink - Black Stazon, Real. Markers - Certainly Celery, Real Red
Embellishments: Crystal Effects, Rhinestone Brad, Certainly Celery Ribbon

The scan showed up a bit blurry - I may try to rescan but time is running short at the moment so it will have to wait!

I'm a winner!

In two ways - first I won Marie's prize this last week for participating in her challenge and second I had my baby!

Here she is - cute as a button! Baby G was born Tuesday - and we are all doing really well!

I don't know if I'll get any cards done this week but I do need to finish her birth announcements - so if I get that done I'll post that this week.