EASTER FLOWERS...AND A QUICK UPDATE

Hi all! No, I have not forgotten you......BUT, I did injure my knee very badly and have spent the last week on a cane and now will be going in to determine if I will be needing surgery to repair the tear I seem to have in my knee that is causing me so much pain.  I am on complete "chair rest" with my knee propped up, so not much going on here in the way of stamping :-(  I seem to have had a bad run of luck lately with illness, injuries, etc. but I am hoping to be back in the swing of things very soon and to share some fun spring projects with you!  Meanwhile, I would like to share this Easter card I made recently for in a workshop with a set from the Occasions Mini called Easter Blossoms.  Very pretty set, I love it! And, I think it can be used for much more than just Easter!! I matched the beautiful stamped flowers with the Springtime Vintage Designer paper, also found in the Mini - I think this is my ultimate favorite paper EVAH!!! I go back to it again and again! I colored the image with my stampin' write markers in the same colors found in the paper - Regal Rose, Rich Razzleberry, and Old Olive.  Aren't they purdy together??  I also used the yummy Rich Razzleberry taffeta ribbon, soooooo pretty!  I kept the card pretty simple as I normally do for a workshop card BUT I do think this card is worthy, don't you??! It was fun to make, and it is now in an envie ready to be mailed :-)  If you like the products you see here, you can order them in my online store or contact me and place an order!  Thanks for hanging in with me - I am hoping to become more regular at posting again now that I have gotten everyone healthy again and now I am working on doing the same for me! Take care and have a wonderful day - and, if you can, STAMP!!!
Card Recipe:
Paper - Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Whisper White card stock, Springtime Vintage Designer Series paper
Inks - Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Regal Rose stampin' write markers and stampin' pads
Stamps - Easter Blossoms
Tools - Ticket Corner punch
Accessories - Rich Razzleberry taffeta ribbon

COME ON SPRING!!!

Well, it is another cold, rainy, windy, just plain nasty day here and I am soooooo ready for Spring! I mean really, I almost got blown off the porch this morning while waiting for the dogs to come in - sheesh!! So, I thought maybe if I stamped some spring cards, it would help bring it faster, lol!  I decided to use the new Occasions Mini set called Easter Blossoms(clear item 122057) - such a pretty set, and I see way more things to do with this set than just Easter! I also did a lot of layering on this card - I just love layers, it really adds so much! I started out with my most favorite color Rich Razzleberry and used it for my base card - something about this color just makes me happy :-)  I paired with Springtime Vintage patterned paper(item 121782), also from the Mini - I swear, I have reached for this paper more than any other lately, it is just soooooo PRETTY!!!  I punched all the edges using the Scalloped Trim border punch - doesn't it look fun with all those layers of border punched goodness, lol??!  I stamped the sweet little girl image on Very Vanilla card stock and then ran it through my Big Shot using the Square Lattice embossing folder and just love how it looks! And, of course, no card is really complete without some pretty ribbon so I added a pretty little ribbon treatment using the Always Artichoke seam binding ribbon (item 121000). A little bling, a sweet sentiment, and DONE! This card makes me happy and for just a little while, I was able to forget the wind howling outside :-)  Stamping just makes me happy - it is sooooo good for the soul!! All of these items are available in my online store or you can send me an email and I would be happy to help you place an order! And remember, all orders that are $50 or more will earn you FREE stuff because it's Sale-a-Bration time, whoohooo!!!  I love it!! FREE is always good, right?? *wink*  So, I am off to stamp some more things for class this weekend and then I am meeting some friends for drinks and appetizers later.  Sounds like a fun day, right??  I just love my job :-)  I will be back tomorrow with a super fun project to share so until then, happy stampin'!!!!
Card Recipe:
Paper - Rich Razzleberry, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla card stock, Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper
Inks - Rich Razzleberry classic ink
Stamps - Easter Blossoms
Tools - Scallop Trim Border punch, Large Oval punch, Designer label punch, Big Shot, Square Lattice embossing folder
Accessories - Always Artichoke seam binding ribbon, Basic Pearls