Gift For A Friend

Happy Tuesday!  I'm back on my daily schedule and it feels great.   Housework, blogging and getting ready for new events.  Yay!

This past weekend was our annual stampin retreat and I have lots to share so I thought I would put them out on display for friends & customers to see.  My mini holiday event will be this Friday 3p to 7pm.  If you are in town, come & see me.

During our retreat, a friend of mine was sharing some of her favorite watercolor pins on Pinterest with us and it motivated me to reply to an email, from over a year ago, looking for a watercolor class. I heard back from the instructor today.  We had a nice conversation & I am looking forward to my 1st class tomorrow.

My project today is a very pretty gift for a friend.  The decorated clothespin was a gift from our retreat.  I knew I wanted to give it to a friend so I made a pretty card to go with it.  I hope she likes it.

Recipe:

Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Mint Macaron

DSP - Pretty Petals

Stamps - Floral Wings

Ink - Mint Macaron, Calypso Coral

Cool Tools - Big Shot, Lots of Labels, Framelits, Butterfly Thinlits

Pretty Accessories - Linen Thread 

Other - clothespin

Weekly Deals For Sep 15 to Sep 22

Brights Designer Buttons [130028] $8.00 $6.00	Butterflies Thinlits Dies [137360] $25.00 $18.75	Early Espresso 1/4" Cotton Ribbon [134560] $6.00 $4.50	Fringe Scissors [133325] $10.00 $7.50
Gold Basic Metal Buttons [133763] $8.00 $6.00	Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies [137547] $40.00 $30.00	Whisper White 5/8" Satin Ribbon [134549] $7.00 $5.25

I Miss You Already

I'm having hockey withdrawals!  Hockey season is here and I'm not going to be able to watch Quinn's games because FastHockey.com and the college won't be video taping most of them.   I will have to find something else to do on Friday and Saturday nights.  I've been wanting to learn more about watercoloring so I am checking into classes for that.  I'm excited.  I hope it works out.

I've graduated from my physical therapy to a personal trainer and a 45 minute workout twice a week. It feels amazing.  Better than antidepressants!  I'm trying to document my progress and hope to be able to record it with my Project Life scrapbooking.

Today's card is so soft and pretty and a good example on how to bring a little vintage feel into your cards with a more modern stamp image.

Have a wonderful week everyone.

TFS Becky.
  

Recipe:

Cardstock - Crumb Cake, Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic Black, Whisper White

DSP - Neutrals 

Stamps - Work of Art, Really Good Greetings

Cool Tools - Bitty Butterfly Punch

Pretty Accessories - Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Crumb Cake 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon

Weekly Deals For Sep 8 to Sep 15

Confetti Hearts Border Punch [137415] $22.00 $16.50	Metallics Sequin Assortment [138390] $5.00 $3.75	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247] $5.00 $3.75	Pink Pirouette 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon [134574] $7.00 $5.25
Tag Topper Scalloped Punch [133324] $23.00 $17.25	Silver 5/8" Satin Ribbon [134548] $7.00 $5.25	Silver Glimmer Paper [135314] $5.00 $3.75

Celebrate

Good morning.  What a productive day I had yesterday!  Mopping, vacuuming, bed making, laundry, errands and more.  Did you have a nice day?  I hope so.  

Today, I have a friend coming over who asked for my help in making Minion donuts (out of paper) for an upcoming birthday party.  Other than I have seen them online, heard the name and assumed they are a tv show, I don't know anything else about them.  I wouldn't mind keeping it that way either.  :)

Later I have physical therapy, so am looking forward to that.

I thought I would show you the stamp set Work of Art so that you could see all the images available in it.

The butterflies were made by using the chevron image below, stamping on Whisper White cardstock in Real Red ink then punching them out with our Bitty Butterfly & Elegant Butterfly Punches.  So cool.  Thanks to Sylvia Nelson for sharing her design.

Recipe: 

Cardstock - Whisper White

Stamps - Work of Art, Paper Pumpkin Seriously Amazing

Ink - Pacific Point, Marina Mist, Soft Sky, Real Red, Smoky Slate

Cool Tools - Punches Bitty & Elegant Butterfly, Dimensionals 

Pretty Accessories - Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Paper Pumpkin Wish Big

Celebrate In Gold

Hi everyone.  Are you ready for a long weekend?  I was just reminiscing about watching the Jerry Lewis Telethon. I remember staying up all night to watch it.  It was great entertainment and for a great cause.  Thank you Jerry.

Lots of news to share today.  My niece has her first full-time job with a classroom (she is a teacher) and is so excited.  She has been waiting for this moment most of her life, I think.  I know her kids are going to love her.  My nephew is in college playing hockey now after 3 years playing in the CJHL and NAHL leagues.  They were so close to winning the Robertson Cup.   So proud of both of them.

Today I would like to celebrate the men and women who have or are serving our great country who deserve the very best from us in whatever they need to protect you and I.  We can't just sit at home and live our life without helping them and there are so many ways we can help.  Our help is desperately needed with our youth who need guidance to navigate their life knowing that they are loved and are able to give that love to others.

Thanks to Jan Farring for sharing her design.

Recipe:

Cardstock - Night of Navy, Real Red, Whisper White

Paper Basics - Glimmer Paper Champagne

Stamps - Work of Art

Inks - Night of Navy, Real Red, Hello Honey

Cool Tools - Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, 1/2" Circle, Small & Scalloped Oval Punches, Dimensionals

Pretty Accessories - Metallic Sequin Assortment

Weekly Deals For Sep 1 to Sep 8

2014-2016 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [133654] $15.00 $11.25	Boys Will Be Boys Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134138] $18.00 $13.50	Brights Candy Dots [130931] $6.00 $4.50	Everyday Chic Designer Washi Tape [138385] $8.00 $6.00
Fun Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [133727] $8.50 $6.38	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $5.00 $3.75	Whisper White 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon [134573] $7.00 $5.25

Wishing You A Merry Christmas!

Christmas fun with Work of Art!  It's almost September and I am now able to start thinking about Christmas cards.  It's still a little early but I think most people have purchased their cards by October so here's an idea for you that can be done in 15 minutes.

How have you all been?  I'm glad to see that the weather is starting to be a little less hot.  Yesterday my friend Chrys & I went to KC for a scrapbooking crop and had a wonderful day.  Lunch at Stroud's always helps with that, too.  Yesterday was my monthly shopping trip to Walmart.  Thankfully that is out of the way.  Today is physical therapy and will get to find out my therapist's baby gender.  I thought my appointment was yesterday so I showed up and found that I was wrong which made the necessary trip to Walmart much easier.    

Thanks to Shannon Cole for sharing her design.

Recipe:

Cardstock - Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Stamps - Jolly Old St Nick, Work of Art

Paper Basics - Foil Sheets Gold

Inks - Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler

Cool Tools - Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

Accessories - Dazzling Details Cherry Cobbler 

Weekly Deals For Aug 18 to Aug 25

Basic Black Baker's Twine [134576] $3.00 $2.25	Bow Builder Punch [137414] $18.00 $13.50	Envelope Punch Board [133774] $20.00 $15.00	Gold 5/8" Satin Ribbon [134547] $7.00 $5.25
Tiny Triangles Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [133740] $7.50 $5.63	Vintage Faceted Buttons [127555] $6.00 $4.50

God Bless America

Today I am feeling blessed to be able to create as much as I want.  I have the most wonderful friends and the best church family anywhere! May God bless each of you.

On tap for today is physical therapy and a trip to Dollar General and then home to do the dishes - ugh!

One of my goals is to declutter so I have come to the difficult decision of taking my scrapbooking and cardmaking magazines to be shredded.  I have several recyclable grocery bags ready to go to the car and taken to the shredder.  I'll have just one more load after that.  Yay!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone and may decluttering be a part of your weekend.  :)

I talk a lot about color because it is an integral part of my craft but I don't want to be repetitive so here's some BREAKING NEWS for you! This color combo today is sooo out of my comfort box. I'm referring to the Coastal Cabana with the more traditional colors of Real Red, Whisper White and Night of Navy.   Keeping the Coastal Cabana to a minimum makes the design more appealing to me. I hope you like it.

Thanks to Michele Reynolds for sharing her design.

Recipe -

Cardstock - Real Red, Night of Navy, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White

Stamps - Work of Art

Ink - Real Red, Coastal Cabana, Night of Navy

DSP - Maritime

Cool Tools - Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Star and Corner Rounder punches, Dimensionals

Pretty Accessories - Silver Glimmer Paper

Other - computer font, printer