Mom Can Be Trendy, Too!!

My daughter Lori, whom is a very "trendy" girl, always inspires me to try and stay in tune with whats "in" now. It's a good thing, too as in the last few years I have just gotten rid of the rest of my high school clothes, and since I graduated in 1971, you might say its about time. So, in keeping "in tune" with her, I bought this great bag at Target to carry all my Stampin'Up! suppiles in for my workshops! I just love it! It is quite large, very deep and will hold quite a bit. The neat thing is it has several pockets on the outside and the best is inside! It has 3 divided folders to hold papers and anything you want to keep from getting bent, plus several mesh pockets for punches, stamp sets and even a place for pens. I tried to get a picture of the inside, and it slightly shows some of it! Don't you just love the polka dots! I am "stylin"!!!

If I Can't Have Spring One Way, I'll Get It Another!

A couple of fun and easy cards I did the last few days! First is one I call "Fun"! I used Stampin'Up! Moss Green Paper, oval punch, Hostess set Make It Count and Boho Backgrounds. I used the Cuttlebug folders Floral Fantasy and Flower Circle, which I cut out and left the stem off. The ribbon is some I got in a bag of ribbons from HobbyLobby.

Second card is made with Stampin'Up! Close To Cocoa and Blush Blossom paper, and the Blooming With Love set. I also used the SU wheel Solitude at the bottom. The flowers in the wheelbarrow were colored with the SU watercolor pencils, and I added a glitter gel pen in the centers and also outlined the wheelbarrow with a black glitter pen. I know the shading along the very vanilla cardstock looks orange, its NOT, its the camera lighting.....the brad and ribbon are from Miachel's.....the kitty stamp I added for interest! Hope you like them!!

Where The Heck Is Spring?

Still waiting for Spring...who stole it??? Its, cold, raining, sleety snow, thats Michigan for ya!

Have a couple of new cards to post tomorrow, waiting for some "light" for better photos, not all this dreary weather! Here are a few more last years garden photos...just to cheer ME up!!

Pets at the Cabin

Since I didn't get any cards photographed today, thought I would share a few more photos of "pets" that reside at the "cabin".....more tomorrow!

Stampin' Up! Bloomin Beautiful Card

I used a different technique (for me) to do this card. I stamped the image with SU basic black on SU Vanilla cardstock and then embossed it in gold with embossing powder.

I used SU Crystal Effects (5 drops) and added SU Purely Pomegranate Reinker (1 drop) to it, then I "painted" it on the flowers. The vase was done the same way, only using Ranger Adirondack reinkers. It was hard to get a decent picture of it that would really show it off, but I think it really turned out quite nice! The second picture is more true to color!

Mother's Day Boxes

Thought I would share with you these boxes I made yesterday for my daughter to take to an open house she is selling her jewelry at tomorrow. I made 10 of these pretty little boxes for Mother's Day. I find making these is very addicting and they are fun and fast! My favorite is the cherry one, its so cheerful!

Think Spring!

A quick post today (for now), .....but just wanted to show a little color on my blog!

I punched all these flowers with a retired SU punch. I think it is one of their best punches ever, and was so suprised to learn it was "retired" They do have a new one out for 3 flower punches that is neat, too, its called Boho Blossoms. These flowers you will see on a few cards later this week. Aren't they just the prettiest Spring colors!

Second photo is the real thing! A very pretty Iris from my garden last year.