Hello Sweet Heart,,,,,,,

Good afternoon!

I keep thinking it's Sunday,,,isn't that ludicrous? I have no idea why I'm several days ahead, but I seem to be LOL

Today I have a quick, easy card I put together for my sister,,,,,

I have been having an affair with Stampin Up stamps lately,,,,,,and I think I've bought a dozen sets on Ebay over the past couple weeks,,,,,oy.

Anyway, here's the card,,,,,,,

I just love this Stampin Up Stamp! Once you figure out how to put the pieces together to make wreaths, it's easy peasy!!!

Hope you enjoyed the card, and thanks for looking!!!

Card Recipe:

Papers: Scraps
dies: Cottage Kutz Teatime Doily, Spellbinders hearts and scalloped hearts
Stamps: Stampin Up All Season Wreath and Sweet Shapes
Inks: Memento Bamboo Leaves and Rhubarb Stalk, Stazon black
coloring medium: Derwent Inktense pencils (chili red for the roses)
pins, clip, ribbons: My stash

Graphic 45 by the Sea, Stampin Up,,,,and some new pencils!

Good afternoon!!!!!!!

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! Nothing fun going on here this weekend,,,,,my husband is working, so I'm working on some cards!

Next weekend, however, we're going on a camping rally here in FL, and we're having a Yankee Swap,,,,,,,I have to bring something worth 20 dollars.

So I decided, since I got this fabulous paper for my birthday, and I just bought some amazing Stampin Up stamps (discontinued, of course,,,,,why is it I always fall in love with Stampin Up stamps AFTER they are discontinued??), so I thought I'd make a set of cards and a matching box,,,,,,

and boy did I have fun!!!!!!!

Here is the box, itself, with that gorgeous Graphic 45 paper, By the Sea.

Close up of the Bow. Isn't that "note in a bottle" darling?

Cards in the box, with envies.

Here they all are laid out so you can see each one.

And here I wanted to show you my NEW LOVE,,,,,,,,Derwent Inktense pencils! Oooo la la, love that vivid color!

I had SUCH a hard time NOT adding bows, buttons, gems, etc,,,,,,,but since this is a gift set, I don't want the recipient to have any issues with postage and have them go unused due to that,,,,,,,

so, I made up for the FLATNESS of the cards on the cover of the box!

I hope you enjoyed the box and cards! Leave me a note so I know to go see YOUR blog!!!!!

Thanks for looking, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Card Recipe:
Paper: Graphic 45 By the Sea
Stamps: Stampin Up Summer by the Sea and Seaside Sketches, Stampabilities (note in a bottle)
Ink: Stazon
coloring: Derwent Inktense pencils
die cuts: Silhouette Portrait (Silhouette store) and Spellbinders Postage stamps, circles large, labels 22, labels 14, ovals large, lacey ovals
Ribbon: Hobby Lobby
Bottles: the Paper Company (Hobby Lobby)
shells: Walmart
Pearls, twine, cheesecloth: my stash