Still Time--Last Chance List

Hi Everyone!

     Today I have a couple of baby cards that I made using my FAVORITE baby set of all time.  Nursery Necessities.  This set is on the last chance list so if it looks like one you can't live with out, ORDER NOW!  (There is a link to my page on the right hand side of my blog)  This is one of the few sets I'm keeping out of the retiring catalog because it's been a go to set for me for a lot of things, not just baby, but it's also good for little kid birthday cards, shower invites, school pages (one of the stars has a pattern of letters), scrapbooking...I am really going to miss it.  This set will retire, along with all the other products, colors, and accessories on the last chance TOMORROW.   

     Well--off to put the little guy in the tub.  Hope you all had a great day.  Tomorrow I hope to be back with a color challenge.

Happy Stampin!

Amy

Happy Graduation

Hi Out There!
  On Sunday we went to a Grad Party for a family friend.  She had her party on Park Point (a beautiful strip of beach in the Duluth, MN Harbor for those of you out of town) in a quaint old building on the beach.  Here is a picture of the grad card/money envelope I made her.  I got the tutorial off of You Tube, but I can't remember now who I got it from.  It's easy to do out of any envelope you have, and will be a project that I am featuring in my August Stamp Club--so stay tuned girls, the directions will be coming to you! Congratulations Julianna!  Best of luck at Gustavus!

Happy Stampin!
~Amy

PS..for some reason the picture of the front won't load.  I'll work on that and add it soon--scroll down for pictures of the inside and the back.

Clean and Simple 96 Challenge

Good Sunday Evening!
  Tonight I have a Clean and Simple challenge card for you.  Here is a link to the challenge blog.  http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/2010/06/ninety-six.html  I love the look of clean and simple cards, and I've wanted to participate in a few of these challenges for awhile now.  Don't get me wrong...I love the ribbons, and layers, and buttons.  I have my share (and some other's shares, too) of embellishments, but sometimes I have to say, less is more.  For this card I used a piece of Marina Mist card stock layered with a piece of Cherry Cobbler.  On top of that was a skinny layer of Very Vanilla to set off the piece of Greenhouse Gala designer series paper.  Here this beautiful paper is able to speak for itself.  The sentiment at the bottom is kind of hard to see, but it's from Vintage Vogue stamped in Early Espresso, and it says "You raise kindness to an art."  I'm planning on sending that out later this week.  As you can see the new colors and papers coming in the new catalog are really pretty and rich.

  If you  do the Clean and Simple challenge, I'd love to see what you come up with!

Happy Stampin!
Amy

Coming Soon--a New Card, but for now..

Hi Everyone!
  Welcome to all my new followers!  It's so fun to see some blog traffic to my site, and it is motivating me to not only get crafting but also to post.

  Yesterday I spent most of the day in the car with my husband.  We were traveling to WI for the memorial service for the mother of one of his college friends.  It was a nice service in a beautiful setting, and even though the circumstances weren't the best, it was great to see old friends.  We came home, and my youngest son (the one in the monster jammies) was feverish and not himself.  So, back in the car, off to the ER only to find he had a double ear infection.  After some antibiotics and Tylenol, he's on the mend.  Needless to say, I didn't get any crafting done yesterday.  However, I do have a project to share with you today.  It's my Mom's birthday card, and I've also loaded a picture of my Mom and I as she opens it.














She LOVES birds and hydrangeas, so I used the new Because I Care level 1 hostess set (the catalog is almost here, so you can almost earn one for yourselves! ) along with the Large Bird Punch.  The background is Kraft paper (soon to be known as Crumb Cake) and I accented with Pear Pizzazz one of the new in-colors that is gorgeous!  The bird is punched from a new designer series paper coming soon, Greenhouse Gala.  The prints in this paper are SO MUCH FUN.  There is a nice blend of floral and flourishes, I have even used the flourishes on a masculine card paired with the new Newsprint paper.  I ran the strip of Pear Pizzazz through my eyelet border punch and then twice through the crimper to give it a bit of texture and a soft feel.  Finished off with some Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon.  She LOVED it and  I was pleased with how it turned out.  Hope you enjoy~thanks for stopping.  I'm off to play with my new Elements of Style set--I earned it free through Sale-a-Bration and can't wait to ink it up.  Have a great day!

~Amy