Christmas in July...

Oh I can't believe it!!! I have been stamping for about 10 years and FINALLY I have made christmas cards!!!! Yes I have taken note of everyone else on their blogs and started in July making the cards. I am so happy with the gorgeous pattened papers I found from Kaisercraft. I am very lucky to live near their factory outlet and bought up big as they donate nearly all the money spent at the outlet to charity :) Now that make my heart sing, buy craft, donate at the same time..........................Now I cut a 2" circle (yes with my cricut) in Papertrey Ripe Avacado and put a thin strip of paper across the centre, then stamped in Papertrey Vintage cream and the floral design from Papertrey With Sympathy onto the circle. Drew two lines with White Signo pen also. Layered the papers on card base, punched a small hole and tied white crotchet cotton through and tied a simple bow. Then used double mounting tape to attach circle. Oh so simple, but I think it turned out fantastic. Here is another version:-and a close up of the circle....

My Papertrey Butterfly...

Another friend had a birthday and I really wanted to use Papertrey Dark Chocolate and Aqau Mist together. This is the result and I was so happy with it. The stamps are Papertrey, except for the flourishes (don't have the Papertrey ones yet :( , the ribbon from my stash. The butterfly was again cut with my cricut and overstamped with Damask Designs stamps. Enjoy.......

Girlfriend's Birthday Card

This photo didn't come out very well and doesn't do the card justice. (If you click on it opens a large pic). I have been giving my girlfriend birthday cards for years and she said this is the best one yet! The white card base was stamped with Papertrey Polka Dots1 and the Papertrey cardstock is Sweet Blush and Papertrey patterned paper is Pink Patterns. The Papertrey Ribbon is also Sweet Blush and the stamp Happy Birthday is Papertrey too! The butterfly was cut with my cricut and dry embossed with polka dots with cuttlebug folder. The Dew Drops were a beautiful gift from a special friend over in the USA.......thanks Sandy!!! :)

The Stamping Addict Poem.....

(by a man about his wife)

She learned to stamp on Monday,

Her embossing was quite fine,

She forgot to thaw out dinner,

So we had to go out to dine.

She brayered backgrounds Tuesday,

She says they are a must,

They really are quite lovely,

But then she forgot to dust!

On Wenesday it was birthday cards,

She says the chalking’s fun,

Shading, blending & watercoloring,

But the laundry was not done.

Her card swap was on Thursday,

Using green, blue and red,

I guess she really was engrossed,

So she forgot to make our bed.

It was shaker cards on Friday,

Using techniques she just adores,

But she never seemed to notice,

That we had crumbs all over our floors!

I found a maid on Saturday,

My life is now complete,

My wife can stamp the hours away,

And the house will still be neat.

Well it is already Sunday

And my forehead’s feeling damp,I

I cursed, I raved and I ranted

The Maid has now learned to STAMP!!

Oh what a hassle.........

Hi, sorry no card, just want to say that I decided to change my header.....make it a bit more "professional"...then I decided to play with everything else and lost all my blog list, clock, counter, feedjit visitor counter...........oooh spent an hour I could have been making cards - to fix all my damage........sad thing is I am usually very computer savy!! Well I hope I get lots of visitors to my site and that you like the small changes.......... :)

Goodbye Charlie......

Sorry this is a bit of a sad posting.........

A dear friend passed away (although he had cancer) suddenly. Just a few days prior I made these cards for him to give to some medical staff who had been a big part of his life for the previous month.

Papertrey supplies, Berry Sorbet cardstock and ink and buttons from my "stash". This was inspired of course by July's release "Everyday Buttons Bits".
This was for the reception staff













Same card in Summer Sunrise, but added a little bit of ribbon too....this was for the Radiology Staff....














This male card was for the gorgeous, polite and very decent Dr. Mario - who is a credit to his profession, making my friend Charlie feel like a cared for person, not just another patient.