MIA

Hello All... Sorry I have been MIA for so long. The beginning of the cruise season, my Summer job, is upon us. I received a nice promotion at one of the companies I work for, which is wonderful, and I am working much more than the weekends I have done in the past. I haven't had time to make cards for a while now and I am having withdrawal symtoms. But I hope to be back at it by next week when things have settled down on the job.

Hope you are all enjoying Spring and I will be back soon.

Michelle

Some misc. sharing

This is the card my new downline made for our last demo meeting swap. Way to go Barbara. So glad you are part of the team!

This pretty card was designed by my upline Kim. We made it at our last stamp club. I love using SU! stencils and the little bling adds so much. I do hope SU! adds it to other kits in the future because it was such a hit with the Easter kit in the occasions mini.

This is another Kim card from a recent stamp camp I help her with each month. The ladies loved the butterflies.

Hope you enjoyed. My posts may be limited for a couple weeks because I am getting ready for my Summer job with a couple of cruise lines. Once the season starts I will have more time again and will post more regularly.

Saturday's Demo meeting

Once again we had a good time at our monthly demo meeting. Today I want to share some of the swaps and make & takes from the gathering. Enjoy!

This was my swap. I decided to use retiring colors Ballet Blue and Apricot Appeal.

This is the swap from Terry Blais, my upline grandmother. It is fresh and suitable for many occasions.

This is one of the fun make & takes we made this month. It just makes me smile and I hope it does the same for you.

This was a fun card to make using the presto paper. Just making the card gets your creative juices flowing with all the possibilities. This was a Terry Blais design and she also choose to use retiring colors.

3D Flower for Demo Meeting

We are having a 3D contest at our Demo meeting on Saturday. This is going to be my entry. I can't get a good photo, but this gives you an idea. I made this one from fleece and touched the edges with a bit of Rose Red an So Saffron, which don't show up in the photo. I used felt for my first attempt but found that it was too stiff, so I switched to fleece and like it much better.

Some masculine cards

I needed some cards for men. Here are a few I came up with. Enjoy.

More swaps from demo meeting

Here are a few more swaps from our last demo meeting. Hope you enjoy.

Demo SWAPs

I want to share with you some of the cards from our latest demo meeting. We have some talented ladies in our group and it is always fun to share with them.

This card was done by Kim, my upline.

The bunny looks so yummy on this card.

The picture doesn't do this card justice. There is lots of sparkly and receiving this card on your birthday would make a person smile.

I will share more of the cards later in the week.

Retirement Card

This card is for a pastor friend of ours who is going to be semi retiring on Sunday. Pastor Jess has been a friend for many years and we are wishing him the best.

Mother's Day

I have started making cards for Mother's Day and this is my first one. I found some letters I have had for who knows how long and decided to try one of them for this card. It turned out well. The picture doesn't do the card justice but it gives you an idea.

I used Bride DSP for the band on the left side. I used a brayer with Crushed Curry to color it and I think it looks stunning. Thanks for looking.

Pals Paper Arts

I was in Ireland for St. Patricks Day two years ago and the sentiment on this cards expresses the joy of being there.

Swap for demo meeting

This is one of the SWAPs I made for our Demo meeting today. The center looks a bit odd in this picture. What I did was stamp the Fine Flourish stamp on watercolor paper with Tempting Turquoise ink. I chalked the center with chalk pastels and then put a touch of Chrystal Affects in the center. Thanks for looking.

More Spring Cards

Now I am hooked on making cards for Spring. We had snow showers yesterday and this is my way to rebel. Enjoy.

Fine Flourish

This background stamp is so much fun to use. Today I wanted to share several cards I made with Fine Flourish.

Thanks for looking.

Spring Pals Paper Arts Challenge

I made a couple of cards for the Spring Challenge at Pals Paper Arts. This is the first one and it was fun to make. I don't know if you can tell from the photo, but I kissed the pearls with a bit of Mambo Melon.

This is my second card. I don't know if I really like how it turned out, but the paper roses were fun to make. Enjoy.

Stamp Buffet

Today I want to share some of the cards I made at a Stamp Buffet this weekend. What is a Stamp Buffet you ask.  It is a fun way to make a variety of cards. There are a group of cards to choose from, this time we had about 10 options, you choose the ones you want to make and only pay for those. It was great fun. The card above is so much fun...this chick has four changes of clothes. Each outfit velcros onto the chick. It is a good card to make adults smile and the children are thrilled with it. Thank you Shirley for this cute creation.

This card is as close as I will probably ever get to making a quilt.

The colors in this card are so striking together. This picture doesn't do them justice.

I like this soft color combination and the satin ribbon is so nice to work with. Thanks for taking a look.