This was a fun card to make. I like the new small oval punch and the lace ribbon is so much fun to work with. I am hoping SU! will come up with a pink and/or red lace for Valentines day. Not trying to start a rumor, just dreaming a bit. Thanks for looking today.

French Foliage

I used the color coach for this card and really like the combination. The stamp set, French Foliage, is versatile for backgrounds and layering. It has become one of my seasonal favorites.

This is a sweet card I made for a friends grand daughters first birthday. There is a yellow button inside of the oval in the left corner.

The picture doesn't do this card justice. I am working on taking better display photos, and now that the cruise season is over in Seattle, I will have more time. Thanks for looking.

Texture

I am a person who likes texture. For as long as I can remember, one of the first things that draws me to clothes, handbags, cards, just about everything is texture. I am also currently addicted to the texture folders that SU! has been adding to their line.

This was a fun card I made a while ago but forgot to share with you. Hope you enjoy it, too.

Distressed Kit

I love the distress kit from this years catalog. I used it for this card and I can tell you it is hard to know when to stop. I used the tea stain and the mahogany on this card. The colors add depth to the card.

If you don't have the distress kit yet you can click on my Stampin' Up! website and place an order. Join in the fun.

Anniversary Card

This is the card I made for my husband for our 41st anniversary. Gary is the love of my life and a wonderful man. I enjoyed making the card and he enjoyed receiving it.

These are a couple of the cards we made at the last club meeting. Hope you enjoy them.

Today I was able to finish some cards I had started at one of our stamp clubs. Sometimes I am having so much fun talking and snacking that I don't finish all the projects. Does that ever happen to you? I come away from those evenings as happy and satisfied as if I had finished everything. For me, the time together to share and get new ideas is an achievement in itself.

This next card is one of the stamp sets and wheels from the new catalog, Morning Cup and Take a Sip. Living in the Seattle area this set speaks to a lot of my friends.

Thanks for looking.

Monday Stamping

It has cooled down here and is a comfortable day to make cards. I have been playing with my new stamps and DSP. Hope you enjoy.

This card does have a piece of retired ribbon. I couldn't help myself because it went so well with the rest of the card.

Here are a few more cards from my creative surge. Today is a beautiful, hot, sunny day here in the Northwest. Summer has arrived and I get to play with my stamps for a bit. Life is good.

Happy stamping to you all.

An Afternnon with Friends

An entire afternoon of stamping with friends. Life is very good. I made a dozen cards in an afternoon and got to catch up with friends. Here are a few of the cards. Hope you enjoy.

I get to create again

After a very long creative absence, I finally got to make some cards yesterday. My jobs have sucked up all my time until this week. I am so happy to be relaxing with stamps, paper, ink, embellishments, and friends. Life is good.

Here are the two cards I made yesterday:

Oh My Goodness

I have spent my spare time the past few days drooling over the new 2010/2011 catalog. Boy am I glad I recruited someone in March and earned a copy of the new catalog early.

The art work is beautiful and inspiring. The colors are on trend in typical SU! fashion. New stamps and accessories to get your creative juices flowing.  I can't give you specifics, but then you knew that. I can encourage you to set some quality time aside to go through each page once, twice, and then a third time and to look through sketches and create new ones of your own to use when all of your new items arrive. You won't be disappointed!

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.