Welcome Spring!

This weekend, despite the rainy Saturday, really feels like spring! The grass is starting to turn green and my chives and day lilies have made their first appearance this year! In celebration of the springy weather, I made a card that was inspired by Taylor but I used Close To My Heart Stamps.

Stamps used: It's A Party ("flowers"), Cheerful Thoughts (sentiment), A Giving Hand (flower stem).

Colors used are: pink carnation, sweet leaf and honey

Embellishments: Mrs. Grossman's Accents Too!

I also used a stampin up scissors to get the distressed edge on the layered pink carnation card stock

And The Winner Is...

The winner of the blog candy is: drum roll please.....

Cindy Keery- she has a great, inspring blog that you should check out!

http://imagine-dream-create.blogspot.com/

Cindy- email me so I can get your address and send off your candy!

Blog Candy!

As promised, I'm offering up some blog candy in celebration of 1,000 hits on my stamp blog! Leave me a post telling me what stamp/paper crafts product you can't live without and you'll earn a chance to win the candy. A winner will be drawn on Friday, March 16th at 6pm CST and posted on my blog. Spread the word and get an extra chance to win! Have your friends mention that you told them to stop by and enter to win, and you'll get an extra ticket in the drawing. Good luck!
Prize:
clear stamp by Heidi Swapp that says family and 4 rolls of American Crafts Elements Ribbon- each spool is 3 yards (9 ft). Super fun ribbon!

Happy Day

I made this card tonight out of the Simple Blossoms set and used black and cranberry ink. Then I embossed the same image in cranberry and mounted it on black cardstock- not sure where I picked up the ribbons but I love them! It's hard to see from the picture, but the black is actually mounted onto a white folded card. The happy day sentiment is from So Sweet Seasons

Happy Birthday Card

It seems I'm always in need of a birthday card. I was trying to go for something masculine with this one and I'm not sure I pulled it off. I randomly stamped a variety of Happy Birthday sentiments from the new Happy Birthday set from CTMH. Ink pads: black and ocean. I also used bigger brads- pewter. I rounded two of the white corners for some interest.

I love all the cool fonts in this stamp set!

Stay tuned....I'll be adding some blog candy to celebrate 1,000 hits to my blog! I got into the blog candy I planned to give away so I have to go buy some new stuff.

Our New Table & Some Upcoming Blog Candy

We just had our new kitchen table delivered! Its a gathering table so you sit up a little higher. Its in between a bar table top and a regular kitchen table. It has a butterfly leaf, storage under the pedestal, suede chairs, a shelf for storage under the table top, and the best part is that we have 8 chairs! This means we actually have enough seating for family & friends that come to visit!

On a side note, I've nearly reached 1,000 visitors. Once I hit the big 1,000 I'll throw up some blog candy!

Happy Birthday

Here is a birthday card I made for our friend Rick. The paper is by My Mind's Eye (love their style). The blue paper is from Bazzil. The Happy words are from Autumn Leaves (clear stamps- the ONLY way to go!!) and its stamped in clear embossing powder. It doesn't' show in the picture very well, but underneath the clear embossing is the phrase Happy Birthday stamped in CTMH Heavenly Blue ink. I distressed the edges of the blue paper with Heidi Swapp's paper distresser.

Buy 2 get 1 Free- My Acrylix

Close TO My Heart has a great deal for the month of March!....Buy 2, Get 1 Free! Build your collection of My Acrylix® stamps during the month of March... when you purchase two My Acrylix® stamp sets, you'll receive a third stamp set of your choice for FREE -a savings of up to $22.95!

Stock up! This is CLEARLY a great deal!

If you are interested, email me and I'll be happy to place an order for you!