Happy New Year!

Get your year off to a great start with specials from Stampin'Up! Sell-a-bration starts next week and there is a new twist this year that I think you will really like. Click the link to the right "Dawn's SU page" and go to the promotions section for a list of all specials. Don't forget you can do all your shopping there too!

I am way behind on posting Christmas cards. This year I am trying very hard to actually mail cards out! Last year I got a call from Aunt Betty saying the last picture she had of the boys was from 2006! I got in trouble! This card is so simple and really pretty. The secret is stamping the swirly and embossing with clear EP. Roll over the embossed image with the brayer. Wipe away the excess ink and trace along the image with a darker marker. It really makes the image pop. I brayered with Bordering Blue then used the same color marker. The ornament is stamped with the Delightful Decorations stamp set and punched with the punch, then attached with dimensionals in the hole on the front of the card- so it kind of pops out of the front! Check back for more cards in the coming days! They are made- just not posted.
Merry Christmas!

Natures Nest

This is a great stamp set from Stampin'Up! if you are looking for a masculine card. This one I made for some college guys. I love the Soft suede, Mellow Moss, and Old Olive together!
Enjoy!

Fun Halloween cards

One of the best things about Halloween (my favorite holiday) is that it is so fun, silly, off the wall...It is a time to let your guard down and go for the gusto. So I did with my cards. I pulled some fun, bright cardstock, used the Twick or Tweet stamp set from the Stampin'Up mini catalog, and went to town. There is nothing super special about either card, but the use of paper piecing (the dog), layering images, (the web and ghost on the yellow circle background), and oversized circles, gives these cards huge personality! Happy Halloween- have some silly fun!

It's almost Halloween

Here is one of the cards we made in the workshop yesterday. We made all cards with the Stampin'Up! Twick or Tweet set. This one uses all Stampin'Up! materials. I went out of my comfort zone and used Always Artichoke card stock- and I like the results. It would be hard to ruin a card with that cute little bird!

August Workshop cards

For my friend Angie who can't make it to the workshops all the way from Nashville, and for all of you who are tempted to come to a workshop but don't know what it is all about...Here are the cards we will stamp this month. These cards feature new materials from Stampin'Up!, and a few new ideas I have learned. If you want to stamp with us, please send me a message so I can add you to the email list. We stamp the last Thursday night and Friday morning of the month. The class is $10.00, and I provide all the supplies. We make between 8 and 12 cards depending on the level of difficulty. I would love for you to join the group- we have lots of fun!

Bring back mulberry paper

I love this set, Nature's Nest. I thought the feather was begging to be done in rich colors, and when I found an old piece of mulberry paper, the plan came together! I ran the Bermuda Bay card stock thru the big shot with a texture plate- it is very subtle- too subtle if you ask me. Then I layered Soft Suede and Very Vanilla. The Thanks is hand written and fits in the word window perfectly! (I have trouble finding stamps that will fit in the word window punch). Thanks for looking, now I am going to work on the turtle in the set which is what I set out to do and got a little distracted!

Love it!

I put this card together super quick. The stamp was something I found in the craft room- not even sure from whence it came! The ink is the new Crushed Curry in the Stampin'Up! in color collection. It is a great color.

The Medallion stamp again

I have been in the craft room all day! I told you I loved this medallion stamp- and here it is featured on a card stamped in Soft Suede on a Cool Caribbean background. The greeting is stamped on Very Vanilla. The finishing touch is the satin ribbon tied in a neat knot! I am really sad that of all the great ribbon Stampin'Up! has, there is no colored satin ribbon. Any one know a good source?

Back to school!

I think I am different from other moms- I like it when my kids go back to school. I don't consider myself a mother that dotes all over my boys. I do think they are great, funny, smart, well behaved kids (most of the time). Summer has been really busy. I made sure the boys were well enough involved that they were not bored and hanging around the house begging for stuff. It was up to me to get them to and from the fun activities which means I spent most of my summer behind the wheel. I think they enjoyed their activities, I know they weren't ready to go back to school, but I sure was. Now I get to do some of the things I enjoy with out leaving in the middle to go pick someone up! Please don't get me wrong, I am not complaining- just stating a fact- boys and their mothers need some time apart! I just got this medallion stamp from Stampin'Up! and I love it! This is simply stamped on the card front and then a second stamped on a scrap of paper in Soft Suede and cut out. The greeting is framed with the top note punch. The satin ribbon is faboo- got to find some more of that!
Now that the guys are back to school, I am looking forward to more stamping- join me!