As I was looking for another photo on my I-pad tonight I saw this one that I'd completely forgotten! We used it for a sympathy card. It is a retired CTMH stamp set, with design papers that I bought at the scrapbook store in Brainerd last year (I.e. I don't remember who made them). There is some dimension to the card but it is understated.
I was out running errands today in the heat. I had forgotten how exhausting that can be! Thankfully tomorrow afternoon I'll be comfortably at home with my friends who are coming over to scrapbook here! Hope you're having a good weekend, too! Hugs!
This is the card we will make on Sunday June 30. Same time same place - I hope to see everyone there!! The two things this card highlights is making the rolled roses, and dry embossing / sanding the leaves for detail.
I've enjoyed the Minnesota trip very much! This morning we awoke to thunder and rain! I sat on the couch sipping my coffee and watching the rain for almost an hour. I don't see rain much living in the desert and the beauty of the green, lush plants and the diamond-like sparkle of the water drops when the sun came out are treasured memories for me!
Namaste.
When I got to Minnesota I learned that friends were getting married and we needed a card! So, let me present the first card made in my new studio!! I found the reverse image cling stamp (un-certain who?) in one of the first boxes I unpacked and had a vision of this card. I mumbled "if only I have a script background" and to my complete delight I found a CTMH background stamp set that my dear friend Jone gave me as a studio warming gift (along with many other must-have-in-both-studios stamp sets). Thanks Jone!! I stamped the wedding sentiment in olive, heat embossed it w/ clear, then used sponge daubers to ink in honey, blush, and hollyhock inks. I put olive on the few stems and leaves but it looks more brownish. Okay by me!
We have had so much fun! If forced to pick a favorite activity it would be watching Steve's grandsons play baseball. They have grown so much this last year!!
I have had some fun with the chalkboard technique! Recently I was cleaning up the craft room and spotted a little used (and long ago retired) stamp set and I immediately saw this curvy border. That's one of the things I LURVE about acrylic stamps - that you can curve them into different shapes! The striped paper is another retired find - but the sentiment is a current Close-to-My-Heart.
I'm up in Brainerd visiting my Love for a couple of weeks. Yesterday I set up my studio here! It is just starting but already workable! Opening the boxes of supplies that I'd mailed to myself up here was like the best Christmas ever!! OMGSH!!
We've had fun with the family and relaxing and spiritual walks in the forest. I'm going with Melissa to yoga in a few minutes and am just thrilled that she asked me to come!
More later! Namaste.
I stumbled across a "new to me" blog on my lunch hour the other day and was smitten with the card that Deb Currier made here. It reminded me that I have a Close-to-My-Heart stamp set called "Hope" that had never seen any ink and I thought perhaps I could imitate Deb's card using that one. So, here is my end result! Same but different. Different stamps, but definitely the same color schemes and card layout. It was very fun to make!
The work week was short - but taxing none the less. Today I awoke feeling sluggish and after a nice breakfast, decided to pile up in bed with my i-pad and cruise Pinterest for awhile! My oh My! That's a sure-fire way to waste some time, huh! But I really enjoyed it and when I got out of bed the second time, I really felt refreshed!
Hope your weekend is turning out good!
Namaste.
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