August Sneak-Peek of ZOE design papers

The Zoe paper pack is so pretty and soft!  I have seen (on the consultant boards) some of the coolest things done with it - and quite a variety!  I was inspired to make the first one by this lovely card that Becca Whitman made here.

This was my very first sunburst card - and I did it primarily to show off the beautiful papers in this pack!  The missing pattern is a wonderful slate and white graph paper pattern (used for the horizontal band in the card below).  That will be so versatile!

This is the card I settled on for the make-and-take at my September OPEN HOUSE in Brainerd, MN.  I am very excited to be holding a new inspiration book Open House. I NEED to make scrapping/stamping friends here so my summers are not so-o-o-o lonely!  Feedback is happily accepted on any of these cards (especially how I can improve the last one - should the pattern strips be 1/8" wider?).

Hugs!!

Yoga Birthday

I was playing around with a cool yoga stamp that I found in my stash. I forget where I got these - but there are 5 or 6 of them - all different positions and rubber stamps with cling mount.  I added the little stack of cake and candles on her "highest point" and colored her with the new CTMH Shin-Han markers.  The sentiment is an oldie-goldy from CTMH and the paper is the spring release called Blossom.  I really like how this one turned out!

We are back from an exciting trip to Canada!  We saw two days of the Calgary Stampede (very fun!) and spent over two weeks in the Canadian Rockies!  It was a dream vacation to be in such beautiful old pine forests, gorgeous lakes and streams, glaciers, animals, and the people in Canada are so nice! If you get a chance to go, I am certain you will like it!  

Now I am working like crazy to pull together an Open House for the new Idea Book releases!  I need to find some stamping/scrapping friends in Minnesota!  It's hard to get motivated to scrapbook without some company (yes, I am spoiled!).