RAK's Yay!

Another fun mail day for me yesterday! I just love going to the mailbox and finding stuff other than bills and advertisements. Wanna see?

The first one is a thank you for introducing my fellow stamper, Janel, to the Cuttlebug. She used her Cuttlebug for the very cute frogs. What work to color the diamonds in alternating colors! I also LOVE the colors and the stitched grosgrain is fantastic! Thank you Janel!

The other card is from a fellow blogger, Ally. She won the Happy Harmony set when I did the photo wallet contest. Her blog, Allybstampin is one that I like to check each day. I just love Bella's and she sent such a cute one. I don't know if you can tell from the picture or not but she put a pink jewel in her hair. How stinkin' cute is that? Her coloring and shadowing is also great. Did you see that she used her gel pen to highlight each one of the diamonds on the base of the card? Cute, cute, cute!

I also got some stamped images in the mail the other day. A couple of Bella's and some cute Hopper something or another. I can't remember the name but they are cute so I'm sure to use them soon so you can see!

I hope you have a great Saturday!

Preview

Ever wish you could get a little sneak peek at what is coming out in the new SU! catalog? Well, be excited because today...I can help you with that! How about a sneak peek at the new '08 In Colors? Wait 'til you see these yummy colors! Like it says on the little notice that monitors can make the colors slightly different so keep that in mind. Yes, I did find this on SCS and decided to share it with my favorite blog readers...you!! I am, of course, totally in love with Purely Pomegranate! Go figure, huh? And, having TWO new blues...yay! Alright, I guess I like them all! Also, they are coming out with a new color into our Neutral's line...Basic Gray. What a great shade of gray that is, huh?

Now, what am I going to do with my '07 In Colors? Well, I'm going to stock up on the paper colors I like and use them! For me stock up means probably 2 packs of each color that I like.

Want another fun sneak peek? How about some accessories? There will be some square and round rhinestones brads in colors called Fire and Ice. How cool is that? Again, this picture won't do them justice, I'm sure but it sure is fun to get a sneak peek!

I hope you enjoyed our peek into the '07-'08 SU! catalog! Before long I'll be able to post the retiring stamp set list so that you all can order those sets that you really want!

Have a fantastic Friday!

Finally!

After getting MANY things done yesterday, I finally some stamping done! Only one card but it is definitely cute enough to show you. Remember I told you I got my Paper Pretties box yesterday? Well, this is the card that comes as the sample. So, so, cute! Introducing Jammiebella! Isn't she absolutely adorable? I just LOVE the fold down for the tag/saying. The flower on her top has stickles and her slippers has Liquid Applique. I didn't heat the Liquid Applique so they aren't puffy but they are raised up and so cute! See...you know you want to join Paper Pretties don't you! Just be sure to tell Christie I sent you!

Today I'm off to Yakima for Bible Study and a little shopping. Kyler has NO jeans without holes. I wasn't going to buy any new jeans as I'm sure shorts weather will be here soon (maybe!) but he wear jeans to church too but they can't have holes in them so...I must buy at least one more pair.

Jon will be off to another golf match today. They play in Yakima today, too. The course is called Apple Tree and I guess when you are finished with your 18 holes you end in the stem. Pretty ingenious. Next week he will be going to Suncadia to golf on Tuesday. It is a big deal because Suncadia is in Roslyn/CleElum and is a resort area with an exceptional golf course. If you are curious about Suncadia click HERE. He needed to be in the top 5 of JV golfers in order to go to Suncadia so, as you can imagine, he is thrilled!

I'm going to start putting the ingredients for the cards that I make down at the bottom of the post. I think that will make it more fluent for you to read everything. So here goes!

How I made this card:

Stamps: Jammiebella and sentiment by Stamping Bella
Card stock: Ultra White, Paper Salon - Bloom (Petite White Floral), Paper Salon - Enamored (Swiss Dot), and Bazzill Mocha Divine Card stock.
Ink: Stazon Black, Cool Caribbean, Close to Cocoa, Blush Blossom, and Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Liquid Applique, Stickles, Aqua Painter,Turquoise Mini Brads, Brown Eyelets, Brown Mini Brads, Brown Grosgrain, and Pop Up Dots.

One of those days.

Ever have one of those days here you think you are on a roll with a card and then something happens to totally throw you off? Well, that was me yesterday! I was working on Todd's graduation card when I completely ripped a side of the ribbon/saying piece off. So...I just stopped stamping at that point I was so frustrated. I guess I need to try a different way to do it!

Wanna hear something exciting? I got my April Paper Pretties Box yesterday! It was just about killing me to be waiting so long. I wish the mail between Canada and the US could go just a little faster! Wanna see though? It features Jammiebella. See the cute bra lookin' thing? It has some fun prima flowers in it. I also got some brads, hold down thingies (technical term, huh?), eyelets, glue dots, ribbons, and some great paper! Can't wait to get stamping today!

Since I didn't stamp today that is all I have to share with you. I hope you join in my excitement for my Paper Pretties box as that means you'll have some new artwork to see very soon!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Blogger RAK

It was a fun day at the mailbox yesterday...I got a RAK from a fellow Blogger, Nicole Cooke! Her blog, The Stampin' Librarian, is one that I subscribe to so that I don't miss anything that she places on her blog! Looks like she used two SAB sets, Big Blossom and So Very to make this card. I love how she kissed the stamp with paisley. And, who doesn't like classic Red, Black, and White? I never use my clear buttons so I love her fun way of placing it in the middle of the flower! Thanks so much Nicole!

Nothing new from me today. I was kind of feeling yucky yesterday so I laid down for a nap when I should have been stamping. Today I'm starting out with a headache, which I think is weather related so I'll try taking something for it and, hopefully, get some additional stamping done!

I hope you all have Terrific Tuesday!

My Favorite Bella Card So Far

Can you stand another Bella card? This is the favorite that I've made so far. I'm actually considering sending it to a magazine for publication although I don't really know how so I'll have to research it a little. I think it must be the combination of colors and accessories that make me love it....I'm just not sure. Let me know what you think! Wow...what a poor picture. I hope I figure out this new camera's flash quickly! Here is how this one was made. Stamps: Cosmobella and Girlfriends from Rubber Stampede. Card Stock: Whisper White, Regal Rose, Tempting Turquoise, and Tutti Frutti from Basic Grey. Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Regal Rose, Close to Cocoa, Blush Blossom, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red. Accessories: Brads, Dimensionals, Stickles, and Crystal Effects.

Today is a busy Monday as usual. I'll be at work this morning, exercise prior to picking up Kyler this afternoon, and a committee meeting tonight for church. Believe it or not that doesn't leave me with much time to do stuff today. Although I do love being busy so I'm okay with it! Oh, and Jon is going to a golf match in Leavenworth today! He is so excited! Be thinking thoughts of good skill for him!

The kiddos are going to be up shortly so I must finish this up. I hope you all have a wonderful Monday!

Happy Day!

Good Sunday Morning everyone! It is awful cloudy out there today and it rained some yesterday but my flowers sure did love it. Speaking of flowers I made this card a couple of days ago and just love the bright springy colors. I think it would be so cute as a birthday or anniversary card. The three stamps on this card are from Cornish Heritage Farms and are the Stamp of the Month Trio. The layout is pretty much from the sample that came with it but I changed it a little to make it a Lorie card. I really like the scalloped edge of the Elegant Eggplant and how Summer Sun and Elegant Eggplant go so well together. I just need to figure out how to make it so one side isn't a sharp edge like this one on the left. Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms SOTM trio for April. Card Stock: Summer Sun, Whisper White, and Elegant Eggplant. Ink: Summer Sun, Always Artichoke, and Elegant Eggplant. Accessories: Organdy Ribbon, Heat Gun, and Corner Rounder (for scalloped edge).

Living in a college town sure has some of its benefits. The college is putting on a performance of Pecos Bill this weekend and the review in the paper said that it is kid friendly so on a whim we decided to take Kyler to it...you know...give him some culture. HA! Anyway, it was so fun! It was a four actor play and the sound effects were done right on stage. In total it was about 55 minutes long or so. The fun part was that we got to go behind the scenes and see how they did it and meet the cast. Kyler was so cute! After meeting Pecos Bill he said..."I got to meet Pecos Bill...that is soooo cool!" He also enjoyed the cookie and punch he got! Gotta love kids don't ya?!

I have the pleasure of teaching Children's Church today so I need to go review that. I hope you all have a fantastic day!