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Summer Afternoon

 

Not only is this a great stamp set but the name is just perfect!

Yes the name is actually Summer Afternoon! It is a new hostess stamp set that will be available on June 1 - this coming Friday!! This stamp set and a few of the others in the book are perfect for me. I don't know why but I love bicycles. Which is strange to me because I don't ride them, I don't know where the obsession comes from.

I am so excited to start getting things out of the new book. I know that I have already gotten a few things but this new book is awesome! I have a whole wishlist started!

This also has the new fabric on it called Comfort Cafe. I love the fabric! I can't wait to start making some Origami Fabric Flowers from it all for convention swaps!  I plan on making a few of them to take with me. I will have to post a few of them so you can see how great they are looking!

I can't wait to see what my monthly card club members think about the card since this is one that they will be getting this month :) I hope they like it as much as I do!

As you can see from this second photo I colored just a little bit of the photo. I like doing that with the bicycle stamps that have flowers in them, again something I have no idea why...but i like it...lol

Well I am off to finish the Up, Up & Away tutorial for my June Stamp Camp / Kit. I have decided to sell just the tutorial alone as well so if you are looking forward to that, keep checking back!

Well best get going!

Until next time my friends!!

 

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Roar! Is one of my son's favorite words

This is my 6 year old son Stephen. Yes, that is a Scallop Sqare bag that I had made for him a few years ago for his birthday. He wanted the bag really bad. It is for when we go to the zoo, so he can carry his snacks, lunch, and drinks in.

Today, his bag is doubling as a helmet and with his trusty tool box tray and screwdriver he is a knight out to protect the world from dinosaurs and dragons!

And most of the time if he is not a knight he is pretending to be a T-Rex! Watch Out!!!

I had the biggest smile on his face when he came in to tell me about his "adventures" and he was "hunting for big bad beasties". But, I have to say I about died in laughter after he left the room because he was so STINKIN CUTE! Of course I had to snap a quick photo of him in his knightly gear and share it with you all.

To be completely honest I am STILL smiling and laughing as I write this because it still cracks me up with that bag on his head!! HAHAHAHAHA!

Stephen was the inspiration for one of this months cards for  my Monthly Card Club and for the Southern Girls Challenge. I found this challenge while looking for some inspiration and while I am not the Southern girls they are from AU and NZ , I am really from the US South (SC) so I hope they will still let me play ..hehe :)

I hope my members read this and find as much joy in the card I am sending them this month, as I did when I made them.

I know the photo is a little small here but if you click it, it will enlarge so you can see it.

I only had so many brads, so I had to make Old Olive ones and Tempting Turquoise ones (hope they are okay with that) I think they both came out wonderful! I am going to have to order more brads just so I can make some more into invites for Stephen's birthday party next year. He is already talking about wanting these cards for his birthday after he saw them. I thought I was going to break his heart when I said I was making all the cards for the club members. But, No! He jumped right in and started stamping, and running things through the big shot for me wanting to help make them for them as well.

So, if you are a club member reading this, please know that your embossed pieces on the card were made by
Stephen :)

I hope all my members enjoy the cards that I have made and sent out to them this month :)

Until next time my friends!

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Fun Fold Valentine

 

Okay so it looks a little plain on the outside... hehe well maybe not.. but it is actually a LOT of fun! and easy to make this card.

I had a lot of fun making it, and actually had to use our Stampin' Up! flower holder to take the photo because I couldn't get the darn thing to stay closed to safe my life! HAHA! 

This fun little card will be included in my upcoming monthly card club for February. I am sure that everyone is going to love this  especially when they find out just how much fun it is going to be to remake on their own.  I am even going to be sending these out just a wee bit early so that they can have them on time for Valentines. Just in case they want to use it themselves, or for those last minute Valetine parties.  Which is what I will be having as well! 

You will be surprised to find that there isn't a whole lot of paper used for this card, but the PS I love you stamp set really makes an impact on that wow factor! 

I can't wait to hear what all my club members have to say about getting this card :) I hope you all enjoy it!  You should see it completely opened up! Talk about some fun!! 

I can't wait to show you the other card I made today as well! It is
so much fun, and I am having a GREAT time using my "random" stamping with this fun stamp set.  Be sure to check back tomorrow to see the card I made. I would post it tonight, but I have to finish writing the tutorial first, yes it is that much fun! 

Well I best be going! I need to finish some stuff up for the Gettin' Crafty Online Classes as well tonight! So...no rest for the wicked :) 

Until next time my friends!!