So Many Stamps, So Little Time!

Yesterday, I spent the afternoon organizing my Crafts Room. It looks sooo good I may well post a photo to remind me how nice it is when everything is in its place! I was anxious to "play" with my new Simple Letters Alphabet dies so I decided to write this saying and put it on my cabinets...

Here's a close-up:

Only 3 ingredients! Big Shot, Decor Elements Sheets (Chocolate), Simple Letters Alphabet. And a little patience.

After that, I started working on the treat containers we'll make at my upcoming Halloween Stamp Camp on September 23rd.... Spooky!!

60 sucks!

I made this box filled with 60 "suckers" and matching card for my friend Sheila for her 60th birthday (no date!).



Supplies: SU ribbon & paper retired, colors still current: Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, SU punches. Photo and foam from Hobby Lobby, Cricut Base Camp cartridge,

Birthday Medallion

I made this card for my friend, her birthday's tomorrow. A little disappointed in the photo...it doesn't show how bright it is in reality.



Stamp sets: Medallion, Perfect Punches

Ink: Melon Mambo, Elegant Eggplant

Cardstock: Whisper White

Accessories: Stampamajig, Dimensionals, Big Shot, Scallop Square Die, XL Oval punch, White 5/16" Jumbo Brads, Sponge.

Stamping Tip: Apply Melon Mambo ink evenly all over Medallion stamp. Then use sponge and Elegant Eggplant ink to apply in random areas over Melon Mambo. For sentiment, I inked the stamp on Melon Mambo then used Elegant Eggplant marker over it randomly.

Thanks for the Texans tickets!

Last night, our friend gave us his pre-season tickets to the Texans game! We actually went to cheer for the Saints (who lost!) but we still had a good time. So here's the Thank You card I came up with. Too bad the punch is discontinued...

Stamp Set: none!
Ink: none!
Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Night of Navy
Accessories: Snail, Big Shot, Timeless Time Junior Alphabet Sizzllits Dies (what a mouthful!!), Large Star Punch, retired :-(
Note: fits in Small Open-end envelope

Le Comptoir des Savonniers

When I went to France in June, I took a picture of this beautiful soap store in Biarritz.

Long story short, I'm going to be representing this soap company in the Houston area! My son loves their Mango soap, and I still have to find one that's my favorite... I like too many of them.

Lovey Dovey Brownie Bites

Yummy! I made these a while back (must have been around Valentine's day!). Looking at them makes me go "YUM"! They are simply homemade brownie bites covered with pink icing and raspberries.

Cards for new recruits

When I joined Stampin'Up, I also joined my upline's stamping group called the TOPICS (Touching Others with Paper, Ink, Creativity and Stamps). When a new recruit joins the TOPICS, we all send her a welcome card. This is the card design I came up with. I thought "the sky's the limit" was the perfect sentiment. Check My Stampin' Up website for more details on Stampin'Up products and specials!

Stamp Set: Up, up and Away!
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Tangerine Tango, Basic Black.
Cardstock: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Basic Black
Accessories: 1 3/4 Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4 Circle Punch, 1 3/8 Circle Punch, Big Shot, Top Note Die, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Stampamajig, Dimensionals, Snail

The Gallatin River, Big Sky MT

I filmed a few seconds of the Gallatin River flowing. We heard it from our lodge, it's so peaceful and pretty.

Montana

We had a wonderful time in Montana last week. We went horseback-riding, rafting, kayaking, visited Yellowstone NP... more photos to come!