Delighted with Aviary

As I said many times, I delight in birds. Of course as soon as I saw the Aviary set in the catalog it made it to my list. My buddy Lorien brought the set to the mingle so I was able to play with it a bit. I like it even more now! The various bird cages are lovely and the different sizes of birds are fun to experiment with. I also used the new background stamp Pretty Pattern, Crumb Cake cardstock, Marina Mist taffeta ribbon and Early Espresso cardstock and ink. The Crumb Cake panel has the Pretty Pattern design heat embossed with clear embossing powder on it.

Whoo, whooo.

ACK! Don't you love the new owl punch?? I love birds and my middle daughter loves owls so this is one punch I'll need to order. Again, one of the make and takes at the demo mingle this past weekend used the owl punch so I borrowed it to make a birthday card that I needed for the daughter of a friend. We are giving her a Night Owl purse from Vera Bradley so I knew I had to make this card to match! The colors are Black, Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, Crumb Cake and Pink Pirouette. Do you like the birthday hat? I just cut that out of cardstock myself and added the rhinestone to the top. TIP: The pupils on the owl are so tiny that I didn't use the punch outs for them, I just used a marker and drew them in.

Sweet Scoops Again

Here is another project using Sweet Scoops. I really like this stamp set and am anxious to see if it makes it on the "carryover list" that sometimes gets published by Stampin' Up! This list allows a set to be sold even though the mini catalog is no longer active. If it makes it there, maybe it will make it into the main catalog next year. Don't you love the script on the sentiment? The sentiment is from the set Curly Cute. The colors on this card are Certainly Celery, So Saffron and Poppy Parade.

Always Elegant - On My Next Order

This is made with the new set Always Elegant and it will be going on my next order. The main image caught my eye in the catalog but it didn't make it's way on my list. At the stampin get together I was at one of our make and takes used this set and I'm glad it did. I'm also glad the Debra doesn't mind sharing her stamp sets so I could use it to make a wedding card for a wedding we will be attending this weekend. This card uses Early Espresso cardstock and the new 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Cherry Cobbler cardtsock and ink, Pink Pirroutte cardstock, Crumb Cake ink and carstock, the new flat back adhesive pearls and oval punches.

Stampin Get Away - New Goodies

This past weekend I was lucky enough to get away for the weekend to stamp. I haven't done that in exactly a year when I made a trip to hang out with some fellow demos at the same place. What a good time! I stamped several different designs and goodies - my hope is to post them all for you to enjoy. When I saw the set "For Everything" in the new catalog, I knew it was going on my first order. I enjoy most sets that you need to color the images in. I know it isn't very conducive to making alot of the same cards, but the areas are narrow enough that you can easily use your markers. I have also thoroughly enjoyed the new flat backed rhinestones that Stampin' Up! is carrying. I hope you get to stamp today!