Hand prints

Basic Black cardstock, Crumb Cake cardstock, and Black Staz On ink.

The front panel is removable so the hand print art can be displayed year round

Wedding Invitations

My sister in law is getting married, and I helped her come up with an awesome invitation - in my opinion of course! I love being able to do something myself, without having it look homemade. Not easy, really, but I think we did a good job of it.

Birds is one of the underlying "themes" of the day, and there is a wax seal on the envelope, with a little birdie on it!

Precisely cut and folded, embossed through the Big Shot...this was a multi step process, not for the faint of heart, when x150

The embossing does not show up well in the pictures, but is very beautiful and adds subtle detail. The perfect touch. This is Very Vanilla cardstock and Not Quite Navy ribbon

Open it up, and here's the inside!

Reception invitation

The RSVP postcard. A really cool design made by my mom, the front side has their address on it, and more of the same design and bird.

Cute

I love this one! Super easy with SU's punches!!!

STAMP SALE!

In going through some stamp sets I'm thinking its time to let some go. Don't worry, I still have all these:

:-)

Browse through the pics and let me know which one/ones you would like by Title and I'll set them aside for you!! These are all Stampin' Up retired sets, and are used, but the rubber is still is good condition (although some have staining, they are completely useable). Most of these are only $3, a few bigger sets are $5.

Special Hug (1) - $3   ****SOLDdw******

Hang Your Heart (4) - $3

Bold Shapes (8) - $3

Words & Pictures (6) - $3 *****SOLDmd*********

Hand Stamped By (5) - $3

Delightful Doodles (4) - $3

Simple Somethings (4) - $3  ****SOLDbk*****

Misc Stamps (9) - $3

Simple Pleasures (4) - $5   ****SOLDbk****

Beautiful Batik (9) - $5

A Child is Born (2) - $3 ******SOLDmd*******

Quick and Cute (8) - $3

Fresh Flowers (9) - $5

Flowers & Flourish (6) - $3

Little Layers (8) - $5

Haunts and Howls (5) - $3

Fabulous Four (4) - $3

Clear Mounts Stamps - Video

I am sold on the new clear mount stamps Stampin' Up! sells!! Not only do I find it an equal in superior quality to the wood mount stamps, but I love the money savings of going with clear mount, and the storage space situation is *amazing* too!! Check out this video to see how to mount and use the stamps. With a few of my personal ideas and tips in there too...like which clear blocks to buy. Like I mention at the end of the video...I will soon be converting my wood mount to clear I think...because of all the space it will save me.

*Please forgive the white streaks and flecks all over my hands! I've been painting:-)
**Also forgive the shadows, I can't seem to figure out a place with proper light and limited shadows.
***in the video I mention buying another block (smaller) and saying "I don't know why"...I don't know why I said that. Lol. I don't want it for ease of use, but for using multiple images and the stamp-a-ma-jig...you want more than 1 block so you don't have to reposition the stamp-a-ma-jig every single time. Brain freeze moment!

Topiary

Fox & Friends

A cute little baby card. The animals are embossed with glassy glaze powder, so they are a little puffy, and of course, super adorable!

With the envelope I made to go with it!