So I have my new Happiness background stamp and am playing around with it for the first time, and this is what I came up with so far. I also used my scallop punch for the first time and love it.
It's my nephew's birthday today. This card was inspired by a similar version to Jen Bamberg's. This was my first time using Stickles, and I'm hooked. The second and third versions I did look even better.
Tonight I'm cleaning my desk and just put together some scraps and concocted this random mixture. I'm not going to bother saying what any of it is, but that I love the SPIRAL PUNCH and have not used it until now. It's such a cool invention. And of course, the adorable gingham turquoise ribbon sent to me with kindness from SCS Inkyhugs, Keri, from Missouri! Thank you! Or shall I say "Gee, thanks?" from the All Around Argyle set.
Life has given me many reasons to smile as this sentiment suggests. I love this recently retired Stampin' Up! hostess set and have paired it with patterned papers titled Aunt Gertie's Garden by s.e.i. It's a quickie card for any occasion. T.G.I.F!
My sweet friend, Jessica, just became a mommy for the first time yesterday afternoon to a 7 lb. 4 oz. baby girl named Makayla, who was born with a small opening in her back and will undergo surgery on Independence Day, today. Jessica and her husband have been preparing mentally for their baby who was diagnosed in utero with spina bifida. Jessica's incredible strength and calmness, and enormous love for her daughter, even before her birth has been amazing to me. Little Makayla was transported by ambulance to another hospital while her mom is under care on the other side of town. I plan to visit Jessica today and wanted to make an extra special card for her and this feminine, girly-colored floral design is what I came up with. Please think of their family and remember them in your prayers.
Gift bags are not as exciting to me as gifts that are wrapped in a box, so I RARELY buy gift bags, and am a big fan of gift wrap by the roll. When I find cute prints of gift wrap, especially when its on clearance, I like to stock up on it, and add it to my gift wrap stash. I bought this gorgeous floral print gift wrap from Old Navy a few months back and have gotten fantastic reviews from those who have received it or seen it. I love the red, green, blue, and creamy background. I decided to make some coordinating cards to use with this particular gift wrap and plan to make a few so can have it ready to go when I need it.
These "stampy" Americana bookmarks were fun and relatively simple to mass produce. I made 70 of them to pass out after my lesson at church (in Relief Society) today as a reminder of the significance of the hymns and how they can uplift our spirits. Our closing hymn, with Independence Day approaching, was Battle Hymn of the Republic, which is why I created something with a patriotic theme. I'll post the details later tonight after I have my Sunday afternoon nap. The women in our RS seemed to have appreciated these. I always like to make a little handout when it's my turn to teach, which is fortunately only about once a quarter.