3rd Card

It's raining, it's pouring and the ground is loving it. You can see the grass getting greener by the minute. The trees are playing havoc with my allergys. So I'm a sneeze and blow girl this week. Haven't decided which card to share. So will put it up then tell about it.

This was the first one I came to. The stuff is the die cut flower. I used black cardstock from CTMH and some rice paper I had in my stash to put behind the flower. I thought it just had an Oriental look to it, so I dug out a stamp I bought a few years ago at a Stamp Show, not sure of the company. It's stamped in Cranberry ink (CTMH) and edged with a gold ink pen and layered on black cardstock. I really like the die cut and will be checking into where it's from.

If I have time I'll share another card tomorrow. I need to be getting my school stuff done as I'm off on vacation during Spring Break and taking an extra day. So if you don't see a post you'll know I off having a fun time. I'll post the rest when we get back.
Many hugs,
Bobbi

2nd Card from Stuff

Good Morning,

It's trying to rain here, wanting to make up for snow. We need it so I won't complain. Maybe it'll clear the air so I can breathe, allergys are kicking my tush. Before I go to far into sharing my card I have to tell you how excited I am. Close to My Heart finally gave all the consultants a website. This will be so much easier for some of my customers that live out of town and state. My site address is http://bnessly.ctmh.com/ I'll be linking my blog to it.

Now for my card share. Todays stuff was a background piece, it was from a cuttlebug folder that looked like the bark on a tree. I really racked my brain on this one. The stamp is from Peddlers Pack that I bought years ago. I used Chocolate and Parchment markers from CTMH. The paper is Chocoate and White Daisy from CTMH. It is edged with Sunflower ink (CTMH) on the inside is a rope and the word Howdy these are retired from Stampin Up. The brad is from my stash. It's plain but most of my cards are, my model was done in Cotton Candy but that was alittle to bright for the background. I liked this one much better. I still have 3 to go, so keep watching.

Hugs,

Bobbi

Been awhile

I'm back for a minute for an update. Still busy but took time out to join a swap. It was called a Stuff Swap, where I recieved 5 items and had to use them in cards. Before I start I need to update you on happenings since Christmas.

We spent a wonderful almost 2 weeks on the other side of the mountains at my daughters. Gave them a break and went to Shelton, a small town out of Olympia and taught a TIPS class. What a beautiful area. It's mostly trees, mountains and water. Our motel, thanks to the Little Dog Casino was right on the water. Not only did we look and water but it poured buckets of it. Was fun though. On the way home we stopped to spend our Christmas presents. Chucks was for fishing supplies, my at the craft store. I bought a die set from Spellbinders. Then the first of the month we went to Wenatchee to Costco. Had lunch with my oldest son and was close to the fishing supply store, so he had to get more goodies. What's good for him is good for me. I bought 2 more Spellbinder dies. I'm happy. Didn't have any snow. Have only had a little bit all winter. Suppose to rain today, hope it's not like it was over there.

Now to the card. The hostess sent 3 white flowers. I'm not much on using these, so wasn't sure what to do with them. I'd been wanting to try out my new die cuts so grabbed some paper and started cutting. I love the stamp I used, it's been discontinued from CTMH. But you know me I don't get rid of anything. I embossed it gold to match the gold background, then started mounting the layers. When it came to the flowers I put them every different direction. Decided this was the best. After I got it all together I saw that I could have moved them up alittle, but there fine. The centers are gold brads from my stash.

Leave a comment and let me know what you think. If I get time tomorrow I'll share another one. I have 4 more. They go out in the mail today, hope who ever gets them likes them.

Until the next time, have a wonderful day. Don't stress the small stuff.

Hugs,

Bobbi

2nd Green Snow Flurry Card

This is the Third one of the Snow Flurry stamps set from Sweet & Sassy. This is the last one for a while of the glue and New England Ivy reinker. This is the other die cut I got from Sweet & Sassy. On the snow flake this time I used half pearls. I used tiny ones on the tiny flakes. The inside of the card says "Snowflaeds of one of nature's most fragile things., but just look at what they do when they stick together."

Today I started some new cards. This time I tryed this technique the way it's suppose to be and I don't really like how it turned out, but I'll be using it anyway.

Last night my husband and I went to a dinner/auction for a friend of ours that has Cancer. I'm always amazed at the turn out for these things and the generosity of the community for donations. This one was no different. Of course we ended up spending more than we should have, but I got a beautiful Pink Ice Diamond Black Hills gold ring. I'd tried it on and for once it fit. I started to bid on it, then got chicken, so my husband went $20 more than my bid and got it. I'm very excited, Merry Christmas to me. Anyway back to what I was saying. We raised $8700 plus for this family. She hasn't been doing well and worries alot, so I know this will help with all the Medical bills. In this day and economy I'm so proud of people donating to others. Makes my heart feel good to give.

Now talking about giving, if you happen to by a Giving Tree pick a name. Some little kid would love for Santa to visit. I picked mine for this year. It's really quite fun buying for someone you don't know. We did this last year and felt real good about our Christmas.

Until next time,
Hugs,
Bobbi

#2 of the Snow Flurrys

Here it is the second card I made using the Snow Flurries card and the die cut from Sweet & Sassy. The stamp is just stamped with New England Ivy ink from Close to My Heart. I glued clear cut rhinestones in the center of the snowflakes. On the ribbon die cut I ran silver ribbon through it. This card is so simple yet looks very elegant.

I haven't yet gotten into the Christmas spirit, but will soon. Have 10 Christmas cards made, still need a bunch. I hate to buy them. Need to go through my boxes and see if I have any left overs. That way I'll get an idea how many more I'll need. Don't forget when your making you card, you can also decorate the envelope. On the snowflake cards I put a small snowflake on the envelope. Also if your cards a bigger than the normal size you'll need extra postage. When mailing gifts sometimes using the post office boxes and evelopes are cheaper than your own boxes. I can cram alot in a $11.95 box.

Enjoy your day, hit as many Bazaars as you can. Remember if you see something you like don't say, "Oh! I can make that". Just buy one you'll never get a round to making it.

Hugs,

Bobbi

My New Favorite Stamp

Your not going to believe this stamp. I saw it on a blog hop and fell in love with it. I'm not a big fan of winter, but this snowflake stamp takes the cake, for all time beautiful. I really hope everyone likes the cards I did with it. Most are totally different from what I usually do. The first one is totally not in Christmas colors, it started out to be Holiday Red from Close to My Heart, but I'm not sure what happened. The technique is Elmers glue pounced on cardstock, then a few drops of Holiday Red with some Platium Silver. For some reason it separated and became oily. I used a heat gun to dry it, which didn't work so I used a paper towel to dry it off. This is the background, we had a hard time getting the tape to stick. The stamp is from Sweet & Sassy and called "Snow Flurry". It turned out kind of orange and yellow, so that's the color of paper and ink I used. Not quite Christmas colors but I like it. The white brad worked real will the the spot that didn't have ink on them. When you see the other card I made with this stamp you'll see why I love it. It can be as elegant as you want it or like this card, just kinda plain. I have 2 more cards I'll share tomorrow with the same background technique only done differently.

Until then, take care and stay warm.

Hugs,

Bobbi

New Share

Bet you all thought I quit making anything. I did make some stuff, just been busy with school and visiting for Thanksgiving.

Before we left I made this card for a technique swap I was in. The lace is called double ruffle and was made with a new die cut from Sweet & Sassy Stamps. Not sure you can see it, but there are two ruffles, the bottom one is purple. The stamps are from a retired set from Close to My Heart. The placement of the horn is out of the box ( because it's not inside the backing). The "Give Thanks" is done with thin silver tread, it's call Sprilli. The edges are sponged with ink. I really love doing the Sprilli, makes things look fancy.

For Thanksgiving we went to my brothers and sister-in-laws in Nevada. Had a wonderful dinner with some of their friends. Kim and I made 4 pies for the dinner. She tried a recipe for pumpkin pie she found in a magazine. It was made with Bailey's (she used Carolines). Made the filling richer than the regular pumpkin pie, was very good. I did a Mincemeat pie and Apple. Some of the guests had never had meat in their mince and was surprised at the flavor. My little sister-in-law is great for trying new recipes, she also made a delicious stuffing. It had sausage, peppers and a bunch of stuff I don't normally put in stuffing, was very yummy. My brother did the turkey on the rotisserie, was very moist. We had a wonderful time while we were there, we always do. Kim and I made Christmas cards, so I'll be posting some of the ones I made along with a technique we did. Not sure if it has a name but it turned out pretty cool. I'm going to try it the right way and see if I like it better.

Until I post again, hugs,
Bobbi