I know, I know. I have been a bad blogger. I can just hear you Mary, "Update your blog, Christy." So... this is for you, Mary! *blows Mary a kiss* We have had a lot going on this week. We found out that hubby is going to Iraq on April 15th. It all came up suddenly and we are all very stunned!
I still have lots to share with you. I just have been super busy making stuff. Territory Days is coming super fast. Anyway, I am hoping to download the pictures from my camera sometime soon.
All of the cards I did today were from the "Bloomin' Beautiful" stamp set from the "Occasions" catalog. I L-L-L-L-Love this set! It just screams, "WATERCOLOR ME!" So I have... and will again! This is just the Poppy stamp that I used this time. It's just gorgeous... This is probably the most elegant card I have ever made. Now, I have been influenced in this design by quite a few different ladies from Splitcoast Stampers. I can't remember who all had a part but thank you for posting your wonderful cards and inspiring me to create these!
While I would love to "post the recipe." It would take way too much time. Time that I don't have today. I will give you the basics though. I used Kraft, Basic Black and Shimmery White papers. I used stazon, groovy guava, purely pom, chocolate chip, summer sun, wild wasabi and blender pens for inks. I embossed, i used glitter... i used dimensional, taffeta ribbon, rhinestone brads from the Pretties Kit, and the new hodgepodge silver.
Yikes, I have another card layout to post and I am pretty much done talking... LOL! Not really, I could type all day but I don't want to bore you! *grins* This last card I added Close to Cocoa paper and It's Beautiful Jumbo wheel. This is my least favorite of the bunch but it's still beautiful! The one thing I forgot to do is sponge! I always sponge! Oh well.
These cards were all made for an aunt who got a thank you card from me, loved it and ordered 3 more cards! She over-paid me so I am sending her a 4th card. I hope she likes them!
