Wordless Wednesday (Prom Night)

50 Years Old!

Last weekend, my husband and my brother both turned 50 years old.  So naturally, I had to make each of them a card.  The cards seem a bit plain, but since they were made for men, I did not think sparkles and glitter and ribbons would be appropriate. 

Both cards came together quickly using the Rustic Numbers stamp set and templates from the Wishes Card Confidence Program.  This 5x7 card uses the extremely versatile Emporium paper packet and the 'Medallion' template. 

 The plaid paper from the Sarsaparilla pack is one of my favorites, and is a great paper for creating a masculine card.  Using the 'Gallery' template from the Wishes book, it only took 15 minutes to create this card.

Even though it is not shown in the photos, both cards were finished on the inside with a lighter color of cardstock and a 'Happy Birthday' stamp.   

Miracle kit (National Scrapbooking Month)

Close To My Heart is celebrating "National Scrapbooking Month" with the beautiful Miracle kit!   View more details and finished layouts can be seen on the CTMH National Scrapbooking Month site.  The special is available April 15 through May 31, but only while supplies last.
 
This charming scrapbooking kit featuring spring-inspired colors and floral patterns is miraculously easy to assemble with no stamping required.  Included are new, coordinating B&T Duos® die-cut papers, B&T Duos, Irresistibles™ chipboard die-cuts, My Stickease® adhesive images, Flip Flaps™, plus more favorite accessories and papers. The brochure will guide you through easily creating two beautiful 2-page layouts.

There are several ways to snatch this fashionable Miracle kit at a great discount or even FREE:
• Purchase the kit outright for $19.95
• Place a minimum order of $40 and purchase the kit for only $10
• Place a minimum order of $60 and purchase the kit for only $5
• Sign up as a new Consultant between May 1-31 and receive a kit FREE
• Host a Home Gathering between April 15-May 31 with minimum sales of $300 and receive a kit FREE

Wordless Wednesday (tulips)

A Cherry from A Posy

Wanted to work with some bright colors, and this card definitely turned out to be bright.  Close To My Heart lowered the price on their A-size stamp sets last fall and that means this cute A Posy stamp set is only $7.95.  It includes five stamps, and I used all the stamps except the actual posy flower.  The 'swiss dotted' cherries were made by stamping the flower 'center' using red ink and then cutting it to fit inside the clear buttons.   

Knitting Projects - First Month

This picture was taken on March 31 - that is one month after I learned to knit.  I was really surprised to see that I had completed so many projects in the first month.  Also, there were four additional dishcloths that I made and already gave away.  And yes, there are two projects 'on the needles' that had been started.  Since the picture was taken, one of the items has been unraveled because I did not like working with the yarn, and the other is now a completed kitchen towel with a tab to hang it from a drawer pull.

Two of my favorite projects are this Garter Baby Bib using a pattern from Nona, who is the one responsible for teaching me to knit.  This means that I have not been stamping and creating cards to share on my blog.

The yarn is a nice, soft cotton and it was really easy to make.  The button is actually from my Close To My Heart embellishment supply - so at least I used some of my stamping supplies this month.  

And this drawstring bag is the Super Summer Backpack on the Lion Brand yarn website.

The stitch pattern was more difficult than I expected since the pattern was listed as 'Easy +' skill level, but I really like the way it turned out.  Used a self-striping yarn and am pleased with the stripes on the bag.  The I-cord for the drawstring was quite a challenge and required double-pointed knitting needles.  I must have viewed at least four different You Tube videos for knitting an I-cord and re-watched a couple of them several times trying to figure out how to do this.  If you look closely, the knitting is not very smooth and even.  After starting, unraveling, and re-starting about eight times, I finally decided that it would just be a good example of 'beginner' work and kept going until there was 48" of the cord.