Whew...this week has been a whirlwind as we wrap up school. Being a mom and a teachers aide is fun except for the first and last week of school. I'm glad that it will be over for the summer tomorrow. Onto the important stuff...stamping!!!
We had club Tuesday night. Note to self: Self, don't ever schedule stamp club the first OR last week of school. I had made a coaster book over Christmas vacation and my ladies loved it so much they asked if we could do it at club. Why of course, since my dear friend Colleen gave me oodles of coasters. I decided to make a brag book to put in my purse for two reasons:
I used a retired paper from Stampin' UP, but it is the same design as one that is in the current catalog: Western Sky. I just picked out 2 paper designs from the pack. And adhered them to my coasters. I chose a striped paper for the inside cover, just to be a little spunky. I inked the edges with Chocolate Chip. Seriously, this color is never far from my reach. Punched the spine with my Bind-It-All. Since the coasters were 4x4", I cut the inside pages from Very Vanilla to 3-7/8x3-7/8" and punched the spine on them as well. I inserted the O-Wire and closed it. I then took my heart chipboard piece and pressed it into my Gold Encore pad for some glitz. I stamped our families name with my custom stamp, but it out with my nestabilities tag die, adhered it and tied ribbon around the whole she-bang. Now, I just have to put some pictures in it and remember to put it in my purse. Have a stamp happy day!!!
This is the quick card I created for my April clubs. I am making sets of these for my mom and mom-in-law for Mothers Day. I love this alphabet, it is so elegant without being to froo-froo. It is called Lovely Letters and I earned it for free for my Sale-a-bration sales. Dontcha love free rubber? I know I do. I think this card is self-explanatory, however I would like to put a plug in for Stampin' UP! to bring back the large scallop scissors they sold years ago. I love, Love, LOVE them!!! They are so much easier to use than the corner rounder.
I am in the process of re-doing my site. I love the new colors, but I still have some work to do. Please bear with me, I should have everything back in place by next week. Comments are ALWAYS appreciated. Thanks for looking and have a stamp happy day!!!
