No Peeking, Mom!

So for Mother's Day I promised my mom hand-made cards. She's been asking for years at every gift giving occasion and I finally feel like I could actually make her some that I would be pleased with. She wanted blank any-occasion appropriate cards. Now, if I ignore the fact that Mothers Day was only about 900 months ago (its an estimate), I am pleased with what I have ready to give her.

These use Perfect Day (the damasky paper) and Key to My Heart (stripe) paper packs, chocolate grosgrain and sorbet stitch ribbon and Fancy Cuts Botanicals (which I love... I need another pack!) plus a past Connections Club reward, some Window Charms and a few random embellishments. What do you think?

Father's Day Card

Yes, its a bit early to be thinking about Father's Day, but I was hosting an All-Occasion Card Swap and I had a spot in the "Holiday" round. Father's Day was the most obvious holiday that no one had claimed yet, so I decided that I would do that.

Unfortunately, I don't have a single manly or masculine friendly stamp set. Not a one. So, I found these directions for making a cute little origami tie here. I figured that would work for me... here is what I came up with. Pretty cute, if I do say so myself!

Supplies Used

All Supplies are CTMH unless otherwise noted

• Aspen Paper Pack
• Natural Twill Ribbon
• Say It In Style Stamp Set (May 2008 SOTM)
• Outdoor Denim Ink
• Adhesive Pearls (Michael's)
  

By the way, I love the Say It In Style stamp set and can't believe I didn't realize how great it was last May when it was available! I guess I wasn't much into cards then... anyway... here's hoping it makes it into the summer catalog as a part of our regular stamp collection! And I am hopeful... every stamp of the month from the Spring 2008 catalog made it into the Spring 2009 Catty as part of our regular collection!

Christmas Card Workshop

Here's a sneak peek at my upcoming Christmas card workshop! You'll make 50 beautiful, hand-stamped card in just 3 hours. You can choose from "Evensong" (red & green) or "Aspen" (blue & cream) papers and a variey of winter and holiday themed stamps. Workshop is the morning of November 1st... leave a comment or contact me if you'd like to do the workshop. Cost is $25, prepaid no later than October 24th.