An additional set of cards

There was a slight mixup at our stamping experience on Saturday and one set of cards left with the wrong owner.  Here are Kim's cards that were missing from the original "photo shoot".  Sorry about that Kim :-)

Love your take on the domestic goddess card and the vintage flower!

A Late Winter's Stamping Experience

While technically winter, today was a beautiful sunny glimpse into what we hope to expect in a month or so.  A great time to get together with friends for a little stamping and dinner.

We started the event with sparkling juice and fruit salad and got to work!

We did 5 cards using some of my designs, some of Lauri's, and we even borrowed one from our Stamp Camp maven, Denise. 

This was fun to see what kind of combinations everyone came up with.  They were given strips of vintage-looking paper, a bird punch, and the Big Shot.  I think there were some really creative combinations here!

I loved how this domesticated card featured a lot of jumping pieces of toast.  All the different textures with the Big Shot folders and the monochromatic schemes made for some very creative cards.

The plaid balloon and the card with the balloon that got away was so cute!

These cards feature some subtle differences in stamping and ribbons. It was so fun to see what everyone decided to try out.

 

Look at the cute anniversary card featuring two birds in the cage. This card is a gift card/money holder tri-fold card. 

After dinner we indulged in some goodies like chocolate covered strawberries, marshmallows, and brownies.

Everyone left full of good food, a handful of cards, and a fun favor.

A big thanks to Lynette, Kim, Sarah, Barbara, Rebecca, Erica,and Connie (My apologies for any misspellings) for a fun day!  And big thanks to Lauri, for hosting and providing a fun and creative atmosphere!

Happy Stamping everyone!

Retirement cards

There has been an "epidemic" of retirements at work these past several months. Just more opportunity for expression with cards!  Pardon me as I tend to use the fleeing bird image a lot.

This last card has been something I've been working towards for a while.  I liked the idea of a retirement card reflecting the passing of time.  Plus it has Not Quite Navy as a color - who doesn't love that?!