Christmas monkeys?

Okay, well I've made about 30 different designs with my Monkey Business stamp set from Stampin' Up! I don't know why I love this set so much but he's darling to mix with other items and, well, it just gives him such an interesting little life.

Santa hat and gifts are from the SU Crab & Company set. And of course I added glitter. Yeah for glitter. I love glitter!

Melinda's greatness

Okey-dokey. Perhaps I shouldn't show you cards done by my talented friend Melinda. Really. She has a wonderful style that I cannot copy or steal.

She loves a challenge. And when I got my new Double-Line Doodles set from Stampin' Up!, she was ready to create! Now, the color More Mustard is one color I don't find myself using a lot. Yet, see how Melinda managed to make it look trendy and cool?! Add some Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip cardstock and she in a zone all her own.

Thank you, Melinda, for the inspiration you share!!

Christmas Stamp A Stack

Well, thank you to Angela for coercing me into having a Christmas In July Stamp A Stack. It was well attended and so much fun! I had homemade goodies for eating, and Christmas tunes playing, and it was really a good time. Here are five of the six cards we did!







The first card here is a melted snowman from Saipan. . . guess our hot weather wasn't too kind to him!


My surfing Santa Claus comes to me from a Stampin' Up! friend in Australia. I do hope SU gives us girls some tropical images too!


My Crab & Company card has googlie eyes, which make any card just perfect, right?


The Purely Pomegranate and River Rock card swings when opened to reveal either a personal message or a photograph in the middle section.


I cannot take credit for the Bordering Blue Cheers card. Melinda Crockett designed it for me! Elegant, isn't it?!