Be yourself. . .nobody else is better qualified!

I love the saying on this card. . .it's from the Smartypants stamp set in the current SU catalog. Love it!

New Fold for Cardmaking!

These two cards are done in the same style. Use 12" x 12" cardstock. . .cut at 5.5" (resulting in a 5.5" x 12" piece.) Then score at 4" from each side. Carefully cut from the bottom corner to the scored line on each side. Adhere with sticky strip! These cards are decorated with the Designer Paper in the current catalog "Bali Breeze".

Ribbons or thin cardstock can be added at the bottom with a decorative embellishment. Insert a 3.75" x 5.5" tag and you're done!

Bits of cork add texture to your cards!

Here I stamped the pears on designer series paper and cut them out. . .no coloring required. The cork adds nice texture, and the brads provide the balance of color.



This was easy with the beautiful felt flowers in this current catalog. And my new Smarty-Pants saying set. . .perfect for me!!



And this one stamped on cork, colored with markers and white gel pen, with a punched circle of designer paper in the middle. Great texture and easy to do!!

Knitted wool scarf

Okay, I live in the tropics and I made a wool scarf. . .I'm sure I'll find a use for it. I love this yarn. This was the first project I made after I took my lesson at the yarn store in Dennis, Massachusetts. Isn't Amy a cute little model?!

Did I tell you I learned to knit??!!

Omigoodness. . .I took a knitting class on Cape Cod when I was home this past November. I've crocheted since I was practically in kindergarten but never could get the knitting to be loose and straight. The gal that taught me was fabulous and made it so easy. This scarf was the first project I blocked (since the knit got kind of curly). I used Patons SWS wool/soy yarn which is so lovely to work with. This one is going to my mom, who loves this color palette and hopefully loves me too.

Coordinating matchbook and candle for Sylvia's birthday!

My dear friend Sylvia's birthday was February 2nd. I had a Yankee Candle in Lotus Blossom scent (dontcha love Yankee Candles?!) and used Stampin' Up! Designer Paper (Bali Breeze) to decorate both the glass jar and the matchbooks to go with it! The large flower is cut from the design on the paper, and then we added some of the new felt flowers from the catalog. I'm pretty happy with our design. Amy and I made it together for the very special Sylvia!!
(Sylvia, I hope you have lots more birthdays in store with us!)