Scrapbooking Sunday. . . .

This is not the most beautiful scrapbook page ever made...not even close. But it is for exactly this reason that I love my scrapbooks. I help host scrapbooking retreats for a group of friends every year. The most difficult part for me is hearing complaints about a retreat that I have worked hard to make enjoyable. I do this for my friends, not as my job. So, when someone mentioned having a pity pot at a retreat, where people can put in their complaints and they are then read at meal time. I thought this is a brilliant way to be playful and folks can still voice a complaint. It worked like a charm and proved to be a great source of entertainment for us as well. I love these pages!

Paper is a preview of Pocketful of Posies DSP in the new catalog, title made with non-SU letters, I used the 2 step bird punch on both pages.

Thursday . . . .

I used:
Paper: Whisper White CS #100730, Basic Black CS #121045, Real Red CS #102482, Baja Breeze CS #111352
Ink: Stampin' Write Marker Black #100082, White pen #105021
Other: Big Shot #114439, Top Note Die #113463, Perfect Polka Dots EF #117335, 2 Step Bird Punch #117191, Satin Ribbon #117285, non-SU button, black thread

Wednesday - Cards I Love. . . .

This is one of the few over-the-top cards I have done. Don't get me wrong, I loved every minute of it, but it isn't one you want to mass produce. I have seen these flowers on cards and I just had to try them for myself. They were easy to do. I will add this to my list of technique videos I need to do.

I used:
Paper: Baja Breeze CS #111352, Not Quite Navy CS #101722, Very Vanilla CS #101650, Springtime Vintage DSP #121782
Stamps: Occasional Quotes #hostess
Ink: StazOn Black #101406, Baja Breeze #111833, Early Espresso #119670
Other: Baja Seam Binding Ribbon #122331, Mat Pack #105826, Paper Piercing Tool #116631, Paper Snips #103579, 2-step Bird Punch #117191, Basic Pearls #119247, sewing, Stamping Sponges #101610

Quick Card Sunday

I used:
Paper: Whisper White CS #100730, Old Olive CS #100702, Always Artichoke CS #105119, Cherry Cobbler CS #119685
Stamps: All Holidays #114916
Ink: Cherry Cobbler #119669
Other: 2-Step Bird Punch #117191

Thanks for stopping by and looking! Have a wonderful Sunday :-)

Technique Thursday

Isn't this card cute? It was copied from some other clever person out there in card making land. They had used the woodgrain background stamp, which I do not own, so I used this dsp instead. The technique is using the 2-step bird punch to create the wreath. Just punch a bunch of branches and glue them together. I added bits from my cropadile to create the berries. I think this card is so cute!

I used:
Paper: Early Espresso CS #119686, Woodland Walk DSP #117389, Old Olive CS #100702, Cherry Cobbler CS #119685
Other: 2-step bird punch #117191, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon #120992, non-SU brad

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Quick Card Sunday

I used:

Paper: More Mustard CS #100946, Early Espresso CS #119686, Wild Wasabi CS #108641, Autumn Spice DSP #120808

Other: 2 Step Bird Punch #117191, Square Lattice Embossing Folder #119976

Thanks for stopping by and looking!  Have a wonderful day :-)

Technique Thursday

I used:
Paper: Crumb Cake CS #120953, Wild Wasabi CS #108641, Early Espresso CS #119686, Whisper White CS #100730, Woodland Walk DSP #117389, In Color DSP -hostess
Stamps: Oval All #113790
Ink: Bashful Blue #105209, Early Espresso #119680, Peach Parfait Marker #119801
Other: 2 Step Owl Punch #118074, 2 Step Bird Punch #117191, Oval #119855, Scallop Oval #119856, Scallop Circle Punch #119854, non-SU punch for fence, Cats Eye Fluid chalk in Creamy Brown, Chestnut Roan, and Dark Brown, Dimentionals #104430


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