Stamping with Kim

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Taking my own advice!

I am borderline genius.

Bwahahaha!!  I used to work with a guy that said that to me all.the.time. - and he was SERIOUS!!  Yeah, well, his name was Charlie Brown.  Seriously.  Go figure!!  (no, Gloria, not the Charlie Brown that you know!  There's actually another one!!)

I took my own advice from my last post, and started using my favorite Notecards & Envelopes (new Stampin' Up! catalog, p. 182 Item #107311, $5.95/20) to start my very own stack of stocking stuffers....In AUGUST!!  Now THAT is impressive!!  These notecards really are the way to go, even the price is attractive!

For this project, I actually trimmed 1/4" off the height & width, and layered the notecards onto a 5" X 3.5" piece of POOL PARTY cardstock.  I just wanted that tiny bit of color around the edges since my focal colors are pretty pastel.

Other colors used are Basic Grey for the sled & penguin, and Poppy Parade for the greeting.  The nose is Tangerine Tango marker.  Cheeks are Pink Pirouette marker.  I also outlined the penguin with Pool Party marker, and colored in his scarf & hat.

Only one stamp set was used for this notecard - you can find it on p. 41 in the new catty - it's called "Merry Winter".  It was my 2nd must-have new set!!  Now you see why :)  I used (SU!) Serene Snowflakes for the flaps of the envys (but you could use anything at all to accent this adorable set!).

The gift set is completed by tying a 21" piece of Ruffled Pool Party Ribbon around the cards & envys .....fun!!!

This was a fun & easy project - and I am sooo happy to have several sets of notecard stocking stuffers already on hand!  Why don't you join me & make a stack, too?!  Trust me, you'll be really glad you did by December 24th!!

Oh....confession time....I did not use glitter!!  You have no idea how hard it was for me to not pull out the glitter bowl and go crazy on this cute little guy!!  I thought they might be more appreciated if they didn't get glitter all over my friends LOL!!

Happy Monday!  Thanks for visiting!

 (I couldn't resist using this signature tag in the middle of August!!!)

Best notecards

I've used these notecards & envelopes many, many times before - and find they really are the best for handy little gifts.  A set of notecards is always in style whether it's a stocking stuffer, a gift for the new mother, the bride, graduate - or in this case, a little gift for the new college students!

I mentioned earlier in the week that Steve & I had travelled over to Nashville to help give my little 2nd cousin, Alisa, a great send off to Vanderbilt.  What I didn't mention is this.... she has a twin sister!!  Her twin is moving into her new dorm room this weekend, but it is just a little too far away for us to visit.  Alison will be attending the beautiful ELON UNIVERSITY in North Carolina.

I thought the girls might enjoy a little gift packet in a couple of weeks, so I'm starting with a set of notecards & envelopes (postage stamps included!!) for them to send notes to their friends back home....oh, and hopefully to their mom who will have the hardest time with them both gone now!!

These cards are simple & easy.  The bird is from "Best of Everything" - yes, I have used it a time or two, haven't I?!!  The greetings are from "Friendly Phrases".  I've used 3-4 different ones from that set.  Colors are Certainly Celery & Chocolate Chip.  I used a marker to outline the little dots around the bird.  He's adorable!!  The ribbon is new Ruffled Lucky Limeade, which matches Certainly Celery wonderfully!!

I managed to complete both sets (6 cards & envys each) for the girls in under half an hour :)  I think now is the perfect time to start work on some of those stocking stuffers I just mentioned - don't you?!!

Have a great weekend!!!

 

Are we done yet??

"OK, listen carefully while I explain this one more time ... I'm a cat, not a gardener.  Go find someone else to do your dirty work!!"  I think that's what this look means after Cousin followed me back & forth a few times this week!  I've been taking it easy on him - I think he's lost an ounce or two & is down to about 21 lbs :)

I bet my husband would like to say the same thing, come to think about it!  OK, I'm about to let them both off the hook.  PHASE II of the Greenhouse Garden is 98% complete, so I'm back with that picture I promised!!

This little area to front & right side of the greenhouse used to be a great big mess.  After digging out all kinds of things, we filled it with some good soil & planted just a few Sedums, and some kind of Sage-y plant that my cousin gave me.  Gotta love those recycled plants!!  Everything else shown here, the trees & yuccas, were already in place.  I added the border to match "Phase I", and filled in with mulch.  It looks soooo much better!

The reason I said it's "98%" complete is because if you look closely in the upper left-hand-side of the picture you can see a Hummingbird feeder.  The part that is missing is another bird feeder stand that we have, that holds 3 feeders.  It has not been set up yet.  But it will be before winter!!

Several of you have asked "so where are these sheds & greenhouses around your house - front?  back?  where??"

I'm standing in front of Steve's garage (not be confused with MY GARAGE!!) which is detached and at a 90 degree angle beside the house.  We call HIS garage the "Carriage House".  My garage is called....the garage! 

You can see the very corner of our house here on the right.  The sidewalk goes into the front door.  The Shed & Greenhouse are on the left-hand-side if you're standing on the street looking at the front of our house.  I'm glad there were still some roses for this picture!  It's been so hot & dry that everything is dying... see the grass?  Or what's left of it!!

OK, gotta run for now!  I have Friendship Bread baking in the oven - it's going to serve as a b'day gift tonite, along with a jar of my homemade Strawberry Preserves.   That b'day also requires a card....a "GUY" card.... so I need time to prepare!!  LOL!!

Have a great day!  And thanks for visiting :)

 

Time flies!!

Doesn't it seem that way to you sometimes?  Me, too!!

Last week I mentioned that I had a card started, and would be posting it soon.  This is the card - and I have to admit that the ONLY thing missing was the first-part-of-the-inside!!

This is a 4 X 12, tri-fold card...which makes me giggle out loud because at the same time I was building this card, my friend Sarah was posting THIS CARD.  Wow - great minds really do think alike!!

Our cards are different dimensions, and different themes, but the same general idea, tri-fold cards.  These are sooo easy, and obviously there are no rules - just do what makes you smile :)

I started with White 12 X 4 Textured cs, scored at 4" and 8".  Next came the stamping - I stamped all over with my new "Delicate Doilies" set, using new IN COLORS Wisteria Wonder & Calypso Coral, with some accents of Melon Mambo.  The sentiments were all stamped in Basic Gray.  (oh, the sentiment on the front came from "My Friend", the sentiment on this section came from "Best of Everything".

This is what the inside looks like when completely open.

And this last pic is a close-up of the sentiment on the inside - from one of my new favorite sets called "Blessings from Heaven".

What a fun card this was to make, and I hope it's going to make my friend very happy when she opens it up in the mail!!

Now, as for what kept me away from finishing this card...sigh....I was playing in the dirt again!  LOL!  It's true - since my new little Greenhouse garden came together so beautifully, I decided to go ahead and start "Phase II".   I haven't quite completed it - but plan on having some pics of the whole project later in the week.

In the meantime, we also travelled over to VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY yesterday to give my little 2nd cousin, Alisa, a wonderful send-off to start her next 4 (or more) years there!!  She is a beautiful young lady, and I wish her the very, very best!!

I hope you had a fabulous weekend, too, and get the chance to get your hands inky this week!   Thanks for stopping by today!!