A gift for Carolyn

Can you tell I just love these sunflowers? My sister-in-laws birthday is coming up Sept 1st and I just know she is going to love this little note card box. She is going through a difficult time right now in her life and I wanted to encourage her with something very special. I included in her card the following scripture: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight." Prov. 3:5-6. I love this scripture although sometimes it's very hard to apply to life.

New Catalog Mystery Hostess Party

We had fun at my New Catalog Mystery Hostess Party. To the left are the two projects we made and my two friends who came walked away with prizes! The other orders came from my friends who couldn't be there but placed orders over $35.00 qualifying them for the mystery hostess drawing. The total for the workshop was $300.oo and three happy women got to split up the hostess benefits! Claudia got the level 1 or 2 stamp set, Madelyn got $20.00 worth of free merdandise from the catalog, and Michelle got $15.00 worth of free merchandise from the catalog. Congratulations to you all!

Faux Metal Technique Tuesday

There are two different techniques involved here: one is basic embossing (So Kind card) and the other is impression embossing (Friend card). We had so much fun making these cards! Impression embossing involves covering your whole surface area with embossing powder 3 times and on the third time you need to quickly stamp the image you'd like impressed on the faux metal. Enjoy!

Faux Metal Technique Tuesday

Aren't these metal tags the coolest? We made these and more at my Faux metal Technique Tuesday class this week. It is such an economical way to get the look of those pricey metal tags at a fraction of the cost.

Welcome Lydia!

I made this brag book for my friends, Marc and Margaret, who just adopted a little girl from China! Her name is Lydia. We're having a shower for them later this month or next and I plan to give this to them then. This was made with Stampin' Ups! new stamp set called "sock monkey." I love it!