Thursday, December 23, 2010

Merry Christmas to All!





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Friday, November 26, 2010

First Christmas Card of the Season

Just finished this Christmas card using an idea from my dear friend, Christel.  The tree is Stampin' Up's "O' Tannenbaum" and the rose toile background is Stampin' Up's Elements of Style.  The sentiment is a Michael's dollar bin find.  For ink I chose Real Red and Kiwi Kiss.  (I have a ton of Kiwi Kiss paper.)  Think I'll try some other color combos.
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Christmas in the Air!

It's freezing here in Southern California, down to 34 tonight, and it sure is bringing in the holiday season.  Even though I love Thanksgiving, with all the colors, smells, and the general feeling of blessing and gratitude, I'm getting really excited about decorating for Christmas.  Here is my latest published work from the holiday issue of The Stamper's Sampler made exclusively with stamps from Oxford Impressions.  I used the St. Nicholas collection and the Bon Bon collection, which brings to mind the joy of special Christmas sweets.




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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Halloween Cards

Another card with stamps from Artistic Outpost.  The glitter made it difficult to photograph.  I really need to learn Photoshop!

           Happy Halloween, 
                  Everyone! 






Halloween stamps for this card from Artistic Outpost.  The French cherub background is an oldie; don't remember the company.







Tag with Artistic Outpost stamps.


























The cards above and below were made with Oxford Impressions stamps. 


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Halloween Vignettes from My Kitchen

Halloween is one of my favorite--if not my favorite--holiday.  I love the colors, the smells, the adorable kids, and the creativity!  Not to mention the excitement in the air and the sense of community that Trick-or-Treating night brings to my neighborhood.  A whole group of adults making sure that kids have fun, fun, fun!  What could be better than that?
I made the banner and the two silhouette plaques.
The candle wraps were made with Stampin' Up! wheel stamps that I detached and the tag and matching card were made with stamps from Oxford Impressions.  My new friend, Lisa, made the card with the green background.  (Thanks, Lisa, I LOVE your card!)


My kitchen mascot loves celebrating each season with me.  Didn't make one darn thing in this vignette, but did put a reprinted Halloween card in a nice old frame.  Love the "punkinhead" girl with her baby.  Une petite jolie!


Do you decorate for Halloween? If you have decorations that aren't bloody or gory or super scary, I would love for you to link up this week to my Inspired Sunday blog party!

Laura







I am linking up with these great parties:

Make It Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House
Tweak it Tuesdays at Cozy Little House
Wow Us Wednesdays
Transformation Thursday @ The Shabby Creek Cottage
Creative Things Thursday @ The Vintage Farmhouse 
Blog Stalking Thursday @ The Crafty Blog Stalker
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

I wanted this to look like a quilt folded back to reveal a lace sheet.  The lace and sentiment are secured to the inner part of the card and only the flap lifts.
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Miscellany

I love this card with the multiple layers of embossing.  The French stamp with cherubs in pink ink is one of my favorites.  I bought it in Lock Port New York on one of the best family vacations we ever took.  Great stamp and great memories!
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