It's a Yahoo Day

Hi Everyone:  Well, I did it...put in my retirement date.  It's to be July 28, 2011.  I know it's 4 months off, but given how the last 3 months have flown by, I expect the same can be said for the next 4 months.  I got asked what I was going to do in my spare time...well, I have a list starting with stamping, card making and scrapbooking and then there is that other list, clean the basement and get rid of the junk, clean closets.  Of course, it's my grandchildren that I will have more time for as well.

Now on to the real stuff, my card... It's a Birthday card for one of my friends and while her birthday is still a couple of weeks off, we are celebrating on Friday.  It's so hard to get a good night for all of us.

This card is also for the Saturday Sketch Challenge 197 over at Stamping 411.  This was also going to be an entry for Pals Paper Art but missed the deadline...oh well, in 4 months maybe that won't happen.

So, Happy Birthday Dianne.

Stamps: Baby Blossoms (c-122000 - $24.95, w- 121927 - $33.95, Occasions Mini p 14) French Filigree (w – 113742 - $21.95, IC&B p 135), Create a Cupcake (c - 121982 - $19.95, w - 121915 $27.95, p 22, Occasions Mini)

Paper:  Natural White, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Perfect Plum, In Colors DSP

Ink: Sarah Sand, Perfect Plum, Rich Razzleberry, Certainly Celery, Pear Pizzazz, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Blushing Bride, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Big Shot, Scallop Ovals Die, Circle 2 Die, Scallop Border Trim, Scallop Oval Punch, Oval Punch, Blushing Bride ribbon

Inside of Card

I even decorated up the inside of the card with a piece of the Blushing Bride DSP and finished it off with the Scallop Trim Border punch and used the birthday sayings from the "Bring on the Cake" stamp set in the Occasions Mini.  I have had lots of use of this stamp and really hope it makes it over to the new cattie.

So that's it for this evening, enjoy yours and I know that I will enjoy mine.

Until next time....

The Friday File

Hi Everyone:  For those of you who work Monday to Friday, thank goodness it's Friday or in short TGIF.  I hope your week went well and you are getting ready to enjoy the weekend.  It's been a busy week for me, so I am so glad it's Friday and now I get to beat my own clock and get some stamping and whatever else needs to be done, like chores?  Can you see, stamping first, chores 2nd...do I have my priorities straight.  LOL.

 

The card today is a birthday card for one of my DGF (darling girl friends).  Although here birthday isn't until the end of February, we celebrated early because some are going to Arizona and California, some to Mexico and some to Hawaii...notice I didn't say me to any of those exotic places, or should I say warm and sunny places.

 

Before I get carried away feeling sorry for myself to much, let me get to the card.

 

 



Outside




Inside



I even decorated the inside of my card this time.

 

Stamps: Baby Blossoms (w – 121927 $33.95, c – 12000 - $24.96, Occasions Mini P. 18), Bring on the Cake (w – 121899 - $47.95, c- 121958 - $33.95 Occasions Mini – p20)

Paper: Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Springtime Vintage DSP
Ink: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Not Quite Navy, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: Big Shot, Texturz Plates - Backgrounds, 3 and 3 ½ Circle Dies, Large Oval Punch, and Scallop Trim Border Punch, Rose Red Seam Binding ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig

I used the 2 - step stamping technique for the Baby Blossoms stamp and to add the sentiment inside of the 2 layer tag.  I stamped one layer of the tag and stamped the sentiment from the Bring on the Cake stamp set using the Stamp-a-ma-jig.  A second tag was stamped, the oval punched out, the tag cut out and then layered to the first tag with dimensionals to give a 3-d look.

To give a deeper impression from the Texturz plates, I first misted a mixture of rubbing alcohol and water to the card stock and then ran through the Big Shot. 

The inside of the card was done with a strip of the Springtime Vintage DSP which was punch along the edge with the Scallop Trim Border punch.

PS, we had a great food, Greek, and a speciality cake...pays to know the baker, and lots of laughs at the BP.

Enjoy the weekend and until next time...