It has been a while since I've been to blog land. Life got a lot busy with kids getting out of school, a birthday party, a family reunion, and work. Speaking of work, after working for the same company off and on for over 20 years, I made the tough decision to give notice so I could work at my other job full-time. It's actually a good thing because the construction industry has finally rebounded big time in our area, meaning that both of my part-time jobs became full-time. I'm excited to begin this new chapter in my life of only having one job to balance. Translation...I have hope that I can begin crafting again on a regular basis. Such joy!
With all of that, I give thanks. It seemed fitting that I should begin blogging again with a thank you card (or 2).
Recipe:
Paper: Daydream (retired), Wings (retired), White Daisy CS, Black CS (CTMH)
Stamps: Tea Time (retired), Finding The Words (CTMH)
Inks: Black, Hollyhock (CTMH)
I needed thank you cards for my daughter's birthday party that was held back in May. I managed to get about 15 of these made in an hour, with the help of my Wishes pattern book, the night before school let out. Phew! Just under the wire, but everyone that came received this pretty thank you note, and each little girl smiled. Izzy was even able to sign her own name to the inside of each card.
Thanks for continuing to follow my blog, even through my lack of posting. Hope you all are well. Coming soon, I will have some exciting sneak peeks of new artwork to share.
Have a great weekend!
Casandra
Welcome to the Use Your Stash Blog Hop. This month's theme is "If you stamp it, they will love it". If you have come here from Marie Flayer's blog, you are on the right track.
I often get excited about a new stamp set, and quickly order it. But then, when it arrives usually about a week later, suddenly my perfectionism takes over and I put off using it. Am I the only one? Surely not....
My daughter just turned seven, and we threw a tea party birthday for her special day. I made 25 birthday invitations, my first party banner and even used the birthday treat bags we have in the while supplies last section. Alas, I never got pictures of the packages before the girls devoured them. LOL
Recipe:
Paper: Ivy Lane (retired), Ivy Lane Purple CS, Hollyhock CS, White Daisy CS (CTMH)
Stamp: Tea Time (retired) (CTMH)
Inks: Pixie, Smokey Plum, Desert Sand (CTMH)
Tools: Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, Artiste Cricut Cartridge, Glue Pen (CTMH), One-Hole Punch (Fiskars)
Other: Baby Pink Brads (retired), White Daisy Brads (retired), Thistle Ribbon (CTMH)
I scraplifted this idea from one of our previous Idea Books. This banner, with the help of Cricut Craft Room, came together a lot faster than you would think. I believe I had a total of 2 hours into it. Not too shabby. Thank you for stopping by today.
The next stop on this hop is Nicole Schuette's blog. Hope we have inspired you to use your stamps. Have a great day!
Casandra
Greetings! I am so excited to continue as the guest designer over at Heart 2 Heart Challenges. This week's challenge, if you choose to accept it, is "Extra, Extra! Read All About it!"
I had a couple of ideas spinning around in my head, but decided there was no time like the present to complete my daughter's birthday layout from last weekend...you know, while the memories were still fresh. We had a tea party theme, and I'd love to say I got tons of great pictures, but with 13 children all together, and me being the only person in the bunch that they all knew, I was on my feet and moving the entire time. It was great fun, and the girls are still talking about it a week later. I call that a success!
Without further ado, here is my layout:
Recipe:
Paper: Brushed, Buttercup CS (retired), Pear CS, White Daisy CS (CTMH)
Stamps: Friendship Alphabet - Small (retired), Trinity Alphabet (retired), Tea Time (retired) (CTMH)
Inks: Pixie, Buttercup (retired), Hollyhock, Slate (CTMH)
Tools: 2" Scallop Circle Punch (retired), Paper-Piercer, Foam Mat, Micro-Tip Scissors (CTMH)
Other: White Embroidery Floss (retired), Pink Buttons (retired), White Enamel Stars, Glue Dots, Foam Tape (CTMH)
According to Wikipedia, "Hear Ye, Hear Ye" translates to "Listen up!" In England, town criers were the means of communication with the people of the town since many people could not read or write. Proclamations, local bylaws, market days, adverts, were all proclaimed by a bellman or crier.
Before I go, I wanted to share a piece of advice with you. If you don't currently have good storage for your embellishments, I urge you to make that your next purchase. It doesn't have to be anything fancy, so long as you can see what you have so you use it. I bought a medium organizer from Close To My Heart to store my embellishments in. Now, I know exactly what I have, and that means that I will remember to use it. Use it or lose it. :)
Have a wonderful day!
Casandra
