~ Happy Birthday Gorgeous! ~

Today's pretty comes to you, which was totally inspired by Gail Davidson...thank you Gail! I case'd (copy and shared) this little piece of art work because lately I am in the mood to play with watercoloring!

What do you think? I am having a class this Saturday, July 8th at my home and am deciding if I will include this in the card making lineup. It was not too difficult at all really. 

OMG!!! Now I have to make another one! Hmmm...I usually make at least two cards when I am stamping and one I tend to send out to someone :) Who might that be?

Well...this morning is already starting off bright and beautiful! Have a few errands to run today...better get going...it is going to be a HOT one here in sunny Phoenix...I think they said 116 degrees? Oh, well...I don't count the degrees anymore...anything over 105 is pretty HOT!

Hope you have a great day...wherever you are...whatever you're doing and take some time to play!

Happy Stampin'!

~ Linda

~ Stampin' Stars Blog Hop ~

Good Morning Everyone!

Thank you for hopping today with us, “Hopping Just for the Fun of it”. Today’s theme is ALL HOLIDAYS, meaning just that, we all need to have cards ready for just that special holiday ahead of time or maybe we will have a test card first, before making all the cards needed for the holiday... Plan on visiting us each month, the next hop will be the first Saturday of the Month. You may of came today from Stop #{14}http://www.mycreativeimpressions.com/ , I happen to be Stop # {15} of 18 stops along the way this month.


Now that the surprise is over, I can reveal what has been keeping me quite busy this week, making a Birthday Banner for my dear, kind & wonderful upline Lorri Heilling! You see, it is her 50th birthday!

Behind the scenes, for quite some time now, many of her family, friends, downline, sidelines and whomever else was asked to have been prepraring for probably one of the most surprising parties of her life :)

Well...I volunteered to make her a Birthday Banner and I was so excited to see it come together!

This measures just about 7 feet long, so it was a bit of a challenge to photograph, therefore, I divided it into three photos.

Stamps: none

Ink: none

Paper: various SU retires dsp, so saffron, certainly celery, chocolate chip, whisper white

Embellishments: chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon, jewels basic rhinestones

Tools: pennant die (retired), blossom bouquet triple layer punch, 1 3/4 " circle punch, dimensionals, polka dot embossing folder

And...wouldn't you know it...I just had to make a coordinating birthday card too!

Lorri just LOVES chocolate and rightly so, here is a delicious chocolate cake...one with NO calories...LOL!
This is a case of one of her beautiful swaps that I received at the Stampin' Up! Convention.
I feel truly blessed to have Lorri in my life, both as a dear friend and my SU upline!

Stamps: well scripted (retired)
Ink: chocolate chip
Paper: certainly celery, so saffron, chocolate chip, retired SU dsp
Embellishments: jewels basic rhinestones
Tools: textured impression folder elegant lines, round tab punch, scallop trim border punch, cupcake punch (small dots), corner rounder punch, boho blossoms punch

~ Spooky Halloween Card ~

This card was made for a swap with my Dazzling Divas Downline Group. Our theme for the swap was Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving and I came across this little pretty whose original creator is Heather Van Duker.

Isn't it just too cute! I really enjoyed making the little broom especially out of a toothpick, some hemp twine and holding it together with some of our beautiful SU rich razzleberry grosgrain ribbon!

Stamps: wicked cool

Ink: cajun craze, old olive, rich razzleberry, craft white, basic black

Paper: whisper white, old olive, rich razzlebery, cajun craze, basic black

Tools: ribbon punch, scalloped oval punch, oval punch

Embellishments: basic jewels rhinestones, rich razzleberry grosgrain ribbon, wide black striped ribbon, hemp twine

Well, there you have it! What a week this has been! I always wonder what stamping adventures will turn up and you can be assured that there are plenty of opportunities for me to either initiate or participate!

Don’t forget we leave comments if possible. To continue the hop, the next Stop # 16 at www.artfulimagination.blogspot.com/

I am sure you will enjoy her projects this month. If you should happen to get lost anywhere thru the hop. you can go to the main blog, Hopping Just for the Fun of it. Thanks for hopping with us.

Happy Stampin" and Happy Holidays!!!

~ Linda ~

~ Use Those Scraps! ~

This is a pretty straightforward, simple card...demonstrating that you can use up your scraps and still create a very cute card!

So...get them out...cut them up and stamp a sentiment!

Enjoy!

~ Linda

~ Cow Theme 40th Birthday ~

~ Birthday Card ~

~ Gift Bag ~

~ Gloves with Fabric Flower ~

~ Name Banner ~

Hi Stampers and Paper Lovers!

Last week I was busily working on the above projects for my wonderful friend Anne whose 40th birthday I had the pleasure of celebrating with her yesterday. I had sooooooo much fun making the above items in anticipation of her visit to Phoenix, as she moved to Colorado because of her dear husband's work last year.

As you can tell, she LOVES cows! And, I will admit that I love sheep :)

The gloves were inspired by a lovely Christmas gift given to me by my dear stamping friend Barbara.

Hope that you like today's share as I have another project that I am very excited about...right now the glue is drying and it will be ready to post either later today or sometime tomorrow!

Happy Stamping!!!

~ Linda



~ Birthday Card ~

This is a one of a kind card made especially for my dear friend Barbara whose birthday was at the end of October. We eventually got together for lunch the first week of November. She and I believe that we enjoy celebrating our birthdays for however long our friends and family want to send us gifts, cards and whatever else they wish! Wouldn't you agree?

I LOVE this SU Designer Paper Elegant Soiree...the colors are so soft and elegant. I especially LOVE this particular stamp...it has to be my favorite...My Dear Kind and Wonderful Friend.

Enjoy!

~ Linda

~ Bon Appetit ~ Happy Birthday ~

Hi Everyone!

This card was created for a dear friend of mine whose birthday is this week. She loves to cook and therefore I used the SU Bon Appetit stamp set. She is also one of my dear husband Ken and myselves' wine buddies...so I topped the plate off with the wine and cheese stamp!

Enjoy!

~Linda