My Week is Over.....

Good Evening Internet Friends!

So after having this week at home of vacation time that I really had big plans for with regards to cleaning up and getting stuff done in my craft room, I have not done any of it!

Tuesday I ran some errands, returned the recycling and took my sons old clothes to the thrift store.  I did stop at River City Yarns and got a couple skeins of fun yarns.

Wednesday was lunch with my friend Brandy at Duchess.  Of course we stopped at Provisions afterwards.  The new cookbook Butter Celebrates was in stock and of course I had to purchase that.

Thursday was a medical appointment and a few more errands.

Today was hair cut with Mallory at Crazy Beautiful.  Afterwards I stopped for groceries at Costco.  While there I saw something called a Happiness Journal.  It looked kind of fun, but I realized that instead of spending $13 on this item, I could go home and make myself one!  So that is what I spent this afternoon doing:

TAH DAH.

This evening I will watch a movie with my son and not stay up too late because tomorrow is swimming and I am going to take him out for dinner tomorrow evening.

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Poinsettia Thank You Cards

Every year my son's school does an annual fund raiser selling poinsettia plants from a green house in Chilliwack, British Columbia.  These poinsettia plants leave the greenhouse very early in the morning arriving very late afternoon/evening in Edmonton, Alberta.  These plants are always beautiful and no one is ever disappointed with them.  Each year the number of them that I have to distribute grows (what a pun).

Of course, to say thank you to my friends and co-workers who go along with this annual tradition I make Thank You cards to show our appreciation for their contribution to the school.

This year I actually used all Stampin Up product on these cards.

The base is gum ball green card stock, with a layer of Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper.  A layer of Primrose Petals, and Very Vanilla run through the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.

The "Poinsettias" are made cut from Raspberry Ripple card stock using the Fun Flowers Bigz Die.

The button centers are leftovers (OMG - yes I used old product again....), and of course the Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon.

I think that they are beautiful!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Stamp of the Month Club

These are the cards I got along with my Stamp of the Month Club from Karina.

I'm not completely "sold" on the flower yet, but I like the greetings and think that they will come to good use.

Hope this inspires your own creatvity...

Kathy

Coffee Talk Swaps

These were my swaps for Coffee Talk at Karina's last night.

The card base is Whisper White run through the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder.  The leaves are cut out of another piece of Whisper White using the Little Leaves Sizzlits die.  A piece of random green Designer Series paper is placed on the backside .

The greeting is from the You are Loved Stamp set.  I stamped the image in Lucky Limeaid and then used clear embossing powder and heat set it to raise the text.

The flowers are made from the 13/4 scallop circle.  I will try to post instructions on this one of these days, as usually I would use my Cricut, but of course that would not be Stampin Up approved ; ).

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy