April Hostess Group

Now that it's time for our May group, I need to get last month's pictures up. This card used the set Great Friends from the new mini catalog. I paired Rose Red card stock and ribbon with Basic Gray card stock. A Walk In The Park designer paper was also used.

To do the butterfly, I stamped the butterfly twice with white craft ink on Basic Gray paper and swirled over the top with Rose Red chalk from Stampin Up's pastels. Then I cut one butterfly out and attached it over the other one, using glue just in the center and lifting up the wings so it would stand out.

The layout for this card was inspired by Tessa Wise.

This card was copied the ever talented Beate. I improvised on the tag and left out the paper piercing for time's sake, but I loved Beate's card from the moment I saw it and couldn't wait to copy it!

This card is made with white card stock Baja Breeze card stock and Parisian Breeze designer paper, silver jumbo brads, baja breeze ribbon, baja breeze ink and a round silver tag.

I could never get a good picture of this card! I used So Saffron card stock and ran it thru the Big Shot with our new Manhattens embossing folder. It's layered on Basic Gray (I think this Gray is my new brown - and all time favorite color for pairing with pastel colors!).


Last, but not least, is this simple card using the Fifth Avenue Floral set and Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point and Chocolate Chip inks. It's layered on Chocolate Chip cardstock, with the wide Chocolate Chip ribbon tied around it.

Lovely Blocks

This was the last secret sister gift I made. I love doing these little blocks, but trying to decide what to put on the front really taxes my brain!

I purchased these blocks from Hobby Lobby - they are about 1 1/4 inches on each side.

I knew that I wanted to use the Tea Party designer paper. Then I remembered that I had some chipboard letters from Stampin Up. I decided to emboss them in black to make them stand out (press the letter into versamark, cover with black embossing powder, then heat).

The rest was just deciding how to decorate the letters. The 'I' was the hardest! Thank goodness it all finally came together.

The next picture is of the box I made to put the blocks in. Pink Pirouette really goes nicely with the paper on the blocks, then added the black ribbon and accents to match the black letters on the blocks.

Secret Peep Day 2

I love doing the secret sister thing with my friends, but it can be stressful and cause undo anxiety, trying to come up with something that you want them to love and to ooh and aah over. I had just drawn a blank. Didn't have a clue what to do. And I had run out of time. I was browsing blogs, browsing galleries, thinking, thinking! Finally it came. I found this frame at Michael's, cut a piece of designer paper to fit the opening and used a rub on on the front. I love the look of this so much, I think I'm going to do several and keep them on hand to give as gifts.

So easy, yet so elegant. The designer paper is from the Bella's Birds packet. The rub on is from A Perfect Day set.