SOME SAD NEWS

Hi Stampers!

I've been putting off writing about this because it makes me so sad to think about.....but I thought it was time. At the beginning of April we went on vacation for Easter break and came back to learn that Bones, the kitty that we had nursed with a bottle, had been hit by a car and died. Very very sad for all of us.

Here is picture of him when he was sooo small......

Here's when he was a bit bigger......

And here's a picture of him a couple of weeks or so before we left on vacation.....

He was a great cat and will be missed greatly!!!!

Blessings........Cindy

CLUB SWAPS

Hi Stampers! Thanks for stopping in.....and sorry for not getting this posted sooner.

Anyways.....here are the swaps that my Monday night club members made. (I already posted my swap.....click here to take a look at it.)

Here is the card made by Barbara Holmes....

This one is by Jamie Slater....

Here is Janeen Best's....

Ruth Berberian made this one.....

and finally....this one is by Michelle Barnes...

Good job ladies!!! I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with in May!!!

Well...that's it for today. Until next time, find some time for stamping.

Blessings..........Cindy

FOR THE NEWLYWEDS

Hi Stampers!

On Saturday, the daughter of our dear friends is getting married....and so this evening I sat down and made her a quick card. Her tastes are simple but elegant and so I wanted to make a card that was also simple and elegant....and here is what I came up with....

I started by stamping the big swirl from the Baroque Motifs stamp set with black on a half sheet of white....then I covered the entire front of the card with a quarter sheet of vellum (that is why the edges of the card look blurry). Then all I did was take a small piece of white cardstock and ran it through the Big Shot using an embossing folder and layered that with a piece of black cardstock. I put a scrap of white organza ribbon with a knot around the entire thing and attached it to the vellum with dimensionals. The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set.....stamped on white with black ink, punched with the large oval and layered on black cardstock that was punched with the scallop oval. EASY PEASY!!!

It must admit that it looks much better in real life. One of these days, I might have to cash in my white box that I take pictures in for something a wee bit better....but it works for now.

Well....I need to clean up my stuff and get to bed. I hope you are having a good week.....and hopefully tomorrow or Friday I can post my stamp clubs' swap cards.

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!

Blessings..........Cindy

SOME NEW BLOG FINDS!!

Hi Stampers!

Hey....I've been meaning to do this for some time....but I have found a few blogs that I think for GREAT!!! I will be adding them to my right side bar....but here they are for you to take a quick look at:

Add Ink and Stamp

The Diva Stamper

Sunshine, Smiles & Stamps = Lovin' Life

My Creative Days

It's All About Stamping

Well, I hope you enjoy taking a look at these blogs....they all do FANTASTIC work!!

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!!

Blessings.........Cindy

BIRTHDAY CARDS

Hi Stampers!! Thanks for taking the time to pop in!

Well....today is my birthday and I wanted to share with you some GREAT cards that I've received.

This card is from Joela Oetterer.....

from Michelle Peacock....

from Melissa Tee....

And this one is from Melina Bischel.....

They are soooo CUTE and I LOVE them all!!! If I receive anymore (and I'm hoping I will ;-) ), then I will be sure to post them! Also, thank you for all the birthday wishes!!!

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!

Blessings to you..........Cindy

MY CLUB SWAP CARD

Hi Stampers!! Thanks for stopping by for a visit.

Today, I finished making my card that I will be swapping at my monthly stamp club this coming Monday evening. We decided on a spring theme....and since the weather has been so fantastic lately, it seemed just perfect. I decided to make mine a Mother's Day card.....since that is coming up next month.

The card that I chose to do is cased (copied) from another SU demonstrator named Laurie Zoellmer. I found her card posted on Stampin' Connection...which is a demonstrator only website.....and I loved it. I changed the colors....but other than that the card is pretty much the same as hers. Thanks Laurie for such a great card!!!

The base of the card is Lovely Lilac, and the green layer is Kiwi Kiss (I just LOVE that color!!). I stamped the small flowers with Lovely Lilac and the large flower with Elegant Eggplant. The vine and sentiment are stamped with Kiwi Kiss.

The Kiwi Kiss liner is punched with the pinking hearts border punch that is in the Occasions Mini....I didn't care for this punch at first....but now I LOVE it!!! You never can have too many punches :-)

Well...that's it for me today. I will post pictures of all the gals' swaps after our Monday club meeting.

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!!

Blessings..........Cindy

RAK THANK YOU!!

Hey Stampers!

Just a really quick post to show you a card that I recently received as a thank you.

This card was made by Trisha Smith who is in the RAK (Random Acts of Kindness) group on Splitcoast. Very fun to not only make cards....but to receive them!! ;-)

Thanks Trisha!!!

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!!

Blessings.......Cindy