A Final....

thank you - I promise.  I thought I would pop in real quick to share the last of all the thank you cards that I recently made.  Most of the products I used are from Papertrey Ink.

The patterned paper is from Bitty Box Basics and Text-Style Pacific Vineyard.  

The scallops along the bottom edge of the paper are courtesy of my EK Embossed Curve border punch.

Of course I added bling.  

And there you go, a little Thursday ditty from me to you.  

I'm sorry to post and run, but I have got to get busy looking for shoes to go with the dress I bought for Whit and Greg's wedding.  I'm going to do some online looking before heading to the stores this weekend.  

I hope that you are having a good week.  

Later chickies!

Creative Ingredients:

(All products by PTI unless noted)

Stamps: Inside & Out: Thank You

CS: Royal Velvet, Vintage Vanilla, Text-Style Pacific Vineyard PP

Ink: True Black

Access: Circle Nesties, EK Embossed Curve Punch, Bazzill Wild Pansy Gems 

How To Add....

texture to a one layer card, without actually adding texture.  To start, I used Rustic White card stock for my base.  

Here you can see the fibers in the card sotck that give it a textured look.  You can also see that for a bit more interest on my one layer card, I added a little bling to the wreath.

And I love the Think Big Favorite stamp sets that PTI put out.  This one is Think Big Favorite #1.  It doesn't add texture, but I love 'em anyway.

There you have it, a really simple one layer card.  

I hope that you've had a good start to the week.   

Later chickies!

Creative Ingredients:

(All products by PTI unless noted)

Stamps:  A Wreath For All Seasons, Think Big Favorites #1

CS: Rustic White

Ink: Ture Black, Pure Poppy

Access: Kaiser Red Gems

This First Card.....

inspired the last card of the post.  Do you remember all of those thank you cards that I've been sharing with you?  Well, I thought this would be a good time to take a break from them for a bit.  This card was OH.SO.SIMPLE.  I've seen this technique done on many blogs, but I had never done it myself.  And since my "creativity" was feeling a bit lazy, I decided to go for something easy.  

I used Vintage Cream card stock and paired it with a bit of Summer Sunrise ink and card stock.  

To begin, I stamped my image in the lower left corner with VersaMark ink and embossed it with white embossing powder.  I stamped the image slightly off of the card stock.  Once I had the embossing complete, I took a piece of sponge and rubbed Summer Sunrise ink in the center of the image to give it a pop of color.  Once I had that step done, I rubbed over the image with a paper towel to "tidy" it up.  Isn't that pretty?!

I felt that it needed a little something else, so I took the card over to my Scor-pal and added the scoring under the sentiment (that was stamped with Dark Chocolate) and then pulled out a bit of bling.  I totally love this card and immediately decided to make......

my holiday thank you cards using this design.  Seriously, did you really think that I was finished with the thank you cards?  

The steps for this card is exactly the same as for the above card.  

The colors used for this card are Pure Poppy and white.  The sentiment was stamped with True Black.

And there you have it, a simple, but elegant card.  If you haven't tried this technique yet, be sure to do so the next time you are getting your craft on.  You'll be glad that you did.  

Later chickies!

 

Did She Say Yes....

to the dress?  Last weekend, I went to Whitney's house, along with a couple of her girlfriends, to give our thoughts on the wedding dresses that she was considering for the upcoming wedding.  She had four dresses that she was deciding between and they were all absolutely beautiful.  I thought that I would share a few pictures of the detail beading of three of the dresses.  

This dress was gorgeous and the silver/cream beading was stunning.

This dress was very pretty.  It reminded me of a grecian style.

This was my second favorite.  I love a satin dress.  

Any one of the dresses would have been lovely.  The beading on each was minimal and the dresses were soft and flowy.  

And, she did say yes to "A" dress, but of course I can't share that one with you until after the wedding.  I can tell you that it is beautiful and totally perfect for the venue.  And, I can also tell you that no matter their age, there is just nothing like seeing your baby girl in a wedding dress.  

Later chickies!

 

Introducing The Newest Member.....

of our family.  This is Little Miss Reagan, my grandpuppy and I am totally smitten.  Seriously, is she not the cutest little thing?!  I love those little floppy ears and she looks like she is wearing white mittens on those little paws.

This picture makes me laugh.  Her head looks too big for her little body - haha.  And get a look at that cute little boxer tail.  

"I'm ready for my close-up, Pamaw."

Reagan with her mommy.  

Aahhh, doesn't she look like she's shy?  Let me assure you, she isn't.  

Cuddle time.   It lasted approximately 6.5 seconds.  

Needless to say, I am totally gaga with this little girl.  She is full of that puppy energy and loves chewing on things - especially fingers... or anything else that she can get those little chompers on.  hehe.

Thanks for letting me boast on my little grandpuppy.  I'm sure that you will see more of this little sweet pea in the future.  But for now..........

The end!

Later chickies!