Surprise for a Friend

Ever feel really good about doing something totally unexpected for someone? Yesterday was that day for me. My friend Lorri Heiling at stampingaddict@blogspot.com has helped me tremendously along the way with card making. What better time to thank her than Valentine's Day! This idea was inspired by Sarah at sarahsinkspot.com

Papa's Treats for Work

My husband loves to give gifts. Valentine's Day makes that real easy for him. These are the little treats I made for him to hand out to his staff.

All the products used are Stampin Up except for the ribbon. The large Square Scallop came in very handy to make this candy bar holder.

Valentine Swaps

Thanks to Mary Fish at Stampin Pretty. She gave me permission to CASE this card for my weSTAMP swap last month. Isn't she talented? This was my first attempt at a joy fold card. It was so much fun to make. It takes me FOREVER to decide what to make for a swap and this card really caught my eye.

Christmas Countdown Calendar

My grandkids call these “One-a-Days” because we only can change one each day! We have some other ones, too!

This is a project I made for a Christmas present exchange at weSTAMP.  Obviously, I’m an amateur photographer, who can’t seem to get a good picture of this.  Since I put the SU Décor elements (retired) on a mirror, everything else is reflected, too! You can get the idea, though. Each day is held on by a magnet.  There is also a little tin to hold each day for storage.  Sorry the pictures aren’t very good.

 

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This is a total CASE from Jill’s Card Creations here. Her card really caught my eye.  I was going on a trip and attempted to gather all my supplies so I could make this card for a swap while on vacation. I thought I was doing well until I got to my destination and realized I didn’t bring the Old Olive cardstock with me AND I forgot to order the Cherry Cobbler seam binding.  DuH!  I cut and stamped everything else while I was there and then put everything together when I got home, just in time for my swap.  So much for planning!  

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Happy New Year 2010

Here’s hoping this year will be the best one ever.

This is a card for my 7 yr old granddaughter’s birthday.