365 Cards, Day 11

It's hard for me to create projects outside my comfort zone. I'm not one to think outside the box. So I thought I'd start challenging myself a bit. Thankfully, I found some great ideas on http://365cards.blogspot.com. Below is what I came up with for the Day 11 challenge. I think it was a good one for me to start with since I like clean lines.

I used Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon, Parisian Breeze Specialty paper, Baja Breeze cardstock, Very Vanilla cardstock, Soft Subtles brads, Flower Fusion felt, the corner rounder and the Sweet Little Sentiments stamp set. You may not be able to tell from the picture but I doubled up on the ribbon since you could see the paper through the first layer.

I hope it's worthy.

Baby Fever

Noo Noo, one of my fabulous friends in Texas, found out today that she and her husband, Robert, will be having a boy! After getting off the phone with her, I was inspired to make the following two cards. If you couldn't tell, I'm in baby mode right now. I know a number of people who are expecting their first child. I wonder if there's a special drink they know about and I don't? Margarita, perhaps?

For this card, I used Green Galore cardstock, Delicate Dots paper (from the Sale-a-Bration catalog), Certainly Celery ribbon (from the Sale-a-Bration catalog), Soft Subtles brads, Fun and Fast Notes stamp set and A New Little Someone stamp set.



For the card below, I used Certainly Celery cardstock, So Saffron ribbon (from the Sale-a-Bration catalog), Delicate Dots paper (from the Sale-a-Bration catalog), Pacific Point cardstock, Raspberry Tart DSP and Fun and Fast Notes stamp set.

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It's Baby Season!

I realized I have a few friends expecting their first child, so I offered my custom card-making services to them. I told them I'd post a sample of announcements. The stamps I used are retired (I think they're from 1999) but I thought they're too cute. Plus, the Designer Series Paper add a freshness to these old stamps.

Playing with Paper

I have several samples of the Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper from a couple paper shares and thought I should start using them. I wasn't comfortable at first because I didn't want to waste the paper if I made a mistake. I think the Pink Flamingo (first image) is fun and hope to use more of it.

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Baroque Inspiration

I had a wonderful weekend with my hubby, Duncan. We relaxed all day Saturday and had a fabulous dinner in downtown Seattle. Since this was our last free weekend before Benjamin returns from his Texas vacation, I took a little time to tinker around with the Baroque Motifs stamp set (last two images), especially after the traffic-filled ride home Saturday night. Stamping is how I relieve stress. Anyway, I think the stamps themselves are elegant enough, so I kept the card fronts simple.