Birthday Banner!

Don't you love this? Sista Angie and her lovely assistant are showing off their awesome banner made with the Big Shot and an assortment of dies- including the letters... Love those! They did such a great job! I've made a few spring banners (why don't you blog them, you may be asking...) and once I have a computer made in this decade, I'll post those pictures. For now we'll oogle at this one! Just a few days until the retreat and our visit to Hoover Dam! Can't wait! Oh- and Happy Belated Birthday Sista Leslie! Sera

Game Night

This is just a fun card to share with the sistas as we look to the weekend! Sista Heidi has been making arrangements for our retreat for a long time and you are going to love it! I'm sure you all loved the agenda. Read between the lines... that may help some. So what do you think of the blog? We may have to work on it more, but it's close to what I had in mind. We may have to do pictures on white felt though, the black is too dark. Hee Hee! Happy Monday and hollar if you need any help getting things organized for the weekend. I can't wait to stamp with all of you!Remember to RSVP. Sera

Last of three

This is the last of three cards that sista Heidi had from her RMHC swap. Special thanks to the creator- it's awesome! So saffron is so fun! This card inspires me to get stamping. It's been a week of all weeks this week. Whew! My computer is on it's last leg, so posting takes about 18 minutes per post, so thanks for hanging in there lately! Sera

Say it wth the RMHC set

Love this next RMHC idea. So Saffron is all the rage these days and it goes great with this card. This card was from a swap so if you are out there- great idea! I've been sharing felt flowers with some of my customers as of late and they sure are enjoying them. I've seen one card that had bunches of them and it was so neat. I need to hunt it down for a photo. This card here only has one, but is so simple and tied together perfectly! Thanks for sharing sista, Heidi! Sera

Pacific Point thank you

This is one of sista Heidi's creations that I snapped a photo of real quick. She showcased this set, Say it with Scallops, at one of her workshops recently and there are a few more cards to share later also with the same set. If I remember correctly, she was in a great swap and got all sorts of ideas. As our group looks to working with RMHC, we'll be using this set next month at our first visit. Sistas, we'll plan the details at our retreat. This card looks so sharp with the RH Red too! I've been enjoying the new scallop sqare punch as well, LOVE IT! Sera

Ode to the last snowflake of the year

I saw this photo from a few months ago and I realized that I never blogged this and by the time Christmas comes around, these colors will be long retired. Sista Carmen gave me this- how great is it! In case we don't get any snow in the next few weeks, I would hate to not share this awesome gift! You can see a little sparkle with the cosmo glitter, LOVE IT! Sera

Sista Leslie's Inspiration

Leslie made this card and of course, she is to modest to blog (hee hee)! I'm not afraid to brag for her. In fact, I stole this option for my next few workshops and so far it has been a hit. I've used a felt flower instead, but the design has been great! I remember taking forever to decide if I wanted that label punch and matching set! Thanks to Leslie it's been a great hit with my stamping friends! I've tried this with Pink Pirouette as well, LOVE IT! Sera

Sista gifts and birthdays

This is s convention shot from this past summer. I was looking through my photos, all 603 of them, and pausing at those items that I need to try. Even though some of the above sets used are retired, the bag caught my eye. You know me well my friends! The bag always catches my eye! So as promised from before, I have some bags and fun gift ideas to share this week. Speaking of which, we've had some princess birthdays of our own to celebrate among the sistas! Happy Birthday to Lee Ann, Lynnae and Heidi! This week, last week and the week before! Hope you all had a wonderful day! Sera

Just B

This picture was taken at the regional in Milwaukee last April. I'm sharing this with you because I have two of the Just B set. So sistas, if you need one say the word. I was in a regional mood the other day and figured out my swap for this regional in MPLS. Funny how they only come up here in the Spring, they've learned! Remember Milwaukee '06? Maybe is was '05. I'm still cold from that trip! Sera

Valentine decor

I'm starting to put away the Valentine decorations and I just don't want to take this down! Hee hee! This is another one of my frame decorations made with the Big Shot and the letters. I love them! This frame worked with

the ornaments, and I made another frame with Cupid and I couldn't get the ornaments to work with it, but thank goodness for the SU ribbon! It did just the trick. This frame though, looks great- the rub-ons add a nice dimension too. I've found a few more Valentine items to sneak in quick before this romantic month is over! Sera

Valentine's Day punch cards

This morning I made the kids and my husband their valentine cards. The inspiration for the cards came from Splitcoast I believe. I don't remeber the original artists, but thank you to whoever you are - you're ideas came together quickly and easily. The kissing fish card was made using these punches - 1 3/4" circle, scallop edge, 5 petal flower, boho blossoms and 1/4" circle. The heart on that card was cut out the old fashion way (folding the card stock in half and cutting). Colors are whisper white, basic black, real red, tempting turquoise and old olive. Holidays and Wishes v-day greeting. The frog card uses these punches - large oval, small oval, 1/2" circle, 1/4" circle, and the old 3 flower punch (the one before boho blossoms). Colors are real red, glorious green, green galore, basic black. The monkey card uses the wide oval, 1 1/4" circle, 1/2" circle, 1/4" circle and the pink heart was cut freehand too. Colors are Real red, close to cocoa, chocolate chip, whisper white and pixie pink. Even my husband said - these are really cute!! Wow, he never usually comments. Have a great Valentine's Day everyone. ~Heidi

Secret Valentines

I'm not going to tell you who I had for my secret valentine, but I am going to give you a partial peek. You'll know who you are when you receive this and it will be soon, I promise :)

I'll show you what's on the inside next time! ~Heidi