'Bella Bleu' Birds

This is an upcoming class I will be having on July 7. I used the Friends 24-7 set with Bella Bleu DSP. We'll be making four cards and a cute box to put them in.

The color palette of the DSP is Not Quite Navy, Kraft and Very Vanilla. I also added Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip and a smidge of Mellow Moss for the flower stem and leaves on one of the cards.

I also used En Francais background stamp on one card. At first I thought it was difficult to work with this set because the stamps don't seem to really go together. However as I stamped and created I ended up really enjoying the set and I love how the cards turned out.

The box is using a pattern by Lauren Meader from Papertrey. Other items that I used for embellishing are tafetta ribbon dyed Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla 5/8 grosgrain, button from Button Latte, chalks and VersaMark. There is one card stamped with a greeting from All Holidays.

Here are close up photos of the cards and box:

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you are having a great weekend and have a little time to spend in your crafty spot!

Desiree

Clearly, it's your birthday

Ok, it's clearly not the best photo... How do you photograph a clear card??? You can see my fingers in reflection. Hmmmm.

I used Ski Slope DSP on this card. I have lots of it left beccause I hardly used it when it was current. I don't know why, it's really cute. Love the color combo and patterns. The sentiment comes from the On Your Birthday stamp set.

I used the Matchbox Sizzix die for the label in Whisper White (on the outside of the front) and layered that on to Chocolate Chip (on the inside of the front). That's on the top of the card. Then the inside has a piece of Whisper White directly behind the Chocolate Chip layer for a personal note. Did I describe that clearly?

On the front I also added a button and a couple gems. It's a cute card and looks way better in person! But I hope you like it anyway.

Lately I've been crafting, tweeting, planning classes, working, reading.... Kinda busy.

Lil is registered for a class at Clark College. How did she grow up so fast???? Now if only she would get a job! One good thing is that she is really stepping up as far as chores and keeping the house clean. Today she mowed the yard too.

Em and the other Youth Commissioners presented recommendations to the Board of Clark County Commissioners regarding the county's diversity policy. I watched for a bit. Part of the presentation was a song using the tune for YMCA with lyrics they came up with related to diversity. They passed out the lyrics to everyone, even the Board and asked them to sing along (and they did!). There's only one week left to order fabulous retiring product. Don't miss out cuz you know you'll be sad if you don't get that one set that you've wanted all year!

Well, back to the craft table! Making samples for my next class. Thanks for stopping by! Chat soon!

Desiree

Branching Out

Love this set! It's called Branching Out and is really cute. Besides the tree and leaves it includes a tire swing, boots, bird, birdhouse, butterflies and snowflakes. I thought it was perfect to use for this sketch from the Stampin' Out Alzheimer's site (site is closed until next year). I used DSP from a SU mini catalog about a year ago. The color scheme is Really Rust, Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip. I also used Summer Sun and Basic Black inks. The ribbon is Chocolate Chip 1/4" grosgrain and brads are antique copper.

Not a lot going on at the home front these days. Lil is busy reading the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. I think there are six books now. My mom turned me on to these awesome books about 10 years ago. I want to read them again!

Emily is off with her friend Josh at his family reunion. Tomorrow she'll be working with the Youth Commission on their diversity policy report. I think they will be going before the Board of Clark County Commissioners with their recommendations soon. Fabulous experience for her.

I've received my preorder package from SU and the new In Colors are AWESOME! I haven't opened everything up yet and I gotta get craftin with that yummy stuff!

Thanks for visiting and have a crafty good weekend!

Desiree

Chocolate embrace

I am so excited my SU! preorder package is arriving today!!! I can't wait to see the new In Colors in real life!

I made this card a few days ago with the Embrace Life set and Parisian Breeze Specialty Designer Paper. I am sad to see that paper go. Really pretty.

The sketch was from the Stampin' Out Alzheimers site. If you didn't get in on it this year, you need to next year!!!

I used vellum over a layer of dsp, and stamped on it with brown stazon. The flowers were stamped on Whisper White and watercolored using reinkers. Whisper White taffeta ribbon and pearls were added as embellishments.

Back to work now! Thanks for visiting!

Desiree

Take a look at Last Chance products!

Click on this link (http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/CategoryPage.aspx?categoryID=310) to see photos of last chance products! Many are 25% and 50% off! They are selling out FAST!

Last Chance!!!

It's PAST the last chance to get this awesome Designer Series Paper however there is still time to get paper from this year's outgoing catalog! It is selling out fast so don't wait!

This card features Haiku dsp which I really liked! The colors are vibrant. This was a fun sketch from the Stampin' Out Alzheimer's site from last week. Can't wait till next year - it was a fun event and the fundraising goal was exceeded. So that is truly wonderful.

I pulled out my favorite little Cheep Talk set and Tangerine Tango and Old Olive inks. The base is Whisper White and a little So Safron layered under the stamped image. Old Olive is layered underneath the dsp. Flowers were made from Felt Fusion, a So Safron button and a bit of linen thread. The ribbon is So Safron 5/8 grograin from Sale-a-bration.

My Crafter's Club order came in yesterday so I gave it out to my club members today. It is always so fun to see what everyone orders! I also placed my order for new catalog items. The new In Colors are divine. Wait till you see them!

For now though, be sure to check out the Last Chance List to make sure you are not going to miss out on that one thing you haven't purchased yet.... when it's gone, it's gone forever.

June also brings increased Hostess Benefits! So now is a really good time to host a class, party or catalog/virtual party. I have evenings throughout the week open. Weekends are already booked, sorry!

Last but not least, follow me on Twitter! www.twitter.com/desireeatplay

Thanks for stopping by!

Desiree