Hello, poor neglected blog! How have you been? Lonely? Yes, yes, I can see that. The stamps, ink pads and all the accessories have been rather lonely as well.
I could hear you all calling out to me, yet I ignored you, my mojo gone. Gone, I tell you. And, there were other crafty things that needed to be done. No, I know that's no excuse, but I
had to sleep, didn't I? No? Well, now I think you're just being unreasonable... I'm sorry. It's the best I've got, and the truth. I'm truly sorry, and I promise to try and do better in the future. With Christmas coming, you know I'm back for a while. :o)
I have been longing for the "A Wreath for All Seasons" by PTI for quite some time now. I had to place an order with them for some heavy white card stock, and I'll be darned if this set didn't just jump in my cart. No, really, it
did!
And, how happy am I it chose to do so? Look at that lovely CAS card up there. Ahhhh. (This is a card heavy post as I'm loading them all for Lissie to see.)
I played around quite a bit with the set, trying out different ideas. I decided no rounded corners, and yes, I was going to add the baker's twine to the wreath.
One layer and simple.
My Thanksgiving cards. I inked the stamp with Pumpkin Pie and then rocked and rolled it in Cherry Cobbler. Oh how I love love love the depth and richness of Cherry Cobbler. :o)
And,
Jaydee is doing a card drive for
Enchanted Makeovers, and I needed to kick it into high gear to get at least a few cards to her.
Here I pulled out one of the first sets I ever purchased, "Pick a Petal" and went with one of my go to color combos--yellow (Daffodil Delight) and black.
To add some interest, I used some of my newly purchased Twinkling H2O's. I have this thing about bling and sparkles, what can I say?
Another card using "Pick a Petal".
Simple, elegant, and effective, this card uses Baja Breeze and is just like so many others I've created. It's a fall to for me when I need a lovely card.
And, I pulled out "Darling Dots" once again to make the next two cards. I'm planning on making cards using each of the stamps in that set if I can.
I added bling to each of the cards for a bit of added sparkle and shine. :o)
Oh, it's been so fun to get back in and play around. I'm anxious to get in again this evening. I made twelve cards last night, let's see how many I can make tonight! :o)
--Rach
