Rainy Monday

It is a rainy and somewhat cooler day today. Praise the Lord. We need the rain and the cooler temperature is welcomed! We have been pretty hot the last few weeks.

Last night I made this card for my cousin who is battling cancer. His birthday is on Wednesday and I wanted to wish him a happy day. Hopefully he will be able to go home from the hospital before Wednesday so he can celebrate at home.

I used my old favorite stamp set Lovely as a Tree--what a GREAT set! The cardstock is Kraft, Whisper White and Parisian Summer Speciality DP. Elegant Cheer was used for the sentiment and the inside sentiment came from God's Blessings set. I used the scallop border punch and the corner rounder to give the card a special touch. The velvet ribbon and hardware finishes it off. Hope you like it!

Here is another card I made over the weekend. A young lady in my church is getting married in October and we had a shower for her last night before service. It was a perfect opportunity to play with my new Great Friend set and Cottage Garden DP. I also used my new matchbox die. I am loving all this new stuff!!!!

With both kids out of the house and hubby travelling this month, I expect to get soooo much accomplished in my stamp and sew room. Who knows, I may even get around to sewing on my cards! Until tomorrow when I hope to have a sewing project to show--remember God loves you!

TGIF finally! I think it is time to start making my Christmas card stash. I used the Keep Christmas set that recently retired. It is a great set to water color. I used my SU markers and blender pen. The card stock is Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Ruby Red. I also used retired Holiday Treasure designer paper. The yummy on this card is the gorgeous Old Olive wide striped ribbon. The image is popped up on dimensionals. This should get me started!

I made this card for the Color Dare today. I just love these colors!

Color Dare 31

Kraft, Chocolate, More Mustard and Bashful Blue

Stamps: Garden Silhouettes, Organic Grace

Today was a Mother/Daughter day for Robin and I. She will be heading back to college on Wednesday, so we are doing some last minute shopping and just hanging out. The summer went by way too fast! She will be starting her junior year and before we can turn around twice, she will be FINISHED!!!

I wanted to post two more Mojo 100 cards. Robin doesn't know it, but these are part of a gift I will be giving her on Wednesday. She loves to send cards and I know she will appreciate these.

Now, back to my creative studio to make some new cards to post tomorrow!

Razzleberry Friday

It's Friday and I am ready for the week-end! Last night I had the luxury of a quiet house and I took advantage of the time by making two cards. I have SU's Rich Razzleberry in my blood. I love it with Kiwi Kiss and Cameo Coral. Take a look at my Mojo Monday 100 cards--day one and day two.

Mojo Monday 100 Day 1



Card Recipe:

• Stamp Set: Bloomin Beautiful
• Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Kiwi Kiss, Cameo Coral, Ginger
• Blossom DP and Whisper White
• Ink: Stazon Black
• Techniques: Embossing Folder, Nestibilities, Water Color using Blender Pen, Modern Tag Punch
• Embellishments: Ribbon

Mojo Monday 100 Day 2

Card Recipe:

• Stamp Sets: God's Blessings, God's Beauty (inside)
• Cardstock: Rich Razzlebery, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
• Ink: Black Stazon, Kiwi Kiss (inside)
• Techniques: Scallop Edge Punch, Corner Rounder, Nestibilities
• Embellishments: Kiwi Kiss Corduroy Button, Kiwi Kiss striped ribbon, Large Grommett

In Color Thank You Card Recipe
Soft Suede card base with Very Vanilla Top Note popped up on dimensionals. The Top Note is stamped with Trendy Trees in Bermuda Bay. The sentiment is from Trendy Trees as well. A brad and Melon Mambo ribbon finish this clean and simple card.

Zucchini Bread to Share

Since I work a full-time job, I don't have challenge cards to post every day. But, there is always something going on at my house and last night it was zucchini bread! It is such a good recipe that I wanted to share it with you today. Hope you enjoy it!

Hawaiian Zucchini Bread

3 cups all purpose flour
3/4 t salt
1 t baking soda
2 cups sugar
1 t ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups shredded zucchini
1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple, drained
2 t vanilla

Combine first 5 ingredients; stir in nuts. Combine remaining ingredients; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened.

Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Bloomin' Beautiful Anniversary

I combined SU and Justrite to make a nice anniversary card. The size of the card is bigger, so it looks more like a Hallmark!

Stamp Set: Bloomin' Beautiful, Justrite Monogram Wooden Stamp
Paper: SU only--Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, Whisper White, Raspberry Tart DP
Ink: Black Stazon

I am Laura Lin and this is my beautiful daughter, Robin. We love to stamp so much that I finally signed up to be a Stampin' Up Demonstrator.

I am so excited to enter the world of blogging so I can share my paper creations as well as some of my sewing projects.

Check in often to see what I've been up to!