AESTAMPS A LATTE

Okay, I know I haven't been updating my blog- sorry about that....I was busy making 90 Christmas cards, and 5 stationary gift sets amongst the million other things to do during the holidays. I hope everyone had a great time. We are having fun rocking out with Rockband2 for wii among the other games the kids got. I finally sat down this afternoon and whipped up this card with the new Love Bandit stamp set from the 2010 Occasions mini catalog. Here's the recipe: Stamps : Love Bandit, and Fundamental Phrases; Paper: Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo and Welcome Neighbor (sale-a- bration ) DS paper; Ink: Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Going Gray reinkers ; Accessories: Pinking Hearts Border punch, Word Window punch, Heart to Heart punch, aqua painter, paper piercing tool and mat, Melon Mambo polka dot ribbon. Have a great day! Annette

I've been too busy to stamp...and I'm dying!!!!! Hopefully I will get to stamp this weekend, while the boys are out there in orange tracking down deer! Easy, peasy card I whipped up in a matter of minutes a couple weeks ago. Annette

I love this Hostess Set!!! I especially love it with the Christmas Cocoa DS paper. Recipe: Stamps: Patterned Pines and Christmas Punch- hostess sets; Paper: Real Red, Soft Suede, Whisper White and Christmas Cocoa Speciality paper; Ink: Soft Suede and Versa Mark; Accessories: Soft Suede ribbon, glue pen, dazzling diamonds glitter, dimensionals, white embossing powder, Wide oval punch, hand held punch (for "red ornaments"). Have a great day! Annette

Here's one of the projects we made last night at our Hostess Club. You can't go wrong with this stamp set and its matching punch. Love it! Recipe: Stamps: Delightful Decorations and Many Merry Messages; Ink: Olive Olive and Real Red Classic pads; Paper: Merry Moments DS paper, Olive Olive and Real Red; Accessories: Ornament Punch, gold cord, gold brads, dimensionals, and paper piercing tool, mat and guide. Annette

Here's one of the projects my Hostess Club made last month. Hope everyone has a spooky Halloween celebration! Remember to save all dark chocolate for me. :) Recipe: Stamps: Halloween Hoot, Teeny Tiny Wishes and Web wheel; Ink: Basic Black, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, and Perfect Plum re- inkers ; Paper: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Perfect Plum and Cast a Spell DS paper; Accessories: 1/2", 5/16" and 1" circle punches, large oval punch, word window, modern label, star punches , black and orange brads, iridescent ice embossing powder (for moons), sponge (for cloudy backgrounds) and aqua painter , glitter for bubbles over kettle. Have a safe Halloween! Annette

Recipe: Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Teeny Tiny Wishes Paper: Soft Suede, Real Red, Whisper White and Christmas Cocoa Specialty DS paper; Ink: Soft Suede, Real Red and Sahara Sand Classic inks; Accessories: Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, gold brads, gold cord, Top Note Die, Dimensionals , 3/4" Real Red polka dot ribbon (reversed).

Recipe at end of blog post. :) My hubby came home a day early from his Elk hunting trip in Colorado (he did get an Elk this year! Congrats to you, John!) so we were able to head out to the Pumpkin Patch as a family last Saturday. Since then, I have been subbing a lot at Zachary's school as many teacher were out sick. Today, I kept Zachary home. He isn't feeling too great. He has a low grade fever, and congestion. I did get to stamp this morning, and boy do I miss it! I am grateful to be able to a hobby you can do almost anytime. I love the simple snowflake stamp. It will definitely be a keeper. I love any stamp that has a matching punch. The simple snowflake stamp set is only: $7.95. Add it to your list if you haven't already!!! Recipe: Stamps: Simple Snowflake Ink: White craft pad and embossing powder Paper: White, Soft Suede, Real Red, and Christmas Cocoa DS paper (love it!) Accessories: Jumbo snowflake punch, 3/4" polka dot grosgrain ribbon, Circle cutter, joyful...

I whipped this card up inbetween driving and picking up kids from activities last night. Dusty Durango is very similar to the my kitchen wall colors. See it in the background? You can also see a yummy pumpkin donut sitting on my counter and another pumpkin decoration on my shelf on the left. A festive picture, don't you think? By the way, I'll have you know I did not eat any donuts....bought them for the kids and I successfully did NOT eat one! I'm sure I'll make up for it later, though. Crack out your sanded background stamp set...it makes a wonderful background for Halloween cards! Obviously the Big Shot Top Note Die is to "die" for- ha, ha!!! Kids are off in Minnesota on Thursday and Friday of this week, so I thought I would post now -as who knows when I'll get to stamp again this week! Have a great rest of the week! Annette

Here's one of the projects we made in September Hostess Club. The tree was sponged with Mellow Moss to give it a "full" effect. We made two trees so that we could punch out 1/2" circle pieces to adhere with dimensionals. A fun card to make. Recipe: Stamps: Branch Out, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Ink: Soft Suede, Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant,More Mustard, Ruby Red, and Mellow Moss; Paper: Soft Suede, Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant, Ruby Red, More Mustard and Autumn Traditions DS; Accessories: Buttons Die, Elegant Eggplant Ribbon Originals, Paper Piercer, mat and guide, sponge dauber, 1/2" circle punch, dimensionals, and spiral punch. Today would have been my mom's 62nd birthday. Happy Birthday, mom. I miss you so much. Annette

I haven't had a chance to stamp in a few days, and since it was such a rainy morning (and still is raining), I stamped while doing laundry...and now I feel a little better. AAAHHHH. I need to move onto Christmas...but can't get Halloween out of my mind now that I finally got my Halloween decorations up. Ya-who! Annette