Happy Wednesday

I tell you, I feel fall in the air.  Something about the kids going back to school, the chill in the morning air and the fact it is still DARK when I have to get everyone up to get ready for school reminds me that Fall is just around the corner.  What happened to the last few weeks of summer ;o(.  We are in day three of back to school and so far so good, but having to keep up with all three of my kids, their homework, and just normal day to day things has me dragging along today!  Thank goodness for the extra shot of espresso in my latte this morning, LOL.

Anyway, with Fall upon us I needed to make another card for my co-worker's 25th anniversary and I was inspired by all the rich colors of fall.  I recently received my order of Papertrey Ink paper and new stamps and I just can't believe how amazing this stuff is.  The quality of the paper exceeds my expectation.  I wanted this card to be a little more elegant and classy with the embossed ivory and rich fall colors, so this is what I came up with...

All products are Papertrey ink with unless otherwise specified.  I used the vintage cream cardstock and embossed it with the new Mehndi Medallion Impression Plate and adhered the 4-1/4" square to a 4-1/2" piece of Scarlet Jewel along with some of the Dark Chocolate ribbon.  My card base is 4-3/4" of the dark choclate cardstock.  Using the Fillable Frames die and stamp set, I cut out and stamped my sentiment onto vintage cream as well then used dimensionals to attach it to the front of the card.  The inks I used were by Jenni Bowlin (love these inks) in Cough Syrup and Brown Sugar.  I really like how nice this card turned out and again the thickness of the papers made such a huge imact on the feel and quality of the card.

Have a great day everyone!

Back to School!

Today was the first day back to school for the kids...

 Emmy - in her super fabulous new outfit and accessories - first one up, dressed and ready to go! Welcome to 4th grade, we are so proud of you sweet pea!

 Andrew, my little man all decked out in his new light up shoes (which he insisted he wasn't too old to wear ;o).  Although we had a delayed start to the morning (took 20 minutes to get him out of bed), was ready to go and start a brand new year as a second grader!  Whoo hoo little man - make it a great one.

And then my little angel Lizzie, sick on the first day of 5th grade.  Say it isn't so.  She had her first day outfit all picked out and ready to go.  Not to worry though - this year will be amazing with plenty of exciting times to remember.  Love you all!

My Very First Post

Hi anyone out there.  Here is my inaugural post with a card I made for a co-worker who is celebrating her 25th anniversary with the company next month.  I had a lot of fun creating this card along with the help of both Emmy and Elizabeth who assisted in the colors and overall design.  The card is a standard A2 size card cut out of ivory cardstock and inked the edges with creamy brown chalk ink.

Using Beautiful Blooms II from Papertrey Ink, I clear embossed a flower pattern onto Orange cardstock.  I cut the "25" out of the same embossed orange paper and adhered it to the bottom corner of a piece of BoBunny's back to basics Vicki B patterned paper.

The ticket was cut and stamped from Papertrey Ink's "Just the Ticket" die and stamp set.  I used Jenni Bowlin ink in Brown Sugar and Stick Candy to stamp the elements as well as Tattered Rose Distress Ink by Tim Holtz for the stars in the back ground.

I am having so much fun with the Papertrey Ink stamps and dies.  I just ordered some of the new August releases which are mostly Halloween and fall focused.  Can't wait to start playing with them.  They are just too cute.

Well, I think my first post went pretty well.  If you happen upon this blog and wish to leave a comment, or provide any helpful hints for a brand new blogger...please feel free!

Thanks a bunch!

Cindy B.