Enjoying Budapest

Here is my sister and I - two Strauss girls- enjoying a Frank Liszt monument!

Travelling!!!!!

This is my travel kit!!!!   I am very fortunate to be going to Europe and need some crafting for the long plane ride!

Paper Pumpkin

The flower stamp for this month’s Paper Pumpkin is a Distinktive  Stamp which means it looks so realistic!  This is a very pretty set!

More Brusho

Blue Brusho and Yellow Brusho this time!  We had a lot of fun experimenting with these flowers.  We embossed with white powder first and then applied a little Brusho and used the spritzer.  Every card turns out a little different.

Brusho and Floral Essence

My friend and I were inspired by a card in our catalogue and set out to create.  We needed a flower which could be watercoloured and I had the Floral Essence Stamp Set on my desk as I just got it at Onstage.   It is perfect for watercolour!   The card on the left is just red and green Brusho but the card on the right I watercoloured first with Flirty Flamingo and then added a little yellow Brusho.  The flowers are so pretty. Not sure what sentiments I will use yet.

Cute Little Box Gifts

I made a bunch of these cute little boxes and gave them to my team members at Onstage.  They actually hold a little chocolate bar and several candies.  I got the idea from Pootles blog. 

Goodies from Onstage

This is a picture of all my loot from Stampin’ Up Onstage Convention.  They are so generous at these Conventions!   They are also so much fun!!!!  We learned so much!!!

Onstage

I am at Onstage here with my team member Cindy. We have just won Prize Patrol and got this cute stamp set!  I just love these events.   We learn a lot and Stampin’ Up is so generous in their giveaways!

Petal Promenade

I really haven’t used a lot of DSP before and I don’t know why.   This DSP in particular is so pretty - it makes the card! I love gardening and peonies and the Petal Promenade reminds me of my garden.  I paired it with the DeAr Doily Stamp Set as I really liked the sentiments and the thinlits that go with that bundle!

My Space My Way

I got my 

Stampin’ Up Storage today!  I think I am going to need some more but this was a great start!

Daisy Delight in Garden Impressions

I was making thank you cards and one of my daisies landed on this paper on my very messy desk and voila!   A card idea was born!

Share What You Love

I loved this DSP when it first came out.  It is very thick and makes great boxes as well as cards.

Wedding Thank you Cards

I am making some thank you cards as a gift for a friend for her wedding.  I used the Thankful Thoughts Stamp Set and just made daisies in different colours to make a nice little note for her and her fiancé to use.

Strong and Beautiful Floral Romance

I actually hit two goals with this one card! I am still on my quest to use retiring colours and DSP.  I used Lemon Lime Twist and Floral Romance DSP!  I also made this card for a Sketch Challenge put out by Ange McKay for our Westcoast Creator Team.   This lovely sentiment came from the Strong and Beautiful Stamp Set and the Four Petal Flower finishes off this lovely card!

Berry Burst and Garden Impressions

Garden Impressions DSP will be retiring soon along with Berry Burst!  I just put them together and voila!

DSP Quest

I am on a quest to show off the pretty colours which are retiring and matching them to DSP which may also retire.   If you really like the colours and the DSP - you only have a couple of months to add them to your collection.  I am going to miss Tranquil Tide!

Friends card

One of my friends comes over and crafts with me a lot and she got the Floral Embossing Folder and made this card.    It is so beautiful I had to share it.    

Storage!!!! Yay!!!

This is so marvelous! These are small units that can be put together as you need them!  

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