20th Anniversary Card

I've been busy getting ready for my 20th anniversary. It's tomorrow and I think it will be one to remember. This is the card I made for Lee. I also wrote a nice letter...and no I will not share the mushy details! HA!

I used a new set of unmounted stamps I ordered last month and the spellbinder set my friend Debb gave me for my birthday. I used the technique Denise taught us this past card night. I stamped onto the patterned cardstock and twice more on the coordinating paper from the paper pack for my acorn. I think it is so cute! Inside I used the saying "Nuts about you". I know it may be a bit cutesy for a man but I know he'll get a kick out of it.

We really both have everything a person could ask for so we usually just go out to a movie and dinner. But this is 20 years! I had to do something cool. Well, if you are from around here you know about the "Reindeer of Rt 42 Plain City, Ohio". They have been in the newspaper, on the news(you can see the interview on you tube) and they even have their own facebook page! They are about a mile from my house and I asked if they would let the deer hold up a happy anniversary banner If I went and got one. And they were so gracious and will be putting it up for me in the morning. :0) I ordered a bright colored banner. I can't wait to see it! When we leave for the movie I am going to tell Lee we have to leave early to get gas. Then we will drive up...SURPRISE! Then we can stop and have a picture taken with the deer! How fun and how out of the box. I'll post some pictures in a couple of days. And if you feel like it check out some of the crazy antics the deer get into!

I tell you when Lee and I got married 20 years ago "for better or worse", I'm sure he wasn't prepared for my "worst"! hehe But for me it has been for the better! Marrying Lee was the best thing I ever did! How fast 20 years go by. I'm looking forward to the next 20!

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Winter Theme Card Swap

My cards for tonight are done. I thought you might like a quick peak. I used a retired stamps from Stamping Up. I just love snowmen and snowflakes. All the cards I have been doing for the holidays have had lots of soft blue so when I did the first card it was a bit of a shock seeing the deep red and green! LOL But I have to say I love the traditional Christmas red and green combination. In the end I like how they turned out! :0)

I used all Stampin Up items except for the doily and the Gelly Roll Clear Star Glitter pen.

The colors used(ink and papers)are:
Whisper White
Basic Black (just to stamp snowman image)
Cherry Cobbler(used this color ink for inside sentiment)
Garden Green
Stampin Dimensionals
Crystal Effects(on the nose and buttons)
1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon in Chery Cobbler
The plaid papers are from a set in the new mini catalog called Frostwood Lodge

Now all I need to do is get them in some clear protective sleeves and I'm ready to go.

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Halloween Treat Boxes For Card Night

Tonight is are Ladies Card Night. Usually we exchange cards but this month we could do a winter theme cards or a Halloween Treat. These are my treat boxes.

When I made my brothers "black cake", I made some extra pieces of the "cake". So I used them for my treat boxes. And I loved how they turned out!

Now for the details on what I used:

All supplies are from Stampin Up except the Orange Stickles and the pie shape die from Sizzix.

I used the 2 1/2 inch punch to make the moon. I punched it out of Whisper White cardstock and sponged it first with More Mustard Ink than Pumpkin Pie Ink. I stamped the Owl with Basic Black Ink Pad onto Whisper White cardstock and colored in the beak and bag with Pumpkin Pie marker. I than stamped an extra image for the Trick-or-Treat bag, cut it out and popped it up with a Stampin Dimensional. For the finishing touch on the owl I used the orange Stickles for the mask and on the bag. I had first started out using glitter paper cut out to make the mask. After cutting out 2 of them I went to using the stickles. I like it much better. Ok, truth be told it was easier to do the stickles! HA! 

As always I wish you time to be creative but most of all time to stamp!

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I'm Still Here...

Hello my stamping friends!

I have missed blogging. The last few weeks have been dealing with a very sick kitten and sick hubby. Hubby is doing great and Woody is finally turning a corner(we hope). He was up playing a bit today and has begun to finally eat dry food. So it's time to catch up, or should I say back to my normal life...always trying to catch up! LOL Hope you enjoy the pic's of the kitties. This is them resting after playing and of Jasper watching over them. Yes, I know it looks terrible all the pillows and blankets stuffed around the bottom of my bed but it is my own "kitty proofing method" to keep them out from there till there not sick anymore. Aren't I a genius! haha :0)

Hope the rest of your weekend is wonderful. And as always I wish you time to be creative but most of all time to stamp!

Till my post on Monday...