Celebrate the Moment with Au Chocolate

Sorry I have fallen off the face of the earth!! I have been spending every spare moment getting ready for my first craft show this Saturday and my DD (4 yo) just had her tonsils out today. She did well, but boy am I exhausted. I'm sure that's how the rest of the week will go too. I just hope she has a good recovery.....I think I should buy some stock in popsicles!

I never ever use this paper because I like it too much!! Doesn't make much sense, does it?? Well, I only have limited space in my craft room, so I'm trying really hard to use what I have before I go out and get more. I just love this card. It think it looks so elegant. The Au Chocolate DSP is retired from SU!, ribbon is from a ribbon share I did and the sentiment is from GinaK Designs. Those sentiments fit perfectly into the SU! Window Word punch. My mom asked for cards for her birthday and this is one of them. I hope she likes it! Enjoy your day!

Sassy Stems

I borrowed this set from my friend, Kristi. I didn't realize she had this set and thought it would be perfect to do a little watercoloring. I used So Saffron, Kiwi Kiss & Tangerine Tango. I'm not sure where the striped ribbon came from, but that was the inspiration for my colors. The sentiment is from PaperTrey Ink. Those sentiments are perfect for fitting in my oval punches. Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your day!

Friends - Warm Up Card

Here is another warm up card. As you can see from the previous post, I was in a green & black mood that day. The green is one of the new In Colors - Kiwi Kiss- from Stampin' Up! I just love this color! Doing these warm-up cards definitely get the crafty juices flowing. Stay tuned...more stuff to follow!

Bee-utiful Warm Up Card

WOW! I didn't realize how bad this picture was until I was ready to post it. I really need to invest in some sort of photo software, but since I'm only a hobby demonstrator and SAHM, I just don't feel justified in spending the money on that. I'll have to add it to my christmas list.:)

When I made this card, I hadn't stamped much. Just haven't had the time or the energy. I had the energy, but didn't know where to start. This is a 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 card......my warm up cards. Nothing fancy, but at least it got my stampin' mojo flowing :) Enjoy your day....believe it or not, there are most posts coming your way!

Decor Elements

Yes....I'm still alive! This summer has been crazy and my oldest just started preschool. Hooray!! I'm trying to get into our new routine for school, naps, etc. By saying that, I am also trying to get into a new routine of stamping. I am doing my first craft show in the beginning of November with a friend of mine so we are mad stamping trying to get some things ready for the show. I'm trying to get into the craft room at least a couple of nights a week. I've actually been stamping lately, but haven't had time to post anything. I don't know where the time goes, but wherever it goes, it takes my energy right along with it!!

Here is the Decor Elements from Stampin' Up! that I put up in my craft room. This is the large Create Definition in chocolate. I like how it turned out (okay, you can't really mess it up) but I think it's looks good!

Thanks for looking....time to get back stamping before my husband ends up finding me sleeping at the desk in the morning.

Stationary Box

Yep, I jumped on the Stationary Box bandwagon. When I first saw this on Nancy Riley's blog, iSTAMP, I thought "How cool! I can do that!" The directions for the box are here. I absolutely love the new Bella Rose DS paper from SU! I just couldn't decide which combination I wanted to use to do the box. I think it turned out okay.

Here is the inside of the box.

Here is a view of the tags and 3 x 3 note cards outside of the box.

Here is the larger sized cards that I put in the box. I have no idea who this box is going to, but for now I made the cards and put my initial for my last name on there. I love the new Just Rite Monogram stamps that are out there, but just can't take that plunge yet, so this is my version on the monogram card. I used SU!'s scallop circle punch and the 1 1/4" circle punch and the retired set, Whimsical Alpha Upper for the letter "H".

If you make one of these boxes, I'd love to see it. Leave a comment with a link to your box. Hope you enjoyed this.

New In-Color Comparison Chart

WOW! Can you believe I'm actually blogging? I haven't stamped since the end of May, well, except for the occasional birthday cards that needed to go into the mail. I finally dedicated some time to the craft room the other night. These girls of mine have been wearing me out this summer....I'm lucky if I'm awake past 9pm! Camryn isn't walking quite yet, but she sure can scale every object in the house. Needless to say, she is keeping my on my toes!

Here is my rendition of the new 08-09 In-Color comparison chart.

The new In-Colors are: Comparisons:

Riding Hood Red Ruby Red & Real Red

Pink Pirouette Blush Blossom & Pretty In Pink

Kiwi Kiss Certainly Celery & Old Olive

Baja Breeze Bashful Blue & Bordering Blue

Tangerine Tango Only Orange & Pumpkin Pie

Pacific Point Ballet Blue & Brilliant Blue

I love the new Bella Rose designer series paper that has the colors Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss & Pink Pirouette in it. I'm in the process of making a Stationary Box, that so many other have made, with this paper, but I'm slow in the process. I'll get it done one of these days!

Emerson finally starts preschool in the fall and that will finally lend more time to stamping....I hope! I hope you are all enjoying your summer.

~Kelley