I'm Baaaaack!!!!

Yes, believe it or not, I'm back! I haven't posted since January, and it's been on my mind lately, so I just decided to jump in and blog today! And hopefully now I'll keep up with it, at least more than once every 9 months!

For those of you that don't know, my Dad passed away in April, and he had some difficult months before he left us. I have never had anyone that close to me pass away, so it was emotionally draining. I've found that people grieve differently, and for me I lost all desire to create or even spend time in my new craft room. So I gave myself permission to take some time off, and that has helped. The only thing I felt like doing was scrapbooking, and it was very therapeutic to be spending time with my photos and and archiving my memories. So thank you to all my very dear family and friends for being there in my time of need. I miss you Dad.

Okay, I have also decided that my blog will not only be about stamping and scrapbooking, I will also post about other random things going on in my life. Which means I will be showing you the final product of our big construction project, which was finished this spring! But that will have to wait until another post...

Today I want to show you just a few cards.

This one I made for a swap and I CASE'd it from the catalog. You're allowed to do that, and I've been doing it more and more! It uses the "It's a Wrap Occasions" set. Check out the other samples for this set on page 59 in the catalog. I've also made the cute candy box and it's pretty easy. They used the Matchbox die and just cut the lid to make the flap opening. (I guess I'll have to take a picture of the one I made!)




Yep, here's another one I CASE'd! If you look closely you can see the score lines on the Lucky Limeade piece of card stock. I used the new Simply Scored scoring tool and it was a breeze!




This was one of the cards we made at my August Stamp Camp. It uses the Flower Fest stamp set. What I love about this set is that just about every image has a matching punch! And, since I don't like to color, it is very easy to just sponge to get a watercolor look.

And finally, a great birthday card that is soooo easy! I like this one so much that I used it for my son's birthday back in July! Talking about matching punches, this card uses the "Pennant Parade" stamp set and the Petite Pennants Builder punch. Perfect for the lazy stamper, like me.

Well, that's it for today. It's my DH's birthday so we are headed out for lunch! I promise I will try to blog more often. Maybe now that school is starting, I can get back on a schedule. See you soon!