Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Bosses Day is Thursday


My team is taking out our team lead out for breakfast tomorrow (a day early). I made a card for my team to give to our team lead, as well as a card for our manager (see below), who has 3 teams under him. They are both 1/2 sheets of cardstock (a full sheet scored and folded in half) so they are big enough for everyone to sign. That will give you perspective on how big they really are.

I really love how the the first one came out. The pic just doesn't do justice, I guess my lighting was off. I really loved the colors in it the most, the silver and basic gray, along with the aqua and a splash of glitter!

Stamps: Inspired by Nature (Stampin' Up!)
Paper: Aqua, silver Sizzix paper (it comes scrunched like it's seen in pic), natural white, and Stampin' Up's Urban Garden.
Accessories: Sticky Cuts Letters, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, and ribbons, all from Stampin' Up!

The next one is really more masculine for our manager, who is a man obviously. We work in IT, so we all support computers. I know Computer Quips wasn't a very popular set, but I really loved it. I guess it takes a computer nerd to like the set.

Stamps: Computer Quips by Stampin' Up!
Paper: Buckaroo Blue, watercolor paper, and scrap from Urban Garden designer series paper (the same stems from the flowers in the scrap from the card above!) all from Stampin' Up!
Technique: Watercoloring

Can't wait to share my calendars!

Friday, October 3, 2008

I Love Autumn!


I love fall, and I loved Taylor's Cupcake Challenge (TECC36) this week. I took the opportunity to enjoy my favorite season and my favorite color family (Earth Elements). Amanda, if you see this, I thought of you with this sentiment. I'm praying about your job situation.

Stamps: Autumn Leaf Prints, Refuge and Strength, Houndstooth (background)
Paper: Not Quite Navy, More Mustard, Very Vanilla, Natural
Ink: Not Quite Navy, More Mustard, Summer Sun, Pumpkin, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel
Technique: Distress, Aging, Spritzing

Tomorrow I'm baking cookies with my older daughter and we're all going to a birthday party. I'm planning to show you our gift to the birthday girl, as I'm getting a teensy bit creative with this one. Have a great weekend!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Quick Cards to Share


I want to quickly share before I go to bed. These are almost all products from Stampin' Up! Some of them are retired. I love the With Gratitude set from this autumn card. I think slide mounts are so fun on cards and can really highlight an image well. The Build a Brad kit is so fun and so easy (see tag on Christmas card below). Ok, off to bed. I began working on some calendar gifts for Christmas, I will share soon.