Chocolate Beauty

I am just loving the new designer paper from the Spring/Summer Catalog!! It makes card making so easy! And these butterflies...you'll be seeing alot of these I'm afraid. They are just too darn cute and fun to make. This one uses the Bella Birds paper again. The flower is one of the new crocheted ones with one of the new chocolate chip brads. Also I used a piece of the dotted choc. chip ribbon from the Vallet Ribbon Originals. The words are from the hostess set Goody Goody Gumdrops. Hope you like it.

Tagged!!

Wow!!! I've been tagged by Anjou of Dreaming in Color. This is very exciting for me as I have only been blogging since November. It took me awhile to really get into posting daily or at least seveal times a week. But I've really been on a roll this week and last. I think it is because I didn't have any classes to prepare for. Then my new SU order arrived and I was really inspired to try to make something each day. So thank you Anjou for this honor!!

Now I have to list my 5 addictions, out loud, in public. Those who know me personally will not be surprised by my list!

5. Thursday night tv: Smallville (yes!!), CSI (the original), Grey's Anatomy, ER, Burn Notice

Thank goodness for DVR!

4. My three grandkids and one more on the way. Would love to see them more, but we live miles and miles apart.

3. Reading: Nora Roberts and JD Rob, and any kind of romance. Just got to have something to read while eating breakfast and right before bedtime to unwind.

2. Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate

1. Diet Coke: first thing in the morning and afternoon, and one while I'm stamping to go with the chocolate!

There you have it, my dirty little secrets!

Now I would like to tag five others. These ladies know their stuff. Check them out:

Jamie at http://stampingmommyof4.com/

Jan at http://jan-slowlanelife.blogspot.com/

Amy at http://pickledpaperdesigns.blogspot.com/

JanTink at http://stampspaperscissors.typepad.com/stamps_paper_scissors/

Jennifer at http://jenniferssweettreatdesigns.blogspot.com/

Okay, I spent all this time deciding on who to tag and now I don't have time to stamp tonight, darn!!! That's the price of fame,lol!

Big Beautiful Butterflies

Stampin' Up! has so many neat new items in the catalog, like the new butterfly die and the texturz plates, not to mention the pretty new designer papers. Both these cards are made using the Tea Party designer paper. Notice the new eyelet lace made by our new punch. The colors are celery, pretty in pink, almost amethyst, whisper white. Sign up for my February card class and you will get to make one of theses beauties, as well as yesterday's Hello Sunshine card.

Hello Sunshine

Here is my first card made with my new SU stuff! It's from the Cheap Talk set and features some of the new paper and buttons. The branch is made using the Little Leaves sizzlits die and the Big Shot. I love using the top note die for my top layer if I am stamping on Whiper White. The ribbon is tied on a little differently. I meant for it to go behind the top layer and tie at the side after punching out a half small oval. However it caused the top layer to be way off center and didn't look good. But I had already punch through the topnote as well as the other layers, which meant I couldnt just leave off the ribbon without having to do it all over again. So instead the ribbon is tie through the back side of the card.

I am also in the process of making a bunch of baby rompers as a gift to my DIL. Her baby is due on April 2. I am going to give these to her at her shower. She can use them as thank yous or announcememts. The little duck is shiny and smooth from a layer of Crystal Effects.

It Came!!!!

Look what was waiting at the front door! I spied it as I was driving past the house headed home. My regular UPS guy leaves it at the back door, so I'm lucky I found it at the front! Must be some new guy or a temp! So now I have to get busy playing with the new stuff and deciding what to do for my stamp club make and take for February, make the layouts using the Sweet Nothings kit, and make the card for my card class in February! Fun, fun, fun! Busy, busy, busy!

Goody Goody Congrats

Here's the last one from the set Goody Goody Gumdrops. I am hoping my new SU order will be here this week so I can start using the new papers. This card using that wonderful berry bliss designer paper from the old SU catty, the one everyone loved! I put dazzlin diamonds glitter on the bells.

Goody Goody Hello

Here's another card from the hostess set Goody Goody Gumdrops. I used the retired Autumn Vine designer paper. The large scalloped circle is made using the Pennant die from SU. The layout was inspired by this card from Pickled Paper Designs.
The man in brown is due here tomorrow with my box of new products from SU! I can't wait!!!!