One last share before I go...

It's almost time to say Goodbye to Massachusetts and Hello, Again to South Carolina!

All of my "stuff" has been boxed up and loaded into the trailer.  I am so sorry that I have not managed to post any projects lately.  I have been having some issues with iPhoto - it deleted almost 100 photos on me and I lost photos of some projects I wanted to post.  Unfortunately, the projects are packed away and it just was not possible to re-photograph again.  Once I am settled in SC, I can fix that :)

So, I leave you with this little "tease" shot of a card I made.   I plan to teach this card at my first events in South Carolina!  I'm very excited!  It's a great card and I made two of them - this Missing You card and one with a different sentiment.  Stay tuned for the full reveal once I am settled in!  

In the meantime,Thanks,as always, for stopping by and I hope you have a fantastic weekend!!

Mary

It's almost that time of year again...

The leaves here in New England are starting to change color and that means it is time for me to pack up our things and prepare for our transition to South Carolina!   Every year I am amazed by how much I have accumulated that needs to make the trip with us!   I may need to pick up a few more packing boxes this year :)

  

As always, I procrastinate packing up my "stamping stuff".  I can't play with it once it's packed so I put it off as long as I can!  I can't wait to see how much my collection has grown once all of my beloved stamps etc are together under one roof!   I've only just begun to sort everything out and "stage" it but I can already tell, I'm gonna need more boxes!  The guest room bed is serving as my sorting table :)

Well, now I step away from the packing for the weekend.  We are camping on Cape Cod with the family this weekend and it's almost time to head out!  Next week I hope to post some of my latest projects for you!  In the meantime, Have a fabulous weekend!

Thanks for stopping by,

Mary 

For the First Time Ever....

Stampin' Up is offering select Single Stamps from some of our popular sets!!!!

Awesome!

View the complete offering here in my online store.

Merry Christmas from Stampin' Up!

This is a Fantastic offer from Stampin' Up, available only during the month of October!  For more information, and to order your bundle with FREE Paper Piercing Pack, click  Here  to visit my website and online store!  If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to give me a call or send me an email!   I had purchased the Ornament Keepsakes Bundle in August and I just ordered the Paper Piercing Pack last week - it should arrive tomorrow!!!  I hope to get some projects posted soon to show you this amazing bundle in action!  

Happy Bundle Shopping!

Mary

Where did the time go....

Oh my!  I have not posted anything here in weeks!  I've got projects sitting on my desk that need to be posted and Agility updates too!  There just hasn't been enough free time to do it!  Midge was sick and we've been to see our Vet so many times that yesterday, she just shook her head and laughed when se opened the door to the exam room!  I'm just resigned to handing over the credit card now.  Today I should get some results in that will rule something out or give us an answer to certain questions.  Now she has something new going on that is a "wait and see" thing ... I don't like those - I'm a "take action" girl!  I want it done and over with - NOW!  But, sometimes, that just isn't going to happen :)

In the midst of all of the medical drama, we managed to compete this weekend, in Agility, in NY. 

It was cold, wet and miserable weather but we had a fun time playing the game we love while make new Agility friends.   I am looking forward to next Spring/Summer when we can re-visit NY and actually know some people out there :)

Until I can come back here and post some of my latest Cards and Crafts, I will leave you with this video from the weekend.  Hope you enjoy it! 

 

Thanks for stopping by today,

Mary

BeJeweled Frightening Feline

Isn't She pretty?  This is the final card we made at Tami's club last week.  Very interesting technique used here!  

We stamped the cat on Vellum and, once she was dry, we flipped the vellum over and colored the kitty with Tangerine Tango on the back side!  How cool is that?!  I thought it was super cool!  

The image panel is actually three layers, all cut with the New Window Frames Collection Framelit Dies - on page 30 of the New Holdiday Catalog.    The bottom layer is Very Vanilla Card Stock, the middle layer is the WhiteVellum Card Stock with image, and the top layer is Basic Black Card Stock cut as a border by using two different sizes nested together.  The Designer Paper is from the awesome Howlstooth and Scaringbone pack - on page 24 of the Holiday Catalog.  I love this paper!  The Happy Halloween, from Teeny Tiny Wishes - page 133 of the main Catalog,  is stamped in Basic Black and punched out with the Word Window Punch and adhered to the card with Snail Adhesive.  Our image panel is adhered to the card with Dimensionals.  As a finishing touch, we used Rhinestone Basic Jewels - page 175 of the main catalog - for her shimmering eyes!  This was a super fun card to make!

Hope you enjoyed today's project!

Have a fun day and Thanks for Stopping By today!

Mary

Toxic Treats with that "WOW" Factor

Here is another card we made at Club last week.  This photo simply does not do justice to the impact this card has!  It is stunning!  We used a Basic Black card base to build our card on.  A panel of Pink Pirouette Card Stock was run through the Big Shot with the Argyle Impressions Folder then sponged with Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink followed by Basic Black Classic Ink.   We cut  layers of Silver Glimmer paper and Basic Black Card Stock using the Big Shot and Labels Collection Framelit Dies.   The image from the Toxic Treats Stamp Set was stamped with Basic Black Ink and cut using the coordinating die from the same Labels Collection Framelits Dies.  We then sponged the image panel with the Rich Razzleberry and Basic Black Inks in the same manner as we did for the main panel.   I used Snail Adhesive to adhere my image to the black piece and Crystal Effects to adhere the black panel to the Glimmer Paper.  The Glimmer Paper requires a very strong adhesive to adhere to it so I chose to use my Crystal Effects -  it worked perfectly!  The Glimmer paper layers are attached to the main panel using Dimensionals.   You really should give this card a go!  It is simply stunning!!!  All of the products used to make this card are available in my Online Store - just click the link to the right.  And, don't forget, during the Month of September, you may choose a spool of our fabulous 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon for FREE with every $40 in product you buy!!!  Simply enter your selection at Check-Out!!!

Thanks for stopping by today!  

I hope you enjoyed todays card and it inspires you to get inky!

Mary