Stamp Some Smiles

Troubles gone? November stamp camp card and so much to catch up on!

I've had Trouble, with a capital T!  As in Typepad!  I have had people ask why my site is loading so slow, it times out...I have no clue.  I couldn't post!  I actually got an email saying that stampsumsmiles has unsubscribed!  What?  I did no such thing! It took me a while to fix that.  I can't even begin to understand why I am having these problems, but I am hoping that I have figured out how to get this to work...and I am also trying to figure out how to switch back to the old typepad, I know there is a way, but I can't figure it out.  I did a test post and and worked so I am hoping this one will too!  Whew.

So let's see, where should I start?  Well, Bobby had his ACL surgery...he is doing very well this week.  I am so relieved.

I had a Christmas Card Class, here are some examples:

Ugh, as soon as I uploaded that photo the darn thing froze on me, blinking blinking blinking, I guess I didn't figure it out.  I had to restart my computer, and I am trying to add another photo, let's see if it works....

okay here is another

and another there were two choices for this too, one was the dove, oh my goodness, this is the most beautiful one layer card I have ever made, It is my favorite!  I did give them lots of cards to choose from, and the colors were varried too...The ladies had a good time, some designed their own cards, and I enjoyed their company.

Here is a sneak Peek at a card that we will be making at November's Stamp camp:

close up of the door

Here is the card:

I will have my own special Christmas color mix of flower soft/dazzling diamonds
If you purchase Home for Christmas from me in November, I will give you some of my mix! We are going to make some real "WOW" cards this month, and you only have a couple of days left to register to come, I will be making the kits on Saturday and Sunday.  So please contact me ASAP.  Okay, I am going to try to post this quickly, let's cross our fingers and hope it works!  Chat with you again soon (I hope!)
 
 
 
 
 

Another Stamp a Stack Card and NSR "Sunday Drive"

I have been cutting this weekend, I am not a huge fan of cutting kits, I love every other part of stamp a stacks or stamp camps EXCEPT cutting.  Here is my latest:

Isn't it pretty?  Oh my how I love this set!  I have made so many styles of cards with it, I swear it is the most versatile set I have worked with in a very long time.  I didn't think I wanted it, because hey...it just isn't my style.  BOY was I ever wrong!  It IS my style, and then some!  Simplicity is what stamp a stacks are all about.  This set is perfect for that.  I am so happy with this card and I am sure my girls will be too.

It was another beautiful and busy weekend.  Saturday Rob and I took our "Sunday Drive" lol.  I forgot my camera, I was bummin' and there were so many missed photo ops.  I told Rob we would just need to repeat the entire day again.  He had no problem with that.  Maybe in a couple of weeks we will do it again.  We drove up 169 again, past Brooklyn this time.  We went to the Vanilla Bean Cafe.  Out of this world food.  The Vanilla Bean Café opened in 1989, they seat 90 inside and 40 outside!  It is by far my absolute FAVORITE place for lunch.  I got one of the specials that day, Vegetable Pesto Quiche, served with house salad and fruit.  Rob got a beef/bean and vegetable burrito with fresh salsa.  We always get glass bottles of soda with the old fashion caps on them.  I can't help it, I think they taste better~  Their food is so fresh, I can't wait to go back.  I love living in the Quiet Corner of Connecticut. After all of that food we walked across the street to Martha's Herbary. Check out the site and you will know why I love it!  Unique gifts, beautiful garden, and so many things that are just "SO ME"!  I could LIVE there.  From the bird house fence when you enter the driveway to the front door there are so many things to look at.  Once inside I want to see every little thing.  Of course "no dogs" are allowed at Martha's (we ate out side at the Bean and Jake sat with us, there is a local dog that visits and no one seems to mind.) So I couldn't shop forever, the "boys" were waiting for me.  We stopped for a walk at the CT Audubon Society's nature trail, Jake was in all his glory strutting his stuff and sniffing everything in every direction.  There were the most amazing birds, I could have gotten some awesome photos.  I saw more tad poles than I had ever seen before, the water was black with them!  Speaking of black I saw dragonflies with black wings and metallic purple/blue bodies....breathtaking. When I came home I felt so happy.  What a great day, and a fun and warm weekend.  Ahhhhhhhhhh.   I hope you enjoyed your weekend too! 

Oh no, seeing double again! Stamp a Stack card two...2

So I guess I am not very good at giving myself pep talks.  Sure enough when I sat down to make one sample for card two of our stamp a stack...I saw the papers on the table and just couldn't make up my mind, which way did I want to make it?  I think both of these cards are winners.  Which means we will be making card two, part 1 and 2! 

 

I went for a mostly monochromaticlook for these, I love the effect of chalking over versamark ink, and coloring with the chalks is such an easy thing to do, and adds such softness to your card.

Of course you can use any of the oval sayings for this card:

Make your two cards to fit your needs, stamp inside and out with the words or phrases that you need most, whether birthday or wedding, thank you or thinking of you, these ovals stamps work great...just look at what they add to these cards!