Lauri's Stampin' Corner

With Christmas  not far away, thoughts are turning to making cards and getting them done before the last minute (which is what I usually do!). I'm going to do something a little different this year and not just make 75-100 of the same card. I have several people that have asked about making cards for Christmas, so while I'm putting together ideas for the classes, I can get my cards made at the same time! Pretty smart of me, don't you think? I love the sample in the catalog for the Snow Much Fun set! It really was the reason that I got the set in the first place and looking through the list of materials, I had everything that was on the list! Shucks! I didn't have to order anything! You can find the list of materials that they used in the supply list on the sidebar here on my blog. Just look up what page number the sample is on (pg 35 in this case) and which sample from the page that it is (this one is the first one, so sample a). The list will be right there for you....

This is fast becoming one of my favorite stamp sets! I love what you can do with this elegant doily and it's simple to make a quick and easy card with it.  It reminds me of the doilies my Grandma used to make. She was so talented and I learned so much from her! She was still making doilies at 100 years old! What an amazing woman she was! So as a tribute to my Grandma, here's another Hello Doily card! Ingredients: Stamp set: Hello Doily Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White Ink: White Craft Ink Accessories: White embossing powder, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Black satin ribbon, Lace Ribbon border punch, Crop-A-Dile, Snail adhesive, dimensionals Don't forget the detail on the inside! It adds so much to a card that you've worked so hard to make pretty on the outside. Just keep it going to the inside! The paper inside is really Whisper White, but for some reason, I just couldn't get my camera to pick that up today. I love the black and white! I haven't added a sent...

I'm back again to Elko and trying to get life back to "normal". I had lots to unpack and find a space for yesterday, and tons of e-mails to wade through and laundry, of course, to catch up with. I hope to get some stamping in today and have something fun to post tomorrow for you. Thanks for all the help back in SD!! I couldn't have done what I did without you!! Great friends provided meals, so we didn't even have to stop to cook! Katie and I sorted through lots and lots of stuff and had a great rummage sale. I would suggest that everyone move every 10 years, or at least pretend that you're moving and have a rummage sale. After being in our house for 34 years, we had a lot of things that we could have gotten rid of years ago!! Anyone with me?? It's amazing what we "have" to keep, isn't it? Get in some fun stamping time today! Lauri