Blessed Assurance

Refuge and Strength, Pool Party, Concord Crush, Pretties Kit

I made this for some friends of mine at church.  She was 22 weeks pregnant and then the baby died.  It was one of the saddest funerals I've ever been to, but yet a promise.  A promise that God will be with them no matter what and that they will get to meet their sweet Javon in heaven one day. 
The cross was inked in Pool Party and then "kissed" with the leaves in Concord Crush.  Still had me some silk flowers from a Pretties Kit so colored those a bit. 
I love the saying on this card.  Sometimes you need to know that God can see into your heart even when you can't find words to pray out your feelings. 

Thanks for visiting the Stamping Station.

Blessings,
Julie

Oh my goodness, it's been a long time since I blogged.  I must admit that I lost my stamping mojo for awhile, but that turned out to be a good thing since my husband needed my complete attention while he spent 15 days in ICU with a nasty case of pneumonia.  I'm happy to report that he's hale and hearty now.  Back to his regular self.  And now it's time to get back to stamping again!  This is one of the cards for this month's workshops.  It's a wonderful set (Perfectly Preserved)and is so much fun to use.  I bought the bundle so that the stamp set and matching framelits would be less money all together.  The jar was stamped on a transparency and glued to the back side of the cardfront.  Isn't that fun?  The DP is Twitterpated and the ribbon is the scalloped polka dot.  So much fun!  I promise to try to get back here over the next few days to show off what we've been doing this month.  I'll be headed in to surgery next Wednesday to take care of a herniated disc in my neck.  (yes, it's causing MAJOR pain and I'm on way too many pain pills to be able to drive round right now.) 

Happy stamping and I hope to see you again real soon!

Julie

A Simply Soft Thanks

This card started with a makeover of a workshop project.  Since I didn't have all of the pieces left, I decided to copy a card.  Can I remember from where?  No!  It was back in January and it's too hard to go that far back in my brain.  I'm sure the information is long gone....  This was stamped in Wisteria wonder and the insides of the flowers were stamped in Pink Pirouette.  Isn't that a lovely combo?  The ribbon ruffle was made with Sticky Strip and Pretty in Pink taffeta ribbon.  A little scallop border edge on the other side and some Basic Rhinestones finish off this card.  Oh, and the DP is Flirtatious Specialty.  I really love that DP! 

Well, thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station again.  I'll try not to make it so long in between posts next time.  (I just wish I could promise that!)

blessings,
Julie

Sweet, Sweet Little Duckie

 This little duckie is so adorable!  I made this card for a friend of mine, whom I call Little Duckling.  the duck and water are watercolored.  Yes, I should have waited longer for the duck to dry before coloring the water, but this photo makes it look much more yellow than it really is.  Consider it a reflection of the duck, right?  The little border on the bottom was made with my little flower punch from the set of three itty bitty punches.  The frame was made with my sizzlit and the center was punched out with the wide oval punch.  I popped the frame up a bit so that the lollie wouldn't be the only 3-D item on the card.  Oh, yes!  The Lollie!

Isn't this lollie lovely?  It was very easy!  I made it with my Big Shot and my new Designer Rosette XL Die.  I really love the scallops on the edge of the lollie.  Makes it so pretty!

So, what have you made with your Designer Rosette?  I'd love to see it!  What?  You don't have it yet?  Well, go click on that "Shop Now" button and choose the mini catalog option.  You're sure to find some really fun stuff.

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station!

Blessings,
Julie

CASE'd Beauty of a Card!

 Here's a close up of a card that I CASE'd.  The original was lovely, but had to duplicate 6 times so I simplified it a bit.  This is the detail view.  See the flocked Designer Paper?  I love that paper!  It's from the Mocha Morning collection.   

And the shapes used to cut out the sentiment and layering are from the new Labels Framelits in the Occasions Mini Catalog.  Isn't that beautiful????  And so easy!  You're going to see a lot more of these, I promise! 

Ok, it's snowing heavily now, so I need to take a break and go pick the kids up from school.  Seattle is supposed to get dumped on today and tomorrow.  Woo Hoo!!!!!  Let the snow play and sledding begin!  We have a serious hill and a water pipeline behind our house, so it's a clear shot down the hill and the local kids LOVE it.  A great place to sled!

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station!

Blessings,
Julie

Scallop Weaving Flower

Yes, I was goofing around with another new set.  I made this for my swap with my upline, Sharon.  The ribbon is from the SAB catalog, the button in the center is from the Occasions Mini, the DP is from the Occasions Mini, too!  The Baker's twine is a new color ... Marina Mist.  So pretty!  Usually the weaving on the scallop is a lot more spread out, but I adjusted it so that the whole image in the center of the flower would show.  After adhering the twine on the back with Sticky Strip, I went over 3 scallops and then under two before coming up to go over 3 again etc.  I love the way it showcases the flower and I think it looks good with the Indigo color even though it's not a perfect match.  This fun DP is from the Specialty Sweet Shoppe collection from the Occasions Mini.  Ok.  I admit it.  I went a little overboard on my preorder!  But isn't this wonderful stuff???!!!!  Oh, and even though I played with the colors on the photo program, I couldn't make the Calypso Coral look like Coral.  It's much more orange on this photo and I don't like it that way.  It's so much prettier in person!

Well, thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station once again.

Blessings,
Julie

Tea, Anyone?

If you haven't seen the new Occasions Mini Catalog yet, click here!  I just love this new set and the quilted ribbon and the new doily sizzlit and the new framelits and edgelits .....  See what I mean?  Just look at that lovely tea cup.  It's stamped in Pear Pizzazz, the flowers are colored in with Blushing Bride, and the dots on the flowers and at the tie of the bouquet are the new Red Dazzling Details.  And look at that fun new DP?!  It's lovely and goes perfectly with teh teacup.  I had so much fun playing with this stamp set.  I need to make some more projects with it.  I hope you'll love it, too.

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station.

Blessings,
Julie

Warning: Website Based Scrapbooks Aren't Intuitive or Creative!

Yes, it does sound like I'm biased, but it's totally true!  We were crunched for time this Christmas so I went to the S******h website to make some quick calendars and "save some money."  Hahahaha!  Joke's on me!  After struggling with the program (which doesn't let you resize your photos) and after many many MANY messages of "warning: low resolution", I gave up and went back to My Digital Studio.  (Yes, My Digital Studio also helps you design calendars....)  Wow, what a difference!  And at the advice of another SU person, I got it printed at C****o and saved a ton of money there, too!  Only $9.99 per calendar!  Yes, I really have learned my lesson.  Here are a few of the pages that I made....

This first page is for January on my Mom and Dad's calendar.  I used a background snowflake Designer Paper, put a few snowflake stamps on it and colored them white, then added a shadow behind the snowflakes so that they would stand out a bit.  Simple and fun!  And best of all, I got to decide how the pics would be arranged and if I wanted a mat and what size and color for the mats!  Sure adds a lot to the page.

This is February on my Mom and Dad's calendar.  It features my only niece on this side of the family and some of her cousins who love her dearly!  After selecting the Designer Paper from my Love Letters set, I put torn edges around the upper and sides, then added the curlies across the bottom.  I also added the two hearts, chose the color that matched the curlies and the DP, then added the shadow behind them to add dimension.

This is the February page from my in-laws' calendar.  These are my only two nieces from this side of the family.  (Both families are woefully short on the female offspring!)  After putting the heart stamps on this one, I recolored them, using the color picker.  I chose one of the pinks that's in my niece's dress.  How wonderful to be able to dress up your pages by matching up the colors in the photos to your embellishments!

 So now can you see why I wasn't satisfied with the crazy placement and limitations of the online program?  I'm never going back again.  I've learned my lesson and learned it well!

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station.  I hope you had a great Christmas and New Year's. 

Blessings,
Julie