Cards from my January Class

 My answer to the always difficult "Man card"! In fact, I sent this to my FIL for his birthday this month! The stamp set "Serene Silhouettes" is stamped on Very Vanilla paper using Early Espresso Classic Ink, then layered on a piece of Early Espresso. A Crumb cake background was embossed using the "Argyle" embossing folder. I used Cherry Cobbler embossing powder for the greeting and accented the card with Cherry Cobbler ribbon and butterflies cut with the "Beautiful Wings" embosslit! Accents of mini pearls finished off the card!

Next, we used the "Swallowtail" stamp from the Spring mini catalog. The stamp was embossed in white on Basic Black paper, with layers of Whisper White, and Mellon Mambo on a base layer of Basic Gray. A "flag" of Melon Mambo was added to carry the greeting. (Wonderful Words is a retired set I can't give up!)

Scrapbook Weekend!

Last weekend I went to a marathon scrapping event and caught up on the whole year for 2012! (Seventy 12" x 12" pages!) Here are a few examples (meant to encourage those of you who may be scared off by the concept of scrapping) of my VERY simple style! I rely heavily on designer paper with coordinated mats for a few pictures per page. I will generally put a simple title and sometimes (but not often) a short bit of journaling! As you can see, my gorgeous grandchildren are my favorite subjects!