LOVE IS IN THE AIR

Happy New Year! I hope you had a happy and healthy Christmas and special times with family and friends. We had a great time in the Tampa area visiting our daughter and grand kids and rang in the New Year back home with good friends.

Now that the holidays are behind us, it’s time to look towards Valentine’s Day. I will be having a class on Monday, January 17 at 9 AM and 7 PM. This Valentine's card is perfect for that special someone, and contains 5 Nugget chocolate candies. The stamp set used is Valentine Defined from the Occasions Mini Catalog. I LOVE the red Glimmer Paper, also from the Occasions Mini Catalog. I used it to cover the nuggets and to punch some of the hearts.

The Anniversary card has a cute and clever pair of formal hearts. I saw this card, created by Laurie Zoellmer, on Stampin' Addicts and thought you would like it, too. I love punches and used several of them to make these cards. I hope you like these cards as much as I do. I can't wait to teach this class!

If you'd like more information you can e-mail me at kathystamps@gmail.com.

Christmas Cards

More Christmas Cards

I love making Christmas cards and the paper, ink and rubber have been very busy. Here are more cards that I made this year. Can you tell I like blue?

Christmas Came Early

I have never known anyone who has been in the audience for Oprah's Favorite Things...until now. And it was my husband!! Yes, he is the lucky recipient of over 20 gifts from Oprah's Favorite Things Part Two that aired the Monday before Thanksgiving. So, Christmas came early for us. The big prize is the new 2012 VW Beetle, which he won't receive until next September. However, there are many other wonderful gifts, and since Oprah is a girly girl, I made out by association. : ) The total value of the gifts is nearly $30,000. You can see a list of the gifts on Oprah's website at Oprah.com. If you scroll down the page you'll see a picture titled "Unforgettable Reactions". Russ is in the middle and his sister in the orange next to him. Oprah's website lists all of the gifts from both give-away shows, but we received half of them...from the I-pod to the car. I am still pinching myself!

Cards for the Troops

Several of us gathered together on November 19 to make cards for the troops. My friend Sylvia was sending packages to her hubby's unit in Afghanistan and we made cards to go along with our gifts. Thanks, Sylvia, for your inspiration for this project.

A busy Fall..and here we are in the Christmas Season

Needless to say, I've been busy crafting for Christmas. My favorites were made in a class held on November 16. My daughter loved the gate fold card so much that she has made them her Christmas card for this year. I will be making a number of the votives to decorate tables at a group Christmas party. Aren't they cute?

My Favorite Card

I love the Elements of Style stamp set and especially love this card, which was CASEd from a card done by Margaret Raburn that can be found here. I sprayed the background pieces with the new Log Cabin Smooth Spritz to give it an aged look. I also inked the edges of the ribbon and used the heat gun to age it. The frame on the happy Birthday was torn and split and sponged with Close to Cocoa ink.