Mother's Day - Guest Stamper

Last Sunday was Mother's Day and even though they couldn't be home to celebrate with me, each of my three girls did something special for me.  I had a nice Skype conversation with each of them.  My oldest sent me a beautiful bouquet of flowers, my youngest is actually going to visit us this coming weekend and my middle daughter, Kristen, sent a hand-stamped card.  I liked it so much that I wanted to share it with you.

She used a stamp set that both she and I really like, but she was the only one who ordered it.  It's called Cottage Window and you don't often see it used, but it has a lot of versatility!  Unfortunately, it's being retired this year so if you like it, best get your order in by the end of the month.  She also used a couple of other stamp sets to embellish the image.  The little balloon is from Collage Curios which is in the Spring Mini and will expire on May 31st.  The clouds are from Up, Up and Away, another retiring set, and the sentiment is from Itty Bitty Banners.

I like her choice of DSP from Comfort Cafe, because it looks just like wallpaper, and the strip of Victorian Crochet trim and the Basic Gray button are the perfect touches to finish it off.

I love how Kris so carefully hand cut all the elements including the center of the window and backed it with Marina Mist card stock before adding the clouds and the balloon.

The whole window frame is actually popped up on dimensionals, giving it a real 3D look.

Kristen is the creative person behind the blog, Honey Nutbrown, about life in a northern BC community.  She is also a knitter and came up with a project called My Year in Temperatures Scarf, that has taken off on knitting sites everywhere.  Here's a link.  Make sure you look at other posts,too, because you'll find all sorts of creative hand-crafting going on from Dandelion Wine to Hatching chicks!

Please leave a comment to let Kris know what you think of her card and to encourage her to do more! lol

Stamps:  Cottage Window (w127280; c127282)*; Up, Up and Away (w122755; c122757)*; Collage Curios (w129099; c129102)*; Itty Bitty Banners (w126255; c126257)

Paper: Pretty in Pink (100459)*, Marina Mist (119682) and Whisper White (100730) card stock; Comfort Cafe Design Series Paper (126898)**

Ink:  Classic Stampin' Pads in Early Espresso (126974), Marina Mist (126962) and Rich Razzleberry (126950)

Accessories:  Victoria Crochet Trim (118481); Neutrals Designer Buttons (119743)**; Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246)

Tools:  Paper Snips (103579)

*Retiring product available until June 3, 2013

** Retiring product available while supplies last until June 3, 2013

Collage Curios Stamp Set

Comfort Cafe DSP

Cottage Window Stamp Set

Itty Bitty Banners Stamp Set

Up, Up and Away Stamp set

Fort St. James

"Well, here we are in -----------."  Our kids used to tease us about this line, because we used it at the beginning of almost every family video we took.  Anyway, as I was saying,
"Here we are in Fort St. James, home of the Dogsled Race and the Historical Park!"  We are visiting my middle daughter, husband and our little grandson, Kesten, and having a great time despite the 4 hour power outage yesterday!

I am enjoying lots of playtime and snuggles with Kesten, while my hubby and daughter, Kristen, build an extension on her chicken coop for some new residents who have just hatched.















My daughter, Kris, lives a fascinating life in Northern BC, and you can read more about it in her blog, Honey Nutbrown.  I want to share a card she made during our visit.

The stamp set she used is one that caught my eye when the 2012\13 Idea Book and Catalogue first came out, but for one reason or another, never ordered.  I love how she set it in the wall-paper like design from Comfort Cafe DSP and stamped it and matted it with Early Espresso ink and card stock.

She took great delight in colouring in the images with her new Stampin' Write Markers.  The resulting card is just charming, kind of like Kristen herself!  I hope you enjoyed this glimpse into her design work and her northern life.

Stampin' Up is announcing that the revised Classic Basic Black Ink is available now for purchase and should work well with every colour card stock, with the exception of Whisper White.  There remains  some inconsistencies with the quality of Whisper White, as it is not manufactured by Stampin' Up,  and in some cases smearing and long drying times may still be a problem.  It is probably still best to use StazOn with Whisper White, but with all other card stock it will be fine!

And they have released a new Photopolymer stamp set called Bombs Away Birthday (133411), perfect for all you masters of sarcasm out there!

Thanks for dropping by today!  

Stamps:  Cottage Window (w127280; c127282);  Perfectly Preserved (w126690; c126692)

Paper:  Comfort Cafe DSP (126898); Early Espresso (119686) and Whisper White (100730) card stock

Ink:  Classic Stampin' Pad in Early Espresso (126974), Stampin' Write Markers in Tempting Turquoise, Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive (in the Brights Collection of 10 markers - 119702)

Accessories:  Baker's Twine in Cherry Cobbler (123125)