Happy Birthday Mimi!

“Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.”

~Plautus

It’s my good friend Mimi’s birthday today and I hope all the happiness she brings to others comes back to her today.  She teaches me so much, including this cute reindeer made with an EOS lip gloss as his nose!  She made me one for Christmas and I turned around and made 20 of them for all my nieces and sisters-in-law.  If you number your Circles dies from the smallest first, the reindeer is made with #1 for the eyes, #3 for the hole in the middle of the nose, and #5 for the head and nose.  The antlers are made with the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch.   Thank you for all that you do Mimi!!!

Note:  The bag is a clear envelope and I made the “bag” topper with the Cookie Cutter Christmas Stamp Set.  The EOS lip balm is the Summer Star Fruit Flavor and I used Watermelon Wonder Ink to match.  I also made some with Rasberry Lip Balm and Melon Mango Ink to match.

Back to Mimi’s birthday card, it’s a Mary Fish design made with the Birthday Blast Stamp Set in the new Occasions catalog.  It’s hard to see, but the blue strip on the bottom is heat embossed in gold with the words “Celebrate You”.  There is a coordinating Die called “Star Blast Edgelits” that I used with the Birthday Blast Stamp Set to decorate her package.  Fun!   Have a Happy Saturday and Happy Birthday Mimi!  Cheers, Dawn.

Work Of Art

“Precious jewel, you glow, you shine, reflecting all the good things in the world.”

~Maya Angelou

Good Morning and Welcome Back to Stamping Peace, where your card ministry is celebrated!  Yesterday Joseph and I, with the Sprinkles of Life stamp set, were making little 2 3/4″ square cupcake birthday cards that we saw months ago on Becky Roberts blog, and then we made wrapping paper with the circle stamp in the Work of Art stamp set.  I always struggle with how to get those stamps all back in the case, so when the puzzle was finally solved, I took a picture so that we can keep it in the case for future reference!

Sending love for a weekend full of creativity,  Dawn

A Little Card Box

“Where we love is home, HOME that the feet may leave, but not our hearts.”

~Oliver Wendell Holmes

Yesterday was my brother James’ 50th birthday.  He is the youngest of my three younger brothers…can’t believe he is half a century old!  He owns an ice cream store so his gift has an ice cream theme, including the new Cherry on Top Designer paper that has some ice cream cones on it.  The new paper stacks are 6″ x 6″ and 2 pieces are large enough to make a box to hold cards.  I just had to add a small 1″ strip on each side after I folded the box up.  The box is large enough to hold 12 cards.

Happy New Year’s Eve from Stamping Peace

“May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night and a smooth road all the way to your door.”

-Irish Blessing

Happy New Year’s Eve from Stamping Peace!  Here’s a little sneak peak of some vellum from the new Stampin’ Up!  “Occasions” catalog debuting on Jan. 3rd.   I made this little striped slider to fit over an envelope with tickets to Beauty and the Beast at the Cross Center for Joseph for Christmas, but it was looking pretty festive for a New Years Eve post!  I also used it to make a candy dish with gold Lindt chocolates in it, but forgot to take a picture of it before giving it away.  It just goes to show, vellum isn’t JUST for cards anymore!  : )

Have a safe and fun New Years Eve…we’ll be thinking of you as we make fondue and play “Loaded Questions!”

Stamping Peace,

Dawn