Just a Little Ink - Amy Taylor - justalittleink.com

This week, I needed another sympathy card.  They are the one type of card that I don't really ever "want" to have on hand, but often need.  My friend Lori Schuch shared one on her blog recently that worked so well, that I cased it.  You can see her card here . I used Midnight Muse card stock and ink as well as the Thoughts & Prayers stamp set to make the card.  I loved the simplicity of the card and will have to make more for other occasions with the same layout.  Thanks, Lori! Sale-a-Bration is going on right now, Stampin' Up!'s best sale of the year.  But don't miss it.  It ends March 31st.

With Sale-a-Bration in full swing, this month's projects featured quite a few Sale-a-Bration products. They are all so spring-like too, so with the long cold days of winter it was a nice change in pace too! This first project was inspired by one made by Tara Bazata .  To conserve on paper, I used a 6-inch by 6-inch piece of Designer Series paper so that I could get 4 from one sheet.  The finished size is 3-inches by 4-inches and would be perfect for a gift card holder too.  The Envelope Punch Board is used to make the envelope, but instead of sealing the envelope you leave it un-sealed and corner round all the corners.  Add a piece of card stock to the inside (measuring 3" x 4"), layer if you wish, and make a belly band to close it up. Here is the inside of the card. The next card was inspired by my friend Shauna Mikuliak .  I wanted to make a card that was fairly simple, so there is little stamping involved and the Sweet Sorbet DSP from th...

When you are in a pinch to get your Valentine's done, it's great to have My Digital Studio standing by to help.  That's where I was today. My hubby and I don't do elaborate or expensive gifts for Valentine's day.  It's normally something small and almost always edible.  This past Sunday, while looking through the ads in the Sunday paper, I noticed these limited edition Oreo cookies: Lemon Twist!  It just so happens that my hubby loves lemon creme cookies and I'm thinking that he might really like these.   After purchasing the cookies (which took a little more time than I thought it would, since my local grocery store didn't have any) I needed to do a little something to make them "Valentine-sy".   A little wrap of some (now retired) Valentine's designer series paper, my Sizzix Big-Shot and the Hearts Collection framelits dies fit the bill perfectly.  But...I still needed something for the greeting.  That's where MDS came in...

Here are the thank-you notes that I'll be sending with customer orders for the month of February. I am so loving this stamp set from Sale-a-Bration, Banner Blast!  The greeting comes from the stamp set Lots of Thanks from the annual catalog. See the Sale-a-Bration brochure here!

Who doesn't want some time for that? And when you do, what will you work on? Yep, it takes all the work out of it!   Don't wait though, because there are only a couple days left to receive a FREE set of in-color Stampin' Write markers in your first kit.  Still have questions?  Message me to get them answered.  I'd love to help.