Hello out there in stamping world!

Hi everyone! Wow, it's been awhile, almost 1 month! I have been super busy with school starting, and have neglected to update my blog! Sadly, I haven't gotten much stamping done either, and I am quickly realizing that time runs out very quickly sometimes! I have both Thursday and Friday off at the end of this week for the Jewish holiday, and I'm hoping to get some time in to create. Just wanted to drop a quick line to let you all know I am still alive out there! Happy stamping!

Priceless...

Hello out there! Well, summer camp is over! It was a bit sad on Friday to say goodbye to some of my favorites, but it was also a happy day because now I can truly focus on getting ready for the new school year. Today, I spent some time at a friend's house, talking shop (school shop that is) and making some things for our classrooms. Tomorrow, I will go visit my classroom and start to get it ready for the kid's arrival in only a few weeks!

This card is using the new SU! set, Priceless, which is just gorgeous and so elegant. The paper is River Rock, as is some of the ink. The patterned paper is Almost Amythest. Butterfly is stamped in Purely Pomegrante. On the piece with the swirls and flowers, 'thank you' is stamped in white ink, but it is difficult to see in the photo.

I've got a lot of projects ahead of me, hope I'll find time for them all!

Monday Blues...

Hello out there! Today marked the last day of summer camp, and what happens to me? I tripped over the sidewalk which is very uneven and has a huge hole and hurt my ankle. I am sitting here icing it right now, but it feels awful, and I can barely walk on it! Ugh...this puts a kink in my plans! I really hope it feels better tomorrow...
Thought I'd share these 2 cards I made this weekend, both with the new Garden Whimsy set and matching wheel from SU! This set is so pretty and can be playful or fun. On the piece stamped with the wheel, I took ink daubers and just daubed a circle of ink to make it a bit more colorful. On the second card, the butterfly was stamped by adding color to the stamp from the sponge daubers and then huffing on the stamp and stamping it. I love this neat effect because it looks marbled...wonder if this a real technique?

Enjoy your evening...my Mom and I are just waiting for Big Love to come on, only a few more minutes...

Happy Sunday!

Wow! Is it August already? In about 1 month I will be teaching in my first classroom, now that is a bit of a scary thought! I had plans to get some things together, like plans for the first few weeks and some long term goals for each subject, but I first set out to clean up a bit and of course it took forever! Now I am finally done. Last night I went out with my friends Katie and Joan for Joan's birthday which was earlier in the week. We went to this really cool place in River Edge, called Archetypus, which was right on the Hudson River, overlooking the city. The place is a little cafe which is really like a cave inside, you sit in small booths which are mini caves, it was awesome! We got a bit lost going there, and I had to get a cop to help us out, and he actually ended up driving us there while we followed him, which was pretty funny. We saw the smallest and windest and narrowest street in the world, where we almost got hit and got honked (or plonked as Katie was calling it) at quite a bit (Joan was driving), but it was an adventure and a blast!

Onto stamping things...here are 2 bella cards I made recently, the daintybella was for a bridal shower I went to yesterday. She is simple, but pretty, the bride loved her! This second one was combined with a few new stamps that I got from SU!. The words strip is actually a new SU! wheel, and the stamp set is a hostess set. It is super cute and I thought the sets went well with shopabellas.

Enjoy and have an awesome week (I know I will because it is our last week of summer camp...yahoo!)

Let's Play!

Good Evening everyone! I got some time tonight to play around a bit with some of my new SU! stamps from the new catalog. My parents went to see Michael Buble tonight at Radio City Music Hall, so the house is a bit quiet. Last night my Mom and I took a ride to Walmart, where you should run, not walk if you have children in school or are a teacher because there are awesome deals right now! They have markers and crayons by Crayola for 20 cents, folders and notebooks for 10 cents and glue sticks for 20 cents. I have to be honest, we went a little bit crazy buying stuff (that includes my Dad too who found the sale this weekend) and have about 200 glue sticks now! We had to buy a container just to store everything! Wow, I am now VERY well stocked up for this school year and many to come!!

Now, on to stamping...these cards all use the new Priceless stamp set. I tried to use all of the stamps in the set between these 3 cards, and actually succeeded! The wish big uses the technique of rockin and rolling around the edges of the main images. The so kind also uses this technique, as well as faux stiching. The last card is my favorite! I love the font on the Priceless word and I love this doodly looking stamp that is on the blue. All paper used is the new In Colors for this year.

Enjoy! Any further explanation needed, let me know!!

Ohh Ahhh...

Hey there! Just got back from CKC Valley Forge today with lots of great new stuff and lots of great memories! I went with my mom and friend Sara, and we stayed from Thursday night through this morning. We took a bunch of classes and shopped, shopped, and shopped! We joked all weekend about how organized we were, planning our meals and taking stuff out to the car early so we wouldn't have to do it all in the end, even finding creative ways to close a bag of chips (a ribbon tied paper clip works great!).
Some of the great boths which were on the floor for shopping included Rusty Pickle, Technique Tuesday, SEI, Scenic Route, and plenty more with a wide range of companies...but my favorite above all was BasicGrey! It is no secret that I love all BasicGrey things, so of course I HAD to have their 4 new paper lines plus matching cardstock and letter punch-outs (what is it without the complete set?!) Here is a picture of my 4 new paper packs. (Oh wait...one line is missing, the new Periphery is missing, Infuse isn't a new one, just new to me! Periphery is in a different bag and I forgot to pull it out)
Last night we went to the King of Prussia mall, which is the largest mall on the East coast to eat dinner. We walked around afterwards and ended up in the Crabtree and Evelyn store which carries Vera Bradley bags. We all walked out with our own new bag, in some of her latest styles for the season...they are sooo pretty! This was the first Vera Bradley bag for each of us!

This morning we went to the QVC Studios to check out their store and studio. We didn't end up taking the tour (my Mom and I had taken it in February when we went for a crop there), but we got to purchase some things without having to pay shipping! Sara and I jumped out of the car for this picture in the rain...

Hello...from one Chick to another!

Hi everyone! It's been awhile, but I finally got some time to stamp and talk! Nothing is really new here, tomorrow I should find out which room will be mine for the school year since my principal is coming back from vacation, then I can get into my room and clean and start to decorate, yay! Yesterday my Mom helped me lay out all of the supplies I've been collecting for my class and I am pretty set in some areas, and still lacking in others. I made a list of all the things I want to order, and now have to go back to copy it onto my purchase req forms. I hope I am able to get the things before the school year starts, but I'm not sure... I'm rooting for my friend, Katie, who just went on an interview for a position this past Friday. She hasn't heard anything yet, but I really hope she does soon!

I made this card above for a bella swap from SCS. The swap is called "12 months of bellas and fellas" and the idea is that everyone does a card for the different months of the year. My month was March, and I thought crusiebella fit since the weather finally starts to get nice and you can put the top down on your convertible!

Supplies: (Hello)
Cardstock: Green Galore, Lavendar Lace, Only Orange, White
Ink: Green Galore, Lavendar Lace, Only Orange, So Saffron, Sahara Sand
Stamps: Crusiebella, SU! Doodle Alphabet and Polka Dots and Paisleys, A*Muse
Accessories: Apricot Ribbon (SU!), Mega and Giga Oval Scallop punches, Stickles, SU! Markers

Just wanted to share one more that I made today for a Bella swap...first time I used Chefabella.

Supplies:

Paper: White, Real Red, Night of Navy, DP by Dies Cuts with a View

Ink: Real Red, Night of Navy, Archival Black, VersaMagic Cloud White

Stamps: Chefabella, SU! So Very

Accessories: Wrought Iron Corner Punch, Tab Punch, SU! Markers

I also almost forgot to add that I was nominated by 2 people for the Rockin' Girl Blogger (yay! although I'm not really sure what it means...) So in return, I thought I'd spotlight 5 of my favorite blogs...

1. Sara http://sara-diva.blogspot.com

2. Anna http://www.stampanna.typepad.com

3. Michele http://www.enchantedstamper.typepad.com/

4. Ashley http://ashleyscreativecorner.blogspot.com

5. Andrea http://andreawalford.com/

Check these talented ladies out if you get a chance!