A Trio of My Favorite Cards

I was just organizing some photos of things I have created this morning, and thought I would share a few of my favorites.

Love the color combo of this birthday card.

Black and White are great colors to use for sports related cards.  A splash of the team color personalizes it perfectly.

Love the elegance paired with some shabbiness.

Long Time No Blog

Well, it appears that teaching full time along with the kids' activities kept me way too busy to think about posting on here. School is out for the summer, and the activities have dwindled to a very manageable pace, so I guess it's time for me to do some more creating and posting.

I made the card above to let my daughter know that she had moved up to the next level of competitive dance team at her studio. I love the bright colors with the black contrast! I also love the texture of the Cuttlebug embossing folders. The stamp (stars, swirl, and circular background) are all Close To My Heart Stamps from various sets. The CTMH colors used are Citrus Leaf, Watermelon, White Daisy, and Black.

I love the August Stamp of the Month. It's a great little birthday set. One of the things that I love the most about stamping is always having the ability to work with any colors that you want. I love the bright colors in the first card just as much as the more muted pastel tones in the second one. With pre-made stickers, papers, or other products, if you don't like the colors it's no fun to use them, but with stamps, you can use whatever you please :)

Here's a cute little card that I made for my upline CTMH consultant. She just had a baby boy about a month ago.

Here's an anniversary card that I made for my husband back in June. I used the That's Amore paper pack from CTMH and a couple of different stamp sets. I love it almost as much as I love him :)

Luau Invitations

Here's the invitation I made for my daughter's luau themed birthday party that we had back in June. It's a little pocket with all the details on a tag inside. I love how they turned out, so bright and sparkly. I think I'm still cleaning up glitter off my desk, but they were a hit. I also stamped the envelopes to set the tone before they even opened it up.