I cased this card from the Holiday Mini – which starts tomorrow! Since I didn’t have the Lucky Limeade ribbon, I did the card in Pear Pizzazz. This little gal reminds me of Samantha from Bewitched! Check out the mustached pumpkins in this set – how funny!
Supplies
Stamp set – Out on a Limb, Wicked Cool
card stock – Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, More Mustard
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Pear Pizzazz
Stampin Write Markers – Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizzazz, More Mustard, So Saffron, Blush Blossom
Etc – Pear Pizzazz ribbon, Scallop oval punch, jewels, Scallop Border edge punch
So while I had this set out, I made a little wrapper for the new 1 x 8 cello bags. Instead of attaching it to the top, I made a card stock band and wrapped it around the middle. I think it works better to attached it to the top – some of the cello bags have opened a little handling. Still cute 
Maybe I’ll just move it up to the top to help secure the flap.
Today is the last day of the Summer Mini and the Buy 3 Get One Free promotion! Check your Designer Series Paper stash before it’s too late – you’ll be sad if you miss out! I always want more paper! Enjoy the day – Hugs, Fran
Category: Summer Mini
Goodbye to the Open Sea
I’m so sorry to see this set go. It’s such a wonderful set for masculine cards – and you just can’t find too many of those! I love the combo of the Open Sea and Word Play! Here’s one more – 
Supplies
Stamp Sets – The Open Sea (Summer Mini), Word Play
card stock – Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Nautical Expedition DSP
Ink – Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Not Quite Navy
Stampin Write Marker – Bashful Blue
Etc – Square Lattice embossing folder, Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, Crop a dile or hand held punch
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
I Meant to do That!
Really – I’m finishing up a little not card and chatting on the phone (dangerous combination) when I suddenly slice way too much off my little image for my card! What to do but continue on as if this was my original idea…
I just added another piece of Whisper White to fill it out a bit – here it is up close –
Next time I’ll finish my phone call before I pull out my cutter! He’s still cute – colored with colored pencils.
Supplies
Stamp set – Thoughts of Kindness (Summer Mini)
card stock – Not Quite Navy, Cajun Craze, Whisper White, Not Quite Navy DSP
Ink – Jet Black Stazon
Etc – colored pencils, Scallop Trim corner and border punch
Tomorrow is the last day for 2010-2011 catalog! Waving goodbye to Forest Friends! 
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
More Love & Care
This hostess set is one of my absolute favorites! So here it is again – a very simple design – 
The flower is colored with a Melon Mambo and Old Olive Stampin Write Marker. The center flower is simply re-stamped without reinking ( stamping off.) Easy and fast!
Supplies
Stamp sets – Love & Care, Upsy Daisy
card stock – Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Basic Black
Ink – Basic Black
Stampin Write Markers – Melon Mambo, Old Olive
Etc – Black grosgrain, pearls, Finial Press embossing folder, 2 1/2 circle punch, circle scissors
Saying goodbye to Happy Together
Lots and lots of PINK! Enjoy – Hugs, Fran
Growing Wisteria
I have really tried to get a pretty picture of this card but it just doesn’t want to photograph! So you’ll just have to trust me that this is prettier in real life than in this pic. Wisteria Wonder is one of the new In Colors that will be available on July 1. It’s beautiful combined with Elegant Eggplant! Take a look –
The medallion behind the flowers is from the new Pennant die. It matches the Scallop Trim Border punch. 
The green is Lucky Limeade – another new In Color!
Supplies
Stamp sets – On the Grow
card stock – Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, Elegant Eggplant, watercolor paper
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, Lucky Limeade, Always Artichoke, Bashful Blue, Crumb Cake
Etc – Perfect Pennants Big Shot die, Scallop Trim Border punch, Square Lattice embossing folder, Circles #2 Big Shot die
Saying goodbye to Just Buzzin’ By – 
Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
More Pretty Postage
This is going to be quick – I have some new reading material that was just delivered to my house and I can hardly type with it sitting next to me! Can you guess?
Here are two more projects made with the Pretty Postage set in the Summer Mini. First a simple card – 
Supplies
Stamp Sets – Pretty Postage, Tiny Tags
card stock – Real Red, Whisper White, Real Red DSP
Ink – Real Red
Etc – Dot embossing folder, Postage Punch, 1/8 taffeta Real Red, Tiny Tag punch
And a tag on a Bitty Box – 
Last, but not least – wave goodbye to From the Crypt (sob!) One of my favorites!
Gotta go – the catalog calls! Enjoy – Hugs, Fran
Pretty Postage
Hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! We had great weather and it was nice to be outside in the sunshine.
I saw a cute card on Stampin Connections by Mary Fish and decided to case it. It uses the Pretty Postage stamp set in the Summer Mini and the coordinating punch. She used a different stamp and color combo – but the design is the same. 
Supplies
Stamp sets – Pretty Postage, Birthday Bash
card stock – Whisper White, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango
Ink, Cajun Craze, Tempting Turquoise, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive
Etc – Sweet Buttons embossing square, Old Olive ribbon, Postage Punch
This card is 3 x 6 (6 x 6 folded in half.) They are a fun size to make.
It’s finals week for my youngest – last week of school! I think I’m as excited as she to be finished! Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Got the Blues?
This is what I colored while waiting, waiting, waiting for all the computer “junk” to load and do whatever it’s suppose to do. Coloring can be a great stress reliever!
I stamped the cute jar image from On the Grow in Jet Black Stazon and colored it with colored pencils. 
Supplies
Stamp set – On the Grow, Thank You Kindly
card stock – Whisper White, Basic Black, Beyond the Garden DSP
Ink – Jet Black Stazon
Etc – colored pencils, circle scissors, 2 1/2 circle punch, Word Window punch
Back to watching the little circle thingie spin! Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Growing Green
Or Wild Wasabi! (One of the best Greens going!) This card is a case of a card that Diana Gibbs did with only a few changes. It went out last week to one of my team members for her great sales last month. 
I chose to add the sentiment straight on the stamped image and, of course, I added pearls to the flowers. If the pearls are retired on June 1st, I’m going to be in a very sorry state! 
Supplies
Stamp set – On the Grow (Summer Mini)
card stock – Wild Wasabi, Not Quite Navy, watercolor paper, Beyond the Garden DSP (Summer Mini)
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Not Quite Navy, More Mustard, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Basic Gray
Etc – Daffodil Delight satin ribbon, pearls, Scallop edge punch, aquapainter
My desktop computer should be back from the shop today (or yesterday!) The printer is dead, dead, dead – but funny enough, the old one works just fine. (No wi-fi though.) Technology…………Enjoy! Hugs, Fran
Caring All Around
Guess what I’m doing today? Babysitting a friend’s sweet, little one year old! Can’t imagine why I’m just now posting my card………….
I started following the Mojo Monday sketch (which I love!)
but couldn’t quite get the idea in my head to translate to paper. 
I will try again this weekend. I used the Clear Circle die – which made my image a bit large for the sketch!
Supplies
Stamp set – Love & Care
card stock – Pink Pirouette DSP, Old Olive, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink -Basic Black
Stampin’ Write Markers – Real Red, Old Olive
Etc – Crystal Effects, Big Shot Circle die, Big Shot Scallop die, Rose Red seam binding, 1/4 circle punch
Have a wonderful weekend! Enjoy – Hugs, Fran