CAS 5th Avenue

Clean and Simple... and elegant.

And its purple.. actually its Lavender Lace... or Lovely Lavender, I am still confused on what color it really is. Doesn't really matter, after July 1, it will be retired from SU!. I am getting what I can out of it now. Though someone did tip me off that they liked the color alot, so I might have to keep a stash and use as a birthday card or gift of another sort for her.

Ingredients:Stamps: 5th Avenue Floral; CS: Lavender lace; Ink: Lavender lace; rhinestones

Have a great day!

Awesome Lavender Lace...

or is it Lovely Lavender?

I think my ink pad says one color and my cardstock quoted another... guess one is retired, and the other one soon will be. Yes, another purple card... who would have thought? I can only say, be prepared for a few more. The 12 yo and I were in the Craft cave for alittle bit over the weekeknd and cranked out some purple cards... there is your warning... just sayin!

I actually should have made this a pink card, for the fact that a dear friend of mine was in town since she found out her mum has breast cancer. She has headed back home (AZ) to get stuff ready for mum to live with them while she heads to treatment. I am actually speechless when it comes to this sort of happenings, since she just flew in, visted drs, and flew back - leaving behind a note that said "Mum's coming home with me, be back in a week to get her"... DANG.

I decided to make it a purple color since they are painting mum's room purple and grey. This card can sit on her dresser and remind her.. SHE IS AWESOME. I will add something uplifting in the center for mum to read when she heading to treatment. God Bless her.

As for my dearest friend... she will get a ROCKSTAR card, since she totally rocks, taking this on with the vengence. Her heart of gold shines through once again!

Ingredients: Stamps: 5th Ave Floral, FYI; CS: Lavender Lace, Grey, white; Ink: lovely lavender; ribbon; rhinestone brads

Purple rain

Last night, we had some very severe storms in the area. I was a lucky one who got to start my drive home in some of it, then due to passing into another county, it lightened up alittle more, but when I got home, luckily, it just opened up and poured! It was so fast and heavy, the plants all got beat down, and I heard my squash plants screaming for it to stop. Hours later, it lightened up - no more thunder and lightning - then at midnight or so it must have stopped.

I got to hid out in my craft area, not only because I find the rain soothing but the quality of TV these days is frightening! I did manage a few hours in my latest book as well. I made 14 cards last night. I finished a swap I am to mail out today, and I gathered ideas for a shoebox swap on Tuesday night. Overall was a successful night. OH AND I did some cleaning up in the studio of the stamps and mainly paper laying around.


I haven't used purple in a lifetime, so I thought it was a place to start. I want simple. Since again some of these are going to the troops. Simplicity at its best.

Center of the card I just stamped a flower from Petal Pizazz that has the same shape as the small felt flower shown here.
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Stamps: Kind & Caring Thoughts, Petal Pizazz
CS: Very Vanilla, Black, Lavender, Urban DSP
Ink: Lavender
Others:Felt Flowers (2 sizes), rhinestone brad, pop up dot