So we have moved back in our house as of the end of June, but is it finished yet? No. No it is not. We have hired a new contractor and I have high hopes that he will finish soon, but he is very busy since he is the only person that has a good reputation that I could find. I had high hopes before, and that didn't work out for me. Oh well, at least we are here and things are beautiful! I love my furniture, and I love not having as much stuff in this house. I will post pictures in a week or two.
I have been very busy unpacking and doing other stuff that I would rather not have been bothered with, but I have spent some time here and there in my studio. Stampin' Up! has been coming out with the most wonderful stamps and dies, and I could sit here all day long and make the Little Treat Boxes. So cute!
I have also managed to make some cards, some of which I have been working on for a long time. I stamp some things, diecut some things, and then make decisions about backgrounds, embellishments, etc., and so I am doing what I call hit and run stamping. I run in and make one decision, and then leave. Then I run in again and make another decision. Finally, months later, I finish the card. Hopefully I can get back to some more normal stamping now that the unpacking is finished, although life hasn't let up on me yet.
The first cards I did were made by putting together pieces that I already had from the Jar of Flowers Bundle. I just had to emboss the background and put it together. The jar is a punch, and the flowers are the stamps that are bundled with the punch. When you get a bundle, it is 15% off of the price of the stamps and dies bought separately. The sunflower card has a piece of background paper that coordinates with this bundle. The paper in this pack is so beautiful!
The next ones are Christmas cards made with another stamp set that has dies that coordinate, Toile Christmas.
My latest card was finally put together just about an hour ago. The pieces have been sitting here for a while.
I ran across an old, old stamp from 1996 and decided to see if it still stamped well. It didn't, but I was able to fix things so you couldn't tell. I have always loved this stamp. One of these cards is crooked as heck, I just can't seem to get things straight.
I have one more, and it is done with the cutest stamp set. I used some of the stamps on the treat boxes also. This is a bundle also called Have A Hoot. There is a die that cuts out the three windows, so it is useful for everything, all year.
I am so thankful to God to be back home, even thought it isn't home because everything is different, and that's so weird. We are home, but not at home, but that will change over time. And I am very thankful for Stampin' Up!, the products have been incredible, and I am enjoying stamping so much. I will try to post pictures of the house in a few weeks. I want to get it finished first, but I may post pictures of the kitchen sooner. I love it!
Blessings,
Janis
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