Stamping with Friends!

Today I spent the afternoon with four friends stamping beautiful cards. As you can see by these cards, they are very talented and creative ladies. Two of the gals were unable to make it today and they certainly were missed. The Autumn Tree card was designed by Charlene Merrick. The Boat card was designed by Deb Schultz. The Country card was designed by Lynn Schultz. And the Wine Glass card was designed by Lynn Caudy-VanEpps. I am truly blessed to have had the opportunity to stamp the afternoon away with these ladies.

It's a quiet night in the house as two of my girls are at a birthday slumber party for one of their friends. I'm sure they are having fun!

I hope you enjoy the cards. I sure had a lot of fun making them. I'm pretty tired so I'm ready to turn in for the night. So until next time...

Stamped Blessings,

~Arlena

I obviously had trouble the other night when trying to post this picture with my text. I hope it works tonight as I really do want to share the card with you.

Two of my daughters went to their first concert tonight! They went with their best friend to see BTR (Big Time Rush). They are a group of 4 young men on the Disney Channel. They remind me of the Monkeys from my time. Yes, I am dating myself! They have a show where they all act goofy, but their music and voices are pretty good.

Well, I want to try posting this pic before I get too far on this post.

Have a GREAT weekend!

Stamped Blessings,

~Arlena

I love lighthouses!

Tonight I want to show you a card I made a long time ago. The stamp set is retired but it is one I am hanging onto. It is a set of 4 lighthouse stamps. There is so much you can do with them. You can use pastels or your aqua painter, just for a couple of ideas.

Two of my daughters are very excited as they are getting ready to go to a Big Time Rush (BTR) concert! They were invited by a friend and her family. I kind of wish I was going so I could see them at their first concert! I'm sure they will take pictures and text me and let me know how much fun it was!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a good week.

Stamped Blessings,

~Arlena

Back to School...ALREADY?

I've noticed in the stores this week, not only all of the school supplies, but that they are all on sale too! I don't even know what the kids need yet, and the stores are already ahead of the game. So as I was stamping last night, I thought I would try to make something that the kids could use for school and this is what I came up with! They are decorated journals. I use an old retired stamp set, Wolf. How appropriate! This is a set I will probably never part with. My school mascott was the coyote and my girls school mascott is the wolfpack. So I will continue to get use out of this set, not only for cards, but 3D projects and scrapbook pages for years to come! My oldest can't decide on red or black so she asked if she could have one of each! lol

My sister comes in from Viginia tomorrow and I am so excited. She loves the cards I make so I always put a bundle together for her. She is a scrapbooker and I haven't convinced her to stamp yet. She has tried, but always goes back to what she is familiar with. Although our time will be limited, I look forward to making the most of it.

Thank you for visiting and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Stamped Blessings,

~Arlena

Girls are WONDERFUL!

Tonight I'm sharing a couple of cards with you that I made a while ago. They are simple, but so beautiful. That's just how I like them. The first card is another version using the Because I Care stamp set using Always Artichoke and Kraft card stock. The second card is using Baja Breeze and beautiful little pearls for accents. They are one of my favorite Stampin'Up! accessories!

Tonight, I was treated so special by my three girls. Dinner was made, table was set and cleared and we had an awesome dessert, Hot Fudge Brownie Delight. The best part of it is that I didn't have to do any of it and my daughters did it all! I am so blessed!

Have a great night and stop by again!

Stamped Blessings,

~Arlena

Another Saturday Night

Today was another gorgeous day and I even managed to take my dog Annabelle, for a short walk. It was 95 degrees and our timing wasn't the greatest. We ended up a half mile up the road and then all these old (very cool) cars started driving by as it was cruise night! As each car passed, they revved their engines. Very fun, but not for our canine friends!

The card I chose to share with you is another favorite of mine. It uses:

Stamp Sets: Elements of Style w#118611 $27.95 c#120045 $19.95 and retired Sanded Background stamp

Ink Pads: Rich Razzleberry and Always Artichoke

Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White

Accessories: silver cord, Aqua painter and Oval Scallop Frame Bigz Die

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the weekend.

Stamped Blessings,

~ Arlena

I'm singing in the rain!

Hello everyone! I'm fighting off a terrible headache, due to the weather, but am so thankful for the rain we had yesterday and last night. We needed it so bad.

I'm looking forward to the weekend. I'm hoping to spend some time stamping and coming up with ideas for a workshop I have on August 25th. I'm looking to add some more events to my calendar so that I can share my passion with others. It is so much fun to watch some create a beautiful card from plain paper, a stamp and some ink. The most simple card can be so elegant and ANYONE can duplicate a card, ANYONE!!!!!

The card I chose to share tonight is an oldie but a favorite! Any sentiment can be stamped inside the small oval.

Stampset: Inspired by Nature #111656 $23.95

Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip and retired Close to Cocoa

Ink Pads: Always Artichoke

Accessories: Large Oval Punch, retired small oval punch and retired slotted punch

Well, it's time for me to call it a night. Until next time....

Stamped Blessings,

~Arlena