Happy New Year! I can still say that can’t I? It’s still January…barely.
Time has flown by quicker than I thought! My last visit here was in August last year! Where does the time go? I know it is very cliché to say that, but it is true. The older I get the quicker it flies by. If my yearly New Year’s resolution weren’t to “not make any resolutions,” this year’s would be to blog and share a video more often! But yes, my yearly resolution is to not make one because by the end of the month they are usually forgotten and old habits prevail. LOL!
It’s like all the new gym memberships that are sold in January! The classes at my gym have been packed this month. But all of us regulars say that things will be back to normal by the end of February. Not many people will make regular gym attendance a committed lifestyle change. I did a bit of checking and only 26% of people make a New Year’s resolution, 12% of people who make them keep them, and 50% of those who make them lose motivation. So, by not making New Year’s resolutions, I am never going to be part of those statistics. LOL!
I am currently taking an improv comedy class that started the first week of January. It meets weekly and has proven to be a great deal of fun! It’s like an adult play date. We play improv games and laugh often. And our instructor is fabulous! I did improve a million years ago when I was on my university’s speech and debate team, and it was great fun. I have been a regular cast member of the Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show since 2019. Sometimes I am even fortunate enough to be able to be the show’s host. Good improv skills are important when performing. Heck, they are important in anything we decide to do. There are Dinner Detective shows nationwide and if you are ever looking for something fun and special to do you will never forget or regret attending one. When this improve class is over, I’m seriously considering signing up for another or perhaps a writing class.
So, I finally had card club again this mont after taking November and December off. Even if I say so myself, the cards were great. I thought I would share them with you!
My first card is a slimline cared. I’ve always wanted to make one of these and I finally did. I used the Petals of Beauty and Words of Beauty Bundles for this one. I copied the layout for this card from another card that I made somewhere along the line in another card class that I took from another Stampin’ Up! person a few years ago.
Here’s what I used on this card:
- Petals of Beauty and Words of Beauty Bundles
- Secret Sea, Darling Duckling, Basic White, Old Olive and Vellum card stock
- Secret Sea, Darling Duckling, Calypso Coral and Early Espresso Ink
- Glass Embossing Folder (Retired)
- Spotlight on Nature Dies
- Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Another card we made is for Valentine’s Day. It’s a very simple card and I love it!
For this card I used:
- Valentine’s Day Stamp
- Bubble Bath, Real Red, and Basic White cardstock
- Made with Love DSP
- Real Red Ink
- Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies (Retired)
- Radiating Stitches Dies (Retired
And a third card we made is:
Finally:
- Nature’s Symphony Bundle
- Simply Said Stamp Set
- Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, and Pretty Peacock cardstock
- Beautiful Patterns Embossing Folder
- Crumb Cake and Pretty Peacock Ink
- Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blend
- Pearls (colored with Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blend)
- Sponge Daubers (sponge around embossed piece with Crumb Cake ink)
- Linen Thread
So that’s it for this month. Perhaps next month I’ll have a video. If you need cardstock measurements for any of these feel free to email me!
Until next time!
Happy Stamping!
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