Dapper Day

Not much time left to enjoy Truly Tailored stamps before they retire and are gone, gone, gone!  Sadly the True Gentleman Designer Series Paper is already gone.

Recipe:
Sahara Sand - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"
True Gentleman Designer Series Paper - 5" x 3"
Tranquil Tide - 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"
Very Vanilla scrap for sentiment
Chocolate Chip (retiring!)  

Stamps:  Truly Tailored
Ink:  Tranquil Tide
Additional: True Gentleman Buttons

Inside I added a strip of left over True Gentleman DSP and also decorated the flap of the envelope.

Thank you for looking in today.  Don't forget today is My Birthday!!!  Celebrate with me and place an online order of $50.00 or more (before shipping and tax) anytime between now and May 31st using Hostess Code - UNM61HPV and you will get a present from me!

~ Donna

Birthday Week - Happy Week

This week at the office is Birthday Week... at least for some people.  Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday are all days that someone at the office is having a birthday.  This card is for Monday's Birthday - Joey.  Monday is his flex day, so he wasn't in, so we'll celebrate today.  I'm stopping for donuts on the way in.  One of yesterday's cards was for our Sunday Birthday - Nora.

The happiest birthday though is on Friday... it's MINE.  I love having a birthday around Memorial Day - it works nicely into a four day weekend.  This girl is taking off Friday and Monday is the holiday, so fun, fun, fun!

Want to celebrate with me?  Place an online order of $50.00 or more (before shipping and tax) anytime between now and May 31st using hostess code - UNM61HPV and I'll send you a present! 

Today's card recipe:
Night of Navy - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"
Smoky Slate - 5 1/4" x 4
True Gentleman DSP - 5" x 3 3/4"
Night of Navy - 4" x 3 1/2"
True Gentleman DSP - 3 3/4" x 3 1/4"
Garden Green scrap - Happy Birthday Die

Inside - Very Vanilla - 5 1/4" x 4"

Stamps - Five For All (retiring May 31st - don't miss it!)

Ink - Night of Navy

This is a fun stamp set full of fun sentiments for those special birthdays.  This is a perfect one for today!

Thank you for looking in.

~ Donna


Product List

Five For All Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143781]

$28.00

Five For All Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143784]

$20.00

True Gentleman Designer Series Paper

[145593]

$11.00

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100867]

$8.00

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131202]

$8.00

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[102584]

$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101650]

$9.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[126970]

$6.50

Happy Birthday Thinlits Die

[143700]

$20.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

[130658]

$40.00

Stampin' Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

Paper Snips Scissors

[103579]

$10.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Gotta Have It All Bundle

[149526]

$127.50

A Little More, Please Bundle

[149525]

$91.50

Just Getting Started Bundle

[149524]

$57.00

Kenny's Birthday

Monday was Ken's birthday, but since he's retired and only comes in occasionally as a contract worker, he wasn't in on Monday.  BUT, he is coming in today, so we're ready.  Besides, whenever someone has a Monday Birthday, someone always forgets to bring their assigned food!  We're hoping Deyan remembers the bagels!  We will know very soon.

Recipe:  
Night of Navy - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"
True Gentleman Designer Series Paper - 5 1/4" x 4"
Very Vanilla - 3 1/4" x 2 5/8"
Night of Navy - 3 1/2" x 2 7/8"

Stamps:  Stylized Birthday and We Must Celebrate
Ink:  Night of Navy

You'll notice I added a bit to the stamp inside.  Now Deyan has to bring the bagels, the card says we're celebrating with them!

Here's a little sample why we need our re-inkers.  The first image I stamped (at the bottom) was a little lacking on ink.  So I added some ink to my Night of Navy ink pad and it's so much better.  I wish the picture was better.

Thank you for looking in today.  Happy Tuesday!

~ Donna

A Classy Kind of Guy

Before we begin - be sure to check out the Clearance Rack.  New things have been added and some at even better prices than before!

Can you tell I'm enjoying being able to make masculine cards with this fabulous paper and stamp set?  So many fun ideas that can be put together.

Recipe: 
Night of Navy - 11" x 4 1/4", scored and folded at 5 1/2"
True Gentleman Designer Series Paper - 5 1/4" x 4"
Night of Navy - 5" x 1" - snipped or punched with a banner end
Very Vanilla - scrap for sentiment
True Gentleman DSP - for punching with Bow Tie Builder Punch (retiring!) 


Inside - Very Vanilla - 5 1/4" x 4"

Stamps:  Truly Tailored Bundle
Ink:  Tranquil Tide
Don't forget to give the envelope flap some love!

Inside I cut a piece of the bow tie paper just above and just below the bow ties to make a strip.

The sentiment actually has a hair comb above the words, but I snipped a bow tie from a scrap of the DSP to glue over the comb.  It fits perfectly.  Just don't trim to close to the bow or it might show the comb.

Today is a very exciting day for me.  My new family related to my Birth Mother is sending a box of things she'd been saving for me along with some other things they thought I should have.  The box arrives today!  I can hardly wait to see it all!

Thank you for looking in today.  Happy Hump Day!

~ Donna Product List

Truly Tailored Wood-Mount Bundle

[146089]

$41.25

Truly Tailored Clear-Mount Bundle

[147752]

$34.00

True Gentleman Designer Series Paper

[145593]

$11.00

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100867]

$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101650]

$9.00

Bow Builder Punch

[137414]

$18.00

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

[144085]

$6.50

Medium Very Vanilla Envelopes

[107300]

$6.50

Stampin' Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

Paper Snips Scissors

[103579]

$10.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Dad's Haircut

My apologies for missing a post on Sunday.  I got sucked into the world of Ancestry.com as I was searching for more information for our family tree.  Here's a tip... if you go onto Ancestry and start looking around, set an alarm clock or before you know it, the whole afternoon, evening and wee hours of the morning can escape you! 

With only a month and a half left to play with some of my favorite stamps, I figured I better get to the ones I haven't had out yet.  Just assembled this one today!

I just love the sentiments in this set.  They are such "Dad" sayings when Dad is trying to be funny!

Recipe:

Chocolate Chip (retiring soon) - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored and folded at 4 1/4"

Very Vanilla - 5 1/4" x 4"

True Gentleman Designer Series Paper - 5" x 3 3/4", then cut diagonally

Very Vanilla - 2 3/4" x 2 1/2"

Chocolate Chip - 3" x 2 3/4"

Stamps:  Dad Jokes

Ink:  Early Espresso and Tranquil Tide (scissors)

Add three True Gentleman Buttons

Thank you for looking in today.  Happy Monday!

~ Donna

Product List

Dad Jokes Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[145932]

$27.00

Dad Jokes Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145935]

$19.00

True Gentleman Designer Series Paper

[145593]

$11.00

Chocolate Chip 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[102128]

$8.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101650]

$9.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[126974]

$6.50

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

[144085]

$6.50

True Gentleman Buttons

[145596]

$7.00

Stampin' Trimmer

[126889]

$30.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25