Lavender Love ...

Hi everyone,

It feels great to be back from my little break.  I hope you had a blessed Easter with family and friends.  If you have been following my blog, you know I like to press my garden flowers.  I enjoy using them on cards and for special occasions.  There are so many different ways to use your precious flowers and there is no limit on what your imagination can create with them.  Dried lavender stalks are also awesome for crafts.

Today I have some gift tags made from Old Lace cardstock.  Each tag was cut 2" x 4" and the tops were punched with the Stampin' Up scalloped tag topper punch.  To create a little French flair, I stamped each one using the En Francais background stamp with Brilliance Pearlescent Beige ink.  The edges were also sponged in Brilliance Pearlesecent Beige.  A piece of 1/8" May Arts lavender silk ribbon was added to the top of each tag.

Several pieces of Old Lace paper were die cut using the Our Daily Bread Designs custom Antique Labels die.  Lavender was stamped on the tags in Lavender Lace and popped up.

Now that all the stamping was done, I glued two dried lavender stalks to each tag and finished them off with a little bow.

A quick and easy way to share your dried flowers with others.  Oh, and they smell wonderful!

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Stamps:  SU En Francais & Herb Expressions
Paper:  Old Lace
Ink:  Brilliance Pearlescent Beige, Lavender Lace
Accessories:  1/8" May Arts Lavender Silk Ribbon, Our Daily Bread Designs Custom Antique Labels Die, SU Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Dried Lavender Stalks, Glue, Bow-Easy
Technique:  Sponging
Tag Size:  2" x 4"

Movie Time

Hi blogging friends,

In January, Rochester Rocs held their yearly best local movie theatre contest and I'm thrilled to announce the Star Theatre of Dansville won again!  This hometown theatre first opened their doors on June 4, 1921 showing 35mm black and white silent films.  In the mid 80's the theatre closed and then reopened in 1994 by the 'Schmidt' family (my cousins).  The Star Theatre went from 35mm platter mounted projection to digital projection and Dolby digital surround sound.

Below are some photos of the marquee throughout the years.

and this is what the marquee looks like today ...

The inside of the theatre is gorgeous and has been fully restored.  Let's take a peek ...

I can just see myself watching an old Marilyn Monroe movie on the big screen enjoying some buttery popcorn!

So my card to congratulate Edgar and the team was inspired by the marquee.  I've combined Coredinations Pearls paper with Black Tie Glitter paper and Recollections Cherry.  The banner was created using the Papertrey Ink Notched Star Banner die.  The individual stars were cut from the PTI Seeing Stars dies.

SU's 'That's the Ticket' set came in handy for the movie tickets, which were punched out with the Ticket Duo punch.  I also found some Ideo-ology film strip ribbon, which I fastened to the front using mini star brads.

Congratulations was stamped inside with StazOn Black and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I added a small Star Theatre banner with a glittered star.

A big shout out to the Star Theatre for winning Rochester Rocs!  You have created a wonderful piece of history in downtown Dansville.

Hugs to Chuck, Edgar, Lois & Carl.

Stamps:  SU That's the Ticket, Well Scripted
Paper:  Black Linen, Coredinations Pearls, Black Tie Glitter, Recollections Cherry Glitter, Basic Black
Ink:  StazOn Black with Clear EP
Accessories:  Ideo-ology Film Strip Ribbon, Recollections Mini Star Brads, SU Bitty Banner Dies, Papertrey Ink Notched Star Banner Die, Papertrey Ink Seeing Stars Dies, Spellbinders Labels Eight #4 & #5 (Inside), SU Star Punch, SU Ticket Duo Punch
Technique:  Embossing
Card Size:  A2 (4.25" x 5.5")

Memorial Bookmarks

Hi everyone,

I have something a little different to share with you today.  A friend asked me if I could make him some memorial bookmarks.  After taking a peek at the sample he had, I thought "sure, why not give it a try."  Well, I am very pleased with how they turned out.  

I created a template, inserted the photo, and typed the obituary on the front.  I kept playing around with the fonts until I was satisfied (I'm kind of crazy like that!)

On the back are the dates with a verse.  I added a few white butterflies.

Since I don't have a laminating machine I took a drive over to our local office supply store to have them done.  It only took 4 laminating pouches to do all 12 bookmarks.  Now they will be protected and always look brand new.  What a great way to honor a loved one and cherish the precious memories you once shared!

I packaged them in a pretty glassine bag, which was embossed using a damask embossing folder.

I'm so happy I could help out a co-worker and try something new for a change.  He liked them so much he even sent me flowers  :-)

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