I am having a great week. Weather here in Vancouver is just gorgeous and I am really enjoying just being out there with my boys and not having to rush home and hide from rain.

Lately I've been reading the books by Steig Larsson and I've really enjoyed them. Just finished his second book, as a matter of fact. These are kind of books you can not put down once you've started. I can not wait for the third one to be published here. It is available in Europe, but we won't have it until sometime in May. If interested, you can pre-order it from Chapters. OK, onto the cards now.

Here are few cards I've made over the last few days.

Supplies Used:
Paper: Basic Black (SU!), Whisper White (SU!), Nouveau Chic (SU!), Watercoloring Paper (SU!)
Ink: Sage Shadow (SU!), Black Staz-On
Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral (SU!), Tres Chic (SU!)
Other:dimensionals (SU!), paper snips (SU!), Signo white gel pen (SU!), Round Tab punch (SU!), So Saffron marker (SU!)

The next one is a total CASE of Shelli's card for her workshops she's been having lately.

Supplies Used:
Paper: Whisper White (SU!), Basic Black (SU!), Nouveau Chic (SU!)
Ink: Sage Shadow (SU!), Basic Black (SU!)
Stamps: Define Your Life (SU!)
Other:dimensionals (SU!), paper snips (SU!), stencil (SU!), clear rhinestone brad (SU!), black grosgrain ribbon (SU!), Signo white gel pen (SU!), paper piercer (SU!)

Supplies Used:
Paper: Baja Breeze (SU!), Very Vanilla (SU!), Rich Razzleberry (SU!)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU!), Baja Breeze (SU!), Rich Razzleberry (SU!), Old Olive (SU!)
Stamps: Elements of Style (SU!), Itty Bitty Backgrounds (SU!)
Other:1 1/4" circle punch (SU!), 1 3/8" circle punch (SU!), Horizontal slot punch (SU!), blender pens (SU!), white organza ribbon (SU!), cutter kit (SU!), paper piercer (SU!), dimensionals (SU!), Chocolate Chip marker (SU!)

Blog y'a later,

I know I am. I can not wait for the new SU! catalogue to go live tomorrow. So many things I need. Yes, you've read that right, I need them, every single one of them. I do not need a manicure, or a pedicure, God forbid a facial or a massage, but these... I simply need them all! Have you seen the catalogue yet? Oh, you're missing some serious excitement if you haven't. I've got them - give me a shout!

On to the cards.

The first one is a mix of new and old - new stamp sets, one new colour, a new punch, an old punch, retiring paper... It's funny, I have not used Kiwi Kiss not once before. Now when it is retiring I am discovering all these possibilities. Oh, well...

Supplies Used:
Paper: Kiwi Kiss - retiring (SU!), Basic Black (SU!), Bermuda Bay - sneak peak (SU!)
Ink: Versamark, Basic Black (SU!)
Stamps: Circle Circus - Sneak peak (SU!), Teeny Tiny Wishes - Sneak peak (SU!)
Other: Sizzix Big Shot (SU!), Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates (SU!), Eyelet border punch (SU!), Ticket corner punch (SU!), clear embossing powder (SU!), silver brads (SU!), Signo white gel pen (SU!), Modern Label punch - Sneak peak (SU!), dimensionals (SU!), paper snips (SU!).

Supplies Used:
Paper: Natural White (SU!), Basic Black (SU!), Bermuda Bay - Sneak peak (SU!), Razzleberry Lemonade - Sneak peak (SU!), Bermuda Bay - Sneak peak (SU!), Rich Razzleberry - Sneak peak (SU!)
Ink: Basic Black (SU!), Perfect Plum (SU!), Versamark
Stamps: Circle Circus - Sneak peak (SU!), Warm Words (SU!)
Other: dimensionals (SU!), Eyelet border punch (SU!), paper piercer (SU! is starting to sell paper piercers on their own - whoohoo!), paper snips (SU!), crystal clear brads (SU!).

Supplies Used:
Paper: Natural White (SU!), Bravo Burgundy (SU!)
Ink: Old Olive (SU!), Chocolate Chip (SU!). Close to Cocoa (SU!)
Stamps: Baroque Motifs (SU!), French Script - retired, I guess it is time to change it for En Francais, eh? (SU!), Itty Bitty Backgrounds (SU!), Inkadinkado Birds
Other: dimensionals (SU!), brayer (SU!), Signo white gel pen (SU!), markers - Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Close to Cocoa, So Saffron (SU!), gold pen (unknown origin), green crystal brad (Making Memories???), paper snips (SU!).

I hope you like these. More projects coming tomorrow.

On the other note, we just came back from camping at Cultus lake. It was great, weather was beautiful, water cold but refreshing... We're off to Green Lake up by 70 Miles House next weekend. Bring on the s'mores!!! Stayed tuned for scrapbooking story of summer 2009. Many beautiful pictures to scrap. Too many. Now I'll be behind again. My older son befriended a caterpillar and was extremely upset that he had to leave him behind. He cried and was mourning for quite some time. No way I am getting them a pet.

Blog y'a later!