Ukulele - Mahalo

 I just picked up this Stencil called Ukulele - Mahalo from A Place in Time.

Inked up, matted and all pau!

Fun Facts:

• Did you know that the Ukulele was derived from two Portuguese instruments:  the braguinha and the cavaquinho. 
• Ukulele means jumping flea
• The Ukulele is best known for its association with Hawaiian music however it is now an international instrument with the ability to play all types of music venues.
• The Hawaii State flower is the Maʻo hau hele (yellow hibiscus)
• The Hibiscus is edible (i.e. dried fruit and tea, etc.)
• The Hibiscus contains medicinal properties
• The word Mahalo is Hawaiian for Thank You.

"Definitely Decorative" - but not anymore

Use Your Stash continues with a stamp set from Stamping Up called Definitely Decorative Ferns which I purchased many years ago. 

 The stamps themselves still look brand new.

 In fact, I don't think I used them at all!!  I found this scrap piece of pattern paper on my desk.

Stamped the image with Versamark, embossed with black powder.  Love the look:  elegantly masculine for any occasions!

A touch of sunshine

Kraft paper and yellow daisies go so well together!!  I have always loved creating these little daisies with a daisy paper punch, circle punch, and fern leaf punch.  A little cutting here, a little snipping there.  Finished off with a bling and bow.

Norm and the Girlfriends (Golden Oldies)

Here's a card recently created but never posted made for the guy of our lunch bunch.  There are four of us in our little lunch bunch and one is a guy.  I used the Girlfriend stamp by Art Impressions, masked out one of the four ladies and stuck in Norm (also by Art Impressions).

The sentiment inside of the card states:

Friends never judge each other . . . everyone else, however, is fair game."

**eNAbLEr AlERt** **eNAbLEr AlERt!!!***

LOL, this is an Enabler Alert!!!
As you know, I love my Rotatrim!!  Well, heads up: 

The 12" is back on Amazon!!

The Element of Surprise - Card Class Sneak Peak #5

This is the last sneak peak, courtesy of Martha Stewart, Extreme Papercrafts and many, many other talented crafters:

I actually snuck this one in because I have admired this design for so long.

Class is scheduled for this Saturday (July 27), 1:30 p.m. at A Place In Time's New Location.  The list of supplies have been updated here. 

Thank you for stopping by!

The Element of Surprise - Card Class Sneak Peak #4

Sneak Peak #4 consists of Litle Elmo on the cover . . .

Open the card and Big Bird holds his Birthday Wishes card and seems to sing the Birthday song!!

Class is coming up quickly on Saturday!!