I felt that I had lost my mojo the past week as I couldn't get the creative juices going so I was MIA from my studio for all that time . . . but I feel it coming back as I held my annual Kiss Them Goodbye Open House yesterday for my friends and customers to stop by and pick up some super deals on many of my favourites that have been retired and today I got a chance to do a bit of stamping. It was just what I needed as having the Open House kick started the creative juices and I feel my mojo coming back!
When I'm not stamping what better way to spend your time than with great friends. Last week, I attended a fun evening at Donna O's for a potluck dinner and had a wonderful time renewing acquaintances with former co-workers, some of whom I hadn't seen for many, many years. What a potluck dinner it was - I don't think a catered event would have been as well done. There were delicious appetizers, salads galore - broccoli, rice and vegetable, tossed greens with edible flowers, and so many entrees with paella, poached salmon beautifully presented, shrimp casserole, roast beef and turkey platters and of course the fantastic desserts - chocolate cake with a satin chocolate icing decorated with sugared flowers, fresh berry trifle topped with whipped cream, lemon squares, cheesecake, biscotti, cheese tray, and what else can I say (is your mouth watering yet?) just a scrumptious feast!
What reunion doesn't call for pictures? Amazingly I remembered to use my camera to capture some of our friends sharing a wonderful evening at Donna's and thanks to Pat for sharing some of her photos with me.
Pattee and Joan
Jacquie, Sandi and Kris
Jan and Valerie
Lee, Sandy, Pat, Suzanne
Bessie
Donna, Lee and Corinna
Lois, Hilary, Deb and Lynn
Peter and Renata
Ron, Janet, Margaret and Donna - hostess extraordinaire!
Thanks Donna for a wonderful evening!
I couldn't end this post without a sneak peek of what's coming in the new catalogue in just three more days - but who's counting? Jen has received some of her new toys and sent this picture of a top hinge card she made with this cute new set called Animal Crackers (love it and gotta have it!).
Jen used Dusty Durango for the top hinge portion of the card. She layered the Tall Tales designer paper over Melon Mambo and used the Scallop Edge punch on both pieces. The sweet elephant is stamped in Soft Suede on Whisper White, layered over Soft Suede card stock and placed over the Soft Suede 1/2" Polka Dot grosgrain ribbon - yes! with dimensionals. The brad is punched through the three layers of cardstock to create the hinge to swing up the top part of the card. When you pull up the top part of the card, she stamped the word "Adorable" from Warm Words on the main card stock in Soft Suede. A super card, Jen.
Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!
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