Hello stampers and happy Monday to you! Today I am sharing with you my Flowering Cactus small Memories and More cards. Did you know that you can buy an assorted Memories and More card pack that includes large cards and small cards? I used the large cards for my February Virtual Coffee and a Card class on YouTube but I a wanted to show you some alternative ideas using the small cards that are included in the pack.
Flowering Cactus Small Memories and More Cards
Using the small cards is a totally different experience, it is literally working with a smaller canvas. I am thrilled with how my cards turned out. Simply Succulents is the perfect partner to the Flowering Cactus Product Medley. That is where that cute flowerpot is from in case you were wondering.
A few things to note about this card. The flower pot was stamped on watercolour paper and coloured with a water painter. That beautiful cactus is made with three cactus die cuts and the grey foliage is actually the real deal. It is dried algae or some sort of plant material that you put in potted plants or arrangements. I thought it looked really neat in this pot.
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Gerard is Back in Holland
My heart is a little sad today as my favourite man is back in Holland. We had a wonderful 16 days together with the last two of them being out of quarantine. He was able to spend time with the kids and grandkids and that was priceless. We also got a nice visit in with my parents and it was touching to see how happy they were to see him. I was thrilled that Gerard could ask Pap’s blessing on our relationship.
Thank you for your patience while I took a bit of a step back from my business. There is a bunch of stuff going into the mail today and I still have to figure out next month’s coffee and a card class.
We hardly took any pictures of the two of us together but we certainly made beautiful memories. Gerard has one on his phone that he has to send me but his phone is a little the worse for wear after an incident at the airport so you will have to wait a few days until it is repaired.
Hello stampers and happy Friday to you. Flowering Cactus is a stunning product medley that includes a stamp set, dies, two spools of linen thread and beautiful paper including images of cacti that can be cut with the dies. I love this unique medley and have based my February Virtual Coffee and a Card class around it. Here are the cards we will be making in this class.
Flowering Cactus for Virtual Coffee and a Card Class
Flowering Cactus has a nostalgic feel for me because when I was growing up, my mom had quite a collection of cacti. Some of these were an assortment in a square flat pot and nestled in among the cacti were those little animal figurines that came in the Red Rose tea boxes. Does anyone remember those? It was always a bit of a treasure hunt to see which figurine you would get! If you remember these you will find this article fascinating! I wonder if my mom still has her little figurines? I am going to ask her today!
How It Works?
Do you like the idea of playing along with me when I made a card each week for my Virtual Coffee and a Card? You can! For $25 I will mail you a packet anywhere in Canada. Every Tuesday at 10am I will be live on YouTube and I share the video to Facebook as well. It gets even better! If you order the Flowering Cactus medley through me online with the host code you can get the package for only $10!
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Don’t Wait!
I put a rush order in to get more supplies for my kits. Truthfully I am a week or two behind with getting these kits out but you know the reason why. Yup. He’s a super cute guy with a mop of grey hair and huge ears! Pap is worth it wouldn’t you say?
This picture was taken when Pap was just home from the hospital after his heart attack. I was amazed to see how much pepper was in his salt and pepper beard! And no, I don’t have a black eye. This photo just really shows my vitilago which is an autoimmune disease that causes loss of pigment in the skin. I inherited this from my father’s side of the family as well.
Back to the point. Please order your kits as soon as possible. I have 11 spots available and do not plan on ordering more supplies. The reason for this is efficiency. It makes the most economical sense to do all your prepping in one go. To keep returning to the same task in small bits is inefficient. I hope you can join this month!
