The weekend

What a day it's been! Up early with Aidan; Chris off on a ride for fallen brothers of his club for nearly the entire day; the boys just wound up because it's the first official day of summer vacation. My nerves are frazzled! I've been doing laundry all day & trying to keep my house under some semblance of control. I think I've succeeded...sorta. I did manage to make a card about 30 minutes ago & I thought I'd share it with you.Don't you just LOVE this paper?!? Credit goes to Wade, The Craft Guy, over at Ben Franklin for turning me onto it. The background paper and the image (there are 12 to a sheet) are both by Graphic45 & the line is called "Fashionista Collection." I ADORE the vintage Vogue look. I could easily see myself in one of these dresses, sitting at a streetside cafe, sipping coffee or lemonade. {always did say that I was born in the wrong era...} Paper flowers are from Prima; antique pewter brad is from JoAnn's; base is tan pre-made A2.Inside I used some black paper ribbon from K&Co that I picked up on Clearance at Michaels.
And to pull it all together, I used more of the paper ribbon on the envelope flap. I love the lacy look of it. Very yummy!

I also wanted to share a freebie with you from The Angel Company. It's a set of paper dolls, designed by Melanie Montes de Oca & they're just precious! Here's how she decorated hers, so you can get an idea of how to use them...The clothes are pieced with TAC papers, ribbons, stamped trims, tiny buttons, & other embellishments...She used one of the larger boxes that our stamps come in to make pretty storage for her dolls.Pastel twill for the handle...Brads hold the paper to the box AND become cute little "feet." What a clever lady & so generous of her to let us share this sweet gift with you!

I'm off to make supper, get these rowdy boys into bed, then work on some sample cards that one of our senior Angels mails out to new Angels. She did this for me & I'm replenishing some of her stock in return. I'll show you what I make before I mail them to Ohio. Thanks for stopping by & have a great rest of your day!!