Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing folders

I’m not usually an all-pink kind of person, but every now and then the girly-gene takes over and Ican’t resist:

Simply Soft stamp set
Whisper White, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink and Wild Wasabi card stock
Pink Pirouette Classic ink pad
Regal Rose and Wild Wasabi Stampin’ Write markers
Pink Pirouette 3/8 inch taffeta ribbon
Big Shot and Adorning Accents textured impressions embossing folders

This was a valentine but it could be used for any girly occasion. I left the front without a sentiment and stamped it inside, just because.

I wasn’t sure if I would like the Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing folders, but of course I do. I don’t know why I ever bother to wonder if I’ll like something – there’s very little I truly dislike. This particular folder isn’t very wide, but that’s the idea: it allows you to emboss a strip across a card at the top, bottom or the middle. I suppose if you were feeling very hearty you could do all three.

I’ll be sad when the 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog closes out the end of May and Simply Soft goes the way of all hostess sets. The images are exactly what the title says – simple and soft. I’ve used them all many times, so I suppose the positive way to look at it is that I have gotten my money’s worth. Of course, since this is a hostess set I didn’t pay real dollars for it, so to say I’ve gotten my money’s worth is rather silly. Hmph. And silly is where all of this is going!

It’s late, as usual. I’m a night owl. Time to hoot at the moon and get to bed.

It’s been crazy mad busy around the Stamper household and it doesn’t promise to get much better! I would hate to be bored, though, so I can’t complain about all the good stuff going on. There are so many fantastic new goodies to play with in my studio and I just can’t seem to find enough time to play with them all!

This is one more card I made for my secret sister swap at Leadership in San Antonio:

It’s very simple and VERY bright – not sure what posessed me to put Poppy Parade and Lucky Limeade together but I did it! Those tiny little embossed hearts are from the new Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing folders, and they are as easy to use as they are cute. That Designer Series paper is Everyday Enchantment from the Sale-a-bration catalog, and I haven’t found one design that I couldn’t find a good use for in that assortment — I’ve ordered a package or two for myself!

And now one more photo from Leadership – I mentioned in my post from San Antonio that my upline Janet Wakeland hosted an event in her hotel room and we gathered for a group photo:

There is a bed underneath all of those women, and we were certain that it was going to collapse underneath us. Never mind that it was about 97 degrees in that hotel room!! Didn’t matter, we were havin’ too much fun to care. But I’ll confess to being grateful that the photo was done and we could all get just a little bit more personal space!