More retiring sets

I would advise getting the Hello Doily background stamp before it retires, this is so nice and easy for a big background. Will love and keep mine as long as I am stamping. I used various ink colors on Whisper White with the sentiment from Chere Amie (the French version of the Hello Friend set, also retiring).  

Operation WH Cards

The theme at Stars and Stamps blog for Operation Write Home's midweek throwdown is for a masculine Thinking Of You card. Supplies are retired Stampin' Up. The other cards (except for the Christmas one which is for later) will go into my next box for the troops.

Dogwood Blossoms

Fabulous Florets stamped in Soft Suede and colored in markers to look like dogwood blossoms. So Very Grateful sentiment in Old Olive, Very Vanilla card base.

Ex Libris

 

A quick and easy card if you don't mind cutting out the flower and leaves. Ex Libris background stamp in Crumb Cake on Very Vanilla. Fabulous Florets colored in markers. Both stamp sets are retiring.

 

Merry Monday Word

For the Merry Monday challenge to use Christmas words as the focal point, I used all SU supplies except for the Martha Stewart punch. 

Birthday Wishes

Combining the Viva la Verve sketch challenge and the Five on Friday color challenge of Strawberry Slush, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Bermuda Bay (I subbed Coastal Cabana), and Pear Pizzazz. Supplies used: Whisper White, Crushed Curry, and Strawberry cardstocks. Hearts A Flutter and So Happy For You stamp sets, Doodle jumbo wheel, white embossing powder and markers, button and twine.

Secret Garden

More from the Stampin' Up! retiring list (click on Show All and it will display everything in alphabetical order in pictures).
Square Lattice folder (my most used and favorite) with Hello Doily, Secret Garden flowers and sentiment.