LOVE YOU SEW...

The large cross stitches on this card were a little time consuming to make, but when you want to share your love for someone special who loves fabric and sewing, it's worth the extra effort...

Simply punch holes in your cardstock with the Paper Piercing Set

and cross stitch with your own needle and thread...

SUPPLIES & ACCESSORIES: Love You Sew Stamp Set (Hostess) #140650-Wood / #141012-Clear, Real Red Cardstock #102482, Whisper White Cardstock #100730, Basic Black Archival Stampin' Pad #140931, Real Red Stampin' Pad #126949, Sweetheart Punch #133786, Paper-Piercing Essentials Template #138371, Paper-Piercing Tool #126189, Stampin' Pierce Mat #126199, (Needle and Thread from your own sewing box).

 

 

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Linda Aarhus, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Vancouver, WA

 

 

 

LOVELY LACE...

With my love for paper art and fabric design, I enjoyed using the DOTTED LACE TRIM as a card embellishment..... Pretty, huh!

I wrapped the lace around a piece of white cardstock,

secured it on the backside, and adhered to the card front.

Adding a little border at the bottom

made it extra pretty...

 

SUPPLIES & ACCESSORIES: Flowering Fields Stamp Set (FREE/Sale-A-Bration) #141300-Wood / #141303-Clear, Cucumber Crush Cardstock #138335, Whisper White Cardstock #100730, Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad #101406, Many Marvelous Markers #131264, Scallop Trim Border Punch (retired), Cucumber Crush 1" Dotted Lace Trim #138423, Neutral Candy Dots (Whisper White) #130934, Stampin' Dimensionals #104430.

 

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Linda Aarhus, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Vancouver, WA

 

 

 

 

FROM LAND TO SEA...

FROM LAND TO SEA is one of my favorite stamp sets. Why? Because I love the water, the ocean, the sea, boats, ships, cruises...

Add a little Thick Baker's Twine

and it makes a great MASCULINE CARD!

SUPPLIES & ACCESSORIES: From Land to Sea Stamp Set #138720-Wood / #139361-Clear, Sky Is the Limit Stamp Set (FREE/Sale-A-Bration) #141282-Wood / #141349-Clear, Lost Lagoon Cardstock #133679, Very Vanilla Cardstock #101650, Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack #140581, Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad #101406, Many Marvelous Markers #131264, Baked Brown Sugar Thick Baker's Twine (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals #104430, Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes #107300.

 

 

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Linda Aarhus, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Vancouver, WA

 

 

 

MY SISTER GIFT...

One of the very best things about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator are the times I can personalize a gift by making a handmade tag, card, bag, or box, for family and friends. My SISTER DAY store-bought gifts were packaged in pretty boxes...

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I measured the gifts so the box was the perfect fit...

Inside was a Garden Fairy...

and a package of cocktail napkins with a garden theme...

So simple. So fun. So loved.

Linda Aarhus, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Vancouver, WA

 

 

 

SISTERS...

99% of my blog for the past seven years has been filled with handmade art, mostly designed by me. But today I'm inspired to share a different kind of art, created in heaven... my sisters on our Annual Sister Day...

There are five sisters and three brothers in our family. There used to be eight of us. But now we're all married with children, grandchildren and even some great grandchildren. These days our family has grown to bajillions. We have other events throughout the year. Two of the most enjoyed are JULY AT THE BEACH PROPERTY, and CHRISTMAS AT HOME WITH SANTA. Today I'm highlighting SISTER DAY...

We usually start by taking photos so our makeup and hair are still fresh. Left to right: Letha, Diane, Vicki, Linda, Nancy...

Sister Day 2016

This year we met at Vicki's. Of course everything was so beautiful, with perfect ambience. The table is where we sat for five hours, sharing our journals, our hearts, and our dreams. We laughed till our faces hurt, and cried our makeup away. There was brunch and lunch so we didn't go hungry. And gifts from everyone to everyone, like Foaming Bath Oil, Hens & Chicks Perennials, a Sugar Plum Candle, Coconut Oil and more. I'll show you my gift tomorrow, since a part of it was handmade (green box in gift photo)...

Sister Day 2015

Sister Day 2014

Sometimes we are silly

Sister in days past

and when we were much younger...

I only picked a few Sister pictures but wanted to show you our brothers too. Left to right is Mark, Doug, and Joe. In case anyone recognizes any of us on this post today, our last name is Currie. Our parents are Joe and Letha Currie. Dad died twenty years ago, and Mom is in a nursing home. Age order oldest to youngest: Linda, Diane, Nancy, Doug, Vicki, Joe, Letha, Mark...

Yes, the brothers do special things too, like hunting and fishing. (I have always felt blessed to be the oldest.) xoxox

        

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Linda Aarhus, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Vancouver, WA