Hostess Gift #3

Happy Friday Friends! I am currently in the air headed to the Middle East for a business trip to Bahrain and Kuwait! I'll be over there a week. This is my first trip to both of these countries, and as I type this I'm currently going through my mental packing list and gearing up for a great trip! I'll post some pictures when I get back, but in the mean time--you came to the blog for project ideas, so let's get to it!

This is the final hostess gift set that I made. The clear stamp case cover features teh Spice Cake DSP, which has since retired from the Holiday Mini Catalog, but don't forget--you can still get the digital download for My Digital Studio!

The cards feature the "Hello, Doily" background stamp. I used the Rock-n-Roll technique for this card with More Mustard and Chocolate Chip.

Hello Doily

I finally arrived home last night after a whirl-wind three weeks of back to back travel. I changed time zones six times in three weeks. My body was loving me for that one. :) They were all wonderful trips, but I will admit, I am exhausted! It is always great to be back home in your own bed.

The past month that I have been so busy with travel for my full-time job, I have really taken the phrase "using inspiration from others" to heart. Most of the projects that you will see over the next few days were all inspired by, or exact replicas of projects that I have seen others create. Why re-invent the wheel, right?

They are also projects that I created for a recent Open House that I hosted. The first one was inspired by Lyssa--I just love her work! If you don't follow her blog, you should, it's amazing!

Hers was a black and white card, so I tweaked it a little and made mine Chocolate Chip and then put mine in a frame to set on a coffee/end table.

It features the brand new "Hello Doily" stamp which is so gorgeous and trendy! I've seen so many wonderful projects with this stamp already.