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It has been crazy and exciting and all I can say is wow! Eugene is buzzing with the track and field Olympic Trials and I have some photos to share. Oregon had a 1, 2, 3 on Monday night in the Mens 800 meters!! I think I'm turning into a track nerd ;) I still have tickets for the last day which is this coming Saturday in which I plan on watching our coach run the 3000m steeple. Go Max!!
Today marks the start of history in the making. Eugene, Oregon will host the Olympic Trails! Since graduation from College on a swimming scholarship I have since taken up running and picked a great town to do so. Running is huge here, so the good running trails are a plenty, as well as "celebrity" sightings. I do weekly runs with the local Eugene Running Company and have made some great friends doing so.
This week went by so fast. I have been really busy with a couple of new client projects for some new clients! I have a 28 signs to do for an educational company's trade show and a tr-ifold for the a City project. This on top of a logo that I am putting the finishing touches on for a friend. I did however manage to make time to see a fellow stamper this afternoon to make some cards. Her name is Jenni. The story goes: my dad brought home a card making class flyer that he found in town, my mother and I decided to go to on a whim and had such a great time that we have been back a few times since. Jenni shows us little tips and tricks in each class and we sit around and chat while making fun things ;)
I wanted to answer the forum question about what kind of birds are featured in "Birds of a Feather?"
I let my imagination take hold and created. I hope this is a good enough answer. Ok, I've had a few requests for more wedding photos and while twisting my arm I will go back into my files and look at them again and choose some to post ;) I had to do the very same thing for my father's day gift to my dad, talk about torture to relive that wonderful day, ha ha. We framed a photo of the two sets of parents and the bride and groom shown below. We helped my parents on the farm yesterday getting it ready for the upcoming reception. We wanted to celebrate just one more time and included the friends and family that were not in Mexico with us. It's coming along quite nicely and we really enjoy making it a family affair by working together. Darren and my dad finished a huge fire pit for after party marshmallows! I will make sure to get some photos next weekend when we go out there. I totally forgot to bring the camera, darn.
Ok, I kinda got some tips from Nichole's last post that featured the bird nest and eggs, but I was so impressed by it I thought I would give it a try myself. I actually used a fan shaped paint brush for the edged effect and I think it worked pretty well, just pat it on the ink pad (PTI Plum Pudding) and it shows up as looking dusted on! I loved the tag idea, so I created my own version with the sentiment and the bird image from Birds of a Feather. I have a collection of hand made paper that I decided to pull out and add some texture. The small touches I think make all the difference and who can not just love the PTI Plum Pudding Saddle Stiched Ribbon??
If you haven't stopped by Nichole's Blog today, oh my gosh you must go right away. The project that she posted is spectacular. She has such an eye for color combinations and I just LOVE how she used the bird eggs and nest images and the Just Hatched sentiment in a little tag. So talented. It's really hard to put up what I have created after something that impressive ;) Well here it goes:
This one is so simple, but doesn't it just get the point across ;) I have included a "wire" for the birds to sit on in the set that you can extend as you please. You can also use any of the many different birds in this set to perch on it.
Also if you get a chance pop on by Amy's Blog to see yet another beautiful creation featuring stamps from "Birds of a Feather." She has used three more that you have yet to see!
I'm having so much fun creating with this new set "Birds of a Feather". Here is another sample that I'd like to share that includes a couple new images from the set! I love this month's new color Plum Pudding featured on Nichole's Blog. It's such a rich color that couples very nicely with some of the softer colors at PTI, such as Sping Moss shown below, a real color punch! With this bird image I decided to hand draw in an eye with a felt pen, but there is always the option of a pearl or a jewel as well. I plan on using a bird image to create my thank you cards for our recent wedding, now just how to choose which on to use, hummm.
Well here is one of the many little projects that I created last night with Birds of a Feather. I had a blast with the set and I was in full creative mode that my new husband was feeling left out ;) The script that was used in this set is a new personal fav called "Feel Script." It is so delicate, but not to to feminine and nice to pair with all the fun versatile elements in this set. The humming bird in this card has just the right amount of lean on the branch that the sentiments fit nicely to the left of even underneath. I used the PTI Summer Sunrise ribbon to add some dimension along with the corrugated paper. I love these colors together! The punch of Cote d' Azure Palette ink with the semi neutrals, yummy.
So here is another big peek into the next set release for this month called "Birds of a Feather". I know that Nichole had one last week as well and as I read quite a few of the comments you thought it might be a bird, well you were right! I'm so excited to dive into this stamp set, as I just received it in the mail yesterday! Stay tuned....
