Thoughts of a Grasshopper

One of my girls is off to camp tomorrow. They were asked to bring 3 small gifts totaling $5 (or free). We went shopping yesterday and she picked up a $1 lip gloss, a bottle of bubbles on clearance for $2.87 and a bottle of nail polish. We never did find out how much the nail polish was, and it is safe to say that we exceeded the $5. This notebook is her third gift. She is combining the bubbles and lip gloss. We are considering this notebook "free" since we didn't buy it, we already had it and the supplies. I got the notebook from Target a couple of years ago. It was either on sale or clearance. I just remember being excited about the price and I picked different sizes up with black, pink or turquoise colors. Stamps: Pick a Petal Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizazz CS: WW Misc.: Chipboard, Razzleberry ribbon

I missed a day or two of stamping this week finishing up a book that I've been reading way too long, but I'll get to that in a minute. The first card is made with the stamp set A Rose is a Rose. Every time I use this set, I'm reminded of how similar it is to Cottage Rose that was retired several years ago. Cottage Rose was one of the first stamp sets I bought when I discovered Stampin' Up! I took a close-up of the rose card so you could actually see the "thank you". I like the circle piercing. I used a Coke glass that my husband came home from a trip with. It was the perfect size. Rose Thank You Card: Stamps: A Rose is a Rose CS: WW, Kraft, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Apricot Appeal, Parisian Breeze DP Ink: Certainly Celery, Old Olive, River Rock, Regal Rose, Apricot Appeal, Bashful Blue Misc.: Brads, Dimensionals Flower Birthday Card: Stamps: Pick a Petal, Stem Sayings CS: Crushed Curry, Old Olive, WW] Ink: Old Olive, Melon Mambo, ...