Thinking of you...

From our custom work over the summer...

Crisp white and natural kraft brown cards make our hand-stamped card sets both versatile and classy. Stamped butterflies, dots, and flowers in a variety of styles keep our designs looking playful and unique, while simple greetings lend themselves to several occasions. The color palettes vary from subdued navy blue and tan to bright green and berry and from rich plum and chocolate brown to retro-inspired soft yellow, moss green, and aqua.

Copyright: All stamped images are copyrighted to Stampin' Up! ® and the back of each card is marked with one of the images from an official Stampin’ Up! ® Limited License stamp set.

Don't look around...

Time to take the plunge back into treasury making. Our summer's break became an early fall break as well, but that is probably a good thing. We are now back with a file full of ideas. For starters, we are using Francesca Battistelli's single from this spring, "Strangely Dim," as our treasury inspiration. Pretty robin's-egg blue, olive green, and silver fit together beautifully with the lyrics of one of our favorite songs of 2013.

'Strangely Dim' by HandiworkinGirls

I've had all these plans piled up sky high
A thousand dreams on hold
And I don't know why,
I Got a front row seat
To the longest wait
And I just can't see
Past the things I pray
Today

But when I fix my eyes on all that You are
Then every doubt I feel
Deep in my heart
Grows strangely dim
All my worries fade
And fall to the ground
Cuz when I seek Your face
And don't look around
Any place I'm in
Grows strangely dim

Treasury tool by StylishHome.

Forgetting what the world has told me...

To counter the bold rainbow-theme of our previous treasury, we chose to work with earthy shades in our newest collection. Olive green, cocoa brown, and dusty aqua repeatedly popped up together as we browsed the CAST team's offerings. The fore-mentioned color scheme paired well with the resonating lyrics of "You Can Have Me" by Sidewalk Prophets. Now what will we find for our next treasury?

'You Can Have Me...' by HandiworkinGirls

If I saw You on the street
And You said come and follow me
But I had to give up everything
All I once held dear and all of my dreams

Would I love You enough to let go
Or would my love run dry
When You asked for my life

When did love become unmoving?
When did love become unconsuming?
Forgetting what the world has told me
Father of love, You can have me
You can have me

Treasury tool by StylishHome.

Help me dig a little deeper now...

Sparkling diamonds started as the inspiration for this treasury, and what better song to go along with that than "Diamond" by Brandon Heath? A mixture of outdoor photography, deep teal, olive green, and polished silver seemed like the perfect complement to the icy tones of the diamond rings.

'Diamond...' by HandiworkinGirls

My father's father broke this ground Daddy mined till we laid him down Only God knows what they found beneath Now here I stand in my own boots Ax to grind and a point to prove Tangled up in my own roots, it seems

I got treasure up in Heaven
I got dirt all over me
I have only scratched the surface
Of the man I’m meant to be
I got something down inside of me
That only You can see
Help me dig a little deeper now
And set that diamond free

DalkullanJewel... $2475	UptownVintage $43	BraceletsbyLin... $20	MariaRoseColle... $15
MumMumsCrafts $4	PureRoxFaith $74	UptownVintage $32	angelasscriptu... $60
BaruchsLullaby $28	susansbeadhapp... $22	LavenderCottag... $109	makemineblue $38
BirdlegsPhotog... $20	PillarOfSaltSt... $20	WORDartbyKaren $5	ArtAffectionsJ... $24

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