This week in cards with my little stamping buddy Rylee.

I've had such a busy week with my card making.  I started out on Sunday, stamping with my buddy, my niece Rylee.  

She's such a joy to have in my craftroom.  We decided that she needed her own space so we spent Saturday finding her a folding table and chair that she could set up every time she comes over.  That way she can spread out all of her stuff and just leave it up for her entire visit so she can get creative any time the mood strikes.  This also fits her so much better.  No more balancing precariously from a stool at my counter high table.  And she can now stand to do her stamping so she can line things up so much easier.  This table and chair tuck away nicely behind the door also.  Perfect fit!

  So...I guess you'd say my craftroom has officially become "our" craft room.  

I also taught her how to use my best friend MISTI.  She was over the moon happy about that!  She made a one layer card that turned out awesome and it was so much easier with the MISTI.

I've been working on so many card projects myself this week that my head is spinning.  It's Christmas card time again so I have made up about a dozen different designs that I'll be posting here sometime soon.  I've also found some time just for some fun cards.  Birthday cards are always a favorite of mine, especially when they involve cake and balloons.  I used MFT's sketch #182 for this cute lil' shaker card along with their awesome Piece of Cake stamp set (notice the cute little candles stamped in the background?).   LOVE!

I came across this awesome Birthday Centerpiece die from My Favorite Things and absolutely love it!!  Clean and simple all the way!

I did a fun resist watercolor technique for this card mixing some of my older Martha Stewart stamp sets along with some Technique Tuesdays word dies and a cute friend stamp from Catherine Pooler's Stamp of Approval Friendship box.

A couple different stamp sets from Technique Tuesday caught my eye this week.  Actually I've been eyeing them for a couple months but finally broke down and ordered them on Monday because they're just so darn cute!  First the Chickadees.  Love, love, love these little whimsical birds!  

Then, look at this adorable little fan!  It has the cutest sentiments with it that make me excited to make more cards.  I'm also loving that wave background stamp from My Favorite Things.

Well, that's my week in cards.  Keep your eyes peeled for some awesome Christmas cards, coming soon.  I'm excited to be trying out some fun, new stamps and dies this year and can't wait to show you!

Have a great weekend!