There She Goes and a sympathy card

Wednesday is normally my day to get lots of crafting done, but today was a fun-filled day of shopping! My Mom, Dean and I drove around to the West Side of the island to Lahaina to go to Barnes and Noble (this is a BIG deal when you live on Maui!!!), pick up a few essentials at the new Lush store on Front Street, and grab some lunch at Kimo's. It's been a few months since I've been over to the West Side and I had a lot of fun today! And the weather was beautiful - it's been so dreary and overcast for the past few weeks and today was a nice clear, sunny day!! We had lunch right on the water at Kimo's and watched for whales while Dean threw french fries at the crabs! AND I GOT SOME LUSH!!! I can't tell you how excited I am to have a Lush store on Maui, even if it is all the way over in Lahaina!! I used to have to wait for someone I knew to be making a trip to Oahu and then convince them to go to Ala Moana mall to pick up my goods for me - now I can just drive there myself!! AWESOME!

Anyway, despite my busy morning of shopping, I still managed to get a few cards done today. So want to see them?

I LOVE this first card! I used my new Nature of Friendship stamp set from There She Goes. This set is AMAZING. It took me a week just to ink it up because I couldn't decide what I wanted to do first!! So many possibilities!! You'll be seeing lots more of it I can tell ya!

Stamps: Nature of Friendship (There She Goes)
Paper: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron CS (SU!); Pure Luxury white CS (GinaK); Sonoma DP (Scenic Route)
Ink: Old Olive, Kiwi Kiss, So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Accessories: Circle nestabilities; Chocolate Chip ribbon (SU!); half pearls (Island Paperie)

Unfortunately I needed a sympathy card this week for a dear friend and because I really don't like making these cards (only because I prefer making cards for happy occasions), I never seem to have them on hand when I need them. This card is actually a CASE of a card by Nicole Lechelt from a very long time ago. I'm sorry I don't have a link directly to the card I CASE'd, but Nicole's blog is full of tons of inspiration!!

Stamps: Stiched, Beautiful Borders (SU!)
Paper: Chocolate Chip CS, Baja Breeze textured CS (SU!); Textured White CS (American Crafts)
Ink: Palette hybrid ink in Fresh Snow (PTI); Chocolate Chip
Accessories: White Satin Ribbon, Baja Breeze Ribbon, Slit Punch (SU!)