New Stamps and Just Too Stinkin' Cute!

Happy Monday!  Our new stamps arrived on Friday and I'm displaying them all over this post.  I really, really wanted to play with them but was too busy posting them on Etsy and filling orders (that's a good thing) :-(  :-)  :-( The square trio was designed for me because I simply cannot line up stamps.  Problem solved.  Thanks, Joyce!  Most of our mini stamps fit in these squares.  

I received these "too stinkin' cute" cards in an e-mail this  morning from Design Team Member, Janet Bradshaw.  Aw!  I love Joyce's new house stamps, especially the little heart smoke and one of my new favorite products Die-namics (fresh grass) added that final touch to it!  Wowser, these cards are cute!  Made my day!  Thanks Janet.

FR008 Rectangle Frame
Artist Joyce. A. Meyer
Perfect for phrases!

FR007S & L Square Frame (two sizes)
Artist Joyce A. Meyer
Perfect for mini and average TD stamps

FR006 Square Trio
Artist Joyce A. Meyer
Perfect for mini's

 

TX023m BW Heart mini
Artist Joyce A. Meyer

JB007 Egg
Artist Joyce A. Meyer
mini egg to go with chickie stamps

Maggie's Germany trip!

Without my daughter Maggie, there would be no Texana Designs!  About 4 years ago, she wanted to make Texas calendars for Christmas money.  We couldn't find Texas stamps and asked her artist friend if he would design 12 Texas stamps for our calendars.  The rest is history!

She has now graduated from U.T. with degrees in anthropology and biology and is in the process of applying to grad schools - one of them being University of Tubingen in Germany.  She leaves tomorrow for a week in Germany for 3 days of interviewing for the Ph.D. biology program.  Woo!Hoo!
Can you tell I'm just a little proud of her!     

Janet's Double-Heart Card!

Wow!  It's been a crazy-busy 2 weeks!  And tomorrow the new stamps arrive!  I best eat my Wheaties and get to cuttin'!

Today, I'm show-casing this Double-Heart card by Design Team Member, Janet Bradshaw.  Once again, she used some of my favorite papers by Wright Designs (so perfect for Texas stamps).  And I love the Tim Holtz Kraft Glassine she use to create a weathered look to the hearts!  This card reminds me of one of the new phrases coming in tomorrow:  Bless Your Texas Heart!


Janet used the following products:
Texana Designs stamps: 
TX049 Heart & Star, TX023 Barbed Wire Heart, and TX044 Love ya with all my Texas heart
Patterned Paper:
Wright Designs - Symbols - Burlap
Tim Holtz Kraft Glassine
Versafine Ink - Black
Tim Holtz distress Ink - Fired Brick
Ribbon - May Arts - RB25 3/8" - Grosgrain/Ivory Stripes
Star Brad - Silver

Thanks, Janet!

My heart is happy!

New "heart" stamps coming out this week!

Good morning!  When Joyce is on a roll (and she is on a roll), great new stamps are created from her fingertips and this new one is no exception!  I can't wait to get the new house stamps.  Should be shipping from the Stamping Sensations http://www.stampingsensations.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT this week!  BTW, Stamping Sensations manufactures our stamps and has been for 4 years.  They are the best!  Many thanks to Vicki and her team!

Look at the little "heart"  smokestack!  I love it.  
And the new phrases:  

Chickens come home to roost in Texas! 

Home is Deep in the Heart of Texas!

There's no place like Home in Texas! 

Happy Heart Stamping! 

And the "Hearts" continue! Karen's Star and Canvas Card!

Good morning!  I absolutely love this card by Design Team Member, Karen  Lambert http://kaldesign.blogspot.com/2012/01/newsprint-black-and-white-and-read-all.html!  I know I say this about every card, but this Design Team is just so creative with our Texana Designs stamps.  "Truly Texas" as our new phrase coming out next week says.


Karen used the following products:
Texana Designs stamps: TX049 Heart & Star and TX044 Love ya with all my Texas heart
Standard size 5.5 x 4.25 side opening card base from Craft Cardstock
Textured White Core Cardstock
Cuttlebug Stars embossing folder
Autumn Leaves Foofala Patterned Paper scrap circa 2007
Canvas
Spellbinders Labels One die
Spellbnders Scalloped circle die
My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Market Street Adore
Craft Cardstock
VersaFine Onyx Black Ink
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Tea Dye
Magenta Stickles
Instructions for the 3D star - http://littlebirdiesecrets.blogspot.com/2010/12/last-mintue-christmas-decorations-3d.html

Let the Happy Heart Days continue!

A Fun Day at Novel Approach!

Happy Sunday!  We (Joyce, Jilda, and JS) got home late last night from a fabulously fun day at Novel Approach  http://www.novelapproachonline.com/ in Friendswood, Texas.  We love the ladies at Novel Approach -- those who work in the store and those who play in the store.

I taught the Step Card for the first time and thanks to Janet Bradshaw http://www.janetsgems.blogspot.com/, it was smooth-sailing.  Janet is the queen of many things, including her awesome class instructions.  She was kind enough to share her Step Card Class Instructions with me and saved me hours of grunting time!!

Joyce's bleaching class was soooooooooooo cool!  She continued to find new ways to use bleach as I taught the morning class.  She is so crazy outside the box!

And if that wasn't enough, I was in the middle of teaching my class, turned around and saw a longtime high school friend (hadn't seen him in 40 years) standing in the doorway!  Whoa!  We got to visit over lunch after I finished teaching.  What a surprise!

Novel Approach Valentine's Class

Good morning!  I'm flying fast and furious over here trying to pack for our trip to Novel Approach http://www.novelapproachonline.com/.  Joyce and I teach classes at Novel Approach twice a year and always have a great time.  Melissa and Sue are so accommodating and their class participants are wonderful!  Whenever you are in the Houston area, a trip to Novel Approach is a must.  Their store is huge and filled with fabulous paper and accessories.


Joyce will be teaching her bleaching class and I will be teaching a paper-piecing class.  There will be an all day Texana Designs trunk sale and pre-orders will be taken for the new stamps coming out in February.  Design Team Member Jilda Bolton will be joining us.  Don't tell her, but  we only ask her along because she makes awesome baked goodies!!  


The best part:  My hubby is our chauffeur and makes our trip so much smoother!  He does get paid - Jilda's goodies!