Running With Scissors...

2011 Favorites Review

Happy 2012!!

Long about this time you’ll be browsing blogs and seeing these “favorites” posts.  I always enjoy them and I hope you’ll enjoy scrolling through the few I picked out.  If I were to wait a month I may choose different favorites as I don’t seem able to settle on any one style.

As you review your own year, I hope you’re able to say there were more ups than downs.  It was a good year for me, ending on a happy note as we welcomed LuLu into our family.  Every year my perspective on life shifts just a little bit.  Priorities jostle each other around trying to claim the #1 spot.  I can’t say what’s ahead but I anticipate a continued trend toward home, family, peace, serenity.  That’s what I’ll be keeping in my sights.  I’m wishing you all a happy and successful year!

 

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Just for kicks:

• 2010 Favorites
• 2009 Favorites

Thank you all for adding to the success and happiness of my 2011!  Take care!

2010 Favorites Review, and Looking Ahead to 2011

Happy first Monday of 2011!  The year gone by was good for me.  I have no complaints.  However, I will say there are some things I would do differently if given the chance, but that's what the new year is for, right?  I hesitate to make any declarations as to my plans or goals, and certainly no resolutions.  Though a year seems short in retrospect, I'm thinking if I cook up that recipe for disappointment I have twelve months to make a mess of it and end up throwing it in the trash.

There are certain things I have on my mind in regard to my priorities.  I don't know if that means you'll be seeing less of me or more of me.  I don't know if my style will change, or if I'll have a different sort of blog post.  How's that for ambiguity?  These things always change, though.  The whole tone of my blog changed when I vowed to spend evenings with my husband, rather than the computer.  It changed even more when we brought Wally into the family.  Those changes set things in motion... I watch more movies, read more books, spend more time outside, go to bed earlier.  There will be more of the same and then some in 2011.

So, who knows what will happen here at Running With Scissors...?  I plan to go easy on myself, stamp what I love, get more creative, share more information, and never forget the newbies who are looking to learn.  That's about as specific as I dare get.  I sincerely hope you'll come along to keep me company while I figure it out!

Now, I'll finish up with a few (ahem...19) of my favorites from 2010.  I'm going so easy on myself that I didn't try to narrow it down more than that.  I did leave a few out just so I could go easy on you (I haven't gone completely over the edge).  Some things I look back on and think they're so atrocious I wish I could delete the whole post.  Can I do that?  Dump the yuckies and leave only the good stuff?  There are no descriptions or product links with the following photos, just a sampling of what, on this day, appeals to me most from last year.  Hope you enjoy them, too!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR ! ! !

A Few Favorites From 2009

Thank you so much for making the trip over here to my new blog!  I wanted to prepare a post to welcome you and give you a little something to see when you got here.  Since I haven't yet been able to import everything from old blog to new, I took a sampling of some of my 2009 favorites.  The month and the recipe are written above each photo.  I hope you enjoy!

January

Stamps:  Swan Song by Firecracker Designs, Toile Blossoms (retired SU!)

Paper:  Whisper White, Very Vanilla textured, SU! retired Enchante designer paper

Ink:  Palette Noir, Prismacolor markers

Accessories:  Offray ribbon, velvet ric rac, Kaiser flat-backed pearls, Spellbinders Labels 1 dies, Scotch brand foam mounting tape

  

February

Stamps:  Strut Your Stuff

Paper:  White cardstock base, BasicGrey Euphoria designer paper, Neenah Classic Solar White

Ink:  Versamark

Accessories:  Ribbon, Kaiser flat-backed pearls, Spellbinders dies, white and blue embossing powder, Twinkling H2O’s, Scotch brand foam mounting tape

 

March

Stamps: Sweet Peas (Flourishes)
Paper: Blush textured, white textured, watercolor
Ink: Palette Umber, various Stampin' Up! inks for watercoloring
Accessories: Satin ribbon, pearls, Scotch brand foam mounting tape

 

April

Stamps: Sweet Violets (Flourishes)
Paper: Certainly Celery, Pale Plum, watercolor, retired SU! designer paper (Enchante?)
Ink: Palette Umber, Pretty in Pink, Orchid Opulence, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Pale Plum
Accessories: Ribbon & crochet trim, ribbon slide, Scotch brand foam mounting tape

 

May

Stamps: Nasturtiums (from Flourishes)
Paper: Certainly Celery, Apricot Appeal, watercolor, Neenah Classic Solar White, retired Stampin’ Up! designer paper
Ink: Palette Umber, Prismacolor markers for coloring
Accessories: Ribbon, flower brad, Spellbinders oval dies, Scotch brand foam mounting tape

June

Stamps:  Bareback, Flannel Plaid, Just Jeans, By Definition, Baroque Motifs, Toile Blossoms, Warm Words  Paper:  So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, watercolor  Ink:  Palette Umber, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Brocade Blue, Bashful Blue (sky), Prismacolor markers  Accessories:  Polytwill ribbon, ribbon slide, Spellbinders dies (for cutting the image panel and mat), Scotch brand foam mounting tape

 

July

Stamps:  Unknown, but art by Sherry Nelson  Paper:  Brocade Blue, watercolor  Ink:  Palette Noir, various SU! inks (pads, reinkers, markers) for watercoloring  Accessories:  Ribbon, pearls, Scotch brand foam mounting tape

 

August

Stamps:  Gerbera Daisies (Flourishes)  Paper:  PTI Lemon, Flourishes Clasic White, BasicGrey Urban Prairie designer paper  Ink:  Ranger Distress Walnut Stain, Copics for coloring  Accessories:  Ribbon, brads, label punch, Scotch brand foam mounting tape

 

September

Stamps:  Cottage Home (upcoming Flourishes release)  Paper:  Classic White, BasicGrey June Bug designer paper (both from Flourishes), Whisper White, Crushed Curry (Stampin’ Up!)  Ink:  Ranger Distress Walnut Stain, Chocolate Chip, Prismacolor markers for coloring  Accessories:  Silk ribbon from Flourishes, Spellbinders dies, Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder, Scotch brand foam mounting tape

 

October

Stamps:  Falling Leaves  Paper:  Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red, More Mustard, Classic Ivory, 7 Gypsies Gypsy Market designer paper  Ink:  Memento Rich Cocoa, vanilla, saffron, chocolate, Prismacolor markers for coloring  Accessories:  Ribbon, copper cord, rhinestones & rhinestone leaves, Cuttlebug Textile embossing folder

 

November

Stamps:  Forest of Trees, Holiday Greetings  Paper:  Classic White  Ink:  Versamark, Soft Sky, Bayou Blue  Accessories:  Ribbon, pearls, Spellbinders Curved Rectangles Nestabilities and Flourish Accents Shapeabilities, silver detail embossing powder, Scotch brand foam mounting tape

 

December

Stamps:  Fall Flowers, Fall Quotes  Paper:  Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, watercolor, Stampin’ Up! Razzleberry Lemonade designer paper  Ink:  Palette Umber, various SU! inks for watercoloring and sentiment  Accessories:  Chocolate polytwill ribbon, brads, Martha Stewart Arched Lattice border punch, oval punch, Spellbinders Double-Ended Tags

 

Thank you!