Teachers gifts

 

I mentioned yesterday that I had some cards I was making.  I got the idea from two blogs I have been seeing.  One idea was because a lady was making stamps out of the sticky foam sheets she bought from a craft store.  After getting her children involved she had the idea to get the kids to make cards for the teachers they will be having this year. 

I loved the idea of making cards for the teachers.  What a nice way to say hello and start off the school year than to make cards.  These were so easy to make. 

I only made these two but I plan on making about 5 for each teacher.  I will have two in school this year.  My oldest will be in 2nd grade and my middle man is starting kindergarten.  I am so excited for him, myself and so sad to have my middle man gone all day long.

The funny thing they do here in South Dakota (or maybe just our school district) is have the kindergartners only go to school for 2 days the first week.  We start school on a Tuesday and should be getting a letter with teachers names and also telling us if my middle son will be starting school on Tuesday or Wednesday.  If he starts school on Tuesday than both my boys will have the same first day and middle man will only go Tuesday and Thursday.  If the letter says my middle mans first day of school is Wednesday then he will go on Wednesday and Friday.  They call it get to know you week or something like that.  After that it is Monday through Friday like the rest of the grades. 

So, the cards are fairly self-explanatory.  I used PTI's Vintage Cream cardstock.  Stamped the apple image in pure poppy, simply chartruese, and momento ink, rich cocoa.  The image is PTI, except the work, that is imaginisce.

I had the idea for the border thanks to Lorie at Live-Laugh-Love-Create.  I just used a regular black writing pen and a ruler.

I hope their teachers love it and I am so excited to have a paper craft on my blog once again.

Have a great Tuesday!!!

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End of another season

Hello everyone!!!I hope you all had a wonderful, happy, and safe 4th of July.  It was so nice to be away, with family. I am here to show you the card I made for my oldest son's baseball coach.  This is the first year he didn't have his dad as, at least, the assistant coach.  It was a difficult transition for him and to be honest me as well. I, of course, waited until the last minute to get something together. I started with spring rain cardstock, to match the team colors.  The main image is a Whimsy stamp and was stamped, once with staz-on and the other with versamark and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I had hoped that would help with the bleeding when I colored the image.  It did with for most part but since it wasn't a clear stamp it was a bit difficult to make sure both images matched up. 

The chevrons were also stamped with versamark and clear embossed. I was done with all of that but after looking at it a bit I knew that it needed something else.  That is when I thought of doubling the buttons.  I think it added just the right finishing touch.Since coaching takes more time than you can imagine I figured it would be nice to give him a gift for the family.My mother in law a while back, gave us some popcorn plastic "bags" to eat our popcorn in at home during family movie night.  I thought that would be nice, who doesn't like movies and popcorn.Of course I added some hot cocoa mix to go along with it.  I know it is summer but if they don't to drink it now that can save it for the winter. I have some wonderful pictures I want to share with you soon as well.Have a great week!!!Thanks for stopping by!!! 

Mistakes

I set out to make a card last night.  Instead I made the same mistakes I made before when I tried to sit down and make the same card, so I gave up.I recently found a bunch of single sketch copic markers at Hobby Lobby.  As you may know, those markers can get pricey.  BUT I have also realized that they give 40% coupons.  So, I have been buying markers one at a time when I could.  So I had a few new markers I have been wanting to play with.Can't make a card so why not color instead.  I do hope to make these adorable girls into cards before we leave on Friday.The reason I am writing all this is because I wanted to show you what most of you probably already know.The black ink that I use is Staz-On.  I thought that was supposed to be good for copics.  But this is what happened when I colored my images.

Adorable girls, right?  I think so. 

Look at this precious thing.  I think she is so elegant and precious.  But after I was done I saw this... 

Not so pretty.But I pressed on and went to another image. 

 Again, not so pretty.

So, I let the last one dry overnight and figured once it was good and dry it would bleed anymore.This is how it turned out.   

From first glance, again so cute.  BUT...

Yep, more bleeding. I think I need to find some different ink.  I have heard Momento is good but I just haven't went out and got it.  I use Papertrey Ink cardstock and I haven't heard of anyone else having any problems using their copics with it.  I think I just need to go get some black momento and try that.

SFYTT

Happy Friday everyone!!!  I wish I could say I was super excited that it was Friday but I am  not.  Tomorrow is kinda gonna be just like another work day around here except instead of working the hubby is going on a 4-wheeling trip.  It won't be all day but basically another work day.I am contemplating driving to Deadwood again for the "Wild Bill Days" events that are going on.Anyway, enough of my complaining.  I have a card for you today.  I intended it for my Sisiter-in-law who is celebrating her 22nd birthday today but instead, I think I will save it for one of my nieces.  I like it but I don't think it suits a 22 year old. 

I used the layout that Jen Del Muro holds every month.  It is called "Sketch for you to try" or SFYTT.

 I need to run because I have lots of things to do today.  I need to make a card for my husband since Father's Day snuck up on me, I hope to be able to make a card for a baptism that I hope we get a chance to go to tomorrow and I still need to make my husband's father's day present.Should be loads of fun since I also need to sneak in some outside play time so my boys don't get stir crazy and drive me insane  :) If you haven't seen it be sure to go to this post and enter to win a wonderful book I had the priveldge of receiving for free as well. Thanks for stopping by!!! 

Thank you/Get well

This has got to be a quick post.  I have planned a very busy day for us today.  It actually seems nice again today so we are going to meet up with some new friends at a local park for a few hours before getting lunch.  After that I need to run to the store before getting home so my middle man can get ready for his second game of the week.I wanted to show you a card that I made for a service member.  A friend from church mentioned that her cousin was injured while fighting overseas.  Right after he saw 2 of his men KIA he was injured, a broken leg and the loss of the other among other injuries.She has requested that friends make cards, signs, short notes of encouragement.  I couldn't pass up the opportunity to say thank you to this man for the sacrifice he made for us.  I also included the boys in this but didn't take a picture of their pictures.  I didn't even think about that until just now.  Although I am worried about my older sons picture.  He decided to men in a shootout.  One is the bad guy and is bullets are flying over this soldier's head.  The other guy is the soldier and not only does he have a rifle like the bad guy but he also has a pistol and all of his bullets are hitting the bad guy.  My friend assured me that her cousin is on so much pain medicine that he probably won't even understand it anyway.

 I made it very simple because 1) I didn't have much time and 2) most guys like simple.The cardbase is blueberry sky.  Then on the white cardstock I stamped the trees from PTI's through the trees set in enchanted evening, used a red copic marker to make the border and the sentiment is also from through the trees stamped in pure poppy ink.

 I did want to put some sparkle on this card to push it to the next level, just seemed to ordinary without it.  I used my clear glitter pen to highlight some of the trees branches and some diamond stickles to accent the sentiment.I need to make another card for my sister-in-law.  I can't believe I forgot her birthday was Friday.  So, it will be late but it will get made.

Gift cards

Hello Thursday!!!  I can't believe it is Thursday already.  Does anyone else feel the same way?  I guess having a 4-day weekend here and keeping busy those 4 days certainly helped in making this week go by fast.  We have a fun filled weekend planned again.  There is going to be an air show here so we plan to go to that as well as go visit Mt. Rushmore for the nightly lighting ceremony.  It promises to be amazing.So, these are the cards I made to put inside the cardcase I made for my son's teacher and counselor.  I thought I had a better picture of the teal and green one.  I wish I did.  I loved how it turned out, especially with that flower at the end.  I took the idea from Nichole Heady.  I pretty much CASEd every card I made for the teachers.  I had planned on making 10 of each but I ran out of time (I am a bad procrastinator) and I only had 10 envelopes so each teacher got 5 cards.

These are single layer cards I made for the teachers that resemble the cards I gave them.

I used a new stamp I got from Geny Cassady here from My Time Made Easy.  This set is called Killer Curves.

I dry embossed the smaller kraft cardstock.  I love the houndstooth look.

And this is the whole sets packaged up.  I just wish that I had listened, or paid attention when putting the sets together.  My son asked that the red be for his teacher and blue for the counselor and that is how we addressed the cards.  BUT when putting the cases together I made the blue for his teacher and the red for the counselor.  So, his teacher has his counselors card.  Too bad, or maybe good, his counselor was not at school the last day so I have her set to give her on the first day of school next year.

Well, that is about all I have time for.  Sorry the pictures are so raw but my editing program is on my other computer.  I need to see about adding it to this computer so I can more easily edit pictures and post them here.

Have a great day and as always...

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Teachers gifts

Happy Tuesday all!!!  I hope everyone had a great Memorial Weekend.  We had a very busy weekend here.  Started our sightseeing and had a great time.

We decided to head to Deadwood, SD.  I don't know how many have seen the HBO series "Deadwood" but that was sure a deciding factor in going.  It is an awesome town and I honestly can't wait to go back.  There is still so much that we haven't been able to see or do.

For today though, I wanted to show you the cards and half of the gifts that I made for not only my son's teacher but also for the counselor.  She did a lot in helping my son get more comfortable at this school and I really felt like there is something I needed to do for her.

You might remember the melon berry version of this card in an earlier post.

I also made these cardcases and filled them with some cards for them to use.

I am crunched for time (baseball season has started here) so I am going to have to leave it at that.  If you have questions about the this project please leave me a comment and I will respond there.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Pencils

Today I become the mother of 2 kids that are in school.  It really saddens me but I am so proud of my boys.  Everyday I learn from them and get annoyed by them.  But with everyday I see something in them that makes me so proud of them.  I don't know what I would do if I didn't have them.

I wanted to show you something that I made for the office staff (they are made out of rolos and hershey's kisses).  I also learned a few things while making them so if I make them again, I know better how to do it.First thing I learned: tape the rolo wrapper to the rolo foil (otherwise they will move around and possibly fall out of the wrapping.  Number 2, I scored the yellow cardstock every 1/2".  This made it so much easier to roll the cardstock.I got the idea from a blog I found from another blog and just had to make them.  They are too cute not to share.The paper is all PTI (Harvest Gold and Berry Sorbet) and so is the stamps.  I also used regular kitchen grade foil for the tip.  That little bit just adds so much to the whole look.

I added the stamped pencil and "No. 1" on my own (not on the original post that I saw).  I thought it added just enough of reality.  Like the No. 1?  I know I am cheesy but I really like it and I think everyone else did as well.

Well, I think that is about it.  I am going to run.  We have a long weekend planned with fun stuff.  I hope our boys love it as much as we do.

On Tuesday I will have more of what I made for the teachers.

Have a great Memorial Day!!!

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Dude!!!

 

Happy Monday!!!  I am happy to say I actually have something to share with everyone today.

My oldest had a birthday party to go to on Saturday and I am glad because it made me get to crafting.  I have a niece whose birthday is next week so I need to get busy making her card as well (thankfully I already bought her present.  Now I just have to get it in the mail  :D )

On the invitation they had pictures of "The Transformers", "Wolverine", "Super Mario Brothers", and "The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".

When I thought about card ideas I wanted to do something to mach the idea behind the party.  That is when I remembered my surfing turtle stamps from Our Craft Lounge.  His name is Kona and I thought he would be so cute to go along with the mutant turtle pictures.  If memory serves me correctly the mutant turtle skateboard not surf but close enough, right?

I actually saw this same, sorta, layout on another blog but there are so many blogs and it was so long ago that I can't remember where.  If you have seen it please feel free to let me know so I can give credit where credit is due.

I think that is about it for me today.  Hope you all have a great Monday.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Argyle

Happy hump day everyone!!!  Is it me or has this week been going slow?  I would normally like that but it has been crazy here so I need Saturday to arrive so I can have a chance to relax for a bit.  Don't get me wrong it has been fun crazy but crazy nonetheless and I need a bit of a breather.

I bought a stamp set from Geny Cassady.  It is a My Time Made Easy stamp set and I just had to play the second they arrived.  I think she may have some more for sell so if you are interested in getting some discount stamps go check it out.  Of course, I couldn't but as soon as I could, I did.  I am in love.  It was so fun and I honestly think this is a great card and so happy to show it off.

I am not much in a talkative mood today though so if you want details please ask.  I had hoped to have this post of sooner but I woke up with a migraine and it still isn't quite gone.  I tried to post using my phone while recouping but for some reason my phone doesn't like blogger, or my signature, not sure which.

Sorry about the pictures.  It has been cloudy all week and no sign of it stopping until Saturday.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Another Cowboy

Happy Monday everyone!!!  I hope you all had a great weekend.  Mine, of course, ended way too quickly.  I ended up waking up late this morning and rushing my big man out the door with only 15 minutes to get there.  Sure enough, we turn the corner and the bus is already at the bus stop.  Thankfully the bus driver is kind enough to wait.I am showing you a scrapbook page I made.  It is a year old.  I can't believe how much my little man has grown.In a small town in Wyoming there is a museum that we like to visit.  One becuase it is in the town that our big man was named after and two, it is the town we thought we might retire in, until we moved to Alaska.

The museum is "The Buffalo Bill Historical Center".  I was taken there for the first time by my then, boyfriend, almost 11 years ago.  Every year they do a big open house with musicians that play music from the 1800s.  Usually there are a couple of musicians that my husband know who play there but due to the economy things were scaled down and his friends were not able to go this time.  Hopefully next year as I am sure we will be going again.

I used PTI pattern paper, blueberry sky cardstock, vintage cream cardstock and The Paper Studio's PP called Mirabelle.

I did things very simply.  The blue paper clip I actually got in the mail with some pamphlets for Rheumatoid Arthritis (apparently someone thinks I have arthritis)

and the tage on the side is actually a Labels 11 die that I scored in half and attached to the blueberry sky cardstock with a rustic eyelet.

Also if anyone knows another way to attach chipboard letters, besides stampin' up blue glue let me know.  This is the result I got since I am unable to keep the letters on the page long enough for them to stick the first time.

I hope you have a great Monday and if you aren't and need something to help you smile check out this song.

http://youtu.be/JOrcqqpHCt8

If anyone knows how to embed videos on blogger please leave me instructions in the comments.

I hope to have more soon. 

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Mommy

 I got the email that my mom has received here card so here it is for all of you to see.  I had something in my head of what I wanted but it didn't quite come out the same way.  I didn't let it discourage me, remember ("It is only paper").  I still really like how it turned out though.Again, I gotta run.  I love having company visiting.I will be back with details on the card and hopefully soon after I will have some more projects to share with you.

Mother's Day

My goodness, I didn't realize I had been missing for so long.  We have been quite busy here.  I won't bore you with the details.  I do have a couple of Mother's Day cards I wanted to share.  I will save my mom's card until I know she has it since she reads my blog. 

 This card I made this card for my Mother-in-law.  I ended up matting the cardbase with berry sorbet cardstock and then again with white cardstock so it had the border of berry sorbet.  I was going to use a copic and just draw it on the base of the card but I didn't have a copic to match.  I am working on adding on to my supply of copics but it is slow going.The sentiment base was cut out using Wplus9 die.  I also used Wplus9 coordinating stamp for the border.Otherwise, everything else is pretty self explanatory and I need to run.  My little man has what I am hoping is his last Physical Therapy appointment  He is doing so well walking around and driving us all crazy  :)I hope all you Mom's, mom's to be and someday mom's had a great Mother's Day.Thanks for stopping by!!! 

Groupies

Happy Friday all!!!  Happy Good Friday!!!

I have a very busy day ahead of me.  My oldest started what they call spring break here, basically he has the next 4 days off.  I have quite a few activities that will keep us busy so hopefully there isn't too much fighting going on in my house.

These cards I whipped together so quickly.  They are my first attempt at a single layer card.  Yep, couldn't quite do it.  I had to add the tags but I do like how they turned out.

 

The ink is simply chartreuse from PTI with coordinating DMC floss.

Plum Pudding

Hibiscus

Melon Berry

It is kinda hard to see but I used the flourishes from Silent Night (PTI) and stamped it in Versamark and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

Hawaiian Shores (this is actually probably my favorite color from PTI.

Again, flourish from Silent night, heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

Here is the whole group of groupies.

I hope to be back later to fully explain everything.  Have a great Good Friday and Easter Sunday if I don't see you again.

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