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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.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

   

93 years

Happy Monday everyone!!!  I am back with a fun and different card.  Not something I normally create.  Because of that I like it and I don't like it.  I love the shabby look it seems to have, to me anyway but I am also not sure if there is just too much going on or not.

This card is for my grandmother.  My grandmother is 93 years old today.  She is my last grandparent and now that we have moved I am no longer close to her.  I miss her terribly and loved the 3 years that we got to spend near her, my parents and my sister.  Being military brings it's joys and disappointments when it comes to moving.  I love moving and getting to see new places I would never go to but being away from family can be hard.

Back to the card.  I used simply chartreuse for the base.  The PP strip and the sentiment scrap are both PP from My Mind's Eye "Home is where the heart is".  I just love this paper.  So fun and such bright colors.

I used my Martha Stewart border punch for the PP and the twine is really just some rope I bought a long time ago from my local BX (base exchange) at Edwards AFB.  I tied it at the top and glued a blue button tied with terracotta tile DMC floss, I also added a metal charm for some extra fun.

The sentiment was stamped with staz-on ink on PP that was stamped (WaltzingMouse stamp...Label's 4) with dark chocolate cat's eye ink first and then again with versamark and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  The doily is from Hobbly Lobby and is actually for baking (the idea I got from Dawn).

The flowers are from my stash, I can't remember where they are from.  I also rounded the bottom edge to match the round flower.  I love that little touch.

Oh yeah, the cardbase was stamped with simply chartreuse and heat embossed with kaleidescope embossing powder.  I realize after that using regular ink doesn't work so well with embossing but I still like the uneven cover it gives it.  I hope my grandmother loves it as well.

Happy Birthday Grandma!!!  We all love and miss you.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

  

Thank you

I am a bit later in posting than I had hoped.  It has been another Monday.  Another fight with my son to go to school.  If things don't calm down after this week a think a meeting with some of the adults at the school is in order.I have been going to the gym after taking him to school.  It has been great.  I am so kicking my butt and I am not even doing much.  Hopefully soon my body will get used to it and I can last longer than 10 minutes  :) 

 These cards I made using my new stamp set first stamp set from "My Cute Stamps".  I found it thanks to Geny Cassady.  She does an amazing job with her cards.  I have copied her layouts many times.  I have more thank you cards to make and one I am going to try out.  I got an idea for a layout, kinda seen it before, but after seeing a ladies bag at church yesterday I got an itching to make a different kind of card for me.  I will hopefully have it done in time to post tomorrow.Until then, I hope Monday treats you well.Thanks for stopping by!!! 

Simple Birthdays

Hello all!!!  Today I am going to share with you the card I made for my Mother-in-law.  Yesterday was her birthday.  It was also my younger brother's birthday.  Now, all 4 of us kids are stair stepped, meaning we are all one year apart.  This will only last until December when my older sister and I celebrate our birthday though.So, Happy Birthday Joan and Brian!!!  I am sorry we weren't able to celebrate with either one of you.

This card was made using a layout and basic style I CASEd from Dawn from Wplus9 here.I just love the sophistication and simplicity of it.  I love the color combo I chose to use too.  I wish I could have used cream or rustic cream instead of white but I am out.  Dang it.  And now that PTI came out with 2 new colors this month I am afraid something is going to have to wait.  How I am supposed to keep up with all these gorgeous colors?Okay so the base is scarlet jewel (a gorgeous color that I have not used like I should)  I matted the main image with white and ocean tides.The main image was stamped on vellum using versamark ink and then embossed with detail silver embossing powder.  I used some stickles to dot the centers of the circles (Wplus9 Mendhi Medallions).the sentiment was stamped with PTIs fillable frames #8 and then I just cut it out by hand since I don't have the cutting dye yet.  The sentiment is one I got from PTIs latest anniversary set.  Then I just used the smaller version of the medallion in SUs baroque burgundy.  Then just added some rhinestones and a button.  Oh yeah, can't forget the ribbon, that is a cheap-o walmart find.  The ribbon was wrapped around and then I used my bow-easy tool and used a dot to adhere it to the ribbon.

I also went ahead and decorated the inside using white cardstock and stamped the ribbon image on the side using ocean tides ink and then the medallion in SU baroque burgundy.  The "happy birthday" is from Inkadinkado birthday wishes stamp set.  I just love how simple and lovely it is.I think that explains it all.Thanks for stopping by!!! 

Pretty Purple birthday

*disclaimer:  I am using an old laptop and some of the buttons don't work so if I am missing a letter or a space,  I am sorry.* Happy Thursday everyone!!!  I am actually quite surprised at how quickly the last couple of weeks have been flying by.  It seems crazy to be saying it is already Thursday.   I couldn't be more happy about it.Today I am finally showing you a card I have been wanting to make for a couple of weeks now.My husbands former co-worker had a birthday on the 14th.  She was out of town so I didn't get to give it to her on her birthday like I had planned.  I then planned on giving it to her on Wednesday but she didn't get back until this past Monday.  I finally got it made yesterday and plan on dropping it off to her at work today.

 

My lack of mojo has been affecting me lately.  Well, maybe not mojo just my desire to be in the craftroom.  I hope to have a craft day with my mom and sister soon so we will see if that helps.I found out that the birthday girl loves dark purple.  A girl after my own heart, I love purple, any shade really.I took the basic layout from Geny Cassidy, I hope she doesn't mind.  I really hope this card isn't too girly for her either.I started with a plum pudding cardbase.  I stamped my first Wplus9 stamp on the bottom of the base, Design Basics: Background I, in spring moss.The main image was stamped with inkadinkado stamp set from joann's an stamped in plum pudding ink.  The sentiment is from the same set and stampd in black.  I used the spring moss ink and a sponge to sponge around the image and used different brads from my stash in the corners.  I felt like it was still missing something so I remembered some flowers I got from my sister for my birthday so I pulled them out and added a bridal flower colored with a copic marker.  The basic image was popped up using pop dots.I wanted to add mre but I usually add too much so I left it as that.  Besides, I didn't want to overdo it.  I was afraid of going over the top girly and the recipient not liking it.That is it for today.  I hope to have some craft time this weekend so I hope I have more to share next week.  I am so behind on cards it is pitiful.

Teacher gift

Good Wednesday everyone!!!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend.  We had a jammed packed weekend that was just wonderful but of course, it went by way too fast.  We started off with a family BBQ with my parents and sisters family, we also invited friends from church.  I think it went off without a hitch.  Sunday was church and then Monday we headed to where my parents lived for a nice picnic in the park and then some fishing.  Unfortunately is was very windy and the fish weren't biting.  It was probably a good thing anyway because we saw several dead fish floating around in the lake and one or two laying in the dirt around it. Today I wanted to show you something I made for my son's teacher.  Tomorrow is his last day of kindergarten and I couldn't be more proud and more sad at the same time.  Today we are heading to his class because the kids are putting on a performance for us parents.  I can't wait but I know I am going to be sobbing.  Tomorrow all the kindergartners will be doing a short program for the parents.  For some reason they do not do a graduation ceremony here so we will just have to enjoy the program  :)

Anyway, I found this cute gift set at wal-mart and that it would be fun for his teacher.  Something to help her relax and enjoy her summer vacation without a classroom full of loud kids.I wanted to do something a little more special though.  I took the wrapping off and used them as templates to make my own.  I used paper that was on my table so I am not sure of the color or company it comes from.From there I used some lined paper I got from making memories vintage findings.On the top I just added the Thank you sentiment from a stamp set I bought at Joann's, Inkadinkado.  The flower is chloe's closet and the button is PTI.  The ribbon I had in my laundry room and says
"explore" I thought it was suiting.The bottom is the same paper and then I just took some new leaf dmc floss wrapped it around the bottom and then tied a PTI button to it.  That's it, pretty simple.I have on more thing I am doing for my son's teacher that I has to be done tomorrow so I can give it to her when I go to the program, of course, he starts school in the morning tomorrow so that cuts down my time to get everything done.Thanks for stopping by!!!