Craig's Birthday

Hello! Today I made a card for my brother Craig's birthday. As I have said in past posts, he loves to fish, so I used some pattern paper with fishing lures on it. I also made three other birthday cards today, but I have to wait until they are received in the mail to post them.

I have really been enjoying being home this summer. I can't believe that four weeks have passed since my vacation started. I have eight weeks left and a list of things I want to get accomplished before I go back to work this fall. Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a great day!

Christmas in July!

Last Wednesday, which was July 1st, I made my Christmas cards! I completed 30 of them in 24 hours!!! I went to my bff Katy's house and we worked very hard on our cards for this December and I finished them at home that night! I can't post a picture because it may spoil the surprise at Christmas, but I will post it after they are mailed. Needless to say, I am quite pleased with myself!

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a great day!

Nick & Lisa's New House

Hello! My son and daughter-in-law bought their first house! We went there today to see it and I love it. It's beautiful and they deserve it because they both work very hard and are the nicest people! I finally got to use my Boards and Beams stamp set from Papertrey Ink. I also tried to do some shading for the first time. I like how the shading under the top edge of the roof came out, but I kind of over-did it on the fromt porch. I still love the card and will try to do better next time. I used Stampin' Up markers and an assortment of papers, including watercolor paper for the house itself.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope to post again soon, now that I'm off work for the next twelve weeks for summer vacation. See you soon.

35th Anniversary

Hello! My sister Joann, and brother-in-law Gary have been married for 35 years! They still seem as happy as the day they were married.

This is the card I made for their anniversary. I used SU Purely Pomegranate paper and matching ribbon from Taylored Expressions. The little love charm is from the bridal section at JoAnn ETC. I used versamark ink and embossed it with marcasite embossing powder. The stamp set is also from SU and it is called 'Love You Much.' Thanks for stopping by today.

6x6 Page Addition

Hello Everyone! Today I have another item to share that we made at the Relay for Life crop. It is a 6x6 page addition for a scrapbook page - or you can frame it and use it for a single photo. You just simply slip the corner of a photo behind the ribbon and add it to a page. I don't usually scrapbook, but sometimes I make pages for new babies if they are requested instead of a card for showers, etc.

Also, my good friend Sue showed me how to link things on the blog. I had never quite figured it out and now that I see how simple it is, I feel very silly! Sue has lots of cool stuff on her blog, (The Blondin Blog), so I suggest you check it out here.

Card from Relay crop

Hello! I finally made some time to catch up on my blog-hopping and I am happy to report that I have found many great inspiring samples and ideas.

This card is one of the cards I made at the Relay for Life crop last week. I used a 6x6 piece of cardstock, folded in half. The frosting on the cake is glittered and so is the stripe of blue-green in the middle. We had lots of fun at the crop and can hardly wait for the next one. Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a great day.

Relay for Life Crop

Hello - So I went to a Relay for Life Crop with my BFF, Katy last Saturday. We had a wonderful day and had lots of fun. The food was great and they had very nice door prizes, plus four make-and-takes. The Stampin' Up person who co-sponsored the event had a really cool bag of freebees for everyone there. She included two sheets each of cardstock and DP, SU post-it notes, SU dimensionals, SU ink pen, an SU pencil that looked like the DP, and a clear acrylic rectangle box. She also had this cute little bag of candy in our bags. The bunny on the label is completely made out of punches from SU. She added a brad for the nose and faux brads for the eyes. The make-and-takes were great and I will post some of them soon. I hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by today.