Many May Birthdays and a Wedding Shower

One of my Sunday School class members had a wedding shower recently and this is the card I came up with for the occasion. I thought it turned out quite elegant, and I love the verse inside.



Then it seemed there was one birthday after another in the month of May. These are some of the cards I made to send out for the May birthdays. And the month is not over yet. I still have a few more to go.

I love this crimped envelope design. A friend demonstrated this technique at a stamping group I belong to.

Here is a flower my friend Trish showed me how to make using 8 scallops. I used white cardstock, inking the ends in pink passion. Spray a bit of water on the scallops and crumple them up into spitballs. Then straighten them out, layer all eight and attach with a brad. Spread out and "walla" you have a beautiful flower. I added the leaves from Stampin Up's Bird on a Branch for an added touch.

Well until next time, it's back to the craft table. I've got to get busy on 3 sets of ATC's for some swaps I'm in, as well as a few more cards.

Please feel free to leave comments.

April Fool's Day

I can't believe March is over already. Time sure is going fast. I've been busy the last couple of days working on my income tax............grrr! Now that IRS has been sent their money I can get back to playing. LOL! I just purchased a Tim Holtz Vagabond and am so ready to create. I did manage to squeeze in time to make one card though.

The background was embossed with the square lattice embossing folder. The circle is decorated with a ruffled ribbon and the little girl is colored with copic markers (which I am just beginning to learn how to use.) The sentiment was cut out with the Spellbinders fancy tags and embellished with 2 half pearls which I colored with my copic marker to match the paper.

Have a wonderful day......I'm off to my craft table.

Been Away Too Long

Wow, I just realized how much I've neglected posting to my blog. Time to catch up a bit. I've been so busy the last year participating in ATC swaps and different stamping and groups, that I
have tons of projects to show off.

These are a few of the cards I've had fun with. Most of my creations come from copying other peoples' designs and I really appreciate so many people sharing their different techniques . I have only begun to scratch the surface.

Here are a few of the projects I've worked on recently. Feel free to leave comments or suggestions.

Cards

Gift Card Boxes-Holds 6 note cards each

ATC's

"Sunshine" ........................."Easter Egg"............"I Hear a Symphony"

"House Mouse"..........................."Elvis"............"Bird on Branch & Bunny"

"Asian Flair".............................."Spring Inchies"

Fiskateer 5 Day Online Crop

I am having so much fun with the latest Fiskateer online crop. It started on Saturday and will be going for 5 days. I haven't been able to enter all the challenges, but have had fun participating
in a few. The Fiskateer leads are awesome. They are presently attending CHA in California, so this crop has been hosted by some of our FOY's (Fiskateer of the Year) as well as other members who have jumped right in and offered prizes.

The challenges have been a lot of fun. Here are a few I've been able to get in on time:

"Show Off Your Fiskateer Orange"
My husband couldn't keep a straight face taking this picture of me.!



Layout of a "Garden Party"



Layout Using CHA in title --
Mine is "The CHAse is On"



Layout featuring pictures of yourself
"My Cow Collection"



"Know When to Fold Em"
Specialty Fold Card



Valentine Cards



"Paper Dolls Layout"



Birthday Cheer (Make 6 cards)




Special Card for A Friend

Where Has the Summer Gone?

Wow, I can't believe it's been so long since I've updated my Blog. Let me see if I can catch up a bit. Ok, first of all the big event for the month of June was my trip to Washington, DC which was totally awesome. There was so much to see, a lot of walking, a lot of steps to climb.....but it was well worth it. We got to sit in on a session of the House of Representatives in the Capital Building.

President Obama was a little too busy to have us for afternoon tea, but we got some awesome pictures of the White House. We visited museums, cathedrals and cemeteries. There was so much to see and so little time.

I got back just in time to pack for my two week vacation stay on the beach in July. Yes, it was off to Treasure Island, FL for some fun in the sun. I got to relax with my grandchildren, nieces, and other family members, as well as see some old friends.

I got back from vacation just in time to head over to Orlando to the Fiskar's 360th Birthday Celebration, which was held at Epcot in Disney World. We had an absolute blast. Fiskars knows how to throw a party. We had a scavenger hunt, an enormous goody bag full of Fiskar product. We did make and takes. We had an excellent dinner, followed by a big birthday party. The night was topped off with a Fireworks show. It was so great to meet some of the other fiskateers who enjoy doing scrapbooking and cards as much as I do.

And we all know the old saying....."All good things must come to an end." Well, I got a phone call saying my 80 year old Mom had fallen out of her wheelchair and broken her femur. Needless to say my last few days have been filled with going to and from the hospital. After 12 days, though, she has progressed enough to be moved to a rehab facility. God is so good.

"My mom with her baby brother"

I have great hopes that I might be getting back to some scrapbooking in the near future; but time can only tell.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my summer events. Maybe next time I'll post some projects I've completed.