Simone's #1

Ahh, yes. Today is the start of vacation!
YEE HAW!!!

I have pre-set some fabulous cards to blog themselves while I'm away. Hopefully this will work....

Here is Simoneous' birthday card. We were a little late in getting this puppy signed (by both of us) and mailed off. It has a theme of pink (cause she's the only girl I can spoil that way!) and ones (one butterfly, one candle, one cupcake, one number, one flower embellishment, one ribbon, one swirl, etc).
I love the paper and the colours.

Happy Birthday, Simone!

Card Recipe:

Paper: Cornish Heritage Farms Ultra Smooth White, Bazill card stock, Chatterbox pattern paper (I think!)
Stamps: My Favourite Things
Ink: Brilliance Chocolate Brown and Graphite Black ink
Ribbon: American Crafts
Embellishments: Memory Makers pink star brad, Memory Makers flower tag, Liquid Pearls (pastel pink and yellow).

Lo's Unfinished Baby Shower Invitations

Here are the baby shower invitations that will be sent out to everyone on the list (pending approval by Sandra, of course).



These cards come as a single piece, but the top portion flips up to reveal the information inside.
In looking at these cards, I'm thinking I might add on a few more baby stamps to the front cover. Not sure- I will consult with Dilly on that one.



I was going for unisex, but not in the typical pastel colour kind of way. Instead, went for darker colours as I loved the pattern paper and had quite a bit of brown and navy card stock to use as well.
The 'date', 'time', 'place', etc details are small but hopefully people who get the gist of the information once we fill it in. ;O)
Not bad for a first attempt at shower cards!

Hmm. I think I will also do some copic colouring or perhaps some water colour painting inside to add a bit more life to the image. It definitely feels not completed!

Ok, back to work ;O)


Card Recipe:

Paper: Cornish Heritage Farms Ultra Smooth White, Bazill cardstock, Chatterbox pattern paper
Stamps: Clear Stamps
Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black
Ribbon: May Arts
Embellishments: Memory Makers white brads, White eyelets.

A card for Dad's Birthday

I should have been catching up on reports and IEP's last night, but nay. Time to crank out some cards. Feels like a month since I sat down to make a card! It felt great!
Here's one that was made for my dad's birthday, which is today (Happy Birthday, Dad!).

On another note: YAY for Twitch making it to the finals in SYTYCD! Whoop!!!! (Although I wish that Chelsea had made it through instead of Katie :O(

Card Recipe:

Paper: Cornish Heritage Farms Ultra Smooth White, Chatterbox patterned paper, Bazzil Basics.
Stamps: Stampendous, MSE sentiments.
Ink: Brilliance Ink (Graphite Black),
Ribbon: May Arts
Embellishments: Stampendous A-Peel Stickers, Paper Piercing, Yellow and clear Stickles.

Unfinished cards

There is less than 1 month to go before school starts again.

Ick.

I am trying (albeit unsuccessfully) to create a store of cards that I can use for various events as they come up.

Here's a few templates using reverse embossing... yep, here's the complete store of cards that I've only got!

(sigh)

No idea how life is going to fit all together come fall...

This blog may just become extinct! ;O)

Card Recipe:

Paper: Cornish Heritage Farms Ultra Smooth White, Bazill for all others

Stamps: Hero Arts, MSE sentiments.

Ink: Versamark, clear and black Tsukineko Embossing Powder, Cat's Eye Pigment Ink

Ribbon: Bobbin Ribbon from Michael's

Embellishments: Quickie Glue pen (picked one up for my sister and thought I would try it out- love it!!), Memory Makers Eyelets, EK Corner Punch, Stampendous Ultra Fine Glitter, Distress Ink, Paper Piercing.

Been Mail!

I love getting mail from my Been.

It makes my week! 

I never know when it will happen, but when it does, life just seems to burst with joy. It is amazing to think that maybe she was thinking of me when she made that card.  She is my girl, and I love her.

This is my Been card! It joins another one that now sits on my windowsill in my room.  I look at them each night as I get ready for bed and always feel like maybe we aren't so far apart.

One day, Beener, we will live so close together that I will belch at my place and you will hear it in your kitchen.

Ahh, I so can't wait!

4 more years!! :O)

Momma's Birthday Card and Family Thoughts

Today my family has been on my mind.  My bro's wife is back to work as of today (so hard! Such a tough transition from mat leave!) and he is now at home with their fab daughter.  Lots of thoughts of them today.

My sister is in AB with her family and she is always on my mind.  We are two peas that way...

My younger bro is elsewhere in BC, enjoying his bachelorhood, I think.  Thinking of my mom and dad as mom's card is on it's way back home. 

And here is the finished card for my mom.  I love the ribbon on this card- so pretty!  Seemed the perfect detail for the flower stamp too.  I wrapped the ribbon around the inside of the card as it didn't seem to shine enough just on the top (very difficult to make a bow with this ribbon too!).  Stamped the flower image twice; once on the white card stock, and again on the patterned paper.  The petals were then cut out one by one and glued to the flower only about 2/3 of the way up so that the tips of the flowers could be gently furled up.  Pretty effect.

I hope you like it, Mom!

Card Recipe:

Paper: Chatterbox (my fave!) for the petals, Cornish Heritage Farms Ultra Smooth White, Bazill for all others

Stamps: Stampendous, MSE sentiments.

Ink: Brilliance (Graphite Black, Mediterranean Blue)

Ribbon: May Arts (I think!)

Embellishments: Quickie Glue pen (picked one up for my sister and thought I would try it out- love it!!), Cuttlebug flower folder for the white paper, Copic markers for flower underneath the patterned petals, Making Memories brads, Yellow Stickles and Liquid Pearls (Lemon Yellow and Baby Blue), Foam squares and a little paper piercing to finish it off!

My Momma's Birthday! And... Kim and Jaco's wedding...

Today is the day that Kim and Jaco will be joined in holy matrimony forever.

(cue music)

It is a day to be remembered by all.

(music fades in)

There will be tears, there will be joy.  And I will catch the bouquet.

(cue Mission Impossible theme song)

Here's Kimmer's card!

The other super thing about today is that it's my Momma's birthday!

I will post her card shortly (hopefully she receives it before it's posted!). Stay tuned!