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!

SU Stamp Night

Tonight, DS went on his first trip to the movies with 3 friends (eek! So not ready for this!) so, in an effort to save on fuel, I went to a Stampin Up shin dig at Karina Loewen's which was only about 5 minutes away from the theater.  It was my first time at an SU workshop event and, not too shabby!  

All their stuff seems to be a little on the steep side for my budget, but they do have some fantastic toys!  We made this super cute little card in less than 10 minutes.  I love it!!!

Loved the ideas and just being with people who had new strategies for making cards.

Ahh, I now have a wish list a mile and a half long... at least my Christmas list is ready to go! :O)

Enjoy Canada Day tomorrow, fellow Canadians!! 

Grade 8 graduation, long weekend and Anniversaries!

Lots has happened this month.

First, my boy has officially graduated from grade 8 and middle school.  To mark this shiny occasion, there was a grade 8 dinner, dance, party at school and then another 'end of the school year' party tonight.  His roller hockey team also made it straight to finals and ended up playing 2nd overall (but only because they were down a good player and played 2 back-to-back games in the semi and final rounds.... but I digress:O) 

In celebration of this momentous event, here's a card for him that I stealthily placed on his pillow tonight.  It's good to let our kids know how we are proud of them.

The other card is an anniversary card for my bro and his gal who are celebrating their 7th anniversary (or is it 8?).  Making it through another year together is definitely something to celebrate in my books.  Hooray for them!!

You can't make out the words very well, but they read 'anniversary wishes' (My Sentiments Exactly).

I so love that hand written script!  Stamps awesomely (except for this picture, of course!).

Ok, off to get some zzz..... have a wicked long weekend!!