Thank you and Get well

Hi Everyone!

When I am out and about I often stop into T J Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods to check out their gift sections.  Every now and then I find something for papercrafting that is at least half of its original price.  

I could tell that some of the 34 chipboard embellishments in the Me & My Big Ideas "Playmates-Icons"  set were possibly too large for the A2 cards I like to make, but figured I could use the largest ones on the scrapbook pages I make for my classroom so I purchased one package.  The embellishments have been sitting in my stash for quite a while, but I pulled them out recently and decided to use some of them on the thank you cards I have been creating. 

While the embellishments were out I couldn't resist using the whale because I have the perfect sentiment stamp from Denami Design to use with it.

 

Getting together with my cousin today.

 

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Carol



Thank you cards too

Good Morning Everyone!

It's just after 8 AM and I have already photographed more than a dozen cards.  Last night I finished the thank you cards gift I have been making for a first birthday party I'll be attending next Saturday.  I even finished the box which I will share in a future post. 

After I bought the K&Company Itsy Bitsy Baby Girl paper pad I looked at the papers and then pulled out embellishments that I have that coordinate with the papers. 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you'll stop by again tomorrow to see even more thank you cards.

 

Have a wonderful day!

Carol

 

 

 

Thank you cards

Good Morning Everyone,

The other day I was thinking of how much I truly love creating cards.  I know that they are often similar in many ways, but I realized that really doesn't matter.  I create them to relax.  I create them as gifts which are usually received with enthusiasm.  They have become my "go-to-gift" because pretty much everyone uses cards.

A friend of mine has invited me to her daughter's first birthday.  I know that her daughter will be receiving more toys and outfits than she could possibly need.  So I decided to make my friend some thank you cards because she mentioned that she's going to need thank you cards after the party. 

I was thrilled to find a pad of K&Company's  8" x 8" Itsy Bitsy Baby Girl designer paper on clearance at Michaels.  I've used the borders and the tag embellishments from that pattern on other girly creations, but haven't had the paper until now. 

Just realized that only the pink patterned paper on this first card is from that collection.  There are tiny hearts on it that coordinate perfectly with the stitched heart stickers from Heidi Grace. 

 

I used a combination of sandpaper and kraft tag to create the "sand" on this card.  The 3 dimensional beach theme stickers were in my stash.  I thought they'd be fun on a summery thank you card. 

 

Heading off to work now.  Will post more cards this weekend. 

 

Have a nice day!

Carol

 

 



Lawn Fawn 4th of July

Good Morning Everyone!

One of my favorite clear stamp companies is Lawn Fawn.  Their stamps always produce a crisp clear image and I love the fonts that they use for their sentiments. 

I remember writing in a post a couple of years ago that I had never received or sent a 4th of July card.  That has changed over the past few years.  I still have never received one, but now I create a handful of them for a few friends. 

I own a few wooden stamps that work well for the holiday, but couldn't resist picking up Lawn Fawn's "4th of July" mini set.  I love the look of the font and thought the fireworks would be fun to stamp. 

I pulled out a variety of glittery embossing powders and some black tag.  I pressed the large and small fireworks stamps onto a VersaMark watermark stamp pad and sprinkled the embossing powders over them.  I deliberately overlapped many of the images.   My photograph didn't catch some of the images, but you'll get the idea.

 

 

 

Happy 4th of July!

Carol





 

Happy Birthday, Robbie!

Good Morning Everyone!

Twenty-eight years ago today at 8:43 AM my son Robbie was born.  He weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces and had beautiful brown eyes just like his mother, his maternal grandmother and his great grandfather on his mother's side.   Perhaps that's why from the moment he was born Robbie and I have had a very special relationship. 

I couldn't decide what theme to use for Robbie's card and cupcakes this year.  He suggested turkeys, but even though those birds continue to stroll around in our yard day after day, that was last year's theme.  His next suggestion was owls so I decided to use that idea. 

Thursday will be the 4th of July and we all have that day off so we decided to wait and celebrate Rob's birthday at our cookout.  So for today I just have his card to share with you.

 

I used the same pattern for the owl that I used for Robbie's valentine a few years ago.  The owl is attached to the card with foam tape.  The balloons hang off of the card, but since I am not mailing the card it's not a problem.  The owl's claws are tiny rhinestones that I colored with a Copic marker.

 

Happy birthday, Robbie!

 

Love,

Mom

4th of July

Hi Everyone!

July is always a fun and crazy month and that craziness starts in June each year as I plan for Robbie's birthday on the 2nd and Jeanne's on the 16th and the 4th of July between them.  My plans for Jeanne's card and gift are starting to come together, but I still haven't figured out what to create for Robbie this year.  So for the moment I am focusing on the 4th of July and hoping an idea for Robbie will pop into my head VERY soon. 

Each year on the 4th I bake something for our neighbors, Bob and Jan, and make them a card.  Jan is such a sweetie.  She has saved every box, bag, and card I have given her over the years.  She displays them on her entertainment center and shows me them when I stop by to deliver that occasion's card and treat.  I made this card a few hours ago and may give it to Jan...or to Annie! 

I really like that torn paper look.  The star was created with a Lockhart wooden stamp and the sentiment was created with a Lawn Fawn clear stamp.  I added a clear Wink of Stella to the red and blue stripes on the star to help them pop out.  I also added tiny red and blue rhinestones to the card to give it even more sparkle. 

Have a nice night!
Carol

Birthday Cards

Hi Everyone!

I'm going to share some birthday cards with you today.  I use my tag dies to cut leftover pieces of patterned paper into tags.  I use those tags for some of my crafts and on some of my cards.  Here's one card with a tag on it.

You've seen this dimensional cake sticker on some of my other cards.  No matter how many of them I use there always seem to be plenty of them left. 

 

 

Corn on the cob for supper! 

 

Hope you'll stop by again tomorrow.

Carol