Etching

So today I decided to finally finish etching my kitchen glasses. The Daisy and Welcome ones I did back last fall? (3 & 4 on the bottom row) For Chris - This was NOT a quick project. In fact it took all afternoon. The etching doesn't really show up on the glasses unless you are holding them so they look pretty uniform on the table. Nicely though you can tell which glass is yours hopefully. Anyone like a glass of ice tea?

Quickie Card

So I had a belated wedding shower this morning and needed a quickie card. So I used the cake couple from the Wild Card Cart and then cut 3 layers from one of Penny Duncan's Nesties. I ran the top one through my Sizzix Texture Boutique with my hearts folder. I sprayed it with some shimmer mist. While it dried, I ran and got dressed. Popped it on a DCWV Cards and added a few hearts. Whew!

90th Birthday

Our dear Pastor Gerber celebrated his 90th Birthday yesterday. I wanted to do something super special for this wonderful man. We have been so honor to work along side him. I used an Old Summertime Pack from DCWV paper. On the front I used a Cake from the cart From my Kitchen and the worlds from Wild Card. On the inside I used a cut file from Just for Sharing. Sadly she doesn't post anymore. I had just discovered her too. I used Zoo Balloo Cart for the Happy Birthday, Storybook for the 90 and the edging on the cake and a Child's Year for the Candles. I blinged the candles with a little Stickles.

Domestic Goddess Swap

Here is my apron I made for Celeste in the ArtHaven's Demestic Goddess Swap. We used a template from Stampington.com. Penny was a jewel and made up a handy dandy SVG for it. I used my Rustic Rooster Stamp Set from Stampin UP. The ink color is Red Hood Red. Yeah it's back!

Dear Santa

Dear Santa,

I have been a very good girl this year. I worked really hard on planning a graduation and a wedding and I had to keep my house clean for a whole 2 1/2 months. For Christmas this year, I would really, really love one of these! Please!

Another Christmas Stock

Here is another Christmas stocking. It is a baby gift for the little boy for whom I made the lil' cowpoke card. I've got another 10 stockings cut out but I'm not starting to sew them until the air conditioning is fixed. LOL

New Greeting Farm Stamps

The Greeting Farm put several stamps in their clearance section and I snapped them up. The first one also has little fire engines from Everyday Paperdolls. I welded them together in Design studio. The 2nd one has a flourish I cut at my Mother's last week. It was either, Home Accents or Home Decor I think. 80! I did 15 quarts of corn for the freezer today and picked my first tomoato from the garden. It's still hot. at 10 p.m. the heat index is still 93.

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YeeHaw!

I made this card fro a baby shower I am going to tomorrow. I used the sweet digital stamps from Elizabeth Bell. I used one of Tim Holtz's embossing folders. The words came from the Old West cart which was a wonderful surprise from my friend Hollie! I love, love how it came out. I've got to get the baby shower present made before tomorrow night.

Christmas Swap

Got this wonderful card from Annel as a part of the Christmas July Swap in my ArtHaven group. Isn't it beautiful. Thanks so much Annel! Check out her blog!

Fun with Mother

I am spending a few days with my folks and then heading to a Reunion.

Mother & I have been playing around with the Cricut and the Sissex Texture Boutique. Look at how my Mother used a border folder on just the table of the first picture. Love how it came out. The pictures out from A Child's Year Cart. She has also been making some really cute paper bows, but we haven't managed to take a decent picture. Oh Well.

Finding use for leftovers

The trees in these cards are leftovers from cutting something else out on the cricut. I wish I could remember what the orginal cut was but I can't. I saw the leftover and they look like trees! I ran them throught the Big Shot.

One Cloud Purple

Here is a sweet anniversary card I whipped up. The two purple background are scraps I found digging through my box. I used 3 different Cuttlebug embossing folders. The stamp is from the Greeting Farm.

Jodi's Blog Candy

Jodi over at Inked Inspirations is celebrating her birthday with some amazing blog candy. No surprise cause she makes amazing cards. And I mean amazing. Her blog name is very fitting because she very often inspires my work. She has also introduced to me to a whole new world of really cool stamp companies like Belles n Whistles, The Greeting Farm, All that Scraps, etc. Go on over to her page and check out the Blog candy.

Candy #1:
Hanglar baby stamps
Copic Pens

Candy #2:
-The Greeting Farm (Roll Call stamp set)
The Greeting Farm (Christmas stamp set)
Spellbinders (Label Nine)
Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page Set (snowflakes)
Martha Stewart corner punch
Sweet November stamp
Sugar Nellie Stamp
Belles n' Whistles Stamp
C.C. Designs Stamp
2 Stampin' Up Roller Wheels
Pack of pink paper flowers

Candy #3:
The Greeting Farm stamp set (Spotlight)
2 Stampin' Up stamp sets
Stampin' Up Star Punch
Smirk Stamp set
3 Sugar Nellie stamps
Belles n' Whistles Stamp
Motivet Stamp
Spellbinders Dies
Prima Flowers pack

Candy #4:
The Greeting Farm stamp set (Sunshine)
3 The Greeting Farm stamps (Cheeky Beauty, Nurse and Mate)
Martha Stewart Border Punch (Butterflies)
Stampin' Up Designer Paper Pad
Making Memories assorted ribbon set
Belles n' Whistles stamp
Kraftin' Kimmie stamp
Sugar Nellie Stamp
Spellbinders Dies

Candy #5:
Martha Stewart Punch around the Page set
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Belles n' Whistles stamp
CC Designs stamp
Stampin' Up stamp set
Swiss Pixies stamp set

Hips

I got this stamp at the "new" Rubber Rainbows store in the Tremont Gallery , IL. Aren't these folks just a hoot. I colored it with a variety of Stampin Up and Copic markers. The letters on the front of the card are Mickey Mouse font.

Whooo's special

Here is a card I made for my nephew. I had stamped the image and colored it eons ago. My friend and I stopped at the new Rubber Rainbow store in Tremont, IL. We will miss running to Galsburg to see Marge and wish her the most in her retirement. But we are tickled that Rubber Rainbows still is here. She bought the cute "For someone Whooo's special" stamp there. The bottom of the black base I used a cuttlebug border embossing folder on it. I used a bronze stamp over it to give it a little shine.

Our Youth/Worship Pastor's birthday is coming. He is a like 7?th degree Black belt in Hapkido. Hapkido is a Korean Marital Art. This is his card. I'm sending it with my Daughter because they will be on a youth mission's trip to Mexico on his birthday. The digital stamp is from Greeting Farm.

18th Birthday Cards

So I worked on Birthday cards today at club. The first card of my daughter's friend Dane. He is one of my kids and has spent almost as much time at my house as my kids. I used the digital stamp set from The Greeting Farm. I cut the 18's from the Cuttin' Up cart. I used my new Cuttlebug folder of Circles and Bubbles and the argyle folder my friend got the same day.

The 2nd card is for my Daughter's boyfriend. His birthday is Saturday & their "1st" anniversary is tomorrow. I used a Stampin Up set. Sorry I don't know the name. I stamped and colored these like 8 months ago. All the other bits are leftovers. I used a border Cuttlebug folder in 2 places.

Gonna jump in the shower and head to bed. Road the bike 4 miles at the canal tonight since DD & I slept through the alarms this morning. Gonna get up and do it again in the morning.

A bit of Retro

Here is a bit of retro from October 2008. It was an renewal of vows card. I haven't been paper crafting this week, but doing some cross stitch. I haven't cross stitched for years. I'm really enjoying it. Next week I have a whole bunch of sewing to get done.

Cousins

Here is one of the 2 matching Cousins word books I made for my daughter and my niece for graduation. They are 8 months apart and best of buds.