Special Guest: Carol Kimbrel

Here is a card made by special guest Carol Kimbrel aka my Mother! This is the Gorgeous Anniversary card that we received from my folks today. Tomorrow is DH & my 25th Wedding Anniversary. The birds are from the Joys of the Season Cart. Isn't it just lovely.
Thanks Mother, We LOVE it!

Cards for Care Packages

Here are the cards I've got done for the care packages. I've got a couple more I'd like to do, but we are putting them together tonight. We see how the afternoon goes. The Pink card is Gable Green and Pixie Pink Stampin Up Paper. The background is a Stampin up Itty Bitty background stamp and the words from a Greeting Farm set. The butterfly is from a little stationary set I got from a book fair a million years ago when I was still working. The white cards I used one of the A2 Gate fold Cards from SVG CUTS. I the front through the Texture Boutique with the Heart folder. The hearts are from Wild Card the paper is also Stampin Up, Pretty in Pink. I have a guest post tonight. Wait til you see. It's so BEAUTIFUL!

Howdy Pardner!

We are putting together care packages for college students and military next week. I am making some cards for the military boxes. Here is one card set I am almost done with. I am making 28 of them. I used Dry Brush stamin around on the base. The 1st layer is Riding Hood Red that I ran through the Tim Holtz Brick Wall Embossing folder and then inked.
The 3rd layer is a new technique I learned at Art Group on Tuesday. It is a paper leather look.
I cut out the Top Note from Storybook Cart. Spritzed form water on it. Rolled it.
You are suppose to dry it out using your heat gun, but I didn't have electricity yesterday so I just let it air dry.
Then finally Run an ink pad across it.
The finally layers are from the Old West Cart. A piece of twine finishes it off!

Elisabeth Bell

Elisabeth Bell is hosting a Belles and Whistles memory walk and giveaway. Most of you know that I LOOOVE Belles and Whistles Stamps. Check it out here!

Under Construction!

One very special Anniversary Card for the most wonderful Husband in the world!

Harvest Card

Here is a harvest card I made for our dear friend, Poppy. It's that time of year in our part of the universe. I used the Harvest Bear set again for my Oliver Tractor and the Words and a few of the leaves. The set came from My Scrap Chick.
The other leaves are from the SVG Cuts September Stand Up Scene Cards.
The corn in the background is from Scrappin' Tables Fall Theme Set.

Eli is turning 6 soon!

And I had an idea eary for his card. I love how it turned out. I used Penny Duncan's Stair Step card, My Scrap Chick's Monkey Busness set, the frog was a Free SVG Cuts, and the Ants are from Scrappin Table's Patriotic set. The card base is cut full 12 x 12 page. All the paper is Stampin Up.

Easel Card Swap for Creativie Inspirations.

This is the card that I made for wonderful Wanda Davis for a swap in the Creative Inspiration & Friendships Groups. I have a ton of fun making it. All the paper is Stampin' Up. Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede, Close to Cocoa, Really Rust, Pumpkin Pie, Always Avocado, Old Olive, Ballet Blue, Brocade Blue, Black, and Summer Sun. The The words on the front are from Lyrical Letters Cart, and the words on the inside are letter from that cart. The leaves are from both Lyrical Letters and Pooh & Friends. All the Rest of the cuts are from the Harvest Bear set at My Scrap Chick. I spent the day at art group squealing - "This is too stinkin cute!" I hope she enjoys.

Back to School

So Dear Hubby needed me to make some cards for the Educators in our church. He wanted to give them a note of encouragement as the school year started. I have to admit I got carried away but I LOVE how they came out. In the process I discovered a new technqiue. I'm sure that someone else's has probably already done it but I was excited. I wanted to give the trees and leaves texture. I thew all the tree trunks (15) into my Tim Holtz Distressed Wood folder. Ran it through the Texture Boutique. The debossing/embossing was light and random. I used the Tim Holtz Distressed Brick Wall folder for the leaves. I literally dumped about 30 leaves in the folder and ran it though. If you click on some of the pictures you can see the detail on the leaves.
The files I used for this project were from SVG Cuts and My Scrap Chick. The card base is from a set card September Scenes Stand Up Cards. It's was the Maple Forest Card. I also used the School House & School Bus from School Bears at My Scrap Chick. Who has extended their 60% off sale! Woot!

For Doris

We received word on Wednesday that my husband's Aunt Doris had cancer and would not live much longer. She loved my cards and so I made her a special card on Thursday. Sadly the card did not make it do her before she died. I am glad though that she did not linger as the kind of cancer can be especially painful. It is an easel card with a file from Mary when she had Mamaw's Legacy. The stamp sets are both from Stamping Up.

Surprise Birthday Party

We had a surprise birthday party on Saturday for my dear Sister in law, Tonya. I make this vinyl for her van. I used the Stick Figures Set from SVG Cuts. I used Catchup Thin Font for the name.

Getting Her Ready for College

Ok, I suppose most of this isn't necessary but it sure is fun to do for her.
So here is the break down for you.
Her laptop. Swirls from the Sure-cuts-A-Lot program,
Butterflies are from Hannah Montana Cart and Mardenz.
Mmmmm is from Graphically Speaking and the Spaghetti on the fork is From my Kitchen.
Her Hamper has a flourish from ??? I don't know, I'm sorry. If it is yours please let me know so I can give you credit.
Essential is also from Graphically Speaking.
I deserve pampering words are from Lori MacDonald & the lady is from Southern Belle.
Authentic is from Graphically Speaking & Snacks I did using Jokerman F0nt. You can download the Snack SVG here.

Working in Secret

So I haven't completely neglected my art, so don't worry. But I can't post for a while because I'm working in secret on a birthday present. Although the heat and allergies do hinder motivation I'm making pretty good headway on it. To be continued........

Pet Sympathy

A couple of friends lost their dogs of 13 and 14 years last week. I made these sympathy cards for them. The stamp set is from Stampin Up. I'm not sure the name of it because it is a friends. I used the Old West cart to cut out the signs which are wallpaper.

Vinyl Sale

Expression Vinyl is having a back to school sale thru August 15th. Use the coupon code SCHOOL and receive 10% off your entire order!

Cling Stamp Storage

I love the new Stampin Up DVD sized storage boxes. I finally got some more yesterday. Here is a picture of what I did

25th Anniversary

This is the anniversary card I made for my hubby's brother and his wife. They are renewing their vows on Sunday. The paper is from an old DCWV 8 x 8 pack I got several years ago. I used Heritage and Storybook Carts.

More Car Vinyl

Here is more car vinyl. I worked this up in SCAL last night while watching TV with my hubby.

Judson Eagles

So my baby will be heading off to college in just a few weeks. I created this SVG for our car. I think it came out wonderfully. It was much easier using the new Sure-Cuts-A-Lot update. 2.021. It took a while but not nearly as long as it used to to clean it up. Yeah. I think it looks great! I've got to make 3 more. 1 - DD 2 - DD's boyfriend 3-DD's boyfriend's parents. Now I just need to do some XC vinyl for the cars. Guess I should throw in some golf clubs for Jordan. If you would like to download this SVG, do so here.
Please remember to link any pictures back to my blog. Thanks.

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?