Pacific Point, Cherry Cobbler and Eary Expresso

While getting ready for Art Club on Tuesday, I was looking at my paper, trying to decide what to take with me. My eyes fell upon these three Stampin' Up colors and I decided to base all my cards on these colors. The stamps are a variety of stamps I've picked up here and there.
The second card I used the set Happy Together from Stampin Up. These pieces are all leftovers from another card I made but haven't shared yet. :)

Having fun with ink and sponges!

Today at Art Club I just grabbed a bunch of stamps, inks and pulled out my sponges. I had loads of fun. Most of the pictures had between 7 and 15 stamps on it. I will layer them onto cards another day.

Happy Birthday Lizzie

DD Lizzie turned 19 on Sunday! Wow where did the years go? She loves Penguins and she LOVES< LOVES Ice Cream! So her birthday card has both.

The adorable penguin is a part of a set from My Scrap Chick called Beach Penguins. Some of her favorite flavors are here - Chocolate Moose tracks, Lemon Ice, Strawberry and Mint Chocolate Chip!. Just Chillin was jazzed up with a bit of crystal effects along with her sunglasses. The Just chillin' is from Create a Critter (one of my favorite carts). The paper is from DCWV Fun in the Sun Summer Stack that I picked up ages ago.



Inside the card I used Nifty Fifties for the words but needed Printing 101 for the plus and equal sing. The enjoy is from Wild Card and the Ice Cream cones are from Sweet Treats.

I made a homemade Ice Cream Cake of Cookies and Cream ice cream, Oreo Cookies, Crushed Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, Hot Fudge and Chocolate Toffee. The 9 x 13 pan only had 2 pieces left by morning so I think it was a hit! :)

Off to Art Club today! I've got stuff piled up digitally for the blog and hopefully I'll have time to get it up this week!

In the Mail

Just a sweet little card to let someone know you are thinking of them! This little gal is a Belles n Whistles Stamps. The paper background is from Stampin Up. It is from their 6 x 6 in color paper hostess stack. That's a mouth full. I wish they sold these because they are handy dandy for cards!

Mother's Day Memories

We live near a wonderful place for walking, biking, running and more. It's called the Hennepin Canal. DD and I went for a walk along one section Mother's Day. It was a beautiful warm day. DD took a lot of pictures along the way and I thought I would share a couple with you. The first picture is of our dog Mr. Bingley in the car along the way. She loves going to the canal!


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Wishin'

My daughter and I have been wishin' to go swimming but alas summer weather took a peek at us this week and has run for cover. This little cutie is a Belles n Whistle gal. She like me has obviously not used enough sunscreen. The water is from a clam shell that was around a cricut cart. I ran it through my Texture Boutique with my Divine Swirl folder. I used several distressed and gold embossing powders underneath along with some critters.

Too Funny

So I haven't been on the computer so much this week. It's been very nice here and I've been working in the yard and garden full speed so to say. It is also May and the end of the English Soccer season. I have a HUGE Manchester United fan and my hubby and I have a grand time watching the games. My daughter showed me this You Tube Video and said look it's you and Dad watching the game. LOL

May is Lupus Awareness Month

This month is Lupus Awareness Month. I was diagnosed in December 2004 after fighting symptoms since 1990. My lungs were functioning at 19% of normal. I was dying. Thankfully my husband pressed my pulmonologist to send me to the Mayo Clinic. I have gained a lot back, but will never be able to live and accomplish what I was able to before being sick. I have good and bad days. I am blessed to have a family that supports me and is very understanding but it is hard sometimes not being able to do everything for them I would like. Please think about supporting this organization and helping us find a cure for those who come behind us.




Birthday Party!

Saturday we celebrated 2 of my nephews birthdays. Clayton turned 8 years old on Sunday!
The boys had a Mythbusters Birthday Party. My Sister in law made a cake with a brownie bomb in it. So cool! I used SVG Cuts Jonathon Bear for his card. The dirt is actually from Everyday Paper Dolls and I embossed it with my Happy Birthday folder. The inside of the Card said, "Clayton we dug up lots of awesome Birthday Wishes just for you."

Ben will be turning 4 tomorrow. I used the Waterfall Card set from SVG Cuts for card. I played with the card for quite a while before finally opening his present. :) All the little boys had to have a turn with the card.

Gift Bag for Baby Announcements!

Here is the Gift Bag that I decorated for the Baby Announcements Shower Gift. The cute Lion, Zebra and Giraffe are from My Scrap Chick. They are to make boxes, but I just used them a little different. The leaves are from Create a Critter Cart. I love how it came out.

I hope you all have a great weekend. We have a Birthday Party/Graduation tomorrow. I hope it is a nice day! I've got cupcakes in the oven for Jr. Church. Then I'm headed to bed. I didn't go to bed last night and I'm getting a little tired.

Kindergarten Graduation & Stress!!!

So Saturday we are celebrating my nephew's Kindergarten Graduation. Just a little something while the family is together for a birthday party. This is the card I made him. I used School Bears from My Scrap Chick. Pooh Font and Locker Talk cartridges to boot. The base is from Penny Duncan and left over from my daughter's HS Graduation invites last year. The mortar cap is from SVG Cuts.

While working on the card my laptop just all of a sudden shut down. AHHHHH! I got it back up and it immediately shut down again. Third time wouldn't even come up. I left it alone for a while and did a system repair which decided it needed a system restore. At first I though it was from the Microsoft update yesterday, but I think now it was a Picasa update. Anyhoo, I'm not liking Thursday so much as the last two haven't been much fun!!! I'm rerunning virus scans (which was running 1st time around) and hoping for the best.
I'm hoping you all are having a much better Thursday.

Ninja Bear

My Son is finishing up his semester of college with a bazillion papers. At least that's what is sounded like when he rattled them off on Saturday night. So this too cute bear is from SVG Cuts Johnathon Bear Set. Although my son is a Taekwondo guy, I thought the whole ninja thing would be a fun card for him.

The inside words I found on the interest when I Google Ninja sayings. The Finish Strong is Mom wisdom. :) Hopefully he will get it tomorrow. His dear wife will find something special for her tucked inside his card.

Baby Card

This is one a 2 dozen Baby Announcement cards I have made for a Baby Shower. I have mats pasted inside the card to mount a picture and the baby's info onto. I used a sweet stamp from Belles N Whistles. I used Plantain Schoolbook, Storybook and Martha Stewart's Elegant Cakes for the Scallops,circles and Rectangle box. I ran them through the Textured Boutique and sponged the ink onto them. The stamp is from Stampin' Up's set called You're a Gem. I'm tickled with how they have come out.

Scrapbook Retreat!

It finally came, I finally went! It was a blast!! The last 5 years I've gone up to Pine Trail camp with a group of wonderful ladies for a Scrapbook retreat. This was the first year I didn't have a deadline and good just have fun and go with the flow. Isn't our space so awesome. The gals from my area had our stuff in a huge trailer! Look at all the wonderful supplies.

I did 49 pages! Yeah me, but my friend Hollie, whooped me by doing 71 pages and finishing her cruise from start to end.

Here is our group pictures. We sure did miss a couple of the St. Joe gals and we so missed our own Miss Debbie. Thank You to our fearless leaders, Barb & Lauri for such a great time!

PS I re-added the photos. Hope they stay this time!

New tool/toy?

So I got my Mother's day present early! A new custom art table. I've had a plan laid out on what I wanted for quite a while. We were in Menard's and all the stuff of on sale so we went ahead and got it. Didn't take long to get it put together thanks to a friend who cut the pieces the size I needed. I'm pretty excited! Can't wait to make a mess. LOL A couple of card I did on Tuesday's Art Club are on the counter top. The graphic far right is Greeting Farm, but I have no idea from whence the others came .

Some Fun with Dustin Pike Images

Yesterday at ArtClub was really awesome, but I got very little done. I had missed the week before and it was just good to catch up with everyone. Then we got the nice surprise of having Shelly & John dropping in to say hey. They are up from Florida for her Grandma's funeral.
I did get a couple of cards done.

The first Card is for my daughter, Lizzie. She is an Art student. The card just sort of happened. I had the flu while she was home for spring break which was a bummer and colored a bunch of images digital and rubber. I had intended the butterfly and "flowers" for another card but they just seemed to work. Steampunked Dudley is of course from Dustin Pike. I just love him. I used stickles and crystal affects on some of the pieces for dimension. The butterfly is a stampin up stamp and I'm not sure on the other stamps.

The card using another Dustin Pike images is for my Brother and his wife. Her mother and Step-Dad are in the processing of moving in with them. I think it will be quite the adventure and quite an adjustment for all of them. I started this card as an Easter card for one of their boys, but after I had the front I changed my mind. The front seemed to say life with family isn't always what you expect but that doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy and cherish it. DH dropped them both in the mail this morning. So hopefully they will be bringing some smiles soon.

Home again, Home again Jiggity Jog!

So DH and I were gone last week in Arkansas at the Christian Motorcycle Associations Pastor/Spouse Retreat. It was wonderful and just blessed our socks off. This week I probably won't have much art created as I am going to try and get all my Spring Cleaning done.
Here is a couple of things from the last Art Club I was at. I really like the background of the first card.
The digital image is from Elisabeth Bell. I was playing around
with a friend's new textured plate on her Big Shot. I used a 3 colored Brilliance pad over the embossing and really like how it came out.


This bear I've had stamped forever and finally used. The word is from New Arrival cart.

Elizabeth Bell

There are stamps designed by Elisabeth Bell sold at Belles n Whistles except the 3rd card which is one of Elisabeth's Digital Stamps.

Spring Break Surprise!

DD is on her way home for Spring Break! I am so excited to get to spend next week with her! She has mentioned several times that she has seen "Robin's Eggs" in the store already! It's one of her favorite Spring Treats. So I picked up a bag at the store yesterday and make this lovely package for it do go into. All the files are My Scrap Chick! There stuff is 60% off on orders over $20! How cool it that. I used the the Bigger Bags for my Base and one little guy from the Easter Bunny set and one from the Easter Chick set.

Annabelle's Birthday Card

So our worship pastor's youngest daughter has been asking me since Christmas if I have her birthday card done and what I am getting her for her birthday. Her 5th birthday is Sunday and I finished her card today. She is such a sweetie. I've got her a Belle pillow and Fleece Blanket set so her card is to go along with the gift.


Both Belles are from the very talented Mardenz. I used a slew of Carts on this card.

Castle was Paper Doll Dress Up
Hills - Country Life
Bridge and 2 of the Trees - Pagoda
Grass and Flowers - Create a Critter
Leafy Trees - Serenade
Royal Celebration & Birthday Princess - Birthday Cake
Just for You - Stamping Solutions


I had the castle and both Belle's already cut and assembled and the rest of the card
took me 4 hours to finish. I had a blast making it!