Amy's turning 40!

My little sister, Amy, is turning 40 this week. I wanted to make her feel like that turning 40 is a victory and not something to freak out about so here it is....

Yes it is the same cow from my post yesterday. Actually the cow was my inspiration. I was thinking all the things people have cows over. :) I used Rubarb Font in my Serif Scrapbook Artist for the wording. Boy is that program wonderful. I wish I had known about the newer Craft Artist version when I bought mine. Oh well.

Fresh Strawberries

So perusing my Blogger Reading list I cam across a post by the Pink Stamper. It made me smile and was perfect for a card I needed to make.
She was highlighting a new cart release, but Create A Critter has a cute cow on it too. I have that one. :) The words on her card front was from one of her stamp sets.
I just cut it out using Pooh Font.
But why did I need a Thank You Card you ask?

For the batch of wonderful sweet strawberries that were delivered to my door on Thursday!
The yummy paper strawberries were made using a Free Strawberry file from SVG Cuts.
The font is Frutopia! I can't wait to hand deliver the card in the morning!

Mustang Wedding

Here is the very unusual Wedding card that I have been working on for the past couple of weeks. Mostly ideas have been rolling around in my head.
It had to have a Mustang on it.

Good Friend Shelly found this great cut on Cricut Creations by Amkscrap. I cut several to make it layered with the Floral Wire inside of it. I tried to hide the floral wire under the paper. :( It didn't co-operate. Once again I found great use of this road SVG from Mommy Mel's Addiction. The Light Green Trees are from Einnej. They are a wedding invitation pocket but I cut off the side and bottom.
The darker front trees are from Cecil Badlands who no longer has a site. Sorry. I used paper and bits from an paper pack from American Tradition Designs called Road Trip and SEI's En Route.

When you pull the tab on the right the car pulls out and strings with "pop cans" (made from real pop cans appear behind the card. There is also a Bride and Groom in the car. I made them eons ago from a clip-art.

For the envelope I have to used 4 12 x 12 pages. Silly me made the card 12 inches wide. I added a scalloped edge from Stacked Scallops - My Scrap Chick.

I hope they like it!

Father's Day 1

Here is my Father's Day card for my Dad. I used my new Open Sea Stamp set from Stampin' Up. I love that set. Of course thanks to my Dad I am pretty much a sucker for any boat with a sail. Funny considering we've always lived right in the Middle of the United States. I got to have lunch with my folks and give him the card on Wednesday.

Ladies Group

So last month I got a call to do a craft night with the ladies at church. I had about a week to prepare, but it was a very busy week already. I enlisted another crafty friend into doing soda can flower pins with the Big Shot. I came up with 3 cards to make. The hardest part was my friend picked up a package of pastel paper. I'm more of a deep, rich color gal.

All three cards used Stampin' Up stamp sets. Four Frames, Because I Care and Thoughts and Prayers. I also used my Textured Boutique for some dimension.

They all went over well. Whew!

Happy Annviersary

My son and his wife celebrated their 1st Wedding anniversary yesterday. I can't believe it's been a year already! Poor kids had their car break down on the interstate coming home from Chicago. What a way to celebrate. :( God was watching out for them and there were friends nearby.

This is the card I made for them. I used a My Scrap Chick cut for the card and the stamps are a friend's. Once again I used the Cherry Cobbler, Pacific Blue and Early Espresso color scheme.

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!