Saturday - Time to Party

Tis Saturday and I have a wedding to attend. Thus - a wedding card for today's post.

Last night I actually sewed something - my neighbor is having a baby shower today and just finished some remodeling - I knew she really wanted her curtains done and she had gotten a very simple valance pattern so after sharing some pizza with them - I came home at 7 and by 9 I delivered two valances back to their house - and had a beer to celebrate. She really liked them. I was quite the accomplished seamstress at one point in my life and worked in a fabric store for over 10 years but life got in the way and I no longer sew - except for on my cards. I bought myself this expensive sewing machine as a gift to myself when I graduated from college (not that many years ago). I always tell my children if I would become a Grandma - I would be happy to start sewing again. Slowly I have been getting rid of my fabric and patterns.

Here are the details for today's card.

Bride and groom - iron on from Plaid

Bling Heart - Kaiser Scrapbook

Paper - My Mind's Eye

Rub On - Imaginisce (from a set of birthday rub ons - but I think it is great for a wedding card)

Scallop border - QuicKutz Scallop Border

Now I need to go finish the inside of the card with a nice saying. Sometimes I think this is the hardest part of making a card. Everyone have a great day.

Sweet Baby Ella

Happy thursday - surviving a full week of work - only have to get through one more day and then the week end. I have a wedding this week end so that will be fun - come back later in the week for a look at the wedding card - I think it turned out quite nicely also.

The card for today is a baby card for a friend's first grandchild - Ella Constance - I made the card based on a sketch at 2 Sketches 4 You. A new sketch every Monday.

Cardbase - Bazzill Scalloped cardstock

Paper - Basic Grey - Urban Prairie

Lace - Making Memories (I think)

Yellow trim - Prima

Flower - Offray and American Crafts

Rub On - words - Making Memories

Baby image - iron on - Plaid

Pop dotted the baby image

Rounded upper right hand corner of everything for a different look

Punch - Stampin! Up

Rain - but at least it is not Snow

Can you tell I am excited about the weather and looming threat of Snow - what else is there to say. Except YUCK. Nothing exciting happening here to report.

My card for tonight is being sent to a dear friend's Mom.

Paper - Basic Grey

Stamp - Inkadinkado

Ink - ColorBox Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan

Fiskar's Threading Water Punch

Flower - Prima I think - very old

Everyone have a great evening.

Happy Birthday Annie

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr - winter is coming to Wisconsin - I sure do not like this feeling of doom - if we have another winter like last year - I will be looking for a job in the South - or somewhere in the middle where the weather is more tepid. Back to work today after being gone 3 days last week - oh my - just getting through the e mail is a battle. Slow but sure - I will be in all this week so that will be good.

My card for today is a birthday card for my friend Annie - Annie is a stamper and what I struggled what type of card to make her - this is what I came up with. She has gotten it and said she loves it. Whew.

Paper - Kaiser Scrapbook
Die Cut - Sizzix - bird
Ink - Color Box Chalk Ink
Stamp - Memory Box
Bazzill - swiss dot cardstock (is that yummy)

Happy Sunday

The last two weeks I have been gone part of each week for conferences - they were good conferences but I do like being at home. I stayed on Friday with my daughter in Stevens Point and woke up to my car covered with snow and all the trees were blanketed in snow. It is cold although they do say we are suppose to get into the 50's today - I still need to rake more leaves - a neighbor asked me when I would be done - because all my leaves were blowing in her lawn. Made me chuckle.

This card is going to be sent to an Aunt - she turned 91 in October. The card is based on the cupcake sketch at Taylored Expressions. It also qualifies for the challenge on Our Creative Corner. They show a picture of a cupcake - the colors of the photo could have inspired you or the subject matter - I chose the subject matter.

Paper - Imaginisce (love the bright primary colors)

Stamp - Inkadinkado - Birthday Cupcake acrylic set

Colored with Sakura Glaze pens with clear Stickles over the top

Brads - Hobby Lobby house brand

Rub On - Karen Foster

Threading Water border punch by Fiskars

Wacky Wisconsin Weather

We are breaking records in Wisconsin with our weather - summer has returned and it is in the 70's and the overnight temps are even breaking records for being so high. It makes it extremely hard - when all the summer clothes have been put away - the winter coat is out and the boots are ready. What is a girl to do. But by Friday - we have snow showers in the forecast.

So why not a Winter Wishes card for this hot spell in Wisconsin - this card is based on the sketch at Card Positioning - a new sketch every Sunday. I also incorporated the Cuddlebug challenge into the card - which was to use metallic - yes the pink is metallic with Stickles over the top because I needed bling. What is a girl to do.

Paper K&Co.

Stamp Stampendous

Ink Versamark

Embossing Powder Embossing Tinsel by Ranger

Cuddlebug Embossing Folder

Die cut (snowflakes) Sizzix

Stickles by Ranger

Colorbox Chalk Ink

This was a kit exchange - I made the kit and sent it to a friend and we each made a card from the same materials - it is always fun to see how differently we each create. I had so many supplies that the top picture is my inside and the bottom picture is the outside.

Paper - My Mind's Eye

Stamp - Inkadinkado -

snowmansentiment is Hero Arts

Bazzill card stock

Heidi Swapp snowflake - it had a groove on the backside so I filled it with Pink Stickles - pink stickles on the brad and the buttons

Bling snowflake - Darice

I think I will add one more button to a tree on the left side