Smile

Now isn't this a versatile stamp - it could be sent for so many reasons - it can be masculine or feminine. I think I have already used it for a couple cards and they are probably somewhere on this blog.

This card is a graduation card. Smile - on the inside it will read - because you graduated and the recepient will smile - she will even giggle. I am so glad she has crossed my path in the last four years and I think I have helped her along the way a few times.

Stamp - Hero Arts

Paper - Basic Grey

Ribbon - Offray

Colorbox chalk ink

The card was based on the sketch at Our Creative Corner - they have fun challenges every Saturday. Pop in and check them out.

Less than 6 months till Christmas

I was standing at Big Apple Bagels last Thursday and I looked up at their calendar and realized that Christmas was 6 months from that day - YIKES. I guess I had better get started on making my holiday cards. One down - how many more to go. This time I am going to finish the insides at the same time I makethe outside - that way - they will be ready to be placed in the mail. Maybe I should even get an envelope out and dress the envelope also - you know you should never send an envelope naked through the mail.

This card was based on the sketch at Card Positioning System (Sketch 122). A very simple sketch but I let the paper do the talking and that cute little stamped image. Wouldn't this card bring a smile to your face if you got it for the holiday season. I made an a@ sized card rather than a long card.

Paper - Basic Grey - pad I bought at Michael's

Stamp - Hampton Art - colored with Prisma colored pencils and Gamsol

Red strip put through the crimper

Made card base from patterned paper and did some sewing

A2 size

Everyone have a wonderful evening - I even feel like creating tonight. I need a new baby girl card, a birthday card - oh yes - I must finish the inside of last week's sketch card so I can give it to my boss on Wednesday.

Another work week about to begin

Today was a challenge day to take a picture - I wanted to take the picture outside but it was extremely windy. You would get the card up and get ready to take a picture - and it would blow over. It looks like the card was lit from underneath - I think I figured out that problem and another one I have with taking pictures outside - this is a big learning experience for me.

Had a quiet week end - did not get too much done - but I did relax and that was the intent of the week end. I had some dirt therapy this morning - got more weeds out of the flower garden - always such a good feeling. I also completed a couple cards.

Tonight's post is for the challenge at Cupcake Craft Challenge - this is a new challenge site I found and I like the sketch - their sketches are posted on Monday I believe - I needed to make my weekly monkey card - thanks for the inspiration.

Paper - Making Memories pad

Stampendous Stamp colored with Copics

Buttons from stash with some embroidery floss in the holes

Pom Pom fringe - May Arts

A little bling in the center of the flowers

Lazy Lazy Lazy

Would you believe I have had this card done since Sunday - photo taken on Monday - but I was lazy and never got it posted. I had better get it done - it is based on the sketch from

Card Positioning System - fun sketch. I keep thinking it looks naked - that it needs more - it is going to be a birthday card for a birthday in July.

Paper, strip and flowers - Deja Views (great buy at 1.99 for the pad)

I am having a lazy Saturday - I am watching tennis - have been doing some coloring and I am now going to go make a card or two - I hope. Everyone enjoy the remainder of your Saturday.

Humorous wedding sentiments

Feeling lazy tonight - so not going to download that card I made - maybe tomorrow night. I was finishing my wedding card (monkey) and she found a couple humorous sentiments to put in the card.

We are all a little weird
and life’s a little weird,
and when we find someone whose
weirdness is compatible with ours,
we join up with them and
fall in mutual weirdness and
call it love.

and


It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.


Hope you had a smile - have a good evening.

Barb

Monday - a memory

Isn't it always nice when you made it through Monday and you survived. Yeah - always a good feeling. We had a "Build a Salad" luncheon today at work - one of my co workers has a garden and had lots of lettuce so she brought the lettuce and we all brough "add ons" - I bought bread and a dessert - it was quite tasty. Tomorrow - back to the good ole frozen meals - but it will be too hot to go anywhere - we are in the 90's this week.

Here is my weekly monkey card - sent off with lots of love to my friend Shari - I really like how it turned out - I am sure it will make her smile and I know she needs a smile - this round of chemo is hard on her. It fell into the challenge over at Penny Black Challenge site - the challenge was to use embossing - I love how the two different texture plates added so much to the paper - gave it some nice dimension.

Stamp Penny Black - colored with Copics

Paper - Basic Grey

Button and flower from the "supplies"

Everyone have a lovely evening.

Why are Week End only 2 days long??

Maybe a 3 day week end would be long enough - but I bet pretty soon we would all complain that it was too short. Usually in the month of July I try to do 3 day week ends - my reward for surviving June. Got lots accomplished - the lawn is mowed - YEAH!!! Got some of the house cleaned - and I got 3 cards made this week end - well the last one is still being finished.

The card tonight satisfies two challenges - it is a get well card for my brother - I heard on Monday night late he had triple by pass surgery - a little bit of a shock - but he is home and probably driving Ellie crazy - I thought I would send him a card - he likes to hunt so I know he will enjoy the subject matter. The card is based on the sketch at Taylored Expressions - I took a little liberty and moved the square to the other side and rotated the design. The second part of the the challenges was the challenge on Cuddlebug to make a masculine card.

Stamp - Cornish Heritage Farms

Paper - Junkitz

Cuddlebug Argyle embossing folder

ColorBox Chalk Ink