more to catch up on.....

Not sure what we will see this time....

                                          mom and dad's 65th anniversary

 Olivia turns 8, this is the closest I could get to water skiing

                                   Jamie and Jeremiah's 14th anniversary

                                  Jenny's birthday card

Braeden is turning 10

Good morning to all, WOW!!! It is hard to believe my grandson is turning 10, where has the time gone. He loves sports and is in a lot of them in school and in summer, since it is baseball season and I found this on pinterest I figured to go with it.    find it over at
http://paperecstasy.blogspot.com/2014/02/batter-up.html

the twins are turning 2

good morning to all, My nephews twins were born on my husbands birthday. thinking back, it was a busy day for us, I was taking my youngest to driving school, waiting for the babies to be born and a busy day on the field because the sun was shining and a warm and lovely day...now if you would ask me what happened last week, I would really have to think about it and still not get it right!

 I had the lion card for a while now, I think I put the wrong number on it for my nieces daughter

Dad is turning 84

Hi all,  thought I would make a fun card for my dad this year. I know  he would get a kick out of this cute bear.  When we went camping years and years ago, dad would take us to the dump at dusk and we would watch the bears along with other on lookers. Sometimes we would see as many as 6or 7 eating what  they could find.

extra large card for Aubrey

good morning to all, boy.... is it cold out this morning -2 when I woke up and we might get up to 6 for a high.
I had fun making this card for Aubrey, she will be 6 on Wed. even though we will be seeing them next Sunday, I want her to get it on her birthday,   it being a extra large card   19 1/2 x 6 and with all the layers,
it is a heavy card and will need more postage, but she is worth it!

              cannot have fun in the snow without her big brother

               and what is snow without snow people!

 I also have extra snow flakes so when she opens it up they will come floating out....

Monday Challenge #50 - Easter

Hi all, over at My Craft Spot Kimberly asked to make
Well, it's time for another Monday Challenge!  

This weeks Challenge:  Easter!

(Make an Easter card or project)

 

I found this cute little guy in  everyday paper dolls,   He is in the mail, and I am hoping it will get to my grandson before Easter, if not he is young and will not know the difference. I was waiting for my new stamps from my craft spot, and WOW do I love these stamps, they are so clean and sharp when printed on my project, one purchase I am glad I made....

inking, layers, pop dotted and I used grass for baskets and found out my atg works better than zig glue to keep the purple grass in place

                                    the inside

 

Monday Challenge #46 - Make us laugh!

This weeks Challenge:  Make us Laugh!

(but keep it clean!!)

My B-I-L  turns 55 this year and I thought of a burning cake...this is what I came up with..

 

 

dad's bd card

this idea came from Joy over at
http://joy-purttypaperz.blogspot.com
she made the cutest shaped card with a fish, so I thought I would give it a try using a duck
pop dotted and Inking....

                                      he might just like this one enough to keep!!

another fall card

 I had so much fun making my little crow I decided to make a scare crow.....

the inside looks as good as the front of the card... It would not all fit so inside it went...

Joy's crow

I have not been in the mood to make any cards so I decided it might help to at least  copy a card... you will find Joy's crow here....
http://joy-purttypaperz.blogspot.com/2010/08/crows-in-cornfield.html
you might also want to check out her blog for really cute ideas..
my pumpkins where found in everyday paper dolls, crows legs from pg.91 animal kingdom, corn in my world pg. 34

                                                             the inside

100% Jeannie card

I have want to make this card since I first saw it and now with my design studio I figured I would give it a try
since I do not have all the same carts as Jeannie I had to use what I had... I think it turned out pretty good...what do you think Jeannie???
you will fine Jeannie's card here with the best ever direction to make this card......
http://aplaceformycards.blogspot.com/2010/06/perfect-vacation-spot-handmade-cards-by.html

                                                              the inside

                     THANKS JEANNIE!!!!

MoJoMonday # 143

this came to mind for mojo  this week
used cricut EDPD basket @ 1 1/2"
fishing pole  1 3/4" real dial size   both on pg. 70
wild card fish @ 1 3/4" real dial  pg. 66
ACY fish pg 38 @ 1 1/2 @ 1 1/4" real dial size
inking and a glitter pen

                                                                            the inside

F-I-L BD card

Wow...this should be the last card for May....
this is the kind of card made for that old farmer, you can take him away of the farm, but you can't take the farm out of him. This is also my husband, born and raised for this life style.
anyway this is what I came up with. lots of different carts that came together nicely.
Cricut PDDU fence @ 2 inches
EDPD Farmer, the barn @ 5 1/2" cut in many layers
Stamping HB @ 1 1/2"
From My Kitchen  cow@ 2 3/4", pig @ 2 1/4", rooster @ 2"
pooh and friends grass @ 1, 3/4  1/2 inches 
Doodlecharms sun @ 2" will sign card in the sun.
and I used my cuttlebug on the barn
everything from scraps   

                                                                         the inside

Peachy Keen Challenge #26

Ready for the next challenge? We are! The challenge is to create a card using all of the items/colors/methods listed below:

• Stitching (either by sewing needle or hand-drawn)
• White and Orange (card could have more colors, but must include these two in the card)
• Contain one upcycled item (something that could be thrown away but instead will make its way onto your work of art!)
• Any Peachy Keen Stamp

 Everyday paper dolls summer girl @ 3 1/4" I cut the hat @ 3 1/2"
storybook ovals @ 4 1/4 & 4 1/2
hand drawn stitching on hat and bag
upcycled- flip-flop on ribbon came off my daughters shoes years ago, just could not throw it away even though the shoes had seen better days
orange and white
peachy keen faces
I even manged to put a puzzle piece on the bag and it also will go to CA for 
Autism Awareness Month 

                                       the up-cycled piece, the flip flop

                                                                         the inside

Peachy Keen Challenge #23

Over at Peachy Keen Challenge

Our next challenge will be one that's judged. Entries will be judged based on:

• Original creativity
• Interpretation
• Quality of work

Now here it is! It's going to be another recipe, and wait until you scroll down and see what our designers have come up with this week!

• Must contain green and yellow anywhere on the project
• Must have a 3-dimensional element on the project (could be an image popped out, embellishment, ribbon, etc.) 
• must contain a stamped image
  

My friends are spoiled! they expect a fancy card and I'm happy to give them one!

this one will be going to my friend who just got out of the hospital, she introduced me

as one of her farmer friends, (even though we met at church)  so I thought this would cheer her up!

size 1/2 card

Cricut pooh and friends   pooh clouds @ 1, 1 1/4 & 1 1/2 "

sun @ 1 1/2"

fence @ 2 1/4" 

tree @ 4 "

grass @  1/2, 3/4& 1 " 

cow girl Paper doll dress up @ 2 3/4

cow @ 2 1/4" 

everyday paper dolls pitch fork @ 2 3/4"

little ladybug button

Hello from Stamping Solutions @ 1/2 "

and Peachy Keen Stamps Simple Sallies little face

 

side view with the 3-D look

 

the inside

 

this one was fun for me...hope you like!

I won!!! and Peachy Keen Challenge #20

 I WON!!!!!!  Peachy Keen Challenge #19  

thank you so much    I love them.... 

these cute little faces and I incorporated them into challenge #20...

This week, the challenge is to create an altered item that fits the following criteria:

• Item must be a purse/tote bag (any size)
• Must include at least one stamped image
• Must incorporate a winter theme (snowflakes, snowmen, Valentine’s Day, outdoor snow activities)

 Cricut Everyday Paper dolls   @ 2 3/4" and 3" (winter girls)

dog @1 1/4"

tube at 3"

and I tied floss to the tube and there hands to look like they are pulling the puppy

I found this cute little purse on Mel Stampz  blog, she has a list of 180 plus template on her blog

which people can add to. THANK YOU MEL...this one just happens to be called

Tote and purse parts:  I hand cut the handle and made it smaller. rounded the edges for a softer look

 

aren't  these the cutest  faces..........

purse paper from My Mind's Eye

Sweet dreams Holiday Avenue and the

other paper is from scraps.

Labor of Love for Shelly

I call this one a labor of  love because of  all of the leaves on this tree that have to be raked up!  Shelly is the designer over at CCC and asked us all to join her and make our own card with leaves on it

this is what I came up with.

tree, autumn and leaves are from SYI

girl and rake are from everyday paper dolls.

You might be asking yourself, Rake?

I made it from the yield sign!

thanks for looking

Jeff's thank you, story behind this one!

since this is for a man I did not want to alter it with glitter, so I did with ink....snow on the trees, a little on the deer and on antler is missing, to make it look like he might have just a nub!


Oh My, I normally don't have a story to tell about a card, but this one I do!
My Daughter Britt, locked my keys inside the trunk of the car Thurs. after school, I was at her volleyball game and her BD was on Sat.  (today). I told her there was a treat in the trunk for her team and she could go get it. when she returned I asked for my keys and she had a surprised look on her face when they where not in her hand. "Oh, they must be in the trunk!"  Thinking the spare key was at home, I called my dad who lives a few blocks from school if he could take me home for the spare key. Get Home and the key is not there....remember  Carol!   I put it in my purse! and my purse is in the trunk! and no more keys.(it was in my purse, because we went to CO to visit our daughter and son-in-law and brought it just in case it was needed)
So I called non-emergency police and asked if they could unlock it?  Since  it is an electric unlock system, they could not. They told me my best bet was to call a lock smith or a tow truck.  Herb told me no lock smith they would cost too much and that he would think about it and get to it after chores. So my dad took me back to school  to pick Britt up, (by the way they won all 3 games) and took us back home. Good thing we are only 3 miles from school. So I started thinking, Why would the officer tell me about a tow truck?  who do I know that owns a service station, a tow truck!!! My daughters father in law, a good friend of our also!
Jeff to the rescue..... he has this tool that can gently pry the door so he can get this fishing pole looking thing to get to the door opener.  THEN the alarm goes off and since we have the button  trunk opener  in the door. push that and get the keys out of the trunk and shut the alarm off....What a night!
We were talking about his hunting (the front of the card) and how the week before he was hit by a woman who ran a red stop light ( the inside of the card)  I also put a $25 gift card to Fleet Farm in it for a thank you!
Okie challenge,  deer AK, trees DC, truck EDPD, oval inside GBS, band-aid  IA

THANKS FOR LOOKING!