Happy Mail...

I posted on my FB page in July that I was updating my address book and that if anyone would like a card from me to please send me their address.  I've been working on that list and this is one of those cards.  This is for my Junior High School/High School friend Michael.  We had great fun in school together.  Michael is an all around great guy with a kind heart.  Him and his wife Vikki love the Steelers so I had to make him a Steelers card.

I started off with Neenah card stock, using the My Favorite Things Wonky Stitch Die-Namics.  I stamped Quarterback Ian from The Greeting Farm in Memento, then colored it with copics.  I sponged Summer Sun around the image and grounded it with copics.  I added the the drops because somehow I got red ink from the Summer Sun in the top right corner, lol.  It worked so I was happy with the addition.  Black base, Summer Sun ran through the Cuttle Bug and I added a gel pen to the helmet to give it some shine.

2010 at our combined High School Reunion- 1990, 1991, & 1992

Berta, Michael and his wife Vikki, and me.

Have a great day!

Happy Double Digit Day and Golden Birthday Wylie!!!

Happy double digit day and golden birthday to my oldest grandson Wylie!!!  I can't believe he's 10 years old today!  It feels like yesterday that he was just born.  Time sure does fly!!!

The inspiration for my card came from this gorgeous card here.  I used Poppy Parade, Crumb Cake, and Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride paper.  I stamped Logan from The Greeting Farm in Memento Ink on Neenah, coloring with Copics, the mounting on foam squares.  My Favorite Things Star Stax in crumb cake and My Favorite Things Little Numbers in Poppy Parade.

Thank you for stopping by!  Have a great week!!!

Pockets...

Happy Birthday Pockets!  I made this card for my sweet friend and teammate Holly who earned the name "Pockets" at my first out of town team event as their Sherpa.  Holly, you definitely keep the team laughing.  I hope you have an amazing day!

I knew I wanted to use The Greeting Farm Beanie Anya because it reminds me of Holly.  My base is Eggplant Envy.  I participated in the CAS515 challenge, to use a stencil in your card or stencil and sentiment. I just got the MFT Star Grid Stencil earlier this week and wanted to give it a try.  It was my first time using stencils and also doing the watercolor technique.  I sprayed water color paper with water, put my stencil on top, then used SU Ink refills mixed with water to brush over the stencil.  For my image I used Neenah, Memento ink, and Copics, fussy cut the image out, then popped her up on foam dots.  Ribbon is from Denami Design  (the best ribbon ever!).  The sentiment is from the $1 bin at Michael's.

 My first out of town team trip as their Sherpa to Boulder City.  5 women, 5 bikes, and all our cycling gear in one elevator!

Holly, Coach Robin, Andrea, Me, Jen.

Thank you for stopping by!

The Places You'll Go...

My best friend's son is graduating High School next week.  It feels like yesterday we were all in Colorado Springs and David was just a wee little guy.  Where does the time go???

I stamped Oliver from TGF Stamps Set OA-Journey in Memento Ink on Neenah, coloring with Copics.  Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, My Minds Eye American Made and Echo Park Dots and Stripes paper.  Die-namics Chevron Border and Notched Border.  Sentiment from Stamping Bella (Bye Bye Boy by Mo Manning).  This is my entry for this weeks TGFSC17.

Thank-you for stopping by, have a great night!

Happy Birthday Jayden!!!

My friends (and fabulous hairdresser!) daughter Jayden is turning 6 tomorrow.  Jayden also has a passion for card making.  When I stayed with them in March she showed me all her stamps and coloring materials.  I went to all the scrapbooking stores before arriving so I showed her all my goodies.  She oohed and aahed=).  When I went up again last month I brought two bags full of paper, stamps and supplies I wasn't using for her.  Chelsea took a video of Jayden opening the bags, she squeeled with delight, totally made my day.  Chelsea said her favorite thing to do is to go to Michael's and pick out scrapbook paper so she can make cards for her friends.  Hmmm...I wonder what's in her birthday card???

I haven't used my TGF Stamps in a long time and thought I'd get them out.  I started out stamping Fleur Anya in Memento Ink on Neenah, coloring with Copics.  I used Stickles on the centers of the flowers.  Melon Mambo paper, Nesties, Denami Design Ribbon, Rhinestones, and sentiment from The Cat's Pajamas.  I wanted to keep my card very Clean and Simple...plus I was a little short on time.  I used this weeks TGFSC16.

I hope you have a great weekend.  I'm off to a retirement ceremony.  Then hubs and I are going to welcome the WWII Vets home from DC with his squadron.  Thank-you for stopping by!

Do I dazzle you???

This card is for my fellow spouse and sweet friend Lindsey who's "Team Jasper"...humph.  I couldn't come up with a catchy quote Edward says to Jasper so I came up with a silly one from Edward, "Do I dazzle you?"  I'm looking forward to going out to the movies with my daughter and girlfriends, I'm long overdue for some girly time=)

This will be my last entry for Monday Funday #7 Twi-Color Combo and the last of my Edward cards...I hope you're not tired of them, lol.  I stamped Edward in Memento Ink on Neenah, coloring with Copics.  Real Red, Black, and EP Happy Days Paper.  I sprayed Glimmer Mist on my white panel...to make it "dazzle"=)  Sentiment is computer generated.  For my sketch I used this month's SFYTT.  I'll also upload my card to EP FB Page.  Each week they pick a featured project to share on their blog for using their paper and posting your project to their FB Page...easy enough!

Thank-you for stopping by! 

I followed your scent...

I thought it would be fun to make my daughter and girlfriends some cards for our night out to see Breaking Dawn.  I made this card for my daughter, she is "Team Jacob" and I am "Team Edward"=)

I once again was able to combine three challenges=)  I did Monday Funday #7 Twi-Color Combo Challenge again.  I used SSSC143 and this is my entry for EP FB Holiday Project Challenge. 

I started out stamping Edward with Memento Ink on Neenah, coloring with my Copics.  Cherry Cobbler, Black, White, EP Happy Days and EP Holly Jolly Christmas Paper. Fiskars Punch and the "sentiment" is computer generated=) 

I hope all of you have a great Wednesday.  I have a spouse's meeting tonight, we're going to a Mongolian BBQ place for dinner.  I'm looking forward to it...yummy!

 



Team Edward...

I'm not a huge Twilight fan, but got this image from The Greeting Farm a long time ago because I liked his preppy look.  I had no idea it was "Edward" and that I'd end up watching the Twilight series with my daughter (just 2 weeks ago) and that I'd be "Team Edward", lol.  I'll be off to see the movie late Thursday night with my daughter and a couple of my girlfriends so I thought I'd make a couple of cards for the occassion=)

My card ends up doing triple duty as far as challenges goes, that rarely happens for me.  First it's for the Monday Funday #7 Twi-Color Combo Challenge at TGF.  I used Card Patterns Sketch 141 and I'll be uploading my card to Echo Park Paper's FB Holiday Project Contest- to use "Season's Greetings", "Holly Jolly Christmas", or Dot's and Stripes Christmas".  I started out stamping Edward in Memento Ink on Neenah, coloring with Copics.  I over saturated his shoes, making a huge mess when I tried to clean it up so I cut him out.  In the end it worked out perfect for this sketch.  I stamped Team and Edward with and old CTMH Private Eye-Tiny Set.  I used Banner Day Die-namics, Silver Cord, Black Rhinestones, SU Photo Corner Punch, Black, White and Holly Jolly Christmas Paper.

Thank-you so much for stopping by, I hope you're having a great day!

My Lil' Pumpkin...

So, I purchased my very first digital stamp!  I could never get them to print on Neenah so I wasn't too fond of them.  The ladies over at the SCS TGF Forum gave me (well my hubs) great advice and wha~la...out came Hallo Pumpkin on Neenah Cardstock!  Can you say Happy Dance!!!  My grandson Connor was a Pumpkin for Halloween and I really wanted to make him a card with this image.  Yes, a day late...but he doesn't know that;)
This is my entry for Monday Funday.  I used Card Patterns 139.  Pumpkin Pie, MME, SU DSP, Sentiment from Happy Fall set.

My youngest grandson Connor, He was 14 months on Halloween.  He's such a sweet and gentle lil' guy. 

My oldest grandson Wylie.  He's 2 1/2.  He is such a character.  He was so sweet last night, he'd ask if he could have a piece of candy for Connor.  He'd take 1 piece, say, "Thank-you" then go running to Poppa who had Connor in the stroller and toss the candy in Connor's pumpkin.  It was so sweet=)  The boys were so good and had so much fun. 

Thank-you so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a great rest of your week!

Happy Birthday Paul...

I made this for my daughter's friend who's birthday was yesterday.  Kind of nice to always have your birthday be a holiday, eh?

This is my first time participating in a challenge with The Greeting Farm.  I've done a challenge before but couldn't figure out where to upload my card, lol.  I think I finally figured it out=)

Anyhow, their challenge this week is a sketch challenge.  Sheriff Ian is stamped with Momento ink on Neenah Carstock and colored in with Copics.  I put some Crystal Lacquer on his belt buckle and Stickles on his star badge.  

Thank-you for stopping by.  Have a Happy New Year!   

A Field of Thanks...

The Greeting Farm is sponsoring this weeks SFYTT.  I flipped the sketch to the left.  I colored Quarterback Ian in with my prismacolor pencils on Bella's Bestest Paper. 
This is for a couple in our car club.  (I also {heart} VW's!)   They are Steelers fans so I thought this image was perfect for them.  Anyhow, they gave my daughter a stroller combo that has two carseat bases, one for each car...where were these cool ideas when I had kids!?!?  We appreciate their kindness so much!  So, I'll be bringing it up to ID with me next week...and I'm so happy to say when I come home my daughter and grandsons will be as well...she's decided to move down here!!!  Have a great day everyone!


Supplies:
Ink:  Momento Black
Paper:  Black Bazzil, Garden Green, Crushed Curry
Accessories:  Copics (skin), CB Folder, SU Button, Brads