Tres Amigos...

I had to buy this stamp set when I saw it, it reminds me of my mother in law.  Her birthday is also today!  Happy Birthday Carol...I hope you have a fabulous day!!!  She loves plants, succulents, flowers...she has an amazing green thumb!  

I stamped my images from My Favorite Things Sweet Succulents in Memento on Neenah, coloring with Copics.  I was smart and purchased the Sweet Succulents Die-Namics so I wouldn't have to fussy cut any images out.  I used foam dots on the pots to give them some dimension.  Crumb Cake, Tangerine Tango, and White cardstock.  SU Square Punch, Rhinestones and sentiment from the Sweet Succulents stamp set.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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.

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For the Birthday Girl...

Happy Birthday Terri!!!  I made this for my sweet friend Terri.  Her birthday is today!  I hope you have a fabulous day my friend!

I used the current SCS Color Challenge CC719 for my color combination.  And the current SCS Sketch Challenge SC729 for my layout.  Neenah for my base layer, My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary and Dilly Dally patterned paper and Basic Gray card stock.  MFT PI Birthday Girl stamped in Memento ink and fussy cut.  I used Smooch Pearlized top coat on the balloon then Diamond Glaze on top of that to add dimension.  SU Baker's Twine for the balloon string.  I layered Spellbinders to make the gray frame them trimmed the edges down.  MFT PI My Balloon for the sentiment.  Pink Sorbet Baker's Twine from The Twinery.  

 

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Peace at Christmastime...

With all my cycling training I didn't have the time to make a lot of Christmas cards like I usually do.  I made about a dozen of these.  I saw this card on Pinterest and had to CASE it.

I used Gina K Designs Pure Luxury 120 lb pure white card stock for my base and also for a second layer.  MFT High-Rise Alphabet Lowercase Die-Namics in Cherry Cobbler.  I stamped the tree from SU Patterned Pines twice, fussy cut it out, layered it together and mounted it on pop up squares for more depth.  Then topped the tree with a start gemstone.  I used SU Four the Holidays sentiment with a marker so I could just use the "on earth" part.

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Rare Remembrance...

It truly warms my heart that our best friends parents have welcomed us into their family and treat us as such.  Mom (Kellye's) and Sid sent this to me, totally made me cry.  In the medical field the zebra represents a rare disease/condition (like I have, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome).  It's a 3D zebra statue in the frame that Mom said is me at the top, overcoming all the obstacles thrown at me and achieving my cycling goals.  I can't thank Mom and Sid enough for such a thoughtful and meaningful gift.  I used it as inspiration to make them a thank-you card.

I used Crumb Cake as my base, layering with Island Indigo, White, and Zebra Print Velum on top of the White.  MFT Dizzy Doily Duo, MFT Big Greeting Stamp Set, the zebra flower is from The Paper Studio, SU square punch for the tag, SU Bakers Twine, Linen Cord, and a button.  I used SC725 for my sketch, flipping it 180 degrees.

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Bootyful Day...

Yes, it was a "Bootyful Day"...it was Noah's End of Treatment Party.  What a celebration!  He celebrated the day before by running his first half marathon (with his parents and lots of friends by his side)!  He's just an amazing kid with so much courage...you'd never know he's been battling cancer for the last 3 years.

Noah is a Treasure and Treasured by so many people.  I thought this stamp, Ahoy Matey by My Favorite things was the perfect set to use for his card.  I stamped the pirate in Memento Ink, coloring it with copics, then fussy cutting it out.  I used Crumb Cake as my base, layering with Black and EP Apothecary Eporium.  Spellbinders for my circles, then popping the pirate up on it.  SU square punch for the tag.  I used SC725, flipping it 180 degrees.  

Noah's way of celebrating his end of treatment...a half marathon!

 His mom, Lisa, Noah, his dad Jon

 Jon, Noah, Lisa

Cutting into his cake.  What an amazind day!  So happy for you Noah and family!!!

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Lavender Lingers...

For our outgoing Tucson Tri Girls Board Members. 

I stamped the rose from SU's Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set in Memento Ink, colored it with Copics and fussy cut it out.  I popped it up with foam tape to give it some dimension.  My Favorite Things Die-Namics Royal Leaves  in Old Olive card stock.  I also used Gorgeous Grape, Smokey Slate, and Neenah White card stock.  Cuttlebug folder and Michael's $1 stamp for the sentiment.

   

Thank you Shirey with Keene Design Photography for the use of the pictures-

Amy, Erin, Jen, Brenda, Me, Joanie, Jaime

One of our outgoing Board Members Amy 

These were the best gluten free cupcakes with blueberry frosting, yum! 

 Me and Shirey

Hubs and me

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