My Prayers are with You...

My dear friend lost her Dad unexpectedly the Friday before Christmas from a heart attack.  My heart aches for anyone who loses a loved one, but to lose a loved one near the holidays is especially difficult.

Stamping Up's Thought's and Prayers Set.  Pool Party ink.

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Warm Wintery Birthday Wishes...

For my dear friend Terri for her birthday.  I don't get to spend near as much time hanging out and riding with Terri as I would like.  When we are together it's non stop chatter and laughter.  Love having her in my life!

I stamped My Favorite Things Pure Innocence Warm Wishes girl in Memento ink on Neenah cardstock, coloring her with copics, stickles on her fur trim, then fussy cutting her out.  Pool Party, Perfect Plum and Echo Park paper.  My Favorite Things border in Pool Party.  Sentiment from The Cat's Pajamas.

Terri and Me celebrating the 4th of July, 2018.

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Merry Christmas...

Christmas Season quickly came upon me...and I had no cards made.  I found this card on pinterest and thought it was so beautiful.  I quickly got to work and was able to create a few cards to send to my family and closest friends.  I hope to get back up to the 100 cards I use to create every year!

I used Stampin' Ups Snow Front Stamp set.  Crumb cake, Smoky Slate, Garden Green, Real Red, and White inks.  Crumb Cake, Real Red and White card stock.  Sentiment from Stampin' Ups Contempo Christmas set.

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A Heartfelt Thank-you...

Our #ttgsponsor, Steve with Bicycle Ranch blessed me with a FREE entry to El Tour de Tucson the week before the race.  I was so excited to tell my teammate Ermalinda that I would be riding with her while she completed her first century.  I couldn't thank Steve enough, it meant the world to me that I could be there for my teammate and friend, encouraging and motivating her while she reached her goal.  

I thought I was making a quick and simple card but, ha!  Little did I know how hard it was to line up all the cardstock...then oops, you apparently need a back to attach the cardstock to or you end up with scraps everywhere.  I think it took me 3 or 4 attempts to get the strips cut, lined up, the die-namics lined up, and into a card.  I really should've watched a tutorial for the simplest way to do this.  Lesson learned.  I used Bicycle Ranch's Store/Team colors, Black, Gray, Red, and White.  My favorite Things die-namics, and Hambo stamps.

Me and Steve, an amazing supporter!!!

Ermalinda and I after El Tour de Tucson.  She lost her race number off her helment...

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You'll Owlways be my Bestie...

I have the most amazing Bestie in the world.  We started a tradition on Sundays when I had Surgery in 2013...and have been getting together every Sunday since.  Kellye is always up for trying new things with me and it's always laughter when with her.  She's such a giving person with a beautiful soul...I am so very lucky to have her as my best friend.  And did I mention she makes the best salads in the world?!?! 

I was gifted this Owl image from Stamping Bella many years ago.  I recently found it while clearing out some crafting supplies.  Kellye loves owls so I knew this image needed to be made into a card for her.  I had no idea how to color the image and since I only had one, I had to make sure I didn't mess up.  So I looked on SCS and found the perfect image by paulatracy.  Paula is my favorite prismacolor colored pencil artist, I just love her work!  She used prismacolor pencils while I used copics.  My image isn't nearly as beautiful as hers but by following her coloring I was sure to not mess up this image!  I used old olive and basic gray patterned paper.

 Me and Kellye after our workout.

 Kellye and me at Thanksgiving.

Me and Kellye hanging out with family by the fire.

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The Best Days...

For my best friend Jeremy's mom, Linda.  She's such an amazing person and I just love her dearly.  I tell Kellye (Jeremy's wife) that she is so lucky to have such a wonderful mother-in-law.  She's so loving, caring, and supportive of everything that is going on in all of our lives.  It's awesome to get to spend the Holidays with her when she comes to see them.

I CASE'd a card I saw on pinterest, changing the colors.  I used Melon Mambo, Pool Party, Gorgeous Grape, and Granny Apple Green inks.  Melon Mambo, Pool Party and white card stock.  Rhinestones and ribbon.

 Me and Linda during one of her visits.

My puppy Jetta and Linda.

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Happy Thanksgiving...

I made a hand full of cards for Thanksgiving this year.  It's been a while since I created cards for a Holiday other than Christmas.

I used My Favorite Things Pure Innocence Corn Maze girl.  Stamping her in Memento ink, coloring her with copics and paper piecing her top.  Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, and Echo Park Papers Time and Season's Paper, and Stampin' Ups All Year Cheer Sentiment.

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