Thank You J&K!!!

This is for the Splitcoaststampers Dirty Dozen Design Team Challenge, Deja Hue...a play on words with Deja Vu: the illusion of remembering scene ad events when experienced for the first time.  Instead of scenes and events, remember colors (hues!)  Ideas were- to be inspired by a SCS Color Combination Challenge.  Make a new card inspired by the colors of an older card in your gallery.  Make a project using a color combination that has meaning in your life- a wedding, schools colors, favorite sports team etc.  Try any coloring tutorial.  I used this card in my gallery for my color inspiration.

I made this for our best friends to thank them for watching our little chihuahua while we took a trip to Idaho to visit our daughter and grandboys.  

Supplies I used-
My Favorite Things Itty Bitty Thanks stamp set.
Cricut 50 States Cartridge, MFT Paw Prints, A2 Rectangle Frames, and Itty Bitty Strips die-namics.

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But It's A Dry Heat...

I had some extra cards from when I was a key spouse.  I made tons of cards to welcome spouses, send them RAK's while their spouses were deployed, thinking of you cards, and birthday cards.  Below was one of the extra cards I had posted.  I sold the card, but then had a friend ask for one to frame and display in her home.  Then I had my physical therapist make an order for a dozen.  And another single card order.  I ended up with a massive assembly line and ran out of the Brilliant Blue (which is now retired) so I made some color adjustments.  Thank you for the order guys!

Card my friend purchased to display in a frame in her home.

My physical therapist put in an order for a dozen.

I made him a coordinating thank-you card!

Another single card order.

 

I used Black, White, and SU's Brilliant Blue, and Cherry Cobbler card stock (until I ran out of the Brilliant Blue, then I changed the colors to Night of Navy and Real Red).  My Favorite Things Die-namics InstaFrame, Cricut 50 States Cartridge, and SU Owl Punch for the Heart.  The sentiment is from a local craft show I went to years ago, unfortunately the stamp doesn't have any business information on it.  I made the tag with SU's Square Punch and finished it off with a button and twine.

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Happy Double Digit Birthday Connor!!!

Our middle grandson turns 10 today.  I'm not sure where the time goes!!!  It feels like yesterday that I was in the delivery room watching him being born!  Connor is just like his mom...he loves to read and he LOVES Harry Potter!  Since October he's read the whole Harry Potter series 4 times, plus other series.  I love that he loves to read.  

I wanted to try out this texture paste that I got using the brick stencil from My Favorite Things.  My goal was to try and make it look like a real brick wall.  How'd I do???  After I let the texture past dry, I went to work with inks.  I used an aqua pen and Basic Gray for the grout.  When that dried, I used Poppy Parade, Cajun Craze, and Cherry Cobbler for the bricks.  I sponged and sponged until I got it as dark as I wanted.  I used the copics opaque white pot to smudge around the bricks to try and make it appear a bit old and worn.  Next I made the circles.  I also sponged the circle with the same inks I used on the bricks.  I used the cricket storybook and black vinyl for the 9.  My Favorite Things Little Numbers with black vinyl for the 3 and 4.  It was a bit time consuming to make, but so fun seeing it's transformation.  

 

 Me and my hubs with our grandson, Connor this past July in Idaho.  
Happy Birthday Connor!
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Happy 50th Jackie...

For my cycling buddy and good friend, Jackie for her 50th birthday.

 I found inspiration for my card from a couple of cards I saw on pinterest.  I wanted to keep the card CAS and highlight the 50.  I used my very neglected cricut to make the 50.  Then used My Favorite Things Traditional Tags Stax Die-namics.  I ran a pice of Melon Mambo through a paper crimper and mounted the tag on top of the base card that was run through a cuddlebug embossing folder.  Topped it with a button and some ribbon.

 Jackie and I at Madera Canyon for our first time.

Me and Jackie cycling in Red Rock Canyon, NV...it was SO COLD!!!

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Warm Arizona Winters...

I made all the spouse's who came to the spouse's meeting at my house one of these ornaments.  I got the idea from Pinterest.  It took me a while to read through and decide which way I was going to try and make them.  But here was my inspiration...  I of course put my own twist/finishing touches to it.

I cleaned the ornaments with rubbing alcohol first, then set them upside down to dry out. I used mop & glo, twirling it inside, careful to not make bubbles, then used a small funnel to pour the liquid back into the bottle.  I used another funnel to pour glitter into the ornament and swirled it around to coat the ornament.  I had to play with the glitter, the clear/white/iridescent and size was tricky.  It was hard to coat the ornament.  Other colors and sizes coated the inside of the ornament just fine but I was going for this particular look and I was unable to walk/drive at the time I was making these so I was kind of stuck using what I bought and had on hand.  Anyhow, I used my cricut to cut out the Arizona shape on vinyl and stuck it to the outside of the ornament.  *Just a tip...in order to get my state shape to adhere without crinckles and lay flat on the ornament, I used my heat gun and a bone folder (my husbands fabulous idea!).  I finished it off with a big red ribbon =)

I put each ornament in a zebra bag (of course) with red tissue paper.  I clipped the spouse's name tag to the bags.

I made a few extra for a couple of my friends and neighbors.  One of my neighbors like the ornament so much she ended up making some for her friends but couldn't figure out how I did it so she came over to ask me for pointers, lol.  She said she didn't realize I put that much effort into making them, ha!

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Hot Blue...

I made a couple dozen of these to welcome all of the new spouses to our unit.  I try to make sure to make them a card to welcome them here shortly upon arrival, but sometimes life (like a couple of surgeries) doesn't let that happen as quickly as I'd like. It's the thought that counts tho, right???

I kept it very simple.  SU's Brilliant Blue, Whit, Cherry Cobbler and Black card stock.  My Favorite Things Die-namics InstaFrame, Cricut 50 States  Cartridge, Sentiment is from a local craft show.  I want to say Stamp Out who does these awesome Southwest and Western Stamps but couldn't find them when I looked online.  Anyhow, made my tag with SU's Square Punch, finished it off with a button and twine.

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Have a wonderful day!

 

I Love Idaho...

Several weeks ago I saw a pin on pinterest that I knew I had to make into card form for my daughter and one of my friends for Valentine's Day.  My friend Marissa is from Coeur d'alene, Idaho.  I guess you could say my daughter considers Idaho "home", it's the longest place she's ever lived being a military child and all.  Both of them are missing Idaho so I wanted to make them each a card to brighten their day=)
   

I added an extra layer and changed the color they had from red to "hot pink".  The one on the left is for my friend Marissa, the one on the right is for my daughter.  My card base is Melon Mambo.  I used Die-namics, a Cricut Cartridge, and a Heart Shaped hole punch.  Very quick and CAS!

So...last week I was leaving for yoga at 6:30 in the evening, it was about 70 degrees out and all of a sudden all of our cell phones go off with this screeching noise and we get this on our phones...

It was the talk of the town for the rest of the night, afterall it was 70 degrees when we all got the message and what is the likelyhood that WE would get snow let alone a blizzard, I mean afterall...we live in the desert!  That night the evening news said the Emergency's Alert GPS had "issue's" and it was for the people living at 7000 feet and that people who lived at 3000 feet would possible see snow.  Tucson is slightly below that.  Everyone was saying there was no way we'd see snow, especially since it wasn't even cold out right now.  Well...

It wasn't a blizzard, but we did see snow!  It started snowing in the early afternoon the next day and snowed for a solid two hours in my part of town...it was so beautiful!  My oldest grandson said, "Mommom...look, it's not raining, it's snow, it's SNOWING!"  It was so cute!  It snowed two more times that day and we got a good couple inches of snow.  This is the most snow I've seen since living here and I don't mind it one bit...I miss it actually!

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Happy Birthday Wylie!!!

 Today is my oldest grandson's 2nd birthday.  I can't believe he's 2 already!  Wylie's room is done in John Deere Tractor's so I wanted to make him a card with a tractor on it=)  Tho this isn't John Deere colors, I fell in love with the paper and wanted to make it somewhat of a focal point on my card.  I used my Cricut to cut out the 2 and stamped the little Barnyard Chickie's from Denami Design on either side.  Very simple card and very little stamping here, lol. 
Below is a picture of Wylie.  He was hanging out with me last night while I made his card.  He loves coming in here to visit me while I'm making cards, especially if I put Dora on Netflix for him=) 
Thank-you for stopping by, have a wonderful day!                              Happy Birthday Wylie...Mommom and Poppa love you!



Welcome to Tucson Zindorf!

Michelle Zindorf is in Tucson this weekend teaching her brayering class at my house=)  She asked if I'd hold up a sign that said "Zindorf" so she could find me more easily at the airport.  So, I made this sign to hold when she flies in...I hope I did her proud, lol.  I am embarrassed to say I took Michelle's classes in Phoenix last year and have only brayered once since the class.  Let's see if my skills improved any or will I hear her say, "you gotta get it on the paper Tanya" haha!  I'm also embarrassed to say that I used my cricut for the first time making her sign...I've only had it for 2 years, lol. 

Have a fabulous weekend...I know I'm going to=)