Green Medallion...

Whoo-hoo!!!  This is the last card that I need to blog to be caught up then I can start the New Year with all new cards.  I have to thank my bestie who's been giving me the title for my cards...it's the hardest part for me and he makes it look so easy!!!  Anyhow, I made these oh in 2014 for the spouse's who had birthdays in December.

This card was my inspiration card.  Got to love Pinterest!  I stamped SU Medallion in Gumball Green.  Ribbon and sentiment from Michael's and rhinestones.

I can't believe it's New Year's Eve!  Where has the year gone???  We're headed over to our besties house to spend the night and ring in the New Year.  I hope everyone has a Safe and Happy New Years!!!

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It's a DRY Heat...

I made these cards to welcome the new spouse's from my husband's squadron to Tucson.  

I used 3 stamps from Stamp Out (I bought them at a local stamp show) to create the scene.  I used Prismacolor Pencils, Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry cardstock, MFT PI Soldier Boy for the sentiment, SU Square Punch, a button and linen thread.

I hope you have a wonderful New Year's Eve!  Thanks for stopping by!

LucKey...

LucKey...I'm lucky to to be a Key Spouse and get to do the things that I do.  I'm thankful and grateful for the people I have met along the way, the opportunities that have been given to me, and for some of the challenges I have had to overcome too.  It's not always easy, but it is rewarding and I have made some lifelong friendship from being a Key Spouse.  The Key Spouses were given a luncheon in our honor to thank us for what we do. I made thank you cards for having the luncheon they had for us =)

I stamped ALM Key to my Heart in Memento Ink on Neenah, coloring her with Copics.  I colored in the key with a glaze pen.  Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, and My Mind's Eye American Made Paper.  SU Square Punch and Sentiment from SU Noteworthy Set.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you have a great week!
I'm starting mine off with meeting my friends new baby girl, I'm so excited!

Shooting Stars...

For one of my hubs bosses who recently moved to North Carolina and got a job teaching at Duke University.  I will miss this particular boss as he's always been one of those people who always takes the time to sit and chat with me when I come to the office.  Just one of those people that you will always remember as they have touched your life in such a positive way.  I made him this card to thank him for all he's done for me and my hubs and wish him well on his new journey.

I want to say I got my inspiration for this card on pinterest but I don't have it pinned to give credit to that person (I'm sorry!).  I'm one of those people who always gives a person credit if I've CASE'd their card and I feel terrible knowing I made this card and can't give credit to the person my inspiration came from...=(  Anyhow...I stamped SU's Musical Score in black ink on Crumb Cake.  I used Die-namics Star Stax partically off the Brilliant Blue Cardstock, then used a smaller Die-namics Star Stax  in Real Red to put in the middle of the Brilliant Blue cut out.  Sentiment from SU's Godspeed Set.  SU Square Punch used to make the tag.

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Hope you have a great rest of your weekend!

Ninja Disk...

Well, I guess that's what the stamp looks like...ha!  I made these for the gals in our spouse's who celebrated their birthday in November.

My inspiration for my card came from this card I saw on pinterest.  I stamped SU's Medallion and Michael's $1 bin Sentiment in Purely Pomegranate on white cardstock. Finished it off with the last of the lush Purely Pomegranate ribbon I had and some rhinestones.

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Have a great day!

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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Pregnant YoYo Girl...

Yah...I had to laugh when my friend gave this card it's title.  Really???  He said the picture on the phone was small and he thought it was a pregnant girl playing with a yoyo.  So, the title/name stuck, ha!  I made a bunch of these cards to invite all the ladies at my hubs work to my house for our holiday spouse's meeting.  Each year we do an ornament exchange, White Elephant Style.  When I host a spouse's meeting, I like to invite all the women at my hubs works and let them know they are always more than welcome to attend and do so by making them each a handmade invitation.

I kept the card and design very CAS.  I stamped MFT ALM Sparkling Season in black ink and left her that way to keep my card CAS.  I used Black, Soft Sky, and White Cardstock. Snowflake punch, button, and stickles.

Hope yall had a very Merry Christmas!

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Owl I want for Christmas is you...

My sweet friend and fellow spouse, Kat is due with her first baby a couple days after Christmas.  She had a baby shower a couple weeks ago, this is the card I made for her...

I used Perfect Plum, Going Gray, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake and White Card stock. Perfect Plum ink.  Sentiment is from Michael's.  I made the balloons with a circle punch and hearts from the SU Owl Punch.

My initial inspiration and color combination for my card came from my baby gift for Kat.  I knew I wanted to make something with an Owl in it.  I've had that Owl Punch for a couple years and that was my first time using it!  I went hunting on pinterest for card ideas and found this one created by Susan...and loved it!  I just had to CASE it!  

We made lil' onesies for baby-Alice-to-be (can you guess which one is mine?).

Kat, Kellye & Me

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Blue Moon...

In October our spouse's group went to a painting class.  We opened up the painting session to our husband's unit (and a few of them joined us!).  I made this card to thank the newbee's for attending our spouse's social.

I took inspiration for my card from the painting we did.  We were actually suppose to paint a different one but everyone liked this one so much we decided to do this one instead.  I used Going Grey, Basic Gray, and Black for the sky, Night of Navy, Pacific Point, and Tempting Turquoise for the moon.  I sponged in the cliff with a torn piece of paper.  Pacific Point Paper, sentiment from SU Noteworthy, tree from Denami Design.

My BFF Kellye =)

Our group photo...notice one is not like the other ;)

(Photo credit to Barb, thank you Barb!)

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Have a wonderful day.

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!

 

Devious Darla...

Another birthday card for one of the spouses in our spouses group =)

I stamped Jamie from Stamping Bella on Crumb Cake in Memento Ink, colored her with copics.  Ribbon and Linen Thread from SU.

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Have a great day!  

Pot Stickers...

I love this stamp!  I got it from a local artist where I live.  I took a couple of his Prismacolor Pencil Classes for coloring faces.  It was a lot different than I had expected, but enjoyed it and had a really great time.  Anyhow, I made these for a couple of the spouses who were new to our spouses group.  I like to make them a card to welcome them to our spouses group for their first meeting.

I stamped my image in versamark on black cardstock then used Denami Design Copper Embossing Powder.  Crumb Cake and Tangerine Tango cardstock.  The sentiment is from MFT PI Soldier Boy (retired).  SU square punch for the tag, button and linen cord.

I hope ya'll had a wonderful weekend!
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Blue Up...

For one of the spouses in our spouse's group =)

Really quick, CAS card...  I stamped MFT Birthday Girl in Memento Ink on a Crumb Cake card base coloring her with copics.  Echo Park Paper, SU Ribbon and Seam Binding.

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Have a great day!

All Hail the Pigtail...

I made this for one of the ladies in my spouse's group for her birthday.  I kept it clean and simple =)

I stamped Jamie (retired) from Stamping Bella in Memento Ink on Crumb Cake and colored her with Copics.  Echo Park's Happy Days and SU Coastal Cabana paper.  Finished it off with Twine, a Button and some Linen Thread.

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Shroomin' Dude...

Still catching up on some of the cards that I made last year.  My main responsibility as a Key Spouse is to check up on the deployed spouses while their loved one is away.  One of the ways I like to do this is to send them a hand made card to let them know that I'm thinking of them.  

I stamped the Gnome from Lawn Fawn's Gnome Sweet Gnome Set in Memento Ink and colored him with Copics.  I used the sentiment from the Gnome Sweet Gnome Set as well. SU Corner Punch to make the tag.  My Mind's Eye Gnome Sweet Gnome paper on a SU Crumb Cake cardbase.

Inside each card I included a free coupon for a Culver's Mixer and this poem:

Hi, It’s me, your deployment gnome.

I heard your loved one is far from home.

Sometimes I come to break your dryer,

Or put a nail into your tire.

I also cause your hair to gray,

While that guy of yours is away.

But today I’m here to bring a gift,

And maybe give your heart a little lift.

If you should feel a little blue,

I hope you know friends are here for you.

And if you feel a little lost-y,

Go and get yourself a Frosty!

A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU (and embarrassed to say this card is still sitting on my desk) to LAWN FAWN for the very generous donation of the stamp set Gnome Sweet Gnome!!!  I appreciate your kindness so very much!!!

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Have a wonderful week!

  

Welcoming More Spouses...

Ahhh, it's Friday!!!  I'm looking forward to the weekend!  I made this card to welcome more spouses to our spouse's group.  I ended up getting an order from one of the spouse's...she loved this card so much she wanted me to make some for her =)

Have a wonderful weekend!
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Key Spouse...

Happy Thursday...I'm still catching up on cards I made for 2013, I'm almost done =)  I made this card to thank my husband's squadron for a one time monetary donation they made to me for the key spouse program. Everything up to that point had come out of my own pocket (not to go into specific detail on what or how much I spend on my deployed spouses) but...their donation was greatly appreciated!!!  

Enjoy your day!

Thinking of You...

I made a handful of these cards for my deployed spouse's.  I'm a key spouse and one of my responsibilities is to check on spouse's while their loved one is deployed.  One way I like to do that is send them a card to let them know I'm thinking of them.

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Welcome Poppies...

I made a few of these cards to welcome more spouses to our spouse's group meeting.

Have a great week!

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Welcome to the Group...

Wow, I can't believe it's been over a year since my last blog post.  This last year has been a trying year for me.  I've had two surgeries, been on bed rest for a total of 3.5 months and when I'm fully recovered from this surgery, it will be a total of 6 months of not being able to walk/drive.  I completely lost my MOJO and gained 12 lbs...oh wait, that wasn't the goal!  Lol...

Anyhow, I have some cards from 2013 that I made and would still like to post.  I don't remember much about them tho, so I apologize ahead of time for not remembering to give credit to a sketch or inspiration...it's not like me to not do that.  The next several posts of mine will be very basic until I'm caught up and back in a rhythm.  Looking forward to getting back into my craft cave and back into the creative world again!

I made this for one of our spouses who was new to our spouse's groups meeting.  I try to make each spouse who attends our meetings for the first time a card to welcome them =)

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Have a great rest of your weekend!