Smile...

Back in July I asked my friends on FB to send me their address if they'd like a card from me.  At the time I was way ahead of my card making schedule so I wanted to send out some RAK's.  The holidays quickly creeped up and so did upcoming birthday's and that RAK list was put on hold.  I'm once again caught up on my list (for the moment, haha!) and thought I'd get a RAK out.  This one goes out to a friend of mine who like photography and the colors red and blue.

I really like the January Starter Sketch Challenge No. 16 so I thought I'd use it again with this card.  I knew I wanted to use the My Favorite Things Insert It Instaframe Die-namics and have some sort of "Polaroid Picture" look to my card.  I used the Stamping Bella image Saycheeseabella that I was gifted many years ago.  I colored her with Copics and mounted the Instaframe on top of the image.  Next I die cut the MFT Essential Stitched Sentiments with white card stock, then mounted the letters from the MFT Captions Alphabe Die-namics in Real Red.  I mounted the layer on a white card base and topped it off with some baubles from Stamping Bella.

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Columbian Goddess...

A RAK for a dear friend of mine, Paula.  Paula is one of the kindest and sweetest people you'll ever meet.  She has a heart of gold, always willing to help you out when you need it, volunteer when there's opportunities to do so, and just an all around amazing person.  I'm so thankful to have met her and happy to have her as my friend.  When I saw this image, I knew I had to get it to make Paula's card.  She loves working out, and...well, it reminded me of her too.  Paula's favorite colors are black and white...not colors I'm use to working with but I gave it my best shot.

I used this weeks SC811 for my layout.  I had my hubs print the image for me.  I just discovered Krista Smith Stamps.  She has lots of fun stuff!  I colored her with copics, trying to make her look like Paula (our Columbian Goddess!) the best I could.  Glaze pen on the dumb bells.  I used Echo Park Happy Days Paper and My Favorite Things Happy Hellos die-namics.  Kept it CAS.

Me and Paula and an Air Force Ball.  She looked like a Greek Goddess!

Saying "see you later" is always hard, Paula and her family moved to another base.

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Gratitude, Chocolate, Butterfly...

You know how you make cards for challenges and keep them but don't know what to do with them???  I made this for World Card Making Day in 2009 (I didn't have a blog back then, ha!).  It was my first (and only) time I've participated in the event.  I like butterflies and love this card and never wanted to part with it...until now.  I wanted to start sending cards to my friends and family who I see on FB that either need a PMU (Pick Me Up) or who are just simply amazing people who do simply amazing things for others. I'm sending this to a fellow Spouse of the Year, Lori.  I met her when we went to Washington DC in 2014 for the Military Spouse Caucus/Military Spouse of the Year Luncheon.  Lori is such a sweet lady with such a big heart.  Her and husband have season tickets for the OKC Thunder NBA Team and the OKC Blue (NBA D-League).  They have 3 tickets for the OKC Thunder team and try to bless a service member or a spouse of a deployed service member with the extra ticket.  For the OKC Blue team they have 4 tickets and try to bless a military couple with the extra tickets.  Last year Lori did a "Year of Friendships" where she shared pictures of her friends and celebrated the friendship she shared with them...it simply warmed my heart.  Lori is always a positive, upbeat person and I just wanted her to know how much her big heart is appreciated across the miles =)  

This was for a 3 part challenge.  We had to use Chocolate in our card, it had to be a thank you card, and we had to use the sketch provided (which I no longer have, sorry!).  My base is Chocolate Chip.  I used the swirl from Priceless in Chocolate Chip on it.  I stamped the butterfly from Stampscapes, on Gina K. Pure Luxury 80 lb cardstock, colored it with Prismacolor Pencils, used Pearl Ex on it then clear embossed it.  The sentiment is from Wonderful Words.  Prima flower and a button.

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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!

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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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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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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Wanna Box???

I hosted a spouse's meeting where we had a personal trainer from a local gym teach us HIIT and kickboxing. I unfortunately had an unexpected family emergency and wasn't able to attend :(  Anyhow, I wanted to invite all the women from my husband's work so I made each of them an invitation to join us for the evening.

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Enjoy your Saturday!

  

Birthday Balloon...

I made this for one of the spouses in our spouses group who was having a birthday =)

Have a great day!!!

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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