4th of July

Just down from us we have a Large city park. We spent another evening watching fireworks! :). And a pic of Deven lol

The 3rd of July!

We went to see the fireworks at Fort Gordon.

Aleah and a bike

A day at the park. Learning how to ride.

Card kit from my Mom

This was really fun to put together. Thanks Mom! I embossed the very vanilla with the vintage folder.

Mothers Day

WoW. I know it's not mothers day yet but looky what I got in the mail. Totally surprised me I wasn't thinking of mothers day and wondered what it was. :)

Thanks Mom. I love it!!! It's beautiful!!!

Late Easter

The card is very vanilla, blushing bride, island indigo, water color paper, twitterpated, vanilla buttons, bakers twine, blushing bride ribbon, everybunny, pop dots (of course) :).

A visitor

When Douglas got home this afternoon he found a snapping turtle in our yard. He put him in a crate and he and the girls walked him down to the lake.

Earlier while at the doctors office a snake came in and got the office hopping. It's been quite the day for reptiles :)

School fair

It was a bit windy but the girls and even Deven had fun. Then out for some crab legs.

Ninas bday

Lots of goodies. 12 wow I know she's been looking forward to this but there's nothing better for making me fell old. LOL. Yes it's all about me! :)

Little yellow flowers

I discovered these outside my bedroom window!

Giraffe baby

This sketch is from SplitCoastStampers.  I had stamped two of these giraffes so I made up another baby card.  I like the colors in this girrafe better.   I also added some crystal effects to his spots, nose, and hat. 

Stamps:  Something to Celebrate (retired), Nursery Bash (another company)

Paper:  Bashful Blue, Whisper White, So Saffron DSP- Sweet Pea (retired)

Ink:  Basic Black

Accessories:  Stripes (embossing folder),  crystal effects, punches-  rick rac (another company), sm. oval, & scallop oval, white bakers twine and markers- so saffron, daffodil delight, bashful blue, marina mist, crumb cake, chocolate chip,

Busy Baking

On Saturday Breanna and Aleah have a school carnival.  I was asked to bring in some baked goods.  I decided on a chocolate bunt cake and cupcakes.  The cupcakes are chocolate with peanut butter frosting.  So yummy though I refrained from eating any.  :)  I used another chocolate cake recipe.  I used chunky peanut butter because that's what I had so I had to frost them with out the fun soft serve ice cream look.  Still tastes brilliant. 

Made more cupcakes but photographed the last ones.

Baby Blue Giraffe

I needed a baby card and found My Favorite Things Get Sketchy challenge and thought I could make it work.   You can find everyone's at SplitcoastStampers.  Hope the new mom likes it.  :)

Stamps:  SU's Something to Celebrate & Nursery Bash (another company)

Ink:  Night of Navy, So Saffron,

Paper:  Night of Navy, So Saffron, Marina Mist, whisper White and DSP Aspen (another company)

Accessories:  Circle Nesties, Labels (framelits), Adorning Accents (edgelits and embossing folder), Ribbon- Night of Navy Markers- Marina Mist, Baja Breeze, Night of Navy, & River Rock

Lovely Valentines Day

I hope you all had a lovely day.  We had a good time.  I made cards for the kiddos (using the owls I found on Heathers blog) with a little note inside and a sm. box of chocolate.   The sentiment is from an old set I have and it worked out well. 

I made this card for Douglas off a card I found on Valerie's blog.  Looks a bit better in

person.  He didn't get chocolates since we are trying to decrease out waist lines.  LOL

Breanna had to make her own Valentine box for school at home.  We decorated a dishwasher soap box.  She seemed to enjoy putting it all together.  It has a handle and lid and worked out well.  I wanted to paint or not use the lid because it doesnt match but Breanna didn't care.  :)

Douglas brought me red roses & my own pillow pet and the girls yellow roses and stuffed animals.  Deven got a Darth Vador backpack.  I made Keli's Italian Wedding soup for dinner.  Nice end the a nice day.

Vintage Valentine

I started this card playing with the sketch from iSpy then added the colors from the Paper Players challenge 82.  Now this was looking vintage to me.  :)  So enters my third challenge OCL104.  I really like the way this turned out.  Most of the time I think vintage is a bit too busy but this was fun.  :)

 Stamps:  P.S. I Love You
Paper:  Soft suede, pool party, very vanilla, DSP- Everyday enchantment
Ink:  soft suede
Accessories:  Antique brads, scallop circle punch, petal cone die, vintage wallpaper embossing folder

Happy Grunge Rock

So I saw a card on someones blog of a card she photographed at SU's convention this last year.  Colors and sketch are the same.  I changed up the stamps.  LOL  :)  Love the bright colors!  They make me happy!

Stamps:  Happiest Birthday Wishes, Grunge Rock
Paper:  Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, lucky limeade, pacific point
Ink:  same as paper
Accessories:  Lucky limeade ribbon, perfect pennants big shot die, scallop edge border

Regal peach parade

Just a fun teacup card for CC&M and cQc challenges.  Haven't decided on a sentiment yet.  hehehe

Stamps:  Morning Cup
Paper:  Very Vanilla,  Poppy Parade, Regal Rose, DSP- Everyday Enchantment
Ink:  Regal Rose, Basic Black, Crumb Cake
Accessories:  Crumb cake seam binding, Framelits- labels, large oval punch, perfect polka dots

Quickly Twitterpated

So I had to wait till 4pm for the UPS man!  Far to long!  :)  I had to whip up a card befor I headed for bed.  :)  Love this Twitterpated paper and These Labels!  How fun.  I just inked up the edge of the Apothecary Art label stamp to give the label the riding hood red edge. 

 

Stamps:  Bordering on Romance, happiest Birthday #2,  Apothecary Art #1, and Kindness Matters
Paper:  Island Indigo, Whisper White, Blushing Bride, and DSP- Twitterpated
Ink:  Riding Hood Red, VersaMark, Basic Grey, & markers
Accessories:  Baja Breeze seam binding, Framelits- labels,

A bit of fall colors

 So as I waited for my Stampin Up order to arive on Wednesday I put my mind to The Color Throwdown color challenge.  :)

Stamps:  A flower for all Seasons, Seasonal Sentiments

Paper:  Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Summer Sun
Ink:  Markers in same colors, and Real Red (ladybug), Old Olive (stems)
Accessories:  Early espresso ribbon, corner rounder, Deco Label punch

A Sticky Bashfull Night

I know two posts in one day after such a long silence... Dont fall off your chairs LOL :)
For this card I used OCL color challenge silver, lt. blue, and dr. blue.  I also used the card on page 85 in the main catty, as a sketch.

Stamps:  Heart from So happy for you (retired), $ bin

Paper:  Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, and Brushed Silver

Ink:  Night of Navy, VersaaMark

Accessories:  Night of Navy Brads, 2 3/8 scallope circle punch, petal cone die, silver embossing powder