I hope you all have a very blessed day with your family and friends. Remember, it’s not about the candy, easter eggs, bunnies or ham…it’s about the Lord Jesus Christ and what He did for us!
How yummy are these colors together? I used the Papertrey Guidelines & Mega Mixed Messages stamp set- both fantastic sets that are so versatile! Honestly, I have the HARDEST time lining up the grid stamp….thankfully the designs pretty much cover the mistakes! Hopefully I’ll get better with practice since I absolutely love the look of the grids. I know this is short, but a nap is in my immediate future. Much ♥ to you and your loved ones!
I have had this card for months and months, but kept on putting of scanning it. Well, I guess I’m just on time with posting it! :) However, now that it’s so late, I don’t know who I’m going to give it to! Most likely it’ll just go in my stash to be sold later….This is one of my favorite card layouts. It’s so easy to do, but the card always looks fantastic.
Today I went and saw a movie and had lunch with Ginny. It’s so funny how our everyday talk consists of blogging, certain stamp designers, stamping and card challeneges! Of course we talk about other things too, but crafting comes up quite a bit. It’s so fun, I can’t talk like this with any of my other friends- I would bore them to death!
Well, I’m gonna go blog hop for a little while. Hope you all have a fantastic night, and I’ll catch you tomorrow!
I think I have a new favorite cardstock…..brown kraft from DeNami Design! Granted, I have used this for years, but have never fully appreciated how versatile it really is until now. I LOVE the brown ink on the kraft cardstock- so easy but really looks elegant! Just to forewarn you all: I think you’ll be seeing lots more of this in my future posts!
I wanted to make some easy cards and these are what I came up with. I’m really trying to get my card inventory built up so I can list a bunch of things on Etsy. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to do that in the next week or two. It seems like life has been super busy, and I can’t figure out why! I haven’t taken on any new responsibilities or commitments lately, so I’m a little baffled as to why I don’t have very much “free time” anymore. Are you feeling like this at all? It seems like us Americans are always on the go- I want to start to slow down a little more and enjoy the roses. :)
Well, that’s all for now. I have an Easter card that I want to post…hopefully I’ll get a chance to do that later on today.
Have a great Saturday, and take time to enjoy life!
First of all, I have to say that I am SO happy to be out of bed! I have been sick since Thursday and did not leave the house ALL weekend. I’m still stuffed up, and somewhat tired, but I think I’m finally on the road to recovery. (I think the SUNSHINE helped LOTS- can you believe it was 79*?!?)
Dawn has put together another fabulous color challenge this week. I have to admit, I was overwhelmed with the five colors. After browsing through various entries, I finally got the courage to try a card. Three failed attempts and lots of wasted cardstock, I almost gave up….but I had to give it one last try. Not exactly what I had envisioned, but I do like the end result. What do you think?
Well, it’s off to bed I go. I’m hoping that with going to bed early and drinking tons of orange juice, this sickness bug will move along quickly.
As I write, I’m laying in bed with a miserable headache, runny nose, sore throat and cough. I don’t know how I got this sick, but what I do know is that I need this horrible thing to go away….QUICK! I had a terrible time trying to sleep last night- I was finally able to after taking Benadryl to make me drowsy. Needless to say, I’m not exactly in the best mood.
I made this card yesterday (while I was still feeling somewhat human). I have yet to decide whether I really like this card or not. It is pretty busy for me, but I though the yellow was fun to play with. I almost submitted this card to 2S4Y, but like I said in an earlier post, the other card got the most votes.
Sorry to cut this short, but me and my bed have a date. (Hopefully it will be good to me this time!) If you think of it, prayers would be most appreciated! :D
Can you believe it….I did not just one card using this sketch, but three! After showing them to the rest of the family, this one was deemed the best. (I’ll be posting the others in the next day or two.) I wouldn’t have called this my favorite, but everyone liked the colors and also the green daisies! That’s one thing I love about stamping- you can make green daisies, purple elephants and pink cars! :D
This week seemed to be extra long…maybe because the people around me were on spring break and yet I was still working. However, I did get off early both yesterday and today. It’s a good thing I did too, because I caught a cold! It came on really suddenly last night, and today I feel MISERABLE. I’m so incredibly bummed- I had plans for the weekend! I’m hoping that it’ll go away quickly so I can still enjoy my weekend.
Well, that’s it for right now. It’s off to bed I go!
I feel like I’m in a creative slump…again. I’m starting to feel like all of my cards are looking the same, and I need to start branching out and becoming more adventurous. It seems like all of my cards have either rhinestones, scallops and some sort of stamp from my damask set. These are not bad things, but I guess I’m starting to get tired of my cards looking alike. It’s so hard to stray from my “comfort zone,” but I’m gonna try something soon. Hopefully it will be worth posting!
I originally made this card for my grandma’s birthday, which we celebrated yesterday. I was all ready to fill the card out when I realized I hadn’t scanned it yet. Not wanting to deal with the hassle of scanning but also wanting to get this on the blog, I decided to just give her another card. Lazy? Yes. Hey, it was Sunday, I think I should get some slack. ;-)
This week my sister is on spring break…..makes me wish I had a break from work! Today I’m feeling extremely blah- hopefully it goes away by tomorrow. With my office co-worker on maternity leave (she had her baby TODAY!), I think I’m gonna start to get really lonely at work. I’m hoping soon that it’ll get insanely busy that I won’t have time to get lonely. *crosses fingers*
Well, I’m off to blog hop and then I’m going to bed early.
I cannot believe how G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S these colors look together! Dawn, you did a fabulous job choosing this weeks challenge– they were SO fun to work with! I’m definitely going to be playing with these colors again…..soon!
This card is pretty simple, and yet it still looks cute and stands out. I knew right away that I wanted to play with my new ink pad since it matched one of this weeks colors. I also knew I wanted to use some of my white pompoms- I just can’t get enough! It’s so funny, my friend Wendy also used pompoms are her card this week. Great minds think alike!. :)
I cannot tell you how happy I am to have been able to create this weekend. I was going through withdrawls- I’m not even kidding! I really think stamping is a stress reliever for me….well, most of the time. Sometimes I get irritated with how they turn out, but for the most part, it helps me relax.
Well, it’s time for bed. Gotta get up early for church! Tomorrow my sisters’ are getting baptized- SO exciting! :)
Where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday that my baby brother was born. In reality, it has been almost 9 years! I miss the times when he was itty bitty and I could hold him…easily! I miss the times when he couldn’t say things properly and he would say things his own way. Wow…I’m starting to sound old! I honestly cannot believe how fast times flies by. Now my brothers are fairly grown up, and they can do almost everything on their own. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE them being the age that they are now- they crack me up! However, I wish I had treasured the times when they were younger a little bit more.
As mentioned in an earlier post, I went to Tucson for a stamp show. I had such a great time with my “stamping family”. Seriously, these ladies are my honorary grandma’s! :) It was a two day show and I kept fairly busy. Unlike Washington, the weather was HOT! I knew it would be, but I wasn’t expecting THAT hot. It’s so strange that the snow just melted for us, and then in another state they are wearing flipflops and tanks! Even though I love wearing flipflops, I don’t think I could stand to live in hot Arizona. My body is not made for that kind of weather- though I don’t mind visiting every once in a while.
Again, my apologies for not posting sooner. I have been unusually busy these past few weeks…I think things will start to slow down though. I don’t mind being busy, but I also enjoy my time relaxing and stamping. :)
Thanks for stopping by! Oh, in closing, did you notice anything *wrong* with the card? The scallop circle stamp is off centered! I accidentally stamped it like that, but nobody said anything. Well, nobody… but my little brother! He’s like, “uh, the card is nice, but why is this stamp crooked?” I tell ya, my brothers are not your usual boys! :D
Wow! It has been over two weeks since I last posted! I’m SOOO very sorry…I have been so busy! Last weekend I was in Tucson @ a rubber stamp show (more to be posted later), and then I had to play catch up at work. Needless to say, stamping has not happened with all the craziness. I was really happy that I got a chance to play with some of my new stamps last night. I’ll be posting cards showing off some of my latest creations soon.
This card is another 2 in 1. Again, I followed Kristina’s color challenge and the sketch on 2 Sketches 4 You. I was SO sad that I had to miss out on the fun last week. As you can see, I still have not gotten tired of my Damask stamp set. Hopefully you aren’t sick of seeing cards using these stamps- I’m certainly not tired of playing with them! These are not my *normal* color choices, but I think that’s the point of the color challenge.
I hope all is well with you all. Please leave some love and let me know how you all are doing! I miss hearing from you. I’m hoping that I can do some blog hopping soon- I ♥ leaving you all comments on your pretty cards! :)
I think I have a new favorite cardstock…..
I cannot believe how G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S these colors look together! Dawn, you did a fabulous job choosing 
