Another Birthday Card

Happy Tuesday!  My card today is for my wonderful son-in-law, Jim.  He is truly a gift, he takes such good card of our daughter and their three kids.  I wanted a masculine card and this image from Free Digital Vintage Stamps fit the bill.

Cardstock is from Stampin' Up, as is the green marker I used to color on the car.  Pattern paper is from a paper pack I received from my sister, Terri a few years ago.  I used my Scor-Pal to make diagonal lines in each corner, the photo makes this hard to see, but it looks great when you meet this card in person. The pearls in corners are from Craft Warehouse.

Thank you for stopping by today!  Be blessed!

Oh, Happy Day!!! I have been so anxious to post this card. I made it while at my sis, Patti's house about 6 weeks ago. It is for my wonderful son in law, whose birthday is on Saturday.
I know he will get a kick out of this. He DOES NOT dress like this, or have glasses, or wear his hair that way! This image is SO unlike him, but that is what makes it so much fun!! The sentiment does sound like his sense of humor though!

Recipe: Cardstock-Stampin' Up! Oval Nestie-Spellbinders, DSP-SU, Image-I just can't remember, it is from my sis-sorry!

Well, thanks for stopping by! God Bless!!

Happy Birthday, Gregan!

Happy Tuesday! Today is my brother-in-law, Greg's Birthday. This card is for him. If you ever see him on the street, you will meet a nice, kind. humorous man who makes my sister very happy. What more can you ask in a day! Happy Birthday Greg!! We love you!

Recipe: Cardstock-Gina K Luxury-Chocolate Chip, Pattern Paper and Layer Strip-DCWV, Image-Stampin' Up!, Koh-i-noor Pencils and OMS.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! God Bless!

Monte's Big Hurt

Good Morning from Lamar, Colorado! We are
almost to our destination in Texas, only about 8 to 9 more hours of driving left. It has been a nice trip, but I don't get alot of stamping time......
Anyway, today's card is for my BIL Monte. He had surgery last Wednesday after falling from the 3rd step of his deck at 4:30 a.m. I'm thinking of telling him to hire an electrician to install a light out there (HE'S an electrician!! And about the most safety conscious guy I know.....) Well, if he has this lovely nurse chasing him with that big hypodermic needle, he will follow doctors orders, right! The image is one I stamped off at my sis's house the summer (thanks Patti!) It is from the Golden Oldies line, I believe. Card base is retired SU, pattern paper is DCWV. Chocolate Kiss strip is Gina K. Image is colored with Koh-i-nor Pencils and blended with OMS.
I hope Monte enjoys this card and gets better soon!
Thanks for stopping by! God Bless!

Crazy 4 Challenge C4C3

Good Morning! Is it feeling like fall where you are? We are beginning to get a bit of briskness in the morning. My card today has fall look to it. It is for the Crazy 4 Challenge, hop on over and check them out! My sis, Patti turned me on to them. The card base is Gina K Chocolate Kiss Pure Luxury (yummy stuff!) , layered with Old Olive (SU), which is textured with a Quikutz embossing folder and my precious Cuttlebug. Golden pattern paper is from DCWV. Twill ribbon is Stampin'Up! as is the fall tree (Lovely As a Tree) I colored it with my Koh -i-nor pencils, then used Odorless Mineral Spirits (Gina K). Brads are from JoAnn's Fabric and Craft store.
I had fun with this sketch challenge, having the layout done for you is just such an inspiration!
Have yourself a great fall day! God Bless and thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday Jim!

Good Day to you all. It is not quite noon here, so I am in between Good Morning and Good Afternoon!
The card I have today, I made over the weekend for my son Jim. He will be 26 tomorrow....he is my baby. I try not to think about it much, cuz' that might make me feel OLD!
I started by sponging the background with Memento's Summer Sky and Danube Blue. I was hoping to make it look like clouds over the mountains. I'm getting there, but still have a ways to go with sponging/blending colors. (I'd like to be a mouse in Theresa Mombers' closet, just to watch how she does this!!) The green is Stampin' Up's Mellow Moss. Cardstock is GinaK's Chocolate Kiss and SU Whisper White. Pattern paper is from a Basic Grey stack. Happy Birthday and Mountain images are from the Happy Camper set by Theresa Momber.
Hope you enjoy! Have a great day. God Bless!

Masculine Upsy Daisy???

Okay, so can you make a masculine card with the Upsy Daisy set??? I really like these colors together and the card looks great, but not so feminine. I find myself VERY challenged these days. Stamping in an RV has it's limitations, but at least I get to do something!! I have no ribbon with me, only brads and eyelets. My paper is pretty limited also. The stamps that I have with me are mostly those used with acrylic blocks, so they are easy to store. The only wood mounted sets that I have with me are Upsy Daisy, Lovely as a Tree and a sentiment set. Digi stamping may come pretty familiar to me.......I do have my Cuttlebug and EF folders.......all is not lost :0) .

Supplies: Cardstock-Stampin' Up! DCWV, Pattern Paper DCWV, Upsy Daisy set and markers-SU, Brads-JoAnn's.

Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

Father's Day

Happy rainy morning to you! I'm not sure there is water anywhere else on the planet with all the rain we have been getting here. I guess it is a good thing in the long run, just doesn't feel much like summer yet. So here is one of the Father's Day cards I have been working on. I'm trying to get better with my sponging, I have a long way to go, I tend to put the ink on too heavily, but I'm WORKIN' on it!....:0)..... Hope you enjoy.

Supplies: Cardstock-Gina K, Stampin' Up!, Ink-Memento-Danube Blue, SU-Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Going Gray, Stamps-Lovely As a Tree-SU, Sentiment-Clear Stamps, Brads-JoAnns

Have a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by. God Bless.

Mojo 88

Wow, two posts in one day....pretty crazy for me! I had to get this Mojo post in quickly. I really like the way the card turned out, my picture of it-not so much. :0( As mentioned, this is for the Mojo Monday 88 challenge this week. Be sure to check out the Mojo blog for all the great inspiration found there. On to my submission......

Supplies: Cardstock-Gina K, DSP-Stampin'Up!, Striped Pattern Paper-Black Market Paper Society, Cork-Archiver's, Stamped Image-Fishin'- SU, Ribbon-American Crafts, Brads-JoAnn's, Ink-Tuxedo Black

Thanks for stopping by again today! I hope you are enjoying lovely May weather! God Bless!

Another Grid Card......

Happy Day! Looking forward to a busy weekend. Another grid card that I made, this is so much fun, you should try it!

Supplies: Stamps-Ships Ahoy, Scripture stamp (both retired) Stampin' Up! Cardstock-Black is from my stash, White-Gina K Luxury, Tuxedo Black ink from Memento, Colored with chalks, Scor-Pal, Brads
Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend. God Bless!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOBERT!

Today is my bro-in-laws birthday. To help him celebrate, I sent this card. He probably won't get it until tomorrow, I'm sure he doesn't read my blog, so I'm not too worried. :0). (Patti-don't show him....just know that it is on the way....) The sketch is from this card by Tavias Charms on SCS.

The card base is Gina K Luxury white. DP is from DCWV. The image is set on a Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up! ) panel. I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black and then colored with my Koh-i-nor pencils and OMS. I just love the effect when I use these! I restamped the fishing hat and popped it up with a dimensional. I think it really added to the look. The sentiment comes from an Inkadinkado set. I used chalk to shade the background. The SU twill ribbon completes the card.
Bob-I hope you enjoy this card! Have a Happy, Happy Day!

Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

March 22,2009
Hawiian Tourist Inspiration.....

My oldest son turns 30 in a few weeks, (must be new math that he used to calculate is age because I'm only 29!). Anyway, I thought he needed a little dose of age for this milestone, so I got inspiration for his card from the gaudy shirts that older Hawaiian tourists wear! I haven't been to Hawaii, but base my thoughts on the silly movies that one might view about silly tourists on a beautiful island! I don't usually make a masculine card with these bright colors. I did have fun with it though and am pleased at how it turned out. It is also loosely based on this weeks Our Creative Corner challenge.

Supplies:

Card base-Gina K Luxury White, Colored Cardstock, Pattern Paper-DCWV. Stamps- Penguin Paradise (retired), Smarty Pants-both Stampin' Up! Ink-Tuxedo Black-Memento, Markers-SU, Cuttlebug, Argyle EF, Oval Punch-Marvy Dimensionals, Word Window Punch-SU

Thanks for stopping by! God Bless!

Happy Birthday Gregan!

Happy Monday! It is indeed a snowy one here in Idaho today. It is supposed to snow for a couple of days, then warm up and melt again.......WINTER, gotta love it!.
Today my card is one I made for my brother-in-law, Greg. In my title I call him Gregan......a fun story that includes that very literal grand daughter I told you about recently. We were all together for a birthday party and Jo asked my sis where "Gregan" was. Well we were a bit confused at first and then realized that she always heard the phrase "Greg and Terri", so in her little mind, he became Gregan. Well, the name stuck!

Supplies: Cardbase is from my stash, don't know who to give credit to. Brown layer is from that same stash! DP is Stampin' Up-Ski Slope. Stamps are Inkadinkado, Brown grosgrain ribbon-Offray. Ink-Close To Cocoa, Mellow Moss-Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

Quietly Masculine

Happy Monday. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I certainly did. Only got a chance to stamp for awhile. My time has become pretty precious as I have gone back to a 40 hour work week. Today I have a card that would be nice for a male who might need a little encouragement.

Card base is More Mustard (Stampin' Up!). Plaid Pattern paper is from Lasting Impressions. The brown cardstock is from the stash called "nobody knows :>)....... I used my Word Window punch on some cork and anchored it with small, round black brads from JoAnn's. The leaf stamp is from a Martha Stewart Clear Stamp set. Sentiment is from My Sentiments Exactly stamps.
Thanks for stopping by today! God Bless!

FORE!

I know its getting to cold to golf in alot of places.......but the golfing guy always appreciates a card that reminds him of his hobby. The image comes from an OLD retired Stampin' Up! set called FORE! Striped DP is also SU. Olive DP is from Lasting Impressions, I've had it in my box for years. I have noticed some cards where the paper crimper is being used again, so I dusted mine off and crimped the brown cardstock the golfing images is stamped on. It is also popped up with dimensionals.
Other accessories include: Oval punch from Fiskars and small brushed gold brads from Joanns.
Thanks for looking today. Have a great weekend! God Bless.

Fishin'

Good Monday to you all! I trust you had a wonderful weekend. We were planning a pretty quiet one here, but things changed for the better. We babysat g-kids on Friday night and spent Saturday with our daughter-in-law. On Sunday evening, our oldest son and his brood came by for dinner and a soak in the hot tub. It was all good. We woke with smiles on our faces this morning. :>)
I was able to squeeze in a few cards this weekend. Below is one of them. The card base is Dark Navy textured stock for Bazzil (what nice paper). Confetti White from Stampin' Up! and Blue Plaid from my stash complete the card. I used my small oval punch from Marvy and my double rectangle punch from SU for the label. Black ribbon is from Making Memories. Image is colored with SU and BIC markers.

Thanks for looking today. Hope your day is good. God Bless!

Trees....I love this set!

I just love the "Lovely as a Tree" set from Stampin' Up! I have used it often. This time it is for an older gentleman that shares the same birthday as my husband. Ron is a sweet man who cares deeply for people and he is a such a good friend. Currently, he is taking care of his wife who is quite sick with cancer. This takes such a strong person, to be compassionate and loving when times are so tough. Happy Birthday my friend!

This is a pretty simple card. If you have any wonderings about it please email me. I am off to do some running for my hubby! Thanks for stopping by today. God Bless!

Can't Seem To Get It Going Again....

I just can't seem to get going again. I think maybe life is getting to me lately. With my husband's emergency last week and our son being deployed soon, my mind is just not working . I have gone in to my craft room several times, and just come up blank. I am working on the Mojo Monday 50 challenge and it is taking me forever! Thankfully, I still have a few days.

We had a going away BBQ for our son Jim this last weekend. Also during that time we surprised my husband with a 50th Birthday party. Jim didn't want to miss the opportunity to give his Dad a bad time on his 50th Birthday, and since he will be overseas when Dad turns that ripe old age, we thru the party early. He was really surprised! We did have to rethink it a bit since his heart attack earlier in the week. If it had been more serious, we would not have done this, I assure you. Anyway, in this post you will see two cards that my sisters made for him, they are sooo cute!

(Thanks for bailing me out here, girls!)

Thanks for your patience, have a wonderful day! God Bless!

Lovely As A Tree B-Day

Good Tuesday to you! More big plans today to get ready for my company, so just a quick post.
I have used my Lovely As A Tree set from Stampin'Up! for this card. I find it works so well for masculine cards. My youngest turns 25 years old soon, (this no way implies that I might be OLD) ! I'm very proud of him and the path he has taken in life.
Cardbase is Confetti White (SU), layered with Olive Plaid from Lasting Impressions. This is layered with more SU cardstock, Old Olive. Image is stamped with Mellow Moss ink. The small square brads are bronze in color and are from an assortment from Joanns.


Thanks for stopping by today, I'm off to start on that list again........Blessings!

Masculine Duck Card

This is one of those cards that came a little at a time. I originally started with a green/brown color scheme, but then changed my mind to the blues. I think it came out rather nicely.

Supplies: Cardstock-Navy-Bazzil, Bashful Blue, Glossy White-Stampin' Up! Ink-Brilliant Blue-Stampin' Up! Ribbon, Brads-JoAnne's Buckle-Making Memories

Have a happy Monday!! Thanks for stopping by to take a look!