Good day everyone!


How is the weather in your little piece of the world.  Here it is still HOT as Hades and since we are not used to it I am literally melting.

 Hubby and I went for a Quad ride today out an old road.  I love to ride the Quad even though there are a few bumps in the road.  I just love the sun and the wind in my hair.  I actually have my walkman plugged in one ear so I have some music to listen to.  I am one of those annoying people who have to have music on all the time.  I have been like this forever.  Could care less about TV but music is what keeps me moving and grooving.

The only down side to riding a Quad is sometimes you have very close encounters with large insects. I actually tried to duck a couple of them only to have them bounce off my forehead and cheek.  EEK!  But the breeze and coolness that comes with the speed, it is well worth the bugs!  Oh and did you know that butterflies can keep up with you even at 7 KM an hour?  But they don’t stay long –very short attention span!  ( much like someone I know and love – my sis)

I have a card that I made yesterday evening using the Up, Up and Away stamp set.  I loved the sentiment that states – “the sky is the limit”  I think it is appropriate for someone who is graduating high school.  My twin nieces just had their prom and I am making a couple of cards for them.
 
Here you go –

I used Whisper White Card stock for my base.  I love the clean look that comes with the white card stock.  I used Marina Mist and cut out a strip to place on the card.  I made a slightly smaller one using the same card stock and then added dimensionals to pop it up.  I made the clouds out of a piece of scrap white that I ran through the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder.  I punched it out with a scallop circle punch and then cut a straight line across.  I used Tombow  glue to place the clouds on the Marina Mist c/s.

I stamped three air balloons on scrap whisper white using Caylpso Coral, Island Indigo and Raspberry Ripple.  I cut them out and added them to the card using dimensionals.  I stamped the baskets in Early Espresso ink and cut them out and just glued them to the balloons.  I stamped “Celebrate today” using Midnight Muse ink.  The “Celebrate Today” is from the stamp set Perfectly Penned. 

Colleen is right about the new ink pads.  Once you have used them there is no going back.  I am now looking at the ones I own and wondering how long it will take me to replace them with the new sponge ones!  Sigh!

 “ The sky is the limit” was stamped on the inside and I stamped a couple of balloons also. 
I now have to make another one for the other twin.

 I can’t make them the same but I can make them similar!

That’s it for today!  I have to go brush my teeth! lol

Flying down the road on a Quad hugs! 

Up, Up and Away!

Good day wonderful ones!

It's raining and overcast here in Corner Brook today but I am being productive.  Still putting the finishing touches on a wedding project for one of my brides.  Hoping to have that finished by the end of May!

As I mentioned yesterday I got a couple of new stamp sets.  Aviary and Up, Up and Away!  Yesterday you saw a quick card done with Aviary and today I put the Up Up and away set together and here's what I made -

I'm really liking the Pink and Grey theme here.  I used the Big Shot and the Edgelits to make the cute scallop border. 

 I stamped the balloons in Basic Grey, colored them in with a Pretty in Pink marker and then cut them out.  Added some Dazzling Diamonds as you can see! 

 I was just going to stamp Happy B-day once but as you can see I ran the greeting right across the bottom.  Think Birthday song :O) 

  I did do the border around the balloons free hand but I had a secret weapon.  My grid paper.  I first lined up the card stock and then drew lines down the sides and across the top of the Whisper White card stock with a pencil.  Then I doodled the border on the grid paper and all I had to do was follow the  lines and the border within the boxes.  Here is a pic to help you understand.

I just had to stay within the lines to make this border fit really well.  And it was easy to line up once it was thought out.  And you think I just sit and read all day right?  Not so, sometimes I actually use my brain!  hahaha

Now a quick change of subject!  I received a couple of cards for my Birthday and thought you might like to see them.

This one was from my niece, Karen.  She is Colleen's daughter (one of them) and Colleen sent her some cards for Xmas this year for her to give to her friends.   Inside she thanks me for teaching her mom to make cards so she has something to send me.  Too funny!  Thank you Karen and Mark!

This beauty is from Colleen.  Apparently she is still in contest mode.  She might even win this one because I don't make my own b-day cards.  So maybe we should give her this one! 

This is adorable and so pretty in Pink!  She went to a lot of work and according to her this was her third attempt at making me a card.  She listed all the things she did just so I would know how much work she put into it.  OMG she cracks me up!!!!

This is a close up of the Trellis work she did.  She was aiming for flowers climbing up a trellis and it actually did look like that.  The butterflies were done with shaving cream.  She also sprayed the flowers with Shimmer Mist to make them sparkle!   Lovely!!

This card is from my good friend Debbie Tipple.  Apparently she also made another attempt before I got this one.  It appears that they are afraid of me lol

Debbie used the Apothecary Stamp set and some really lovely colors.  I love the pop of Yellow!

Debbie  said she did it in about 10 minutes.   Colleen's was totally disgusted with her!  You hit it out of the park Debbie and gave Colleen a run for her money!

This is the card my Daughter sent me.  She doesn't make cards, just a baby :O)  I called her and asked her who she talked to at the card place to get such a great card.  We have had this talk over the phone several times.  She scolds me about skipping meals.  Which I do when I get busy and distracted. 

And this is so Carrie because she really does love to tell people what to do.  I laughed so hard when I read the punch line.  Thanks Carrie I love it!

This is the card my son and his wife sent me along with some money to purchase some books for my Kindle.  Really thoughtful!  I love to read!  I have already purchased two books!  Still looking for something else!  Any suggestions?  And no, not 50 Shades of Grey ok?

Marie, my DIL, calls me K-Mom!  I really like that. Thanks sweeties for the cards and gift.

Well that's it for today!  It's almost 2:00pm here and I haven't had dinner yet!  See, that's what I do!  I'm a bad puddy tat!  Chat with you later!

Joyful and thankful hugs!