More Birthdays

I have another birthday card to share with you from my stamping session on Thursday. This card is the one I designed for the two boys in our family that turn 5 this month. What I like is that it can work for both little boys and for adults, too. Making it for a girl? Mix up the colors and you can work this one for anyone. Here's the card:
Colors: Cool Caribbean (I MISS that one!!), Gable Green.
There's glitter on the candles, which of course I love, and the big "B" has some piercing on it and is popped up. The size of this card is a regular half-sheet of cardstock that is simply folded the "other" way. I put these cards in a regular business sized envelope, but it just leaves space on the width. Until they make envelopes for this size card, a regular size 10 will have to do. lol

Enjoy your Saturday~

DH's Birthday

Oh my goodness, I had to laugh at myself after I posted yesterday... I realized after I had made all those cards (you'll see the rest of them over the next few days), that I had not yet made the more important and more necessary card - my husband's birthday! His birthday is today and so before I run around with all his celebrations and the work I have to do around the house, I thought I'd post his card for you to see, and as a way for me to celebrate his birthday in my own way, too - by sharing it with you! So here's the card:

I had to make is masculine for him, but I couldn't resist just a little glitter for those candles. I mean, what's a candle without sparkle?! Not Quite Navy, Soft Sky, and River Rock are the colors on this card, and I think they blended well to pull this card off. I just hope he likes it.

I hope you do, too!

Okay, until tomorrow, then~

Mothers Day

Long time no see, friends! Sorry for the long time between... I've had major family drama going on and quite honestly haven't had the energy to post or even stamp (can you believe it?!). But thankfully we have a family gathering coming up on Saturday, and I had a need to get some cards made, so I thought I'd share them with you. Today's post will be the mothers day card I made, cuz I thought it was not only cute, but perfect to give you a last-minute idea if you're still struggling to come up with something for your mom or the moms you know (cuz by the way, it's THIS Sunday!!).

OH, and GET THIS - I had another family project that came up which required me to purchase some media software to transform audio tapes to cds, and so I did some research (aka- asked the engineer/techies at work for their expert opinions) and purchased Easy Media Creator 10. Let me just tell you - I am soooo excited to have this software!!! It's great for not only converting audio and video so you can made cds/dvds out of your tapes/videotapes, but you can make movies from your photos, edit and enhance your photos, and TONS of other things that I have yet to explore! So this first card I'm sharing is actually my first time using this software for photo editing, so I hope it looks okay. I was able to make a watermark, too - which was SUPER exciting for me, too...

Okay, enough rambling, on to the pic:

The words under the cow say "like no udder." So essentially it reads "mother like no udder." I almost put "mudder" instead of "mother" but I don't have a stamp for that. lol

The stamp set is Very Punny from SU!, and the paper is Pretty in Pink cardstock and some old designer paper from SU! as well. Highlighted with black and some flat-sided gems from the local craft store, this card kinda turned out cute if I do say so myself!

I hope you like it, and I'm sorry it took so long for me to post. Thanks for those of you who are continuing to visit me. I will do my best to try and keep things going!

Hugz~

New Music

Just thought I'd let you know that if you listen to my music playlist, I added a few tracks today, so it changes things up a bit. I hope you enjoy it!

Hugs~

Blog Booty! lol

Misty has a great blog and is offering "blog booty" (arrrgh, me mateys!) on her blog until April 21. Go and enter for your chance to win!

http://mistylynnwhat.blogspot.com/2008/04/sweet-pea-and-finally-blog-booty.html

Have a great day!

Better Get Better

Yes, it's the often forgotten and usually most needed card we have in our collections, isn't it? The "get well" card is one that I have decided I need to spend some time working on. That along with a whole mess of other "to dos" that I have made promises to myself to keep working on makes for one busy girl! But thankfully I was able to steal away a few moments for a stamping project. Here's just one of the cards I made:


Isn't that a cute and unusual paper? It's not SU!, but honestly I don't know where it's from either. I got a piece of it from a fellow blogger last summer, and I have not had the opportunity to use it until today. I love it, though! And, I decided to play with some different color combos while I was at it.

River Rock, Soft Sky, and Chocolate Chip complement this mystery paper. More Mustard eyelets (remember those?!?), and sentiment stamped on twill tape as accents as well as central theme. A handful of paper piercing (there is piercing all around the Chocolate chip layer, you just can't see it, of course), and of course the Cuttlebug using the Mesh A2 embossing folder finish off this piece.

I hope you like it!

Hey, A quick share for Monday

Hi friends! I haven't had time to stamp, but I was going through some blogs I read and wanted to share with you my favorite card/idea for today, so pretend I stamped and showed you a picture and visit this link for the payoff:
http://www.granitestatestamper.com/2008/03/bleach-isnt-jus.html

I promise I'm going to stamp soon, but I don't want you miss the posts here, so I'm staying active as much as I can. Don't worry, though, my stamps are CALLING MY NAME, and my house is clean, so I feel a stamping day coming soon!!

Hugs~

You Make My Day Award!!

My friends Sher and Lori gave me this award, and I'm late picking it up, but THANK YOU ladies for this award - I am honored, and it makes MY day!! For anyone who wants to see the amazing stuff these gals offer on their blogs, check them out here:

Sherri - http://sherristampingspot.blogspot.com/

Lori - http://tisdalestamps.blogspot.com/



I am passing this award forward to some more great bloggers now. Check them out!
The winners are:

1.) Lesa - http://paperpossibilities.blogspot.com/ - she's a blogging sister stamper who is always supportive and has a great blog, too.

2.) Deb - http://stampinonthemountain.blogspot.com/ Deb has some cute stuff on her blog and is really sweet.

3.)Kerri J - http://cardsbykerry.blogspot.com/ her work is ADORABLE, and the blog is great. Kerry's a sweetheart!

4.) Jana - http://stampwithjana.blogspot.com/ A fellow Diva who is a super creative gal and her blog is always fascinating to read.

5.)Velta - http://impressionsbyv.blogspot.com/ Velta has some neat ideas, be sure to check her out too.

Then these recipients do the the following. If you already have this award don’t worry about passing it on, just display it proudly:)
1) Write a post with links to 5 blogs you find of interest and that inspire you.
2) Acknowledge the post of the award giver.
3) Display the logo “You Make My Day”
4) Tell the award winners that they have won by commenting on their blogs with the news.

Great tip for mailing bulky cards!

I don't have any cards to share with you today, but in an effort to keep things moving, and because this tip is so SIMPLE but SOOOO great, I had to share it! Check out this link and see it for yourself if you ever mail cards with embellishments or is otherwise susceptible to damage by our USPS:
http://angelosity.blogspot.com/2008/04/mailing-tip.html

I hope this is an AHA moment for some of you like it was for me!

Hugz~