Remember

Hope you are having a good Memorial Day. Today is a day when we should all take a moment to be remember and be thankful to the one who gave their lives defending our freedoms and to the ones who serve now or have serverd in our military. Even if they were lucky enough to return home, they are forever changed and will never forget the effects of war.

My dad served in the Korean War. He was drafted at age 19 and went into basic training in October of 1949. He returned home on December 20 and he and my mom were married December 27. He shipped out for Korea on Jan 2. It must have been so hard for my mom to see her husband of 5 days leave for war. The picture of my dad and his cousin Barbara above was taken just before he left for basic training, he was so handsome!

I also included a picture of my mom that was taken around the same time as the one of my dad, I don't have any of them together at this age. This holiday is always hard for me because she died on Memorial Day in 1981 from cancer.

Happy Birthday, Human

Good Saturday morning! I thought I would use the sketch from MOJO Monday again but the color scheme from a new challenge blog by inLinkz which was to make a boy birthday card using these colors.

My girls get invited to a lot of birthday parties and I am usually scrambling around just before the party to get one made so I am one up for the next boy party. inLinkz is giving some awesome prizes away, so make a card and link it up for a chance to win!

MOJO Monday

Good morning! I feel like it has been forever since I have been able to stamp, I have had a sick baby for the past 3 days. He is much better today, amazing what a switch in formula can do. Today's card was made using the MOJO Monday sketch for this week. I had some silver card stock in my stash and ran it through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice embossing folder and then layered on some Night and Day(retired) DSP. The motorcycle is a single stamp from the Summer Mini and is perfect for those hard to make masculine cards. Hope you like it!

Sweet Sunday/Curtain Call

Good morning! Today I have a card I made for two challenges, one for the color combo and one for the sketch. The color challenge is for the Curtain Call Act 31 and we were to use Night of Navy, Garden Green, Pretty in Pink, Almost Amethyst, and Whisper White. You can check out all the beautiful creations here . I love the inspiration piece and would love to see it sitting in my backyard. The other challenge was the sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge and the link to that is here. Lots on my To Do list today, hopefully I can squeeze in some stamping time!

Whoever is Happy

Good Saturday morning! I am really enjoying these rolled flowers. The color of my flower today is actually Tempting Turquoise although the camera doesn't agree. The sentiment is from the stamp set Hope Happens. The DP is Island Oasis and Good Neighbors pad and the card stock is Kraft and Old Olive. That's it for today, we are off for Swim Team Tryouts, shop for new clothes, lunch with a friend, a birthday party, and then a movie after dinner with Dad.

Tropical Party

It seems like a long time since I made a 3-D item so today I made a little bag using the stamp set Tropical party. The front was totally inspired by a card from Stampin' Success magazine( a magazine for Stampin' Up demonstrators) made by the talented Jackie Topa. She had a punch monkey on hers but I went with a palm tree. We get invited to a lot of birthday parties between both girls and I thought this would be perfect to tuck a gift card in for a pool birthday party. The bag is made using the Fancy Favor die.

If you enjoy making 3-D items, there is a blog just for you! It is called Paper Cubed and each month a challenge is issued and you can up load your projects and possibly win a prize. This month the challenge is to make a shadow box. You can check out all the entries so far by going here.

Curtain Call Color Challege: Act 30

Good morning! Today I tried a new technique called rolled flowers. There is a tutorial on Splitcoast for this but I used the Table Setting Bigz die and just cut it down a little from the original size. I also did this for the Curtain Call color challenge which was to use Basic Black, Kraft, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, and Pink Pirouette. I also used Vanilla Smooch on the flowers but the camera didn't capture it very well. You can check out all the other projects using this challenge here. Hope you like it.

Not the Typical Grad Card

Today I have a card I made for my nephew and it isn't the kind of graduation card I typically make, I usually use a cap & gown or diploma embellishment. But, Brodie isn't the typical graduate either. He has always been so dear to me and many times when he and his mom would disagree about something he would come talk to me for advice. Well, this time it was Mom wanting advice. Brodie has never made anything but A's all through school and has played sports and excelled at everything he has attempted but now that he is through high school, he has decided not to go to college. He is in love and wants to get married and go to work in the coal mines. Now, there is nothing wrong with being a coal miner, my husband is a retired coal miner as was my Dad and just about all my uncles and grandfathers. I am going to try to convince him to get a coal mining degree and then if he wants to be a coal miner he can start out in management which is a lot safer. I will see him in June and have thought hard about what to say to him, I thought this sentiment was very fitting.


I made this card for the MOJO Monday sketch. I used Travel Journal designer paper and Night of Navy. The piece made with the Top Note is also a pocket and I plan on adding money to it before giving it to him

Bundle of Joy

Good Saturday morning! Thought I had better post earlier than usual since I have a lot going on today. I needed two baby girl cards for church Sunday and discovered all I had left was for boys. This one is CAS and quick. I thought I would try this ribbon technique again, I really like it but I needed to add one more pleat to the right side. The stamp is from the Little Angel set. Thanks for stopping by.

Flip Scrapbook

Today I have a cute little flip scrapbook to share with you. I made it using one half of the Cool Kids Simply Scrappin' kit. This one is for my daughter Shelby and I have enough materials left to make my other daughter Sadie one. I love how it gives tons of space for the child to journal or add photos. There are journaling ideas such as "If I had a million dollars..", Because..., My family is so cool because..., and many more. I got this idea from Heather Summers. Thanks for stopping by!