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So Grateful

I really am!  I'm grateful for so many things today. Grateful for friends, family, life in general. I'm trying to count my blessings today because I am feeling mournful about the sun not showing its face. I miss the sun. *sigh*  So, with that attitude of gratitude I created a sunny feeling card!

I was so excited for Gina K when she announced her new clear stamps! I used to be all about rubber and when I finally got into clear, I didn't really want to go back. Honestly, because of the visibility more than anything! I love Gina and am trilled for her! It's great for our industry too! I'm also excited that two of my friends will now be working with Gina K!

So, you might be wondering my opinion on the quality. I am really impressed! They are great quality and stamped nicely. 

This is a pretty quick card. I tend to stamp quick when it's just for fun... and that's what I was doing with this card.

I LOVE having Orange Baker's twine too! I'm sort of addicted to the red color but I got this from MFT to try and love it. It's a little thicker than my other twine but I think I like that too. 

So, I had a great few days away. I spent one entire day doing nothing. It was AWESOME! I need about 5 more days of that. (If the Sun is involved!)  There are some great things on the horizon though. Alex is coming home for about a week!!! I've missed her SO much and am going to hoard her away while she is here. (Imagine the seagulls from "Finding Nemo", yep... that's me!) There are other great things coming too... I will share more on those things as they draw nearer. :)

Thanks for poppying by, friends!

 

Mandarin Orange Twine 15 Yard Bundle Hello Sunshine Stamp TV Kit- CLEAR STAMPS VERSION Cloud White VersaMagic VersaMagic - Red Magic VersaMagic - Hint of Pesto Memento Tangelo Heavyweight Cardstock Kraft Heavyweight Cardstock Sweet Tooth Heavyweight Cardstock Red Hot Heavyweight Cardstock Orange Fizz Sweet Tooth

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I Like White...

Space. I really do. I think it gives my eye a little rest and even some direction as to where my focus needs to be. I think that my favorite designers have mastered the ability to use White Space in their designs. They are the designers who seem to create the simplest WOW designs. The designs seem to often have their focal image/sentiment to the side... rarely center focused.

There are a few things that I've noticed with these designers that I am seeking to become better at. They seem to master the use of color. They make projects interesting with that and simple details.

Now... I'm not saying that this card is a fantastic use of white space... but it's a start. :)

I used some Paper Smoches stamps, SUPER cute images and Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink. Now... 

I'm not sure if it's that the clear sets I have are just prone to this but man... this ink does stain my images. I really love the color and coverage but am not totally sure how I feel about the staining. I think that my favorite Clearsnap ink is still Vivid. (I just can’t seem to figure out where I put my stash of those.) As I've been purging older products from my studio I've rediscovered some of my old favorites that I just couldn't bear to part with...and I found my big box of ink pads. It's been fun getting re-acquainted with some "old friends"! LOL!

Well, I'm not sure I will have much to post this week. It's the last week of school and on top of it I've headed out of town with my hubby for the last few days too. Silly snow days made it a little complicated by extending school. But... I enjoy spending time with Chris. While he is in the conference part of the trip, working and all, I'll get a good shot of Vitamin D! We have had SUCH a cloudy and rainy spring. I am SO ready! I can usually only enjoy about 2 days away from my girls... so this is a perfect little break!  If you are ever in Washington and want an incredible place to just "be"... this is it! (Sun Mountain Lodge) Tonight we even get to take wagons and horses out to a cowboy dinner! But yes... I'm already missing my girls, and we just left yesterday! LOL!

Thanks for poppying by, friends!

 

ColorBox Fluid Chalk Inkpad PP076 - Hay Barn (B) Farm Fresh 6x6 patterned paper Paper Smooches stamps

 

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grateful for you

I had a happy mail day so I thought I would make up a cute card for a girlfriend! It was also fun to see my last card over on the MFT blog.  There are some really cute projects over there. Oh... and I noticed that they are having a little sale too!  Who doesn't LOVE a sale! Here is the link... it's a great deal too... 20% off for the next few days, no code needed. I am SO there! I've got a few other stamps and such coming my way from a few other companies too... I'll share something fun with those when they get here and I get a chance to play! I also got a Silhouette... and plan on diving into that. Iv'e got a studio clean up that I'm STILL in the thick of. I need to clear, um... create a place for it. *giggle*

Ok... on to today's card!

I got the fun MFT Hexagon dies and thought I would try my hand at using it. Looooove it! I like that I can create a fun border with it too. It's really interesting.

You all know how much I love SEI... so I broke out my paper, the 6x6 packs are my favorite, and had fun cutting. The cutting strip in the die set was great because I didn't waste a lot of paper. There are two sizes of hexagons too... so I have enough to make another card with the smaller versions. 

I also used their framed greetings set for the sentiment. I'm LOVING, truly LOVING my VersaMagic inks! The vibrancy of the colors is so great... so is the coverage. I need to get some more colors though. Let's face it... we stampers can never have enough colors!

Oh, I did use some fun grape colored crystals to accent the card. Yep... I like the little colored singles. 

Well, it's a BEAUTIFUL, sunny day here in the Pacific Northwest! I am going to go outside and be productive. I hope you are all doing great. I love hearing from you and SO appreciate all the positive thoughts toward my getting better. Life is good! 

Thanks for poppying by, Friends!

Spring Pansy VersaMagic VersaMagic - Tea Leaves Dots Crystal - Grape couture paper pad 6x6 size pages Die-namics Framed Greetings Die and Stamp Set Heavyweight Cardstock Grapesicle Heavyweight Cardstock Sweet Tooth Die-namics Hexagon

 

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Class of 2012

It's that time of the year again... Graduation! We have several kids graduating this year that go to our church... so I have a lot of cards to make! It's funny, I had one daughter graduate last year and I will have another graduate next.  I feel like I know SO much more about the process from a parenting perspective. 

So here is a card I created for one of the girls...

The school colors are Purple and White. I just added a little feminine flair with some rose. It's hard to tell but the flourish totally matches!

 I really like these MFT patterns that come in the By The Numbers stamp set. Pretty smart set actually. 

Oh, I've received a few inquiries about the injection and the back issues... so here's a little update. I am doing SO much better! I think having two separate injuries (the car accident with my neck and the fluke weird lower back issues that I had before that.) took a real toll though. It's took me longer to get to where I'm at... but I'm glad to be here now! It's not perfect but I will say that all day long pain is gone, for now. And that, my friends, is more than I hoped for! I'm not sure when and if I will need another injection, but I will NOT hesitate to do it again, if needed! 

Now... I'm getting some things caught up so that I can spend some time with my oldest daughter when she comes home for a week. Time has not flown...and I miss her SO much!

Have a great weekend!

Thanks for poppying by, friends!

Die-namics By The Numbers and Stamp Set Crimson Red Versafine Spring Pansy VersaMagic Cloud White VersaMagic Heavyweight Cardstock Grapesicle Lovely -Lavender/Grape Crystal

 

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