The Card to go with the Gift...

I needed a card

to go with the baby gift I made

in my previous post...

Since the nursery is a nautical theme

I thought Mo's Digital Pencil stamp

Wynken, Blynken and Nod

was appropriate!

 

The navy and white

isn't something I would typically pick

for a baby card

but it mimicked the night sky

and deep blue sea well...



 I thought that border punch made great "waves"

and the white -as well as the bow

helped "soften" it a little bit.

And of course

I used Pop-Dots!

I put the story of Wynken, Blynken and Nod

on the inside

(wasn't sure if the parents to be knew it or not!)

and then a sentiment that

May in the mere "blynk" and "wynk" of an eye

may their new bundle of joy

be sailing into their arms.

Mom has been on bed rest

and is getting anxious

Due date isn't until first part of October!

We had a nice visit

(at least I thought so!)

and hopefully it broke up some of the monotony

of her day!

 

Trying to get motivated to gear up

for three upcoming craft shows---

This is Bad Cat

testing out a new catnip toy possibility!

He gave it two paws up!

Funny that catnip toys

are by far my best seller!

 

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings, 

Swimmingly...on Sunday...

Note: these are not scrapbook pages!
These are actual canvas art canvases
the kind with a wood frame & canvas stretched over it
that normal people paint on...!


I have spent an entire day

after church that is

working on these...

They are art canvases

decoupaged and decorated

with scrapbook paper

stamped images

wooden embellishments

glass

fibers

and even a little bit of OKI beach sand!

Those big empty spaces

are actually hand-made photo pockets!

All most supplies are Close to My Heart

(thanks Geri! Ya can see I put that paper pack

to good use! ; )  )

Whew.

They were to have been a gift

for a baby shower

yesterday.

Oops.

I think

they are worth the wait! 

I won't mention

how many times I cut that crab

(and how many wordy durds I said while doing it!)

NOT for babies ears, I assure you!

But

they are finished!

I will deliver them

to the parents to be

sometime this week

or next.

For now,

it's time for a rum drink

a good book

and some rest!

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping!
Blessings,

Sentiments on Saturday

Since the cat photos loaded first...

that's where I will start...

Hubby was having a snack on lunch meat

(aka" wildebeest" in our house)

he had some serious interest

as they are both on the same chair!

Never mind the one on the right pummeled

the one on the left the night before...!

And sometime this week

we had spaghetti---

this guy ABSOLUTELY LOVES the sauce!

Only this time he got it on his nose...



Momma helped him wash off what he

couldn't get.

Instead of Where's Waldo

this photo caption is

Where's Inky?!

I had help when I headed into my craft room

and when he got tired he just curled up

in the basket I bought from Theresa!

Ok.

So--onto to some crafty scrappy things!

A coworker had a birthday last week-end

and I didn't know it!

So yesterday I did some shopping

and here's what I came up with:

Wild Cat Wine drink mix,

a wine glass (dollar store!)

dressed up of course...

and some napkins...

Using Close to My Heart lagoon cardstock

and some CTMH black cardstock

and some sheer black ribbon,

my Big Shot and an embossing folder

here's the gift "box" I came up with...

Again with CTMH cardstock

a Mo's Digital Pencil image

and Stampin' Up Framelets

I put together a card to decorate the front
(Now-the CTMH Art Philosophy Cartridge

would cut those shapes-but the BS was easier today!)

I was also going to use the low temp glue gun

to gather that ribbon on there

but decided a strip of tape would tack it down

just as well and yeah,

I just kinda bunched it and stuck it down

no sewing-and no swearing (with the glue gun!)



oops-my crystals are on there cattywhompus!

Colored with Copics.

 Here's the inside of the card

that is layered and mimics

the sentiment on the napkins.

Anyway.

Hope she likes it.

Hubby is off enjoying a bike tour

of our local neighboring town

I wanted to go, too

but still not 100% after my surgery

and sitting on a bike seat

wouldn't be a good idea until I am.

sigh.

Maybe next year!

SO

now off to clean up my mess

do some housework

and I had better start making things

for our upcoming craft shows!

I keep procrastinating

and they are gonna be here

sooner than I want to think about!

Until next time--

happy stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,

No Adhesive Allowed!

Sadly,

we have a young man from our church

who is serving a life sentence

without chance of parole.

His mother and grandmother

sit in front of my husband and I

every Sunday.

His birthday is coming up this week

and a plea was made to send him cards

to let him know that we care about him

and are praying for him.

But---

I know from having helped with the Kairos Prison Ministry

and making (stamping) place mats for that

that NO ADHESIVE--STICKERS and GASP---

NO POP DOTS

are allowed.

Not even a sticker return address label on the enve.

I **think** this will pass--

all the paper is layered only by slipping it into slits

made by the Stampin' Up "slitty" punch

(that's that little half-circle you see...)

and the flip part is using the SU Framelits

All the paper is Close to My Heart

Footloose (sadly retired)

The name is the Bohemian Alphabet stamp set

and the sentiment is an "oldy-moldy" stamp

from my stash...

it's soooo hard to know what to say...

I hope it will make a little difference...

Now that I know that I can do this---

without adhesive...

I can do a little more to reach out to this young man.

He has changed

and I have no doubt that he can touch and change lives

even where he is...

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping.

Blessings,

Back to School...

Hard to believe

summer is almost over--

and soon the school bells will be ringing!

I am teaching our groupies this month

so I put my thinking cap on

pulled out some old papers

added some new stamps...

and I think I came up with

an A+ project

(I might be a wee bit biased tho--

so tell me what you think! ; )  )

Here's the 2-page layout...

close up of the first page

(yep, that's my "self portrait!")

Books on the shelf--

and my stack of self-help books/daily devotionals...

There's hidden journaling behind that photo...

Here's the second page--

behind that bow is a fold-out accordion book!

Here's the front of the little book...

colored with Copics

and the inside pages...

If you've not read

Wind Says Good Night

you need to!

The illustrations are ADORABLE!

I had a HORRIBLE time learning to read

when I was younger---

my mother and I spent hours upon hours reading

(or my trying to!)--using flash cards and phonics

it was pure torture for both of us...

but I distinctly remember that the turning point for me

was a book called

Lemonade Serenade or The Thing in the Garden.

Sadly, it is out of print--

but I scored an old, used library copy off Amazon

a few years back!



I included a list of my favorite "adult" authors as well...

and "signed out" my creation!

Here's the backside of that last page that folds in...

Hmmm...need to add something there...

Well, that's it for today's lesson!

My class kits are all ready to go for my students

on Tuesday of next week.

Until next time,

HAPPY READING

stamping and scrapping!

Blessings,

All products Close to My Heart

(some retired-some new)