Good Morning!

Good morning my friends!  It is Monday and the beginning of another week!  The time is just flying by.  Yesterday we just hung out!  My husbands daughter came to visit and he had a great Father's Day!  Even got in a short nap which is very unusual for him!  I got to play a little so it was a good day!  I have all these Spellbinders Dies and decided to try and use them in creative ways and the ideas have just been flying!  The image is from Flourishes A Year of Flowers (I think that is right).  I colored with my Copic Markers and used some of the new card stock  I got from Gina K Designs (Sweet Mango) and my Spellbinders dies.  I colored a few dew drops with a Copic marker to match the flowers.  I hope you enjoy this!

We are in a hot dry spell here!  I mean really hot...in the 90's...and we haven't had much rain either!  There has been rain all around but not on our little acre!  It is too hot to do much outside but water the flowers.  So I am cooped up in the AC.....(time to play!)  I spent a couple of hours outside yesterday and I almost melted and run down into my shoes!  I am hoping we get some relief soon!!  A few 80 degree days would be most welcomed!

Well I'm off to get another cup of coffee and check out some of the other Blogs I love to visit and see what everyone else has been up to.  Have a wonderful day and try to stay cool!

Trio Card....

Good morning everyone!  I hope your Sunday is getting off to a good start!  Yesterday was a good day.  I got to spend some time stamping and cutting and I made a new card to share with you!

I used an image that I have had for a long time...I believe it is from a Flourishes set and stamped on an oval cut out from Spellbinders Ovals Large Dies and put that on a scalloped Oval and then added to the front of my card.  The little corners are also a Spellbinders Die.  I used my Ranger Distress Inks to color the images ...this is new for me.  I love the colors, but need to practice with shading.  I also used a Borderabilities Grand Die (Classic Lace) for the bottom of my card.  I used card stock from Gina K Designs in cream and turquoise sea to set up the card.   Added some sparkle ( Rhinestones) from my stash and the card is ready to go!

I hope you enjoy the card!  Have a great Sunday; it's the last day before Monday Blues!

Good Tuesday Morning...

Well I am beginning to sleep a little later than normal lately. But I seem to be wandering around the house at all hours of the night and early morning. Something is always hurting, or there is some little complaint to keep me awake. Nothing really major, just those little aches that keep you from falling asleep and no matter what you do you can't get your nest made. So I wind up getting out of bed and coming through the house to find something to do quietly to occupy my time until I can get my little problem resolved. Enough of that....on to more happy things.



Morning Glories!! They bring back such memories of my childhood. They are a beautiful flower, but gardeners hate them because they take over. But you have to admit there is beauty there! For my card I used Cranberry Tart cardstock from Gina K Designs; ran it through my Cuttlebug with a folder to emboss the front. My next layer was Pink cardstock distressed with Ranger Tea Dye, Dusty Concord and Aged Mahogany Distress Ink. My top layer is Cream cardstock aged with Ranger Distress Ink; same as above with a little bit of Tumbled Glass added. My stamp is from Flourishes,colored with watercolor pencils and a little silk ribbon bow in a mauve, pink color and I actually tied my own bow!! For some reason my bows are beginning to look better and I couldn't be happier!! I love being able to do that; and if it doesn't work then I use my Bow Easy. I just think a bow you tie yourself has a little character and it just makes the card yours somehow. For some reason I just noticed my stamped image is a little off in positioning. My eyes are beginning to go!! Just goes to show you, all your images can't be perfect! Sorry about that!

Well ladies, that is it for me this morning!! I've got many boxes to go through today; as I start working in our basement to clear out some junk. Notice I said junk....I would never throw anything useful away...It is just my definition of useful and my husband's definition of useful are two different things! He...he
Have a blessed day! And remember to take time to breathe!