Third times a charm :)

I think I finally got this card figured out!

You've seen it here and here already
but, after seeing the sweet, bright colours
of this card, I had to give it one more try.
And I'm so glad I did!


Using Tempting Turquoise, Delightful Daffodil,
Crumb Cake and Whisper White papers and ink,
I did the emboss resist technique with the
Unity flower and added the sentiment from their
'Something Within' set. A little crochet thread
and a cute little button finished it off.

I hope this card will be a cheery reminder
for its recipient that they're thought of
and prayed for in tough times...and all the time!

For Evelyn

Another baby card...but I'm not complaining!!
I really do love making card to celebrate the
new arrival of a sweet little someone. In this case,
the card is for baby Evelyn and I couldn't resist
putting her name right on the front!

I think this might be the first time I've ever
used stickers on a card. I know, crazy eh?
I had been given these Basic Grey stickers
from the Sugar Rush line and they've been
staring at me waiting for the perfect project.
Now that I've broken them out, I'm pretty
sure these sweet alphabet stickers are going
to find their way on a lot of things around here!

I stamped the heart background in Versamark,
and used another one of my prize pack Tim
Holtz goodies for the embossed ledger sheet.
I distressed the edges and then swiped some
Milled Lavender ink over the top after I had
trimmed the edge with my SU! Scalloped Edge
punch. Another first for me was using the 'Rock
and Roll' technique on those teeny little feet.
I can't believe I've never done this before!! I
love the way it turned out -all soft and almost
watercolour-y. Overall just a sweet little card
for a sweet little princess. Perfect!

Thanks for visiting!

A year of blessing!

My parent's just celebrated their 32nd anniversary.
Congratulations Mom and Dad!
They had been camping and I was expecting to see them
for at least another week or so, but when Mom called
and asked if they could come over for a visit, I wasn't
about to say no! I had less than 24 hours to plan a
special little visit to celebrate such an incredible occasion.
With the help and culinary expertise of sweet farmer husband
we managed to get a delicious feast together and with the
little bit of time left I needed to make the most wonderful
card....Yipes!!! Out of all the people I make cards for, I
know my mom truly appreciates everything that goes
into them, and so I couldn't just throw something together.
Well, I was still putting the finishing touches on it when
they pulled into the driveway, but I did it!

I started by picking out some fall-ish colours.
My parent's wedding pictures are some of my favorites.
My mom had a bouquet of peachy-orange roses with
lots of fall foliage and stalks of wheat as accents. So
beautiful! I definitely had that in mind when picking
out these colours. At first I was going to run the Creamy
Caramel cardstock through an embossing folder, but
then instead stamped this Unity flourish with the matching
ink and I love the subtle detail it added. I broke out my
new SU! Lots of Tags sizzlit (love hostess benefits!) to
frame the sentiment and I love how it turned out.
The inside is stamped with the rest of the sentiment,
"...a year of blessing!". A simple but beautiful
anniversary card for my wonderful parents.
I hope every time they look at it, they are reminded of
the promises they made that fall and the love
and grace that has brought them here 32 years later!
God bless you, Mom and Dad!

In a pinch...

A couple years ago, a sweet friend gave me a
Basic Grey baby card kit for my birthday. As
much as I love designing and creating my own
cards, there are always those times, when you're
in a crunch and need a card in a jiffy and this
kit has come to the rescue every time!
I just made the last card from the kit the
other week for our friends' new baby and, even
though I had nothing to do with how it looks,
I just had to share it.
Too cute, right?

That crazy dinosaur just cracks me up!
On the inside I wrote,
"Dear Nathanial, we think you are
DINO-MITE!!
And we're so glad you're here!"

So, if you're even looking for something
to keep in your 'emergency' stash, I'd highly
recommend the Basic Grey card kits. Beautiful
papers, tonnes of awesome embellishments,
gorgeous rub-ons and super high quality
card stock and envelopes. Everything is
pre-cut and pre-scored. Easy-peasy!

Well, I've gotta go get our two oldest
ready for school. I'll tell you, I'm so
thankful that they're so excited because
I can't remember the last time I've been
so sad! Sigh. We'll get through this too!
Hope you're having a great week.
Thanks for visiting!

Back to School :(

We made these at the end of the school year,
but I think they could be an equally great way
to start the year off too!

Take some containers you've been saving, you know the
ones that get sweet Farmer Husband frustrated every
he opens the cupboard and plastic tubs and tins come
raining down upon him? Those ones. They work perfectly :)

Bake up your favorite batch of these.

Let sweet daughter decorate the tub for the best
bus driver ever!

Transform the tin with paper, ribbon and a little tag.
Easy, peasy, lemon squeesy!

Simple, inexpensive gifts that go a long way in showing
your appreciation...but make sure to bake a double
batch of the cookies otherwise you won't have enough
for the tins after you sneakily eat some yourself...I mean
you won't have any to enjoy yourself after you fill the tins ;)

A boy card!

A good friend of ours recently moved into a new

apartment and I wanted to send him a little card of
welcome for his new place.
He's a huge fan of all things Dutch so I knew I wanted
to use some orange and, being he's a guy, try and keep
the design fairly simple. I probably overthink things a
bit, but I sure had a tough time with this card!
After playing around with it a bit, I'm pretty happy
with the way it turned out though.

I used the Tim Holtz bingo impression plate (another new
goodie from my Unity prize - Wahoo!!) for the orange
background and finally broke out the Good Neighbour set
that I received from SU!'s last sale-a-bration for those
cute little houses.

Lots of distressing and dimension on this one.

Knowing how much he appreciates visual design I was
a bit nervous to send this out but he sent me a quick
message the day he got it in the mail and...he loved it!
Phew! Creating cards for guys is always a challenge for
me, but it's nice to have to step outside of the box
sometimes. Hope you're enjoying these last days of
summer! Can you believe is September already? I can't
wait to start making some crafty fall things :)