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Summer Sunshine

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I had grand intentions to make spring/Easter cards to send to an immediate portion of my large circle of family and friends. Considering, it is now July and you haven’t seen a spring card grace my blog with its presence, you would be correct in assuming my intention did not come to fruition.  I decided instead to make summer cards and save the spring card idea for next year. I made 14 of the following card. These were quick to come together and I made them the last time I stamped at my friend Lori‘s. We’re getting together again this Sunday, so be on the lookout for a card or two Sunday evening or sometime next week.

Sending You Sunshine

Sending You Sunshine

Stamps: A Muse Clouds, Waves, Sending You Sunshine; Hero Arts Clear Design August (sun)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Baja Breeze, Summer Sun
Ink:  Stampin’ Up Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun
Accessories:  Inkssentials Glossy Accents

Father’s Day Cards

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So Sunday, a week from yesterday, I got together with my friend Lori to make cards. I always enjoy getting together with Lori since we have a nice chat while stamping. Plus, this time she fed me chocolate chip cookies.

I made the following three father’s day cards plus one other design that I will show in a later post. The first two cards utilize the same concept, but different designer paper. One for my Dad in a blue color scheme and one for James’ Dad in a green color scheme. Lori was nice enough to hook me up with some designer paper when my original paper plan for one of them didn’t pan out. The 3rd card is the card I gave to James as the daddy-to-be. I also gave him some M&M Premiums Mint Chocolate candies that I picked up when I went to HEB on Saturday with my sister so she could get her HEB fix while she was in town.

Father's Day Card for my Dad

Father's Day Card for my Dad

Stamps: Hero Arts Clear Design June (World’s Best Dad)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Night of Navy
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Prestwick
Ink:  Stampin’ Up Night of Navy
Accessories:  Inkssentials Glossy Accents, dimensionals

Father's Day Card for James Dad

Father's Day Card for James' Dad

Stamps: Hero Arts Clear Design June (World’s Best Dad)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Always Artichoke
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up To the Nines Speciality
Ink:  Stampin’ Up Always Artichoke
Accessories:  Inkssentials Glossy Accents, dimensionals

Father's Day Card for James

Father's Day Card for James

Stamps: Stampendous Cling Changito Piggback
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Night of Navy, Baja Breeze
Ink:  Stazon Jet Black, Stampin’ Up Night of Navy (edges of white cardstock)
Colored Pencils:  Stampin’ Up
Tools:  Cuttlebug Argyle Embossing Folder

Personalized Baby Note Cards

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For wedding and baby showers, I like to make personalized note cards. I leave them blank on the inside and the gift recipient can use them for thank you cards or little notes or really whatever they want to use them for. I find them to be a nice extra touch to include in my gifts. Plus they are simple. All I do is buy packages of blank cards (ivory or white) with envelopes at Hobby Lobby or Michaels when they’re on sale. Then I decide on the color scheme. I then set up the name in Microsoft Word using a font color in the chosen color scheme and run them through my color laser printer. Then I stamp little feet for a baby or an image of wedded bliss for a bridal shower and I’m done.

The set below was made for Margie, a lady who works at my office who recently had a baby girl. I didn’t end up giving her the baby gift until after the baby was born. Partly because I am a slacker, as most people who know me know, and partly because it took her a while to decide on a name for the baby. Oh well, it worked for me, because I got to drop the gift off at her house and hold the precious 5-day old tiny Reyna. Holding her made me super excited to hold my Baby JAM once she arrives. I apologize for the poor lighting in the photo, but it was taken late at night and I had hoped to get the cards and gift to Margie before the baby arrived, but Reyna came 2 weeks early.

Personalized Baby Note Cards

Personalized Baby Note Cards

Mother’s Day

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Mother’s Day has always been a time when I think about how much my mother means to me. It has never been so meaningful as it was this year. Because this year, as I was thinking about how much my mother means to me, I was wondering how much I would mean to the little one growing inside of me. On Mother’s Day, little baby JAM was 18 weeks along, 2 weeks shy of the halfway point of the pregnancy. At 18 weeks, baby JAM was theoretically 5.5 inches long and weighing 5 ounces. I also should be starting to feel the baby kick soon, but as of yet, no flutters.

This year for Mother’s Day, I decided to use last week’s Mojo Monday sketch 85. Then I picked blue for my Mom and purple for James’ Mom, their favorite colors.

Mojo Monday Sketch 85

Mojo Monday Sketch 85

Mother's Day Card for my Mom

Mother's Day Card for my Mom

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Close as a Memory and All-Year Cheer II
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Rose Red
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Afternoon Tea
Ink:  Stampin’ Up Whisper White Craft
Markers:  Stampin’ Up Rose Red, Always Artichoke
Accessories:  Stampin’ Up Whisper White 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon; Icicle Stickles
Tools:  Stampin’ Up Eyelet Border Punch

Mother's Day Card for James Mom

Mother's Day Card for James' Mom

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Close as a Memory and All-Year Cheer II
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Pale Plum, Certainly Celery
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Enchante’
Ink:  Stampin’ Up Whisper Perfect Plum
Markers:  Stampin’ Up Perfect Plum, Certainly Celery/Always Artichoke
Accessories:  Stampin’ Up Certainly Celery 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon; Icicle Stickles
Tools:  Stampin’ Up Eyelet Border Punch

Scenic Routes Scrapbooking

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Back at the end of February, Kristy, Stephanie and I took a Scenic Routes scrapbooking “class” at Archiver’s. It wasn’t so much a class as a be given a kit and work to copy the layout detailed in the kit event. So even though it wasn’t quite what we were expecting, we had a lot of fun. Below is the layout I made. It uses pictures from the trip James and I took to Colorado in September 2006. Yes, I’m way behind in scrapbooking.

Archivers Layout Part 1

Archiver's Layout Part 1

Archivers Layout Part 2

Archiver's Layout Part 2

Two weekends ago, Kristy, Stephanie and I got together at Stephanie’s house to scrap. I made these next two layouts using pieces from that same Scenic Routes kit and pictures from same trip.  I left space for some journaling I need to add.

Pinesong Layout 1 Part 1

Pinesong Layout 1 Part 1

Pinesong Layout 1 Part 2

Pinesong Layout 1 Part 2

Pinesong Layout 2 Part 1

Pinesong Layout 2 Part 1

Pinesong Layout 2 Part 2

Pinesong Layout 2 Part 2