Its RAINING ... flowers

Actually, we have had some really crazy weather... it can be in the 90s and then a HUGE tunderstorm rolls through, with terrible winds...last maybe 30- 45 minutes and then leaves..strange but true! It was alot like that in Pennsacola, Florida. Somehow when its in your own state it seems "weird".

 

 A birthday card for a friend of mine that usually gets "Beachy, summery" type birthday cards... but I used Raining Flowers for the first time and added the two colors she has been falling in love with - Lucky Limeade & Wisteria Wonder.

 

I hope she likes it as much as I do!

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Wonderful Day!

                                                                   Color Throwdown
Its nice to break out the new rubber and get inky! I have a few sets that are out of my norm... which I thought would be the best way to say "I didn't have a norm" any longer.  

 

I used this Summer Afternoon  set for the first time and did a little watercoloring. Now, before you totally critique it... I was nervous. I tried to remember all the stuff I learned on how to do it. Twice I almost threw in the towel and got a blender pen! 

 

  I am impressed with the layout and I like the way it all turned out! Gumball green was getting alittle tricky on me. I did use More Mustard for the cart and the layer behind the stamp. So Saffron is the sentiment cardstock as well as the flowers in the wheel barrel. I used the Riding Hood Red for the flowers, some pots and then behind the embossed White. 

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Summer Birthday Silhouette

Wow, its been almost a month since my last post... and honestly its the first thing I have gone creatively as well. Sad but true. I know we go thru this - I guess I just didn't realize how long its been. I won't make promises but I can tell you that its been quite a busy time for me at the home front... these teens are just chomping at the bit this summer. 

So here is the first card I created in over a month!

 

It was shipped off to a past coworker - though she will get it late, its better than never. I was happy to get alittle inky, however, I then had to run someone to the airport, and then to cheerleading and next is to drive alittle -- since I have a son with his permit now... off to the grocery store we go! 

 

 I used the Summer Silhouettes (new) and the Bring on the Cake stamps. The Polka Dot paper and music notes (Natural Composition) is new DSP too. Plus the yellow is the new Summer Starfruit!  Look at the new goodies!!! 

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Fluttering by

 Its one of those days where you go, "Hmmmmmmmmmmmm what is up today"... of course its Thursday, and my teens have a long weekend due to the holiday on Monday {{lucky}}.

 In the meantime, I am using them for my color combinations.  My daughter found this piece of art {someplace online - sorry I cannot give website credit}





I went for a different texture than the picture, but again, I was using it for colors. Choosing the bolder of the hues was a great plan as well!

 I used the butterflies from Kindness Matters, cut them out, and added a bit of bling to them.

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I need time to play...

 I needed craft time- we all have these moments... I have been busted some major &$$ at the office and I needed some tmie for ME...  I first headed to the Playdate Cafe because these girls keep my mojo thinking! And I put together this...

 Bring on the Cake was to be the focus of the card, but I wanted something to POP out at you and putting a cake on  wasn't doing it for me. Then I thought.. why not paper candles... I have seen these done different ways - but I just wanted simple little tubes to represent my candles and QTip tops. This was a great look - but it just wasn't enough for me...

Part me really needs to get a hold on some halloween treats! Goody bags for my girls weekend, and I haven't made a 3D item in a while.. then I thought ruffles.... pin tuckles... and with the colors I was using it just wasn't happening... then I remembered these flowers! .. well we call them stick flowers ... who knows what they are called???

So then it was just finishing touches... like black leaves? I liked the look as creepy as what it may sound. I had no idea about sentiment.. so I went simple... My Friend gave the little touch I wanted. and then it was complete.   It felt good to get in the craft cave and get some inky fingers. Of course, I did have a glass of wine- so that maybe helped alittle too!

How do you decompress from a long week at work?

Here's my top three {in no particular order}:

1. Head massage by the 1SGT {nothing like a good old rubbing!}

2. Bake - from cookies to breads, to just a recipe that I haven't ever used

3. Get inky! {you know there is nothing like the satisfaction of completing a challenge or two}

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Hug the ones you love!

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GO AHEAD  AND HEAD OVER TO PLAY...

 with the PLAYDATE CAFE!!!