July wanes

I love the ease of following blog friends and getting my emails on the Ipad, but when it comes time to edit my own blog on the computer, I can never remember my password!    Maybe I should not wait so long between postings!  

A couple weeks ago the Cardologists celebrated a birthday.  Jules was the brunt of many "old" jokes that night. I only can say I hope that I am that healthy and look that great when I am 70.   After all the cake and presents, we started a card that night using Stampin Up's new blackberry cardstock and Sweetbriar Rose stamp.  One of Jules' gifts was a new Creative Expressions die set which she graciously let us all try.  

I couldn't quite finish the card until I ditched the idea of using just the frame.  I had to add the middle behind the flowers.   One tip if you buy one of these CE dies that comes in three parts: we found out the center part should be cut separately.  When run through the Big Shot with the frame, it doesn't cut all of the bits.  We think they are not quite the same depth.

Thank you for stopping by.   Now I am going to go let the rain lull me to sleep.

Happy Anniversary

Hello,
I have some dear friends celebrating 40 years together - their ruby anniversary - at the end of the month.  This card is for the big event....  Yes, they have decided it is finally the right time to get married, thus the rings added to the design!

 

I am entering this card in the NBUS Friendship challenge to help Darnell Knauss celebrate reaching 500 followers.  The NBUS (never before used stuff) is the pansy stamp from Stampin' Up.  It only came out last year, but I finally broke down and bought the set.  Although I have a lot of flower stamps, I didn't have any open ones, and I am excited to see all the different ways to use it.  Please, click on the button to go to her website.                                 

 

Congratulations, Darnell.  (Sorry its not really old NBUS!)

Happy Birthday, Susanne

Today is Susanne's birthday! The Cardologists celebrated the occasion on Thursday night.  We usually time it so that Susanne is making the dessert when it is someone's birthday but Betty Bob rose to the occasion this time with a delicious strawberry birthday cake. 

Here is the card that I made for her this year. On her blog Keep in Touch she has been showing what she learned in her watercolor class, so I watercolored the image using shimmer colors.

  

Blowing you wishes, Susanne.

 I don't remember the company that makes the shimmer colors because I bought them so long ago at Stamp Convention.  The image is from Purple Onion Designs.

Memorial Day 2

Wow, two postings in one weekend; this won't happen often.  But I was visiting my aunt today helping her clean out a drawer and found a card I made a few years ago for Memorial Day.  I had been thinking about it, wished I had taken a picture of it when I made it, thought it was lost, but there it was.  So, having never posted it before, and thinking this is an opportune time to find it....here it is.

Courage, Honor, Sacrifice, Remembrance. 

Eagle by Rubber Monger, Poppy by Just for Fun

Memorial Day

Hello friends,
My, haven't we had a run of good weather.  There is a little guilt when I say that because while the west has huge fires because of the drought, and the south is flooded due to all the rain, el nino brings us great weather.  I have been spending most free time outdoors raking and pruning and getting the yard looking nice.  The hardy spring flowers (the ones that grow in spite of my efforts not because of them) are making their appearance. 

As well the mosquitos that drove me indoors this evening.  Not to worry because I got a chance to finish the cards I started Thursday.  The Cardologists played with sponging inks on glossy paper.   Usually my "pieces" end up in the drawer until inspiration strikes, but today, I was on a roll.

 

On the first card, we had punched the Stampin Up pansy punch and used it as a mask to sponge distress inks.  Mine was a little plain even after stamping a center, so I cut it up, added a vine and a butterfly from Stampin Up Papillon.   The second was a 1-1/8 inch circle.  It is a little small because I kept forgetting to sponge inward and landed off the side of the mask.  Some booboos I could cover up; some had to be cut off.  I borrowed the stamp from Lola so I can't remember the company. Today  some scraps of paper to match; assorted punches and sentiment by Stampin Up,  et voila. 

Tomorrow I will go to the cemetery as it is Memorial Day. However, you spend your day, I hope you get an opportunity to pause and remember.

Thank you for stopping by.