Monday, May 5, 2014

Poppy Tree


I gave the Q Challenge another go ...




http://colourq.blogspot.com/2014/04/colourq-challenge-239.html




My heart literally SUNG today friends...flowers are BLOOMING and my daughter actually saw BEES.

happy, happy sigh
 

stamp: Technique Tuesday Ordinary Days
dies: My Favorite Things Die-namics LJD Poppies and Leaves,Papertrey Ink Mighty Oak
paper: Carta Bella Hello Again,Simple Stories Color Vibe 2,Bazzill,Georgia Pacific white
ink: Versafine Onyx






FAR BIGGER



I love being in my forties.


I'm not too thrilled about my aging body, mind you ;)


...but I wouldn't change the perspective for anything.


 I constantly remind my girlies that "this too shall pass" and there is 


SO. MUCH. MORE.


Lord willing. ;)




This is my first try at this week's


http://colourq.blogspot.com/2014/04/colourq-challenge-239.html







I can't imagine the perspective I'll have in another 40 years... ;)



stamps: Stampendous Vintage Crowns swirls,Hero Arts Texture and Shape,Tim Holtz Phrases 2
ink: Memento (Angel Pink,Bamboo Leaves,Tangelo),Versafine Onyx,Hero Arts Soft Cantaloupe
Want2Scrap adhesive pearls,Crop-a-Dile Corner Chomper






Pastels Paired with Black


I LOVE USING BLACK....and the trend of marrying pastels with black makes me happy. ;)



Check out these awesome colors at



http://colorthrowdown.blogspot.com/2014/04/color-throwdown-290.html


I took an ink pad to tweety here for

Sweet 'n Sassy Challenge #10:Use a Bird on Your Creation


The hearts and power of multiples are inspiration drawn from

CASE Study Challenge #189
Wida Miller





Ok, Monday, HERE WE COME!!!!



stamps: Papertrey Ink (Hello Sunshine rays, Grunge Me splatter,Happy Trails flourish,Winter Penguin flourish), Flourishes Lots of Thoughts
other: Freckled Fawn Wood Chips Birds
ink: Hero Arts (Soft Pool, Soft Cantaloupe),Versafine Onyx
die: Spellbinders Label 11




Saturday, May 3, 2014

You Make My Day!!!!


We've had brief encounters with the sun today...


I'll take it!!! ;)




When the sun lets me down....I turn on the lights because I can't take the gloomies~yayyy for electricity!

I wasn't sure what to do for this week's CASology theme...but then I spotted Glow Girl.


http://casology.blogspot.com/2014/04/week-93-electric.html


Double Yay for using my neon again!!!


My running arounds for the weekend are done for now...YESSSSSS!!!!
 
 
Can you feel!!!!...
 
my!!!!
 
 excitement?!!!!
 
 
LOL!!!!! 
 
 
K!



stamp: Hero Arts Glow Girl
ink: Hero Arts Neon Orange
Want2Scrap rhinestones
die: Spellbinders Scalloped Oval
paper: kraft, Basic Grey Hey You!,Studio Calico Wanderlust






Pink and Turquoise


Here is a female version of my teacher appreciation card~






3 Stamps (verse,frame,tree) and 3 panels (cardbase,patterned layer and die cut) for
http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2014/04/cfc131.html

I survived an all day volleyball tournament yesterday, friends...."watching", mind you...not playing.


I still needed to sneak a nap in the car...shhhhh, don't tell. ;)


I'm not proud of it...but it DID help refresh me for the congested drive home.


STILL. GOT. IT.


 LOL




stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs Apple Seeds,Waltzingmouse Paris Nouveau,Papertrey Ink Teach & Inspire
ink: Memento Lilac Posies,Hero Arts Soft Pool,Versafine Onyx
paper: Simple Stories Color Vibe 1,Georgia Pacific white



Friday, May 2, 2014

Any Fool and Apple Seeds




I've got some teacher appreciation cards I've been working on...


here is the male version.





I love this quote~some teachers may never know the fruit of their labor~but God knows!!!



Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes



~Have a great weekend friends~



stamps: Papertrey Ink Teach & Inspire,Our Daily Bread Designs Apple Seeds
ink: Hero Arts (Soft Pool,Wet Cement),Jenni Bowlin
paper: Studio Calico Snippets,Georgia Pacific white
die: Spellbinders Deckled Rectangle, Lil' Inker Designs Quilted Stitched Pattern Die