HoMe Is WhErE It'S aT

(dies: SugarPea Designs Home Sweet Home,My Favorite Things Wonky Stitched Circles)

I love cutting panels at an angle and keeping it abstract~

and those abstract angles keep it masculine.

Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday):Make It Masculine

I added buttons for a 3D effect (I am hand delivering this one) which fits this challenge...

Simon Says Stamp (Monday): Touchy Feely

I know lots of my friends are traveling these days~and all I can think is how happy they'll be to get back home. ;)

I could use a staycation right about now...

 

Us

(stamp: My Favorite Things Because You  other: patterned paper gift from a Verve order~thank you!!!)

It's our 25th wedding anniversary today guys!!!

I'm kind of in shock, seriously.

 I mean, I hoped we would make it this far...I just didn't expect to get here so fast!

Time flies when you're raising kids and doing life, I guess.

I wouldn't do it with anyone else, I know that~

Made this card for my guy~I even gave him a fist pump.

😆

Honestly, we both deserve trophies or something. ;)

Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday):Make It Masculine

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Masculine Christmas Card Noel

Well look who decided to get a Christmas card done....

(stamp:Verve Winter Tree  dies:My Favorite Things Horizontal Stitched Strips,Verve Winter Fun)

December Marlena will be thanking June Marlena for her creation!

I went clean and graphic with this card for The Card Concept #75.

Purple/blue debuted instead of pink, but I used the tan chairs and bold pattern for inspiration.

 

The following masculine challenges had me add a watercolored striped panel that's been sitting on my desk for months.

Simon Says Stamp (Monday): Masculine

Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday):Make It Masculine

 

 

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I Heart Dad

I love my dad!

(stamp: Hero Arts CL335  dies:Papertrey Ink Inspired:Hope, Verve Great Kindness)

I threw in just a couple of his best qualities here~

 Thank you, masculine card challenges, for motivating me to create a card in time for Father's Day. 

Simon Says Stamp (Monday): Masculine

Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday):Make It Masculine

Now if I could just mail it in time~

 

 

Thank You Dance Teachers

My girlies needed cards to fill with written love for their amazing dance teachers~

I went with our studio's dance colors~

 

(stamps: Verve Potter's Clay,Stampin' Up End Pointe   die:Papertrey Ink Tag Sale #)

I die-cut rectangles to insert (my girlies share the same teachers..so each card will have both of their hearts written).

I figure the pressure to thank their teachers for 8 years of amazing  support could be overwhelming~

 

Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday): Anything Goes

 As the school year is winding to a close...I am enjoying these little moments of breathing time...to craft and post.

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Dance+Flowers+Friends

Friends, it's been an eventful month or so of dance!

 Within the past 6 weeks my girlies have competed in two competitions and had their recital.

 Sadly, it all concluded with goodbyes.

The only comfort through this were love-ya gifts.

 

Little bit of background info: the senior performance company was paired with the junior performance company in Big Sis/Little Sis format.

Since there are more juniors than seniors...one of my daughters has three littles and my other daughter has two. 

Count 'em...FIVE littles to look for.

 I looked HIGH & LOW for dance-related gifts for my girlies to give their little sisters.

After failing miserably...I dug around my craft room and found these dance embellishments (which I spray painted lime to match the leaves on bright patterned paper).

 

 

Know that the dance embellishments, little frames...even the spraypaint...

 were for separate "didn't get done" projects that saved me when I needed it!!!!

 The old Marlena was looking out for the now Marlena~

who says hoarding doesn't pay off now and again.

😆

I created tags to match, with second-hand ballet stamps I found forever ago.

 

(stamps:Hero Arts Stamp & Cut Alpha Tabs,Stampin' Up End Pointe  dies: Verve Pennant Trim, Papertrey Ink Tag Sale #5   other: Want2Scrap Dance embellishment)

Here's the back~

 (stamp:Verve Beautiful Things sentiment  die:Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Banner Duo 1)

It's all a blur friends~glad there's a video and pictures to document it!

The little sisters gave rave reviews of their gifts, apparently~yayyy!!!!!

I'm entering the following challenges~

Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday): Anything Goes 

 Time Out Challenge #84

'Flowers and Friends make life a garden'

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