The Graduate Thanks You................

Today's cards are thank you cards. I had originally planned on having all the thank you cards done prior to graduation day and that "plan" has gone out the window. So this morning I got up and set to work on a few desigsn. If you recall we are the pirates and my announcements had this similar image on it so I thought I would use the left over images to make some of the thank you cards that my son will use. I wanted them to be simple so I can get through them quickly. This first card I used my new TH embossing folder (crackles) to give the card a little dimension. I love it- what do you think? The next card is simple, just the image on basic cream paper. Both are very simple cards and I think will work well.

This final card is the crackled embossed and then I used a couple red rhinestones to embellish it, thought it was elegant. I can't wait to get to put the other TH embossing folders to use soon.

I hope you are all having a wondferful Memorial Day weekend!
Heidi

All My Love

So today's card is one that is simple, uses no DSP and has a few punches, oh and on kraft paper! I used the floral background and caramel ink on the kraft paper. The card base is regal rose........ as is the ink used for the daisies. I hope you enjoy this simple one:

All sorts Challenge: NO DSP

Crazy4challenge: Kraft cardstock

Sisters in Christ: Love

Have a Blessed Day!

Smell the flowers......... no, Touch the Flowers!

Get it? Take time to smell the flowers......... but these you should probably touch them. This card is one that I did the other night for the HH challenge. They wanted us to make a touchy feely card. The first thing I thought of is all those bottle of flocking that I have and might I add, not used very well. So I colored up this cute and simple little flower stamp and added lots of flocks to it. So smelling it might make you sneeze- just touch it. I am disappointed in the photos, the colors really do go well together but in the picture they seem a little off. Have a great day!
Heidi

Heirlooms

Good Morning all! I am back to actually doing some crafting after almost 2 weeks! I was so stoked after finishing work and dinner last night at 8pm that I went through some of my challenges and chose a few to work on. I did combine a couple and this card is for the Spotlight Challenge where you had to use a household item other than crafting item on your card. Can you guess? Yep, I had not used a pop tab in forever. The other challenge is the Alota29 challenge in which you had to distress. So I distressed with inks and then I also distressed the edges of the top layer with the paper distresser. I adore the colors on this card.

Thanks for stopping over and take care!
Heidi

Fairy Day

Okay, this week over at Papertake Challenge they asked that you use fairies or angels. Well I wanted to use an image that someone sent to me and this is it! I wanted to incorporate some shapes and textures (my own challenge) and this is how the card came out. I am pleased with it and I think that I know who will get this one! My cardstock and DSP is Stampin Up and then of course my nesties were used as well.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend- it is a long holiday weekend here in the US and we'll be doing some fun family things!

Unity Blog HOP...........

Today is the day! "View the Inspirational Blog Hop by starting at http://www.theunitystampco.blogspot.com/

Well what else could I use for a blog hop than a bumble bee! Is this not the cutest? I used some DCWV paper and some grosgrain and easy peasy little cards to say "HI!" I could not resist this little guy and so I made 2 of these with just a little variance. They are already out in the mail too!

I hope that you are all having a wonderful weekend and getting lots of time to surf blogs or craft or BOTH! Go and check out Jen E blog now she is the next blogger in the HOP!

http://shut-up-its-true.blogspot.com/

Heidi

Funny Riley

Firstly, I want to start off by saying that I love this sentiment, it makes me giggle every time I read it. Now, it is by no means one I live by or encourage my children to live by (except when we play Bingo!) but just love it. But.......... for those of you that have it, try finding the right card or image to put it on! Dang that is so hard! So, this is a Riley fishing and well, I thought maybe he is in a fishing contest........... right? Maybe? Tee hee hee........ Well the deets of the card are the DP is basic grey layered on River Rock. The sketch is one of my own- don't laugh! I had to use a few pieces of DP, it makes me feel more creative! I colored Riley with my copic and this is actually an image that I did in my copic class- and layered it on wasabi. I used the MM swirl clip, the little brads I can not recall what brand they are but they are a little bigger and flat. Ribbon is SU chocolate grosgrain and then the branch punch from MS. I am also going to submit this to Whimsy for their guest design team call- my second project. As you can tell from this picture I popped up the Riley and the sentiment to give the card a little umph! I like it.......... not sure who I will send the card to or for what occasion but I think it is cute and makes me smile! I hope you laugh a litte at it as well. I decorated the envelope as well to match the card by using the DP on it.

Oh and don't forget my BLOG CANDY roll call- we have a couple ladies that are in the holiday spirit and still giving away candy!

Need a Lift?

This little image was sent to me by someone but I can't even recall what type of stamp it is, reminds me of Amuse but I can't say for sure. I had colored this a month or so ago and set down to putting into into a card the other night. It is such a cute little image and I had to hunt around for a sentiment and guess what I pulled out? Yep- it is Amuse! I got this little friends sentiment when I was out in California a few weeks ago- just a simple little saying but it means so much! The DP is one of many in my drawer of papers so i can't recall who makes it but I mounted the image on wasabi and barely banana adn then used real red for the border punch. It is a fun bright card, kind of reminds me of the colors I used in pre-school! Come to think of it, it looks like a card I would have made in preschool (stick people, flowers, LOL!)

And if you have not seen my Candy for a Cause- please check it out, would love to see more people involved. It is one post down.