Hello! I am back from my hiatus and feeling good. My crop this weekend went well and I got a few things created....coming soon! The best thing is...I got a video made on Friday and added the overlays and music on Sunday before my boys got home. YAY! It is finally tutorial time!
I got the instructions on SplitcoastStampers written by The Great...Beate Johns.
This is my only post this week, since we are traveling to Sioux Falls, SD back home for one day then to my home town Fort Madison, IA.
I hope you enjoy this one. I picked the music specifically for this card.
BUT...I haven't been creating. I thought I would give you an update, since I haven't been blogging all week. I finally went to the doctor a couple of days ago and he said I have sinusitis, bronchitis and pink eye. Yes, three's a charm. I asked to be put on the best medication to get well the quickest, since I have a crop at my house this weekend. I am feeling better (coughing a lot), but will be back in the swing of things to create all day on Saturday.
I am going to try my hardest to get a video done for next Tutorial Tuesday. We are on vacation next week, so that will be the only post I complete. May is going by soooooo fast! We have so much going on this month that I am trying to enjoy my down time, when I get it. Before June, we want to rebuild both of our decks in our backyard and open our pool while going on vacation and attending my niece's graduation back in my home town. As I have heard...a rolling stone gathers no moss. We got that going for us....LOL!
Thanks for being patient with my blog while I am recuperating and traveling!
I am sorry to say I will not be blogging for the next few days until I am feeling better. I have either been in bed or on the couch all weekend, so I want to get healthy before I start creating. I am scared of what I would create with how I feel. Probably a lot of get well cards...LOL!
I will try to get a video done some time this week. HOPEFULLY!
I don't seem to have general cards when I need them, so I decided to make the third card in the Paper Garden series to be a "Hello" card. Sometimes I just need to send pictures or paperwork to someone and a thank you or birthday card just doesn't do it. I took a sympathy card design I made earlier this year and this is what I made:
I used my cuttlebug on this one and swiped the blush embossed images with my white daisy ink pad. I really like that technique. Again, I used prisma glitter on the butterfly. This time I used Gracious Greetings, which was a new sentiment stamp set in the 2008 CTMH spring catalog. I really like this stamp set. The font is so pretty and elegant. I almost forgot to mention I used coloring pencils and my blender pen on this one.
I need to make one more card in this series for a four card workshop this time. These are a little more detailed than my last workshops, since I have been coloring and using glitter. Hope you like!
I have finally taken the time to work on the cards I am offering for my next card class. I don't know when the card class will be held yet. I think I am going to have to wait until June with all the plans we have for graduations and a small trip to Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
I cardlifted this idea from Brenda Thacker, a fellow consultant and a good friend of mine. We try to scrap together once a month and I look forward to that day. Here is her card:
Here is mine. I added the butterfly, since I have been using them on the other cards in this series. I stamped the butterfly in Petal and a coloring pencil, Petal Pink to color. The ribbon is baby pink organdy and the ink color is Sweet Leaf. I used Birthday Script and Butterflies stamp sets. AND Paper Garden Level 2 paper pack. This pack is growing on me. Very pretty paper! Oh, the best part is prisma glitter on the butterfly. Sparkly!
This is the first layout I put together from the Magic Moments scrapbook kit that CTMH has for a promotion in May. This kit is awesome! When I saw this paper and the colors, I knew I had the perfect pictures for it. The kit comes with pre-printed layouts, My Stickease, ribbon, brads and page protectors for the album. By the time I am done playing, I will have twelve double-page layouts completed. You can just use what the kit comes with or dress it up like I did.
I added real buttons to the My Stickease buttons, the 2008 August stamp of the month Today's Date and Distressed Numbers (retired). I used pop dots under the Fall title to make it "pop". I know it is spring, but I couldn't pass up these colors. They are my fav! I have 11 more double layouts to go!
First, thanks for all the birthday wishes and belated wishes. I had a wonderful birthday this year. Each year just gets better. I love my age, 41, and can't wait to see what the next year brings.
Friday night, took the kids to spend the night at grandparents. Seth and I went out to eat and then we went shopping. Yes, shopping without kids. It was so peaceful. When we were walking out of the mall, we saw a dad getting after his kids and I just smiled. Been there! Then we went to a smoke-free bar, the Ozone and listened to a band. We always end up at that bar, when we go out. My husband plays lead guitar in a band, so we like to go listed to bands.
Saturday, National Scrapbooking Day! I didn't have to pick the boys up until 5 p.m., so I went scrapbook shopping...yeah! I got a new tool and embellishments! You know how I love tools! I will have to show you my new toy in my upcoming tutorials. Then I went to Christi's Uppercase Living party...then more scrapbook shopping. I even made it to confession before I picked up the kids, so I got to cleanse my soul too! What a great two days!
Here is the tutorial for the Just Because card I posted last week. The instructions are from Beate Johns, who posted them on SplitCoastStampers.
Here are the handmade cards I received for my birthday:
My hubby has made me cards ever since we were dating. I keep every one of them. He always makes them show what I am getting for the occasion. This ones shows the map of a Garmin, which I got with all the money I received this year. This one is from my friend, Terese. This is awesome! Pink and chocolate! All designs are copyright CTMH. This is from my friend, Christi. She has started making cards and invitations as a side business. The way this one opens is so cute. The flower is a CTMH design.
Kisha! Kisha was the first one to comment on this blog candy post. I always think the first and last one will never get picked in the random number generator and now I know that isn't true! Kisha wrote, "hey kimi would love to see any artwork. i scrapbook and make cards!!" Congrats, Kisha! Send me your snail mail at stampfest@cox.net and I will send your goodies to you as soon as possible.
Sorry, I didn't post on Friday! It was my birthday (May 2nd) and I was so busy Thursday and Friday getting ready to take our kids to stay with their grandparents and planning on going out with my hubby for my birthday that I didn't have time to create. I had an absolutely wonderful birthday...thanks for all your birthday wishes!
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