Upcoming May Classes

Howdy!  I know it's been a while, and I even said that I'd be back more often - I'm sorry I haven't.  I have to try to make myself post more and more.  I think that (well, actually I know that) I've been fighting depression for a while.  I've been to the doctor and I'm getting that taken care of, thankfully.

So now on to showing you what Jan and I have cooking for the month of May.  We will be offering classes in her home (and that wonderful basement!!) and here is a peek at what we have going.

 

I have NO idea why blogger will not let me fix these.  They are in the proper direction saved on my computer!  Grrr...  blogger...

Anyway these 3 plus one more surprise will be made at the May 29th class.  If you'd like to attend please RSVP soon so I know there will be room for you!  And remember Father's Day is just a couple of weeks after this class - perfect timing, right??

For peeks at the scrapbook layout class and the Stampscapes class please visit Jan's blog.  Wish you all a safe weekend!!

For my King of the Grill

Good morning everyone and happy Friday!  I hope that today finds you well.  I wanted to show off the card that I made for hubby for Father's Day.  I "borrowed" this set from Joyce when she was here - and it was perfect for Ricky.  He is kind of a little firebug when it comes to the grill.  And I had wanted to get him a new gas grill, but with the unexpected medical bills looming in the distance it will have to wait just a bit.  But enough of that, off to the card...

As you can see the card is 9" x 4" and for the base I used Not Quite Navy that I layered with Chocolate Chip, Lt. Blue Bazzill cs and some DP from Creating Keepsakes.  I stamped the image and colored it in with my pencils and gamsol then sponged the background with Ballet Blue and Close to Cocoa inks.  I stamped the sentiment in with Chocolate Chip and punched it out with my word window punch and layered it on to a piece of Pumpkin Pie and then a piece of Not Quite Navy.  I used my small and wide oval punches for those layers.  I attached the image panel to a piece of Not Quite Navy and layered it on to a piece of Lt. Blue Bazzill cs.  I added a piece of the DP to the front of the card.  I had a small scrap of Not Quite Navy and the Lt. Blue cs that I added a couple of orange eyelets to before adding the sentiment with a pop dot.  Once the whole card was completed I added some stickle stars and I was done.

He did like the card, however I would of loved to get him the grill to go with it ~ that would of been the ultimate in coordination Ü

I hope to be back tomorrow to show you more, if not I wish you a great day and a super weekend!

How about a little manly cards?

How was your weekend?  Mine was busy.  We did a lot of running around yesterday and by evening I was pooped!  The weather's been hot and humid and the in and out of running around town just exhausted me.  I took a nice cool shower last night and I think that I was out as soon as I layered down.  In my younger years I was a "sun worshiper".  I loved the sun ~ I'd stay outside all day, and I have to admit I was a tanner.  I used to go to the tanning beds everyday.  But now that I am older I think that I realize how bad the sun really is for you - of course the blotches here and there are constant reminders.  And Danielle wants to go to the tanning beds and I can only tell her how bad it is for you.  But then I get the "you did it".  Well yes dear, I did.  And now I am going to pay for it.  How does the old saying go?  Don't do as I do, do as I say.  But she's going to make her own mistakes.

Ok, I'm off the soapbox again Ü

I thought that with Father's day fast approaching - it's only 28 day's away and it's time to get some cards made!!  So I want to show you a few "manly" cards that I've made.  I know that they are birthday, but you can adapt them for Father's day.  Guy cards are so hard to make - I want to reach for the pretty papers, but it's just not manly enough...

I had seen something similar to this on line and I thought that it was perfect for either a birthday or Father's Day!  Just basic colors and a basic layout ~ guy's don't want all the foo-foo that we gal's like to put on cards.  Now I know that the card is Old Olive that I layered with Basic Black and white cs.  I used one of my Friskars blue plates to emboss the white card stock.  I stamped the truck and sentiment from the Classic Pickups set on white card stock and layered them on to some scrap.  I hand cut the arrow out of a piece of Old Olive and attached it to the card with pop dots and I was complete.

This card has a little more time invested in it, but I still like how it came out.  The base card is Chocolate Chip that I layered with some Basic Black and some DP that I had purchased in a package from K&Company a long time ago.  I added a length of ribbon that I stitched with my sewing matching and adhered that panel to the card.  I stamped the car image from Classic Convertibles in Chocolate Chip ink and set it aside.  I cut out 2 nesting circles with my coluzzle, one in white and one in Basic Black.  The white one I ran thru my cuttlebug with my Friskars blue plates, sponged Chocolate Chip ink around the edges and stamped "Happy Birthday" on it before I attached them to the card.  I cut the car image out and attached it to the card with pop dots.  The sentiment "Your a classic" was stamped on a piece of scrap white paper in Chocolate Chip ink and punched out with my oval punch then layered on to a piece of Basic Black that was punched out with my wide oval punch then attached to the card with pop dots.

This one was a little more involved, but I like it.  I think it looks a little retro, don't you?

Well - that's all that I have for today, I hope that it inspires you to go and create something manly.  Have a great day and I'll see you back here tomorrow!

Looksie what I saw...

The other day there was a lady on Paper Wings who showed us a blog that she saw some very cool things on. Well of course I have this blog listed in my fav's but I've not been getting to blog hopping lately to see it.

The blog is called Bakerella and although I'm not the Susie Homemaker that I'd love to be I love her blog!! You must go there to check it out. Here's a picture of what she posted last. Isn't it adorable. Please go there ~ you can not imagine how these are made!!

And what Dad would not love this on Father's Day. Remember, it's this coming Sunday. Do you have anything planned yet?

Good Morning Everyone!!! It is another beautiful day here so I'm not sure how much I will get done. Isn't that awful? But I'm pretty sure that the spring fever bug has hit me. I just love looking in the backyard at all the pretty colors and beauty. The little mama robin has 3 of her 4 eggs hatched. The flowers are in bloom. It is just so peaceful. I wish I could share this with everyone!

Yesterday I did manage to get a few of my swaps done. I've got some ATC and cards swaps cooking over at my MSN site. These you see pictured here are for the embossed ATC swap. You have to emboss something on your ATC cards. I used my TAC™ set Ice Cream T2630 and the Sweet Skunks T2674 sets. For the Ice Cream set I stamped her and colored her in. The colors were not very bright, the showed up muted. Once I embossed her she showed up really bright and I was happy. That's one of my favorite sets because of course I love Ice Cream!!! For the other ATC I only embossed a few of the flowers then raised them up with pop dots. Of course those little buggers were hard to cut out with my fumble fingers.

This next set of ATC's are for a Garden swap. I pulled out my Old Friend T2643 set. This set is so cute with the little seed box and different things you can put on the front. For the other ATC I used a very old set that I bought from D.O.T.S. years ago! The little farmer boy and the seeds.










Another swap that I am in is for Father's Day. And I need to make cards for that too to send out. Of course "manly" cards are so hard for me to create. Of course I thought what better set to use than something out-doorsy ~ SU! Noble Deer set!

For this card I used some of the paper that my friend Betty gave me that she ran thru her cuttlebug. I thought black and gold looked good for the card. After all I could not use my regular pinks and browns.... I colored direct on the rubber with my pens, I thought that looked best. Then I stamped the sentiment from another SU! set Thoughts of Father, sponged around that with Chocolate Chip, layered it like the rest of the card with black and gold and I was finished. When I showed the card to my hubby he said "that's the set you used last year for my card". I was a little shocked! I can't believe he remembered ~ I didn't!!!



No, these are not more swap cards ~ but cards that I made to sell. Remember I told you about me selling my creations at the Peddler's Mall? Well the cans are selling and so are the cards. I've sold quite a few of those so I decided to make some Father's Day cards. Just a few in case they don't sell.





These are made with stamps from MFT. When I saw this image my first thought was of my hubby. He just loves the TV. He's always been fascinated by it. When he was a little boy and his Mom worked late into the night she'd come home to find her young son sitting on the floor of the living room right in front of the TV with the volume down low watching old western movies in black and white. Yes, to this day he still watches all the old black and white movies, but he does not have to sit on the floor. He sits in the chair. He's not a couch potato, if something needs to be done he gets it done. And most weekends he gets up early and cooks breakfast for everyone. But he works hard all week and when he wants to spend some quality time with the TV I don't care ~ it gives me time in the craft room :)


So, now you know why I bought the set - on to the card.


For the base card I used Night of Navy cs. I used my scor-pal to make the grid design on the blue cs. I then stamped it in various places with SU! Wonderful Weaves set. I layered that on to a piece of grey cs and tied a length of dark blue ribbon around it. I stamped the image from MFT and colored it in with my pencils. I stamped a second image and cut out the recliner and used different size pop dots on it to give it the 3D effect. I layered that panel on to a piece of yellow paper and glued it to the card. I stamped the sentiment "happy fathers day" with white ink directly on to the card in the lower right corner. Once the card was put together I took out my Crystal Lacquer and very carefully applied it to the front of the TV screen and I was done!

I hope to get some more crafting done today ~ so check back tomorrow!