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Here is a quick card that I did this evening ... enjoy!

 

Happy Anniversary!

Yesterday was my brother Scott and his wife Shalene 15th Wedding Anniversary ... the years have truly flown!  Here is a picture of the happy couple:

 

 

I took this picture of the "happy" couple last November when we decided to do an impromptu family photo session on our Texas vacation.  It truly captures the two of them and the dorky love that they share. 

I made a card this evening to wish them a happy 15 years ... better late than never, right?

A Sympathy Card

I found out earlier this week that a friend / co-worker had suddenly lost her Dad and my heart went out to her and her family.  I wanted to drop her a card to let her know that she and her family are in my prayers, so here is the first sympathy card that I have ever made ...

This type of loss is close to my heart right now as I am approaching the six year anniversary of losing my own Dad.  Miss you Dad!

My Rafter of Turkeys

Sorry that I have not been blogging lately, but life sometimes gets in the way ... know what I mean?

Today I got a few projects marked off my to do list and below is one of my favorite ...

 
My little rafter of turkeys will be flying the coop later this week to my family around the country.  I love the way they turned out!

Tomorrow the goal is to clean up things around the studio ... not play, but clean ... I will let you know how it goes tomorrow night.

Oh my ...

Tomorrow my co-worker Amanda starts a new adventure ... graduate school in Statistics!  I wanted to give her a little encouragement, so I made the card below.

Best of Luck Amanda!!

A Quick Card

Today was a really quick, yet long day at work ... do you know what I mean?  I have so many things on my to do list that I don't even know where to begin, so tomorrow I hope to begin crossing a few of them off my list.

Since I haven't done a card in a long while, I whipped together this evening for the blog ... enjoy!

Lazy Sunday

Well I had the best of intentions to leave the house today, but it just didn't happen.  I ended up being in the studio most of the day as I continued to pick up my mess from the latest mini album as well as began sorting through all of the incomplete projects that I have in the studio.  Man, I never realized how many that I had!

So, a new goal is to complete some of these projects before beginning any new projects.  With that said, here is a card that I completed this evening that has been on my desk for the last couple of months because I ran out of steam one night and just couldn't get it done ... then it got put under other projects and I just unearthed it this evening.  So, one project completed ... yeah!

3 Card Monte ...

I spent a little time in the studio today picking up my mini album mess and decided to make a few cards before relegating the bits and pieces of paper into the scrap pile.  So, here are the cards that were made:

I also made a quick trip to Beverly's before church as I have been in the mood to do a little sewing ... thinking maybe a cover for my Italy trip album, but I didn't find anything that just made my heart skip a beat.  So, I felt the store empty handed even though I really wanted to pick up the new June Bug collection by Basic Grey.

Church tonight was powerful as three couples got up and talked about the diagnosis of cancer in their family and the role that God is playing in their lives.  After their testimonies, Rick invited everyone in the audience that was in the battle with cancer to come forward for the elders, pastors as well as their spouses to pray over them.  During this time, everyone in the audience was lifting up prayers for these individuals as well.

This service was a difficult one for me as I have lost my father, an aunt and two of my grandparents to various forms of cancer in the last five years.  However, it was also a good one to hear as it gave me a good amount of peace.

No bubbles ...

Here are a few more cards using the truly cool Doodlebug Seaside stickers with Bazzil cardstock and A Muse sheer ribbon.  After I took the pictures I realized that I hadn't put "bubbles" on the card, so feel free to visualize them on the cards because they will be put on after I finish this post.

I absolutely love these stickers and can't wait to get my hands on the other two themes at some point this holiday weekend.

Enjoy!

 

 

 

Casing cards from Candice Carpenter

Long day at work today, but I did get everything crossed off my to do list ...yeah!  After work I had my Esther Bible study and it was a great evening spent with 125+ women at Big Valley Grace Church.

Here are a couple of cards that I made based on cards from the uber talented Candice Carpenter.  I picked up the Doodlebug stickers at Stampers Corner in Elk Grove, CA.  I saw Candice cards early this month and fell in love with them and knew that I just had to make them for my nieces (Kate and Kirby Jon).

Enjoy!

 

 

 

I also picked up a couple of the other stickers from Doodlebug and can't wait to play with them for my nephews (Seth, Cole and Miles).