{Summer Card Camp Week 3}

This has been my favorite color combo since the challenge started and I have had NO time to play! WAAAAAAHHHHHH!  I finally had a little time yesterday and put this card together. I hadn't used this stamp set yet---I'm so anxious to use it on some scrapbook pages someday---but for today, a card.

I used the Road Trip stamp set. I really love this set and I see so many possibilities for it---scrapbooking pages on travel and adventure, US geography stuff---I really like it.

I added the key with the word "journey" because it worked for this card---and the "adventure awaits" worked for the recipient, too.

I used Distressed Dots paper  and the Background Basics: Newsprint on the mat behind the focal point. I love this card---I think mainly because I love this color combo---a little less "wild" than the last two!  Details about the card are below---thanks for stopping by---Off to watch Harry Potter 7 in preparation for the final movie tomorrow---butterbeer is waiting! ;D

Adventure Awaits (all PTI products unless noted)
Stamps: Road Trip, Background Basics: Newsprint,
Paper: Kraft, Fine Linen, Dark Chocolate, Pure Poppy.  cardstock, Distressed Dots patterned paper
Ink: Chai & Chamomile Vintage Touch tea dye, Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate
Accessories/Embellishments/Tools: Word Keys (Tim Holtz), Cuttlebug (Provocraft), Postage, Double Ended Banners Dies, Pure Poppy Baker's twine, Fine Linen twill

{We Love Chick-fil-A}

Yesterday was Chick-fil-A's Cow Appreciation Day. We live just minutes from several Chick-fil-A restaurants. One is so close we can walk to in about 5 minutes, so when we eat fast food this is a definite possibility. I have NO reason to talk about this company other than the fact that I love it---they don't know who I am---they don't give me any incentive to do anything for them---and let's face it....the three readers I have already know about the company! ;D (Photo from Chick-fil-A website)

On Cow Appreciation Day if you dress like a cow, you'll get a free meal or entree. WE GOT FREE MEALS---SERIOUSLY! ALL OF US! So, here are a few pictures of our day---So fun!

I wish I had thought of this idea earlier, I would have made Eve and Caitlin a shirt/onesie, too (the onesie would be for Eve---just in case you were wondering.) BUT, this is typical for me---GREAT IDEAS come to me......but they just come REALLY late in the game---like at 9:30 before you're supposed to be at the restaurant at 11:00am.....LATE. BUT, I did manage to get three shirts made----thanks to Heat 'n Bond.

 I had some felt I used for Joshua's shirt and some black and white polka dotted material for mine and Hannah's. Heat 'n Bond is the NON-SEWER'S dream---and sadly, that would be me---the non-sewer! You iron the heat n bond paper onto  your material, cut it out into cow spot shapes and then peel the paper off and iron it onto your shirt. REALLY simple!

OK--onto the pictures---

(photo from Amazon)

Joshua loves Chick-fil-A---just not having his picture taken!

Me and Caitlin---a friend of hers who works at this location affectionately called Caitlin the "ghetto cow"---she looks beautiful whether she's in a trash bag or a real cow costume.

Eve was so sleepy---so we didn't pull her out of her carseat....there ARE spots under there!

Joshua enjoyed spinning the wheel---you spin and win SOMETHING from Chick-fil-A. EVERY SPIN WINS!!! Whoohoo!

SOOOOOO---keep your eyes peeled for the next Cow Appreciation Day...you could get a free lunch, too....

{Week 2 Card(s) 3}

I have been in the mini card mood this week. I have no idea why. I have not made many of these, but I just love to include them with a gift or in a lunch box or under a pillow. I made a set of 8  3" square minis all using the same stamp set and paper---simple to put together and lots of fun because they are so small it happens very quickly. I was grateful to have some time to finish these up this morning. I used the same color combo from earlier this week. You can see it below. There are six more color combos up for my class now, but I had already started these. I doubt I'll have much time to stamp over the weekend, but if I do---I'll be sure to show you! I'm getting my card stash built up again and I'm so glad.

Here's the other pear card. All of these cards use one of the Fruit Fusion sets designed for Papertrey Ink by Melissa Bickford. I love her stamps!

Cherry Card #1--I used the Limitless Layers Collection on all of these little cards as well. Dies just make cards happen so much faster--

Cherry Cards together. I must not have gotten a picture of the "Sweet on you" card alone.

Here are the two Strawberry cards---I wasn't as crazy about these---but--truth in stamping....you just don't always like the results!

 

Apple card 1---I love how you can make the inside or outside of the apples. I used the inside on this one and added a button to the middle with some twine.

Apple card 2---not a great photo. We've had SO much rain (YIPPEE---I LOVE rain), that I haven't had much natural light to take photos of my cards. Anyway, this is one of my favorites, but you really can't see the details of the stamping on this one. 

Well, that's it for today. I hope your weekend looks bright! I have quite a few  family posts to do---hopefully soon! Enjoy some family time this weekend~ Kathleen

{Week 2 Card 2}

I had some time to play this morning because Joshua was in Rocky Mount with Caitlin and Carson (and Eve). He spend the night with them at Carson's parent's house and they came home tonight and had dinner with us----THUS the later post. I am working on a little card set, but it's not ready to be photographed yet---hopefully in the morning.

I made a little mini card today---it's a 3" x 3" square. I scored it at 1/2" increments vertically and horizontally. Then I added two pieces of patterned paper , a couple stars, a button and a tag---simple, simple!

I hope to be back tomorrow with another post--I also have some family posts to do....so much to talk about, so little time! ;D

Thoughtful mini-card: (All items PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Flower Fusion 2
Paper: Kraft, Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, Bitty Box patterned paper in Ripe Avocado &  Spring Moss, SS White
Accessories: Score-pal, Rustic cream button twine, Orange Zest vintage button
Tools: Star punches (EK Success)

{Summer Card Camp Week 2}

I had hoped to get some stamping done before now, but there's this thing called motherhood that sort of took priority over my play time! I did get a card made earlier today---

Here's my card~

I love this stamp set that I used. It's a favorite of mine from Papertrey Ink (surprise!) Friends 'til the End. The flowers are beautiful and it has some of my favorite sentiments. I stamped a bunch of flowers and leaves using versamark ink and then embossed them with white embossing powder. I love to emboss, but I just never do it---I pulled in the second green a little more with the sentiment. I cut them out with scissors.....no die yet....I just keep hoping! I used the dies from Wonderful Words Additions for the "you". That is the greatest die! I love these dies that produce the beautiful cursive words! I've thought of so many words that I'd love to have in "die" form!  I hope to have some time to make another card or two tomorrow, but we'll just see. I have some scrapbooking to do too. I'm trying to figure out how to photograph my Project Life pages....I have kept up with it for half a year now and I'm COMMITTED! Hoping to do that before the school year begins! I need to run--thanks for stopping by....I'm so glad you did!

Grateful for you card (all items PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Friends 'til the End
Paper: Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Simply Chartreuse, & New Leaf
Ink: Versamark Ink (Tsukineko)
Embellishments: Vintage Buttons in Pure Poppy & Summer Sunrise, White Filigree embossing powder, embroidery thread
Tools: Cuttlebug (Provocraft), Wonderful words additions dies,

{Happy 4th of July}

I hope you are enjoying your day. I hope you don't have to work. I hope you are grateful to live here---even if you don't love everything about America, it's a great place to live and raise a family. I hope you aren't alone today. I hope your surrounded by people you love..........or your family!!! hee! Here are some pictures of my favorite people! Enjoy~these were all taken at beautiful Gulf Shores, AL by my nephew, Jeff Nelson. He is a photographer in the area and I'm sure he'd be happy to take your family photos if you are ever down there. Check out his studio website. He has lots of beautiful photos---not just people!

{One last card from week 1}

I have one more card I made from my week one in the Summer Card Camp. I meant to post this sooner, but just didn't get it done. Not a lot of talk tonight---just a card!

I used the last color combo on the list and there was a sketch to follow as well---that's the easiest way to make a card! Just pick out some papers and go crazy! I'm trying to use up what I have, so I went WAY BACK to some old paper-Basic Gray's Sultry 6x6 paper pack.

Look at my handsome boy! I had to have a picture today---he looked so handsome for church today and he let me take his picture! What a precious gift he is! Thanks for stopping by~

HB2U card
Paper: Smokey Shadow cardstock (PTI), Basic Grey Sultry patterned papers
Accessories: Basic Grey letter stickers, Foo-fa-la buttons, rustic twine, brown rhinestones (PTI)