Happiest Birthday Wishes

My goodness it is Friday already and I still haven't designed a card for next Saturday's card class. Guess today I had better get to work.

Looking forward to some cooler weather and the feel of fall in the air. This is my favorite time of the year. Traveling to the mountains now is the best, changing leaves and cool air and seeing all God's wonderful creations. We will be planning some trips after card class is done.

Here is the 2nd card in the September card class series. I just love this color, Wisteria Wonder.

The card is Wisteria Wonder 4 1/4 x 11. Whisper White is 4 x 5 1/4. The butterfly is also punched  from Wisteria Wonder with the butterfly punch. I used the Big shot and the Designer Frames Embossing folder to put the oval frame on the white. The top corners are done with the Scallop Corner Trim Punch and the ribbon is Wisteria Wonder Ruffled ribbon. The sentiment is from Happiest Birthday Wishes. I finished it off with a row of small Basic Pearls for the butterfly body. Of course I used dimensionals to mount the butterfly and for the Whisper White layer. Totally awesome card to get for your birthday!!

Thanks for stoppin' in and I'll see you tomorrow.
Hugs,
June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act' Psalm 37:5

Swirls and Curls Verses

Finally the last card of the July card class. Today I am cutting for the Christmas-Stamp-a-Stack this Saturday. We have five ladies for Saturday and another five for Tuesday. 20 cards each makes for a lot of cutting. Wish I had a Tami helper like Ronda Wade does. I sure could use one. The only one possible is another demo Lauren Foster but she is getting ready to move to Montarey, CA. So she really doesn't have any extra time. I am really going to miss her positive attitude, smile and all around great personality. She's a terrific girl!

For this card I used the new Island Indigo cardstock for the base card 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. The first layer is also new, Pool Party 4 1/8 x 5 3/8. The DSP is Paisley Petals 3 7/8 x 5 1/8, I just love this paper. The sentiment is from Swirls and Curls Verses (hostess set) and is stamped in Island Indigo on Whisper White 2 x 4. I took a piece of Island Indigo 1 x 4 and punched it with the Scallop Eyelet Border Punch and punched the two butterflies from Island Indigo also. For a little "bling" I used a strip of 3 Basic Rhinestones (the ones that are joined together) for the butterfly bodies. I really love this card and so did the class.

Hope this inspires you to create something with the new colors and some "bling".

Thanks for stoppin' in and I'll see you next week with the Christmas cards

Hugs,

June

'Commit your way to the Lord, trust in Him and He will act' Psalm 37:5

BUTTERFLIES

Good afternoon! Guess it's time I got busy with today's post. I did my blog hop first today so now I will share something new with you.

I had to have a card for my Great-Granddaughters wedding, so here it is.

I used Whisper White and Real Red cardstock and Real Red ink. The Beautiful Butterflies die with the Big Shot, the Embosslit Scallop Heart of Hearts, the Scallop Oval Punch and 5/8 inch Whisper White Organza Ribbon.

This is the card inside. The verse is from the Very Versatile stamp set.

See you here later

Thanks for stoppin in!

Have a Blessed day!

June

I AM FINALLY BACK

It has been a busy few days.

Friday afternoon I brought my husband home from his surgery and he was having a little heart problem, so that meant a trip to the heart doctor yesterday. He put a monitor on him over night and we took it back this morning. Won't know for a few days what it showed.

Of course, Sunday was Mother's Day. Our son took us to breakfast with his family and then we played a few games at their house afterward. After we got home we had phone calls from our other children and a nice visit from a former daughter in-law and her present husband. I got a beautiful bouguet of flowers from our oldest son. You can see the picture above.

Thursday was also a sad time for our entire family. Our great-granddaughter and great-grandson lost their Mother. It was a sudden passing and a huge shock and loss for us all. So I spent yesterday and today making the special cards below for them. I hope you enjoy them and that they will inspire you to create some of your own.

I used my computer to write the sentiment because I didn't have a stamp set for this occassion.

Cardstock is: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Pale Plum, and Cottage Wall DSP

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Pale Plum

Stamp set: Vintage Vogue

Accessories: Old Olive 5/8 Satin Ribbon, Scallop Border Trim Punch, Coluzle (retired), Big shot and Beautiful Wings Sizzlet, 2 Step Bird Punch, hole punch and mat, White Gel Pen, small bead strip from Eggcelent Kit, Earth Elements Brads, and dimensionals.

Stamp Set: Very Versitile

Ink: Rich Razzleberry and Always Artichoke

Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Always Artichoke, Soft Suede, Naturals Ivory, Parisian Breeze DSP (retired).

Accessories: Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon, 1/2 inch circle punch, small/large/scallop oval punches, Scallop trim border punch, beads from Eggcelent Kit, and dimensionals.

That about raps up this session on my blog.
I pray you all had a great Mother's Day and will have many memories to ponder in the future. I lost my own Mom 35 years ago and I still miss her greatly everyday but Mother's Day is even worse.

Thanks for stoppin in!

Have a Blessed day!

June