Halloween Card

 I actually started making some Halloween cards!  I was trying to get some made early as I will be MIA for awhile as I am having surgery tomorrow on my left hand.  I have severe carpel tunnel and trigger fingers on both hands.  I should have done this long ago but put it off and of course it got worst.  I am having my left hand done first and we will see how it goes.  With my disability it will be interesting how I will be able to get about.  I didn't get too many cards done though unfortunately.  This first card I saw on Pinterest.  I had been wanting to use my Wreath Builder & Template and stamp set by Gina K again and I loved how this turned out.  Instead of flowers and leaves I used pumpkin faces!

For the card on the left I used the pumpkin face from SU's Harvest Hello stamp set.  I thought it was a little large, so I took out my Halloween stamps and found a smaller one that I had in an old Paper Pumpkin from SU.  Which one do you like?  

For the witches hats, I used SU's Toile and Trouble DSP and cut it with the Cauldron Bubble Framelits dies.  

For the inside sentiment, I used my old Michael's $1 stamp and decorated it with some washi tape.  I am really making a concentrated effort to use up what I have before I buy anything new.

Here are some pictures from our trip to Tennessee.  The first one is a great restaurant we found on our first day at Pidgeon Forge.  It was a replica of the old diners which brought back a lot of good memories!  

They had some great old cars parked out front and everyone was dressed up in 50's attire.  

Inside they had 2 old cars - one red and the other pink - and in the middle they had cut out a booth for people to sit and we got to sit in the red one.  Here is a pix of Joe, Jennifer and I waiting for our food!

One of our stops was at the Parrot House.  This was such a cool place!  They were celebrating their 20th Anniversary.  They started out with 1 parrot and today they have 1,000!  I have so many pictures of all the different species but I loved this one with Jennifer and Jeannie with all the birds!

Another stop was at Dolly's Parton's Stampede.  It was a dinner show with lots of entertainment.  We loved the horses! 

Here is Joe and Jennifer having a great time.  This was their past time every night!  The loser had to buy the ice cream!  It was always a fierce battle but Joe always lost!!

On the way home we stopped in Virginia at the Luray Caverns.  Here is a picture of Jennifer, Jeannie and Daisy.  When I was 9 years old I went there and remember how we had to walk through it up and down on very tiny steps!  It is all different today as the steps have been replace with a path.  It was so brutality hot that day so it was so nice being in the caverns!

It's hard to see but that's Joe and I in the picture.  

It was just as beautiful as I remembered!

Here is a picture of Jennifer.  She was amazed at the caverns!

Here is a picture of Jennifer and I on the path.  

Here is a picture of music being played and the different sounds it makes in that area of the cavern.  It was really beautiful!

As I mentioned, we had to cut our trip short due to the flooding/oncoming hurricane and were not able to go to Nashville so that is still on my bucket list!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Kids Notes

 Well, here it is September!  We have been so busy.  We were on a family vacation to Tennessee!  We had a great time but had to cut it short due to the flooding and hurricane.  We were in Pigeon Forge and were suppose to travel to Nashville, but decided to head home with the weather forecast.  I will post some pictures soon.  I was looking for something to post and came across an envelop of some kids notes that I had made last year and did not give to my daughter as Jennifer ended up doing school remotely most of the year.  I remember writing notes on post it's and putting them in my kids lunches and then did the same thing for Rachel and Sarah.  So I decided to make some stamped ones for Jeannie to use for Jennifer.  I cut the larger pieces of CS     4 1/4" x 2 3/4" and the smaller CS at 4" x 2 1/2".  

For these notes, I mostly used SU's stamp set Wiggle Worm.

I'm definitely going to make some more.  I think I will make some using some holiday stamps.  I left room so my daughter can write her own message to Jennifer!  

My thoughts and prayers are with everyone that has been in harms way.  We were really lucky - we had a lot of wind and rain but did not lose power!  We had several tornados around us and lots of damage as well.  We definitely dodged a bullet this time. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Sympathy Card

 I was in my craft room trying to get it cleaned up a bit when I found this stamp in my unfinished pile.  I had been watching a Gina K video awhile ago where she stamped a picture in black and colored it in using her black prismacolor pencil and gamsol.  I really liked how the finished product looked and decided to try it out.

I used SU's Smokey slate CS for my base card and frame my colored picture in black using Stitched Scalloped Rectangles from Lawn Fawn.  I stamped my rose on Whisper White CS using an old SU stamp called Romantic Rose.  I ended up fussy cutting it out and only used part of the stamp as it was too big for the frame.  My sentiment is from SU's  stamp set Rose Wonder.  I decided to make it a sympathy card, as I never have any in my stash when I need one.  I really like using gamsol.  I am definitely not a colorist but the gamsol makes the object you are coloring look really nice. 

For my inside sentiment, I used a SU stamp set called Flourishing Phases which I really like.  I don't have a lot of phases and I'm glad I added this to my stash.

We celebrated Joe's birthday last weekend by going to a Hibachi restaurant.  I haven't been to one in years!  We had such a great time. Jennifer was in awe how they cooked on the grill.  Unfortunately, Sarah had to work but joined us for awhile on facetime when we cut the cake!  Thanks goodness for technology!

This was Jennifer's last week at camp.  They celebrated by making a volcano!  She enjoyed seeing her friends from when they all went to daycare together.

Here's an update on Daisy - She likes to sneak into Jennifer's room and go in her tent!  She is a character!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Birthday Card

 I needed another birthday card, so I decided to make one with washi tape! I told myself that I cannot buy anymore tape until I use up what I have - LOL!   I loved how it turned out and it was so quick and easy.  I should have made some more to keep on hand.  I made my base card in Whisper White and the first layer is in Daffodil Delight.  I then cut a layer of CS and layered it with washi tape.

I used gold embossing powder for my sentiment from SU's stamp set Butterfly Basics and layered it in some more Daffodil Delight.  To make my balloons I used my Balloon Punch from SU and some more Daffodil CS and glitter paper.

For my inside sentiment, I used SU's stamp set Approaching Perfection, used my gold embossing powder and decorated it with some more washi tape.  Joe's birthday is coming up next week, so I may give him this card.  I'm sure he'll like the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Pansy Birthday Card

 Oh my, I can't believe almost 3 weeks have gone by since I last posted.  It seems like yesterday.  We have been enjoying spending time with Jennifer and of course Daisy.  My daughter went back to work for 2 days a week and Jennifer is in camp those days, which means Daisy is alone for most of the day.  So far - so good!  When they get home she is there to greet them at the door with lots of hugs and kisses!  

I made a few birthday cards but didn't have a chance to post them.  This card was for my daughter Margaret.  Of course, I decided to use my Burst of Spring Collection from Heartfelt Creations.  For my base card, I used a piece of their 6" x 6" DSP and adhered it to my base card.  Their paper makes it so easy to match everything together.

I then used their Sweetheart Borders die and placed one on the top and bottom of the card.  I usually make my own flowers but decided to use the preprinted pansies/leaves in the DSP.  I die cut them and put them together and used some prills for the centers.  I die cut some of their matching tags as well to put on the front of the card.  

For the inside, I used another 6" x 6" panel.  I love how it all came together and was quick and easy to make which was what I needed.

Here is a picture of Jennifer riding her car.  We had such a great time that day!  So nice to be outside!

And here she is at Camp. Unfortunately, she has to wear a mask when they are inside.

It is hard to believe that we are coming to the end of July!  We had such a cold, freezing and snowy winter and this summer has been so hot.  This weather has been so crazy!  I hope everyone is enjoying being outside and having a great time!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Anniversary Card

This year my daughter's  anniversary fell on Father's Day, so we had a double celebration.  I have to admit it kind of snuck up on me, so I decided to make a card with some flowers that I already had made and were in my stash.  

I used Heartfelt Creations Eyelet Oval dies to make my base card and my layers.  I love how the decorative edges look.  I used some of my Sunflowers from the Sunflower Collection that I had left over and made my little birds from the Cherry Blossom Collection from Heartfelt Creations.  The sentiment I used is from their Celebrate Love Sentiment Stamp Set.  I am definitely going to have to find some time and make up different flowers to keep in my stash as it was a lot easier to put a card together with flowers and leaves already made.  

I hope everyone enjoyed their Father's Day weekend celebrating with their family and friends.  I know we certainly did.  Jennifer is enjoying her summer vacation and going swimming most every day.  I am really impressed how well she does.  That is one thing that I never accomplished and really regret, so I'm glad she has learned how.  It is hard to believe that 4th of July is one week away!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Father's Day Card

 Here is my last card I made for Father's Day.  It is for Joe!  This stamp set is from SU called Ride With Me!  I fell in love with this set.  When we first got married we had a gas station, and he purchased this old red truck to use.  You could see it coming a mile away!  He loved it!  He used it for everything and we so enjoyed having it.  I remember having to get a boost up later on when I got pregnant with Margaret.  I really thought I would have her in the truck the way it bounced all over the place!  I can still see him pulling up to the house and the kids running up to him begging to go for a ride!  Big Red was with us for many years!  

I used Heartfelt Creations CS for the base card.  I did some blending first on an oval and then colored and fussy cut the truck out and popped it up for some dimension.  I just love this sentiment that is in the stamp set.  I used my Spellbinders oval dies to die cut on Real Red CS an oval frame and added some enamel hearts.  

For the inside sentiment, I used my $1 Michael's stamp and some more enamel hearts!  I just loved how this card turned out.  I'm really enjoying  using my blending brushes.  We hope everyone will have a great weekend celebrating with their families and friend.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy