Get Well Card For My Uncle

This is a Get Well card that I made for my Uncle who just recently had surgery.  I combined this week's Cards Patterns and CAS-ual Fridays challenge for this card.  

I used Mat Stack 4 die and stamp set from PTI.  Patterned paper is from Basic Grey, Wander paper pad.

Summer Card Camp 2011 - Week 1

So week one has come and gone for the Summer Card Camp 2011 and I barely squeezed in some time to make my first card!  I couldn't resist this camp when so many of my favorite designers are also contributors to this camp.  Now I am just hoping that I will be able to keep up...

Here is this week's color combo:

And here is the card that I made:

Super simple card to make.  I used all the colors with the exception of orange.  Sentiment is from Hero Arts, Truly Appreciated stamp set.

Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining

Here is a card that I made for a very dear and super sweet friend of mine.  She is going through a rough time in her life so I wanted her to know that she is on our minds and in our thoughts and prayers daily.

I used Nikki Sivils, It's Raining It's Pouring collection.  I am so in love with this collection, I couldn't wait to use it.

Of course, I had to add glossy accents!  I added it to the water drops on the umbrella and to some of the rain drops for a "wet" effect! :)

   

I also added glossy accents to the water drops on the boots and the puddle that the cute little turtle is in!

Gift Card Set

This is a very simple card set that I made to go along with the Thank You card I made for my friend.  I wanted to keep this set simple and neutral.  Every now and then we just need a quick card for an occasion, so I thought these would come in handy for her.  

Die cut is from PTI's fillable frame #3, cardstock and ribbon are also from PTI.  Sentiments are from various stamp sets.

Cherry on Top Award

A very talented and inspirational blogger, Kim Singdahlsen from Joyful Creations with Kim passed on the Cherry on Top Award to me.  Thank you Kim for thinking of me! 

There are five things that I have to do for this award:

1. Thank the person that passed this award on to you. 
2. Post this award on my blog. 
3. List three things that I love about myself.  Uh oh...
4. Post a favorite picture.
5. Pass this award on to five people.

Three things I love about myself are...hmmm...let's see; 

1. I love that I am a very fair person.
2. I am very conscientious...sometimes conscientious to a fault.
3. I always treat people with respect.

This is one of my all time favorite family picture:

My favorite types of photos are candid shots.  This is one of my very favorite family photo and I love that we are not looking at the camera.  :)

This is always hard for me since you are all so talented, not to mention very inspirational to me.  I would like to pass this on to the following five bloggers:

1. Sue - http://qvande.blogspot.com/
2. Kim - http://www.mycraftingcreations.com/
3. Patti - http://callahancountrybugs.blogspot.com/
4. Dina - http://mycricutrocks.blogspot.com/
5. Pam - http://www.handwerkbypamela.com/

Thank You Card for a Friend

Here is a thank you card that I made for a dear friend of mine, Elyse. Sometimes life gets so busy that you forget to thank your close friends for the little things they do for you.  Her friendship is a blessing to me and this card is just a simple way to show her how much I appreciate her.

Die cut (Mat Stack 3) and sentiment (All Booked Up) are from PTI.  Patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye and is popped up to give the stamp a recessed look.

Thank you Elyse for always being there for me!   :)

Blog Awards!

OK, I admit...I am terrible at picking up these awards.  Thank you to all the wonderful and talented ladies for thinking about me and passing these awards on to me.  Your blogs are very inspirational and your kind words are very encouraging.  Thank you ladies.  :)  Here are the awards that I received and a link to the talented ladies that passed them on...

 Lisa from A Mermaid's Craft,  Carissa from Happily Ever Paper Crafter and Tiffany from Sparkled Memories passed on The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award on to me.  

  

Mary from Mary's Crafty Scraps passed on the Cricut-tastic Award.  

I received the Stylish Blogger Award from Kirsten at Kris' Craft Coop.  

Alley from Alley Cat's Corner passed on the Versatile Blogger Award.

Judy from Crafty JAR passed on A Thing of Beauty Award.

OK, random things about me...hmmm, let's see:

1. I absolutely love and adore children.
2. I love to capture the everyday moments of our lives.
3. I love to read but seldom find time to do so.
4. Family time is extremely important to me.
5. I truly have a hard time dealing with my kids growing up so fast.
6. I am an organizational freak...simply cannot think if I'm not organized. 

Listing things about me is hard but having to choose among so many talented bloggers is much harder.  I will pass these awards on to the followers listed below.  Here are the links to their blogs...

• Evy - http://turquesadotstudio.blogspot.com/
• Nadine - http://nadine6.blogspot.com/ 
• Dana - http://glimmercraft.blogspot.com/
• Kelly - http://kellyrholbrook.blogspot.com/
• Sherrie - http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com/
• Vee - http://n2scrapn4fun.blogspot.com/
• Kim - http://joyfulcreationswithkim.blogspot.com/
• Dr. Sonia - http://cardsandschoolprojects.blogspot.com/
• Dena - http://missdjones.blogspot.com/
• Stephanie - http://handkraftedbystephanie.blogspot.com/
• Gayatri - http://scrapawayg3.blogspot.com/
• Kerry - http://kerrysteger.blogspot.com/
• Diana - http://dnbfundesigns.blogspot.com/
• Lynn - http://themangoboysandme.blogspot.com/
• Sharla - http://sharla-thisthingcalledlife.blogspot.com/
• Amber - http://my3escrapbooking.blogspot.com/

Please check out these blogs to find some great inspiration.