Happy Birthday, Mom and Dad

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Jun 252009

Hi.  I’m sorry for the lack of posts lately.  I’ve had some blog issues, and it’s been a rather busy month.  But hopefully I’ll get back into a routine of posting on here again.  I’ll include two cards in today’s post in an attempt to make up for lost time, ok? 🙂

The beginning of June is always a time for celebration in my family because both of my parents have birthdays then.  This year they have both reached “milestone” years.  I won’t embarrass them by saying just how old they are, but I hope that I will live as long and happy a life as they have.

jec-birthday-2009.jpgThis is the card I made for my dad.  The three trees are supposed to be symbolic of his three daughters.  I really like the versatility of this stamp set and think it could be used for lots of different occasions.  The layout is Weekly Sketch #81 at Lizzie Anne Designs, and it’s adaptable for a lot of different situations, too. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Trendy Trees, Birthday Whimsy (Stampin’ Up!)
Cardstock: River Rock, Sage Shadow, Whisper White, Western Sky designer series paper (Stampin’ Up!)
Ink: River Rock, Sage Shadow (Stampin’ Up!)
Other: River Rock ribbon (Stampin’ Up!)

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Here is Mom’s card.  My mom has always kept her house very tidy and clean – in fact, the only person I’ve met who kept a cleaner house was Mom’s mother!  My dad and sisters and I have often teased her about how frequently she vacuums.  When I saw this stamp image, I just had to get it for a card for Mom.  It makes me giggle every time I see it.  I was able to deliver this to Mom in person, and it made her laugh out loud, too.  The sentiment on the front says “On your birthday…” and on the inside I’d written, “Relax! Take a break from vacuuming!”  The layout for this card is a sketch by my friend Taylor. 

Supplies for this one:
Stamps: Kindred Spirits Sara (Gina K Designs); On Your Birthday (Stampin’ Up!)
Cardstock: Cool Caribbean, Rose Red, Whisper White (Stampin’ Up!); “Bless” from Euphoria 6″ x 6″ pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Other: petite oval and petite scalloped oval Nestabilities; Prima flower; Making Memories brad; Wonderful Watercolor Crayons and blender pen (Stampin’ Up!)

Posted by PH in VA at 1:00 am Basic Grey, Cards, Friends' challenges, Lizzie Anne Designs, Stampin' Up!

Time for a challenge

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Apr 052009

I enjoy stamping challenges.  I often don’t have the time to take part in the ones offered at Splitcoaststampers or Lizzie Anne Designs, but I like playing with them when I do have the chance.  Using only a certain few colors, or a certain layout sketch, or a limited choice of embellishments is always a good way to get my creative juices flowing.

My friend Victoria (from Eat Stamp Sleep Repeat) posed a challenge among our group of friends few days ago.  She posted the link to this set of dishes to be used as inspiration for creating something.  I have to confess that when I clicked on the link, my first reaction was “Say WHAT?!?!?”  I had no idea what I was going to do. 

But that just helped push me even harder to try to figure out something.  I toyed with the idea of doing something floral against a dark background, but I wasn’t liking the mental pictures I was coming up with for that idea. 

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Finally I decided to take the colors in the dishes and use them in my creation.  I’ve had the Stampin’ Up! “Season of Friendship” set since last fall, but hadn’t even assembled the stamps yet (oops!) , so I decided to put that to use.  I did the rock-n-roll technique on the leaves to get the varied shades of green.  The grass is just a narrow strip of cardstock that I cut into many, many times with my Cutterbee scissors.  The flowers and the bird were stamped onto a separate piece of cardstock, cut out, and glued into place on the tree.

So there you have it.  Even though I couldn’t decide on a sentiment to put on this card, I’m pleased with the end result. 

Supplies:
Stamps: Season of Friendship (Stampin’ Up!)
Cardstock: Gable Green, Chocolate Chip, Ballet Blue, Groovy Guava, Very Vanilla (Stampin’ Up!)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Gable Green, Garden Green, Ballet Blue, Groovy Guava (Stampin’ Up!)
Other: Cutterbee scissors

Posted by PH in VA at 7:00 pm Cards, Friends' challenges, Stampin' Up!
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