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I really like getting mail, I think most people do, so I’m going to try to send my son a card at least twice a month while he’s away at college. He is getting a “Gaming” minor and is a comic book guy so for his first card I used Lawn Fawn’s “Critters Ever After,” Stupendous’ “Dragon Tower,” and Doodlebug Design Inc. stamps. A little coloring with Scholar Colored Pencils and it was done. Sorry, not sure why sometimes my pictures don't turn.
Our first week of the new year was, to quote my friend, bittersweet. Our son moved away to college and while I’m very proud of him, wow, I miss him so much more than I ever thought I would. So week one was busy getting him moved and settled in, it was also a time for us to settle in as well. I really believe it’s the little things that add sparkle to life, and we were very lucky to have some of those too.
For week one I used Spellbinders Nestabilities’ “Small Deckled Rectangles,” Tim Holtz’s “Good Thoughts,” and Hampton Art’s “PostScript Calendar.” Quick, easy, and one week down…so far so good. :)
You know, I didn't do it when my son was younger, or when he was doing drumline and all those other fun guy activities. As a matter of fact, I didn't even know it existed. However this year, our first year as "empty nesters" I'm doing it! Project Life here I come. I really like the Turquoise Edition and I'm trying out different pages, but so far I think I like it. I'm not sure how exciting it's going to be though I hope it will help us get out and do more, kind of a win/win situation.
So here is the first page of our Project Life Twenty 13!
Besides PL cards I used Unity's "Love you to Pieces,"Technique Tuesday's Ali Edwards' "The Story" and "Favorite Memories," and Lawn Fawn's "Smitty's ABCs" stamps. Can't wait to show you week one!
Sorry I haven't posted much this year it's been a little crazy, I promise to try harder from now on! :)
This is one of our Christmas cards from last year. We were on a “retro” kick and our cards really reflected that. We even had a white tree with retro colored ornaments! I used Cuttlebug “Traffic Jam” embossing folder, Lawn Fawn “Say Cheese,” My Favorite Things’ “Home for the Holidays,” Rubber Soul’s “Big Pine,” Studio G stamps, and Souffle pens. I know, I really went wild with a lot of different brands of stamps, but they worked so well together. I made quite a few different cards so you’ll be seeing more Christmas cards each week.
I really like making masculine cards even though they are a little harder to do. Here are just a few I put together for the car guys in my family. The Black/Gray dots paper was some given to me by a friend and I have no idea who it’s by. The brown paper is DCWV Once Upon A Time’s Spellbound Parchment. The blue/green stripe paper (one of my favorite papers) is Junkitz Rhythmz Paperz’s R&B Skinny Stripes. The stamp is from Tim Holtz “Playful Journey.” Quick and easy.
I wanted to make a card for a sweet family friend, so when I saw the challenge on Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog I decided to kill two birds with one stone. I used Lawn Fawn’s “Critters in the Forest,” Paper Smooches’ “Simply Said,” Basic Grey’s “Lemonade” paper pack, Recollection’s bird on a wire tape, and a Prima’s “Summer Fun” flower for a sun. A little coloring and a little Stickles and done.
I love this stamp so much, it‘s so sweet. I thought it would make a great "hi" card for my step-sister. I used Unity’s “your wings exist” (again, so sweet) then colored it with scholar prismacolor colored pencils. The stamp on the envelope was a gift and I have no idea who it's by. I went over the dots on her dress with a Sakura Gelly Roll Metallic pen. Added a little distressing with Tim Holtz’s distress inks in “tumbled glass” and “peeled paint” and was done. Really simple, but a “sweet” way to say hi. Stop by Friends with Flair at Unity to see more great projects.
