Countdown

Busy this weekend making cards for the troops. I have challenge myself to make 30 cards and I have now completed 20 of the cards.

Graduate Cards

Cards for one high school graduate, and two for college graduates.

Another Pop up Card

this was a fun card to make. I found the Christmas pattern on the net.

pop up card

This was a fun card.

A really neat blog and she is giving away Candy Blog.

http://donkeysmiles.blogspot.com/

Dollar find - alter cards

While shopping in Michael's the other day. I was looking for envelopes for cards that I am making for the soldiers. I was a bit disappointed but did find something and was able to use my 50% coupon. While digging through the dollar bin, I had a brain storm. There are always package of (8 to 10) thank you notes, or just note cards with simple designs. Well I brought 2 packages of ones that said "Thank You". Brought them home and decided to use them as bases for my own cards. I went into the garage and found some sandpaper and a sandpaper block and went to town on sanding the glossy finish off the front of the cards, and then I decorated them like if they were blank bases. So for $1.00 I was able to make 8 cards that had envelopes. Since I am challenging myself this year to make 30 cards for the soldiers and have sent out to some of my scrapping friends challenging them to make 4 cards each. The 1st of November we will be sending them to a dear friend's son that is stationed in Iraq, for himself and for him to share with the other men and women in his troop. I am also going to try and make at least 5 to 10 if I can each month of "all occasssion" cards for http://www.cardsforheros.org/

christmas cards in the Spring

All of the images was either watercolored with a blender pen and markers (LePlume) or colored with the LePlume markers. The green cardstock came from a cardstock christmas book that my sister, Wanda gave to me. The snowman after watercoloring him, I then used some glitter gule

on him, no not stickles just glitter glue.

Challenge to make 80 Christmas Cards.

I have decided to start my Christmas Cards early this year. I plan on making about 50 for myself and another 30 to send the troops in Iraq. Well here are the first of 80 cards. I have decided to start decorating the inside of my cards also.

Cards for a Gift

Some cards that I used my Studio G Series 11 clear stamps. A few images that I watercolored or colored in with my LePlume markers.

Scrappin Packin Mommas - Spring 2007 Layouts

Here a sneek peek for all you Scrappin Packin Mommas and friends that attended our Spring 2007 weekend crop. Our theme was cruising on a ship, our Captains were Lizzy (Yo! Momma) and Peggy Morgan. Yo! Momma was in charge of completing the layouts of the event for our SPM scrapbook. She completed 4 pages.

Studio G - Series 11

Recently while in Michael's I ran across Series 11.... I just love these $1.00 clear stamps. Here are some of the Series 11 stamps.

I picked them up last Thursday at the Clearview Michael's.

You may want to keep your eyes open for

Series 12 Everyday designs by 3 Bugs in a Rug, available at Michaels May '08, 24 sets, packaging is light blue.

Series 13 - Summer designs Grads/Prom/July 4/Wedding by several designers, available at AC Moore July '08, 24 sets, packaging is multi-color. The closest store is in - Ft. Walton Beach, FL

series 14 - Everyday designs by Katie & Co., available at Michaels June '08, 16 sets, packaging is pink.

Check this retreat in North Louisiana

Such a beautiful place.


http://www.chateaudterre.com/home.htm

Check out this link for some cute purse cards
http://2stampis2b.blogspot.com/2008/05/all-3-purses.html

National Scrapbook Day

Lately I have been into watercoloring images for my cards. What did you do for National Scrapbook day. Well I was invitied to Truman Middle School with some of scrapping friends. Julie, Debbie and Sandra work at the school. Julie is the librian and we were able to scrap in the school library from 11:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. It was Debbie, Julie, Sandra, Linda, Peggy, Donna, Pam and my self. Julie and Debbie were making the cutest little books. Debbie was making hers for her students that was going to 8th grade prom. Julie was making her for Christmas gifts I think. Linda was making a cute little scrapbook for the 4-H leader that was retiring, she was making a page for each of the students that was under the leadership of the leader. I was just coloring in some images.