I whipped this card up for Tracy's newest challenge: http://eatsleepstamp.typepad.com/tracyc/2011/04/sketchy-thursday-128.html It turned out better then I imagined and I'm just really happy with the colour combinations. As most of you know, I'm more of a sentiment stamper and thanks to my other new love, embossing, I love how it made the sentiment stand out even more.
This is the first time ever that I have combined 2 challenges - how I envy people who can mix together several challenges. I had already made my mother's day cards but decided to wanted to make a special one for my momma and here is the result. I used scrap papers that are sitting in my big ol' basket of goodness. I am working so hard to attempt to at least put a dent in that supply of paper!! The ribbon is from Michael's - found in a $1 bin, as well as the stamp (which I think was $1.50 at Michael's). The sentiment is from Verve Stamps.
Jeff's grandma bought all the grandkids pottery for Christmas instead of mailing out her usual cheque. She was out to visit in March and as I am the only one who ever send a thank you card, I wanted to whip up something fun, especially since all my Christmas stuff is tucked away at the moment. I love how simple this card was to create and it's a great way to use up scraps of paper. The paper is from Basic Grey, the stamp is from Verve, and the ribbon is from a clearance bin at Michael's I think. I embossed the sentiment (cause I'm totally love that these days!) and TA DA!! There you have it.
I've always been a fan of using photos on cards, to make them that little bit more special. And lately, I've been going with non-traditional paper and colours for baby cards, to make the cards stand out a little bit more. I love how this one turned out!! 
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I was asked by a teacher friend to see if I could create a card for her kids to make for Mother's Day. Of course I jumped at the offer but have been super nervous since. My friend works at a Hutterite Colony, so I wanted to do something tasteful yet really fun and different for the kids (I think there are 14 of them from Kindergarten to Grade 8) but I also wanted to respect their traditions etc and not get too crazy. I really like how it all turned out and it was really easy to do. I think the kids will have a great time, which is what it's all about and it will be easy to create something similar for a Father's Day card as well. And I'm excited because I now have a design for all the Mother's Day cards I am going to be creating - for my mom, Jeff's mom, both grandma's and of course my bestie Stacey! And I think I might also whip up one for a close friend of ours - she is expecting her 1st bambino mid-June and we found out she was admitted yesterday to the hospital - needing to be on bed rest. So something like that would cheer her up ... I'm also hoping to ship up a Journal Jar for her - if she is going to be forced to hang out in the hospital for the next while, she will need something more to do then stare at the tiny TV screen and worry about what's going on. I've been there, done that, read the handbook when Stacey was hospitalized and well, it gets old, pretty darn fast!!
I was asked to create a 60th birthday card for a friends mother. I really struggled with ideas for this one, I think mainly because I tend to use photos for personalized, specially requested birthday cards. Wendy didn't have a photo that she wanted to use, so I was left to come up with a colour combo and a special way to highlight the fact it's her mom's 60th birthday. I really like how it turned out!
My best friend's partner Evan celebrated his birthday yesterday. I had originally started in on a card for him early last week but it turned into a pretty pink deal, which isn't his style. Having twin girls, I'm sure he already sees pink enough as it is :) I whipped this card up late last night, along with the card I previously posted (and I finished up the pink girlie girl card). I'm still working on my embossing techniques, so the background is a little rough around the edges. I have a couple cards to finish up this afternoon some time ... and I need to get starting on the box of birthday cards that I've had someone request. 
So it's late and I should be in bed but I wanted to take pictures and post this before I forgot. I've been kinda down in the dumps lately and frustrated with my (lack of work) situation and just in general, some people letting me down - I guess not really letting me down, more just not understanding how some people operate - and thank goodness for my best friend Stacey. She is such an amazing person and I only wish I end up being even half as good of a mom as she is, when my time eventually comes. She loves monkey's and since I thought I should attempt to colour - I can't get better if I don't try, right - I thought I would stick an image along with the sentiment. All the paper used was in my scrap bin - which still keep growing and I really need to better organize. Anyways, nighty night night to all!
So, I'm not entirely happy with how this card turned out but being my first time that I have ever embossed, I'm okay with it. I just recently purchased the supplies required for embossing and I will be adding to my collection very soon - because I am addicted!! I needed to whip up a quick THANK YOU card, as I received some lovely gifts from the school staff when I was done on the 4th. I didn't want to purchase a card and nothing I had really was working for me. I had the majority of this card sitting in pieces on my desk and this morning added the sentiment and ribbon ... and the stitching - which I LOVE!! Hard to believe I didn't pull out the needle and thread long, long ago. I have a few cards that I've been requested to make, a 60th birthday card, 2 anniversary cards for 2 couples very near and dear to my heart and a box of 20-ish birthday cards. A little nervous about the last order but really looking forward to it as it really allows me to be creative. Being off work, I had anticipated being bored out of my mind because I like to be busy but it has been anything but that. I've been called in to work several times on a casual basis and I'm going for election training, as I'm woring our federal election at the end of the month. Anyways, more on that later - need to get my supper ready :)
First off, thanks to Tracy for helping me get my MOJO back. It's not entirely there but I'm working on it. I whipped up this card last Saturday, for a bridal shower I was going to that afternoon. The bride had made a comment about how much she loves my cards and I am the one who did her invitations, so I wanted to make something special for her. These are essentially her colours, so I thought it was fitting. This was also my first time ever stitching on a card ... and I'm in LOVE. It didnt' turn out exactly how I planned but I like the look of it and I can only get better from here, right? http://eatsleepstamp.typepad.com/tracyc/2011/04/sketchy-thursday-125.html Check Tracy out - you know you want to!!
So I have been meaning to play along with the great sketches that Tracy at 