First Communion Thank You

Here is the last of the First Communion Card set. I started with the invitation and then some cards to send with gifts for close friends. I finally ended with thank you cards that my daughter sent with a picture of herself. If you look at the earlier postings for these sets of cards, they were made with the same elements. The embossing of the gold ink added a nice and elegant touch. I want to thank my friend Joanne B. for lending me the God is Love SU stamp set. I thought this image was perfect.

Birthday Girl

My daughter was invited to a birthday party. It was a glamour party and the girls looked so stunning with hair, makeup and evening gowns. It was a glympse of what these 4 and 5 year olds would look in years to come. Here is the very special birthday card I made using my retired SU set Pretty Princess. I just love this set. I used my Cuttle Bug D' Vine Swirls embossing folder on Pink Passion CS. I stamped the image in black ink and then colored in using SU markers. Other CS used was Lavender Lace and Yo-Yo yellow along with my corner punch and slot punch. I wrapped the ribbon around and tied to link the separate pieces together. I added Dazzling Diamonds to create a sparkle effect for the princess.

11 Step Program to Kids

My friend Joanne B. put this on her blog and I thought it was a hoot. Visit her blog and check it out.

Want some Candy?

My Sister Sammi has posted some candy to celebrate for 1000 hits on her blog. Be sure to check it out here. Congrats to Sammi!

Stay At Home Moms - Tips to get your point across

I found this on my Sister Lisa's blog and thought I had to share. Thanks for the tip...

A man came home from work and found his three children outside,

still in theirpyjamas,

playing in the mud,

with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn allaround the front yard.

The door of his wife's car was open,

as was the front door to the house andthere was no sign of the dog.

Proceeding into the entry,

he found an evenbigger mess.

A lamp had been knocked over,

and the throw rug was waddedagainst one wall.

In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel,

and the familyroom was strewn with toys and various items of clothing.

In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink,

breakfast food was spilled on thecounter,

the fridge door was open wide,

dog food was spilled on the floor,

a broken glass lay under the table,

and a small pile of sand wasspread by the back door.

He quickly headed up the stairs,

stepping over toys and more piles of clothes,

looking for his wife.

He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened.

He was met with a small trickle of water as he made his way out the bathroomdoor.

As he peered inside he found wet towels,

scummy soap and more toysstrewn over the floor.

Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste hadbeen smeared over the mirror and walls.

As he rushed to the bedroom,

he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pyjamas, reading a novel.

She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went.

He looked at her bewildered and asked, "What happened here today?"

She again smiled and answered, "You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world I do all day?"

"Yes," was his incredulous reply.

She answered, "Well, today I didn't do it."Send this page to another woman.

Priceless

Card Club #2 - Sweeter Than Apple Pie

I liked this card so much that I decided to CASE my own card and add another layer. I used Wild Wasabi and WW CS. I added a layer of WW under the DS Summer Picnic Paper to make the apples pop. I decided in this version that I would omit the Dazzling Diamonds (ok it is my signature to add sparkle to every card but the ink ran with the glue and made it look sloppy). You can check out the older version on 2/28/08 to see the changes.

First Communion #2

Here is another card I made for First Communion. These cards were given with a few gifts I had for a few of my daughters friends. This card used the God Is Love SU stamp set. I have two versions shown here. Both cards were stamped in Gold and then embossed. I cut the edges of the card with either the scallop or zig-zag scissors. I then used some post-it notes to line off the edges to ink them (direct to paper technique). I embossed the edges as well. In the first card, I used my scallop circle punch with my 1 1/4 circle punch to layer the cross on top to make the image pop. I am not use to doing a clean and simple card but these were appropriate for the occassion.