Cards Cards Cards

Monday was another rainy, dreary day here in good ol' Kentucky! No way it was going to get me down, I had the privilege of attending a wonderful stamp camp hosted by a new friend, Anne, who lives in Georgetown. Joani and Rose also went and we had a wonderful day of stamping and fellowship. All products used are Stampin' Up!, so even if you feel you are "creatively challenged" these products make you look like a professional!

Life gets craze around here sometimes, but I am in my stamp room today and I suppose yesterday got me excited to stamp. I am way behind in thank you's so decided to make a few quick cards and get them in the mail

Supplies used:

Stamps....Level 2 hostess set - Stampin'Up - Rustic Rooster

Ink...........S U chocolate chip, always artichoke

cardstock.. SU always artichoke, sage shadow, sahara sand, confetti white

designer paper...misc.

ribbon......SU cranberry crisp (retired)

technique..masking

Happy Stamping!

Betty

Altering 101

Wow! What a beautiful day this has been! Gayle did not have work today, so he got to enjoy the warmth and sunshine, even though most of his day was spent either in the greenhouse or his garage. He has been "altering" an old boat trailor to make it work for our golfcart so we can take it camping with us - I'm hoping camping time is just a few weeks away!

We got to have the company of Chloe and Hunter this morning. Traci had a photo shoot at her studio and Jason needed to finish a carpentry job in Lexington. They ate breakfast with us, then was ready to go outside. I needed to do some computer work, before we ventured outside, so I asked them what craft they would like to do.

Chloe wanted to re-decorate one of my Target mailboxes, but I like it the way it is. I happened to have a red one and a white one that had not been "altered" yet.

My desk had bunches of scrap paper on it - so with the help of a few punches, some embellishments that were in a drawer, few pieces of scrap ribbon and of course we had to have "bling" - here are the results...... ( I won't show you what the floor and the 2 work tables look like right now)!

We spent rest of the morning and noon time riding around in the golf cart learning about nature, checking all the trees and evergreen shrubs for "pupae"-- a new word Chloe is using now. She informed me this meant insects changing from one stage to another stage. We really wanted to find a "butterfly chrysalis" but we never found one.

Oh Yes! I failed to mention that this golf cart has had it's share of "altering" also. So, if anything in our house, garage, shop, greenhouse, etc. will sit still long enough - it will also be changed just like the pupae !

Happy Friday!

Betty

Fun Filled Day!

Who says April 15th had to be a dreaded day? Get some stampers together, give them, stamps, inks, and food - they can create the day away! That is just what these five ladies did at Joani and Rose's home. They are such great hostesses - we can never thank them enough for the fellowship, food, fun and delightful cards we leave with each time we visit.

Delightful Easter

Hello family and friends. Here's hoping your Easter was as nice as mine! Church services this morning were extra special as they had the youth and 5 and under children singing with the choir. Some are so talented with lovely voices.

Wish I had a photo to show you - they had a wooden cross that was covered with chicken wire, and each person in attendance was given a carnation when they entered. We then took our carnations and put them on the cross --It Came Alive with various colors and reminded us that Jesus Lives! I had never seen this done and really thought it was a thought-provoking gesture.

Lunch was at my house with both my boys coming over. My grandkids even ate lunch just so they could open the small gifts Gayle and I had gotten them. The Easter Bunny came their house and left some surprises for them.

Of course, Easter would not be complete without an egg hunt! I got the privilege of hiding the eggs and what fun Hunter and Chloe had finding them--they just couldn't figure out how bunnies got eggs in trees!

Blessings to all!

Betty

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Hello Easter!

My goodness, this morning started out lovely but by noon it is gloomy and stormy...Good day to just stay in and stamp, except I have a hair appt today. This morning I worked on a few cards.

The intention was to clean off my desk, which is always laden with cardstock, papers, stamps, adhesive, ribbon, food, drink and anything else that can be thought of!

I ran across this cute Stampin Up set that was a level 2 hostess in the fall 2008 catalog. YES, it probably has been there for that length of time. Well, I mounted it and used it for the following cards which I decided NOT to watercolor for a different effect (an easy excuse for running out of time). All paper and cardstock used was found in the above mess! Good way to use it up instead of trying to file it away. Now that SU will bringing out new "In-Colors" in July, I have discovered that Baja Breeze is working with lots of the non-su designer paper I have on hand.

Go figure! My creative mojo hits at the most inconvenient times!

When the new Stampin Up catalog comes out, I will surely become addictive to them just as easily, maybe I won't wait so long.

OK that's what I have done today - now go do the dishes, fix a jello salad for Sunday dinner. I like to get those items done ahead.

Have a Blessed Easter!

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