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Many thanks once again~

CAN'T SUMMER STAY???

I do live in a warm climate, so I get to enjoy summer longer than some, and thats a good thing, cause I cant seem to stop making cards with these adorable Emmas from C.C. Designs~
They are of course, part of the summer collection and I just love them. They are so cute, easy to color, and have some great sentiments that were made to go with them.
I buy all of my C.C. Design stamps at ALL THAT SCRAPS online store. They ship so quickly and are a pleasure to deal with. I have colored her with Copics, and once again have made her with my huge stash of paper scraps. I have my scraps in 12 by 12 Sterlite storage containers. I use 2 of them and stack them ontop of each other. I then labeled the drawers with color categories and here is where all my scrap paper lives. Its so easy to find what you need, and with prices the way they are, I dont like throwing out perfectly good designer paper. The downside is I have usually cut off the part with the name of the paper and the manufacturer.
I did use my Stampin Up punch on the brighter yellow strip, and their scallop edge punch on the plaid strip.
Everything was stamped in Memento Black Ink. And if you look close, I have used SU Crystal Effects on her sunglasses to make the lenses look nice and shiny. It also gives them a 3-D effect of sorts. Prima Flowers, May Arts ribbon and assorted crystals finish off the card.
Many thanks for stopping by....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL!

This past week we celebrated our son Michaels 20th birthday!!! Wow!!! who could believe 20 years have gone by since he was born? He is such a good son- never a moment of trouble with this guy, only joy~ So without furthur adeau~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL!!!!!!! We love you!

NO, I HAVENT BEEN KIDNAPPED!!!

Im Finally Back!!! I had a great month with my parents here, my aunt from Tampa was even here for a week, and my sister and her family are happily settling in to their new home.
Its been such a whirlwind, time flies by without even realizing it. But I am now back on my schedule and will be posting something cute for you to look at in the next day or two.

SORRY~

Sorry to all that I have not been posting as much as I would like. You see, my sister and her family moved 45 minutes away from the end of last week. Thats pretty darn close as their last address was about 700 miles away!!. Now my parents are coming to see her new house and will be staying with me for a while. I will be driving up to Fayetteville (about 2+ hours) to get them at the Amtrak Station, as my Dad will not fly.
We will be helping her set up her first house which should be alot of fun. But that will take some precious time from my card making for a bit. I promise I will be back this week with some goodies to show, but for now here is a picture of my boys from a Christmas long ago. The little one in the photo is in college now!! I happen to come across it and thought it was pretty funny. My older son always liked to dress up- here he is a magician. And the younger one is showing off a reindeer hat he made in school! Enjoy, and many thanks for stopping by...

CHRISTMAS IN JULY!!!!!!!

Its true! Its a Christmas in July day for me today. My brand spankin new- not yet releasedCopics arrived~
I had read about 12 new colors being released later in the summer from Marianne at the I Like Markers blog. She descibed how pale and beautiful each would be, and how they would make a great addition to a growing Copic collection. And anyone that uses them knows that the collection is always "growing". Since my birthday is in September, I thought they would make a great gift.
Much to my surprise, there were a very few select sites that got some in this week~ When I saw them on Ellen Hutson LLC, I could'nt believe my eyes. They're really here, I thought- 2 full months before my birthday! With that said, I quickly clicked on the "add to cart" button. I am so excited!
Later that day (only a few hours) there was an email from Ellen stating that they had already sold out of their limited quantity. I was so glad I did not procrastinate this time, (as I tend to do that). The next shipment wont be for some time.

Well here they are in all their glory. I am off to play with them now. Yipee !!!!!

Many thanks for stopping by...

The Fresh Batch Challenge SASSC22

Hello~ I am doing the challenge again this week from The Stamps and Smiles blog. They always provide the best sketches to work with.
Here is their sketch.... And here is my card.....

I have used Bazzill cardstock, Prima flowers,and asst. embellishments.

The pretty polka dot paper is my newest acquisition from my LSS and its called Playful Petals by Daisy Bucket.

The sand colored paper is Hit The Beach by Flair. Its so colorful and I just love those fresh summery hues.
This closeup shows how I used tiny real shells for the centers of my flowers.

Here is a closeup of Emma from C.C.designs june collection. She is of course, colored with my beloved Copics. Did you all see the new really pale shades that just came out? They are so new, that only a handful of stores even have them. I oredered mine from Ellen Hutson LLC just a few minutes ago. I cant wait to get them.

This photo is a closeup of Emmas sand. I colored the area in with a pale beige Copic, and then added some glue and randomly sprinkled Golden Woodland Microbeads from Martha Stewart to give the sand a 3-d look.

Many thanks for stopping by and please visit The Fresh Batch to see all the other beautiful samples made from this sketch!!!