Another Congratulations

Hello everyone!
One last card for me for a few days...Card 3 of 3 of the Congratulations series.  This card was for a colleague who recently was promoted and tenured to Associate Professor--this is a HUGE celebration so I wanted to make a very special card for her.

This is a flourishes stamp set (and sentiment is SU).  I cut out each and every flower and leaf!  Although you can't quite make it out, I used an Impression Obsession background stamp for the green background.  Martha stewart punch and Spellbinders for the die cuts.  I had fun putting this one together.  I cased it (and the color inspiration) from Cindy's Lawrence (Creative Closet) from Pinterest, but cannot find the specific site to share with you at the moment.  I already gave it today and the receiver kept looking at it and said, "This is the nicest card I have ever received from anyone".  Warms my heart!

Thanks for stopping by!  You will have Kathy back tomorrow!

You Rock!

Hello again everyone!

Gorgeous day here in Colorado...too bad I need to spend it indoors working.  :(

Today's card is one for yet another colleague who had her new curriculum featured on the news...we have three people we are celebrating tomorrow at work, so this is card 2.  I particularly like this one for this person because she loves her fancy shoes and is sort of no nonsense.  She doesn't look like an old lady so I hope she gets a kick out of this one.  She does have a great sense of humor.

Stamp and sentiment are Art Impressions, and die cut is Stampin Up.  A couple of Swarovski crystals.  Banner is MFT.  Below is a closeup--I've been playing around with taking photos outside for better color.  Well, a wind blew up and knocked the card to the ground and you can see sort of smudged the stickles on the shoes...however, it doesn't look too bad in person so I'm flying with it.  No challenge today...just too under the gun with everything to do all of that.  I'll have one more card to post before you get Kathy back.  Enjoy your the rest of your weekend and thanks for stopping by!  Margaret

Butterfly Congratulations

This is Margaret posting tonight.  I write with a heavy heart.  I bought a new car three weeks ago and have been so careful driving it around--parking far away not to get it scratched.  Tonight I was picking up my daughter from a friend's house and it was so dark I couldn't see anything.  As I backed out of the driveway I heard this horrible crushing sound.  You know that horrible feeling when something like that happens?  Turns out I scratched the paint right off my bumper in two spots the size of a dime each.  So am making an appointment Friday to get it fixed.  I hope it won't be too pricey since I haven't even had my first car payment yet.  Oh boy.

Well this weekend I am super busy with grading and presentatings, and on top of it, I needed to make three cards for celebrating some colleagues and their achievements (On Monday is our party).  Today's card is the first one.  Super easy to make. But came out quite striking.

I used gold sparkly paper to cut out a Cheery Lynn butterfly die, MFT doily die, Martha Stewart edging.  SU sentiment and banner die cut.  The flowers are prima (old ones).  Three Swarovski crystals line the center of the butterfly.  Quite a sparkler!  This card was CASEd from this blog.

Below: Closeup

Thinking of You

What a gorgeous day it has been.  I am so looking forward to this beautiful weekend!  The air is so sweet and the sun so bright!  

Hope you are having good weather, as well.

Tonight's card is a Thinking of You card, which could be used for a variety of situations.  I thought I could even put a sentiment on the inside appropriate for a sympathy card, if needed.  

This card uses the sketch over at Create with Connie & Mary and is an SU! card.  DP is Bella Bleu and cardstock is Soft Suede and So Saffron.  I also used the coordinating inks with the Delicate Doilies stamp set.   The sen/timent comes from the Three Little Words stamp set.  The brad came from my stash drawer and the scallop die is SU! also.

I am also entering the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesdays - anything goes

Stampin' for the Weekend - friendship

Shelly's Images - Use scallops

Thanks for stopping by!

kathy b

Make a Wish

Great to be back! 

We survived the storms with only our internet being affected.

I missed the day before due to a sick pup - another 2 hour RT to the vet and an evening of agility with Geena Bea.  I was just too pooped to post when I got home at 10:30pm.

I have a fun birthday card tonight.  I used the sketch at Hobby Cutz Challenges.  I began with a sheet of glittery dp from my stash (very old - the store it came from closed down over 2 years ago!)  I used a sheet of cs from Michaels for the base and to die cut 2 designs from Spellbinders.  I glued the small image to the large one and then used 3M foam tape to pop up the big square on top of the dp.  I used ribbon from stash.  The sentiment is a Stampendous stamp I bought when Margaret and I visited The Ink Pad in NYC many moons ago.  I stamped the verse with Encore Gold Metallic.  The cupcake is a Lockhart stamp, colored with Copics, Spicas and Stickles.  I added a Swarovski to the ribbon and to the dot of the "i" in the sentiment.

I am also entering the following challenges:

Ruby's Rainbow - birthday

City Crafter - birthday

Thank you for stopping by!

kathy b

Kind Thanks

Arkansas is facing a tornado threat right now and Kathy lost power so here I am posting.  I wanted to share my daughter Claudia's card...she made it as a thank you for all the delightful gifts Kathy showered her with for her birthday!  I can't tell you what she used since it's from her stash--and most everything in there is ages old, but I think it turned out quite beautifully!  I can see my spellbinders dies here and Martha Stewart edging and lots of stickles!

Sorry this is short--been a long week and more days ahead. :(  But thanks for stopping by and Kathy should have something great for you tomorrow!  Margaret

Christmas Trees

 

March Madness is coming to an end and baseball is just beginning. 

I am in heaven!  As I write this post, I am watching Michigan beat up on Louisville, though it is still early in the game.  Go Louisville, you can do it (and thus save my bracket!)!

 

My card tonight is a Christmas card.  I have only made a few this year and I need to start making more or I will be very sorry come the holidays.

 

 

I used stamps from Cornish Heritage Farms, Hobby Lobby paper from years past and a sparkly tree brad.  Very simple, pretty quick, and flat for mailing!!!

 

I am entering the following challenges:

 

Christmas Card Challenges - Christmas/vintage optional

Jingle Belles - bling, glitter, glitz, gems, shimmer, or anything sparkly!

365 Days - Christmas in April

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Use the word 'Christmas'

Thanks for stopping by!  Time to go watch basketball AND baseball!

 

kathy b