Hello

I had some crafty time tonight and made a card using the Mojo Monday sketch and also participating in the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge "anything goes".

This is going to be short and sweet.  My hubby is waiting for me to watch our shows.  I am sitting in the living room with my lap top on my lap.  hehe. 

I used the set from Flourishes called From The Desk Of, paper from Crate Paper and cardstock from PTI in Rustic White for the base and Smokey Shadow for the layer.  Memento Tuxedo Black ink and various Copic markers.  Buttons are PTI Fine Linen and the Seam Binding is from Bluebird Lane Etsy with a little flower from Reccollections (Michales brand).

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Heather

CR84FN 27

It is time for another CR84FN challenge.  This weeks colors were hard for be because Hot Pink and Grey are not colors I keep in my arsenal of pretty papers.  They are pretty together and remind me of prom colors.  I started off with the new sketch at Card Patterns and it just wasn't working out for me.  So here is what I came up with.

I wanted to tell all of you Happy Mother's Day.  I will be spending my day with my family.  If you have been following me for a while you know that right before Mother's Day last year we found out that my mom has a brain tumor and I was sure she wouldn't be here this year for Mother's Day.  I am blessed to still have here here with me.  I will cherish the time I have with her now because I know the day will come when she won't be here.  We are and have always been very close.  Even when I lived in Iowa I called her every day on my way to work and on my way home.  There was never a day that went by without us talking to each other.  Even now that I live a mile down the road we talk several times a day and I go over almost every day that I am off.  Are you very close to your mom?  Do you have any special plans for the day?

I used Basic Grey, and MME patterned paper and PTI cardstock in Rustic Cream.  The grey CS is from Stampin Up.  Flower and leaves are Reccollections from Michales craft store.  Spellbinders dies for the doily and PTI banner border dies for the border.

Thanks so much for stopping by,
Heather

Happy Mother's Day

When the power was out last week I heard on the radio that Mother's Day was this Sunday.  I panicked.  I thought it was later in the month.  I had so much to catch up on that I finally got to make a card for my mom for Mother's Day.  I based the design off another card I made a while back, it was sitting on my desk and I loved the way it looked.  You can see it HERE. 

Are any of you doing anything special for Mother's Day?  I told my hubby that whatever he was going to get me, just let me order product instead.  Flowers die and chocolates get eaten too fast.  My supplies last much longer.  hehe

I used my beautiful new Girls' Paperie paper, a Martha Steward Doily sponged with Tim Holtz distress in in Warn Lipstick.  The lace is from Hobbly Lobby(Spare Parts), PTI butterfly die and stamp from Butterfly Dreams and sugared with Martha Stewart Crystal Fine glitter, Sentiment from Flourishes Spring Bouquet.  Cardstock colors from PTI Rustic White and Sweet Blush and ink from Memento in London Fog.  Copic markers in R81 Rose Pink and R83 Rose Mist.

Thanks so much for stopping by,
Heather

CR84FN 26

I am on a roll.  I told you that I had a lot to share.  I am back with this weeks colors at CR84FN.  It is a lovely pastel combination.  It worked perfectly for the new Flourishes set April Showers that I have been wanting to use.  I am going to lad it up at the Bring Back Beautiful too. 

It is my team mate Stephanie's birthday this week as well.  So I made this for her.  It will be late due to the tornadoes.  I guess the old saying "come rain sleet or snow" doesn't apply to the mail running after a tornado.  :)

I used the sketch at Card Patterns.

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Heather

Flourishes Bring Back Beautiful/ The Beauty of a Flower

Hello!  I am playing catch up here.  The Bring Back Beautiful challenge for the month of May is:

The Beauty of a Flower! They say April showers bring May flowers, so let’s show off those beautiful blossoms! This month’s Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge is to be inspired by those gorgeous botanicals every stamper loves! Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creation HERE to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB10. You have until May 31st to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we’ll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!

I used the beautiful new set from Flourishes called Orchids.  I love these pretties and googled an image of the different kinds of Orchids and found one that was a stunning shade of purple with a little red in the middle.  I used the Crate Paper Portrait collection in shades of black to keep the focus on the flowers.

I used this beautiful quote from the set on the inside.  I don't usually do much with the inside of my cards until I am ready to give it to someone.  After this last week, I thought this was a very fitting quote...don't you?

Here is the new set from Flourishes called Orchids

I used the fabulous sketch at Taylored Expressions.

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Heather

The Craft's Meow New Release

Hello my wonderful blog friends.  I am back up and running for the time being.  We are not sure if it will stay.  First, I wanted to say a HUGE thank you to all who left me such wonderful comments, well wishes, and prayers.  I will share more about that situation later.

Second, I have all of my cards from the Craft's Meow release of Nina Brackett's wonderful new line of stamps.  I love the whimsical nature of these sets.  I am sure you will also.

Here are the sets in order that I have them posted above:

Simply Delightful

Happiness is

  

Fly Free

Butterfly kisses

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Heather



Hello again

Hello everyone. Hope you are all doing well. I am still waiting for electricity. A lot of people are getting power all around us. I am hoping and praying that something happens soon. It has been very hot the last 2 days.... I am melting! I also can't say thank you enough to everyone for all the prayers and well wishes. I still don't have a home phone yet which means there is no telling when I will have internet since they are both through the same company. So I am crossing my fingers. Hopefully I will be back soon.

Hugs,

Heather