It's Wednesday already!!

I hope everyone enjoyed their father's day this past Sunday. We had a great day. Our church service that morning was unbelievable and the message and music were soul piercing. We enjoyed the day with my father-in-law and my husband's sister's and families. What was missing for me was not getting to spend time with my dad. He lives about 2400 miles away from me and I miss not being able to celebrate his special days with him (and my mom!) I am very thankful, however, that I was able to pick up the phone and call and tell him that I love him. It is a blessing that I still can hear his voice when I want to!!

The cards below are ones I and my kids made for my hubby for Father's day. My kids don't share the same passion as I do for cardmaking, but they made one for him anyway! Sadly for me, they'd almost rather do ANYTHING than make cards or do paper crafts. But, it just goes to show how special of a dad he is that they took time to make him a card! My husband is a big fisherman so I made him a fish card. He has fishing on the brain most all of the time, so I thought this was right up is alley! The kids did the same theme. Boy, do they know their dad!!

Cardstock: Bazill and Stampin Up Patterned paper: scraps from scrap stash, Cosmo Crickett, Daisy D's and Basic Grey

Stamp: Inkadinkadoo Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Accessories : Big Brads and braided rope from stampin up

Colored with Prisma Pencils, Gamsol and Twinkling H2O's Inside is computer generated onto vellum paper

Cardstock is Kraft by stampin up. stickers are jollees from mom's stash!

Two posts in one day!!!

Looking through my pictures, I found a couple of cards I forgot I had taken pictures of, so thought I would post them too! It's Friday - and I hope you guys are having a wonderful day!!

The first picture is of a sympathy card I made for my principal when his father passed away. The second isn't really a card but more of a little tag. For testing week at school we all brought in "treats" to be put into a basket to give to eachother . With the treat we were supposed to attach a note with an inspirational quote or just a happy thought to wish the other person a good week! Just a happy jumpstart to a very long week! This is what I made and attached to the candybar I took in with a happy thought I printed on the back....

WOW! It's been a long time....

I can't believe I've let so much time pass since I've uploaded to my blog again. Seems like sometimes I just get so caught up in "life" that I ignore so many things - this being one of them. and the things I get caught up in, aren't really something I should spend so much energy and thought on. My goal was to do better at keeping this updated, but so far I've not done a very good job at reaching that goal.... I know that if I pray harder and ask the Lord to help keep my mind free of the "busy-ness" that sometimes seems so overwhelming, it will get better!



Here is a card I made for some co-workers to give as a going away card. They wanted something pretty, with a special sentiment to their dear friend, Tess. I hope I accomplished it!!








Stamps : Verve
cardstock for base of the card: Bazill; black and Kraft cardstock areStampin up
patterend paper: scraps from my scrap stash
ink: memento and colored with Lyra's and Gamsol
tools and accessories: nestabilites curved rectangles and ribbon tags trio; black satin ribbon was recieved in a swap