I am Still With the Living

Hi Stamping Friends:

If my typing keeps on going like the last five words I may have to learn how all over again. I can not believe it has been over a month since my last post. My husband and I have been ill for several weeks but I think we are on the mend. For the first time in many many days my head doesn't feel like it is swollen with a balloon inside.

I even did some housework today, I am so blessed to have a husband who doesn't worry about how the house looks all the time. That is not to say it was a total disaster area but dust bunnies to multiply etc. etc.

Anyhow, I have some club meets coming up next week and my dear senior citizen class this week so I had to get busy and come up with some cards for them.

In the process I was reading all the emails that I received this week and one of the topics was on " how do you store your scraps". I was quite interested in this topic as I have tried several different ideas but they all failed me at some point. One lady suggested large ziploc bags in the folder that the main paper was stored in and I thought I would give that a try, I had tried drawers with color families but by the time you sorted through the draw you missed what you were looking for, go figure.

Anyway I did this one afternoon this week and when I was finished I decided that I should try to make a card from the scraps. So I did. Here it is, hope you like it. I got the color combo from a card that I had saved but unfortunately there was no water mark so I can give her color combo credit directly, but thank you.


Outside of card.


Inside of card.

All items used are from Stampin Up

Stamp Sets: Autumn Days, Sincere Salutations
Inks/SU Markers: Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Really Rust
Paper: Taken With Teal, Chocolate Chip , Whisper White and DSP Christmas Cocoa
Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds, Dimentionals

Thanks for dropping by, be back soon.

Masculine Birthday Card

Hi everyone:

I think spring has finally arrived. I have been busy getting my outdoor work done. I decided not to plant real flowers this year because the sun is so hot were I would like them so I just planted faux ones. They have fooled a few people so I guess they look ok.

I am happy to report that my daughter has finalized her house deal and they should be here in about 4 1/2 weeks. I will be counting each and everyday till they are here. Now if my son could find work here and move that would be so awesome as well.

I have not been stamping much I just kinda lost my mojo as they say. But I have some classes to get ready for so I thought I had better get my fingers inky as Sandi would say.

I have been playing around with the sponge daubers and wanted a different look for the train in the Happiness is a Journey stamp set. I think alot of folks use the spectrum pads and the brayer for this look but I don't have any so I thought I would see if I could do something similar with the daubers.

As it turns out I really like how the Almost Navy kinda looks like sky, the Really Rust looks like maybe mountains LOL and the Always Artichoke looks like grass. What do you think?

I used three circle punches, 1 1/4, 1 1/2, 1 3/4 sponged the edges and paper pierced around the last one. The paper piercing doesn't show up well in the photo but it looks great in real life.

Recipe:

Stamps: Happiness is a Journey, Sanded Background stamp, One your Birthday

Ink: Basic Brown, Almost Navy, Always Artichoke

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Always Artichoke, Kraft, Close to Coaco

Accessories: Punches, paper piercing