You put the grand

My cousin Lyndsey, who I babysat for some 29 years ago had a baby girl last week, Brielle Lee.  My Aunt Marian has been waiting for grandchildren for some time.  Her other daughter, Heather is 15 weeks pregnant so she is exciting for her growing family.  She sent me a load of pictures yesterday.  Mo's challenge is love all around so I thought this image of "Tom and Tilly" along with the sentiment from TLC, Create was a perfect card to send to my aunt and uncle for being new grandparents.
For my second card, I used this weeks Splitcoast sketch and another TLC, Create sentiment.  The coffee grinder paper is also from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye - A Beautiful Life

Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollection

Stamp: Mo Manning - Tom and Tilly

Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)

Circle Punches: EK Success

Spellbinders: Rose

Flower:  Prima

Brad:  Paper Studio

Ribbon:  Offray

Challenges

Sweet Wednesday Sketch - Sketch 166

Mo's - Love is all around

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create

Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollections

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Coffee time perk up

Sentiment:  TLC, Create  (see above for direct link)

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Ribbon:  Wright's

Flowers:  Zva

Spellbinders:  Large Circle, Grand Circle

Challenges

Splitcoast - SC397

Day to shine

Yesterday my husband went for a MRI...so that is when I use my prisma pencils.  I colored these sunflowers for a birthday card.  My daughter and I went shopping last night, and at the mall there was a Close to My Heart consultant so I was able to get a new Halloween set.  I used that in my second card which has a label for a potion and the new Authentique paper.  My third card is a Mojo sketch using this weeks Color Throwdown scheme and a sentiment from TLC, Create.

Patterned Paper:  Prisma Paper, Paper Studio
Cardstock:  Bazzil - Prism,  Recollection
Stamp:  Scrapper's Delight - Flower Basket
Sentiment:  TLC, Create
Spellbinder:  Fleur de Leur Rectangle
Flowers:  Primsa
Brads:  JoAn'n's Basics
Prisma Pencils

Challenges
Tuesday Morning - Sketch 158 Birthday
Cupcake Inspirations -  http://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/

Colour Q 149

Patterned Paper:  Authentique - Enchanted
Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollection
Cardbase: Paper  Cuts
Stamp:  Close to My Heart
Ink:  Memento, Black Tuxedo
Spellbinders:  Pennants
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug


Challenges
FMS - Sketch 47

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey - Ambrosia
Cardstock:  Bazzil
Sentiment:  TLC, Create
Brad:  Paper Studio
Spellbinder:  Anemone & Pennant
White Thread
Ribbon:  Wrights & Offray

Challenges
Mojo - Sketch 253
Color Throwdown 204

Chiles

I just love this sentiment from TLC, Create which is perfect for a special friend.  I thought this would be perfect for Best Friend Day which is coming up, and you can find this here, TLC, Create

Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey - Hello Lucisous, Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil, Core-dinations, Recollections

Stamp:  Meljeans - Hey, Hot Stuff

Sentiment:  TLC, Create

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Spellbinders:  Petite Small Oval, Beaded Oval

Stickles

Ribbon:  American Craft

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges

The Sweet Stop - Sketch 170

Basic Grey - Bright and Bold (Hello Lucisous)

Clarinet boy

I haven't been lost, it is just that I have been spending my days off traveling to visit my mother-in-law who is home from the nursing home, but is no longer driving.  She has needed assistance to go to appointments last week and run errands.  We went twice last week and once this week.  She is doing wonderfully with all the obstacles that she has faced.  I give her a lot of credit because she is a very determined lady to remain independent.  It is just funny that when I go places with her and my husband I don't know which one will function better.  They each have their canes and I have to keep an eye on both of them it is like walking in between two bowling pins. LOL.

I made this card for my brother-in-law, Ted who is a clarinet player.  I thought it was great that Sassy Cheryl had an image of a male clarinet player so it is perfect for his birthday which is Thursday.  This weeks challenge is "For the Boys" so that will also work out well.  The sentiment is from TLC, Create.  My second card is using this weeks Splitcoast color challenge and a beautiful sentiment from TLC, Create.  This can be found here  TLC, Create

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - A Little Bit Country, Paper Studio
Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollection
Stamp:  Sassy Cheryl - Birthday Leader
Sentiment:  TLC, Create
Die Cut - Cuttlebug
Ribbon:  Michael's
Button:  stash
Flowers:  Prima
Chalk: unknown

Challenges
SSSC- Sketch 164
Sassy Cheryl - For the Boys
Here Come the Boys - Boys and their Toys  http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.com/

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create, Nitwit - Merry Christmas Mouse, Sweet Shoppe
Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollection
Sentiment:  TLC, Create
Spellbinder:  Label #22
Circle Punch:  EK Success
Twine:  Ribbon Carousel
Candy Cane:  Dress It Up
Border Punch:  Fiskar

Challenges
Deconstructed Sketch - Sketch #63
Splitcoast Color -  CC387

Sing it Frame

For a Christmas gift, I make my Mother sympathy cards which sounds really sad, but she goes to at least one funeral a month on average.  She lives in a small community where she knows a lot of people and I hate to say it, but the people in the neighborhood are aging.  At TLC, Create, Paulette has a beautiful frame that I also added one of her sentiments and then colored it.  It can be found here  SING IT FRAME.  I thought it worked perfectly with this weeks Mojo sketch where I made it into an easel card and stitched around the outside.  I added a die cut musical note and some flowers also some liquid pearls on the edge of the scallops.

Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye
Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollection
Stamp:  TLC, Create - Sing it Frame
Sentiment:  TLC, Create - I wish you Comfort
Die Cut - Cuttlebug
Flowers:  Recollection
Liquid Pearls
Border Punch:  Fiskar
White Thread

Challenges
Mojo - Sketch 252

Stay tuned

Since my birthday was on Wednesday and I worked, one of my best friends took my husband and I out to lunch along with her husband on Friday and she gave me some beautiful pink roses.  On Saturday, my Mother-in-law was released from the nursing home so we went to help her get set up in her home again.  And then on Sunday, my parents came.  My Father helped with some projects around the house which was great and he is a real handy man and has LOTs of tools.

I made a card for the July SFYTT using Torico's TV image.  And my second card, is using Mo's image "Eli" which has a dog in the cardboard box with him since the challenge is having a dog in the image.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Boy meets World
Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollection
Stamp:  Birdie Brown - Retro TV & Stay Tuned
Spellbinders:  Small Circle, Eyelet Circle
Stickles

Challenges
SFYTT - July Sketch
Birdie Brown - July Image
Sassy Cheryl - Polka Dots
There She Goes - 167

Patterned Paper:  Bo Bunny, Paper Studio
Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollection
Stamp:  Mo Manning - Eli
Sentiment:  TLC, Create
Spellbinders:  Grand Circle, Grand Scalloped Circle, Label #21
Buttons:  JoAnn's Basics
Twine:  stash
Chalk:  Color Box - Creamy Brown
Border Punch:  Fiskars

Challenges
Sketch Saturday - Sketch 218
Mo Manning - In the Dog House

Pink birthday roses that I got from Teresa

Seas the moment

It just seems like my day yesterday was on a beach/water theme.  We went on a Carnival Cruise during spring break and they sent me an e-mail birthday card from Carnival so it reminded me of the cruise and the ocean.  My family decided to take me out to Red Lobster for dinner.  My son just loves the rolls.  My daughter was sweet and picked up my favorite - a carrot cake, but we were all to stuffed to eat any last night.  Unfortunately, I had to work and just before I left we had a bad storm of lightening and thunder with rain pouring down.  When I pulled out of our neighborhood, I noticed that the neighbor's tree had bark in the street and there were branches all over.  When I got closer to the hospital, there were many trees and branches down.  Apparently, one house even started on fire from the lightening.  Luckily it was short lived.  What a way to end my birthday. So my first card has WATER.  The sentiment is from TLC, Create and I distressed it in Tim Holtz ink and spritzed it with water to give a more worn look.
My second card is using new paper and image from TLC, Create with the coffee theme. I inked the outside of the label 21 with Memento black ink, and I put Ice Stickles on the flowers.

Patterned Paper:  Bo Bunny

Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollection

Stamp:  Fresh Brewed Designs - Peace Be Still

Sentiment:  TLC, Create

Ink:  Tim Holtz - Old Paper, Walnut Stain; Color Box - Alabaster

Paperclips - stash

Ribbon:  American Craft

Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Spellbinders:  Pennants

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Sketch #217

Papercraft Star - Water    http://papercraftstar.blogspot.com/

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Ocean  http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/

Scrap Creations - Water  http://www.scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/

Patterned Paper:  TLC, Create; Sweet Shoppe - Glamorous
Cardstock:  Bazzil, Recollections
Stamp:   TLC, Create
Spellbinders:  Label #21
Ink:  Memento, black tuxedo
Ribbon:  Offray
Flowers:  Recollection
Ice Stickles

Challenges
Splitcoast - SC395
Come and Get It - Bingo (Die Cuts, free, glitter)  http://comeandgetitchallenges.blogspot.ca/
Dynamic Duos:  http://thedynamicduoschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/07/dynamic-duos-12-black-tie-with-poppy.html