Thursday, June 30, 2011

Day 181, Thursday, June 30

For this card, I followed the color challenge.  Purple, Pink, Orange and Sky Blue.  I used a Hero Arts background stamp and thank you stamp.  I stamped the thank you image twice, so I could cut out the flowers and color them, then pop dotted.  I colored the flowers and frame using my prisma pencils and MCPT.  Added some bling and stickles.
This card I stamped the background and heat embossed it with white embossing powder.  I inked the outside edges with spiced marmalade distress ink.  I cut the center out with an oval nesties and inserted acetate that I stamped happy birthday on.  I cut a purple scallop and the pink oval with nesties, too.  The butterfly is a hero arts stamp that I heat embossed with white again.  I inked the butterfly with light blue ink, added stickles and bling and pop dotted it.
I had cut the circle card from wild card with my cricut.  It was laying on my desk...so I picked it up and started layering the frame and acetate.  The flower is a hero arts stamp...stamped it twice so I could layer the petals and center.  I made a happy birthday banner and punched some vellum butterflies...stickles and bling, too!
These 3 cards are the samples I made from the Summer Card Class that I am taking on-line.  I have been following Kristina Werner and Jennifer McGuire's blogs for a while.  They are hosting a 4 week class that I registered for.  Each day, I get an email with ideas to make cards.  All 3 cards were made with the same color palette...even though the colors are not my usual feel good choices.  But that is what learning is all about.  The circle card is supposed to be an asymmetrical card and you can see...it is not.  I am not an asymmetrical card maker!  I can't wait to see what the next 3 weeks brings!

Day, 180, Wednesday, June 29

I had to go let Riley out and feed her.  She is Scott and Elaine's dog.  She was excited to see me at first, but then she realized that I wasn't going to stay with her...so she just sat down on the ground.  She hasn't been the picture of the day before...so she is today!

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Day 179, Tuesday, June 28

I finished this frame this morning.  Peyton and I worked on a "project" yesterday.  His was red crackle paint over gold and he put frogs, birds and dinosaur charms on his....and two white skulls.  (It was supposed to be a frame for his mom with a picture in it!  He made it for himself!)  Anyway, I added some butterflies and flowers and bling to mine.  (sorry Jim, you get to be in the potd and you aren't even home!  lol  love ya!)

Day 178, Monday, June 27

Played a little skee ball today!  Peyton and I went to Chuck E Cheese for lunch.  I love to play as much as he does.  He can hit that 10,000 point target just about every game he plays.

Day 177, Sunday, June 26

We went to Springfield today, to browse the new Scheel's sporting goods store.  It is a huge store and it was very busy.  It opened yesterday.  The ferris wheel was inside the center of the store.  The line was really long to get to ride...so I just took a picture of it!  We ate lunch at Outback with John and Stacie.  They were traveling back home from their trip to Kansas City.

Day 176, Saturday, June 25

We went to Matt and Ana's wedding this afternoon at 4:30.  It was an outdoor wedding and it rained.  We all sat under umbrella's during the ceremony.  I was amazed how calm the bride and groom were during this stressful situation.  We went to the reception and the food was great.  We enjoyed seeing these two young people start their lives today!

Day 175, Friday, June 24

We have been eating these crackers with cheese (Jim eats Pub Cheese....I eat Laughing Cow Swiss!).  Stacie brought them with dip recently and we have been buying them ever since!