It's All About The Journey

A Green Bird Birthday Card

Hi ladies. Tonight I finsihes making another birthday card. This card was made using  the inspiration challenge from Pals Paper Arts. I wasn't sure that I would be able to do this challenge this week because I kept looking at the photo and just drew a blank. Finally, I saw something in the photo tha caught my eye and thought I would try it. I like how my card came out and I hope you do too.

Here is my card.

Yes, I used the bird punch from Stampin"UP! again. I *love* this punch and I have ceratinly gotten my money back with the amount of times I have used it.   

Here Is what I used to make my card.

All products are from Stampin'UP! The cardstock that I used is Whisper White, Old Olive and Basic Black. The stamps that I used are: Bella Toile background stamp and the sentiment is from the SAB catalog and it is called Vintage Labels. I used Old Olive and Basic Black ink. The punches that I used are: The extra large two step bird , the Eyelet border punch and the Photo corners punch. To make the wings on the bird I used DP from the SAb catalog .  I used a teeny tiny black dot from the eyelet Punch for the birds eye. The embellishments that I  used are: a silver clip from the Clip Assortments and I tied a black grosgrain ribbon to the clip. It was a quick and easy card to make.

Personal Ramblings.

I need t o keep this very short because it is 4 am and I need to get some sleep. Last night we had one heck of a storm here. Winds from 50-60 miles per hour. Rain that came down heavy for hours and hours. At one point I heard the crack of a tree and down it came. Thankfully it went in the opposite direction of our home. It was very scary. Lots of tree branches were being thrown against our house. Let me tell you , I did a lot of jumping! By midnight we lost our power and it did not come back on until 6 am. As soon as Wayne woke up we went outside to see the damage. Although minimal there are lots of trees that will have to be removed and  cut up andtree limbs to be thrown away. Our brook was at the land line and looked(still looks) like a small lake. All of this could have been worse so I am very grateful . Many,many roads in the state of NH were closed, I saw the power lines down when I went to the store today, pine needles all over the roads and lots of trees down. Over 350,000 people were without power since last night. Last I heard there are still 300,00o people who  are still without power.Yes, Wayne and I are very lucky indeed.

I hope that where ever you live that your weather is calm and that spring will be visiting you in just a few weeks. In the mean time make sure to stay warm, stay safe and Smile.:)

Project 12

Hi ladies. Tonight I am blogging about a project that is personal to me. As some of you may or may not know I have been designing digital pages for Erika Martins new community called Soul Scrappers. Not only is this community about scrapbooking but there are also cards and some altered projects there as well. If I had to take a guess then my guess would be that the community consists of  about 95 %of women who use only Stampin'UP! products.  Lots of lovely women there.

I host a digital challenge every 4-5 weeks. I use the My Digital Studio program from Stampin'UP!Once in awhile I will add a page that I make using Photoshop. Okay so back to my project. I call it Project 12. Project 12 is where you make one scrap or digi page per month with photos that you took of your every day life that month.  At the end of the year you will have 12 pages about you and about what you did each month. If you want to know more about it please go here. It's all just for fun and for the gift of memories that you can give to yourself or to your family.

Here is my January Project 12 page.

I love the idea that at the end of 2010 I will be able to look back at my January page and see what was going on in my every day.  What do you think? Good idea? Not a good idea? This page was made within 15 minutes. It took me less then 2 minutes to print out and it's all set to go into a scrapbook. To me and to my children this book will be priceless. By the way I printed out 3 copies of this page. I am making three of the same book. One for my daughter, son and Wayne. One day it will be passed down to my grandchildren and great-grand children. I love that thought even more.   So this is my craft for today. I will be back with a card the next time I blog.:)

Personal Ramblings

On Monday, the day before our bad weather began and before I did my errands, I went for a 30 minute walk. It was 43 degrees and the sun was shining. It was a bit cold but I was thrilled to be out walking. I'm so glad that I did it not only for my well being but because the next 4 days were going to be bad. Tuesday wasn't too bad but it did snow at times. Then all heck broke out early Tuesday morning right into today, Wednesday. Lots of snow then lots of rain that washed away most of the snow. Snow again and then pouring rain. Right now we are having a break but in the morning we are back to snow, rain, heavy winds and possible flooding. There is a new name for what we are going through. It is called a Snowacane.  Seriously, I heard the new name on the news this afternoon. I thought to myself......now that is a very cool name! Anyway, we are in this pattern until at least Friday afternoon and Saturday is not looking too good either. Spring is just a little over 3 weeks from now. Hooray!!! I am thrilled about that.

On a positive note having to stay inside is helping me to catch up on the things that I need to get done in my home.:)

Thank you for stopping by my blog. I hope that you are having a wonderful week. I'll be back when I have a card to share with you. Until then...........stay warm, stay safe and Smile.:)

 

 

 
  

 

A 10 Minute Card & A quick Post

Hi Ladies. Tonight I made a Sympathy card that took only ten minutes to make.  Normally I would have added more layers and embellishments to a Sympathy card but I made my card for the Pals Paper Arts weekly challenge. This week it is a KISS  challenge (Keep it Simple Sweetie) card. So fast and simple it was!  All products used are from Stampin'Up!

Here is my card.

 

 
Here is what I used.

Whisper White and Dusty Durango card-stock, Soft Suede ink and grosgrain ribbon. The image that I used is from one  of my very favorite stamp sets called Of  The Earth. My favorite stamps to use have always been the silhouette stamps. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  I use this set so much that it has paid for itself for sure.:)I also used the new Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder from SU and the white pearl is from the Pretties kit.  I also used the  corner rounder punch. 

I wish I had time to chat this morning. I have  a few things to do before I can go to bed. When I wake up  I have errands to run but it will be a great day to be out. Snow is on it's way on Tuesday. UGH!I know.....I should not complain, after all I do live in NH. Anyway, I will enjoy the sunshine today. :)  Thanks for stopping by.

I hope that you all have a wonderful week. Stay warm, stay safe and Smile.:)