CAS Cards May.....

 

Clean & Simple Masculine Cards.  This is a class I'm teaching @CraftFancy in Arlington Heights today and again on June 6th.  These are just in time for Fathers Day.  

 

A Couple Of Challenges for Tuesday!

 

So I'm playing along with a couple of challenges today.   First is the Lawnscaping Challenge #56 - Inspired By.  To be inspired by something and share that inspiration piece along with the projects created from it.

So for me it's the Pottery Barn Kids Catalog and their new outdoor toys!  Very Preppy Very Clean and Simple Very Fresh!  I especially love the Beach Balls!

The Second Challenge I am entering these for is Childs Play over at Daring Card Makers.  These cards are of course perfect for kids boy or girl!  I love that about them!

The cards are mostly cardstock and of course Lawn Fawn.  I used Critters In the Sea, So Much To Say and Chevron Backdrops.  I colored both images with Copic and a little Sakura Glaze Pen to make them shine.  For the Whale I also used some Doodlebug Paper Fruit Stand.  And on the Turtle Card I used a Scallop Border punch by SU.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope everyone is having a great week so far.  The rain has returned here but hopefully this is the end for awhile!

Ciao Bella

EEEK we had a snowday Yesterday so I got to do a little playing while Abbi slept and Emily was out sledding and fort building with her friends.  Just a quick Clean & Simple card for a friend.   The stomach flu seems like it's almost over.  Thank Goodness.  Everyone goes back to school and work tomorrow.

Thank you so much for stopping by!  

Clean & Simple Card Class Today

Today I'm teaching Clean & Simple cards at Craft Fancy today and this evening.  Should be fun!

Hope everyone has a great Thursday!  Thanks for stopping by.

More Bees - Playing with the Diffuser

I finally got around to playing with the Tim Holtz Diffusers and the Honeycomb Embossing folder.  I can't believe I was intimidated by them.  So simple and such a cool affect.  I've also used the Memory Box Jolly Bumble Bees and the Honey Bee Skep as well as the greeting from Lawn Fawns Bee Mine stamp set.  

We did a little shopping at ABT yesterday and in 3 more days my new dryer arrives this is my Valentine gift WOO HOO.  I can't wait to do laundry!  For real not that I haven't done laundry for the last two months I've just been hanging everything to dry.  Which is very time consuming considering how little space we really have to hang laundry.  So I am a bit behind.  You can see how my Friday will go right.  That's ok I'm looking forward to warm fresh laundry out of the dryer.

Enough about my laundry issues their just boring.  Tonight after Em's Chorus rehersal we are baking Yummies for the Art Clubs Valentine Party and working on Ab's b-day party invites.  That is more exciting!  Can't wait to get crafty with the girlies once they are home from school and activities.  It will be a great kick off to the week.

Happy New Week.  for stopping by!

Fab 5 - Day 5 - Love You More

A really quick card using a Marvy Heart Punch and a stamp by My Favorite Things.   Again using the Doodlebug Papers.  These are Christmas papers but the backs are just red and white perfect for Valentines.  

Woo Hoo the weekend is here.  At 8am this morning the kids asked if they could play out in the snow.  Had to get back to the fort building.  I'm teaching Copic Basics today at Craft Fancy.  Most rewarding class ever.  I love how people leave the class amazed at what a few markers can do.  Dinner tonight at our house with friends I'm going to try a new marinade for pork tenderloin.  YUM.

Happy Happy Weekend!  Hope everyone is having fun!  Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

Fab 5 - Day 4 Happy Valentines Day

Such a pretty sentiment.  These dies are by Cheery Lynn.  I did use my Memory Box Heart Die for the background and more of the Doodlebug papers.  The dark color isn't black it's Grey like the rest of the cards.  I've added some rhinestones for a little texture.

Happy Friday!  The kids were excited to play in the snow after school.  Abs was a little sad when it was time to go to the Ice Rink for skating but she showed off her bunny hops and lunges to us in class tonight.  Em went to the sledding hill with Anne who had never been sledding, ever.   She loved it.  Then they all three built a fort in the snow after skating.

It was a nice Friday after yesterdays storm...  Hope your all having a great week, thanks so much for stopping by!

XOXO - Fab 5 Valentine Card day 3

Early post today.  This card uses Doodlebug Paper still  like the others.  All the pieces are cut using the Memory Box Dies.  Love the stem and hearts from the tree set but most of all I am in love with the Parker Font.  Super Versatile!  Cute or modern clean lines.  Love it!!!!

So it's rain and then snow for us today.  No fun outside so today we are inside.   I'll putting together the March Class Schedule for all my instructors out there let me know what you want to teach.

Hope everyone is safe and warm inside with all of the storms coming from various directions!  Have a great Thursday.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Fab 5 Bee Mine Day 2 Card

A cute quick card made with the new Memory Box Bee Die, some LawnFawn words and an Embossing Folder by Tim Holtz.  

As you can see I did not get a picture of my word desk today.  With work and everything else I got a little side tracked.  I did however make 12 little take out boxes so far for next weeks swap!  I will share a picture of those soon.  They are so tiny I love them.  I even found candy to put in them  WOOT!

Ok have a great rest of your Wednesday.  I'll be back tomorrow with another card.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Day 1 FAB 5 - I love You - A CAS card for Valentines Day

Here's a Clean and Simple card for Valentines Day.  The dark color is not actually black although it came out that way, it's dark grey.  Used some of the Doodlebug Papers to cut out all the red bits.  The Dies are Memory Box  Typewriter Font and the punches are Marvy.

Today I taught Baby Bug Punch Art in the morning and evening.  It snowed off and on but only while I was driving back and forth and delivering children about or so it seemed.   I really really really want to get back to WOYWW tomorrow so I'm going to head upstairs to clean off my desk and see if I can find the bottom.  LOL gotta clean before Wednesday so I can take a picture of an actual project.  It's like cleaning your house before the cleaning service comes.  However this time it makes sense in my head my desk has become a dumping ground for things to be put away as of late.  I should just put them away and be done.

Thanks for stopping by I really appreciate it have a great evening.