Needed Some Cards...

Hi there!

Well, I wish I made some cards just for fun, but unfortunately, I found myself in need of sympathy cards. My lifelong friend's father passed away. He and his wife had been married for 54 years! What a remarkable achievement. He had a good life, but is gone too soon. 

I was inspired to make this card from one made by Kay Miller

The following card might be a little bright, but I feel it still fits. I cased this one on Clips-n-Cuts 

I actually made a third one, but I neglected to take a picture of it! Darn. 

It looked a lot like this one. :)

I also made this birthday card. I saw this design somewhere, but cannot find it right now. 

My girls and I actually went to California to attend the funeral. It was the very first time my girls had been there and the first time I'd been back "home" in fifteen years. We spent a long weekend. My dad was thrilled (well, except for the reason we went). The service was lovely and a wonderful tribute to a wonderful man. 

The highlight of the trip was going to the beach. There was no way we were going to be in CA and not go to the beach. My mom took us kids every Wednesday during summer break when I was growing up. She would drive us through Topanga Canyon, for those of you who might know that route. We used to go to Santa Monica beach, but it's gotten to be such a tourist area, my brother thought it'd be more fun(less crowded) to head to Zuma beach. He was right. We did drive home on Topanga Canyon, though. :) 

And look! We saw dolphins! (I asked the lifeguard to be absolutely certain). I've never seen dolphins when at the beach. There were about 6 of them swimming along the shoreline. They'd move out of our sight line and then they came back. I was thrilled to capture them in photos. So cool!

Thanks so much for stopping by.

I truly appreciate the visit. 

I hope you are having a good day.

The Opening Ceremonies for the Olympics are tonight. Are you going to watch?

Hugs,

Jeanne

With Sympathy Card...

When Kathi posted this Best Wishes card, I knew I had to get myself the same embossing folder so I could try this technique myself. I didn't look at the card again before I sat down to make it and I thought hers was a sympathy card. Oops. Well, hopefully mine isn't too glittery for expressing sympathy...

I put my own spin on it and added butterfly punches from two Martha Stewart punches. I've been taking my pictures on a chair we have right by a large picture window in our living room. It faces the west, so as the sun moves towards the west, it gets pretty bright. Today, I took the first picture in the "shade" on the chair and then decided to take a second one in the sunlight to see the difference. You can definitely see the sparkle better on the second shot, huh?

I used my Quickie glue pen and Prisma glitter I had from CTMH. Like Kathi, I did it in small sections. I thought about putting some glitter on the butterflies, but deemed that would be "too much," and settled for adding some silver rhinestone stickers.

I think I might have to try this again and put a different sentiment on it though, don't you think?

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Shifting gears...I wanted to share a new website that just launched this week. It's called Crochet Soiree and it geared mainly for...you guessed it, crocheters! It's kind of like Paper Craft Planet, but for the yarn folks. There's a bit for knitters, too. I noticed there are tutorials and message boards and places to post your projects and patterns. There's also an online store. If you've been interested in crocheting, but weren't sure where to look it might be worth a look-see. I believe it's a sister site or affiliated in some way with Two Peas in a Bucket, but don't quote me on that. Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing it evolve and grow and just wanted to share it with you.

Thanks so much for visiting! I hope you have a wonderful day tomorrow celebrating all the Moms out there!

Jeanne

I Am SUCH a Copycat...

Happy Saturday! It's been a beautiful day here in our neighborhood. Amy seems perkier than she has been and that's good in my book.

I was able to create a few cards today, finally. I will admit, as my title states, I am SUCH a copycat. But hey, Kathi makes such wonderful cards, I just can't help myself! Check out these cards that I copied...aren't they fabulous?

And if you don't mind the repeat...here are my versions...

Birthday Wishes Card:
Stamps: Out on a Limb, Mixed Messages (PTI)
Cardstock: Sweet Blush (PTI), White (CTMH)
Ink: Blush, Cocoa (CTMH)
Accessories: jewels (Hobby Lobby), Cotton Candy Stickles, Sizzix embossing folder/Cuttlebug

With Sympathy Card:
Stamps: Out on a Limb, Mixed Message (PTI)
Cardstock: New England Ivy, White (CTMH)
Ink: Garden Green, Cocoa, New England Ivy (CTMH)
Accessories: small flower punch, embossing tool, pearl stickers

I have another card to share, but I will do that in a separate post. Thanks, Kathi, for the inspiration!

Jeanne