I've been pretty productive....

I have been a busy beaver and have some cards to share. Some I made (one for a challenge) and some I received from my kind SU friends. First let me share the swap cards:

We had an amazing time creating together and I learned some new techniques. Here are the cards I made:

And last but not least, here is a card I made for a challenge:

I just love the embossing and then using the brayer. The embellishments are Stampin' Up Soda Pop Tops. The big one was flattened using the Sizzix Big Shot. I love the flower buttons too. I plan on having lots of new things on my blog coming soon (hint, hint). Thanks for popping by. Until next time... 

Wedding Bells are Ringing....

I was asked to make samples for the son of a dear friend of mine. I love visualizing something and seeing it come to fruition. I have to say that I am partial to the first one but wanted to give a more traditional card as well. Here is what I came up with:

Please note that the details on the inside are not the real ones (LOL). I just wanted her to see what it could look like. The second card I made is this one:

This is still in it's prelim stage as I need to get to the store and get a floral garland around the bride and groom silhouette when the card is closed. As I said though, card 1 makes me happier. Which one do you all prefer? I would appreciate your opinion. Until next time....

FINALLY.. a weekend to create...

I think that it is just what the Dr ordered. I am home from Dad's surgery and cannot tell you how grateful I am to all my Facebook and IRL (in real life) friends that were sending good thoughts and prayers for Dad. He came through the surgery and progressed so quickly that it is nothing short of miraculous! I won't keep you with all the details but he was sitting up, talking and watching his favorite TV shows less than 24 hrs after an 8 1/2 hour of surgery and was not on a respirator to celebrate his 71st birthday! 

Since his Dr's were AMAZING, I thought I would make a card in honor of their work and dedication. I am involved in a card swap later in the month and made this card with the Dr's in mind. I did not design it but used a cut file from the Silhouette Store. I love Valentine's card colors and am partial to them. Here is the results of my therapeutic time.....

I am thankful that prayers do work and I still have my Dad here. No matter what comes, we will face it together. That is what FAMILY is all about. I hope that you find something that brings you JOY today. Until next time.....

I have Found the One....

As they say, "All Good Things Must Come to an End." This is my last post for Crafty Card Gallery's blog. For my last card I wanted to share a card I made for hubby for Valentine's Day. This is my second go around and I know that we were destined to be together. He does complete the other half of my soul. No relationship is perfect but we work hard to make it good each day. I designed this from a card base from the Silhouette Store. Here is the results of my labor:

For the inside I used a Craftsmart stamp from Michael's as the "You and Me" border is cut using my FAVORITE tool from Creative Memories (the Border Maker System). I am going to be vending at a local crop in February and will be doing a demo with it. I will be sure to share it later. Thanks to Jenn for having me on her blog this week. Until next time....

I Heart U

Hi again! I have another card I made using a template from the Silhouette store. I always wanted to make a window card and now I can! I decided to jump start my Valentine's cards. I am not sure which   kid will get this one yet. Here it is:

I used one of my Stampin' Up Cuttlebug folders, a brad from the same company and a heart brad I had in my stash.I can definitely see making more of these!!! I will have one more card to share with you tomorrow and my guest designer week will be coming to an end for Crafty Card Gallery. Until tomorrow....

Happy Birthday David!!!

Welcome back to my second post for Crafty Card Gallery's blog. Today is my youngest son's birthday. 15 and much taller than all of us. It is incredible how time flies. Here he is as a little boy with his sister:

And here he is looking like a man (with his siblings)!!

Since he is a HUGE video game fan, I knew this card in the Silhouette Store was PERFECT!

I used some embellishments that I bought for some Christmas cards. I am enjoying using my Cameo so much that I am sure we will become fast friends. I hope that you will take some time to wish David a "Happy Birthday!" I will be back later in the week to bring you another card.Until next time...

Greetings all from VA Beach!

I am so blessed to be Guest designer this week for Crafty Card Gallery.This design team truly is my creative outlet and I am so grateful to be a part of it. I will be bringing you various projects featuring my Cameo Silhouette. My first project I want to share is a card I made for my Dad. Many of you know that he is facing extremely serious surgery today as his lung cancer has returned with a vengeance. I wanted to let him know how much I love him II am a Daddy's girl) and how I need him to fight this. So here is a card that I made with my Cameo and some star embellishments:

I found this cut file over at the Silhouette Store. I added some gold star brads I bought for Christmas cards. I gave this to my Dad on the Saturday as we were celebrating his birthday. I am looking forward to bringing you more cards this week. Until next time...